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The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22
Arizola, Lot 5. Block 16.


which, on the 8Oth day of October,
1888, was sold to Chas. NJ. Higgins
for taxes, interest, penalties, and
charges amounting to -Four dollars
and sixty five cents, ($465). If
redemption according to law be not
made before the 10th day of Jan
uary, 1888, 1 will convey said pre-
misses to such applicant or his as
igns.
RUTH J. BRANAMAN,
Pinal County Treasurer.
first publication December is, 1898
Last publication December %. 1888
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22

NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS OF
COOLIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. 21, PINAL COUNTY, STATE
or ARIZONA
PUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY
GIVEN by the Board of Supervis-
ors of Pinal County, Arizona, that
sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Supervisors of Pinal
County, State of Arizona, up to the
hour of Two (2) o'clock P. M. on
Saturday, the 31st day of Decemb-
er, 1888, at the office of the Board
of Supervisors in the Court House
in the Town of Florence, in said
County of Pinal, State of Arizona,
for the purchase of bonds of Coo
lidge School District No. 21, Pinal
County, Arizona, in the sum of
Thirty-Three Thousand and No. ZOO
1888, 100000 Dollars, authorized by
the election held On the 18th day
of October, 1888, said bonds to be
in the following denominations:
Thirty-Three (33) One Thousand
Dollar $4,000 bonds, numbered
one % to Thirty-Three, inclusive,
all Of said bonds to bear interest
at a rate not exceeding five (5%)
per cent per annum payable semi
annually on January 1st and July
1st Of each year and to mature as
follows: One % One Thousand
Dollar $4,000 bond on January 1st
Of each of the years from 1910 to
1914; both inclusive; Two (2) One
Thousand Dollar $4,000 bonds on
January 1st of each of the years
from 1915 to 1858, both inclusive,
said bonds to be dated January 1st,
1899, both principal and interest of
said bonds to be payable at the
Office of the County Treasurer of
Pinal County in the Town of Flor
ence, State of Arizona.
No bid or pfoposal for the pur-
chase of said bonds for less than
par and accrued interest will be
considered and each bid must be
accompanied by a Cashiers or GER
titled check for not less than five
per cent (5%6) of the total amount
OF each bid.
Purchaser is to furnish blank
bonds and legal opinion free of ex-
pense to the district. Bonds to be
delivered in Florence, Pinal County,
State of Arizona. All checks of IN
successful bidders will be immed-
/ ately returned to bidder. The Board
Of Supervisors reserves the right
to reject any and all bids or waive
any informalities in any and all
bids as it may see fit at the tine
Of opening same.
All bids must be addressed to
the Clerk of the Board of Supervi-
sors of PinaI County, Florence,
State of Arizona, marked Proposal
for the Purchase of Bonds of School
District No 21, Pinal County, Ari-
zona."
GEORGE w. BURGESS,
CHAIRMAN of the Board
of Supervisors of Pinal Co
unity, State of Arizona.
ATTEST:
C. L. SLANE,
CLERK of the Board OF
Supervisors of Pinal Co
unity, State of Arizona.
First publication Dec, 8, 1888.
Last publication Dec. 29, 1888.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22
TREAsURER's OFFICE
Pinal County

Plna! County
e.er Ci Arizona
Notice IS hereby given that Chas.
M. Higgins has applied for a Trea-
smer's deed to the following de-
cribed real property, owned by
Katherine Galliard, and situated in
Pinal county State Of Arizona:
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

7FICE THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORY Tuesday
FLORENCE STATE ARIzON1 9Th 1888
The County Board convened pursuant to recess
George member
member Clerk
The Chairman official bonds of Geo
w Clay Pnal
The Charm the official bond of Alex
Anett Constable Pna County Arizona
The clerk petition the State
liabilities Adopted
Commission
% in matter
Upon Board proceeded to audit all
following
ordered paid fund by Warrants numbered
respectively
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TREASURER'S OFFICE
Pinal County

Pinal County
State of Arizona
Notice is hereby given that the
State Of Arizona has applied for a
Treasurer's deed to The following
described real property, owned by
Walter Williams Co, and situated
in Pinal county, State of Arizona.
So Of Section 81, IT'S,
RE. containing 314.12
acres more or less.
which, on the 31st day of October,
1881, was sold to the State of
Arizona for taxes, interest, penal
ties. and charges amounting to Five
hundred thirty four dollars and
ninety six cents, ($534.96). If re
demptiOn according to law be not
made before the 23rd day of
January. 1889, I will convey said
premises to such applicant or his
assigns.
RUTH J. BRANAMAN,
Treasurer Pinal County
State of Arizona
First publication December %, 1898
Last publication December 20, 1888
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22

NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS OF
COOLIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. 21, PINAL COUNTY, STATE
or ARIZONA
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
Rainbows In
Holiday Trim
LIGHTS TO BE READY
BY THANKSGIVING;
WORK UNDERWAY

Redwood Falls street decora-
tons this holiday season will give
the effect of rainboWs, according
to Louis Sommers, perennial
chairman of the Civic and Com
merce associations Christmas dec
orationS committee.
Work of putting up the green's
and lights began Tuesday, to give
Workmen ample time to have
them ready by Thanksgiving.
Greens strung across the city's
streets will be interspersed with
red and silver festoonirg. There
will be top string of red lights
and the center sunbursts will be
underlined with blue bulbs. On
the Grapes from lamp posts to the
sunbursts, three yellow bulbs,
three red bulbs, three green bulbs
and so on will be placed to give
the rainbow effect.
Mr.. SommerS is pleased with
the keen interest shown by mer-
chants in the project. This year
800 more feet of decorations than
last has been sold.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
SanbOrn Car Tips
In Front of Police
Station at New Ulm

Sanborn = Norma Stretch sus-
tanned severe decorations of the
face when the car in which she
was riding was tipped over in
front of the New Ulm police
station at 1870 p. m. Sunday.
She was taken into the station
where she received treatment
from a physician, then removed
to a New Ulm hospital suffering
from shock.
Miss Stretch was riding with
Mrs. Clara Bauer and son, Ralph,
when a car in which E. Freese
and son were riding made a left
turn.
The Fresse car caught the bum
per on the Bauer car, tipping it
over. Glass was broken and the
machine otherwise damaged.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
Florn Renamed
Pea Director
GROWTH OF ORGANIZA-
TION POINTED OUT
AT ANNUAL MEETING

Otto F1om of Delhi was re-
elected a member of the board of
directors of the Redwood Falls
Production Credit association at
the organizations fourth annual
meeting in Redwood Falls armory
Thursday. He will serve for three
years.
Approximately 500 farmers and
their wives attended the session,
enjoying free lunch at noon. Mu-
sic was furnished by the high
school orchestra.
Joseph Montgomery, secretary
of the Production Credit Corpora
ton of st. Paul, was principal
speaker. Others who talked in
cluded p. L. Klyver, treasurer of
the Federal intermediate Credit
bank of st. Paul. Wilbur H. Lam
berton, secretary-treasurer of the
local association, gave report of
the years business in which the
growth of the group and increas-
ed interest in the organization
were pointed out.
The nominating committee for
next year includes L. A. Christ
opherson of Echo, Gustav Grabow
of Renville and Carl Frederick
son of Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
NAME CHRISTMAS
SEAL COMMITTEE

The Redwood Falls committee
for the 1898 Christmas Seal cam
paign to open Thanksgiving day
was announced this week by Mrs.
John Murset, general chairman.
Members are Mrs. Frank Bald
win, who will have charge of
health bond sales and Mrs. L. p.
Winter, who will direct the school
drive.
The seal for this year is I'M
usually attractive, according to
Mrs. Murset. It shows a mother
and two young children in the
costumes Of the Victorian age
lighting candle in the window
of their home. At the bottom on
either side is red double -barred
cross, insignia of the international
fight against tuberculosis. The
Seal carries the words Health
Greetings
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
ArmisticeT Talk
Cites Amazing
Costs of War
WORLD SOCIETY COULD
BE REMADE WITH
MONEY WASTED

Startling illustrations of the
costs of war in life and property
made Rev. Edward Lees Armis-
ice day address an impressive
lesson on peace.
He spoke to one of the largest
November IL crowds ever gather
ed in Redwood Falls at the ar
mory, following a parade which
veterans estimated was the big
geSt of its kind ever staged here.
Human costs of the World
War, including 100000 known
dead soldiers and 100000 sold
iers presumed dead" he pointed
out, would exceed the total pop
ulatiOn of Minnesota, Iowa, Wis
consin, South Dakota and Neb-
raska. Population of those states
is 10,725, 555, according to the 1880
ensus."
Wounded soldiers, 100000 of
Them, would populate Indiana,
Illinois, Oklahoma, Missouri,
Montana, Oregon, Washington,
Wyoming and Colorado, he assert
ed.
Direct monetary costs of the
war, totalled $125, 69O,476,497 for
the Allies and $60,643, 100000 for
Germany and her allies, he said.
IF we had what four years of
war cost this world, we could
build homes costing $4,000 apiece,
furnish those homes with $1,000
worth of furniture, build those
shomes on five acre plots of land
costing 500 an acre, and give
/ such a home to every family in
Russia, Italy, France, Belgium,
Germany, England, Scotland.
Wales, Australia, Canada and
United States, and still have
money left.
Enough money left so that
every city in those lands of 10000
people or more could have a ST.
100000 library, a $5,000,000 hos
pital, a $10,000,000 university and
there would still be money left.
Enough money left so that if
we took a part of the balance and
invested it so wisely as to fetch a
return of five per cent per year,
that return would be sufficient to
pay salaries of $1,000 for one
year to $4,000 nurses and to 1885,
600 teachers and there would still
be money left. -. !ss--s
Enough money left so that we
could go into Germany and Bel
GUM today and possess ourselves
of every penny's worth of pro-
perry that exists in those two
great lands"
Rev. Lee spoke of war with
authority, having spent four years
in France as a sergeant with Can
.adian Expeditionary Forces. He is
; pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
City Overrun With
Cops; Drunk Takes
No Chance, Ties Car

Redwood Falls positively gilt
tered Monday as nearly 60 sher-
ifs, highway patrolmen and po-
licemen came to town with their
stars bright and cleaning. Many
of them wore tasty bullet-trim-
med girdle at the waistline with
a firearm draped over the hip.
But cautious drunk, pulling
up his car in front of the Citizens
State bank, didn't feel safe.
Witnesses said he wove out of
the car and carefully tied the ma
chine to the lamp post with bit
of Irvine.
Still little insure as to the
safety of his auto, he staggered
into the Red and White store and
obtained length of string to
strengthen the hitch.
''I'll never find it again if !
don't tie it up," he conided to a,
curious passerby.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
WABASSO COACH
INJURED WHEN
STOVE EXPLODES

c. A. Damberg, industrial arts
instructor and coach at the Wa
basso school, suffered shock and
quite severe injuries Sunday af-
ternoon when small laundry
stove in which he had kindled
fire exploded
He was sprayed with tiny bits
of metal which became imbedded
in his legs and face. He also re-
ceived a deep cut on the hand.
The stove had not been used for
two years and it is believed that
water, not completely drained off
the coils, became sealed in a
pipe.
A boiler full of water set on
the stove at the time was blown
to bits, the water evidently pre-
venting a fire.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17

programs be sent to them each
week-covers patrons within
SO mile radius.
Their advertising route takes
theatre employees $50 miles
each week. While on it they de-
liver copy to Is newspapers,
place 1850 window cards.
These promotional activities
pay-or they wouldn't be prac-
ticed.
Pick up your Time magazine
-. your Liberty =. or any
other publication which carries
movie review column d. and
nine times out of 10 you'll find
that the motion pictures dis
cussed are current in Redwood
Falls theatres.
That's because they are ex-
pertly booked, their showings
here planned as near release
date as possible :. and because
the people of this trade territory
are given the best it is possible
to give in motion pictures.
The city is truly an amuse-
ment center, its theatre patrons
coming from as wide territory
as is served by our stores.
Wanda, Wood Lake, Olivia,
Sacred Heart, Tracy, Franklin
and Luverne brides, to mention
only a few, carried bouquets
from the greenhouse this year
the office spindle usually
contains Is pre-wedding orders.
Taste in arrangement i'm
proves on nature in the flower
business wrist corsages,
head bands even floral la
valieres, to be worn on ribbon
around the neck table cent
erpieces flowers with fruit
flowers with tapers
flowers accented by colored
cellophane straws =. go out to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
.LAUTERBACH and
STEELE HONORED
ON MYTHICAL IL
MARSHALL, FAIRMONT
AND TRACY ELEVENS
WELL REPRESENTED

Redwood Falls placed one man
on both the first and second all
conference football teams an
nounced by the New Ulm Daily
Journal Wednesday.
Leo Joe Lauterbach is fullback
on the mythical first team while
George Steele was placed at left
guard on the second The picker
passed up Louis Coubal, regarded
here as the leagues outstanding
tackle sand Andy Smith, capable
center and all the other Cardin-
ais.
At ends the Journal has Healy
of Marshall and Westagaard of
Fairmont; at tackles, Nybo of
Tracy and Keckeisen of New
Ulm; at guards, Norton of Tracy
and Fitz of Fairmont with Gilbert
of Marshall at center. Marks and
Weiner of Marshall and O'Hara
of Glencoe make up the first
string backfield, with Lauterbach.
Kottke, Glencoe and Rose,
Tracy, are second team ends;
Musser, Fairmont and Miller,
Glencoe, tackles; Mays, st. James
and Steele, guards and Hunt,
Fairmont, center. Theide and
Ochs, New Ulm, Stone of Tracy
and Misbach, Fairmont, make up
the backfield Nil s.
A surprising number of Fair
mont men were placed consider
ing the team palyed only two
conference games and were not
eligible for the title. AS far as
could be learned no one from
Redwood Falls voted in the sell
ection.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
Robert Shining
Rites Wednesday

Funeral services were held at
his home in Sheridan township at
2 p. m. Wednesday for Robert
SHINING, 81, who died Saturday
afternoon after an illness of four
year. Rev. Clyde d. Lindsey
was in charge and burial was in
the cemetery here.
MIR. SHINING, born in Redwood
county, is survived by his wife,
the former Virginia Varco; six
daughters, Bertha, Helen, Edith.
Beulah, Dolores and Virginia and
four sons, Yer, Robert, Leroy and
Burton. The oldest daughter,
Dolly, died about four months
ago.
There are also six brothers,
George, Ray, Harry, William and
Ernest of Redwood county md
Man1ey of Brainerd. and three
sisters, Ada and Minnie of this
community and Ella Of Appleton.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
High Tribute
Paid Pioneer
Church Leader
MRS. LAUTERBACH, SR.,
MOTHER OF Is, LED
EXEMPLARY LIFE

can uncanonized saint of the
church," Rev. Godfrey O'Sllllivan
said of Mrs. John Lauterbach Sr.
following requiem high mass for
the Redwood Falls resident of
more than half a century at st.
GATHERINGS church Tuesday NOR
ming.
He recalled that mass had been
said at her home before a Catholic
church was established here and
that the church as it is today lit
orally grew up around her.
Rev. w. ]. Jiracek of LIE Cen
ter, former minister of the church
here, said the mass assisted by
Rev. O'Sullivan and Rev. F.
Tomek of the Bechyn church.
Two grandsons, Leo Joe LATTER
bach and Robert Schultz, were
among those who served at the
altar.
Pail bearers were John Schmid,
Paul Weis, J. M. Corbett, Frank
Swoboda, Harry Hoffman and
Henry Fangman.
Mrs. Lauterbach died at her
home on Minnesota street Satur-
day afternoon after an illness
with heart trouble.
Her story is one of pioneering
at the time of the Indian massa-
ere. of devotion to her family, of
faithful work for the church and
of an utterly exemplary life.
She was one of the first white
children born in Brown county.
Mary Henle, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Athanas Henle, was
born December 81, 1856.
She was a child at the time of
the Indian uprising. Her parents
who lived on a homestead in
Milford township fled from their
home, crossed the Minnesota
river and reached New Ulm
where they remained during the
crisis. Twenty-one of her relatives
were slain in the massacre.
She was married September %,
1876 at Holy Trinity church, New
Ulm, to John Lauterbach, Ger
man-born son of another New
Ulm pioneer family.
The couple lived at New Ulm
until December Is, 1883 when Mr..
Lauterbach arrived in Redwood
Falls. Mrs. Lauterbach and four
children joined him here March
IL, 1884.
Their first home was in the
northeast part of town but in
1890 the present residence became
their home.
Congratulations came from
President Roosevelt and good
wishes from throughout the en-
tire state when Mr.. and Mrs.
Lauterbach celebrated their six
tieth wedding anniversary here in
1886.
Mrs. Lauterbach is survived by
her husband and Is children:
Michael, Joseph, Clemens, John,
Mrs. John H. Klaus, Mrs. c. H.
Schultz, Mrs. E. L. Gallea and
Mary 'Lauterbach of Redwood
Falls; Herbert of Hansen, Idaho;
Anton of Milwaukee; Mrs. And
rev Cook of st. Peter; Mrs. B. j.
Witte of Anoka and Mrs. H. c.
Olsen of Minneapolis. Three chill
dren died in infancy.
There are also two brothers,
John Henle of New Ulm and An
ton Henle of Essig. All were pre-
sent at the rites.
Continued on page four)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
Police Plan
Organization
60 ATTEND MEETING
HERE; ENFORCEMENT
PRINCIPAL AIM

Enthusiasm for the organiZa-
ton was expressed when about
60 peace officers met in Redwood
Falls Monday to form the South
western Minnesota Law Enforce
ment association.
Ole Lee of the state crime bur-
eau; Bert Morton, assistant chief
of the state highway patrol; Sher-
iff Eldon Rowe of Worthington,
Captains J. G. Dahl and Ralph
Potvin of the highway patrol and
Putnam M. Smith, state crime
radio supervisor, spoke at the ses-
sion, at which Leon H. Brown
presided. Mayor J. F. Knudson
welcomed the visitors.
H. c. Plenge, Fairmont police
chief, was elected temporary
chairman of the association and
Mrs. Mildred Lee, city attorney at
Granite Falls, only woman MEM
Der of the group, was named SC
rotary pro tenn.
A rising vote of thanks was
given C. L. Maurstad, Redwood
Falls officer, for his work in pro-
noting the organization.
Policemen, sheriffs, highway
patrolmen, city and county attor-
neys are members of the group.
They discussed inviting judges
and justices to join, a matter
which will be decided by the
committee appointed to draw up
the constitution and bylaws.
Value of acquaintance among
officers who cooperate in Grim
inal apprehension, of civil service
to relieve small-town policemen
of politics and of radio in police
work were stressed at the session.
The next meeting will be held
at Tracy December IA.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
BalkO in News Reel
OF National Contest

Iflyou're a Ted Balko fan who
missed seeing him in the flesh
at the national corn-husking con-
test two weeks ago, you'll have an
opportunity to see him in motion
pictures in Redwood Falls this
week.
News reels of the Sioux Falls
shocking event will be shown at
the Falls theatre Friday and Sat-
urday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17

Funerals and weddings, ILL
nesses and anniversaries are
standard flower occasions
but there are surprising num-
Der of greenhouse customers
who have bright bouquets at
every Sunday dinner who
always have fresh flowers in
their homes.
Spring and fall our merchants,
those in the women,s dress
trade, make buying trips to Chi
cago and New York with
smaller side-trips throughout
the year.
Between trips they keep up to
date by affiliation with eastern
buying offices 3. who send
them tips on the myriad offer
ings of manufacturers and adj
vance hints on style trends.
That's why they are able to
offer the newest of the new
even before it is new.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
County Cage Loop
Will Start Play
About December /

Schedules will be drawn pre-
paratory to starting play the first
week in December at a Redwood
County Basketball league meet
ing in Redwood Falls Tuesday at
8 p. m.
Two Morgan teams and three
from Redwood Falls, the Modern
Electrics, Red and Whites and
Green Variety store fives, were
represented at a meeting last
week. Lamberton, Clements and
Delhi have joined the league and
Belview and Wabasso are counted
on to enter teams.
Clark Sponaugle urges other
teams Interested in joining to
send representatives to Tuesdays
meeting.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
TRAIN DERAHED
AT MORGAN, LATE
BY HALF A DAY

Morgan-A Chicago and North
Western locomotive was derailed
near the elevator here Friday af-
ternoon when loose rail blocked
switching activities.
Only the engine left the tracks
and there was no damage and no
injuries. 1t was evening before
the train got to Redwood Falls.
Another engine was brought
from Sleepy Eye to pull the ma
chine back on the tracks and
trainmen spent the holiday work.
ing overtime.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
Springfield Laundry
Case Heard in City

Judge Albert Emerson returned
to Redwood Falls Tuesday for a
court hearing in which Rodney L.
Tyler sought to enjoin Bernard j.
Cassidy against activity in the
laundry business in Springfield.
The suit is based on an agree
ment made some time ago.
Albert G.. Loomis of Springfield
was counsel for the plaintiff and
James and Sheffield of Redwood
Falls, attorneys for defense. The
judge has not yet handed down
his decision.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
Dorothy Flom Gets
Medal for Canning

Dorothy Flom of Delhi has been
awarded a gold medal for the
record she submitted in the ma
tional All canning contest. She
was designated for the honor as
1888 canning champion of Red
wood county.
The medal is in the form of a
shield nearly on inch deep on
which =isa embossed .1ya.a- horn of
plenty, laurel branch and four
leaf clover.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
Aerial Photographs
Are Being Checked

Aerial photographs taken in
an AAA survey of Redwood
county early this fall are being
checked for accuracy at the coun-
ty soil conservation office.
One-third of the pictures taken
here are being examined by the
staff. They represent scattered
sections of county farmland.
They will be returned to fed
eral AAA offices for enlargement,
then sent back here for use in the
conservation program.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-17
GUNNER HIDE IN
STRAWSTACK; MAY
BE JAILBREAKERS
FARMER FINDS PAIR
AND CAR, ORDERED
OFF OWN FIELD

KIND received an item this
morning that sounds like a de-
tective magazine story. -
A farmer living six miles west
of North Mankato, two miles off
highway IA, went out to his field
about a. m.
In a straw stack he found two
men and a car, buried in the
straw
They pulled a gun on him and
ordered him away. Both were
bareheaded and their hair was
clipped, leading North Mankato
officials to believe they might be
escaped convicts.