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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
LADUE HAS RESIGNED

Assistant Game Commissioners
Couldn't Agree With Superior
Harry j. LaDue, assistant game
and fish commissioner under Carlos
Avery for the last four years, resign
ed late yesteday. The resignation
becomes effective as soon as possible
In view of the fact that you and
l do not agree in matters of general
policy concerning the administrator
of this departments affairs" Mr.. La
Due said in his letter to Mr. Avery
Il feel it incumbent on myself to
sever my connections with the de-
Eartment and hereby tender my res
fgnation."
The resignation did not come as
surprise to state officials who had
predicted there would be a shake
up in the department following the
legislative investigation.
1t has been known for some time
that Mr.. LaDue and the commission
er did not agree on the department s
policy relating to the handling OF
commercial fishing in southern Min :
nesota. Mr.. La Due did not deny that
this was the underlying cause OF his
severing his connections with the
department.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
Jim THE PENMAN
INMANkATOAGAIN
Ben Ash, Front Street Drug.
gist, Was Victim To Re-
port To Police

Ben Ash, a South Front street
druggist at noon to-day reported
that what he alleges is a bogus check
was passed on him yesterday after
noon after banking hours.
According to the statement Of Mr..
Ash, a young man about thirty years
of age dressed like an honest farmer
came in to the drug store and said
that o. M. Olson, a farmer living
near Minneopa Falls had given him
a check for fifteen dollars drawn on
Mr.. Olson's account at the First Ma
tional Bank of Mankato in favor of
Ben Ash. The young man explained
that Mr.. Olson wanted a certain
make of truss, which he had seen the
picture of in a catalogue. Mr.. Ash
happened to have just what Mr.. Oh
son was purported to want.
1t was then that the young man
said that he would not take the truss
until he called Mr.. Olson on the
phone. Mr.. Ash told the man he
might use the phone in the drug
store. He would not do this, however,
and said that he would call from
down the street.
Received Phone Call -
Soon afterwards Mr.. Ash received
d Sdll WLhCu was 6uppOcCo W
from Mr.. Olson. The man at the
other end of the line said that his
name was o. M. Olson, said that he
had given a young man a check for
fifteen dollars wanting him to spend
part Of it for truss. He said If the
fellow came in with it to honor the
paper because it was good. Perhaps
an hour late, the young man return
ed to the drug store. Mr.. Ash in
formed him that Mr.. Olson had call :
ed and wanted him to bring him the
truss. According to the statement OF
Mr.. Ash the fellow hesitated, and
said that he had better call Mr.. Olson
before he took the truss. Finally he
consented to make the purchase. He
was handed $3.50 in change. The
manipulation of the paper said that
he would call later and get the truss,
but he has not yet showed up. All OF
the banks were called UP by Mr.. Ash,
but none Of them carry an account
with o. M. Olson.
0. M. Olson, who lives on Lake
Crystal route one, was called up and
said that he has no account in the
First Ntional Bank of Mankato and
had not made out a check in favor
of Mr.. Ash. He further stated that
he is sound as dollar and does not
need a truss.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
ITEMS FROM KERNS

Kerns, April 25.-The Ladies' Aid
society will meet next week Thurs
day afternoon, May 5, with Mrs. A
BuZick.
The band will meet for practice
this week Friday evening at the home
o. Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Anderson. After
practice a social evening and dane
ing will be enjoyed
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman and family
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Claude Buick
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Vrooman anC
Claude Whitcomb spent Sunday af
ternoon at the Grice home on the
river road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Sharp and children and
Miss Edna Sharp were in the neigh
borhood Sunday afternoon.
Harry Loucks called on Gnber
Purrier Sunday afternoon.
Lorenzo Rist returned fom Mime
apols Saturday evening. His dargh
ter, Mrs. John Keene and Grandson
Delmar Keene came with him.
Evelyn Nordgren is helping Irene
Hanson this week.
Edward Budde spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. E.
Budde.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Grice visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith
Sunday afternoon.
Edna and Edward Swartout. Alice
Drake. Irene Chastuen Edith and
Edward Lundeen and Mary Williams
of Judson started out Sunday on a
hike, had a picnic dinner by the
friver near Riverview Stock farm and
walked to the II. A. Hanson home
then returned to Judson
The ball team was organized and
met, for practice Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Miller started
from St. Peter Sunday morning al
five o'clock and walked up the river
road to North Mankato. They visit
ed relatives and returned to st
Peter on the train Sunday afternoon
The school children gave their
teacher Miss Whelan a handkerchief
shower Friday Afternoon in honor O.
her birthday, which happened the
following day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hopp were en-
tertained for dinner Sunday by Mr.
and Mrs. Busse in North Mankato. Ii
the afternoon Mrs. Hopo and Mrs
Busse called on Mrs. w. Libby.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
SESSION REALTORS
HELD LAST NIGHT
Issues and Questions We're
Discussed By Mankato
Organization

The Real Estate Board met last
evening with good attendance.
While it was rainy night, it was
found that such nights are better for
meeting than the more pleasant ones,
as the different members are more
contented to stay and discuss the late
issues in their profession and create
new ideas for the advancement OF
the business. All members belong
ing to any organized Real Estate
Board, are classed as realtors today.
The word realtors, is new in the
American language. 1t was created
in the second national convention.
four years ago, and Is defined as
follows: 1T first stands out as a
sign for efficiency; for service for in
tegrity, and We are going to con
tinue to strive in that direction until
the citizenship of the whole nation
from one end to the other realizes
that the word does mean those three
things. We will continue our efforts
to make every man and woman en-
gagged in the real estate business or
who aspire to enter the business,
realize that the term means square
dealing, honor and integrity"
1t is very gratifying to note the
strength that this board is obtaining
through it's organization, and with
such a large membership in such a
short time All questions pertaining
to the welfare of the city as we'll as
the county are being taken up and
discussed pro and con" for the bet
torment of the people at large. The
question mostly dwelt upon at the
present time is the high taxation on
real estate, which has been over
assessed for all times past. 1t hao
produced IS percent of the taxes,
which in the minds of the realtors is
unequal. If personal property, stocks
and bonds were assessed in proper
ton, the real estate tax would de-
Cline 80 percent and the day will
soon come when legislation will be
enacted, through this great organiza-
tion of the state to equalize the tax
es and make it much easier for the
free holders. 1t is certainly wrong
that so much of the bond issue
through our great country is entitled
to exemption from taxes. Hence the
equalization is bound to come in the
near future. Secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
AMBOY STUDENTS
TO PRESENT PLAY
Will Be Given Friday, Sat-
urday This Week
THOSETAKlNGPART
Odd Fellows and Rebeccas Wis
tied Blue Earth On
Sunday
Especial to The Free rrcss.I

Amboy, April 24-The Junior
class play, When Smith Stepped
Out" will! be presented in the
Opera House on April - and 2S
under the direction of Miss Blanche
Crook. The following is the cast
OF characters:
William Horace Smith Uncle Bill
Gordon Heritage.
George Smith, his nephew, Don :
Richard keene, a detective. Hor
Bob Stanley, a wooer, George
Merrill.
Mrs. George Smith, Nellie, Clara
Juergens.
Muriel Armitage. her younger sis
ter, Aletha Getty.
Miss WINSTON, spinster, Gertrude
Rhinehart
Hilda, the maid at the Smiths,
Helen Fisk.
Synopsis: Time. the present:
place, Chicago; scene, Smiths living
room; three acts; spacialties be
tween acts, Hickory, Dickory Dock
dance by Airline Kinney and Rex
ford Day. Margetine Johnson. Orer
O'Connor, Glen Day and Lloyd Null
len. Readings by Miss Blanche
Crook.
Miss Helen Schwarz of st. Paul
is visiting her parents in AmbOy.
Will Hensline and wife also j. w
Heritage were in Madelia last week
on business.
A number of Odd Fellows and
RebeccaS went to Blue Earth Sun
day to take part in the Blue Earth
lodge celebration of it's one hundred
fourth anniversary. Music and ad
dresses were fine.
A number of Isaac Watsons have
been down to the river to capture
few carp.
Lowell Werges of WaSeca is Wis.
iting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
K. II. Werges.
VIII Johnson OF the Amboy mil
is having new set OF scales install
ed and will not buy grain for &
couple Of weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
CEMETERY SOCIETY MEET
Sterling Ladies Will Clean Church
Yard and Burial Place.

Yard and Burial Place.
| Sterling, April 25.-The Sterling
Cemetery society will hold a meeting
at the Sterling church on Tuesday,
May l. Everybody interested in the
church and cemetery is, asked to at
tend to help clean the church yard
and cemetery. The committee is al
so going to meet to hire somebody
to now the grass and take care Of
the cemetery this summer. So any
one who is interested is asked to
send in their bid to the president OF
the committee before that time.
The Ladies' Aid society met at
Thursday afternoon. Quite a few of
the members were present and an
enjoyable afternoon was spent.
Dainty refreshments were served by
the committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Troy returned
home on Friday afternoon from
Jewel, Iowa. where they spent the
winter with their daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Olson OF Man
kato were Sunday visitors at the S.
NJ Grover home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Howieson Of
Mankato are spending several days
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ellis. Mr.. Howieson came to attend
the Odd Fellows meeting at Amboy
on Saturday night.
Louis Brunz is drying new Ford
roadster, which he purchased Of the
Lille garage at Mapleton.
Mrs. Ernest Roloff spent several
days at the William DEWITT home at
Amboy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

L. w. Hugnin to Edward C. Banker
part Of lot five, .Mtchell's subdivision
of block ~, Van Brunt's addition
$500.
Caroline Guentzel to Otto w
Guentzel the westerley eighty five
feet of lot 1, block 4, Parsons addi-
ton to Mankato, $4,000.
c. J. Lundgren to e. C.. Wingen
lots 9 and 10, block 2, Hanna's add
ton to Mankato $1,000.
Amanda l.. HOLMAN to Ole G
Beckjarden, the westerly sixty feet
Of lot 6, block II, Waite & Rolifson's
addition to Mankato, $5,400
w. Dimmick to William Koberg lot
6, block 4. Vernon Center $4,000.
]. Hallberg to B. l.. keenan,, one
and one half acres in section "a,
South Bend. $500.
A. v. Lindquist to e. A. Hodapp
the westerly sixty six feet of lot 6
block IA, Waite & Rolfson's addition
to Mankato, $4,000.
Thora Strom. to Owen d. Jones
two and one half acres in section So
Cambria, $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
FIXED SALARY SCALE

School Board Held Meeting Last
Night For This Purpose
The following is the salary scned-
ule for the teachers of the local pub
lie schools as rearranged by the
board Of education at last nights
meeting.
Teachers Of the grades up and
through the sixth grade will receive
81, LIS for the first year; $1,170, Sec
ond: $1,215. third; $1,260, fourth, and
$1,305 for the fifth year. The board
requires that every teacher must
have two years experience before
they can enter the grades and re-
ceive the minimum wage.
For the Junior high the salaries
were fixed as follows: First year,
$1,215; second, $1,260; third, 81 ,305;
fourth, $1,350 and fifth, $1,395. To
be an instructor in any department
of the junior high, 1t is required
that they be graduates Of normal
schools. Also any teacher in the
junior high who is q graduate Of
some college will receive the same
salary as teacher OF the senior
high school.
The minimum wage for the senior
high is $3.50; second year. $1.410;
third. $1,470, and fourtAs $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27

the antique furniture which has al
ways been my fad. l found just
such place as l wanted down here.
l took the farm because it went
with the house.
'Phen it occurred to me the land
might be put to some good use, SO
! did as any college woman would.
asked the University of Maryland
to send out experts to look it over
and see what | had better raise on
it. l knew nothing about it myself.
'They told me lime and livestock
would be needed to make the soil fit
to raise anything. So wrote to the
various cattle associations and asked
them to send me their arguments
for the various kinds of cattle.
Starts With Prize
"A year after that l had stocked
my farm with Jerseys and had
bought fourth interest in SYPHILIS
Gamboge, a blooded animal that
brought the record price of s65,000
in 1919"
Today Miss Fitzgibbons has 125
prize cattle on her farm. She eX-
poets to make semi annual trips to
me island of Jersey to pick out ami
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
- WAS NOT eAUMAN WANTED
Man At Jasper Had Not Been Mixed
Up In Robbery.
Especial To The Free Pres

Especial To The Free Press1,
Jasper, Mimi, April 25-There's
an old saying there's nothing in a
name" but Lester Bauman Of this
place thinks the adage is all bunk.
Chief of Police Iverson received
word from the authorities at Grand
Forks, n. D., asking him to arrest
Bauman for a robbery that occurred
there, a few days ago. The chief
refused to make the arrest because
he knew that Bauman was not the
man wanted, but it. took consider
able telegraphing back and forth TO
convince the Grand Forks authori-
ties that Bauman waE nowhere near
their city when the robbery occur
red, but instead was following his
usual peaceful pursuits in Jasper. II
is reported that the man wanted at
Grand Forks had been in that city
all wintar and had been known as
Lester Bauman of Jasper. He proved
to be missing when wanted on the
robbery charge so the . authorities
looked for him here, where they To-
Gated the real Lester Bauman, but
not the Lester Bauman" they
wanted
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mails to sell here. She probably
knows more about the Jersey COW
than any other woman in this coun-
try-and / doubt II many men are
as well informed as she Is.
Il started out knowing nothing"
she said, $50, of course had moth
ing to unlearn. I've had all the
books the government issues on cat
tie as well as all bulletins from ag-
ricultural colleges. I've used every
bit of information I ever got at col
lege, and 1t has helped me to know
where to find more.
Work And Worry
THE work is hard. Many night
I've slept in my barn because some
calf was sick and l was afraid to
trust anyone else to care for 1t.
I've stuck at the business until
every man who gave me six months
in which to fail has become con-
WINGED I'm in earnest. I've put a
fortune into the cattle-and | ex-
t to get bigger one out Of them.
And | believe cattle raising ls
an ideal business for women"
Miss. FitZgibbons is an excellent
argument in favor OF the college
woman's way.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
SCHOOL NOTES
FROM RAPIDAN

The Senior class of the High
school will offer as a class play, Barn
by Barnby" to be rendered about the
middle of May. Members of the
cast are busy learning the lines of
the play and practice, will begin
sometime in the near future.
Several members of the High
school manual training class. have
become quite expert turning out
pedestals. Several orders have been
large book case is being finished by
Harry Waters.
A picnic was planned by the
teachers for members Of the 9Th, 9Th
and 7th grades for Tuesday after
noon but the rain which fell Monday
evening spoiled the plans and in
stead the pupils ate their picnic din
ner together in the school lunch
room. -
Five of the eighth grade boys
have entered the bread club work
from this school. They are already
receiving instructions on making
Odo. hC WIN 10 UAoCI bhC
ton of Miss Harshbarger.
Miss Melin Of the High school
staff spent Sunday with the home
folks at st. Peter.
Quite number of new pupils have
been received into the primary
room. These are mostly pupils en-
tering for the first time.
The Juniors of the high school
are making arrangements for the
first Junior Senior reception which
will be given in the near future.
Nearly forty dollars were obtained
as the schools share In the Country
Gentlemen subscription contest
which was held here a short time
ago. The money goes into the fund
for a piano for the school gymnas-
ium. The leaders in the campaign
were Misses Louise Just and Pearl
Nelson.
The class in general chemistry has
about finished the laboratory expert
ments required for the years work.
Considering the fact that the class
got rather a late start this Is good
record. 7
The school lunches which have
been given during the year have
been discontinued for the esason.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
CLOTHIERS TO CONVENE
Retail Dealers Are Dated For S.

Retail Dealers Are Dated For SEES
sion At Duluth August 8 and 9
A mid summer convention of the
Minnesota State Retail Clothiers as
ISOLATION and the Mems Apparel
club will be held at Duluth, August
8 and 8. Executive committees OF
the two organizations meeting at
The st. Paul Tuesday night perfect
ed arrangements for the meeting.
No business will be transacted at
the convention as it will be essen
TALLY social gathering, designed to
promote better acquaintanceship
among the retail clothiers of the
state. The trip to Duluth will be
made by automobiles. More than
$50 retailers and 100 members of the
Mems Apparel club with their fam
lilies are expected to attend.
The next annual state convention
Of the organizations will be held
February Is, 1924, at st. Paul, the
committees decided Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
III, 681 Ford Trucks Delivered
In First Quarter Set Record

Sales of 41,6S1 Ford Trucks dur
ing the first quarter, setting new
high record, bear out predictions
made earlier that the use of the
one ton truck in hauling and deliv-
cry systems will be greater this year
than ever before.
Not only is the Ford Truck rapid
ly coming into more general use in
the commercial field, where its de-
pendability, ease of operation and
adapta bility to all requirements
make it the most popular, but
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
Golfers May Play
Weather Permits

A ray of sunshine has
brought joy to the golfers of
.Mankato, for word has been
sent out that they will get in
some early training at putting
on the green's at the Country
Club links, through receiving
permission from Arch Richie,
professional golf instructor of
the local club. Several men,
bers of the club took advant-
age Of the opportunity and
played yesterday.
n. A. Patterson, chairman
of the greens committee stat
ed today that golfers would
be allowed on the greens by
Richie whenever the weather
permitted. Although the date
Of the formal opening Of links
has not been definitely decid-
ed upon local golfers will be-
able to get into action through
the arrangements made. The
formal opening of the club
house will be held on May !.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
Valuable Securities Found

Especial TO The Free Press
Trosky, Mimi, April 25.-On q
country highway mile south of
Rock Rapids, Iowa, a package was
found containing several thousand
dollars worth of valuable securities
which was taken by the robbers was
the Ewolt G. Griffin lumber company
office here when yeggmen visited
the place and blew open the safe
two weeks ago. A certificate of de-
pcsit for $1,000 on a Pipestone bank
which was taken by the ROBBERS was
not recovered with the other loot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
Charles {. Wells Dies.

Especial TO The Free PresST
Pipestone, Mimi, April 25.-Rela-
tives here have received word of
the death of Charles E. Wells, sixty
three years. old. which occurred at
his home in Chicago. Mr.. Wells
was a pioneer resident of Pipestone
county. entered the Star printing
office here about forty years ago
and thirty years ago went to Chi
cago where he edited and managed
Wheel Talk one of the first of the
high class house organs published
for general distribution
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
Plans For Creamery

Especial TO The Free PTeSS
Marshall, Mimi, April 25.-At q
largely attended meeting OF local.
farmers and dairymen plans for the
formation of a CO operative cream
cry here were discussed. 1t was
pointed out that at the present
time there are seven cream stations
in Marshall taking in cream for out
side points and the last year these
cream buyers bought and shipped
25S,000 pounds of butterfat.
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throughout the agricultural sections
Of the country it is fast being adopt
ed by the farmer as the best means
OF solving his problem for quicker
and cheaper transportation of his
products from the farm to the city
March sales of Ford trucks, which
reached the new high mark of 1871,
exceeded by more than 1000 the
sales for the first three months OF
1922, .totaling 1885, and were SO
percent higher than the sales in
February OF this year.
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POST FOR SPECTER
St. Paul Man Made Treasurer Fed
eraI Land Bank That City

Harry j. Speeter late Monday was
appointed assistant treasurer of the
Federal Land Bank of st. Paul by
the board of directors Of that insti
tuition.
Mr.. Speeter, who has been assist
ant attorney of the bank, succeeds
r. o. Ofsthun, appointed Monday by
Governor -Preus as a secretary OF
the Rural Credits commission.
Before coming to st. Paul, Mr.
Speeter was a lawyer and banker at
st. Charles, Mimi. He is graduate
of the 1909 class of the law school
of the University of Minnesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
Children Are Too Reckless

Waseca, Mimi, April 25.-Several
children have been the victims OF
automobile accidents during the past
few days. The accidents have been
mostly due to the children them
selves, however. Several cases have
been reported of the children DELHI
erately jumping in front of passing
automobiles and daring the drivers
to run over them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
snecial Russes For Sick

Rochester, Mimi, April 27.-To
accommodate invalids coming to Ro-
chester, local bus company Is
planning to put into operation spe-
cs types gd OF cars W with add oH IN Ing
comfort Of the sick.
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l. O. O. r, To Celebrate

ISpeClaI TO Tne FTe6 tItSsJ
Pfpestone, Mimi, April 25.-Grand
Master McDivitt and Grand Secre-
tary Bolton will be honored guests
of the local Odd Fellows lodge Fri
day evening of this week at which
time the 104th anniversary of the
order will be celebrated with bas-
ket supper and program. The visit
ing grand officers will be the prin-
cipal speakers of~the occasion.