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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
AUGUST CROP FORECAST
Estimates Made Public Today BY
Federal Department Agriculture :

Federal Department Agriculture -
Washington, d. c., August Z
Crop reduction this year was fore
cast by the department Of agricul.
ture today, baslng it's calculations
on conditions August l as follows:
Figures in millions Of bushels ex-
cepth were stately
WinteY wheat sos; spring wheat
225; all wheat 793; corn 21,sS2;
Oats 1916; barley 202; rye 81. 8
buckwheat 1876; white potatoes
$50; sweet potatoes 81; tobacco
(pounds) 1,474; fax seed 1e.1: rice
ss;;S; bay hay: tame az e. !tons9 sl;s hay,
S.5s; apples ISIS; peaches ATS:
peanuts lpounds) sS4; grain sor.
gheum 113.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
Red winn Man kllied

Red Wing, August John Staehle
SO years old, resident Of Florence
was struck and instantly killed at
$3.50 o'clock this morning by Passen-
ger Train No.. 10 west bound. on the
Milwaukee read at q point two miles
east OF Frontenac and within few
rods Of his home.
, 1923-06-27
JACK DEMPSEY

Born June "a, 1895, at Manassa,
Colo. His nationality is Irish
American.
Won the worlds heavyweight
championship July 4, 1919, from
Jess Willard at Toledo in three
round knockout.
Has been knocked out once-by
Jim Flynn in one round.
Has been knocked down 4 times
and boxed 4 draws.
Lost two decisions.
Won 40 fights by knockouts.
Has knocked out 80 out of his
last SO fights.
Has had ONE fight in the last
three years.
MEASUREMENTS Height, 6
feet I inch; weight, 1888; neck, 1914
inches; chest, normal AZ inches, ex-
panded 45 inches; waist, 33 inches;
biceps, 1874 inches; forearm, 14A
inches; wrist, 0 inches; thigh, %
inches; calf, 15A inches; ankle, Q
inches; reach "a inches.
, 1923-06-27

1t would be almost a disaster to en-
when employment and labor are so
evenly balanced, even if it could be
done.
To enforce prohibition now would
throw so many thousands of people
out of employment hat the labor
market would Immediately be glutted
to the extent of bread lines and soup
kitchens, together with all the evils
that go with such a condition.
Suppose that all the hundreds of
thousands of people, men and women,
who are now engaged in the liquor
business, directly and indirectly, were
forced to quit! If this should happen
it can readily be seen what it would
do to the labor market.
If all the many thousands of moon
shine makers, bootleggers, rum run
ners, distributors and agents were
thrown on the labor market at once,
and the gangs of prohibition workers,
the Anti-Saloon League bunch, all of
the sleuths, agents, breath-smelling
experts, key-hole spies, ~cock-roaches,
stool pigeons and grafters were all
suddenly separated from their salaries
imagine the RESULT .
Where would the latter find other
employment? They must, naturally,
live in some way, and while it might
be a little tough for some of these
favored ones to go to work, it SURE
would be a great relief to the tax
payers.
OF course, we know no such thing
is going to happen as men and
women are joining the ranks for
easy money every day. The business
does not seem to be quite as profita-
BILE as formerly, however. There
seems to be almost too much COMPETE
ton, moon appears to be getting
cheaper, more plentiful and of better
quality every day; in fact, much of it
is almost as good in quality as that
which comes across the border.
1t is not worth while to worry about
prohibition for a while yet. 1t is a
frightfully expensive proposition, but
the time has not arrived for it TO
come to a head. The people are n.y.
, 1923-06-27
The Cody Cowboys

Come to the Cody Stampede, folks.
The last of the old West!
Come see the Cody cowboys
They'll surely give you their best.
Ihey are cowpunchers of Cody,
And for Cody they will stand.
They must ride the bucking bronco,
And they have wild steers to brand.
The way to tell these cowboys,
From business men or clerks,
Is by their hairy pants, boys,
And v%ari-colored shirts.
They one and all wear Stetsons,
Gray, black, tan or brown,
You'll sure see all these COWBOYS
When the Stampede m around.
ThereW be "bronco-bustin" and races,
And many other delights,
And who'll do all these daring stunts
The Cody cowboys, by cripes.
Then hurrah for the Cody cowboys!
Fol- them we always stand!
Ride 'em, Cowboy! Let 'er buck!
In the good old Western land.
"-Hard-twist"
Lewistown, Montana.
, 1923-06-27
White Ink Used to Raise
Dollar Bill to Ten-Spot

Cheyenne, June 21.- Federal
authorities are searching for the
author of n ten dollar bill which left
Uncle Sans presses ms a n dollar
note.
The change was skillfully effected.
White ink has been used to make the
Tour corner ones into tens. By hold
ing the bill to the light the original
one" was plainly visible.
The bill was passed nj the carnival
which showed in Cheyenne last week.
The man whi received II and gave
change before he noticed the counter
felt reported the matter to the author
ities and gave them the bill.
, 1923-06-27
TOM

Born March %, 1891, at St. Paul,
MINI. His nationality is Irish
American.
He started boxing in 1915.
He has had 60 fights
He started boxing in 1918.
He has had SO fights.
Never was knocked out.
Never has been knocked down.
Lost one decision.
Won 81 fights by knockout.
Has had "a fights in the last
three years.
MEASUREMENTS Height, 6
feet "a inches; weight, 1856; neck,
II inches; chest, normal 40 inches,
expanded AZ inches; waist, "a
inches; biceps, IA "a inches; fore
arm, 10 inches; wrist, 9 inches;
thigh % inches; calf, 15A inches;
ankle, o inches; reach "a inches.
, 1923-06-27
Bodies of Custer
Scouts Discovered

MILES CITY, Mont, June Am
incident in the tanning of the west,
a fight with the Sioux on the banks
of the Yellowstone river, west of
the mouth of the Tongue river
twenty-five miles west of the pres
ent site of Miles City, was brought
to light here recently for the first
time, according to a statement made
by G. r. Morris, of Great Falls, Mont.
The story was brought to light by
James and Patrick McEvoy, of Gala
bar, when they stated they had
knowledge of two graves of white
men, killed there in the early days
by hostile Indians. None of the
oldest pioneers here, including the
McEvoys, who have lived here more
than forty years, knew the identity
of the men
MI. Morris, who vas a scout I'M
der General Custer and General
Stanley during their expedition in
1873, after hearing of the story of the
unknown dad, said:
"When l was a scout with Custer
and Stanley in 1873, we had a fight
with Sioux Indians on the north
side of the Yellowstone river, across
and in the bottom above the mouth
of the Tongue river. In the fight the
veteran army surgeon, DIR. Halsinger,
of Clusters cavalary, and Sutler, were
killed and the bodies were buried.
Mules trampled over the graves oblit-
Grating traces of burial. This was
done to keep the Indians from scalp
ing the men. These must have been
tn bodies found. My partner, Charles
Reynolds, and l saw them killed"
, 1923-06-27
STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF
PROHIBITION WOULD G[UT
LABOR MARKET, OPINION
With Moonshiners, Bootleggers, A%nti-Saloon
League And Spies Jobless, Bread-Line Would
Follow, Declares Shoshoni Man

pnotized by the propaganda, one way
or another, but sometime they will
wake up and something will drop
with a loud, squashy thud.
There is much said in the newspap-
ers about the action of Governor
Smith of New York. but, regardless
of it all, there is no possible doubt in
my mind but that he did the right
thing.
To my way of thinking, governor
has no right whatever to veto any
measure that has been passed on by u
vote of the people no matter what his
private opinion may be. He would be
a traitor should he nullify the wishes
of the majority of the people of the
state he represents.
Many of the newspapers go to ex-
tremes and fail to give Governor
Smith the credit to which he is entitl-
ed. As / understand the matter, Gov
ernor Smith is not fighting prohibi-
ton; he is simply following the lead
of his people, protesting against the
further looting of their treasure by
a bunch of honest long-haired fana-
tees and a much larger gang of very
expensive grafters.
The State of New York and Cover
nor Smith have acted wisely, and it Ia
certain that other states will follow
in the near future or when they get
tired of being taxed to a FRAGILE for
a lost cause.
1t is not a matter of wet or dry, 1t
has got to a point where it is a ques-
ton whether the majority are going
to be free American citizens or wheth
err they are going into peonage.
One should not criticize such loud
mouthed, perpetual-motioned demi-
gogs as Bill Bryan and Hank Bowlby
as they are simply working at their
trade. They have both grown exceed
ingly wealthy at it, and will no doubt
continue in the same line so long as
they get the receipts and front page
%notoriety.
This is a side issue to the main
issue, however, and has little effect
one way or the other. Bryan and
Bowlby are a part of the show like
the ballyhoo men at the State Fair
who sell Rattlesnake Oil and Wonder
Pills.
, 1923-06-27

Used. which require only so MILAN.
peres Cos amperes) alament current
per tube.
This new outfit. known as the Ra-
diola II. will receive radio messages
over a range from 200 to 600 meters
for a distance as great as any set hav-
ing a detector and one stage Of am
%plification. 1t is housed in a mahog-
any cabi-ct with hinged front and
rear covers. Head teier'.ones with
plug attached are clamped on the in
side of the front cover. Provision is
made in the real cover for all bat
teries in such a way that they can be
easily exchanged.
The set is SO designed as to make
, 1923-06-27

amplifer. It can be used to secure
loud speaker signals from distant sta
tons.
For portable use the tlament cur
rent is supplied from two 3-cell. Az
volt f1ashlight batteries is parallel
and the plate or "B" battery current
is supplied by two 2%2Aa-volt batteries
connected in series. For home use
when weight and portability are moi
essential. larger batteries both for
ilament and plate current can be
used. For such use 1t is recommend
ed that three l11-volt dry cells il
series be used for the flament and
two larger size 221a-volt batteries In
series be used for the plate voltage.
, 1923-06-27
PORTABLE RADIO SET USING FLASHLICHT
BATTERIES IDEAL FOR USE ON FARM
New Receiver, Weighing Less Than 1s Pounds and Using
New UV-l9s Tubes. Perfected by
General Electric Company.

A compact. s%elf-contained portable
radio receiving set requiring only
fashight batteries for the flaments
OF the tubes used. and weighing less
than Is pounds. has been perfected
by the General Electric Company for
the Radio Corporation of America. An
outstanding feature, adding to its por.
liability and d~esirability for camping
trips, or use on the farm. is the fact
that the new radiotrons. Uv.1ss. are
, 1923-06-27

a neat appearance in the home and Is
considered the ideal outfit for use on
he farm. The front cover can be
easily detached.
Radiola II comprises q regenerative
receiver with a tube detector
and n stage of audio frequency am
plifcation. The circuit Is considered
very efficient and will operate a loud
speaker on signals received from
nearby stations. With an additional
, 1923-06-27
INJUSTICE MADE
OUTLAW OF HOLE
|N-WALL LEADER
apIrTCH~ CASSIDY'S HISTO-
RY TOLD IN INTERESTING
ARTICLE IN KEMMERER
REPUBLICAN

luC otOAy
Cassidy in Patagonia, old IN the En-
terprise a few weeks ago, a been
widely copied and n kemmerer Re
publican adds the following history
of the notorious wyoming outlaw to
the account OF his death:
George Leroy (Butch) Cassidy
when a youth, was a butchers helper
in Salt Lake City, n was sent by his
employer 70 southern Utah for a herd
of cattle. His horse giving out,
Butch entered a farmers field and
borrowed for the remainder OF the
trip. On his return ne stopped at the
farm, to return the horse and pay
damages, or buy the morse. The farm
er wouldn't listed to his explanation,
and had him arrested for horse-steal-
ing. He was held jail SIX months
without trial In a hot Isolated jail and
it was there that he swore vengeance
against society. Being acquitted OF
the charge, the man was no longer a
peaoceabie citizen, but an outlaw
against all mankind.
Arrested by Calveiry
Cassidy came to wyoming, and
went into the northern part OF the
state, and first came into local notice
by stealing q bunch OF horses from
Col. Torrey, M OF Roosevelt's Rough
Riders in the Spanish-American war.
He fled south and hid out in Star Val
ley in Lincoln county, where he was
apprehended by Sheriff Ward and
Deputy Sheriff Bob Calverly, Of old
Uinta county. The latter shot Cas-
sidy in the head. but it was a minor
injury, after which Cassidy sur
rendered after being o ii by h form
er Kemmerer deputy sheriff that he
was too good a man to be killed.
For this theft, Cassidy was sentenc-
ed to the Wyoming penitentiary, and
during his term made strong pleas
for a pardon, which was finally given
him, upon his promise that he
would commit another crime in the
state. This promise he kept religious
ly, and so far as known he never spent
another day in prison, although he
figured in train robberies and other
crimes in many states in the West.
The U. P. train robbery at Upton.
Wyo., west of Rock Springs was laid
at the door of Cassidy and his gang,
which brought p strong denial from
the bandit; in fact, he ever went so
far as to meet the officials of the
road to consult with them. At the
meeting he kept all of them covered
and finally convinced them that he
was innocent Of the crime Many
times Cassidy appeared in the towns
of WeSfern WvOmin0. following his
crimes, but few attempts ever were
made to place him under arrest.
One of his crimes was q sensational
robbery of d. H. Moffatt, bank presi-
dent in Denver, when he entered the
officials office disguised IS a clergy
man, and under pretext Of setting off
a high explosive, secured $4,000. He
figured in the robbery of a govern
, 1923-06-27

And ow the electrical toothbrush.
guaranteed to give the teeth a perfect
,cientifc brushing! The human ace
IS one day neare the great era of the
electrically grtomed man and the
electrically beauifed woman.
, 1923-06-27
Ohio Lives Electrically

OhTo CIVes GIectrIcaIIy
The actual customers Of electric
companies in Ohio number 1902 900
but more than 5000 900 get the ben,
At of electricity. or practically the en-
tire population Of the state. Looks
like . unanimous decision!
, 1923-06-27

A poll Of s~ixth-grade pupils in st.
Louis revealed that Of 5,375 children
questioned 40 per cent had new seen
n sheep, and II per cent had never
looked upon n pig.
, 1923-06-27

CODY. wYoMING-THE LAST
AND THE BEST OF THE WEST.
, 1923-06-27
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

OFFICE OF THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS
Cheyenne, Wyoming, June IA, 1928
Farmers Life Insurance Company, Denver. Colorado.
admitted assets >opl ooyoooo -.-
Liabilities except capital $2766yS14s3
CAPITAL Stock paid UT. 1O0,3772O
Surplus over Liabilities Unassigned Funds (Surphs) 288,3684 40
$3155,56052 $3155,56052
Income during yea ending December S1st, 1922 --.-------~-- 716497H
Disbursement for year ending December 31st, 1922 ---.--~---I s437, 549 43
BUSINESS IN WYOMING FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31st, 1922
Insurance written - s126,000O0
cross Premiums received. 575731
Losses maid None
Losses incurred Noh
STATE OF WYOMING, COUNTY OF LARAMIE. SIS
l. II. A. LOUCKS, Insurance Commissioner o thu State of Wyoming, do
hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a condensed statement of the
annual statement of the above named Insurance Company, filed at my office,
asre required by Section 1894, c. s. 1920.
In testimony whereof, / have hereunto set my affxed my zeal
of office the IA day of June, A. ID. 1923.
H. A. Loucks, Insurance Commissioner
First publication June 27-Last publication August l..
, 1923-06-27
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

OFFICE OF THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS
Cheyenne, Wyoming, May 81, 1928
Sbosbone Farmer sMutualF Fire Insurance Company, Powell, Wyoming
io'I a a~ o%cen, cnn,nl ....us 1,4292O
s77635 $i,42920
,,.o,o d,rrc war; December 3it. 1922 ms ,s3557
nist,m.amen for ryear endinc December 31t. 1922 .--..-.--- s 1853 %
IN wYOMING FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31st, 1922
~, p;Lsy yr,,or .S43129O0
~. p.aas;rns randyod 99i93
- ~ 5iS19
Iss~as rs.,-rod 1,23S19
STATE OF WYOMING, COUNTY OF LARAMIE. IS
l. II. A. LOUCKS, Insurance Commissioner If the State II wyoming, 40
hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a condensed statement Of tn
annual statement of the above named Insurance Company, file at my ONCE
as required by Section 1864. c. S. 1920.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto set my hand aiilSed my eal
of office the % day of May, A. ID. 1923.
II. A. Loucks, Insurance Commissioner
First publication June 27-Last publication August ].
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-05-04

Since the nation, the state and COM
munities have arranged the civic work
and other special duties to take place
IN certain weeks, it behooves the ranch
women to do likewise. For those who
have already tried the plan a certain
week set aside for certain work brings
admirable results. Some of the women
have a way OF engaging the whole
family in the work designated and re-
port that more was accomplished under
this definite system than had been
heretofore finished in a month.
One of the special weeks in line
this season of the year is bedding
week
II you have not tried the special
plan begin with the bed
ding. As this is our particular hobby
and one which. we have played with
for, 10, these many years, we heartily
recommend bedding week. Although
the nights are still bit chilly to lay
aside n great amount of the heavy
bedding, still it is not teo early to plan
bedding week.
Begin with the white bedding first.
Look over the best you have in the
sheet and pillow case line; IL some show
Va "shA shhu hiiCiii w bitC
supply to be in constant use. Ar
range for replenishing the best bed
sets when special sales are on in mid
summer. In looking over pillow slips,
mend every rent or near-rent. The
thin places that are likely to split
should be hand-darned. Ii the size of
the slip permits the seam may be
opened and the hem either ripped or
nt anftral,- md he 81,
together the other way of the goods.
Sometimes the hem can be cut off then
sewed on the edge of the made-ove.
Slip. Large slips can be made into
smaller ones; trimmed slips that show
signs of wear may still serve as day
slips and put on over the night slip
to give the beds fresh look. These
should be removed when the pillow is
in use. You will find you can use these
dress-up slips for two weeks by using
care in not allowing them to get
wrinkled.
Sheets offer many opportunities to
the housewife for remodeling. Mend
all breaks in the linen, see that the
hens are not frayed; don't hesitate tn
put on patch If the worn places are
too large TO darn Sheets that have
worn thin in the center may be opened
and made over by scanning the sewage
edges together and hemming the other
sides. II the family members object
to scanned sheet, the worn sheets
may be made into smaller ones for
the single beds and cots. But IL a
seam is carefully "felled," allowing at
least quarter Of an inch or more fog'
lap, the seam need not interfere
with any sleeper's comfort. Small
ends of sheets may be used for the
sham sheets; these need not be more
than twenty-four inches deep. as this
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-05-04
Y. w. c. A. HOLD OUTDOOR
MEETING ABOVE ALMONT

The college Y. W. c. a. cabinet
members anu the outgoing members
of the cabinet held their eabine; train
ing conference IL the Biological station
above Alrnont, last Saturday and Sun
day Miss Grace Wilson, secretary OF
of the \. W. c. A, and assistant dean
of women at Greeley, arrived in Gun
nison las, Friday and accompanied the
girls Other guests were Misses Spicer
and Vowel and Mrs. Quigley.
The conference was in the form OF
open discussions. the leaders being Miss
Wilson, Miss Fetz, former president;
Miss Spencer, newly-elected president:
Miss Vowel and Miss Spicer. The
topics of some of the discussions were
"what the Y. W. c. A. Means to Col
iege Girls" and Breaking Down Bar
riers Between College GIRLS" Those
attending were Nellie Santerelli,
Blanche Brooke, Madge Davis, Jennie
Pingatore, inez Maupin, Ruth Spencer,
Love Tinnen, Mable Anderson, Evange-
line Turner, Alkaline Blumberg, Elma
Baerg, Anna McCabe.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-05-04
TWO SAGUACHE CHILDREN
POISONED BY EATING
WILD PARSNIP PLANT

Salida MALI
Two children were poisoned at Sa-
guache last week by wild parsnips
which they found alongside an irriga-
tion ditch. Three doctors worked over
the children for five hours and finally
succeeded in saving their lives. The
two children are Doyle Fennell, aged
five years, and thief our-year-old
daughter of Martin Slane.
The little girl arrived home with a
handful of the wild parsnip and told
her mother she was sick and that she
had been eating the plant. Mrs. Slane
recognized the poison weed and i'm
mediately summoned doctor. The
child told ner mother that the boy had
eaten ''lots of it." Mrs. Slane sent
searching party for the boy. They
found him along the road unconscious.
The case attracted the attention of
the whole town. Business was sus-
pended and cars sent in all directions
to hurry doctors to the children. The
little girl was only slightly affected.
but the life of the boy hung in the
balance for several hours. Both have
practically recovered.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-05-04
Twenty Years
Ago
Should Aud Acquaintance be
And Never brought to MINI
Gunnison, May 8, 1909
Dear MnrY:-


Dear Nary
Just n few lines SO you'll know that
cleaning house hasn't killed me-yet.
/ am certainly glad it's over with. Had
so much TO do alone.
Jack has gone to White Pine to try
his luck mining. Maybe one of these
days you'll have millionaire lady on
your list. Had letter from him yes
terday. He was telling me about the
camp and the folks there.
He met Harry C. Miller and bride.
Miss Fannie O'Leary. They were mar
ried at her home in Michigan. Mr..
Miller has the contract for driving q
tunnel on the Akron property.
Hope Jack strikes it rich. But
can't help but wish he was interested
in ranching. There were several big
ranch deals here this week.
j. NJ. Allen sold his 800 acres ranch
to B. l.. Dollard and Tom Stevens
sold his place on Taylor river to A. T..
Roper and Joe lsham. i hear that A.
b. Coats sold his place above Parlin
to VIM. Reece.
Helen has gone to the train to see
two of her schoolmates off, George
Rowe and Norma Crooks, who are go
ing for visit with relatives at Sey
mour, Missouri.
There is bunch of young fellows
going to Salida tonight to join the
Elks-Clyde Martin, Fred Walters, Ell
mer Mullin, Fred Allen, Clyde Glad
dish, and Emery Miner.
hear that Il. X. Cheney has bought
the Bean residence in North Gunni-
son and is moving in
And, oh yes, John Risse came baci.
yesterday from his long stay in Cali
fornia. Mrs. Rise and the children
have been back some time.
+. j. Hildebrand was over from Lit
Teton this week, settling up the es-
tate of his aunt, Mrs. Anna Bohm.
The lady next door was over this
morning to show me the announce.
ment she received from kfra and Mrs
A. C. Huffsmith, Of Greeley, who have
a baby daughter.
There is new boy at the Louis
Lucero home at Jacks Cabin.
My boy wanted to go to the dance
tonight, which c. Rouviere is giving
in the Cebolla school house. Would
not mind going myself, but don't like
to since Jack is away.
t | had a chance to go to Doyleville
the other day to the birthday party on
Mrs. ID. A. Mcconnell. She was g.
That reminds me that Wayne Scots
boy, Date, of that place, nearly killed
himself while hunting rabbits. His
gun went off accidentally and the bull
let went through his head, but he is
still alive.
| saw Miss Leila Hall on the street
today. She has been visiting in Crane
Junction.
| Must ring off now, as it's getting
late. Will write again next week.
Hastily, AGNES.