The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-10
From Salts rday's Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Col. Mead has been notified Of the
allowance of the pension of Christian
Hub at the rate of ST. per month.
Mr.. w. r. Hughes,w who represents
the Children's Endowment Society of
Minneapolis, Mimi, won the prize
offered by the company for writing
the greatest number of applications
for March, having written 30, Mr..
III. |. Pines, Of Duluth, being close
second writing 81. Total written for
the month 156.
Chairman G. P. Williams, of the
recent Republican city convention,
has appointed the following city COM
mittee for the coming two years:
Sixth ward-J. G.. Fowler, chairman.
First ward-ChriStian Hub.
Second ward-C. VOSbeck.
Third ward-Clark KeySOr.
Fourth ward-C. III. HiggS.
Fifth Ward-ChaS. T.. Yates.
Peter Schmaltz, aged 63 years,
died early this morning of dropsy of
the heart. He had been sick about
five weeks. He was an old settler and
highly respected. He leaves a wife
and six children, one of whom is Mrs.
NJ. L. FallenStein. The funeral will
occur from the German Catholic
church Monday at nine o'clock.
Lake Crystal was visited by an
other fire Thursday night, at about
eleven o'clock. The meat market
building owned by Henry Hanson,
valued at 500, and Guy Armstrong;
billiard hall, valued at $500, burned.
LOOMS Bros. ran the meat market
and had an insurance of $3.50 on their
stock and implements. Armstrong;
building was insured for $500. Nc
Lain, Tweed & Hamlin's building had
a narrow escape from burning. 1t is
thought that the fire was Of incendi-
AIRY origin.
Thursday evening the money box
on one of the street cars was stolen
and no trace of it can be found. Geo.
Z. Blake was driving the car and was
changing the horse from one end
of the car to the other at the eXtrem-
ity Of the line at the Blue Earth river.
1t was about eight O'Clock and quite
dark. While thus employed, some
one slipped up to the forward end OF
the car and Snatched the tin box
which contained SO in change. Nc
one was in sight when Mr.. Blake re-
turned for the box and there is no
clue to the thief.
The Supreme Court yesterday
handed down the following interest
ing decision:
VIM. n. Plymat, appellant, VS.. Ste
phen L. Brush ct al, respondents.
Syllabus:
An attorney is not entitled to re-
cover of the husband for legal servi-
ceS rendered to his wife in a ground
less action brought by her without his
consent to recover POSSESSION of prem
lSeS in the peaceful possession Of his
tenant claimed by her to have been
the family homestead. The return OF
a justice Of the peace cannot be dis
puted or supplemented by affidayits
where only a part of the evidence is
reduced to writing by the justice and
in addition to that, he certiffeS that
his return contains all the evidence
given on the trial according to his best
recollection. 1t will be construed as
containing substantially all the evil
dence in the case. If in such case Ell
Their party claims that any evidence
is omitted further return should be
applied for. Judgment affirmed.
NANDERBURGH, j.
The Epworth League convention
Of the Mankato district of the Meth
Odist Episcopal church, which closed
its session of two days on Thursday
evening, the I'd inst, was pronounced
a complete success. 1t was royalty en-
tertained by the friends of Lake Crys-
tai, and was well attended by dele
gates from different parts of the dis
trict. The proceedings were highly
interesting and inspiring. The essays
read and the discussions during the
session were seasonable, and evidenc-
ed the development of talent that the
churches will begin to appreciate and
utilize for the churches good. The
following officers were elected for the
year just commencing: Mr.. G. Cahoon,
Blue Earth City, president; Miss Jen-
ME Wright, Luverne, 1st vice-presi-
dent; Mr.. j. r. Lankard, of Redwood
Falls, End vice-president; Miss Humes,
Of Winnebago City, secretary; Mr..