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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
ERRONEOUS STORY
REGARDING REPAY
Mankato Not Favored AS
Yet On Paving Done
Last Year

Publication in a Mapleton paper
of an erroneous story regarding
state reimbursements to cities which
had paved certain streets along the
line of designated trunk highways,
has led to the belief that Mankato
was granted by the last legislature
$27 900 to repay the city for paving
done on Warren street and West
Front street. According to the state
ment of the state highway depart :
ment to The Free Press. no such
amount has been set aside. A bill
calling for the reimbursement of CT
ties for paving done on designated
highways did come up for passage
toward the end of the session, but in
the rush was sidetcacked and never
passed.
City Engineer Phil Comstock in a
statement to The Free Press today
said that when making the plans and
specifications for last years paving
on West Front street from Sibley to
Wilton street, he prepared them in
accordance with the suggestions of
the state highway department. so
that in case the state legislature did
pass a bill to reimburse Mankato
for the paving along the designated
highways, the paving would meet the
requirements and be acceptable to
the state highway department. The
steps taken by City Engineer Phil
Comstock will entitle the city in the
future, should reimbursements be
made by the state, to payment for
eighteen feet of the paving on West
Front street from Wilton to Sibley
street, and on Warren street from
South Broad street to South Fifth
street. 1t is more than likely that
the entire length of West Front
street will be designated as trunk
highway No. S and that the trunk
highway going to Mapleton over
Warren street will be designated as
trunk highway No. 80 as 1t is now
known. According to the statement
OF the highway department no trunk
highways have been permanently
designated in Mankato by that de.
partment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
STARTING LABORS
CHURCH BUILDING
Edward Schumacher Takes
Crew Mechanics To
GAINESVILLE
ESPECIAL To The Free Press !

GAINESVILLE, March ed Schu-
macher, a contractor Of Mankato
has arrived with his crew Of men
and on Wednesday commenced the
work of laying the cement founda
ton for the new Trinity German
Lutheran church, the basement hav-
ing been finished a few days before
by the members of the congregation.
Several carloads of material have ar
rived and have been hauled TO the
ground.
James Moonan. who was quite Sc
verely injured when his new Chew
rolet overturned Monday evening on
the east side of Lake Elysfan, has
been brought to his home here from
the Waseca hospital and under the
care of physicians at present is
considerable improved.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Epis
copal parish met with Mrs. Chas
Gutefieisch Thursday afternoon al
which time the DIOCESAN dues were
paid.
The /. o. o. F. lodge of GAINESVILLE
very appropriately observed the an
niversary of the founding of their
order at their hall Monday evening
with George Poster, noble grand, in
charge. The program was opened
with music by the orchestra and the
singing of America by the audience
After prayer had been offered by the
chaplin, the people were delightfully."-
entertained with a song by a sex
tette composed of Messers E. G.
and B. F. Zimmerman, R. M. Gordon
A. r. Shell, Paul Schuldt and T. "
Davidson. Miss Guylet Gordon then
gave a most interesting reading
Then came a duet by the Misses
Eileen and Lura Zimm erman, selec
ton by W. w. Savage a reading by
Matt Christensen and an instrumen
tai by Miss Charlotte Zollner. An
other song by the sexette brought
of the numbers were heartily en-
cored. 1t was a genuine pleasure to
listen to the entire program. About
1890 delicious refreshments were
served after which those who wish ,
ed INDUCED in dancing.
The high school played a series
of three strenuous games during
the past week. On Wednesday OF
last week they won over Morris :
town with a score of 3 to /. On
Friday the boys went over to Water
Vile and completely shut out that
team, the score being 16 to and on
Saturday the boys placed the Shat
tuck team of Faribault. This game
was played on the Faribault ,.dia
mond and the Shattuck boys got
the victory with a score of s to 2.
The following are the batting
averages for the GAINESVILLE High
school boys in the first four games
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
SHRINE CLUB BANQUET
Enjoyable Function Pulled off a
ONatonna: Guests Present

Enjoyable Function Pulled off at
o"atonna: Guests Present
Owatonns, May THE banquet of
the OTatonna Shrine club at Hotel
Owatonna Friday night will long he
classed as one of the most successful
social and gay affairs held in its an
nuals, both from the gayety OF the
occasion and the Mobiles" that had
gathered around the festive board.
William F, Aull, illustrious assist
ant rabban. who was accompanied
here by delegation OF Osman Tenn
pie, St Paul, rested at the oasis and
partook OF the hospitality, added TO
the interest Of the gathering by re
lating the account OF the dedication
of the hospital for crippled children
and made announcements OF the flu
ture activities OF the Mobiles in re-
gard to a Shrine Home.
man Temple. the Owatonna Shrine
club entertained its class OF Novice
candidates, namely William Adsit.
Harold Anderson, Charles Rypka. all
OF this city and n. Peter Anderson,
and r. G. Paulson Of Blooming
Prairie.
Everything electrical about Hotel
Owatonna with the appropriate de-
corations kept the Mobiles alert and
from the shocks" IL was inferred
that the Mobiles were ready for the
ceremonials of Osman Temple at ST.
Paul on Friday. May IL. II was also
announced that Zuhrah Temple cere-
monial will be held in Minneapolis
on May %. - a..
Those in attendance from out OF
town were: William Aull. Osman ;
Archie Jensen. Osman; Roy Jensen,
Osman; Vic Lowe, Osman; of St
Paul. DR.. Harry Clayton, Osman st.
Paul.
Sam Rask. Zuhrah: Dr.. W. j.
Daily, Osman; A. A. Peterson, Os-
man; G A. Peterson. Osman; o. G.
Ulland, Osman: DR. J. f. Price. Os :
man: r. &. Paulson, OsmaD; oil
Blooming Prairie.
C. L. Blunt. Osman; III. ID. Burns
Osman: c. J Lensman. Osman; Bert
s. Kinner. Osman: A. o. Watland
Osman; Martin BlackIin, Osman /;
LYMAN Nelson, Zuhrah; of Albert
Lea. Harold Stoa, Ararat, Kansas
CITY Mo. c. B. Dalrymple, zuhrah, OF
Minneapolis. B. NJ. Hanson, of Med
ford. ....
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
SWAN LAKE CASE
BILLED FOR TRIAL
Will Come Up AT St. Peter
Monday Morning
LONG DRAW ACTION
Controversy Started Over An
Attempt To Lower Water
Level

Litigation over the building Of a
county ditch in Nicollet county.
which would mean the lowering and
draining Of Swan Lake. mecca of
sportsmcn Of the northwest for nsh
ing and hunting. and which has been
lying dormant for several months.
will again be brought forward Mon
day morning in Nicollet county dis
trict court, st. Peter, with the call
ing Of the civil calender on which is
placed an appeal by the petitioners
for the ditch from the order OF the
county commissioners dismissiug
the request for the ditch construc-
ton.
Scheduled For Monday.
The case is scheduled TO head the
large calender of civil cases listed
for trial in the NiCollet county dis
trict court. J. A. Jensen is named
the appellant in the action and the
County Board Of Nicollet county Is
declared the respondent. The law
firm Of Somsen, Dempsey and Flor
will represent the appellant and
George T. Olson, county attorney,
The case will be heard before Judge
A. B. Gislason, newly elected TO the
district court bench for Nicollet
county. 1t is probable that ]. W.
Schmitt Mankato attorney, and for
mer senator II. n Benson OF St
Peter. will assist the defendent coun-
sci in trying the case.
Appeal Follows Hearings.
The appeal of the order is the aft
ermath Of two stirring hearings on
the petition for the construction OF
the ditch several months ago be
fore the county board OF commits
sioners. The first hearing was post
poned following the serving OF an
injunction by the district court com
missioner on behalf OF the DIRECTORS
TO the petition against the county
board preventing them taking fur
Their action until newly elected
member of the board had taken his
office.
During the second hearing which
was hard fought by both sides ana
IN which charges were hurled back
and forth. the commissioners decid =
ed that they had the proper jurisdic
ton To decide the matter and then
later denied the petition.
Long Standing Controversy.
The controversy is one of long
standing. the petition having been
filed several years ago with the
board. Numerous witnesses were
called before the board to give testt-
r-0ny OH the matter and the hearing
lasted several DAYS before the board
finally reached its decision TO dis
miss the petition.
According to the statements OF At
torney Schmitt this morning ii is i'm
probable that the appeal will be
heard before Judge Gislason before
the latter part of May The apes,
will he called tomorro at the open
ing OF court with the other cases on
the calender and then Set for hear
ing
Attorney Schmitt declared that
the DIRECTORS TO the case who in
reality are the real defendants in
the matter, have several federal wit
nesses from Washington to bring to
court and also a hydraulic engineer
who is not attending a court session
in California
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
PRoWLER Is SOUGHT
Mysterious Actions Of Man at Ro-
chester Cause Comment r

Rochester, May Presidents of
the southeastern part of the city
have been frightened for several
nights by the actions of man ac-
companied by large automobile and
a big long haired dog, according to
reports made to the police depart
ment yesterday. ...
Thursday night about one o'clock,
he was observed by woman, one OF
the residents in the 600 block on
Seventh avenue Sc, whose attention
was attracted by the rays of fash
light that the man was carrying. Ac-
companied by the dog and carrying
an electric searchlight and lantern
the prowier went to every window In
the house flashing the light and
peering into the rooms.
On the curb a large touring car
slid softly along apparently manned
by a confederate and ready to speed
away at the slightest sign OF danger.
When the woman screamed, he left
the vicinity of the house, but went te
the adjoining residence where he con-
tinued his providing. Because she was
without a telephone, the housewife
was unable to call the police. She
stated that she saw him go from
house to house in the same block.
The police at first were OF the
opinion that the man might have
been the city scavenger at work, but
this was later discounted by the
strange actions of the man. The
authorities are making an inyestig
ton and Chief Newsome requests that
the department be notified i'm :
mediately IL the man is seen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
BANKERS OF THE THIRD
They Will Hold Convention
Faribauit This Month


Faribault, May THE members
of the third district group of the
Minnesota Bankers association will
meet in Faribault for a one day
conference May JIG. An interesting
and instructive program has been
arranged, and it is expected that
all of the member banks will send
one or more delegates to the con
ference.
Preparations for the day include
luncheon at noon at the Elks club
where the sessions will be held, as
well as two business sessions. John
w. Book, president Of the district
group, will preside at the meetings
The forenoon session will include
the annual report of the district
president, the report of the secre-
tary treasurer, A. J. Zimmerman oil
Arlington, an address by p. J. Leh-
man, president of the Minnesota
Bankers association and the ap.
pointment of committees.
During the afternoon there viii
be an address on branch banking by
M. c. Tiff, a report on association
activities by G.. H. Richards, secre,
tary OF the state association, and a
discussion Of. the present. farm sit
uation by J. r. Gislason, president
OF the Minnesota Realty association
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
SEEDING is COMPLETED
Weekly Report Issued BY Il. .
Wagon OF Northwestern Road

Weekly Report Issued BY n. j.
Wagon Of Northwestern Road
Winona, May seeding of
wheat and coarse grain in the
southern Minnesota and South Da =
kota territory of the Chicago and
North western railway is now prac
tically completed, according TO H.
]. Wagon, division freight and
passenger agent, today in his week
ly crop report.
There has been substantial rain
fall during the week and soil is in
excellent condition. Some grain
sown early is coming up nicely and
showing good stand. Ground is be-
ing prepared for corn planting and
such planting will be general next
week. Potato planting has made
good progress" the report adds.
The complete report:
I'VE have had good rains over
past week On Monday we had
light rain lasting about three hours
in the territory New Ulm to Water
town and Pierre to Highmore, and
also had general rains over both
Minnesota and Dakota on Tuesday
and Wednesday The temperature
during the fore part of the week
averaged 80. turning somewhat cool d,
er on Thursday.
Seeding OF wheat and coars.
grain in our Minnesota Dakota ter
ritory is practically completed
Some grain which was sown early
is coming up nicely and showing
good stand.
There has been substantial rain :
fall during the week and soil is in
excellent condition, and farm opera
tions which we're somewhat back
ward have advanced rapidly. Ground
is being prepared for corn planting
and this work has been rushed. In
some parts of our territory fully. rs
per cent Of the work is completed
We have a few reports of corn be
ing planted in Minnesota territory
and believe corn planting will be
general by the comingweek through
out both states.
Potato planting has made good
progress. Meadows and pastures
are late but are now making good
Roadway.
We would consider the past
week as very favorable to the CROP
situation"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
j, 3. Bean In Dead

Nicollet, May THE remains OF
]. B. Bean, a we'll known former res
ident of CRANKY township, we're
brought here for interment. Accord
ing to word received here Thursday
Mr.. Bean died very suddenly at his
home near Duluth. Mr. Bean was q
native of Nicollet county and was
born on the old Bean Homestead in
CRANKY township where he grew to
manhood. He was about sixty years
of age and LIS survived by one son
and one daughter His wife and
three children preceded him in
death years ago! He also leaves one
brother, Walter Bean Of Minneapolis
Some ten years ago Mr.. Bean and
children left this community to make
their home in the northern part OF
the state The funeral was held
yesterday afternoon with short serv-
ices at the grave by Rev. P. N. Sjo-
gren, pastor of the English Lutheran
church. of st. Peter. and the remains
were inferred beside those OF his
wife in the family burial plot in the
Friedens cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
Ford Is the W0rld
WeAIthLeaderS SIRE
Auto Maker Declared Richest
ManToday; His Actual Cash ;
Wall Street Holds His For
tune Is Between $500, 900, 900
and $3.50, 900, 900
Associated Press Dispatchl

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
New York. May 5.-"The Street
was generally agreed today. that
Henry Ford is the richest man in
the world. following publication
Yesterday OF the Ford Motor com
pany's statement OF its financial
condition as OF February IS. 1928,
showing assets of 36,S5l.939. Act
ual cash on hand was $3.50 605.6S7.
The figures were revealed in a
statement filed with the MassaChu
sets commissioner of corporations
IN Boston.
Twenty years ago the Ford Motor
company was established with a
capital stock Of 100000 and an
average number of employees of 81.
The first year loo cars were built.
Last April :. IL was reported that
the company had built more than g.
100000 since its organization.
Wall Street Estimate.
Last February %. the staten ent
shows, the profit and loss surplus
was S359,777, 59S. Wall street esti-
mated net profits Appropriated
$119, 100000. equivalent to more
than $500 a share on the 172.465
shares of 500 par value capital
stock outstanding which Henry Ford
and his son, Edsel. own outright.
Wall street further estimated that
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
STATUS OF ROADS
| BOOKED BY SHORT
Highwsy Man Tells People
About Good and Bad
Conditions

The following is report by Ray
!! J. Short, superintendent Of MAIN
tenance of trunk highways in tho
Mankato district. on the condition
of roads in this section. Mr.. Shcf
states that the recent rains have
caused sections of the highways
which are not surfaced to becofile
softened and badly rutted in places
In other places where frost had
been giving trouble. conditions are
lettering.
The section of Trunk Highway No.
| { between Mankato~ and the juno
ton of No. 60 known as the Madison
Lake road is still in rather poor
condition and a restriction of traffic
to one and one half ton gross load
will remain in effect until wealth
er conditions permit the surface TO
harden before the road will be open
ed to heavy traffic.
Trunk Highway No. Is from Tru-
man 10 Madelia, Trunk Highway No.
81 from Cleveland to st. Peter and
Trunk Highway No. % from Morse
land to Gaylord were closed to traf-
fic several weeks ago and detourS
marked in each instance. These de-
tours are being maintained under
the direction Of the Minnesota high
way department. The sections men.
toned above were closed for a shot
period to permit the shaping and
compacting of gravel placed on
same during the winter months, and
thus prevent excess damage during
the rainy season this spring.
Conditions on trunk highway No.
from Gilmore through to LeSueur
are good, from the latter town
oh ~ Dale Dla;na one vaaa$o
good and fari conditions in places.
No. between GAINESVILLE and Man
kato, conditions are poor and traffic
restricted, the remainder of the
route is in good conditions.
Conditions on No. 8 are good
throughout.
Good conditions prevail on No. Is
between the south state line and
Fairmont; between Fairmont and
Madelia the first part of the road is
good. Truman detour is fair; be-
tween Madelia and New UIm fair;
between New Ulm and Winthrop
poor
Road conditions on No. 16 be-
tween Mankato and Lake Crystal
good; from Lake Crystal to Madelia
and from st. James to Mountain
Lake fair.
Fair conditions exist on So. q
from Montgomery to lie Sueur Cen
ter; from the latter place to st. Pc
tier good, Cleveland detour fair; st.
Peter to Nicollet fair
The first part of the road between
st. Peter and Gaylord on No. % is
fair; detour poor.
On No. 80 between Mankato and
Maplet0n only fair conditions pre-
vail. The road is poor between Ma
pleton and Minnesota Lake Ffpm
minnesota Lake to Wells, poor; and
FAIR between Wells and Banks.
No. 20 between Sleepy Eye and
Fairfax fair and poor conditions ex-
list.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
WILL SPEND BIG SUM

Omaha Road To Make improvements
To Extent Of &2,500y0 900
Preparations for a $500, 900 i'm
provement program is 1923 for the
Omaha road are being completed.
The Omaha budget for this season
as approved to date provides for L.
690,089 worth Of work over the sys-
tenn and this will be amplified dur
ing the summer months, officials
said
Items as approved include SEQ, 900
Cross ties and 1909 switch ties:
ballasting, $105,179; tie plate re-
newals, $86,954: rail renewals, $575,-
1858; fences, road crossings, etc.
$4,000; building maintenance, $217,-
723; telegraph and signals, $27.241:
bridge maintenance, 9316s074; bridge
bettefments, $685., 956.
Purchase Of fifteen locomotives
at q cost Of $500. 900 Also is planned
and It is expected orders win be
placed within the next few weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
THIRD DISTRICT WOMEN
Convention Will BE Held at Earl.
80 haiilf Nav II and 10

pauit ~ dy II ana Ii
Farfbault, May Announcement
or the program of the fifteenth an
nual convention OF the Third Dis
made by Mrs e. H. Loyhed, chair
man of the convention entertain
ment committee. The convention will
open at p. m. Thursday, May II,
and close Friday evening.
The invocation will be given by
Mrs. Howard Bratton and the ad
dress Of welcome by Mrs. r. r.
Hutchinson. Mrs. r. Leland of Ken
yon will give the response The con-
ventioni proper will be opened hr
Mrs. John R. Schisler, president OF
the Third district.
During the first afternoon, follow
ing the completion OF business. the
visiting women will be entertained
at tea at the home of Miss Eliza
beth Tate. School for Deaf. At 8 p.
m. musical program. including q
recital by the Musical Art society
N. e. church where all sessions are
to be held.
Campaigning by a Woman" will
be the topic discussed during the
Thursday evening meeting. Miss
Alice Mott. ph. D.. of Faribault will
talk on Divine Fire for the Melting
Pot"
On Friday morning the visiting
delegations win be taken for tour
Of the state schools at S:45 a. m.
returning to the Guild House for
luncheon and resuming the conven-
tton at 2 O'Clock. Several musical
numbers will feature the afternoon
session. which win close the c0nven-
ton. Addresses win be made by
Mrs ]. e. Rounds, president OF the
State Federation OF Women's Clubs:
Mrs. II. A. Tomlinson Of st. Paul,
organizer Of the Third district:
Miss Clara Baldwin of St Paul.
state library director: and Mrs. Bess
n. Wilson, vice president Of the
Minnesota Federation of Women's
clubs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11

Albert Scheneman has accepted a
position at New UIm and has al.
ready gone to that city. .-
G. j. Dossett and son Louis and J
A. Willis are away on an auto triI
in the northern part of the state
having gone in the car owned by Mr.
Dossett. ...... =
On Saturday last the women's or
CARNATIONS of GAINESVILLE were the
hostess to the Women's organiza
lions of Waseca county at a lunch
con and an elaborate program tina,
proved an inspiration to the wo-
men in their work and activities
About one hundred and fifty women
were present including a consider
able number from the rural districts
of the county some of whom were
not members of any organization
During the luncheon the boys or
chestra played and their music was
greatly enjoyed. The exercises OF
the program commenced with the
singing Of America. The audience
then arose and gave the flag salute
Mrs. R. P. Ward of Waseca the act
ing county president presided at the
business meeting. The committee
on the constitution and by laws, OF
which Mrs. Thomas Savage Of
GAINESVILLE. was chairman and which
had been engaged since the annual
meeting year ago in the DRAFTING
Of a constitution and set of by laws
made, its report through its chair
man. The constitution and by laws
were duly adopted. The committee
on resolutions submitted resolutions
on the death of Mrs. M. M. David
son of Waseca, president of the or
Eanization, which were adopted. The
Following officers were then elected
President, Mrs. Stuck of Waseca
vice president. Mrs. r. N. Gordon
GAINESVILLE; secretary, Mrs. Will BY
ron, Waseca; treasurer, Mrs. O. 81
Tollefson. The business session ther
adjourned and the program was lis
tened to. The numbers are as fol
lows: Community singing, piano so
los by Miss Charlotte Zollner ant
Guylet Gordon, reading by Mrs
Spillane of Waseca, question box OF
Waseca county led by Mrs. Willis o.
GAINESVILLE and a paper on the earl,
history of Waseca county, well pre
pared by Mrs. F. A. Wood of Wa
SEGA and in her unavoidable absence
ably read by Mrs. Galligan.
Mrs. o. H. Tollefson and Mrs. J. A
Willis attended the district conven
ton OF the Federated clubs at Ro
chester on Thursday and Friday O
this week. Mrs. Tollefson went as
delegate from the county organiza
ton and Mrs. Willis as a delegate O
the GAINESVILLE Civic League.