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The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
PLANNING TO CURB
fires IN MANKATO
Prevention Day Will Be OBJ
served> Here, Wednesday,
November 7

Local committees appointed TO
take charge of the preparations for
Fire Prevention Day, November z,
in Mankato are already outlining
their plans for the various activi-
ties to be carried out on that day.
AT a meeting OF the Mankato Lo-
cal Agents association last week
Theodore Williams, president, nam
ed committee chairman to take
charge of this work and from pre-
liminary reports it is evident that
the inspection and public meetings
in Mankato will be among the most
successful conducted this year by
the Minnesota State Fire Proven
tion association. <
Between thirty and forty members
of the association, field men for the
various insurance companies will
be in the city on November Z. Head
quarters are to be established at
the Saulpaugh hotel and the in
spectors will work in squads. each
unit giving a certain block in the
city the "once over" Every building
will be thoroughly inspected, partf-
cularily as to the condition Of
easements and electric wiring.
While the inspection division of
the association is busy at this work
the speakers corps will visit the
various schools and public institu-
tions, to give addresses and make
inspection of the buildings and
give fire drills N. p. Paulson chair
man, plans to organize a flying
squadron, with several cars, to get
the speakers around to the various
schools. ... f....
Will Be Strenuous Day
From the tentative program man
ped out a strenuous day awaits
these members of the association.
At nine O'Clock addresses will bo
given before the State Teacher
College, at, ten o'clock there viii
be two assemblies in the high school
one of Junior and one, of Senior
students. Immediately following this
two assemblies of the Lincoln
school will he called to hear the
sneakers and later in the morning g
the, FRANKLIN and Roosevelt schools
are to be visited.
At noon businessmen will gather
at a luncheon. when conditions IN
the city will be explained and drr-
ing the afternoon students at the
North Mankato, parochial and Luth
eran schools are to be addressed.
The day will close with an exhibi-
tion run bv the Mankato Fire De-
partment. lust preceeding a public
mass meeting. At the evening meet
ing interesting films OF fires and
fire prevention work win be shown
in addition to the speaking pro-
gram.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
SEVERAL LIQUOR RAIDS
,heriff Of Rice County Was AcsN
: Over the Week End.

Faribault, October 17.-Liqr :
aids by Sheriff Livingston and ]
equities over the weekend resul
IN two arrests, one against form
2iolator Of the dry laws. Fra
Bertram, Cedar Lake, was arrest
on a charge OF possession OF illic
liquors when Sheriff Livingston sur
prised him at his farm home. JohE
Goodman, colored, was arrested
when a pint of alcohol was found in
his rooms on South Central avenue
last night.
Bertram, arrested once before on
a nuisance count and fined for the
offense, was bound over to the dis
tion before Judge H. III. Meyers this
morning. Goodman, declined to plead
guilty, in the absence of County At
torney Lucius A. Smith was given a
stay until tomorrow when he will be
brought up for hearing. He was ar
ranging to engage an attorney this
afternoon and said that he would
fight the case. Goodman declared
that the liquor was planted" by an
other negro who lives in the apart
ments. -.
In the raid at the Bertram farm
the Sheriff confiscated two and one
half quarts OF alcohol, which Is said
to have been carried by Mrs. Bert
ram. the wife of the defendant
While the officers searched the pre-
mises she carried the liquor in her
clothes, 1t was reported.
Betram's case will be taken. up to
the grand jury and will probably go
to the district court.
Emil Struck, Warsaw farmer who
was arrested last Friday on a charge
Of possession was sentenced to As
DAYS in the county fail with ilne of
5000 when he pleaded guilty in dis
trict court at Mantorville, before
Judge F.. w. Sem Saturday. Judge
Sem granted five day stay of SEN
tence to permit Struck to complete
arrangements for taking care OF his
farm while in Jail. Besides the 45.
days term and the fine Struck must
serve thirty day sentence which
was suspended by the court when he
was arrested before.
Charles Hawker, the alleged ac-
complice Of Struck, pleaded not
guilty and was bound over to the
grand Jury
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
YOUTH HELD FOR THEFT
Eighteen Year Old Boy Was Bound
Over At Wjnona

Winona. October II --Erank
Plate eighteen years old. ITO East
Front street. was> bound over 10
the district court today on a charge
of grand larceny In the second de-.
gree growing out of the robbery
of the leather goods store of Cyrus
j. Crosgrove, 168 East Third street,
last Friday night.
Plate waived examination when
arraigned today before Judge j. J..
Fitzpatrick in municipal court Bail
was fixed at $500. which the defend
ant furnished.
Plate Is scheduled to receive an
examination Friday on q similar
charge in connection with the rob-
berry of the r. d. Cone Co. hard
ware store Sept. g. Bail Of $500 wss
furnished when Plate was arraigned
yesterday on that charge.
The complaint in the Crosgrove
robbery specifically alleged the theft
of seven pairs OF high topped leath-
er boots valued at S4S.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
CHAIR OF MUSIC OFFER
Proposition Made To Board OF Edu-
cation at Rochester, MINI.

SdkiSt ElS~"SSs~ib
Rochester, October 1S.-The Of
fer of Drs. Charles and William
Mayo to endow chair of music in
connection with the public schools
by placing in the hands of the
board Of trustees an annual sum Of
$4,000, was the principal develop
ment at the board of education
meeting last evening. The matter
was presented by H. A. Johnson
who said that the donors had Har-
old Cook in mind as director for
the present, 1t being the idea that
Mr.. Cook have general supervision
OF all musical activities of the
schools. stirring up enthusiasm
rather than TO take direct charge at
the beginning.
Mr.. johnson stated that confer
ence with Attorney Granger dis.
closed the fact that there would
likely be a call for certain legisla-
tive action before final acceptance
of such anfoffer could be made.
Speaking along these same lines,
Mr.. Johnson further mentioned a
plan whereby the Mayo brothers
would be willing to place a similar
yearly amount at the disposal OF the
board for botanical garden in
Mayo park.
1t was decided to delay decision
OF the board relative to both these
matters to give time for considera'
ton.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
Enters Beauty. CONTEST

Rochester, October II Miss
Mavorette Rubert, a Rochester
young lady who was chosen> last
spring by Rudolph Valentino as VIM
ner OF the beauty contest here has
received a telegram stating. "As
winner of the Valentino contest in
your city, you are notified that the
final contest will be at Madison
Square Garden, New York, Novem-
ber 2S." Valentino cabled he will
present letters of instruction and
expenses for the trip which win be
forwarded to headquarters, Waid-
orr Astoria, hotel" According to
Mrs. Rubert, mother OF Miss Nav
orette, the young lady will make
the journey. Similar kilograms have
been sent to all the winners OF
this contest and the beauties from
all over the United States will ap-
pear in New York next month.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
Kelly Case Dismissed.

Fairmont, October 1S.-On motion
of County Attorney Lowell, the
charge against Thad Kelly OF oper-
ating gambling. game in Fairmont
was dismissed in district court, Mr..
Lowell. after careful Investigation,
was convinced that there was not
sufficient evidence to connect Kelly
with the offense for which his coll
league. M. J. Gibson, is now serving
jail sentence. Herman Marquart,
attorney for. Kelly, had filed a peti-
tion for change of venue, alleging
that Kelly could not have q fair
trial before a Martin county jury.
Kelly was discharged following the
county attorneys motion and the
$500 cash bond, under which he was
held, released. The county attorney
also moved the dismissal of State VS..
Potter, an appeal from justice court
in Granada. under which Potter was
found guilty of cruelty to animals.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
DEATH CAUSE EXPLAINED
Post Mortem Held Over Remains of
Ben hrnas NaW lllnn

Ben Aroes, New Ulm
New Ulnf October 1S.-Because
OF the conflicting reports as to the
cause of death in the case OF the
late Benjamin Arbes who was mys-
teriously injured while working at
the Minnesota >central- Creamerfes
two weeks ago and died a few
minutes afterwards, it was thought
best by the insurance company
which carries the compensation in
surance for the Creameries to have
examination made. This was done
that the man had died Of suffocation.
as was supposed.
The autopsy was held at the Fors-
ter undertaking rooms and was
conducted by DR.. z. T. Belb OF Min
neapolis, pathologiSt at the State
University, who is. specialist in
post mortem work. A vgy thorough
examination of the remains was
made and it was found that the larynx
had been torn from it's natural posi-
tion on the top Of the trachea. or
windDipe. and that when the man
breathed. no air could get into the
trachea. and Of course, it could not
reach the lungs, and death by suf-
location followed.
The cause OF death having been
ascertained, there still remains the
question as to how the iniury-could
have happened. That, it seems, will
always remain a mystery. 1t has
been surmised that the man fell or
was-eaught, against two by four
which must have struck him on the
neck. There were two marks on his
throat which might have been
caused by a piece Of timber Of the
size mentioned but the force with
which he struck the obstruction. or
with which it struck him. must have
been terrific. for the sundering OF
the LarynX and trachea. would re-
quite a tremendous blow, it is said.
DR.. Bell said that in long years of
practice, with his experience in cases
of accidental death. he has never
seen or heard OF a similar injury
and that most doctors would be in
clined to disbelieve the story OF the
sundering Of the two parts of the
air passages.
All other organs OF the deceased
were found to be in normal condl-
ton and there were no broken
bones. The cause of death having
been agreed upon. the London Guar
anty and Accident Company will
shortly make payment of the death
claim. which amounts to $500.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
GOES BEHIND BARS
:. +. SMITH WILL SERVE
TIME FOR BIGAMY
Young Man Was Brought Be.
fore Judge z. c. Dean,
Fairmont

Everett T. Smith, who married
Fairmont young lady in Mankatt
while having wife and child living
in Iowa, was this morning given al
indeterminate sentence to the stat'
reformatory at st. Cloud. Judge Z
G. Dean passed out this punishment
to the young man when the latter
was brought before him In distrlci
court at Fairmont.
Smith made no excuse for his
marrying act. He simply said he
could not account for what he haC
done, and was ready to take his
medicine in whatever doses it was
adpinistered to him.
The young mans father, who re-
sides in Bingham Lake, was In the
court room when sentence was pro-
nounced. He said that when his
SON was q small boy he had fai.,
injuring his head. Since that time
the boy had frequently done some
unaccountable things, and he war of
the belief that his second matri-
monial adventure could be added to
the list.
The complaint upon which Smith
was brought into court was signed
by Miss Verna Viesselman, the Fair
mont school teacher whom Smith
persuaded to accompany him to
Mankato Saturday and enter into
bigamous marriage. Miss Viessel-
man was of course unaware Of the
existence of a legal Mrs. Smith and
son of the infamous imposteE, The
charge against Smith was bigamy.
p Marriage To Be Annuiied.
It was said that il such action Is
necessary. steps will be taken to
have Smiths pseudo marriage with
the Fairmoht young lady annulled.
Much sympathy is voiced for Miss
Viesselman who has lived here all
her life and is highly esteemed.
Her distress over the lamentable es-
,capade of the criminal Smith Is of
course indispensable.
Smith is handsome young fei-
low. He seems To be at least nor
mally bright, and his crime can only
be laid to general cussedness. In
court he appeared in neat attire.
wears those big horned trimmed
glasses, which give the look Of great
intelligence, and had Hollywood
cut to his abundant black hair. He
is of the physical type that senti-
mental young woman would find it
easy to fall in love with.
The unfortunate plight in which
the Fairmoht young lady finds her.
self should act as a warning to
Young women not to fall too easily
for the smiles and wiles Of strange
7oung men.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
COUNTY THE LOSER
ROAD CASE DECIDED BY
SUPREME COURT
Brown Also Is Party To Pro-
ceedings; Highway
Involved

Judge I. M. Olsen of New Uim has
handed down an order confirming the
decree Of the commissioner and d.
recting and ordering the laying out
and establishment Of judicial high
way In Brown and Blue Earth coun
ties was affirmed by a decision ot
the supreme court. The, order OF
Judge Olsen was dated January l6,
1928.
The proceedings for the establish
ment of this public highway were
Instituted by Jacob Klossner and
others and calls for a public high
way 1879 feet in length Of which
9,764 feet are in Brown county and
1895 feet in Blue Earth county.
This highway is to start in the town
Of Cottonwood and is to follow the
right of way out of the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad on its north
erly side. According to the estimate
of the engineer of the petitioners the
road with a tweIty foot top without
graveling would cost $15,131:00 and
for a twenty four foot top $22,2Sl 90
According to the engineer Oh the
counties, highway with a twenty
four foot top, graded and gravelled,
according to the, standards prescrib
ed by the state highway department
would cost $58,019.49.
THE case was brought into the
supreme court on writ OF certiorarl
and the relators, the counties OF
Brown and Blue Earth, in their as
signments Of error set forth that NO
public necessity for the, road exists
that the road petitioned for Is not
practicable, feasible, necessary mol
of sufficient utility to warrant the
cost and expense OF construction
that the cost of the construction o1
the road petitioned for is prohibitiye
and that the order OF the district
court confirming the report OF the
commissioners was arbitrary and
unreasonable and an abuse OF the
discretion vested in it by law. Blue
Earth county raised the specia
point that the court erred in direct
ing it to bear alone the cost of the
proposed road in its county and con
tended that the entire cost OF a pub
lie highway established by judciia
decree, should be borne in equal por,
tions by the municipalities affected
In its decision the supeme cour
says Iudl ll6 QucSllou VI tlC uCNco
sity and propriety of the establish
ment of a judicial highway unde,
Laws 1921, Chapter 323, Paragraph
II is legislative in character, subjec
to limited judicial review; and thu
order of the district court approving
the report of the commissioners ant
establishing a highway is sustained.
"The statute does not contemplate
that one county shall contribute Il
the expense of constructing the por
ton of judicial highway in anothe
county. Each county is to construc
the portion within its limits. TIL,
order Of the court so providing wa
right"
The next step in this proceeding
will be the transmission of certi
fed copy of the order to the audito
of each county who shall upon re
ceipt of such order proceed in &C
cordance with its terms to open s.
much of, the road as lies within tt
county for public use. 1t is now III
10 the county commissioners of eacl
Of said counties to proceed and pro
vide the necessary funds for tn
construction of the road in question
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
Potato Price Losv,
But Spuds Are Stolen

d d
Even with the price Of good
potatoes az low 40 seventy five
cents per bushei. II would ap-
pear that spud thieves are
abroad In the land. Fritz knoss,
Sr., living at the top. Of jones
Ford hill, got busy the other
day and harvested his "nur-
phles." He heaped twenty
bushels Of the tubers In the
field and covered them with
grass until such time az they
could be hauled 10 market. This
morning there was an auto
truck track leading into the
field to where the potatoes
had been piled, but the spuds
had all been spirited away
during the night,
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
DRIVER FASTENED AWAY
Bumped Into Couple and Then sped
On With Rapidly

Rochester, October 17.-Smashing
Carl Schroeder's automobile and In
juring his mother, Mrs. Caroline
Schroeder, an unknown driver kick
ed wreckage from the heels Of his
car and then sped on without stop
ping to ascertain il anyone was hurt
or seriously injured. following the
crash on the Oronoco, road. Mr..
Schroeder, however was able to get
the number of the automobile and
will learn from the secretary OF
state to whom 1t belongs.
Schroeder and his mother were
enroute from Rochester to their
cottage at the hydroelsctric power
dam where Mr.. Schroeder Is en-
ployed by the city. At about s o'clock
they were making the turn TO the
north just this side of the Pleasant
Prairie cemetery. At the moment
when they were turning to the
north, another machine hove into
view. It was on the wrong side of
the road, Mr.. Schroeder declares.
The Rochester man had no time
IN which to seek safety. The ap-
preaching car whizzed partly past
and then the rear end of it swung in
against his with crash. The front
mart or the schroeder macnlne was
badly battered and the car halted.
Mrs. Schroeder was painfully in <
jured about the lower part OF her
body. v
Meantime the incoming car con-
tinued on It's way. A short distance
I'D the road however, the driver of it
was compelled to stop for the reason
that part OF the Schroeder machine
and parts Of his own fender and
running board, had become en-
tangled in the wheels and was i'm
pending progress.
The unknown driver stopped and
Kicked these free. He was Just
finishing this task when Schroeder
came running up toward him. The
man stepped on the gas however,
and sped away. Schroeder hurriedly
spotted the number and put 1t down.
The name of the owner of the Ii
,penses number will be learned
through the office OF the secretary
of state and probably a criminal
complaint will be made as a state
law attaches a penalty to any mo-
torist who refuses to stop following
aCollision in which he has been
mixed up.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19

Of his brother, q. F. Grannis and
family, went to Mankato Monday
where he will visit his daughter,
Mrs. Mary Case and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. r. Grannis took their bro
ther to the city by auto, where
they spent the day visiting friends.
Charles Wagon and mother were
callers Sunday evening at the c. H.
Kraus home. Mary and Dora Kraus,
who had spent the week end at the
Wagon home, returned with them.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
Fer Church Dedication

Janesvffie, October 1S.-The date
OF dedication for the new Trinity
Lutheran church has been set for
Sunday. November II. 1t had been
planned to dedicate the church on
October %. but oT ing to delay in
material. it was postponed two
weeks. IT is expected that the fix
tires viii be installed by that time
with the execution Of the pipe or
gCr. The organ is being made es ;
rccially for his church. 1t requires
t;ine to Ca-1plete It anil this being
- cccG. 1t was thought wise TO go
iced with tie dedication and later
. -! 80 Tvs TWP aat. TIE prcgrgn
20" tto dcv has rot as yet been fIlly
---,.-li-cd. It> is known, however,
''@- 80 VIII be three services
--"-n'U~, -Gft~-lCcl ard evening
F~v. +. 80 ~cI. n former pastor.
~ rrsc.c'' - ,no,GinT sermon and
~c~. ". ~ .1tc~ the evening GER
--'"1. -, -egEnca Gc-mol will be
go" ., ~ : c-c--gmln to be Sc
tatt
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
church win Show Pletures.

Owatonna, Mimi, October 1S.-
One local church, or rather COM
Associated churches, will make a
strenuous effort to hold its congre-
CATION from being weaned away by
the motion picture show. Rev. A.
NJ. Hanson, pastor of the Associated
churches, which are a combination
of Presbyterian and Congregational
congregations, has signed contract
for a years supply of high class ed
ucational and entertainment fea-
lures to be shown after a short
service every Sunday evening.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
STATE UNIVERSITY
FARM News
tAssociated PreEs Dispatch.I

st. Paul October 13.-Butter made
from sweet cream holds its quality
better than butter made from what
is known as ripened cream. specia-
lists in the dairy department of the
University Of Minnesota declare.
Experiments conducted at the Iowa
and Minnesota experiment stations
show that butter was made by churn
ing sweet and ripened cream after
nine months storage scored high
est Is out OF 26 samples, and that
ripened butter scored highest In
seven. and the remaining four sam,
pies scored even.
The scoring after nine months
storage indicate better keeping
qualities, inasmuch as the butter
mediately after manufacture.
Tests also show that butter made
from cream pasteurized at high
over q long period as that from
cream pasteurized at a low tempera-
ture. 1t was found however, that high
pasteurization temperatures result
in better keeping quality IL the cream
pasteurized has low acidity.
The findings or university expert
imenters that lime on the sand lands
extending northward from the Twin
Cities to Bemidf makes possible the
growing OF satisfactory crops OF al
falfa,. has given 9 new impetus 70
farming and alfalfa growing In
3herburne county. According to re-
orts received at University Farm
ON the county agent, Merrill
obst, Sherburne county farmers
/u year Will add 1000 acres TO
cir alfalfa delds. The farmers are
.ng to get their line right next
II in the form OF mari from som,
the peat lands which adjoin the
made by the soils division {
e Minnesota experiment static;
5 overall excellent mari beds hay-
aaen discovered In Sherburne coun
ty.
For the frst time In the history Oh
the international Grain and Hay
Show, teams OF students from agri-
cultural colleges VIII compete IN
Judging exhibits. The grain and hay
5 show is held every year IN connec-
tion. with the international Live
STOCK Exposition at Chicago, TO be
leid December i TO g.:
A. e. Army OF the Minnesota Col
lege OF agriculture is CHAIRMAN OF
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
Former Heron Lake Priest Dies

Winona. october lS-Rev. FIR.
Francis Reichl, aged Sc, died MOD.
day at Alexian Bothers' hospital
Oshkosh, Wis. The body will be
brought to Winona and services will
he held Thursday at $3.50 a. m. nj
the Cathedral. Pontifical requiem
mass viii be celebrated by Rt. Rev.
p. r. Heffron, d. d., bishop of Win
ona, assisted by the clergy of the
city. Father Reichl was born Sept
cmber Is, 1857, at Rottensdorf, Rat.
igbon, Bavaria. He was ordained 10
the priesthood by the Most Rev.
John Ireland, Aug. II, 1887. He
served various parishes in the dio-
Coso OF Wino1a, including Freeberg,
Heron Lake, LaCrescent, and Ad-
ans. Becoming incapacitated for the
burdens Of the church. herwas made
chaplain of st. Joseph's orphanage
at Wabasha. He had been in the
hospital at Oshkosh for some time
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
NORTHERN STATES
BUYSPOWER RIGHT
St. Anthony Falls Plant Passep
Into Hands Corpora
ton Today I o.
Associated Press Dispatch.l

Minneapolis, October 17.-All the
power rights at st. Anthony Falls,
one Of the largest developments OF
natural water power in the world,
p came into the ownership Of the
Northern States Power company
TODAY. it was announced by F. r.
Pack, vice president of the North
ern States Power company today,
it was announced by F. r. Pack,
vice president of the Northern
States company. The consideration
was not made known.
The Pillsbury Washburn Flour
Mills Company, Ltd, OF Great Brit
ain, heretofore owned the power
rights by controlling all capital
stock Of the s.. Anthony Falls Ma
ter Power company, which held the
power facilities on the east side OF
the Hississinpi hcre, and the Min;
ncapcIS NH company. owners Oh
Tie 81. Aa,*o1v coNrany Gevel-
CT = r,'.~-. o. operation Cf the
lSir-c rci.3 G9TI mills located
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