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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
COUNTY JAIL HOLDS
NUMBER OF INMATES
Variety Of Offenders and Alleged
Violators of the Liquor
Statutes

The Blue Earth county bastile is
rest haven for alleged bootleggers
and moonshiners during the winter
months.
or the twenty-six prisoners in
the jail at the present time, twenty
of them are there because OF in =
fractions, or so alleged, Of the state
and federal liquor laws.
r The terms of Incarceration in the
county Jail is divergent, some being
while others are booked for as higu
as six months. Four of the prison
ers charged with violations Of the
prohibition laws are federal prison
ers, having been sent here from
Judge Page Morris's federal court
at Minneapolis. Two are from Wat
onwan county and the rest are
serving sentences, or are awaiting
court trial, for alleged offense COM
mitted in this county.
Four prisoners are charged with
criminal assault, and they are from
Watonwan county. William Aldo
was returned yesterday from Min
neapolis where he had been ap-
pretended after breaking his par.
ole, which was given him when he
was sentenced to serve thirty days
for a petty larceny offense. A fine
of SIS was imposed on Aldo for
contempt of court in addition to
his previous sentence. One other
prisoner is at the jail charged with
the desertion OF his wife and family
at Madison Lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26

greatest stars said Jesse Lasky.
Some of the triou.es o. movie
stars were: .l. i
II cannot express the grief and
sorrow / feel."-Charlie Chaplin.
He was a charming boy: with
great genius. Mary Pickford.
"The motion picture has sustained
an irreparable loss."-Douglas Fair
banks. EEs +. #. I#
"The son of Hal Reid, the famous
melodramatist, did not want to. be
an actor. it is said, but desired to
be motion picture director.
Wanted To Be Director.
n never wanted to be an actor"
friends quoted him, land still don't
want to be an actor. The promoters
liked the shape OF my nose or some
thing and | was powerless TO do
what ! wanted to do. But they're
not going to get away with it for
ever. They're not going ito ruin
my life like they did my fathers. He
could have been a great playwright
but they wouldn't let him. Some of
drammer' and after it made a big
hit, they'd never take anything else
from him. In just the same way
they ignored my desire to be di-,
rector. They put me out as an ac-
tor and made money out of me.
Thereafter ] was doomed. But I'll
show en- One Of these days I'll be
free to do as | like and that will be
the end of my acting" .J#
The body will be cremated In ac-
cordance with Reds wishes and the
ashes probably sent east.
e. Reid Had Many Admirers. s.
Today was one of poigant grief TO
Dorothy Davenport Reid, awed sad
ness for little Billy. the son, and
Betty. adopted daughter, and visit
full grief for hundreds of intimate.
personal friends in studios, labora
tories, music rooms and business Of
fees, for few men so young had SO
many friends and admirers as Wal
lace Reid.
His life was virile and well filed
life. an experience far beyond that
years of his life. The music room
in the Hollywood home is silent and
even the inanimate saxaphone, the
violin and stringed instruments
which vibrated to jazz or swayed in
his hands to the refinements of high
er music seemed in their stiHenss to
emanate sadness.
'rhe swimming pool without rip
pie and the collection of physical
Development apparatus that brought
the six foot one. actor in a physical
class that not only was. admired by
Jack Dempsey but was pronounced
by physical trainers as a form Civ.
ing prospects of development into
healthy contender against the cham
pion, we're silent reminders of an
other activity, i
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
FINE OF $50 is PAID
George Grabowinski Dug Up" To
The City This Morning


The City This Morning
George Grabowinski, proprietor
of the "Old Corner soft drink par
lor. Plum and North Front streets,
this morning paid fine Of $50 i'm
posed upon him at the time Of his
trial in the municipal court on the
charge of having in his possession
intoxicating liquor. The payment OF
the fine was held up pending an ap-
peal to the supreme court by the
defendant. The supreme court hav
ing sustained the vervict of the
municipal court In finding the de-
PENDANT guilty, it was UP to the de-
PENDANT today to pay the fine i'm
posed by Judge Hiram S. Golf.
1.-The "Old Corner" which was built
in 1859 will be closed this evening
by order of the city council, owing
to the fact that Mr.. Grabowinski,
the present renter, has violated the
soft dring parlor ordinance.
II. c. Luckow of st. Paul. the pre-.
sent owner of the building, intends
to wreck it, and erect on that site
a two story modern business build
ing this spring.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
SENT IN ROAD PETITION
People of Wells Want Highway No
...-s Permanently Improved


Wells, January 20.-A petition
requesting the. State Highway De-
partment to select Trunk Highway
No. 9 as the permanent route from
here north to Minnesota Lake has
been signed by number in this
community and will be presented
before that body as rejecting the
sentiment here. which seems to be
nearly unanimously in favor of the
highway straight north out of town.
It appears that some one has been
seeking to have the road run four
miles west and thence north, which
would not be of benefit to the large
territory north and northeast of
wells. which at present has much
difficulty in getting to town in
muddy weather.
Both the village council of Wells
and the county commissioners have
passed resolution asking the road
straight north. of Highway No. SO,
and the commissioners resolution
may be read in the commissioners
proceedings in tthis issue.
4. o. Oren, county representative,
also has, statement regarding it in
this issue.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
MOVIES DEBATED \
WITHOUT FEELING
Topic Was Up Before th
Parent Teacher Meet
LMSHAVE WEIGHT
influence For Good; Obscenit:
Should Be Eliminated From
the Screen

Motion pictures and other sub
jects were discussed at the meetin
of the Lincoln Parent Teachers as
ISOLATION yesterday afternoon.
II was voted that tine Lincoln Par
emit Teacher association should joL
the Minnesota branch o, the Ma
tional Mothers Congress and Par
Sent Teachers association, and thu
automatically become member q.
the national organization.
During the business session Mrs
w Il. Regan, chairman of a com
mittee to look after the landscap
gardening, reported a meeting
her committee with the board O
education. The board\ asked for al
idea as to the kind of trees to plan
on the boulevard around the new
building. 1t was put to a vote
the. association and those who pre-
ferred Elms were in the majority.
Following the business session l.
delightful piano selection was rend
cred by Miss Olga Hermanson Mrs
G. Fl. Trafton then addressed tn,
members of the association on 9TH,
Motion Picture" She began by say
ing that criticism of the movie i:
largely personal criticism and no
from the angle of the movie or lit.
erature. She believed such criti
cism unfail. The moving picture in
dustry is successful one.
Money Spent In Production.
There is $200,000,000 spent yearl.
equipment. Employment of ever,
kind is given in the movie industry
and the industry is RAPIDLY develop
ing. Mrs. Trafton then cited sta
tistics TO show that the screen OF
motion picture was safer for devel
oping right standards then newspa
pers or magazine fiction, sold at ths
new stands; that the influence o.
the movies in most communitie;
was favorable and that censorship
Of films was not thought wise.
The type of audience, which ha,
been found In the movie houses |.
changing and with it the type of pic
tUre. Often producer is blamed
for picture when it's really this
fault of the public, which shows its
taste for such a picture.
Cut Out obscenity.
Obscenity should be cut out en-
tirely from the movies. Indecency is
a relative term and no two persons
may agree as to what is decent OF
indecent. After all, Mrs. traitor
says. no subject is indecent. The
treatment of it may or may not be
indecent. ass
In concluding her remarks Mrs.
Trafton quoted Dean Charles Lathrop
Of the Protestant Episcopal church
as saying: "All efforts should be pc
sitive and constructive. Emphasis
should be placed on the encourage
ment of the good rather than on the
suppression of the evil The motion
picture screen should be in thought
and talked of not as troublesome
problem but as one or the chief as
sets of the community for education
and betterment.'
Harry French Of the Sandon thea
ire followed Mrs. Trafton on the pro
gram. He said he thought Mrs.
Trafton had covered the ground
quite thoroughly and wished to as,
sure the parents and teachers that
the management of the Sandon
wanted to please the majority in the
matter of the type of picture II pre-
sents.
A social hour and lunch was en-
joyed following the program
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
MOOSE rs FAVORED

County ATTORNEYS Of Minnesota.
in session at st. Paul, Friday after.
noon for the annual conventiCH af
their state wide association, man
imously adopted a resolution f'"nT,
ing the return f capital punish
ment in Minnesota
NAbout thirty members OF the az
ISOLATION present APPROVED the reso :
luton without argument nKcert
that some insisted that it he
amended to provide that the oni'"1
of the death sentence or life il,
rrlsonment to be left in the hands
of the jury.
They also adopted resolutions f.
voring laws to regulate sale '.f
firearms and making the slayin" -
q policeman or other aca"o v r
in performa nee of his duty FIRST de-,
gree murder.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
WERE CLOSE TO DEATH
Four People at Rochester In c
Struck By Train r

four People dt nOSncSteT IN SaT
Struck BY Train
Rochester, January 20.-Death
came very near to four people. one
man, two women, and a girl. last
evening when freight train on
the Chicago and Northwestern back
cd into the car owned and driven
by r. f. Williams of the Rochester
Gas company, and containing his
vile, his, sister in law, Mrs. Fred
Lentz OF Pensville, Mimi, and
daughter Myrtle Williams.
The accident in which the local
people so miTaculously} ESCAPED a
horrible death, ACQUIRED on the
Broadway crossing at 1890. when
Mr. Williams, not being able to
see the freight train riden behidden
the electric light plant, seeing no
llagman. and hearing no bell, at
tempted to cross the tracks. -
The freight trains struck his car
square in the center and pushed it
for seventy FIVE feet from the east
side of Broadway to the Northwest
ern baggage station. Slowly the
under the heavy mass of steel and
wood bearing il down. the women
screamed as they saw the sides of
their car give way-then quick
acting brakeman saved their lives.
Seeing what had happened. he
Ieaped from the moving line of cars
and ran swiftly back to the engine
er. -
"For Gods sake put on your
brakes" he yelled, as he leaped up
alongside of the engineer who was
unaware of the impending Tragedy.
The brakes screeched and the line
of cars grated to stand still just
as the sides of the auto gave in.
falling on the entrapped women and
child and bruising them severiy.
The injuries were all of a minor
nature. The car was partially
wrecked. ...F. ?.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
EAST MEDo NEWsLETs
Barn Owned BY Mr.. Conway Wa:
Destroyed BY Fire.

Barn ONnEu by mT. NORWAY w do
Destroyed BY Fire.
East Medic January 90. A largo
barn burned to the ground Monday
night owned by MIR. Conway near
Waldorf. Tie fire started about
two o'clock in the morning from
heated corn fodder. Neighbors hap
pened to see il. Twelve good milk
COWS eight horses and all the hay
and fodder burned with the barn.
John Ripple shelied corn for John
Anton and Mrs. Tony Anton Tues
day and Wednesday,,
DR.. Macbeth Of ST. Clair called at
the home of Mrs. Tony Anton Tues;
day Her little son Gilbert has not
quite recovered from the attack OF
pneumonia
Jim Findley accompanied by his
brother George of Mapleton, took
the four O'Clock train "Wednesday
for Missourie. They received
telegram that their grandfather
wasn't expected to live and he
wished to see them.
Victor Seyepson was a@@Mapleton
caller Wednesday. )
Ed Seversou returned from Ro-
consulting the Mayos regarding his
health.
Lee Severson was a business
'transactor at Amboy Wednesday.
Conrad Clausen IS spending sew
eral days at st. Paul.
John Oftedani is entertaining a
relative from Minneapolis.
John Davis was a Mapleton caller
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. James Ateherson was a Man
kato shopper Wedne sday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Bjornson spent
Sunday evening at the H Lewis
home.
Mrs. Henry Clausen, ST., has been
sick with the grippe and rheuma-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
WARRANT FOR NERBovIG
Doctor Is Charged BY City Traffic
Officer With Speeding

A warrant was sworn 10 late yes
terday afternoon b.. Traffic officer
Henry kachelnlyer charging DR.. e.
Fl. Nerbovig with, Operating "a
motor vehicle on the public high
ways OF the city of Mankato and on
Marshal street at the intersection
of Pleasant street, at a rate of
speed greater than is reasonable and
proper. having no regard to the traf-
&c, and the use OF said highways,
so as not to endanger the life and
rjure the property of some one
DR. Nerbovig was to come up for
hearing before the municipal court
at three o'clock this afternoon
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
TAKEN TO REFoRMAToRY
J. n. Evans, Who Slipped Checks
At Jackson, Mimi.

At jackson, MINI.
Jackson, January 20.-J. II. Evans
OF Des 'Moines, Ia, scion OF a
wealthy st. Paul family. who OBJ
tanned $35 at the Brown National
bank in this city over two years
ago by writing a check on Mime
apolis bank in which he had no
funds, plead guilty before Judge
Dean at the special term of court
held here. Evans was indicted by
the grand jury last December and
plead not guilty when arraigned in
court.
swans probably thought he would
get off with light sentence by
the court. Judge Dean, however,
was In no mood TO pay much atten
ton 10 the prisoners plea for elem
ency. Coming back here from Fair
mont where a check artist only a
few days previous had flooded that
city with bogus checks, Judge Dean
grilled Evans severely on his mis- :
conduct. He said there were too
many !, of Evans ilk around the
country, or words to that effect. He
reminded the prisoner that be had
had nearly two years in which TO
reimburse the bank for their loss,
and having failed to do so he could
expect no clemency at this time.
Evans was given an indetermin-
ate sentence at st. Cloud. He was
taken there by Sheriff Lee. re
Evans is a son of a wealthy re-
tired st. Paul merchant. He has a
bad record with the twin city police,
having passed numerous worthless
checks in st. Paul and Minneapolis.
When arrested last November by
the, police at DeS Moines, Iowa, on
description furnished by Sheriff
Lee, Evans and his wife were run )
ming a room house.
Before leaving for st. Cloud the
prisoner telegraphed his wife to
send $35 to the bank here to make
good their loss. III is understood
that Evans also passed a bogus
check at Egan. S. d., where he is
wanted by the spolice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
SUBJECT TO SEIZURE
Game. Now In Cold Storage Can Be
Taken Over -.

Game. Now In Cold Storage Can Be
Taken Over
1t is violation of the migratory
bird treaty act and regulations to
possess migratory game birds in Min :.
nesota after January 10 and prior to
the opening date Of the hunting sea
son next fall, according to the biolo-
gical survey of thekUnited States
OF agriculture in a warn
ing issued to sportsmen and cold
storage plants.
All migratory game birds in storage
in Minnesota at this time are subject
TO seizure by federal game wardens
and the possessor subject to prosecu-
ton, irrespective of the fact that un ;
der authority of state law permission
has been granted to possess such
birds for longer period. RI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
Charged With Arson.

Pipestone. Mimi. January 20,-Jerry
Hines is on trial in district court here
ON the charge of arson. The case
grows out of FIRE which threatened
10 destroy the Orpheum theatre here
in November. 1921 Hines ittis alleged
was / ,riicated in the. fire and would
lave collected heavy insurance had the
Guiding been 1.aStroS ed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
SHERIFF Is INDICATED
Sheriff of Mobiles County Wanted IN
.... ~ Illinois State.

Springfield, Ill.,, January z5.-fn
dicted on charges of embezzlement
while sheriff or Creme county, ILL
nois, Jesse r. Edwards is now act
ing sheriff, Of Mobiles county. Mnne'
sofa. according TO requisition pa :
pers issued by Governor Small.
AT the request of Green author
ties, Governor Small has asked Gov
ernor Preus of Minnesota to return
Edwards to this state for trial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
sale Of Cattle.

: n TSpcciaI 20 The. free FTesss4-,. .
PipeStone, Mimi, January 20.-At the
annual sale held at Paramount Here
ford Farms here twenty-thrce head OF
cows were sold at an average price OF
1928 per head. The high price paid was
tracted here by the sale. @
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
PouItry SNOW al PIpestone

n !" TSptCIdI y TIC TIC fFess.I -
Pipestone. MIMI, January 20.-Over
seven hundred birds we're exhibited at
Professor n. IT. Borrey, who ofticiated
as Judge at the show. str,ad that the
Quality OF the exhibits this year was
$50 per cent better than t.A: of last
year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
se.ks Rate DECENTRALIZATION.

Springfield, January l9--Somc time
ago Charles Pietsch was appointe7
cf airman OF committee to take up the
matter of equalization of freight rates
in order that Springfield may not con
tinue to suffer from discrimination. IN
making an investigation. Mr.. Pietsch
found that shipments that came M
through, Iowa by way OF Sanborn,
was charged a higher rat,
Fails. although trains bound for the
latter towns had TO pass through this
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
Suit For Damages.

ST Charles, january ia suit, Tor
DANA ses of $4,000 by reason of an au-
tomobiIe accident said to have happen
ed on highway No. z about four miles
cast of ST Charles is on trial In district
court TODAY. The action Is brought by
.Iohn II. Schwenke against Eugene r.
Barr. Both are residents Of st. Charles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
REID LOSES LONG
BATTLE FOR LIFE
Movie Star Passed Away
Last Evening
MADE BRAVE FIGHT
Contracted Drug Habit Two
Contracted Drug, Habit Two
Years Ago Which He Gould
Not Overcome
Associated Press plspa,cn.1

> IAssoclated Press D1spdtch.J p
Los Angeles, Cal, January 10
Wallace Reid, hero of romantic film
plays, lost his life in fighting to
overcome the drug habit, the end
coming yesterday afternoon at a.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
WARM SPRINGS
re are needing rain.

We are needing rain.
Mrs. Dee Bailey returned home las
Saturday from DattO where she haC
been visiting relatives.
As there was no Sunday school last
Sunday, everybody come next Sun
day.
Mrs. T.. Il. Harrison has been visit
ing her parents a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Holt gave a par.
ty at their home last Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hen Maynes are visit,
ing her sister, Mrs. Frank Massey.
Erma Bailey is visiting Miss Grace
Finney this week.
Virgil Cantwell of Heber Springs
was visiting his sister, Mrs. Sallie
Bailey, last week.
Several from this place attended
the singing and dinner at MiddlebrOok
last Sunday. All report n good time.
The singing was good but the best was
chicken, pie and cake.
Nose and jerry Burrow of POca-
hontas were up last Thursday visiting
their sister, Mrs. Jane Carter.
Warm Springs is on the drag. It's
a good place so let's get closer tOgeth.
er and make 1t boom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Massey went
to Pocahontas last Friday.
School will start next Monday and
we hope all the children can start at
the first.
Bill Griffin and family have returned
from weeks visit in Missouri.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
BROWNIE

w. ]. Brown was in KnObel on bust
ness last Friday.
Mrs. Tom Kirk of Oalogah, Okla,
is here on an extended visit to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. ID. Kerley,
and family.
Our neighbOrhOod was well repre-
sented at the picnic at Peach Orchard
the Bird and 4th.
j. d. Kerley, J. b. Albright and
JEFF Morris attended installation of
the l. o. o. f.. lodge at Corning Tues
day night of last week.
A majority of citizens from this
community attended divine services
and the big dinner at the new Baptist
church at Peach Orchard last Sunday
July Sth.
Joe Clayton and family took Sunday
dinner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Brown.
Oscar Smith of near POcahOntas was
a Sunday guest of his sister, Mrs.
Luther Abanathy, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. johnson and
little son, Wayland, late of Delaplaine,
are on an extended visit to Mr.. John
sons daughter, Mrs. Fanny Ashby,
and children.
Messrs. Eric and Alvin Craven with
their brother-in-law, Noel Lemmons,
were calling on old friends in our
neighborhood last Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Archer was on the sick
list a few days first of the week.
ii. +. Pirtle and wife, in company
with some friends from Corning are
motoring to Yellowstone Park 10 a
six weeks vacation.
The Brownie Orchestra is anticipat.
ing a fine trip to Five-Mile Spring
Sunday, July 10.
The Brownie Orchestra motored to
Corning hast Sunday and gave sa-
cred concert at the NJ. f.. Church of
that place. From reports they covered
themselves with glory. We are proud
of the achievements gained by these
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
NoIAND

John Barnes and family and Mrs.
James Shaver, all of Upton, Okla
are visiting friends and relatives at
this place.
one Of the twin children Of Fred
Jones died last week.
Miss Isabel Leathers is home on a
visit
Clayborn Leathers transacted bust
ness in PocahOntas last Saturday.
The holland school began last Mon
day with Pearl Barnes and b. f. Sis
son at the helm The enrolment in
the primary room was twenty-one,
and in the advanced grades eighteen.
Mr.. Penn and A. J. Gwin, two mem
bers of the board, made interesting
talks. We expect good attendance
after this week as then crops will be
about finished.
Mrs, Evalyn Sisson began her school
at Brockctt last Monday.
Noah and Jasper Pace and their
families and Howard Conner of Po-
cahontas were out this way last Sun
day visiting friends and relatives.
A. j. Gwin and family visited Poca-
hontas relatives and friends last Sat
urday and Sunday.
Gus Cox of Cedar Ridge visited his
friend, Floyd Brantley, at Brockett
last Sunday.
Elnora Brantley Of Brockett visited
her uncle, b. f. Sisson, last Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs j. ID. Level is enjoying a visit
from one of her grandsons from Bir-
dell.
Mrs Stone Hammonds visited her
father at the Julia Dean bar last Sat
urday night and Sunday.
A dance was given at Joe Batta's
last Saturday night and everyone re-
ports a good time.
Newt Davis, A. ]. Gwin and Milas
Penn have been carrying a road petit
tion soliciting Donations for gravel
hauling in Judge Millions road con-
test.