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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
BETTER SIRE MOVE
TAKES GRIP NICELY
Much Progress Is Being
Made In Nicollet County
Nowadays

Blue Earth county's purebred sire
campaign is being duplicated in
Nicollet county. In seven days, four
solicitors have sold 81 sires and
less than a fourth of the county has
been reached. Seven sires we're sold
In one day. The committees are now
at work in the west end of the coun-
ty and expect to finish In Belgrade
township about May Is. The quota
Of 100 sires IN thirty days viii De
exceeded if the response continues.
according TO Manager James Peter.
son.
Nicollet counry's response Is ere.
ating a sensation in the state, and
thus far exceeds campaign results
in any other county. The quota OF
100 bulls will be sold In less than
thirty days. Less than a fourth Of
the farms have been covered Boos-
ter meetings have been held IN ST
Peter, New Sweden. Lafayette and
klossner. More thar 300 people
have attended them and are sold OF
the idea.
Good bulls, guaranteed by the
state cattle associations. are being
sold at cost by sales force of four
men, led by James Peterson. well
known dairyman from Minneapolis,
and range in price from SIS to 5000
Bankers are offering low rates OF
interest and are behind the move
ment to man. AS a result of the
campaign, greater interest is being
taken in purebred cows also. 4
sufficient number are interested to
warrant the importation of a car
load OF these animals matter that
lot ~ h.
Three booster meetings are VET
to be held in the county. One will
take place May LIST at the bank han
in CORTLAND. Another is booked
May 18th at the Nicollet State bank
hall. 1t is also expected to hold an
evening meeting in Belgrade next
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
WILL RESTORE TRAINS
Former Service On Northwestern
VIII Be Resumed Monday

FORMER service between chicago
and Mankato will be resumed Mon
day of next week, when Northwest
ern passenger train No. 50T, west
bound. will reach Mankato forty min
utes earlier, arriving here at 7:l5 P
M. instead OF 1855 P. NJ.
No SOC. east bound, will leave
Mankato at 1910 P. M. instead OF
1:15 P. N. on the old schedule.
Nos. 507 and SOC were pulled of
last summer as a result of the coal
strike.
Commencing Monday two changes
in time on the Omaha will take
place. No. s, from Fairmont and Ell
more, which arrived here formerly
at A. NJ, will leave Mankato fol-
the twin cities at 1927 A. M.
No. 7, going south from the twin
cities. will depart for Fairnont and
Elmore ats:17 P. NJ. instead Of $3.50
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
Fresh Topics That Attract
Attention of the Farmers


Buy absolutely nothing that necessity does not mperative
eondiuo In statement 10 farmers issued MONDAY ME- Reed ad
saician smallest
ane TO the most humble borer Industrial pursuits It is fully known
that the farmer invest
and labor expended with this
country today is there remedy for this condition that be app
ed Yes simple swift without revolution dis
order unlawful farmers Buy
absolutely
will he will be
how quickly his economic condition will change No murder bombs
no
known that uhess aced by those controlling
bee Ss d s ms Se M n t p1 on and snf Tas
T4 %
S ns m has ue ass @ % s
aa
ofasT n no @
equality methods
P
to h. oSsss s ssas g he anti
sa I ia G. the Rso5a s bs
9 D m @oe o his
1 So pay 9 @ on dau ape O s # at Va WITH
hom desire @ @ % Will 9 G SHr @f
its proper relation with other
only bulls in service winnesago
q bs A es sS p @
the end Of third year d the % Tsps hGs s
Beginning 1922 half in
sns hs
work dark tunnels attack
Sys SSS'ss
81 5Ss IS pssS
shs nFed as1 pes ss' ssss
rs 81 81 sa;,s "'ss ss :ss
miscellaneous
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
BURRILl is MARKSMEN
He fit.ed Skill Aga,rss Three
Others Win Can Shoot Some

ne fitSSQ SNSIb aGHiFgS nSCo
Others who Can. Shoot Some
Sergeant Len BEfrfI o. the hfats.
kato police force cane out v1cxoI.-
GUS in pistol pr4ccsce yesIacdsy IN
contest between OtficSc Gilbert
johnson. Officer Henry Kanhelmye,
and o. c. Hosey Of TIE ID. and g. No
tor company Of this city. The shcot.
ing took place 100 feet from the tar
gets. when we're incatcd On the
mound across the Blue Earth rye.
from ;Sit,iey park
Sergeant 9ur-i,i made nine hits
on, OF fourteen shots, tvs CT which
were bulls eges. Officer Gilhert John
sor made seyal hits out OF pcs
stb,s foG-tosns enc or which vas
straight culls eva Ofsioer Eeury
Kacheimyer 1cads seven hits. tvo OF
which were bulls eyes.
MIR. Hafey sent one 1rsEt snfsugA
the oeEter, and to this added seven
HIS. shooting With thirty eiIuI
special Colts. Tia record nlade BY
Sergeant Buri1ll WAS ina,3.s vito a
small Maaser pistol, Wilde OfflNs-
John5ou's Weapon was a 80 ckiibrs
adtoc.atic Colt and Major Eaches
G1yer, :rsco the woods soaT with q
45-cauore ern1y Colt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04


in opinion Department Agriculture.
Farmers well situated and who produce efficiently at low
monthly oday Farm
who far the scale efficiency will hardly find saliva
ifs fixing all of these bned" is pointed out
year
and possibly Production of wheat beef cattle hogs
dairy products tobacco has ranged close the
tive market demand Corn and hay which essentially farmers raw
materials roughly with the of live stock products
Farm prices of major made small advance the proceed
the review shows Prices stock products about
still great but Slowly eenns dpar with
ducts ass are Les so out S but RSs
There ground tsg
Ia aside in the Ws hf
corn sell ait pp BE es sTesiE that hoss
another poblemata though it
but the eD sa eGcs eo
S@ Ss | %sss
I'D 81 s.sS Susr i
si m the
s sI ss ss il.
Hs'f could be the market
United
lon oD this 7 10 she
5HeSisf1 SsEefs
S g. Be the ss mst e hs
million obtained bushels o
quantities
would would be IN
ling
hss Ts s ass % the s T's sn s''s
100000 bushels of
lbs of fluid milk
100000 lbs milk lbs
ITO ousns
wheat BY the formula now used py many
easily again
lditon would be milk consumed
This ass SS.s ss G psss s
required
which would be
this OF Wneat
would OF barley ana
which
bread consumed
tell much mat goes
which or
Is large
impossible nor cur
sweet goods, large
FeedFom bushels OF wheat would DE
pelng snppea
furnish dairy feed other nations to wn e
This produce ABOUT
milk.
100000 would De required
addition
would Jeles etc.,
with otherbaked goods:
yards or COTTON gooos ~
furnish transport the
quantities OF cotton oil products
would 49,,
carrier OF all primary farm pro-
increased OF
which heathf economical ole ana
Arnerc
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
Put BIoodhounds at Work
Especial to The Free Press.l

Jasper, Mimi. April 2s.-Blood-
hounds were brought here from
Mitchell, S. D., in an effort to trace
down the robbers who entered the
Rosvold drug store here, carrying
away about fifty second hand watch
es and other loot. The dogs took
up the trail at the store and follow
ed it up the Rock Island railway
tracks toward the stone Iuarries to
a point where there was evidence
that the robbers had entered an
automobile to continue their fight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
Burton Quits Teachers College.

WinonaI April 27.-Wiliam II. Bur
ton, who for more than two years
has been director Of the Training
school at Winona Teachers college,
has rendered his resignation to take
effect at the close of the summer
term. He has received offers from
other teachers colleges and univer-
sites, but has decided to study for a
year instead. He plans to pursue
work toward a doctorate degree or
to work on a book in the field of psy-
chology. In the list of fellowships
and honorary awards for the coming
year at the University Of Chicago
the name Of Mr.. Burton appears, he
having won a fellowship carrying a
substantial financial stipend. He will
use II the coming year while doing
graduate work at Chicago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
Highway Refund 70 Be Asked

St James, MINI, April 27.-Claims
will be filed by the city of st. James
for a $4,000 paving refund under
the provisions Of the highway REIN
bursement bill passed by the last
Legislature The amount will be ask
ed for paving done in highway No.
Is prior to 1919. A committee, con
sisting of the mayor, city attorney
and two aldermen, recently visited
the highway departm emit which pass
favorably on the paving,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
The Dirty Thinu
Kansas City (Mo.) wife asks

Kansas City (Mo.) wife asks Ill
vorce because hubby will not battle
Spring is so warm in Missouri.
New Police Chief at Pipestone.
Especial to The Free Press.l
Pipestone, Mimi, April 27.-Loufs
Ruiz. present night police captain
has been unanimously elected chief
of police by the city council. Johr
Morgan had been named by the
council as chief but he notified tina,
body that he would not qualify fol
the office. Robert Kennedy was
named as night police captain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
spsetsl EIes.lcn Called

tSpeSiaI 10 Tie Free PreM5
Slas+os. MINI, April PA sre-
ciai election la. been called TO be
held here GA May 7th iSr the pur-
pose OF voting o. She issuing OF
S.25. GOO ia eoflts fce Yhe ercon.sx OK
u Lev paal:c acaocl bn,.a:ing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04

Decidedly Persistent
Collectors hold the non stop com
ing back lscord.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04

1918 1887 bulls in service in Winnehago
bred After two of better sres
work the number of bred sres had increased to So At
third records showed III
the This record shows that the
beginning half of the bulls service in the county
bred
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08
Chicago Cattle Market

Enlrago. fcp. O.
CATTL E-RcceiptS 10000; opened
slow: closed fairly active: beef steers.
ycarlingS and butcher she stock 10 to
l., higher: spots on beef heifers up
more; best matured steers 1890, weight
1919 pounds; best ycarlinGs 1850.
weight 500 pounds: bulk beef steers
S21M975; few loads above 1000: can
ncrs and cutters mostly 800 6D3SJ; bulk
heavy bologna bulls 4500465: veal
calves mostly so higher: desirable kind
to packers up to 1900; few to shippers
1850: Stockcrs and feeders around
steady: little demand for palmer kinds.
Receipts $4,000. closed dull.
90 to 80 lower than yesterdays close:
bulk $50 to 210-pound average sos D
$50 top Si5 early; bulk 24O to 800
pound butchers 7SJM795; weighty
packing sows mostly 675 a 700: desr-
able 90 to 120-pound pigs 900 500; es-
timated holdover $4,000.
SHEEP--Receipts 10000: very slow;
fat lambs generally % lower. several
leads unsold at noon: top 535 to pack
crs on shipping account: bulk desirable
fat wooded lambs 1475M1515; clipped
kind 1oO0m1250; fed ycarling wcthers
and sheep weak to p lower: spots off
more: choice S9-pound yearling .weth
crS 1900: desirable 12J-pound ewes $50:
clipped l15-pound ewes 500; one load
desirable 1O2 -pound aged wcthcrs 900;
feeding and shearing lambs largely
1J1OiJ $40
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Chicago Produce Market

Chicago. Feb. Z.
Renewed prospects Of war between
Turkey and Great Britain together with
an increase of buying based on Prcsi-
dent ilardingS message to Congress
regarding settlement Of the British war
debit T. the United States. had a de-
cidcd hulliSh effect today on tho wheat
market. Closing prices were firm. lie
Ia rs not higher May 120l to and
July l1is to ]. Corn gained &c to 1sc.
oats finished &c off to "a &c up. and pro-
visions AT an advance of 2bc to oM &c.
Some of the wheat buying in conncc-
tiOn with President Harding'S MESA sc
was apparently associated with gossip
current that tho settlement with Great
Britain would tend to promote gen
eral revival of export business. Fall
ing off in primary receipts To-day. Cs-
pccially in the northwest, counted also
as 4 strengthening factor. nothwith-
standing that for the last four days
Minneapolis wheat stocks showed an
increase Of 5000 bushels.
Argentine crop damage reports gave
independent strength to the corn mar
ket. all deliveries reaching new high
price record for the sea son. oats aN-
craGod higher with corn.
Provisions at first reflected down
turns in the hog market. but later were
governed chiefly by the action of grain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08

market. and reports of n better export
inquiry for refined. Prices at one time
bowed advances of four TO - points.
but there was a partial setback near
the close under realizing and final quo
tationS were unchanged to 10 points net
higher. Closing: March $50, May
:. -, July A.o3. September All.
The market for refined was firmcr
and prices were unchanged to 10 per
cent. higher. with lin" rranulated
quoted at 600 TO ,.odc. There was only
- moderate inquiry tor domestic ac-
count. although a better export bust
ness was reported.
In refined futures there were sales
for MAY delivery at $50. or five points
above the previous close.
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Upbraids Country
For Apathy
Toward League

Toxic. Jan. 1S.-(MaiD .-Viscount
Ishii. Ambassador to France. who is
home on furlough. has been taking his
own government. the press and the
people to task for their lack Of inter-
est in the doings Of the Council Of the
League Of Nations. He complains that
the foreign office ignored his request
when attending the sessions of the
council for information a. to press
and public opinion of the League, Civ.
ing the Council IAN unpleasa SAINT impress
sion Of lack Of interest in the council
in this country" 81
He added that the European nations,s
which at first attached little interest
to the council because Of its weakness,
had awakened to its usefulness after
the settlement Of the Upper Silesian
question. II do not hesitate to saw"
he concluded. that the present condi-
ton of the council IL much more hope
full than is generally believed in Japan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08

New York Produce Market

New York. Feb. I.
: RlrTER-lfrm. r'cejpts oi,S1;".2;
creamery extras. - score. 40: cream
cry iirsts, 81 to 81 score. 46miSl
EGGS barely steady; receipts o.
254. state and nearby henncry browns
extras 40U 43, refrigerator seconds %
as
PoTATOES-Dull; bulk per $50 lbs.
New YORK All upstate sections round
whites No. |. %. a 265: per 1I0-pound
sack best 1900 2l5; Long Island Green
Mountain per $50 pounds bulk 300Gl $50.
AEHAGES-Stoady: bulk per ton
old crop white Danish all state sec
tons $500 $500; per 100-pound sack
15nm l15; new crop lJ-hushel hamper
Florida 80 q 80, South Carolina 20oT
%. rcd old crop All state sections per
l0o-pound sack l1om 225 now crop per
1a-hushcI hamper Florida a25 a $50.
WHEAT-Spot firm; No. | dark
northern spring c track New York
domestic 1871; No. rcd winter T
track New York export 1919; No. ,
and No. . mixed durUm do. 1924.
cORN-Spot firm; No. : yellow and
No white Z if New York all rail
SO and No. mixed do. 929.
OATS-Spot steady; No. white 55i
656.
LARD-Firm; middle west HOO
1880.
The raw sugar market continued its
upward trend today and prices were
1-5c higher. advancing to the basis of
3sc for Cubas, cost and freight. equal
to 500 for centrifugal. There were
sales Of about $50 00o bags of Cubas
for February March shipment to local
and outport rcfncrs and operators.
New high records for the season were
again established in the raw sugar flu
turcS market on renewed covering and
buying for outside accounte prompted
by the further advance in the spot
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08
NEW YORK MARKET
''''u'e' OF the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks

"w lorK, Feb. 7.-Hravy profit talk
. ~ ales and some professional short
.aams, particularly in the spcculatiye
-ss. lmpeded the upward move
h, ~ VI prices IN t0day'S stock mar
~ Out buling operations in Selected
nansr,opd sed on favorable individual
sssss s'es' steadied the list and the av-
nrs,;, " closing prices showed COM
",a'leely little change.
W., spNuiators for the advance wore
S ,srr, assisted by another series of
IhcIuSinri y, domestic Developments
stjon "s iower call money rates. dccla-
| N T,s, , an eXtla dividend of - cents
bon A. ,h Kodak common, puhlica-
| steel T. '1e w. report OF the Republic
|. irS , iron co. showed a not profit
Ess;s;sl- as against a not loss OF
hii,I AL. IN 1921. declaration of an
Conn.,, dividend of 69I cents on chile
sS yiae and declaration Of an ;nj "','
n s," S,d Of ga cents on ,ho nr ~! , t,a
puhalert' u VI Of Indiana. which is
rork or :, 10 70 annually on the old
fore ths = Ina more than the rate paid he
Hs dec. ros per cent. stock dividend
d, Publication of the modifoa .uo
Fused s me Lehish Valley E3Ilrnad
interest 'v ms selling by a sncculatiyo
pDinted ., tnU apparently were disan-
sheh nr "a. me feature of tho plan
hot BE- ',osldes that Stockholders will
l,si IN pSs.litted after December Al
N,daratamso d both railroad stock and
tai soms. of interest in ,hn dirnr %i'd
im,l 'oinpany nrono,t; ~ 81 N'u
IsMsel, II and then = ,n = ~, St"ck
lpr points NASHVILLE was pushed up
sNs shovel o oGt the other active is
Sugar. ms m" TShiy fractional changes.
sspsnen,ms" e y, chemical and farm
sniad tb s Sn2res were in fairly GOOD
Ettred s1n,tHHout the day. cuba cane
H.rvostonr ans Chalmers. Intctnation-
nl Chcm;caanlu international Acricul-
,alnts to sna preferred rising i,
" jnmnod our points. Eastman Ko.
Nhctmrn, siN points 10 10i ON an
C,l mon, OF the extra dividend
w easd 10y opened at A nor cont
sa and "l TO 4 in the early .ftcr.
afs mono. used at that figure Tho
RHA faw market continued oiiict
Wy for the i ioa arranged at Al per
tofeign -" ex ioheer maturitins.
sSoaly or; easschange business vos nm
sn,s Of ffI f except for a moderate rat " ~
sasd tha francs s at tho opcninr Wv, whi t.,
sls t n,, rate down Is roints ", mnic es
|aa. sterling Selling "e Just "om ahovc
sM.,n tcdav's u within narrower linn
..,s''laking 60 a ,ad market with heavy
~ soyernmont IN some Of the for
Nv railroadI Ms securities and spccu-
ss.ntsfance of nor oftgaGcs giving it the
sSftone was regularity, although the
~ but Co., Cos advanced one point TO
=, F,ramorGiccesn, Slovakian S. Ercnch
Dr., Mexican 9 rs, Jugo Slavian IS
|,>aS on reals; Welded ono to II
"nNing sales. l.. $. gov.
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New York Money Market

New York. Feb. Z.
Foreign exchanges irrcgu|,.
Great Britain, demand Ava. cables
467I. 60-day bills on banks 46ii.
France, demand 6.95 cables 6.26.
Italy demand asa. cables 4.4Si.
Belgium. demand 5.5l. cables 5.513.
Germany. demand .002S. cables .062SI.
Holland, demand $3.50, cables 1858.
Norway, demand 1S5.
Sweden. demand $3.50.
Denmark. demand 1883.
Switzerland. demand 1852.
Spain. demand l3.69.
Greece, demand 1.l9.
Poland, demand .002S.
! Czccho- Slovakia. demand 2.96A.
Argentine. demand 31.12.
Brazil, demand 11.G2.
Montreal $50.
CAN money easier: high A. low 4.
ruling rate a, closing bid 4, offered at
Al, last loan 4.
Call loans against acceptances 4.
Time loans firm: mixed collateral 60
90 days 4 rs: 4-6 months Al n !.
Prime commercial paper 4lM AZ.
L. S. government bonds closing:
Liberty "2s 101.5G. first As $3.50. Soc
ond As $3.50, tirsts AIS $50. second AIS
9S.5S. third AIS 9S.92. fourth AS ?S.6S.
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TELEPHONE YOUR WANT ADS
JUST CALL 1855
ASK FOR A WANT AD TAKER

vegetables weak. Cucumbers $1,000
1000 a box. Lettuce 50c-1. 90 box.
KadishCs Slumped one half. to $1.oa-
80 box. Rhubarb 15-l7c pound.
Root vegetables draggy at the following
prices bu.: Beets and psrSnips 81 So
zoo; carrots s1.50-l.75; turnips $1.a5-
1.1J.
distributed through the Boston Of
flee OF the L. 5. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics, 402 Atlantic Avcnuc.)
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Boston Produce Market

Boston, Feb. 4.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 1870 IA.
BUTTER--EXtras 400 49a; frsts ~
q IS.
CHEESE-Tirsts oG!G27.
CORN-No. 2 yellow 1904.
EGGS-Nearby hcnnery brown ex-
tras 44m45: white and mixed extras
42m43; western extras 40m41.
Notwithstanding patents, 196-lb.
sacks. special short 1000 500; standard
675Q 100.
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EMPLOYMENT
Help Wanted-F,rsIe

Help Wanted-F.n 80
ASSISTANT COOk-Wantcd at Hotel
North.
GlRl.-or woman for general house,
work. No washing or ironing. Tel.
%. 1863 State st.
experienced. for general house,
work sma Il family. Apply Mrs Thco-
dore +. Emery, 14S Dresden Avenue.
Gardiner Telephone STIR
Hot SENit.PER-Cioo Cook. neat. 60
home nights. &. ii. Dunn, : Perham
ST. Tel. l04i-N.
l.AC Npl;ESSES-At Augusta State
hospital. Apply to Steward and Treas
urCr.
SECOND References required.
- Winthrop street. Telephone A6-W.
TABLE GlRL-ENpcricnccd one want
Cd at once. No sunday work.. Apply
at State House Dining Room.
MATTRESS -r,Nrcrlenccd. at Law
r"nrr House. "a Grove St. Augusta
MOUNTAINEERING to care for small
children. c. Wing, 200 Central St,
Gardiner.
WON AN Reliable, for light house
keeping and care > children days OF
week from 100 to f. Nj. Apply at
t5 Second St. HaliOWCll