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The Lamar register., 1923-05-02
Band Subscription.

o. A. Everett of the local band was
taking a subscription list around to-
day to see how well the merchants of
our city would get behind the move
ment to have a well trained band
ready for all public occasions during
the summer months. The papef was
meeting with popular favor every
where and it looks as if there will be
ample funds secured to insure plenty
of music this season.
The Lamar register., 1923-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Sayler on
last Thursday evening entertained
about fifty of their friends at their
handsome new home on South Second
street. The evening was spent play
ing Military Five Hundred. Refresh
ments were served by the hostess af-
ter which a social hour was spent, and
it was late when the guests departed
having spent delightful evening.
The Lamar register., 1923-05-02
VOLUME XXXvH.
LAMAR'S YEAR ONE HISTORY
First Regular City and School Elec-
tions Held in Spring of 1887.

The first regular city election was
held on Monday, April 4, 1887, and A.
d. Rawlings was elected mayor; +. l..
Koen, A. Deeter, F. w. Burger, U. H.
Van Orsdale, p NJ. Noble and S. d.
Rail were elected trustees. They ap-
pointed the famous team of II. Chade-
ayne, police judge, and Jim Talbot,
marshal, to maintain peace in the city.
The first school election was held
on Monday, May 2, 1887. w. |. Grad
dock was elected president; J. S. Port
er, secretary, and w. w. Louden, treas
urer. All have been gone from Lamar
for thirty years.
The Lamar Sparks blew in with the
last week of the windy month, and re-
ceived such hearty reception that
they decided to stay. Mrs. Metcalf
and c. NJ. Davis were the promoters.
Hon. C. C. Goodale and family ar
rived from Winterset, Iowa, to oc-
cupy their new home on their claim
at the southeast corner of the town
site.
Johnston Brothers of Kingman,
Kansas, began the erection of store
building on South Main street 25x50,
which they expected to occupy with u
stock of dry goods.
NJ. d. Parmenter and f. l.. Koen
began grading Main street and the
work has been going on ever since
until Capol pn,,layarJ hacap,a ., raal
ity.
The trustees granted a license to
dispense cooling beverages to Fred
Schmidt, and Lamar's most popular
resort had its birth. Fourteen similar
licenses were granted to others but
few remember them.
A big excursion from Lamar at
tended the opening lot sale at Rocky
Ford. Over $4,000 in lots were sold,
and p s. Lynch remained on the
ground as he contracted so many
houses he had to stay and look after
the building.
had twenty-five carpenters on his var
ious jobs. He was especially rushing
the work on the Methodist church.
A Marburg, first settler on the
great north side, was making final
proof.
A. Diamond, secretary of the Brook
field Town Co., was in town, but it
does not state whether he was in the
rough or had been trimmed.
]. C. Clubhouse took charge of the
postoffice under appointment by Pres
ident Cleveland. 1t had just been
made n presidential postoffice.
Elder J. B. Graves arrived from
Mt. Sterling, Illinois, and took charge
of the Christian church as first resi-
dent pastor. He began the erection
of home at once and held first serv-
ives April 10, 1887.
The first Catholic services were held
at the hall on April II, 1887, Rev. Fa-
ther A. Brucher of Pueblo in charge.
Lamar's third bank, The Lamar
State Bank, was opened for business
on April /.
The first commencement exercises
of the Lamar Public Schools were held
on April %. Not one of the young
people who took part in the long pro-
gram are here today. We notice II
defamation by Guy Harper on when
am President" on the program. A
letter to Postmaster Markham receiv-
ed frnrn Guy this week shows he is in
Washington and a government official
now. This is nearer than most boys
come to living up to school orations.
Guy wants all his old Lamar friends
to meet him at the Shriners conven-
ton this monthly
The Lamar register., 1923-05-02

Messrs. C. C. Goodale and L. Writ
Markham are in Pueblo this week TAX
ing part in the ceremonies of the Scot
tish Rite Masons.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
NORTHERN STATES
COMPANY OPENING
Offices, Headquarters Fo,
Public Inspection April
5 and 6

Formal opening of the remodled
quarters Of the Northern States
Power company at this city will
take place April S, and 6. Now
with the former building occupied
by the company together with
what was formerly known as the
Otto grocery, the offices and supply
rooms of the concern have a floor
capacity of 5000 feet. An arch cut
in the walls connects the former
offices with the new addition. The
decorated, and Brascolite fixtures.
the most modern indirect lighting
system on the market have been
installed. New Steel ceilings have
been put in and every thing done to
make the offices neat and business
like in appearance. The front part
of the new addition is occupied by
the sales department, the securities
department, and in the rear of the
office the meter, engineering and
drafting department. while to the
rear OF the office rooms is an cleo
trical supply room 20x25.
The interior woodwork of the Of
fees has been artistically stained
III Lhdho6dny, lduldtotS nave UStH
placed so that they take UP the least
possible floor space.
Every housewife in this city
should visit the display department,
where one sees hundreds of electric
and gas labor saving devices to
help tighten the work of the house
wife. Courteous clerks are always
in attendance to explain these ap-
planes to the ladies'.
The front windows now present a
very artistic appearance, having
been especially decorated for Eas-
ter. Grouped among the ferns and
flowers one sees electric coasters,
coffee perculators, broilers, waffle
irons and dozens of other small
electrical appliances.
The Easements under both build
ings have been gone over, cement
floors installed and the entire sup
ply and equipment department of
the company installed there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
ALIEN-BORN ON FARMS
Five and one-Ha Foreign lmmi
grants In Rural America

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I
Chicago, March 29.-There are
FIVE and one half million foreign
born immigrants living in rural
America, many of them segregated
and living life apart from the com
munity the Rev Charles c. Weber
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania asserted
today in an address before the rural
leadership council and rural mis-
sionary societies of the Methodist
Episcopal church,
One out of eleven of the farmers
of the United States is foreign born,
he said adding that in North Dakota
every other farmer was born abroad
and one half to one-third Of the
farmers Of Minnesota, Oregon, Wash
ington, Montana, Michigan, Nebras-
ka, Iowa and Rhode Island are for
eign born.
There are four barriers, Rev.
Weber declared, .hindering the un-
ion Of foreign born and native born,
the language difference, difference
in traditions and customs. religious
differences and difference in eco
nomic and social values.
The only way to reach the foreign
speaking people of the rural com
munities. he said, is to grant them
economic justice and to organize
classes among the native born He
advocated English and naturaliza-
tion classes recreation work, per-
sonal service and religious instruc-
tion as methods to be used in APP
preaching and helping tSs foreign
born immigrants.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
JoTTINGS FROM JUpsoN

Judson, March 29.-There will be
no Sunday school next Sunday
morning because of the Easter pro
gram at Bethany church at 2:30 p
m. After the program Rev. o. j
Arthur of Mankato will speak for q
few minutes.
The Community club of Judson
win meet again the first Friday in
April. A program is being prepar-
ed by q few and the school will
give a pond social for the benefit
Of raising a little money for school
yard play ground material.
A surprise birthday party was
given Alfred Anderson Wednesday
evening by few of the neighbors
at a late hour.
Ray Davis, one OF the local
merchants, has just received Q
large shipment Of dry goods and
new summer clothing
Paul Mogen wishes to rent an
incubator from anyone who has one
The orders for baby chicks is Sc
rushing that he needs more incu
bators. He has the Rose Conf
White Wyandottes.
Joseph Roberts was a Mankatc
passenger Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Paul Morgan and daughter
Lucille was a Mankato business
caller Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Israel Johnson were
Mankato business callers Tuesday
Mrs. Louis Z. Swanson and
daughter Airline spent Monday and
Tuesday in Mankato with relatives
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
COULD FIND NO STILL
Sheriff Ario Made Search Of Farm
In lyra ownship.

Sheriff Ario Made Search Of Farm
In lyra ownship.
Armed with the necessary search
warrant, Sheriff Edward Ario &C.
companied by Deputy Sheriff Bennett,
Williams today searched the farm
and premises Of Edward Ochs In
Section 81, Lyra township, in an en-
shine outfit, which was reported &c
be in operation on the Ochs farm
The search warrant had been sworr
to by John Wendt of Vernon town
ship, who was arrested by Sheriff
Ario last week on the charge OF
having In his possession iptoxicants
and who is now bound over to avail,
the action Of the grand Jury at the
June term Of the district court.
When the officers reached the
Ochs place shortly before noon to.
day, Mr.. Ochs was in the act of TAX
ing his mail from the box at the cor.
ner OF his farm. When greeted BY
Sheriff Ario, and told Of the mission
Of the officers, he smiled and sait
that they might search anything or
the place. The residence, farm build
ings and every foot of the sixty
eight acre farm was thoroughly gone
over, but nothing but a barrel smell
ing of moonshne was found.
When Sheriff Ario informed Mr.
Ochs that he knew that he had got
ten tip to clean up, Ochs smiled
and did not affirm or deny the
charge. He seemed to be a pleased
man when the officers left the
place,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
RICH MISSOURI FARM
Gold, Silver, Copper and Zinc Dis
covered On One Tract

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Exeter, NO., March Pa mum
Der of leases in southeastern Mis-
souri, have been sold in the last few
weeks as the result of the discovery
of gold, silver, copper and zinc on
the farm of G.. S. Johnson, near
here.
About a year ago, while drilling
a well, a golden colored rock about
ten feet thick, and said to have
been rich in copper was found by
workmen. Beneath this, it was
stated. another of a greyish hue
was found. Minerologists examined
it and found It to contain silver
Johnson pulverized the rock and
from sixteen ounces Of ore ex-
tracted about an ounce of metal.
Gold also has been found in the
well, but, according to Johnson, in
insufficient quantities to send IL
away to be sheltered. 1t is plan
ned. however, to construct a large
blast furnace and smelter here.
johnson has leased the property
to a company, and shaft has been
lowered to depth Of 20 feet. As
says of the ore are being made by
the Government Bureau of Mines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
RUMPUs AT oWAToNNA
Mob Gathered And Police Called To
Restore Order There

Owatonna. March 29.-Boy,. page
the Imperial Wizard Of the Ku
Klux Khan! His thunder is being
stolen in Owatonna! The prelimin
aries to tar and feather party with
methods savoring strongly of the
Khan, were said to be in progress
Monday evening about nine o'clock
when Chief of Police Dunnigan re-
ceived hurry call to North
street. Hastily summoning Officers
Connell and Rosenthal the trio sped
to the scene in the chiefs car and
found a threatening mob surging
about the front porch and yard OF
Mrs. Anna NJ Kvasnicka.
There were between seventy five
and a hundred men, women and
children in the mob when the offic
ers arrived. When questioned as to
the cause Of the gathering, they told
the chief that there was a man in
wanted and intended to get. How
ever when Chief Dunnigan warned
them against trying to take the law
into their own hands aud told them
that he would see that the man in
the house would leave they dispers
ed.
Yesterday morning Mrs Kvasnicka
appeared before Judge r. Z. Wood in
municipal court and issued com
plants against Ernest Zeise, Ber-
nard Krause and John Bedney whom
she claimed were members of the
gang. In her complaint. she stated
that the mob had broken into her
home and struck and otherwise mis-
treated her. Several windows in the
house were also broken during dem
onstration. Mrs. Kvasnicka stated
that she had received final divorce
decree from District Judge Sem
earlier in the day, and that Minter
was a friend whom her husband had
brought to the home.
The matter will undoubtedly re-
ceive further airing today as it is
expected the assault and battery
warrants will be served and the &C
cused men brought before Municipal
Judge Wood.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
HAS NO FEAR OF
DOLLAR GASOLINE
Northwestern University
Looks For Discovery of
Fuel Substitute
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

lASSOcldteQ freSS DlSpatCh.
Evanston, Ill.,, March 29.--It is not
probable that some hitherto unknown
substance will be discovered as a
substitute for gasoline. according to
the opinion of w. Lee Lewis, famed
inventor and professor of chemistry
at Northwestern University.
"The attention of scientific men
and Of the industries is being direc-
ted rather toward extracting more
gasoline from crude petroleum and
utilization Of low grade sources such
as the oil-bearing shales and sand
stones" said Prof. Lewis. Rapid pro-
gress is being made along the first
line, that is, in the development of
So called cracking processes which
increase the yield of gasoline from
crude petroleum. think there Is q
minum- chloride process. II one dis :
tills 10 gallons of kerosene with alu :
minum chloride he obtains some six
or seven gallons of gasoline. The
difficulty is at present to recover the
aluminium chloride SO it may be used
over again. Chemists will solve that
problem soon, however.
Already Utilizing Shales
Oil bearing shales are already be-
ing utilized for gasoline and If the
price goes up, will become an i'm
portant industrial source.
"As for the prediction of dollar
gasoline recently made in Congress
don't scrap your automobile yet
When a Congressman gets scientific
he's like Polyhemus In love. When
the price passes 40 or SO cents per
gallon, alcohol, which can be made
for rs cents per gallon, can be used
The eighteenth amendment didn't
cover automobiles.
these are the lines of progress:
better yields from present petrole-
um sources, utilization of low grade
sources such as shales. better carbu-
rators and less wasteful engines,
and, finally, If it comes to cases. a
switching to known combustibles
such as alcohol can't conceive of
any miraculous solution Of the above
linpav
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
SILENT NIGHT FOR
RADIO IS BENEFIT
Inauguration Custom Has
Helped Long Distance
Wireless Hearing
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. J

Chicago, March 80. - Silent
nights when local radiophone
broad casting stations forego the
presentation of programs, inaugur
ated a week or SO ago, have result
ed in many records of long distance
reception, according to compila-
ton of reports made here recently.
Monday nights were temporarily
adopted by the Chicago broadcasters
for the experiment in response TO
many requests from radio fans fos
a silent night" and will be contin-
ued, it was said, unless the popular
demand wanes.
A plan whereby silent nights" be
adopted by broadcasting stations
throughout the country has been dis
cussed following the Inauguration
of Chicago's silence. Under this plan
stations in a certain district would
not broadcast on Monday night, an
other district would not send on
Tuesday night, and so on through
out the week. 1t was pointed out
that in this way the entire country
would have silent night once q
week.
Objected to Silent Nights
Objection to silent nights" has
been raised by radio fans owning
crystal detector sets, which ord1n
arily are capable of receiving tele
phone signals for distance OF only
twenty five miles. 1t is estimated
that from one third to one half of
the radio telephone receiving sets in
Chicago use crystals. Only receivers
using audion bulb detectors are GER
tain of long distance reception.
Inauguration of silent nights has
brought prominently to the radio
fans attention the phenomena of
fading" encountered only when
listening to far away stations. Fad
ing" for which radio experts say
there is no present remedy, 1t was
explained, caused the received sis
nal to become so faint as to be al
most inaudible. A station may be
picked up with the voice or music
at fair volume. Gradually it begins
to diminish, then slowly returns to
its original intensity, only to recede
again. Several theories have been
offered in explanation, one OF them
being that some atmospheric condi-
ton absorbs the energy being sent
out by the broadcaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
MADE CREDITABLE RECORD
Butter Production Of Purebred Hoi.
stein. NARROW & Randall Farm.

stem, MARROW q hanoalt farm.
A very creditable record of milk
and butter production Of a purebred
Holstein cow of this community. is
announced by the advanced registry
office Of the Holstein. Friesian as
ISOLATION of America.
At the age of seven years and
three months, Miss Pietertje Burke,
owned by NARROW & Randall, Man
kato, Mimi, produced 27471.5 pounds
of milk and $3.50 pounds of butter
fat in three hundred and sixty FIVE
days. This butterfat production is
equivalent to 1194.9 pounds of but
ter.
The advanced registry office su-
pervises official and semi official
milk and butter tests made OF pure =
bred Holstein cows. A certain stan
dard of production is required, ac-
cording to age and length Of test,
before the COW is admitted to the
advanced registry. A total OF $4,000
Holsteins have produced the required
standard and are listed in the ad =
vanced registry year books. These
records OF production are good
guide as to the worth of animal.
Bulls are admitted to the advanced
registry by having four advanced
registry daughters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
WANT TO QUIT EUROPE
Austrian Enigrants are Headed To
all Sections Of World

all SECTIONS or WoFid
Vienna, March 5.-[Correspond
ence of The Associated Pressl-
Austrian emigration, which was al-
part of the world war, is reviving
rapidly, and one after the other ali
the steamship agencies formerly rep
resented in the "Amstro Hungarian"
capital are reopening their doors for
business. The lack Of funds for rail
and ocean travel alone is forcibly
staying rush from Austria on q
huge scale.
Asked what had stimulated this
emigration fewer, the secretary of an
important trades guild said It could
be summed up in one word, ''des-
pair" young and old, trained and
unframed" he said, males an fe-
males, want to get away. and the
sooner the better" The opportunity
to get away, l am told, is not taken
advantage OF by those for whom
there is room in the United States
and South America, namely, agricui-
tural laborers, miners and the like.
THE people eager to, quit the
country are the retired officers OF
civil servants, skilled factory
hands, and thousands upon thou
sands of young women of good
class who filled the posts of their
male relatives in mmercial and
governmental Offices and stores dur
ing the war. and have now been dis
missed with little hope of finding
honest employment at home, but
who are all convinced that their
happiness would be assured if they
could get to the United States or
South America"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
PLANT ANOTHER TREE
Slogan American Association Being
Generally Carried Into Effect

Associated Press Dispatch
Aurora, ILL.,, March 29.-"Plan to
Plant Another Tree" has been incor-
porated as the slogan to the Tree
Lovers Association Of America
whose headquarters are here.
DR.. U. P. Hedrick, vice director OF
the New York State Agricultural
Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y,
Is president of the society, which is
organized for the purpose of encour-
aging increased and more intelligent
planting of trees. fruit trees, shrubs,
flowers, vines and seeds, and TO
teach care after planting.
The society works with all organ
lied efforts on the above platform
ito make each community a better
place in which to live" and ito make
America the garden of the world"
Activities are now being centered
on the spring tree planting weeks
which, the society is promoting dur
ing the early months all over the
cOlntrv
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
NEWS OF kASOTA
LISTED BY SCRIBE
Death of Conductor Frank
Brink; Paralytic Stroke
TOPICS in VILLAGE
Notes and Personal Mention
General information Is
Collected

Kasota, March 29.-Word was
received by friends yesterday that
Frank NJ. Brink had passed away
Tuesday evening at i:30 o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Brink left on Tuesday
afternoon for st. Paul. At $50
while at a restaurant Mr.. Brink
suffered a stroke OF paralysis. He
was Immediately rushed TO St
Luke's hospital, where he died an
hour later. Several weeks ago Mr.
Brink was taking treatment al
ST. Luke's Hospital and was feeling
much better. He was born at Wood
stock, H., and was fifty seven years
old at the time OF his death. Mr.
Brink is survived by his wife. one
son Lloyd of Chicago, two grand
sons and three brothers. The fun
eral will be held In St. Paul. Mr.
Brink was a conductor on the rail
road for the past twenty years He
Railway Conductors and was also a
member OF the Knights of Pythias
and Knights of Columbus lodges
Mr.. ana Mrs. Brink have been res
idents Of Kasota for the past two
years. During this time they made
many friends, who were shocked
and grieved to hear OF his death.
Election OF town officers will be
held next Tuesday, April 3.
MI and Mrs. James McAffee en-
tertained q number OF friends last
Saturday evening at cards.
Charles Kemp of Minneapolis was
a guest at the E. Johnson home the
first of the week.
Miss Ruby lSwenson is visiting
this week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. r. Swenson
The Luther League. of the First
his Friday evening at the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rydberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. McGraw re-
turned from California last week
where they spent the winter.
Miss Nora Pulver and friends
Miss Pickell are guests this week
at the w. B. Pulver home.
Misses Ella Almquist and Agnes
Anderson of Albert Lea and West,
brook respectively are guests OF
their parents over Easter.
Mrs. w. r. Skipton left last week
to visit a daughter, Mrs. Ethey
Berryhill of Webster City, Iowa.
Misses Minnie Ida and Hanna
Nelson Of Mankato were callers in
town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Grant and
children returned to Pennington
Monday after a weeks visit at the
home of Mrs. Willard Grant.
Miss Ruth Wistrom has been on
The sick list the past week.
Miss Dolly Leverson had her
tonsils and adenoids removed al
St. Peter last Monday