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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
FOR TOUR
OVER SIOUX TRAIL
They Will Be Discussed AT
Meet In City Thursday
Afternoon

H. M. Hitchcock OF Redwood Falls,
chairman of the committee that is
arranging for the centenary tour Of
the Sioux Historic Trail which tayes
place next month, has called a meet
ing of representatives from Shakopee
and New Tim and places between,
for two o'clock on Thursday after
noon OF this week, at the Mankato
Civic and Commerce / Association
rooms.
The meeting is being called for
the purpose Of making plans for the
tour and for arranging the programs
that are scheduled to take place at
the various cities en- route between
the twin cities, where the tour be-
Minnesota Historical society is TO
hold its annual meeting on Friday
evening, June 8. The tour will be
resumed on Saturday morning and
will continue on to Browns Valley.
All persons interested in this tour
are invited to the meeting.
The tour Is to be held in commenl-
moration Of the one hundredth ami
versary of an expedition conducted
by the United States government for
the purpose of making the FIRST OFF,
cial exploration Of the entire Mime
sofa river valley. Practically all Of
the cities along the river have points
Of historic interest, and each Of them
will be visited and discussed on the
Sioux Historic Trail automobile tour.
The tour will take place on June %
and %, Friday and Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
fires START ANEW
IN NORTH STA,.
Valuable Timber Tracts Are
Again Threatened
EXPECT RAIN TODAY
Scores Additional Men Prtsssd
Into Battles Against
Raging Flames
fAssociated Press pispatch. ]

ASSOCIATED Press Dtspatch.1
st. Paul, May 30.-Several of the
brush and small timber fires report
ed to be under control the last days,
today, were again threatening val
liable timber. tracts, according to
Scores Of additional men were be-
ing pressed into service today to
augment the crews of approximate.
ly 700 men fighting the blazes.
A shift in the wind last night
blanketed Virginia with thick
smoke from fires on the Tower. Cook
and Mud Lake roads. The fires in
this vicinity were, not regarded as
firemen were aiding civilians in
combating a fire a few miles from
there o the Mud lake road.
Rain Expected Today.
Forest fires near Sturgeon Lake
threatened cottages owned by Hib-
bling and Chisholm residents. Con-
dittons today, however, were said
to be improved there.
One OF the most serious menaces
was reported north of Craner. near
Wilson Lake where the flames wefe
steadily creeping toward the bound
airy Of the Superior national forest.
As
bou farms and Sucker river.
Another blaze near the Cloauet
river, twenty seven miles northeast
of Duluth, covering strip six
miles long, was reported TO have
wiped out several lumber camps.
There are few settlers in that reg
ion. Rain was expected today.
FlaFnes Famed BY Winds.
Duluth, Mimi, May 30.-Fresa
easterly winds axatn prevailed, to-
day, over the Northeastern Mime
sofa areas menaced by forest and
brush fires and In the absence Of
prospects for immediate relief by q
resume the determined ffEht against
the stubborn fires.
Out Of the destruction Of q few
summer cottages and logging campa,
the property damage has been neg
hgible due to the ability Of. the
guards to head the flames by back
firing. Most OF the Ares are Ia
srarsely settled districts.
Reports to the Duluth district Of
fce Of the state forest service this
forenoon indicated that rangers and
patrolmen we're enlisting the as.
sistance Of all available settlers and
townspeople in the threatened, areas
winds famed the fires during the
night, making 1t harder for the
guards to strengthen their lines in
for today's work.
Many OF the smaller fres have
been corraled In the swaimps and
the 1owlands which still are wet
despite the drought. The wor8t
fires are In the highlands where the
brush and seasoned timber anord
ready fuel to the flames. Small
gasoline. engines are being used III
several sections to pump water on
be. fires from the numerous iakea
and streams.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
THIRD DEATH DUE
TO STARVING CURE
Additional Clues In Lombard,
Illinois, sanitarium Cases
Reported
[ ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

Chicago, May 3O.-The report Of
the death Of a third patient after
leaving a sanitorium conducted al
Lombard, ILL.,, by DR.. George e. Bot
fenmeyer, who appeared before Dbl
page county authorities. today, as
they continued an Investigation into
charges that two women died as
result of Starvation cures" given
them at the institution. -
Mrs. Hattie Shelhamer Of Chicago
told John W. Follmer, an INSPECTOR
for the state Department of regis
tration and education that her son
Herbert. died last February %, soon
after being discharged from the
sanitorium. During his three
months treatment there she said
the boy lost eighty pounds.
Relatives and friends or Mrs An :
ma Kolar and Miss Gertrude Klas
ges previously had told Inspector
Follmer that the two women were
given such small amounts of food
and water that they were wing
skeletons" and also were forced TO
undergo daily cold water cure
under a singing stream from . gar
den hose while at the sanitoriuu.
Both women died soon after leav-
inE the Institution. Lack OF nourish
ment caused the death of Mrs. Kolar
private physicians stated In the
death certificate. - -.
States Attorney Chsuncey W.
Reed said the result OF the investi-
cation will be placed before grand
ilIry. ..r 'f
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
GIRL SHOT MOTHER
AND THEN SISTER
Double Tragedy AT Mitchell,
S. D., Today
QUARREL IS CAUSE
Mrs. Lena BuzzeII Killed While
At Breakfast Table; Ar
rest Made
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch1

ASSOCIATED Press DispatchJ
Mitchell. S. D., May 29.-Mrs. Mar.
tina Carter, thirty eight years old
shot and killed her mother. Mrs
Lena Buzzell, sixty Ave years old, as
she sat at the breakfast table in her
home here today, and then fired two
shots at her sister, Cora. The sister
was wounded in the shoulder. Mrs.
carter, who was arrested, told the
police the shooting was the result OF
frequent family quarrels.
mrs. Carter has been separated
from her husband for some time and
made her home with her mother.
According to the story which po-
lice told Of the shooting, tension de-
Veioped at the breakfast table this
morning and Mrs. BuzZell told her
daughter she would have to leave.
declaring she was tired Of this con-
slant pickering"
Angry Words Followed.
Angry words followed. according
to the police, and Mrs. Carter went
to her room, procured a pistol and,
returning to the dining room, open :
ed fire on her sister, who ran
screaming from the room with a bull
let in her shoulder. A second shot
at the fieeing woman missed.
Turning the weapon on her moth
err, who had remained seated, Mrs.
Carter sent two bullets into the aged
woman's body. Mrs. Buzzell is be-
lieved to have died instantly.
A brother, who was IN the yard,
rushed to the house at the sound of
the first pistol Shot and arrived in
the room just as the mother fell
dead at her daughters feet. His sis
ter turned the gun upon him, but the
four cartridges the weapon contain
ed had been fired. He disarmed her
and held her until the police ar
rived.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
HELD SUCCESSFUL MEETING
Farm Bureau Unit at GAINESVILLE Had
Splendid Program

Splendid Program
! GAINESVILLE, May 25.-The James
| vile township unit OF the Waseca
county farm bureau held one of its
most successful meetings of the year
in the Odd Fellows hall. The pro
gram as given was very much ENJOY
ed by all who were there. Director
A. A. Wilson called the meeting to
| order and opened the program with
singing America" and Aud Lang
Syne." This was followed with a
piano duet by Mrs. Henry Jewison
and Miss Butler, reading by Mrs.
F. NJ. Smith and a piano solo, Ma
poleon's Last Charge" by Miss Sa-
then gave an interesting and educa-
tional talk on the the demonstration
work and stated that they had been
fortunate in securing the services OF
lady from the university extension
department to come to the county
once each month and the plan Is for
each group of ladies who wish to re-
ceive the instruction to send repre-
sentatives TO the gathering who will
get the ideas and pass them on 70
the others. The next meeting will
be held in GAINESVILLE sometime In
the near future. Her talk was fol-
lowed by splendid dialogue or play
by some Of the members Of the
GAINESVILLE Farm club. Those who
took part in It were: Marie Jewison,
Lois HALEY. Miss Butler, Julius
Potter Bertran Jewison, Oscar Haley
and Richard Sexton. Miss Sarah
Goltz then gave a reading in the
form Of monologue that was very
well done. This was followed by a
AiokA hH- rfonnahnro nf thu Old
TON club. Those taking part in this
were: Miss McGuiness, Miss Marga
ret Cahill, William McGuiness, Mr..
and Mrs. F. NJ. Smith and Ted Gre
sens. County Agent w. A. Dickin-
son then took the floor and in a most
inspiring talk gave out much infor-
nation on the Rural Credits and CO.
operative Selling Recent laws have
been enacted giving the farmers the
right to combine for the purpose OF
selling their produce instead OF
handing it over to some non -produc-
er. The credit for this progressive
legislation belongs entirely to the
farm bureau and to no one else. He
brought out that the contract re-
Gently awarded the Waseca Cream
cry to supply 100000 pounds of but
ter to the United States Navy was
A deliciou lunch was served upon tine
conclusion of the program after
which those who wished INDUCED in
dancing.
The laying OF the corner stone for
the new Trinity German Lutheran
church will take place soon. a def
mite announcem ent as to the date
being expected In a few days. Ed
Schumacher. North Mankato con-
tractor and crew have practically
completed the concrete foundation
and work on the superstructure will
proceed as rapidly as possible,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01

Louis Pitman is the owner OF q
new Buick Six touring car.
Miss Margaret Grippe of Mime
apolis arrived Saturday to speuu
Sunday with her mother.
Ernest Forsberg anu family visited
relatives at Mankato on Sunday.
Mrs Carrie Johnson spent a few
days at the home OF Mrs. D. F. New
ton.
Miss juliet Gerlach was the week
end guest of Miss Gladys Stockton.
Mrs. w. B. Pulver were Mankato
visitors on Saturda,
Mrs. John Livingston has been
suffering from rheumatism the past
week or more.
Mrs. David Fisher arrived this
weak to visit her sister, Mrs. ]. q
Adams.
Miss Grace Wildes returned to her
home recently after an extendec
visit with Mr.. an Mrs. Sam Wilds.
Mrs. R. S. Baker and children ar
rived last week from Wilmar for a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Stockton.
Wsllace Grant arrived from Farm
tnSon to spend Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. Ulrika Grant.
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GOLF AT NEW ULM,
Meeting Held To 'Perfee. orqsnI

Meeting Held To Perfect oroanIza.
tion; Progress Of Undertaking
New Ulm, May 24-New Ulm Is ia
have a Golf club, so it was decided
at meeting Of golf enthusiasts held
at the commercial club rooms last
Monday evening. No permanent or
gantzation was perfected at that
time but the proposition was pretty
thoroughly discussed and arrange :
ments made whereby g. start is now
made In the matter of forming an
organization in this city Of, the Low I.
ers Of this game.
Otto j. Buenger was elected tenn
porary chairman and called upon all
present to express their views on
the subject. Some Of those who
had been busy investigating possible
sites for a suitable golf course stat :
ed what they had found, and the
matter was discussed pro and con.
1t was stated that Sleepy Eye had
a golf club and had limited its mem
Dership to forty, but those present
saw no reason why this city should
not have at least one hundred mem :
bers to start with. and the consensus
OF opinion seemed to be that a start
should be made by renting some Site
conveniently situated, not too far
out, and that the dues for the first
year, should not be more than ten
dollars or at the most fifteen.
A motion prevailed that a com
mittee be appointed by the chair to
get all information relative to the
securing of suitable grounds, cost
and so forth and reported to another
meeting to be called next Monday or
sooner If possible. The chair ap-
pointed Elmer Backer and DR..
Gieseke, and 1t was decided that
these work with the chairman.
Another motion called for the ap-
pointing of a committee on mem =
oership. which consists of Paul
Hackbarth, DR.. Stricken and Alois
Eibner. This committee will inter
est as many as they can within the
next few days, so that when the
next meeting Is called something
dennite can be done in the matter
OF getting golf club without fur
Their delay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
MEMORIAL IN JUDSON
Services Held There: Annual School
Picnic Is On June I.


Picnic Is On June I.
Judson, May 30.-Memorial day
services were held today at both the
Jerusalem and Hebron cemeteries.
The school children at 2:30 this aft
ernoon took part in the services OF
decorating the graves in both those
cemeteries. Speakers delivered short
appropriate addresses at each place.
School children of Judson are look
ing forward to June 1 with consid,
cradle pleasure, for on that day will
be held the annual school picnic.
The class exercises OF the school
will be held on June 5. A farewell
party was rendered the teachers in
the consolidated school at this place
Monday evening. A token was Civ
en- each teacher for remembrance.
Delicious refreshments were served
at the close Of the evening.
Preparations have been comDlet-
ed for the holding of a Chautauqua
at Judson. July S, 8, z, and 8. Tick
cts are now on sale.
the proud parents of an eleven and
one half pound boy born to them
Monday night.
David Davis made a business trip
Monday to Detroit, MINI. Mr.. Davis
is seeking the purchase Of realestate
in that part of the state.
Olavious Hendr1ckson underwent
An operation at one of the Mankato
hospitals, and Is reported as making
nice recovery.
Alfred Anderson is busily engaged
in hauling concrete blocks for his
new silo.
A Maskrte. a Northwestern rail
the guest of Lawrence Goodell.
There will be Sunday school next
Sunday at Bethany church at 10 a.
m. and regular service at II a. m.
The Christian Endeavor meeting
will be held at 2:45 p. m. All are
cordially invited to attend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
WAS He FROM HRlcELYN
Fellow is Said To Have Trimmed Up
Folk In Iowa.

Fairmont, May 25.--Another good
one by the name of H. d. CHER Of
Briceiyn, MINI, blew into town last
week and took some of the mer-
chants on with another check fob,
says The Estherville Enterprise.
This fellow had good one. He
came here from Minnesota. As soon
as he arrived he went to the High
school building and introduced him :
self to Superintendent billiard. His
claim was that he represented The
Chicago Tribune. He was grading
the teachers for fifty-two high
schools. He was also writing up the
schools and their activities.
Another Of his accomplishments
was lecturing to the schools on al
most any old subject. Everything
looked all o. K. but after he got
started with some Of his work Mr..
Hilliard called a halt, and out he
went. However. he got well ac-
quainted on short notice, and it was
not long before he got pair OF
shoes at RATES.. He tried his work
on Nau Bros. but his check didn't
look good. He caught s. Wasserman
ed him ticker and a~chain and
ceAS SNhAASo o0uS oSiAO W. Ako
acquaintance.
When his graft played out hare
he went to Fairmont. From there he
was traced by Sheriff y Nivison to
Emmetsburg and to Spencer. At
Spencer he must have thought he
was so strong that he called up
Estherville for recommendations. Mr..
Hilliard recommended that he be ar :
rested and placed in jail. About that
time Tom got hold of the sheriff st
Spencer and It was not long beforo
he vas back In Estherdlle making
settlements for his checks. He WA
given thirty days and was farmod
out to the Baskerville Auto Wreckfdf
company to make good what 10
could not pay otherwise. This re-
lieved the county of the expense oE
taking care of him.
The sheriff says he had . wheel
loose he thought, or he would not
have, phoned back here. He clajni6
to be from Brfcelyn, Mimi, and u
have just returned to this section az
the country from Cincinnati, lWEnro
he has been In school, II he &n5
been In school they have not too&1k
him much that was worth whil>
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
CLARA PHILLIPS
BACK IN AMERICA
Escaped Hammer Murderess
Landed At New Orleans
This Afternoon

New Orleans, La, May 29.-Clara
Phillips, fugitive hammer murder
ess, arrived here at lis p. m.
completing the first lap Of her jour
ney from Honduras to Los Angeles
She was standing on the deck sur
rounded by deputy sheriffs and her
sister as the Steamship. Copan,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
DEATH FROM PARALYSIS
Mrs. Lena e. Hanson Of BeIarade
Succumbed Sunday Niaht.

Mrs. Lena e. Hanson. wife of H.
A. Hanson, and a resident OF Bel
grade since 1910, died Sunday night
at her home in that township from
the effects OF paralytic stroke. Mrs.
Hanson was born in Illinois, January
10, 1873, and was united in marriage
to H. A. Hanson October 80, 1895.
She is survived by her husband and
the following children: Mrs. Fred
johnson of Belgrade township, Tho
mas Hanson of Nicollet township.
Mrs. e. Michaels of Belgrade town
ship, Burt, Irene, Florence, Jesse,
and Junette Hanson all living at
home. The mother of the deceased.
mrs. Ellen Coughenour of Sheldon,
Ill. still survives.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon from the home in Bel
grade township, Rev. John Hall of
the Methodist Episcopal church of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
WENDT GOES TO JAIL

Given Ninety Day Sentence For Vio-
Iatlna Liquor Laws Recently
John Wendt was sentenced to
serve ninety days in the Blue Earth
county jail by Judge ". i. Comstock
in district court this morning. Wendt
was sentenced following his convic-
ton, on his own plea of guilty, on a
charge of manufacturing and posses
sion of illegal liquor. Wendt was
recently arrested following q raid by
police and sheriff forces.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
Golf Meet AZ Roehester

Announcement has been made
that the Southern Minnesota Gelf
associations annual championship
tournament will be held at Roches-
ter July "a and %. More than 100
amateurs will be entered in the
evenS from clubs which compose the
association. including Austin. Al
bert Lea 9wstoas FsrisSalt' R
Earth, Winona, Manketc' and Red
Wing. Last season eighty players
started in the qualifying round.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01


All amateur performances are
good and many are excellent. That
one presented at the Orpheum the
atre last night by the Senior class
of the Mankato high school was par
excellent. This particular theatrical
dish was labeled "Rolio's Wild Oat,"
three act comedy, a spicy story Of
young man who, after receiving a
lump sum from his grandfather, Ho-
ratio Webster, handled by Lloyd
Kersey, a Grumpy. like character,
but more so, whose hot tamale tenn
per was heightened by the geut,
goes to New York where he rented a
studio. Then the fun begins. Rollo
Webster, a role admirably suited to
Norman NitZkowski, has aspirations
to play Hamlet. The plot chickens
when his sister Lydia, Ruth Mac.
beth, came to visit him. 1t happens
that on the m DAY Lydia arrived
Hollo had an engagement with a
theatrical mauaser, Mr. Stein, Paul
Gender. Rollo dismissed his sister,
but she concealed herself in his room
where she overheard all his business
transactions. When Mr.. Stein ar
rived and was informed that Rollo
was attempting to produce Hamlet,
he did his Ues. 20 discourage Mr. Web
ster from perpetrating his wild oat"
But Rollo insists and Stein realizing
ey gives in and offers to render what
ever assistance he can. He brings
cast Of Shakespearian actors and
actresses to the studio for Rollo's in
spection. In the Intern, Lydia by
threatening to reveal Rollos plan to
his grandfather II she Is not given
place on the cast finally Is reluc-
family allowed to play the part Of the
Prologue. The persons Stein brings to
the studio are Mr.. 'Skitterling, Mrs.
Park Gales, Mr.. Campterton and
George Suess, who are Ray Healy,
Eloise Taylor, Oliver Hall and VIII
bur Peterson in every day life. Mr..
STEMS protegee, Goldie McDuff, Lu-
ellie Lusk, is also brought into the
limelight. Rollo very properly falls
In love with her and he selects her
for the part OF Ophelia. George Lu-
cas- is to play Laertes, Mrs. Park
Gales Is to reign as queen with Mr..
perdown is to impersonate Polonins.
All is set for the play, but on the
opening night before the curtain
goes up many complications arise.
The curtain ascends and Hamlet is
just beginning his we'll known
speech. But unfortunately a tele-
gram arrives which states that Hora-
ito Webster, Rollo's grandfather,
Lloyd Kersey, is on his deathbed.
Hewston, Rollo's man, John Henry,
advised against informing Rollo of
this, but Goldie insisted and carried
out the scheme. She broke up the
play when she called Rollo of Hhe
stage. Rollo and Goldie then rush to
Mr.. Webster's country home in a
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Two Months In Jail,

Fred McMichaels, living at Woods
Ford on the Blue Earth river, was
sentenced to serve two months IN
the Blue Earth county jafl and pay u
tine OF 5000, by Judge w. l.. Com
stock in district court following his
plea Of guilty to a charge Of manu-
uor. McMichaels was arrested yes
terday by Sheriff, Edward ARID fol.
lowing raid at Woods Ford.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
Too Much Lssal Rsd Tses

Wnnebago Enterprise: Ide need
Of direct action" in our leetl pro-
cedure 10 sorely apparent. and the
red tape which means 30 nhuuh de-
lay and uncertainty IN occurring jus-
tice is one OF the chief t6fxSes 81
crime. II is said that the Chance of
United States Is less than one 1If :
tesnth as great q 81 Nnfiand.
Criminals take big chances. rSaliz !
Ing that with clever lawyers and 4
lot Of legal tusatng betWeen them
and the penitenttary they have .
fine opportunity to eyent06lly beat
the Law. Let the trial and punish
nent Of CROOKS fellow o11Icf N o&ou
arrest. ana there Will - more IL
spect fer law and less k>5fng
with it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
Autoist Fined S1o.

A. P. Groth of North Mankato
was arrested shortly before noon by
the Mankato police on the charge
of passing q street car while 1t was
unloading passengers. The defend
ant pleaded guilty And was sentenc-
ed by Judge William Stradtmann to
pay fine Of $40,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
American Music Compose rs

Christian Science Monitor: There
has been much talk in the United
States about the need Of chance
for American composers Of music
An analysis by Deems Taylor, music
critic Of The New York World, of the
new works produced by the major
orchestras In New York the past
season. shows, however, that the
novelties by American composers
considerably exceeded In number
those by composers Of any other ma.
tionality. There were eleven new
compositions of American origin
that is to say, to seven of French
Ave each of Austrian and Italian
and three each Of German and Rus
sian. while Great Britain and Hol
land trailed with two and one, re.
spectiYely.