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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
DOCTOR UNDER ARREST
iden, prominent

DR.. John E. Madden, prominent
Mankato physician, was arrested at
$3.50 a. m. today by Ben Williams.
deputy sheriff, on bench warrant
served on an indictment charging
him with abortion. The Indictment
alleges that DR.. Madden performed
an illegal operation upon Miss Ruth
Trickery, age seventeen, last March.
DR.. Madden was held in COM
municado all morning. He was with
out the services OF an attorney when
he was arraigned before Judge, w.
L. Comstock in district court short
ly before 2:30 p. m. today. The in
dictment against Dr. Madden wa:
returned by the district grand jury
when il made its report last Thu.
day, November Is.
The grand jury started its inves-
tigation of the case while in session
last week at the instigation of par
ties near Lakefeld, Mimi, where
Miss Trickery lives. It was reported
that the girl appeared before the
grand jury and testified regarding
the operation.
DR.. Madden was released late this
afternoon upon/a bond OF $4,000,
which was set by Judge W l. Com
stock when the defendant was ar
raigned this afteronon. John z. Re-
gan, attorney for the defendant,
waived the reading Of the indict-
ment, and entered a plea Of not
guilty to the charge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
DECLINE IN DRINKING
Restrictive Measures Have Had cooe
Effet In Use LIQUOR In Sued..

Restrictive Measures Have Had GOOD
EHet IN Use Liquor In Sweden
stockholm, November, 1 ICorres-
pondence of The Associated Presst
The total sales of hard LIQUOR in
sweden now average only one gallon
a year Tor every man, woman and
child in the kingdom, and the yearly
sales or wine amount to less thai,
one pint per capita, according to til,
official statistics made public by the
Liquor Control Administration.
Inc report states that the sales OF
spdr1tuous liquors in Sweden have.
decreased 42.2 percent since 1913.
and that the quantity sold in 1922
was 32.1 percent less than In 1920.
During the last two years the sale of
wines fell off by 1875 percent.
These figures show That the "Bratt
system" OF liquor control In Sweden
is reducing the volume of drinking
in the country. According to this
system any respectable adult who
is self supporting, pays hts tarea
and is not addicted to alcoholism
may obtain a pass book which when
presented at a designated liouor
store, enables him to buy a certain
quastity Of spirituous liquor for home
consumption Not more than abont
a gallon month can be obtained
on this book The record OF the an
pIcant is kept, and IL 1t is found
that his privilege results In drunk
enness the maximum may be- reduc-
ed or his book withdrawn. Sixtv-
three percent OF all the males in
sweden over the age of TWENTY-FIVE
hold such books.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
Contractors Cannot Recover.

Faribault, November 19.-Siems,
Helmers & Schaffner, builders of
the Faribauit Mortified pavement
on Trunk Highway No. 1, cannot
collect $4,000 damages from Rice
county for an alleged delay in the
work due to the county's failure to
furnish proper b-grades, Charles
NJ. Babcock commissioner, of high
ways, held in an order handed down
yesterday. The decision of the state
highway department chief was made
public by County Auditor Frank NJ.
Kaiseratt. Hearing was held before
Commissioner Babcock last fall with
County Attorney Lucius A. Smith
appearing for Rice county and sew
eral of St PauTs most prominent at
torneys arguing for the construction
company. The contractors alleged
that they could have finished the
pavement in the fall of 1920 had it
not been for the failure of the coun
ty engineer to furnish them with the
proper subgrades and to set stakes
in advance of the concrete mixing
machine. Because of the delay the
construction company declared that
they suffered financial loss Of 1922
600. Soon after the completion OF
the paving suit was instituted to
collect from the county and the two
parties agreed to take the matter to
Commissioner Babcock for final
settlement, his decision to be bind
ing on either or both parties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
Thieves Are IN Action

Redwood, Falls November 10
Chicken and hog thieves have been
operating In Redwood county quite
frequently the. past year or so, but
the first notice OF seed corn thieves
was brought TO light last week when
one OF the prominent farmers OF near
Clements discovered that some party
or parties had been stealing his corn.
w. r. Parker, while at work In his
seventy acre field picking corn no.
ticed that many Of the large ears
were missing. Upon investigation he
discovered that some one had driven
up to the field In q car and after
picking and sacking seed corn had
used the car to get away with the
stolen goods. 1t seems as though
the thief must have worked at night
with a fash light as many of the
ears had been partly unhusked and
left on the stock as the party must
have figured that what he left was
not the quality he desired for seed.
Judging from the amount Of stocks
that were LETT without ears a good
many bushels must have been stolen
from his iesd.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
Child Terribly ScaIded.

Albert Lea, November 19.-Pretty
three -year-old Ruth Christensen
was terribly scalded at her home,
7O5 Washington street. Ruth is a
twin to Ruby Christensen. They
are the daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Christensen. The little girl got
up at the usual time a little after
eight o'clock and going into the
kitchen sat down on the range door,
which was open, to put on her stock
ing. Mrs. Christensen had lifted a
large teakettle of boiling water from
the stove and had placed 1t on the
door just before Ruth sat down. AS
the little girl busted herself with
her stockings the door suddenly
broke from its casting. The tea
kettle of hot water was thrown over
Ruth's body as she struck the floor
on her back. She had on only her
nightdress and underwear. Mrs.
Christensen hearing the terrible
cries of her baby ran to her and i'm
mediately pulled of the steaming
garments. But she was too late for
the child had suffered awful burns
about her back, legs, abdomen and
one side of her chest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
WANTS OFFICIAL TO COL.
LECT BAD ACCOUNTS
Claimed That He Would Not Fur
nish Booze To Non-Paysr:
Party aSausaied"

Bootleggers, too, are afflicted
with credit business, and one Of
them. Edwar Grapp. who was sen
fenced when he appeared before
Judge N. e. Peterson Of the Mower
county district court, suggested that
since q jail term would make 1t i'm
possible to collect from his custom
ers, the county attorneys office
handle the collections. :.
Grapp was arrested by authori-
ties Of the sheriff s Office and the
police Saturday night, when a guam
tity Of liquor was found in his car.
He pleaded guilty when he was TAX
en- to Preston. to appear before
Judge Peterson and a sentence Of
sixty days, together with q fine of
$50, was imposed upon him. In
the event he fails to pay his fine,
thirty days win be added to his SEN
tence. -
An airplane route was the source
OF his supply, Grapp told the Judge.
He said that the liquor that the au-
thorities found In his car was
brought into Austin by the plane
Saturday. The pilot Of the plane. he
booze with him.
Craps credit business is what
led him into the tolls OF the law, the
prisoner told the officials, when he
was returning from Preston. 1t Is
said. and he declared that he would
get" the fellow who '.squealed on
him" Grapp Is said to have attrib-
uted his downfall to a customer.
who was refused further supply or
liquor, because he had not paid for
previous deliveries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
PRESTON BREATHS EASIER
Village Laundry Man VIII Not Have
To Go To Bastiie

s- To Go To BastiIe
Preston, November 10 The vii
lage of Preston breaths again. The
village laundryman will not have to
to Jail for bootlegging during the
winter at least. The fear that gripp-
ed the heart strings Of the good peo
pie of the capitol Of Fillmore county
that they would have to appear In
the village church on Sunday with
soiled collars and unwashed shirts
was allayed when Judge Peterson
suspended the sentence of forty five
days in the county jail. This sus-
pesion was evidently based upon
John Wesley's statement that "Clean
illness is indeed next to godliness,"
or it may have been due to the i'm
passioned plea of County Attorney
Partridge who pictured to the court
the terrors of a community without
a laundry.
The Judge imposed a fine Of $3.50
which the laundryman must pay.
The suspension of the Jail sentence
viii last until May by which time il
is hoped that the laundryman win
be well reformed.
The village blacksmith" not
Whittier's but Wykoff's will keep
the home fires burning for he too
had a suspension Of forgive days
Jail sentence but must beat out a
800 fine upon his anvil while he is
sharpening calks of horseshoes for
the winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
THIRTY-ONE TRUE BILLS
Work Performed BY the Grand jury
Of Rice County

Of Rice County
Fariault, November 1s Thirty
one indictments and ten informa-
tons were filed at the office of
Robert H. Sine. clerk Of Rice county
district court, at the close of the
November session Of the grand jury.
The informations were entered by
County Attorney Lucius A. Smith.
The jury ended a session of three
days and half.
The most serious OF the indict-
ments returned by the jury was
against John HoutL charging man
slaughter in the second degree IN
connection with the death Of Ruth
Braaten, II years old, in an automo-
bile accident on North Second ave-
nue. Nov. 8. IT,. .-........ r..
Ten separate indictments were
brought against William Buitman.
Faribault soft drink bar proprietor,
charging him with receiving and
concealing stolen property. His sons,
Walter and Carl, were indicted on
six counts each charging receiving
and concealing stolen goods.
The list of indictments follow:
Following Is the complete list of
true bills made public:
John Hautz. manslaughter in the
second degree. y A..
William pullman, five counts of
receiving, five counts Of concealing
stolen goods.
Walter Bultman three counts of
receiving five counts Of concealing
stolen goods.
Carl Bultman, three counts Of re-
ceiying five counts OF concealing
stolen goods. &c.. ....
Roy Watson grand larceny, Sc
cond degree. =
Martin Weires, two counts of re-
ceiying two counts Of concealing
stolen property.
The informations included:
Charles B. Thayer. carnal know
ledge Of a child
George Fisher. assault in second
decree.
Erick Peterson, transporting Ii
quor. ~
Frank Bertram. keeping liquor for
Otto Bittrick. keeping liquor for
Erick Peterson, transporting Ii
John o'Leary. keeping liquor for
sale.
Charles, Lloyd and Frank Thruen,
receiving stolen property.
Hautz. against whom the man
slaughter charge was lodged plead
ed not guilty when he appeared with
his attorney James P. Mcmahon in
district court He was arrested
Thursday evening Immediately after
the adjournment Of the grand jury
and was held in the county jail un-
TIL his appearance before Judge
Sem. BAN was fixed at $1,000.
In addition to he charge of man
slaughter County Attorney Smith fill
ed an information alleging illegal
transportation OF liquor. for which
Hautz must stand trial. Hautz plead
ed not guilty to the charge Of Jus
tice court last week. Judge Seen set
bail at $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
BFTTFRMAIL SERVICE IEGGER has PLANT
THIS SOUGHT BY PEOPLE
ALONG GREAT WESTERN
Meeting 81 Delegations From Towns
Along the Great Western In
FaribauIt

Complaints Of inadequate mail
service for towns an the Chicago
Great Western road between Manka-
to and Faribault were voiced at q
meeting held at the offices OF the
Chamber Of Commerce, 'Farfbault
yesterday afternoon. Delegates from
Mankato, Madison Lake, Eysian,
Waterville and Morristown made up
the gathering. John Kasper,, post
master at Faribault and chairman OF
the railroad committee OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce presided and Hen
~ Dooley, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce, acted as secretary OF
the meeting. The discussion covered
a wide range, from mail service to
passenger traffic, express, freight
bus competition and a variety Of
other subjects.
Among those who took part in the
discussion were ]. A. Hahn, W. K.
Wilcox Elysian; Colonel j. NJ. Bar
clay. Banker Mather George Allen,
Madison Lake; Messrs, Dewald and
Evans, Waterville; II. K Short, Ely
sian: J. E. Reynolds, Mankato: E. A.
Tallberg John Peterson, A. A. He'd
erick. Dr.. VI. Maryland. Howard Brat
ton FarlDaun.
The Great Western railroad was
represented by G. F. Boyce, travel
ing freight and passenger agent: r.
A. Bishop. division freight and pas
senger agent.
The hope was expressed by the
delegates that the passenger train
schedule could be changed so
that train could depart from Man
kato in the morning instead OF keep
ing up the present arrangement,
which II wal claimed handicapped
merchants. bankers and farmers in
their receipt and dispatch Of mail.
The representatives Of the Great
Western discussed the situation
frankly and stated that the passen-
ger traffic was insufficient to say
expenses Of operation. However, I'M
der the new schedule the receipts
oyerlapped those which fell into the
Golfers of the company under the for
mer schedule. They advised that the
schedult now in force be maintained
for the present at least, for reasons
they considered most excellent 1t is
reported that there may be efforts
made to have the passengr train
taken on entirely. owing to poor pa
nonage.
116mDeTS OF the QSlSSdLlOu SuS
gested that closed mail pouches be
sent to town along the line on the
freight train which leaves Mankato
In the morning.
The representatives Of the railroad
stated that they would look into the
feasibility of such an arrangement.
They declared that the Great West
ern would do all in its power to &C
commodate the DeOnle living in the
towns along the line.
The gathering was harmonious
and characterized by frank expires
stons which were appreciated by
the members of the delegation and
the Representatives OF the railroad
company.
Mankato was represented at the
meeting by w. e. Olson. secretary Of
the Civic and Commerce associa-
ton, and ]. z. Reynolds, who in
formed the gathering that Mankato
has no grievance and wanted to aid
In securing the best service possible
for all the towns along the line.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
KEHNER GIVEN HEARING
Wife Charges That Husband Threat
]. xnsA r. n. Ia. RndiI.. Har.n

Wife Charges That Husband Threat
+ ened To % Her Bodily Harm
Henry Kehner, who was arrested
by Mankato police Thursday on a
warrant sworn to by his wife charg-
ing nonsupport, was released on
that charge on a 800 bond, only to
be picked up again by the police
Saturday evening. This time his
wife charges her husband with
threatening TO do her great bodily
harm. She swore to COM
plant charging her husband with
this, and Chief Of Police Phil Lund-
mark placed him under arrest He
was confined in the city Jail until
this morning at ten o'clock. when
he was arraigned before Judge WI
liam Stradtmann, where he entered
a plea of not guilty. In default Of a
bond Of $500 the defendant was re-
smanded back to the custody OF the
police until the time of his hearing
lat two o'clock this afternoon. Mrs.
IKehner informed the chief Of police
that the telephone line leading to
her apartments had been tempered
with sometime Saturday. This she
discovered when she wanted to use
the phone. When searched at the po-
lice station a pair OF pincers were
found on Kehnef.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
"scRue sroek tste ON pock,

lngton, -. L.
"scRuB STOCK Drag ON PocK-
.H ETBook"
The desire Of practical livestock
owners as well as agricultural extern
In spreading the message OF Bet
ter Sires-Better Stock" is evident
from frequent letters received by the
United States department of agri-
culture. IL am in the cattle bust
ness" a Montana stockman writes,
"and use purebred sires, but there
are still good many people using
scrub bulls In this part of the coun-
try, ! would gladly work in con-
junction with someone In getting
the people interested and show them
the great results from using pure
bred sires and for ali lime do away
with the scrub animal which is such
a drag on the pocketbook." This
livestock owner asked how better
sires work Is conducted in other
places and was given that informa-
ton. A Nebraska farmer who also
desired 10 participate in the work
reported that he was disposing of his
last grade bull. The manager of a
large livestock farm in Indiana re-
Gently notified the department that
he had sold his scrub boar which is
to be replaced by a purebred, and
henceforth all his livestock breed
ing operations will be on a strictly
purebred-sire basis. Eastern States
are similarly active. A dairy bull
sale recently held in Howard County,
Maryland, was preceded by scrub
ball trial, at which the prisoner a
scrub bull was convicted by a jury
of twelve farmers and sentenced to
be killed. A barbecue was part OF
the event.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
MILD WINTER PREDICTED
Geese and Ducks Are Not Heading
Southwark Say the Hunters.

Geese and Ducks Are Not Heading
Southwark. Say the Hunters.
J. ]. Hosek of Filley, Neb., near
the Missouri river, stopped of be-
tween trains in Mankato while on
his way to his former home in yell
low Medicine county. He predicts
that we will have an open winter
this year. None OF the wild geese
and ducks that take their fight
south along the Missouri river have
been seen as yet flying southwark.
]. F. Gould, Minnesota game and
fish commissioner, just recently re-
ceived the following queries from
southern hunters:
IAN anxious query received by
the game and fish department from
the First National bank at Atchison,
Kan, lastAweek, expressed consider
able concern over the duck situa-
ton. The telegram explained that
the northern ducks had not yet ap-
.peared in that part Of the country
and inquired whether they were still
on the lakes of Minnesota in con-
siderable numbers and why.
The same day a similar telegram
was received by The Dispatch from
ST LOnlS.
ANSWERS to these kilograms ex-
planned that the late fall flight had
not yet proceeded as far south as
st. Paul, while the lakes of north
ern Minnesota and even across the
boundary in Canda were fairly tenn
ing with northern ducks which show
ed no disposition to continue their
journey.
"I might have added Commits
sioner J. F. Gould said, that the
ducks apparently were enjoying
Minnesota's California weather too
much to leave this part Of the coun-
try ...
about the same time the game
and fish department learned from
Warden G. W. Turnbull of Albert
Lea that he had seen something
unique in his experience in Mime
sofa. Wild ducks from thousands Of
lakes, ponds and sloughs in south
ern Minnesota had massed for a
great flight, but instead of moving
southwark they had headed directly
into the northwest"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
AGED Woman Dies
n-4.e1

Especial To The Free Pressl
st. James. Mimi. November 20
Mrs Elizabeth Olson. aged eighty
four wears. died YESTERDAY porninp
at the howe of her DAUGHTER. Mrs. B.
Hovdep. Infrmities Of old age caus-
ed death. Elizabeth Jverson was
horn in NORWAY March IL. 1910. She
was married in Norway end lived
there for several wears. The family
came to this county in the early
days and took m a homestead in
Rosendala township east of St.
Iames. Eieht children were born.
hut ONLY one is row living After
the death OF her husband fourteen
wears ago. she lived alone In st.
lanes until last fall when she went
to live with her daughter. Funeral
services will be conducted tomorrow
at the house and at the Rnsendale
church by Rev. p. G.. Danielson OF
Madelia. Burial wifi be at the Ros-
endale cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
FIRE AT BISMARCK
Part of State Highway Building De-
stroyed Early Today
Associated Press DlSpatcnl
NYonhnrn On :

Associated HESSS DiSpdISnl
Bismarck. N. D., November 20
Fire early this morning destroyed
the main shop building and boiler
room of the state highway commits
sion machine shops here. The loss
which has not yet been determined
was fully covered by insurance,
commission officials stated.
The fire originated when Matt,
CIooten night Waterman, struck his
lantern against a truck and it fell
into a pail Of gasoline, according to
his statement. Clooten was badly
burned on the left hand and about
the ears and was hurried to a hospi-
tai. william Gentleman superinten-
dent of the shops however denied
Glooten's contention that there was
gasoline on the floor. A.r
Three trucks, two touring cars. a
tractor as wen as q number of truck
and auto parts were destroyed. Ow-
ing to the efforts Of local firemen.
three adjoining shop buildings were
saved.
The shops destroyed were used
for repair of surplus war material
trucks which are being distributed
to the counties OF the state by the
highway commission.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
RAPIDAN AND DECORIA
Pie Social Will Be Given In Ander-
SON School House Friday Night

Pie Social Will Be Given In Ander-
son School House Friday Night
Rapidan and Decorfa, November
19.-The program and pie social to
be given in the Anderson school dis
trict 143. Friday night, November
%. will be an interesting event.
Ladies, please bring pies. Everyone
is cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mic Jepsen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mad Madsen and Thorsten
Madsen were visitors at Carl Jepsen
home Sunday.
Miss Ruth Johnson spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her sister at
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Marks and
daughter were visitors at Mrs. Lou
Use Heitner home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Horberg ann
Ed Tarjeson motored to the Emil
Saruelson home last Sunday.
Marie Tarjeson spent Sunday with
June Tarjeson-
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson are
the proud parents OF a baby boy
born Tuesday morning.
Leonard Peters has been helping
stack corn stalks al the Heitner
home.
MI. and Mrs. John Little and
daughter were callers at the par
ents' home Sunday afternoon.
Johnnie Anderson is busy shred
ding corn IN this vicinity.
Martin Erickson has been busy
hauling hay for the past week.
August Wieght and his sister.
who is in Rapidan from little Falls
were callers at Ernest Bartch and
Mrs. Heitner homes Monday after
noon.
Corn huskirg Is the most import
anr work IN Decoria.
The Carlson family has been on
the sick list for the last week, but
all are improving. 4,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
COL. MARCH SELECTED
LitchfieId Man To Manage Coolidge
Campaign In State.


st. Paul, November 20.-Colonel
C. H. March of Litchfield, Mimi, is
slated TO manage the Minnesota
campaign of President Coolidge for
the republican presidential nomina-
ton In 1924, according to a Wash
4gton dispatch today to The St
Paul Dispatch.
1t has been reported that e. E.
Smith of Minneapolis had been ex-
pected to manage the Coolidge cam
paign in this state.
Reports were current in demo-
cratic circles that leadership in the
campaign of William G. McAdoo for
the democratic presidential nomina-
ton, is to be entrusted to A. c.
Weiss, Duluth,
Friends of Senator Oscar ". I'm
derwood in the twin cities expect to
organize this week in behalf of his
campaign for the democratic nomi-
nation. .