The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-22

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The case of the State of Minnesots
: VS.. Will Smith, of Lake Crystal, charged
with disturbing a religious meeting was
concluded at Lake Crystal yesterday af.
~ternoon. When the State had submit
ted its evidence the defendant waived
further examination, and was bound
over TO await the action of the next
| grand jury, bail being placed at 500. 1t
was stated yesterday that TollIf Peter
. son, the plaintiff, had been arrested by
, the constable of Good Thunder on the
charge of stirring up groundless trouble
/ in causing the arrest of several other
young men for aiding in disturbing the
religious meeting. There is o talk of
arresting the Good Thunder constable
who arrested Peterson. 1t is claimed
that he was unduly inquisitive in his
search after Peterson. The case is be-
coming more and more mixed up, which
does not have a tendency to relieve the
feeling that has been stirred up.
Company + is just now taken up
with a discussion of the probabilities of
the approaching election, caused by the
resignation of Capt. McGraw. 1t is con-
coded that First Lieutenant Comstock
will be chosen Captain. 1t is over the
position of First Lieutenant that the
struggle will come. The non-commis-
stoned officers are DESTROYS that the pro-
motion be made according to rank,
viii, h will place Second Lieutenant w.
ii. Pay in Lieutenant Comstock's place
and First Sergeant Rankin in Lieutenant
Pays place, and send each of the lower
officers up a peg. But their ambitious
calculations are being upset by the en-
trance of Private John Hamilton into
the race for Lieutenant. He is said to
have the backing of Capt. McGraw and
is said to be making considerable head
way in his nvas The date OF the
election has not yet been fixed, but 1t
will probably he some time next month.
(From Saturdays DAILY FREE PREssl.
"A new literary club has been started
at Lake Crystal.
e. b. II. Norton has gone to New
York to make a visit. 1t is rumored
that he will not return alone.
The remains of Father Fundleen
were buried at two o'clock this after
noon in Calvary cemetery.
Candidates for the post-ofice- are
coming to the front, although Mr.. Car
ney's commission does not expire until
June, 1892.
Marriage licenses were granted yes
terday to John Dashner and Frances
Dashner, both of Eagle Lake. and Arm
J. Tarno and Hattie E. Rux, both of Le-
Ray.
j. r. Thomas, the general agent, in
forms us that 1914, which Mr.. ]. H..
Door received, is not the full endown-
ment as stated in Yesterdays paper. 1t
is only the first payment.
The assets IN the E. L. Schwarz fail
ure case, as fled with the clerk of the
District court, show $524.99 worth of ac-
counts and $57S.S5 worth of stock, total
$9O3.S "a. The liabilities are estimated at
5000.
There ere at present five prisoners
in the county jail. Three of these are
serving sentences, as follows: John
Gibbs, six months, for robbing the Lake
Madison depot, w. w. Frost, sent up
from Cottonwood county for 12O days,
for selling liquor without a license; Adm
Daling, sent up from Cottonwood county
for 80 days, for bastardy. The two who
are awaiting trial are Nels Harried, sent
from Watonwan county on the charge of
mortgaging property that did not belong
to him, or a similar charge; and Thos.
German, charged with stealing goods
from NJ. ]. Einstein's store. The prIs-
oners are all well behaved, and give
very little trouble. The Jail usually has
but few occupants sent from this county,
which speaks we'll of the morality of the
community.
For the special benefit of the dead
beats who take a paper for several years
without paying a cent and refuse to take
it from the post Office we tender the in
formation that the latest postal laws are
such that newspaper publishers can ar
rest anyone for fraud who takes a paper
and refuses to pay for it. Under this law
the man who allows his subscription to
run along for some time, and then orders
it discontinued, or ordersthe postmaster
to mark it refused" and a postal card
sent notifying the publisher, lays him.
self liable to arrest and fine the same as
for theft.-Lake City Graphic.
The county commissioners and coun-
ty auditor returned last evening from
their trip of inspection to Albert Lea
and st. Paul, to see the inside finish of
the court-houses of Freedom and Ram
sey counties. Both of these eourt-houses
are elegantly finished in oak. The re-
suit of the trip will be of great advantage
TO the county,. The Blue Earth county
courthouse ID to be finished throughout
in white oak. The plans have been pre-
pared, and may be seer at Supt. Reeds
Office in the county building. They call
for very neat and slightly ~finishings, with
some carving over -doorways in the court
room. The woodwork is all of the most
substantial kind, but not extravagant in
cost. The furniture will match the wood
work. When the building is completed
1t will be a model of beauty insideas well
as outside. There are indications that a
number of bids will be received on the
inside finish.
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