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The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
MACHINES START
GRAIN GARNERING
Harvesting of Rye and Winter
Wheat Has Begun
Hereabouts

Farmers in the vicinity of Manka
to have commenced the harvesting
of rye and winter wheat Yester
day Walter O'Brien of Mcpherson
cut several acres of fine rye, which
promises to give a good yield pei
acre. r. Westphal in the same
township has a number of acres oi
rye cut and in the shock. Charles
Russell of Mcpherson while in the
city to- day said that he had intend
ed to get his selfbinder into the
winter wheat field to-day If 1t had
not rained this morning. He has
several acres of that grain which il
now ripe. He intends to start cut
ting tomorrow morning.
August Schultz of Lime township
while In the city this forenoon stat
ed to The Free Press that he intend
ed to start cutting winter wheat this
afternoon. He said that his neigh
bors, Jake Roemer and William F
Schaeffer have already cut several
acres of good rye.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
NOTES ABOUT FARMERS AND FARM
CONDITIONS IN BLUE EARTH COUNTY
W.W.BOYINGTON

paid call on our friend Cover
Wilkinson.
Grover took advantage of my visit
to renew his subscription to the
Free Press. He has one Of the
best truck gardens that have seen
Working a specially of growing cabb
age and watermelons. Has over an
acre of them. He is pretty well
known to people around Mankato
and vicinity. From the fact that SC
many drive out to his place to gel
his fine melons. He sold them last
year at very small price and will
For those who wish to drive out to
his place, says he will have some
new potatoes on market in a few
days. His yard is nicely fixed up
flowers galore, was particularly i'm
pressed with the great number OF
sweet peas around the yard. He has
a fine apple orchard, a few pigs,
chickens and six Guernsey cows. He
has the right idea. He says he will
handle anything there is dollar In.
We concluded our interesting talk
with Grover and drove about a mile
north on the State road to the farm
crops from him are good. Has q
nice bunch of $50 spring Duroc pigs
and is milking thirteen Guernsey
cows so Mrs. Anderson will not have
any chance to loaf. She has about
six hundred chickens to look after,
besides her household duties. Ben
Blackburn of Garden city is assisting
Emil in the field work
Mr.. G. e. Ulrich was just starting
for the field after finishing dinner,
but said he was glad to see me and
be able to answer the few questions
asked. The most noteworthy thing
we saw around the place was the
fine new barn now under construc-
cement, with shingle roof. Has stalls
for eighteen cows and eight horses
and the loft will hold about ninety
tons Of hay. He handles the Poland
China breed of hogs Of which he has
about forty spring pigs. His chickens
are about 655 in number, the Rhode
Island Red variety. He has a fine
orchard of apples and plum trees.
We called to see Mr.. w. A. Pisch-
mer.
He is making an improvement on
his barn, putting in a rock faced
cement block foundation. The hogs
he has, are of the Chester White
breed and all look healthy. There
ming around the yard. They also
have about three hundred spring
chickens.
T. H. Jones the last man called on
gave me his renewal subscription
to the Free Press. Says he has taken
1t for number of years. would not
be without 1t. He is milking thirteen
cows Of Holstein breed aud has a
bunch of thirty spring pigs, Chester
Whites and a nice flock of spring
chickens.
This will conclude our notes for
this week. will be back on the Job
again Monday. Hope it is cooler
than day.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13

Lizzie and have been out on other
work all this week. so have not had
chance to send in any notes
since the last ones from Mapleton.
We are now in Lake Crystal. where
we will probably be for week or
ten days. We started here yester-
day. but the bad condition of the
roads from the hard rain OF July
fourth set us back, so we could not
make much headway. We are work
ing on route three out Of Lake
Crystal which starts out in a south
eastward direction, winds as usual
Loon Lake then south and east on
the Rapidan Road, until the State
Road trail number five is reached.
and what is knowna as Washburns
corner, from there northeast on
Numb FIVE to Minneopa, then
northwest for about four miles. from
this point the route takes a south
westward course. back to the start
ing point. .
Lake Crystal-our first stop was
at the house of C. e. st. John. about
Lake Crystal. Mr.. st. John has a
fine place. beautifully located on the
south shore Of Loon Lake. We found
him going through his corn for the
last time and It looks fine. Also
says everything else Is doing good
We got this same report at nearly
every place. He is milking eight
pure bred Guernsey cows. also has
a fine bunch of white Leg horn young
chickens, attending to these is Mrs.
st. John. l found from talking to
her that she Is quite a chicken en-
thusiast. They have nice little
20 0H 1I, nd
one girl, who tends to keep things
lively around the place. e. ]. Cody
of Marshalltown, Iowa an uncle of
Mrs. st. John, is helping him with
his corn plowing.
From Mr.. st. Johns we drove a
short distance to call on c. H. Wig
gins. He was busy in the field. when
we called, but Mrs. Virgins was
glad we called so she could renew
her subscription to the Free Press.
They have about three hundred Buff
Orpington chickens, and a dandy
bunch of twenty five white Emdem
geese. Mr.. Virgins Is milking eight
thorough bred Guernsey cows. his
little bunch of Poland China hogs are
doing well.
w. r. Claybaugh was the next man
called on. He reports everything IS
In excellent condition. Oats doing
especially well. They have the white
Wyandott breed OF chickens. A fine
bunch of. eighty spring pigs and six
cows he is milking, comprise the
rest of his live stock.
When we called at the home Of
F. NJ. Washburn we found he was
out conversing with a neighbor, but
gained a little information. Mr..
Washburn is we'll known breeder of
thorough bred Duroc Jersey hogs
He has been shipping right along.
but still has about one hundred and
fifty spring pigs left, understand he
sold one big SOW today, that weighed
over eight hundred pounds. We next
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
POTATO GROWERS ORGANIZE
SELVES

Five hundred Minnesota farmers
who signed the new potato market
ing contract in June have taken to
the fields as solicitors for the move
ment. AS a result of this arrange
ment, two counties have completed
their quota and. prospects are that
by the time the state Office receives
official reports of all work in June,
three more will have complied with
the regulation which provides that
so per cent of the commercial acre
age must be signed before further
steps to set up sales agencies can
be undertaken. Red Lake was the
first county to obtain its quota. Bel
trami is a close second. ltasca,
Becker and Winona have been max
ing steady progress toward obtain
ing their allotment with prospects
that the campaigns will be over the
minimum soon. In Winona county,
where E. W. Smith was in charge Of
the campaign, cooperating with
Constance Gernes and County Agent
J. B. McNulty, every contract signed
was accompanied by cash remit.
tance. 1.-THE campaign is now well
under way" says Earle A. Barker,
of Bemidji, a member of the state
committee, "and even greater pro-
gress will be possible from now on.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
BLUE EARTH YOUNG
MAN WINS HONORS
Paul E. HadIick's Thesis On
Trade Laws Praised BY
Experts

Washington, D. c., July 9-To a
Minnesota boy, Paul E. Hadlick a ma
tive of Blue Earth is accorded the
honor Of having written what is de-
clared by eminent authorities to be
the first reliable summary of the
actual state of the law relating to
commercial organization.
Mr.. Hadhck, who is assistant sec
retary of the American Bottlers OF
Carbonated Beverages, the national
organization Of soft drink manufac-
turers of the United States, with Of
fees in the Bond building here. has
just been awarded the degree OF
doctor Of civil law by American uni
versity
His work which has been given
such high praise Is entitled The
Law of Trade Association" and was
submitted as a thesis to comply
with one of the requirements fol
the warding of the degree. 1t peru
sal by the faculty and board Of
wards of the university resulted in
this written commendation by Prof
w. NJ. Marston of American univer
sity faculty, a noted authority.
"The paper is written in a tho
quotations from pertinent decisions
are remarkably we'll selected and
accurately pointed. and the work
shows an intimate personal knowl.
edge of the practical needs and
developments Of trade associations
In a growing field Of commercial or
ganizations, this paper makes ar
original contribution in that the law
relating to the same is herein relia
bly, summarized for the first time.
That the work Of Mr.. HadlicE
should draw such comment from sc
eminent an authority and Instructor
is the more remarkable because OF
the fact that Mr.. Hadlick is com
paratively a very young man. He
was born at Blue Earth, Mimi, June
15, 1899. and was graduated by the
Blue Earth high school June, 1916
II June, 1920, he was awarded the
degree Of LII. B. by Georgetown
university law school and received
the degrees of Ii. M. and NJ. P. L
from the same university in June
1881. He is a member of the Dis
rtrict Of Columbia bar and has been
admitted to practice before all the
courts of the district.
During the World war Mr.. Hadlick
served as a second lieutenant Of In
fantry, United States army.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
MONEY IS DIVIDED
AMONGTHETOWNS
June Settlement Made By
The County Auditor
KATOHASBIGSLICE
School Districts AIsoAre Hand
ed Their Portion of
Dollars

Over a half a million dollars were
collected by the Blue Earth county
treasurer's office from April to
June l, for the June settlement Of
1923, according to a report made
by County Auditor C. L. Kennedy.
The exact amount collected during
that period was $577,327. 80.
The large amount is divided among
the following funds:
State, s55,975. OF; teachers pen
sion fund, $674. 20; county revenue,
$43, 3,497. SO; poor fund, $13,316.3 81;
road and bridge fund, $59,739 %;
cities, towns and villages, $157 ,269.-
20; school districts $2O9, ,625. 90;
school bonds, $10,925. "a; ditch fund
$23 OPT. so, Elwell road fund, $29.55.
Penalties received amounted to $3,-
247.58.
The cities. towns and villages re.
ceived divisions as follows: City OF
Mankato, $81 PA. Is; st. Clair, ST.
267. 81; Eagle Lake, $619 81; Madi-
son Lake, $1,245. OIL; Mapleton VIII
lage, $3,626. ct; Good Thunder, ST.
$50 "a; Amtcv Village, $2.974. Sc;
Vernon Center village, $3.50. SO;
Lake Crystal, $9,735. co.,
School Money Divided
The school district fund was de-
vided among the towns as follows:
City of Mankato school district No.
l, $685. 1866; Lake Crystal, school dis
trict No. 10, s11,610. Vernon
Center village school district No. "a,
$2,S30; Eagle Lake school district
No. AZ $1,735.87; Madison Lake
school district No. 43, $1,364. 81;
Good Thunder school district No. 81,
SO, ,0s2 .23; Village of Mapleton schoo-
district No. 105, $5,522.3 36; Amboy
school district No. 112, 05,713. 48;
st. Clair school district No. 146,
$5,S67. Y; Consolidated school dis
trict No 6, at Judson, s2,753. 90;
Consolidated school district No Is,
at Garden City, $10,402 .01; Consol-
idated school district No. 81, at
Pemperton, $500. 81; Consolidated
school district No. 66, at Rapidan,
81, ,031. 55.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
Struck By Train,

Redwing, July 9.-John Lundquist,
fifty nine years old, brother of An
drew Lundquist, proprietor of the
Central hotel in this city was struck
and fatally injured shortly before
noon today by a Great Western pas
senger train from the twin cities
three miles out of Redwing. The un =
fortunate man was walking along the
track, it is said, and did not see or
hear the approaching train which
was running behind schedule time
He suffered a fractured skull and
died just as he was being removed
from the train, which stopped near
the scene of the accident and
brought him to Red Wing. DR.. M
H. Cremer, railway surgeon, arrived
just as the injured man breathed
his last. Deceased was born in Swe-
den and was fifty nine years old. He
came to this country a quarter of a
century ago and for the past five
years had been employed at the A
P. Anderson farm in Burnside town
ship.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
STOCK SELLING
PLAN PROPOSED
By This Aid Hope To Lo.
cate Factory In Kato
Bye. ANDC.
Meeting Held Today; Report
Of the Inquiries Were
Submitted

In order to secure the 2. & G.
Manufacturing company for Man
kato, 1t was disclosed at a meeting
held on the question this morning at
the offices of the Civic and Com
merce association, it will be neces
sary for Mankato people to subscribe
for $4,000 worth of common stock in
the company. This company manu-
factures a potato picking machine
which was demonstrated here last
week and also last fall. The indus
trial committee of the Civic and
Commerce association has been con =
Quoting negotiations with a view of
having a factory established in Man
kato for manufacturing the machine.
The meeting held this morning was
attended by members of the indus
trial committee, members of the
board Of directors and a few other
business men.
Must Have Financial Assistance
A. F. label and William Getty,
both Of Minnesota Lake, were pres
emit at the meeting and explained
the proposition in detail. Mr.. label
stated that the machine has been
perfected and that he and his asso-
ciates desire to locate their factory
in Mankato, but that it will be nee
essary to secure some financial as
sistance before this can be done.
He stated that it is imperative that
quantity production of the machine
be started Immediately as II will be
impossible to all the orders for this
seasons potato crop.
Report On Investigations.
Members of the industrial com
mittee reported on the various in
vestigations which their committee
has made, after which 1t was decided
to assist these people in every way
possible in establishing a factory in
Mankato and having 1t put under
way. It is estimated that twenty Ave
or thirty men will be employed as
soon as operations begin. The A.
nancial end of the proposition Is now
receiving further attention.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
MEETING OF DADS
SHORT AND SWEET
No Business Of Importance Was
Transacted BY City
Fathers

Members of the city council held
a very short meeting last night.
Confirmation of assessments for
improvements on North Fifth and
Franklin streets come up for final
hearing. No objections, which the
council considered valid, having
come up, the assessments were con-
firmed.
Joel Bergstrom protested against
the assessment levied against his lot
on the corner of North Fifth and
Franklin streets, asking that the as
sessment be equalized through the
block. Upon investigation, it was
found that this had been done.
A petition was received from
North Fourth street residents asking
Tor some other means of keeping
down the dust than the use of oil.
The petition was placed on file and
Will be investigated by Councilman
J. w. Johnson.
On motion of Councilman Gust
kleinschmidt, it was voted to adver-
tise for 500 feet of fire hose, the bids
to be received on the evening Of
July %.
Mullins & Walker were granted
an auctioneer's license for this city
for the year 1923. Their bond Of
81, 900 was placed on file.
The matters of the repairs to the
paving on North Front street was
brought up last night by Mayor w.
A. Beach. He wanted to know why
the street car company's tracks were
torn up on the north end of Front
street for the past two weeks and
nothing done by the Mankato Elec-
tr1c Traction company to make the
repairs. Councilman J. w. johnson
said that Manager A. Mueller had
informed him that the company was
handicapped in not getting a ship
ment Of ties ordered some time ago.
They do expect the necessary ma
terial in few days, when the work
will be progressed.
At the close Of the meeting the
following bills were audited and al
lowed; H. Riley, $50; E: Phillips
Sal; D. W. Schroeder, SAL 20; c. W.
Watts, So; North American Tele-
Schueter, $3.50; George E. Brett.
So. 40; G. P. LAWN, SO. so; Mankato
Clean Towel service, $48.75; Coys
taxi, 81; Mankato Ice company,
$8.75; Unzeitig and Zimmeth, $23.10
F. w. Bates, $50; Equity Warehouse
company, $1.75; Mankato Manufac-
turing company, 81 rs; H. Knoff, Sc
Mankato Storage Battery company,
81; c. F. Hodapp, SIPS; Mankato
Brick and Tile company, 81; West
ern Union Telegraph company,
$3.75; Burgess Battery company,
81. .01; Devlin & Kiffe, SLIT; Illi-
nois OIL company, $65. .55; Mankato
Citizens Telephone company, $42.15;
Standard Oil company $39.23; Krost
& Harty, $3.95; Fowler & Pay,
$93.80; J. c. Hagen, $16.8S; C. Deth-
lon, $8.95; Knapp Cash Grocery,
So. .09; T. R. Coughlin, $3.50; Pow
ell Auto company, 80 cents; S. K.
Fowler, SIS; Walter Laird, S23. .45;
A. Deike, $3.50; Bottsford Lumber
company, $170.S5; Library bills,
$3.50 So.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
1COUNTY BUDGET
: LOOMING HIGHER
Tax Levy May Be SIS, 900
More In 1924
FIRST HINT TODAY
Estimate Was Laid Before the
Estimate Was Laid Before the
Commissioners BY Aud
itor' Kennedy

The estimated tax levy, for Blue
Earths scounty. as prepared and pre-
sented to the county commissioners
atStheir meeting this morning by
County Auditor C. L. Kennedy. is
$4,000 higher than for'the year
1923. The raise is made in the road
and bridge fund. In 1898 the county
r6venue- was $95;000 and the same
estimate IS made for 1924. as is the
case in the. care Of the poor and the
the road and bridge fundawas $I25,-
900 and the estimate for 1924 is
mader att $150,009. The board has not
as yet passed. on the estimate
Yesterday afternoon the board
were" in session with a delegation
headed by F. w. ,Stankey to CON
siden the Stankey' petition ,torhave a
certain road In Section No. 13. in
LeRay township. Mr.. Stankey and
several others spoke in favor Of the
road vacation. The board deferred
action until an opinion was received
from the county attorney
Unoo'iected Personal Taxes
I The board while in session yes
terday, Afternoon considered the list
of unccllected personal property
taxes. ;Sevral hundred were placed
In Judgment. The following appii-
cations for correction of assess
ments were approved by the board !;
Emma Wagner, village of Amboy,
Jessie, M. Wilcox. Clara A. Miner,
SarahtHamley, Emma K. Brown, J.
Stevenson, H. w. Pinney and Al
bina T. Larkin.
Several interested parties in
County Ditch No. IS appeared be-
fore the board this morning relative
TO- their request that a resurvey of
the ditch be made to determine the
pYercutJ and other engineering data.
County Surveyor Charles Schwan-
enberg appeared before the board
and told Of inspections Of the ditch
he had made.
The board opened bids on a small
bridge on the road east of St. Clair
Rt'eleven o'clock this morning.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
BOOZE VEHICLE is SOLD
Car Disposed Of Saturday at Albert
Lea for Sans


Lea for S405.
II Albert Lea, July 9.-The booze car,
seized from Guy Moore by the local
police force as a car used for the
Transportation of booze, was sold at
public auction Saturday morning al
the Midway Motor company, on
Newton street, where the car has
been held In storage.
IN The sale took place at ten O'Clock
under the supervision of the deputy
eherin. Five persons were bidders on
the machine practically new Els
sex roadster. Elmer Matthies finally
hid In the car for the sum Of S405.
AFTER the storage and expense were
paid ithe sheriff had a little over 1915
aeft tc turn over to the county treas
W'ar.
Il II will be remembered that Guy
Moore and A. NJ. HARDER, both resi-
dents of this city, were arres.ed by
/ the police for bootlegglng and the
Moore car was seized at the time.
If In court Mrs. Moore appeared and
i Itried ito claim the car as her proper
~. Judge Peterson listened to her
testimonyr on the stand and was con
hdent that she was NOT telling the
truth, SO ordered the car sold nj
suction.
W IOLh I1dIUST duu uOOc "cTS IS
Eleased on $500 bonds each. They
failedtto show up at the time set for
their trial so the 1000 was Forfeit
led. All in all the county is richer by
Is1sS76. Both men are still fugitives
from Justice.
. Pleasant Reunion.
J. A happy and pleasant reunion OF
1 some Of the immediate relatives OF
Z Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Grundemeier
was held Sunday afternoon at Sib-
:. ley park.t Among those presen
were the following: Mr.. and Mrs
SOtto Schroeder and daughter Doro-
sthy and son Ivon of Blue Earth
fMr. and Mrs. Harry Harbour and
daughter Of Albert Lea; Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Schubbe and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Taft and daugh-
ters and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schroe
{ der of Mapleton; Mr.. and Mrs. Ro-
bert Grundemeier of st. Clair; Mr.
and Mrs. John Murphy and daughter
Eileen; Mrs. Henry Grundemeiel
and daughter Shirley; Ernest F
Grundemeier and master Paul Ellis
of this city.
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
NEWS OF MAPLETON
This Is Season When People Are On
Their Vacations

This Is Season When People Are On
Their Vacations
Mapleton, Mimi, July 1O.-Mrs. H.
c. Hotaling and daughter Mary left
Friday evening for st. Paul where
they will join the Minnesota delega
tion to the national convention of
editors at Buffalo, New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Vroman and
children Of Buffalo are visiting at
the Mrs. r. Vroman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Credicott left
Sunday for a vacation trip through
the northern part of the state. They
are being accompanied by the Ed
Veeck family of New Ulm
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kimball left
this week for their home in North
Dakota after a few weeks visit at
the Mrs. William Borchert home
They were accompanied by Mrs
Emma Cornell and children Willis
and Beryl who will visit old friends
at Leith.
Good weather permitting, the first
band concert Of the season will be
held on Wednesday evening Of this
week.
A large number from here will at :
tend the festivities at Mankato on
Wednesday evening. Guy Hendricks
our local wrestler and Erwin Fowler
boxer will appear on the program.
Mrs. A. ]. Adams entertained last
Friday afternoon in honor of the
birthday anniversary of her daught-
er Elizabeth. The guests included
the immediate family.
On next Tuesday afternoon and
evening the remainder Of the festi
v1ties which were to have been Civ
en- at Lura Lake the Fourth will be
pulled Off
The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
PREUS Was GIVEN
JOLT ON HIGHWAY
Narrow Escape of Governor
From Injury When Auto
Was Wrecked

Belle Piaine. Mimi, July, 10.-Gov-
ernor Preus had a narrow escape In
an automobile collision on a roa6
near here late yesterday. His cal
was damaged and a woman in the
other machine was injured, though
not seriously.
The accident occurred on a road
two and half miles west Of this
city, as the governors car was
making a climbing turn on a hill
The other maohrine. from For,
Dodge, Iowa. was swinging down
the curve raptdly, It was said and
because OF the turn was on the
wrong side Of the road.
The other car, driven by Ben Qui
bell OF Fort Dodge, was travelling al
high rate Of speed when It crash
cd headon into the governors coupe
When A. J. Hinkin, chauffeur fol-
the governor. saw the other mach,
Inc, he headed toward the ditch tc
escape it, but had not time to com
plete the maneuver before the Iowa
machine struck
Governor Preus' machine was
wrecked by the force of the crash
but no one in the car was hurt. The
other occupant besides the driver and
the governor, was Joe McDermott OF
Minneapolis.
Mrs. Quibell was severly lacerated
about the arm by glass from the
broken windshield. After the flow OF
blood had been stopped she was
taken to a physician in Belle Plaine
for treatment. Mr.. and Mrs. Quibell
resumed their trip to Minneapolis
this evening.
A friend Of Governor Preus, who
happened along in another car soon
a<ter the accident. took the Cover
nor and Mr.. McDermott on to Lu-
verne where the governor had q
speaking engagement for tonight.