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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
FRESH CREWS SENT
INTO FIRE AREAS
Flames Spreading In North
Part of State
LARGETRACTS BURN
Worst Danger Is Reported Be.
tween Tower and
Angora Today
Associated Press Dispatch. ]


Duluth, Mimi, May 2S.-The Du-
luth district office of the state for
est service today was checking re-
ports on forest and brush fires in
Northeastern Minnesota with view
to dispatching fresh crews of guards
to assist forestry patrolmen, settlers
and townspeople to protect property
valuable STANDS of timber. No ma
terial damage has been reported, &C
cording to John H. Nelson, district
supervisor, but large areas OF cut
over lands have been covered by the
fires which burned the week end.
Wind conditions have been favor
able and this together with the re-
tarded and scant early summer crop
of vegetation has enabled the guards
to head the names away from timber
and settlers home. IN
Extra Guards Sent Out. 81
The worst fire is in Ranger Muir
phys district between Tower and
Angora. Twenty additional guards
have been sent from Duluth to re-
lieve the settlers who, according to
hanger Murphy's report have mad
little rest during the last two days.
Another fire in this vicinity on
Fall Lake is being fought by Pa
trolman Matt Linda.
Patrolman Charles Ranto and a
crew of forty men were engaged yes
terday in throwing fire lines around
a brush fire four miles northwest of
Markham. This blaze was in cut
over lands and proved troublesome.
Ranger Bottineau reported stub
born brush fire burning southwest
of Fairbanks. Patrolman Proudlock
and a crew of guards assisted by
lumberjacks, prevented brush fire
near Rawlings from reaching valu-
able timber.
Wisconsin And Michigan Fires
Ironwood. Mich, May 2S.-Foresr
fires are raging in Villas county, Wis
consin and Gogebic county, Michigan
Large areas of cutoyer land are
burning and the spreading fam es
are threatening valuable timber
tracts beween Lac VieuX desert and
Watersmeet. Hot ashes are falling
in those towns, which are several
miles from the scene of the fires.
The forests lining the Cloverland
trail road are burning and it was
reported that late Sunday at least
one hundred motorists were held up
for over an hour before they could
pass the blazing trees. The situation
here appears very serious due to the
extremely dry and hot weather
Large crews of men are fighting the
fires
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
SHE USED "RAZZER.r

CoIored Woman Carved Husband;
He's In Hospital; Wife Jailed
Joe Jackson, colored, who was
stabbed during a domestic fracas
with his wife yesterday morning at
three o'clock in the road camp OF
Cameron an Joyce outside of Elgin,
is reported to be improving today, at
the Colonial hospital. Although the
colored man suffered considerable
pain during the night from the deep.
knife cuts on his body, physicians
say that he will recover. =
His wife, huge brawny woman,
was brought into municipal court
this morning and her hearing was
postponed until two o'clock this az
ternoon. HE done tried to tchoke
me and cut me all up in bits" she
prot to the county attorney.
Joe, the lesser half, however, is a
little man and his condition at the
hospital would seem to indicate that
his wife had done some bit of cut
ting herself. -...
The affair took place between two
and three o'clock yesterday morning
in one of the Nhuts in the road camp
between Elgin and Doty. Workmen
were aroused by the noise of the
struggle and the yells Of Mrs. Jack.
son who is reported to have said,
It'll cut your throat" @.
The struggle ended when the
knife welded by the woman sank
deep into Jackson's back. danger
ously near vital spot
The physician at Elgin, who was
called to the scene of the row noti-
fed Sheriff Hauck and Jackson was
rushed to the Colonial hospital as
his wounds continued to bleed. His
wife had evidently used the knife
with a great deal of effect for Jack
son was in serious condition with
many body wounds 20,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
SIX PEOPLE INJURED
Mother and Five Children Were In
An Overturned Automobile

Mother and Five Children Were In
An Overturned Automobile
Alden, Mimi, May ga mother
and FIVE children were injured when
their automobile overturned four
miles east of the city yesterday.
Mrs. Myrtle Stair, thirty nine
years old, of Pawnee, ILL.,, was the
most severely hurt. She suffered
serious head cuts and she may have
been internally injured. Late tonight
she was still unconscious in a local
hotel.
The other injured are all children
of Mrs. Stair.
The family was coming from Ma
son City, Iowa, to work in the beef
fields in this vicinity when their car
struck a gravelled stretch of road
four miles east of Alden. A front
wheel either collapsed or broke off
and the car overturned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01

committee from the Holstein Breed
ers association and the Guernsey
Breeders association and were pi-
loted to Mankato. While here the
visitors will be taken on a tour Of
inspection Of the Mankato Creamery.
Visits will also be made to all thu
large dairying far.Ss in the vicinity
Of Mankato. Late t.\s afternoon the
party were schedulsi TO continue
its tour with a stop tonight at
Mortified
Brogger is one OF the leaders in
the dairying industry in Watonwan
county. Last fall he purchased sew
eral carloads Of purebred and grade
cattle and sold them among farmers
of his district for the purpose OF
getting them started properly in
farm dairying.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
Camp For Disabled
Dated For Opening
Former Service Men Invited
To Take Advantage of
invitation

The Minnesota state recreation
and recuperation camp for disabled
veterans of the world war and other
wars is scheduled to open June Is,
according TO announcement made by
the board of governors under whose
supervision the camp is to be oper-
ated.
Ideally located on Big Island id
Lake Minnetonka, but fifteen miles
from Minneapolis, the camp was
made possible by the last session of
the legislature, which appropriated
fund of $4,000 for equipping and
maintaining the institution. The
board has maze rapid progress in
putting everything in apple pie or
der we'll In advance of the opening
date.
The. site has been used for the
past two years for similar purposes,
and the board found made to order
the nucleus Of one Of the most at
'tractive rest camps one could ina
CINE, place where the disabled vet
Grams may find rest and recreation.
free from the inconvenience ordin.
ar1ly experienced at similar institu
lions.
The capacity is 22o, and will be
operated for period Of twelve
weeks. It being expected that the
average stay Of men will be two
weeks each. This will permit the
attendance Of over 1000 during the
season. Good beds in insect proof
buildings and screened tents. plenty
of good, wholesome food. entertain :
ments for those who seek to relax in
that manner; swimming, fishing,
! boating. tennis, hand ball and base
ball will fill the idle hours of the dis =
abled men. No work is expected OF
the men other than making their own
beds. Eo policing Of grounds nor
peeling "spuds" will be expected of
the guests "Yank." G.. A. r. veter-
an and Spanish War service men
alike will be greeted with open arms
and made to feel that Minnesota
takes care Of its own.
The rates are based on the bare
cost Of provisions, being S. per week
per man. or $40 for the two week
period. II the veteran brings his
wife, 1t will cost him $3.50 per week
additional for her, including one
child without charge. For addition
dl CuuuICuI CudIS0 Vi pS.OU per
week will be made. Married men
and their families will be housed in
separate cottages.
Every safeguard rs provided to
give the men the best Of care, in
Guiding a physician and a nurse fur
nished by the Veterans Bureau
which is working in close coopera
/ ton with the Board to make the
camp an outstanding success.
AN opportunity, like this to spend
two weeks In the midst Of the lovely
scenery of Minnetonka, and at a
cost that represents by a fraction of
that of similar outing in surround
ings unadapted to the peculiar de :
mands Of disabled men It is expect
ed will be hailed with delight by a
sufficient number. Of men to fill the
camp to absolute capacity during the
entire season Applications for re-
servations should be directed to 92S
Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis. ac-
cording to Emmett Smith, manager
of the camp.
, ...
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
CAR RESTORED TO OWNERS
Auto Had Been Used BY BootIeeoer
So II Is Claimed


So II Is Claimed.
st. James, May 25.-N. e. Ecken-
beck, collection and credit manager
for the Gray Motor Company of
Minneapolis, was in st. James Mon
day afternoon attempting to regain
possession of a Studebaker Big Six
automobile which operatives from
the sheriff's office seized last week
when they arrested George Peart
and Alfred Hilleboe, alleged Mime
apolls moonshinerS, on a charge OF
Transporting Intoxicating liquor, says
The Independent. The arrest was
made last Wednesday when Deputy
Sheriff Theo. Forstner is said to
have found gallon of moonshine
in an automobile which was left in
a Madelia garage by these two men
for repairs. The car was restored
to. the Gray Motor Company yester-
day afternoon when their represen-
that the car had not been paid for
and that they had given Peart DOS
session of the car on a conditional
sales contract which left the title to
the car with them until the ma
chine was paid for in full. Mr.. Eek
enbeck claimed that there was over
5000 still due on the machine.
1t is alleged that previous to their
capture Peart and Hilleboe had
been canvassing this part of the
state, taking orders for moonshine
which was to be delivered to the
purchasers later on. The gallon OF
more of moon" which is said to
have been found in their car is al
legged to have been a sample Of the
stuff they were trying to sell.
Peart is now serving thirty day
sentence in the Blue Earth county
Jail, following his plea of guilty be
fore Judge Comstock in district
court last Wednesday afternoon. In
addition he paid a fine Of $3.50. Hill
eboe, who was arraigned with him
plead not guilty, and is out on 5000
bonds which were furnished by At
torneys Regan and Grogan of Man
kato
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PIONEER OF STATE
CALLED BY DEATH
F. W. Stephan Died At
Minnesota Lake
SERVED IN THE WAR
Vast Last Survivor of G. A. r.
Post No. IT; Father Dr..
F. /. Stephan
rsnecial To The Free Pressl

Especial To The Free Pressl
Minnesota Lake. May 29.-Fred-
erlck William Stephan died at his
home In Minnesota Lake Thursday,
May "a, after an illness of about two
months. Mr.. Stephan was born April
s, 1885. at Rodbeck, Pommern. Ger
many. He was baptized while an
infant and was confirmed at the age
of fourteen years. During the Christ
mas season of 1855 he came to
America and located in Wisconsin.
September %, 1862, he was united
in marriage TO Miss Matilda Ber-
nick. Twelve children were born to
this union. Three preceded him in
death and also his wife, who passed
TO the great beyond in 1905: In the
year 1853 he came to Minnesota,
where he took up a homestead. In
1864 he was drafted into the army,
served until October OF the following
year as a private in Company X, 6tn
minnesota Infantry. Mr.. stephan was
the last survivor Of the e. A. +. Post
No. II. Those who remain to mourn
his death are Phillip, August, Henry
and Albert OF Sandburn, N. D.: Will
liam of Cathay, n. D; DR.. F. L. Step
han Of Mankato, Ernest; Mrs. August
Heupper and Matilda of this place,
twenty eight grand children and five
great grand children also survive.
Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon at the Evangelical church
of Peace. Rev. Otto A. Meucke de-
liyered the sermon. Services were
held under the direction of the Sons
of Veterans and World War veterans.
Pallbearers were John Troska,
Charles kremer, Herman Troska,
Henry Heller, Robert and Steve
Evan: fagbearer, Paul Troska. From
out-of town who attended the tuner
al were Messrs and Mesdames Henry
Barnick, William Heupper, Fred
Wilder and Messrs William and
Hans Wilder of Wells: DR.. F. l..
Stephan of Mankato; William Step
han of Cathay, N. D.; Chris. j:
Laurisch Of Mankato; Albert and
August Stephan of Sandburn, n. D.
Inc children wish to thank the choir
especially the Sons of Veterans,
World War Veterans, Legion auxili-
airy and all those who assisted during
their hour of sorrow.
Edwin Kaufman, Elizabeth and
Charles Lutz autoed to Easton Fri
day evening.
Arnold Fahlbusch autoed down
from Mankato Saturday and spent
Sunday with his parents.
Gerald Wrucke came down from
Mankato Friday evening to spend a
few days with his parents.
Jim Kaufman returned to Mankato
Friday afternoon after spending a
few days here on business.
George Kremer of Mankato was a
business caller here Friday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
TRIBUTETONATION =
HEROES IS URGED
American Legion Head Issues
Memorial Day
-. s...... 20. ..-r
.> Message
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl
Indianapolis, Ind, May 29.-The
splendor of the sacrifices Of Ameri-
cas- wardead were recalled today by
Alvin Owsley, national commander
Of the American Legion, in pro-
clamation urging the nation to pay
homage to its heroes, in a fitting
commemoration on Memorial Day.
"Hallowed tombs Of our dead lie
In the poppy covered fields OF
Flanders" Commander Owsley said
in his proclamation. I'VE, their
comrades of the American Legion,
shall not forget their deeds.
"On the annual recurrence OF
Memorial Day, in devotion and rev.
erence, we turn to consecrate the
resting place Of these our heroic
dead. We must bow to the plendor
Of the sarif1ce, the heroism of their
lives, the glory Of their belief in
America and our institutions. $50.
"As national commader Of the
American Legion, I implore every
man, woman and child of our mighty
nation to pay homage to the memory
of these brave men of every race,
class and creed of every war. Let US
reconsecrate their resting places as
shrines Of free America, rededi-
eating our lives to the furtherance
of the ideals for which they died.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
NINETEEN VICTIMS
FELL IN Ak SLASH
Birmingham Police Baffled In
Solving Mysterious
Sayings
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

Birmingham, Ala. May 29.-Bir-
mingham police were, today, seeking
to solve the murder of Charley Graf
feo, the latest victim of a series of
axe assaults which during the past
forty two months has taken the lives
Of nineteen persons and resulted in
injuries to seventeen others.
Graffeo. was found dead at his
store in an outlying residential sec
ton last night with his skull crushed
by the blow of an axe. and his throat
slashed. A blood spattered axe stood
behind the door. It's handle was
shortened, so that il could be carried
beneath the coat, police believed
The dead mans pockets had been
robbed and tho store rified for valu-
ables the investigating officers found.
The assailant had evidently entered
under the pretense OF making a pur-
chase. they said.
The attack upon Graffeo was the
twenty eighth assault during the
forty-two month period.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01

privileges on behalf Of the Legion
Members of Mankato Fire Depart
ment Relief association made its an
nual financial report to the city
council last night. This report
shows that, the balance on hand
April 1922 was $20,S37.61. the re-
ceipts for the year amounted to So
228. so, the disbursements to ST..
al. IA leaving a balance April J.,
1923 Of $21,924. 40.
At the close of the meeting the
following bills were audited and al
lowed: Crane company $23, Clinton
Falls Wagon company, $142.50, Matt
Clements, 81; Free Press, $3.50: S.
K. Fowler, 1925; James Manufac-
turing company $20282; ]. w. John
son So Knapps Cash grocery $3.50;
G. A. Lewis, $3.50; Model Dairy SO
Mankato Storage Battery company,
$3.50; Nyquist Clothing company,
$3.50; Standard Oil, $500; Steiners
Pharmacy, IS cents; Southern Min
nesota Motor Supply company, $4.35.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
Bovs' Accused of Robberv.

Fairmont, May 27.-One hour after
the Hawkeye Oil company filling
station, North avenue and Third
street, had been robbed of $54 Sun
day evening, Warren Dale and Harm
Tulip were held at Gilmore for Sher-
If Carver, charged with the crime
A little more than half an hour lat
ter, the pair were locked in the Mar
tin county Jail, where Tulip is said to
have confessed the robbery. He said
,owever, that Dale told him he got
only Sc. Checks in the till were not
aiken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
Armory Damaged BY Fire.

Sioux Falls. S. D., May 2S.-Fire
Of undetermined origin last night
resulted in damage to the equipment
probably prevent the participation of
the boys in the memorial day par
ade Wednesday but will not disar-
range plans for their encampmen at
Camp Pierre next month. Although
the loss has not been officially es-
timated it will run as high as $780,
TOO II is thought. The government
carried no insurance on the mater
ial. III.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
FIVE MEN KILLED
IN POWDER BLAST
Plant Hercules Company At
FayviIIe Shaken BY Explo-
sion Today
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

FayvilIe, ILL.,, May 29.-Five men
were killed and three injured In an
explosion at the Hercules Powder
company here today. -.
The explosion was in a. gelatin
packing plakt, in which the FIVE
killed were working. The cause of
the blast has not been determined.
The packing plant was destroyed,
but only one other Of the numerous
buildings of the plant was damaged.
The total property loss was estimat-
ed at $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
WINNER TENNIS TITLE
California Player Now Holder o
Hard Court Championship.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1

IASSOCIdLeU PTts5 DISpdLCH.
st. Cloud, France, May 2S.-Wil.
liam M. tombstone of California, now
holds the hard court tennis cham =
pionship Of the world in mems
singles He defeated w. Washer of
Belgium, yesterday in match that
went five sets.
Mile Suzanne Lenglen, after de-
feating Miss Kathleen McKane of
England in the women's singles, got
through the women's doubles play
and then collapsed, suffering from a
recurrence of the heart trouble that
caused her Inconvenience last year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
kldnanned Own Son.

Fargo, N. d., May 26.-Charged
with Kidnapping his own seven year
old son placed In the custody of his
grandfather at Casselton, H. F. Hill
born OF Mfnot was arrested yester-
day at Valley City on a warrant
sworn out by the child's grand
father Herman Nesemeir, according
20 the sheriff's Office here.
Some time ago the district court
awarded .Nesemeir CUSTODY OF Hi :
born,s three children following his
alleged failure to care for them
sproperly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
JAILED ON BOOZE CHARGE
Uncle and Nephew We're Caught
TRANSPORTING Liquor -

=
Fairmont. May 2S.-Uncle and
nephew were on the carpet in justice
corut at 10 a m. today when Erling
B. Daniels and Floyd L. Daniels, for
merly of .Fairmont. now living at
Fairfax, answered to charges Of hav-
ing liquor in their possession for
sale and transportation. .
Erling B. Daniels, the uncle, said
there's nothing to do but plead
guilty and begin serving sentence"
He was bound over to the district
court.
Floyd L. Daniels, the nephew, who
in his fifteen years, had cultivated
a neat Charlie Chaplin mustache and
a Valentino head OF hair, said he was
"only riding in the car with his un-
Gle" AS he was an infant in the sight
of the law, his case was transferred
to Judge Fancher's court, where 1,
will be heard later. In the meantime
both men are in the county jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01

respondent, Charles e. Morris.
The article reports that Au-
eustus p. Seymour Of Columbus,
a long time friend of Mr.. Daugh-
erty and at present assistant to
the attorney general may receive
the appointment. Continuing the
article says that Mr.. Daugher-
tvs resignation may be an
nounced from the white house
soon, or possibly not until after
President Harding's trip to
Alaska this summer. Mr.. Daueh-
erty's i'll health was reported as
the reason for his pending resig-
nation in Mr.. Morris article.
Attorney General Daugherty,
returning to Washington after a
period Of rest In Ohio, today at
tended his first cabinet meeting
in several weeks and denied all
reports which again have been
circulated that he soon would
resign.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
Daugherty VIII
Soon Quit Office
IlI-HeaIth Given As Reason
For Action To Be
Taken
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Springfield, Ohio, May o.
Harry M. Daugherty of Column
bus, attorney general Of the
United States, Is expected to
announce hls retirement from
the cabinet of President Hard
ing and with II the preslden:
will make known the name OF
his successor, who 10 to be the
personal choice Of Mr.. Dauanerry
according to an article published
today by The Springfield Daily
News from It's Washinqton cor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
Fatal Train Clash
TAssociated press N

Associated Press Dispatch1
Candy, Mimi, May 2S.-A1got Ny.
gren was killed and John Negaard
was severely injured when work
they were riding on grade cross
train struck the automobile In which
ing OF the Chicago and Northwest
ern railroad near here today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
Never roc Old 10 Learn

It is nice for colleges to, teach
everything, but graduates shouldn't
think they know everything.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
Was II Ie MD

Listening streak which made a
Florida man lose his memory was a
streak Of luck. If he owned money.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
Air Their Voices

About all some of our citizens join
in at church is the singing.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-09
ORDERLY Progress vs.. A Boom

The history Of the present Con.
grCes is written.
Some legislation has been passed
which will be seized upon by specu'
lalive minds as instruments Of ex-
pansIou. Certain land bank legIs'
latlou may be used to increase the
price Of farm land An increase IN
the price of farm lands does not help
the mau who owns land and does
not help the man who contemPlates
buying.
Farm lands get their value from
what people get out Of them. The
land owner who tllls bis soil looks
for bis prosperity in the P'ice OF
cotton aud rice, hogs and wheat and
the other things that be grows.
We have come through brlel
bat violent period of speculation 10
farm lands where prices and values
got far apart. We reSpCd the whlrl'
wind of this bad state. Men who
we're rich one year on paper found
themselves next year in debt and the
paper that they had issued or the pa
per that was due them were burdens
or all but yalueless.
The price Of sugar Is advancing
The price of certain building mater