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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
FORTY TWO CASES.
Attorneys Requested to Clear the
Municipal Court Calendar.

Monday was court day in municipal
court, and when ten o'clock arrived,
Judge Shissler addressed the at
torneys, saying that the business of
the calender is multiplying consider
ably.
Attorney Geddes interposed, "The
weather is very hot, your honor"
The court insisted that this was no
excuse, for if the attorney lived in a
hotter country on that line of reason
ing he would do no business. There
are forty-two cases on the calendar,
and eight new ones are returnable on
next calendar day. In the ordinary
way of doing business, there is sixty
days work on the calendar. The at
torneys should get to work and clean
up the calendar, and he requested the
attorneys to do this.
This had a good effect, for number
of cases was disposed of, as follows:
VIM. Brown VS.. Paul and James Car
roll, continued for settlement.
w. G. Hoerr VS.. Henry Wolff, pas
sed to see if settled
I. D. Webster VS.. Frank Cramer, E.
G. Burdick garnishee, dismissed and
costs to be paid by the plaintiff.
S. Michael Zenni VS.. Chas.s Yates, to
recover satchel full of goods, set for
Sept. 10th.
J. G.. Roller VS.. w. H. Cole ct al,
judgment admitted by defendants
Robert and Roland Cole for SITS, and
case dismissed as to w. H. Cole.
Henry Gieseke VS.. Thos. Kis, settled
and dismissed.
VIM. Smith VS.. Herman Fritz, order
for judgment for 1926.
Kruse Bros. VS.. Matthias Butschied,
Single & Co. garnishee, settled and
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Hughes, Rice & Hughes VS.. Nels S.
Haggerness, order for judgment.
Henry Fricke VS.. Albert Theissen,
P. H. Carney garnishee, passed for
settlement.
w. ]. Martin VS.. Hal Johnson, by
consent of parties, Chas. ellison made
a co-defendant.
Mich Peterson VS.. VIM. Powers d.
T. Bowen, garnishee, order for judg-
ment for $104, the garnishee to dis
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"A good deal of new wheat is now
being marketed at the big mill. W.
S. Howe states that the yields report
ed average from Is to % bushels to
the acre.
Prof. Shepardson is expected here
this week to make out specifications
for the city electric light plant. He
has been absent from the state, which
has occasioned the delay. Bids for
the bonds will be opened Saturday
night.
w. w. Weller, of Rapidan, secur-
cred Yield of AL bushels of oats to
acre, machine measure, and 293
bushels of rye, weight measure.
Severt Knudson secured q bushels of
rye and 26 bushels of oats.
The owners and operators of trac-
tion engines should become acquaint-
ed with the new law in reference to
the handling of the same on the pub
lie highway. 1t is violation Of this
law to blow the whistle on the road
and the engine must be stopped with
in 100 feet of any horse or team it
meets on the road. In case bridge
is injured by an engine the owner is
required to pay half the expense OF the
repairs.-Ex.
Hon. Carroll D. Wright, commits
sioner of the bureau of labor at Wash
ington, D. c., has been engaged by
the lecture committee of the Normal
faculty and citizens to deliver lee
ture Sept. Goth, 1895, in Normal Hall.
This is to be the first of series OF first
class lectures to be given under the
auspices of this committee. The
others of the course will be selected
soon and good support from the peo-
pie of the city is anticipated. Course
tickets will be offered early in Sep
TENDER and at reasonable rates.
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the law by threatening to hasten the
exit from life's stage of his father,
Larry Griffin, and was this morning
bound over by Judge Shissler to keep
the peace for the term of six months.
His bond was placed at 5000, in de-
fault of which he must remain in jail
for six months, and as it is not likely
that the bond will be furnished the
county stands good chance of sup
porting him for half year.
Larry Griffin gave the evidence for
the prosecution and said that his son
had siezed a chair yesterday and
threatened to kill him, and he was
afraid that he would carry the threat
into execution, as he did not seem to
have properly developed respect for
law and the right Of his father to ex-
ist, Mr.. Griffin also barred his right
arm and showed an ugly bruise which
he said had been caused this morning
by his son slamming the door against
him.
Thomas stated in his own behalf
that he could not have made the
threat charged, as he had not spoken
a word to his father during the past
ten years, although living in the same
house with him, except two years ago..
and that interview was through Mr..
Benedict. He said that he did not
eat off of the same table with bis
father.
Larry Griffin gave some further evil
dence, and added, "It would be bet
ter for me to be in the poor house
than the way | am"
Both County Attorney Benedict
and Judge Shissler said that the case
was a peculiar one, and one that had
long puzzled the officials. 1t was diff
ficult to tell what was best to do, but
in any event Thomas ought to keep
away from the house. His mother
always interposes in his behalf.
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Sentinel, is among the visitors to the

Sentinel, is among the visitors to the
city.
Attorney Bowers, of ST. Cloud, re-
turned home today after three days
spent in trying the Duffy will case in
the district court.
Mr.. Wangenstein, one of the pro-
prietors of the Lake Park creamery,
was in the city yesterday on business
at the tub factory.
County Commissioner A. NJ. Han
nay and two daughters were in the
city today, and among the visitors
at the FREE PRESS office.
d. X. Mcpherson, editor of the
Minnesota Lake Tribune, who recent
ly recovered from a serious illness, is
in the city today.
G.. S. Pease, editor of the Anoka
Union, and G. E.Graham, editor of the
Waseca Radical, are among the guests
of the Commercial Club.
Claude Washburn left this morning
for his home at Duluth, after a
months visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Shoemaker.
Editor D. Fichthorn and wife, Of
the St. Peter Tribune, were among the
visitors to the city today and were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Brew
ster.
Mrs. Henry f. Brown, Miss Herman
and Miss Miller 1.-THE latter of the
Tribune staff of Minneapolis, arrived
in the city this morning and are
guests of Mrs. L. p. Hunt.
Miss Cora Haynes will return home
saturday from Martha's Vineyard,
where she has been attending the
summer school. She will spend the
remainder of her vacation in Manka-
to-
H. S. Walker, editor of the Stewart
vile Star, r. H. Wilcox, editor of the
Elysian Enterprise, and F. A. Cote,
editor of the Easton Record, are among
the editorial visitors to the city tC-
day.
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WERE WELL PLEASED.

The following is from the Minnea-
polls Times bicycle page:
The races at MankatO were quite
successful, but proved snap for the
Twin City riders who captured every
prize worth having. The boys came
back from Mankato loud in their
praises of the treatment they had re-
ceiyed from the riders at that place.
They all say that MankatO is away
ahead of any of the small Minnesota
cities in it's interest in bicycling. Over
200 men in the town are expert riders
and the women are not far behind.
Charles Hofer, the fast st. Paul
rider, came back from MankatO load
ed down with prizes. He went to
MankatO from Mason City, Iowa,
where he captured every first prize Of
fered. When he got to Mankato he
had to have his diamonds carried to
the hotel. He brings back the infor-
nation that every woman in the
town wears boomers.
The last sentence refers to Mason
City and not Mankato, for boomers
have not become the rage in Mankato.
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MUNICIPAL COURT.
A Case OF Shocking Depravity-Fiad
One Drink too Many.

A wiper on the Milwaukee road
named Walter Weaver, who has a
sick wife and family in the city, was
arrested Saturday afternoon by Officer
circuit and locked up On the charge of
indecent exposure. He went in swim
ming in the Minnesota river and Of
fered ten cents to three little girls not
over ten years old to go in with him,
so the girls claim. One of them had
the ten cents, but they refused to go
in, although wading in the river. A
hunter saw the proceeding and noti-
fed Officer circuit, who drove to the
spot with Mr.. Bates. Weaver took his
clothing and ran across the river, but
the officer caught up with him.
In the municipal court this morn
ing, Weaver pleaded guilty and paid
fine of S. and costs.
John Rendel was up for his first Of
tense for drunkenness, and when
asked by the court whether the charge
was true, he replied: 81 took only a
little, but it went right to my head,
for l hadn't had anything for six or
seven months" The court had been
given Rendel's pocket book by the pc.
lice, and he handed it to City Record
er Smith with instructions to retain
Sl365 of the S26 which it contained.
Rendel was allowed to go with the
balance, and the account was called
Snuarp
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GOT THE WATCH.
The One that was Lost at the BICYCLE
Races Returned.

Mrs. Lizzie Dane loaned he gold
watch, valued at $40, to her soE who
attended the bicycle races last Thurs
day. The young man lost it in front
of the grand stand, and it was pick
ed up by two small boys named Rich
ards. A young man of the city saw
them pick it up, so they say, and told
them it belonged to the lady he with,
who was his wife. They say that he
paid them quarter for finding it.,
Mrs. Dane advertised In the FREE
PRESS for the watch, and the Rich
ards boys Monday morning told the
police what they knew about it They
knew the man who had taken the
watch from them, and Officer Grout
went out into the country yesterday
afternoon with a warrant for lis ar
rest, charging him with grand larceny
in the, second degree. He produced
the watch and turned it over to the
officer and de red that boys had sold
him the watchfor quarter. III was
decided to let the matter drop. the
property having been recovered. The
Richards boys deny emphatically
having sold the watch, and 5feir ac-
lions and reputation lend support to
their statement. AS no arr was
made, we withhold the name IF the
young man for whom the warrant was
issued, but this is not the first trou-
BILE that he has gotten into.
Mrs. Danes home is atWindom, and
she is visiting Mrs. Showers.
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PERSONAL.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
DR.. Lockwood, of Easton, paid the
city visit today.
J. Galatin Smith, of Lake Crystal,
is registered at the Saulpaugh.
J. A. Leonard, editor of the Ro-
chester Post, was early on the ground
today.
Glen Howard. of Adrian, and n. J.
Trask, of Minnesota Lake, are guests
at The Saulpaugh.
Miss Mary A. Starr, editress of the
Tracy Trumpet, was among the earlier
arrivals of the newspaper visitors to-
day.
Hon. c. j. Monfort, proprietor of
the Windsor House, ST. Paul, is one
of the guests of the Commercial Club
today.
Lieut.. Gov. Frank A. Day, of Fari-
mont, editor of the Martin county
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
New Goods

Are piling in upon US. 25 pieces of Sc
inch all wool Serge at rs cents; Is
pieces 46 inch all wool Serge at 80
cents. A full line of better qualities
up to 1925 per yard. Storm Serges,
the best qualities made, from so cents
to 300 per yard. 80 pieces of Priest
ley's" black dress goods, the choicest
importations for fall. Black MOhair
and Sicilian, plain and fancy Mohair
Crepons. new and at very low
prices. 25 pieces of the Broadhead
and jamestown mills dress goods.
Everyone knows their good wearing
qualities. The styles for fall are very
choice. Price 80 to 80 cents. Special
sale of Wash Fabrics. ID pieces of
Pongee, 80 inches wide, at 5 cents,
worth 124 cents. GEO. E. BRETT.
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From Wednesdays DaiIy.i

From Wednesdays DaiIy.i
The weather today could not hay
been better had it been especially or
dered for the day. The temperatur,
did not go above eighty in the shade
and the air was dry and bracing-
adjuncts of typical Minnesota day
The editorial visitors began to ar
rive on the early trains. and when the
noon train arrivals had beer
chronicled there were at least forty
newspaper men in the city, guests OF
the Commercial club. The afternoon
trains brought many more, and it was
a large and good-natured party that
stepped into the numerous carriages
that lined up in front of The Saul
paugh at three o'clock this afternoon.
The FREE PRESS, as well as other
newspaper offices Of the city, received
pleasant visits from most of the
strangers during the forenoon and
early part of the afternoon. The
visitors were not wanting in cOmpli-
mentS as they went through the build
ing which is the new home of the
FREE PRESS.
Many regrets were received from
those who, for one reason or another,
could not be present. Many of these
were very nicely worded letters, eX-
pressing satisfaction at the advances
which Mankato is making and ex-
pressing deep regret at the inability
of the writer's to be present today.
The following kilograms were received
by Mr.. L. P. Hunt this forenoon:
ST. PAUL, Aug. IA.
success to the new office. In Mr..
WheelOck'S absence, impossible for me
10 get away. CONDE HAMLIN.
Mr.. Hamlin is managing editor of
the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. IA.
Much disappointed at not being
able to help you celebrate, but sick
ness among members of staff inter-
feres. Congratulations and best
wishes on your red letter day.
J. S. MCLEAN.
Mr. Mclean is managing editor of
The Minneapolis Journal.
ST. PAUL, Aug. IA.
Owing to the fact that have an
important engagement tomorrow
morning, dare not risk being back in
time. So my good wishes go with you
for success. GEO. THOMPSON.
Mr.. Thompson is editor of the St.
Paul Dispatch.
ST. CLOUD, Aug. IA.
Regret inability to be with you.
Regards to the boys and cOngratula-
tiOns to booming Mankato.
ALvAH EASTMAN.
Mr.. Eastman is editor of the St.
Cloud Journal Press.
Among the other editors and other
newspaper men who were present are
the following:
FL. P. Hall, St. Paul.
j. A. Johnson and H. j. Essler St.
Peter Herald.
Irving Todd, Hastings Gazette.
Lieut.. Gov. Frank A. Day, Fairmont
Sentinel.
A. A. Mcleod, LeSueur News.
J. V. Daniels, reporter Minneapolis
Journal.
S. G, Peterson, Hutchinson Indepen-
dent.
G. E. Graham, Waseca Radical
G. S. Pease, Anoka Union.
E. E. Beard and w. III. Beard,
Wells Forum.
d. K. Mcpherson, Minnesota Lake
Tribune.
is. Pinney, St. Paul.
Stein, Minnesota Type Foundry.
r.. III. Wilcox, Elysian Enterprise.
f. A. Cate, Easton Record.
j. A. Leonard, Rochester Post.
H. S. Walker, Stewartville Star.
ID. Fichthorn, St. Peter Tribune.
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SATURDAYS GAME.
Mankato Loses it to the Picketts
Through Errors.

The ball game Saturday afternoon
between the Mankato club and the
ST. Paul Picketts was we'll attended
and was an interesting game. The
Picketts won by score of seven to
five, but the game was lost to Manka-
to through errors.
The clubs plaved as follows.
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close on next term day. This is case
in which Mr.. Peterson sues fC his
own and the attorneys claims. The
sheriff is believed to have sufficient of
Powers money in his possessitn to
meet the Judgment.
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An original widows pension has
been granted Sophia Stephens, of
Madison Lake.
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ALUr1Nl r1EETING.
cast of Characters of the Drama For
the First Day,

The annual meeting of the Mankato
Normal Alumni Association will be
held at the Normal building Aug. 81
p. Notice of the meeting has been
widely published among it's members,
and an unusually large attendance is
expected. The local committee in
charge have spared no pains in ar
ranging interesting programs for the
occasion.
The most interesting feature to the
public, "The Serious Family, a
characteristic French comedy in three
acts. This entertainment will be
presented in pleasing manner by To-
cal talent, as follows:
Shas. uorrens ............. Mr.. Howard Treat
A,dPC' pcU uire ................... Mr.. Guy Mack
AhnlndQdD Sleek. Mr.. j. X. McBrOOm
FRANK lncent 1890: Mr.. Schuyler Hawks
Lady Sourby Creamley ....,... Miss Julia Hart
Emma Torre4s .:...,...; Miss Mae Carney
Mrs: Ormsby Delmains Miss Augusta SchellbacR
draham Miss Mary Mansfield
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EDITORS DAY.
MANKATO BELONGS TO THE Pen
WIELDERS TO-DAY.

"A ,Goodly Gathering of Newspaper
Men in the City This Afternoon
MankatO Has Her Best Bib and
Tucker on=-A Ride About the City,
With Receptions and Banquet To-
night--Who Some of the Visitors
Are
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nUST BE PEACEABLE.

81, Thomas Griff, Champion in
Trouble Again.
IL, Thomas Griff'', champion lawn
@fmoar" of America and Australia. is
in trouble again. He ran up against
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
SEATTLE MEN IN LUCK
May Secure the Contract to
Build the Siberian Rail.
road.
Count de Tolonce. Loutre Conducting
Negotiations for the Russian
Government.

SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. 20.-The Turk
ism complications have made Russia even
more desirous of ompleting her Siberian
railroad, and to accomplish it she has sent
an agent or com missioner to negotiate
with American contractors to assist in
constructing the great highway. This agent,
who is now in Seattle, is none other than
a French Count, who is now registered at
the Hotel Northern as De Tolonce- Loutre.
French though he is De Tolonce-Loutre
has been engaged on the Siberian railroad
in the capacity of civil engineer.
The Count is now conferring with
Shepard & Henry, railroad contractors of
this city, with the view of giving that firm
the contract of constructing several hun
dred miles of road. He presented a docu-
ment written in Russian authorizing him
to make terms and awards. Messrs.
Shepard 81 Henry have satisfied them
selves both as to the identity of the man
and his mission to this country. The
Count came unheralded yesterday, regis
tering at the Northern last night, and he
will probably remain in the city for a day
or two.
'Parlez vous Francois. monsieur" the
Count aueried of Mr.. Presbrey, the hotel
manager. When assured that Presbrey
was a Yankee the Frenchman, in broken
English, replied:
II like re Yankees, but .detest ze
Establishment
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
WRECK At K0GALES.
Grade, and Serious Smash UP
Occurs 1t the Bottom

NOGALES, ARIz., Dec. 20.-A serious
wreck, which may result in death, oc-
Cured in the Nogales yard yesterday.
Train No. 2, from Sonora, double header,
ran into a train standing on the main
track in front of the Mexican Custom
house.
While coming down steep grade south
of Nogales the air became exhausted, and
for some reason the call of the engineers
for brakes was not complied with, and
they lost control of the train. which in
creased its speed to thirty miles an hour.
Engine TO- w. A. Linder engineer.
crashed into car loaded with ore, and
both car and engine were completely
wrecked. The car had to be taken to
pieces from around the engine and now
lies in the ditch. Engine f. switch en-
glne, telescoped passenger coach, and
both were wrecked. Four or five other
cars were badly damaged.
The accident was caused by the yard
master making up the north-bound pas
senger train, which leaves Nogales upon
the arrival OF the train from Sonora, and
using the main line for switching when
the train was momentarily expected. For
tunately there were no passengers in the
coach. Henry Snow, pumper for the
company, was returning from Aguazarca,
and Jumped from the engine. His ankle
was crushed, and both bones of one of his
legs broken. He is an old man, and the
shock may kill him.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
He Is Accused of Collecting and
Retaining Illegal
Fees.
BIG PAY FOR A SUMMONS.
The Magistrate Alleged to Have Set.
tied With Offenders Out
of Court.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 20.-W. L. Frost
to-day began suit in the Superior Court to
oust William H. Dwyer as Justice of the
Peace of San Jose Township, on the
grounds that he had knowingly, wilfully
aud corruptly charged, collected and re-
tanned illegal fees for services rendered or
TO be rendered by him in his Office as JUS
tice of the Peace.
1t is charged that on April s. 1895, jus
tice Dwyer charged and collected from the
Singer Manufacturing Company the sum
of 81 for filing a complaint, issuing sum-
mons and other services, in a suit against
Louis Nicola. The complaint cites SINH
lar cases in which the same charge was
made for the same service, and sets forth
that the charges are Illegal and in excess
OF the sum allowed by law for such SER
vices.
The complaint here recites that on Sep
tenn Der "a, 1895, Justice Dwyer issued war
rants for the arrest of C. II. Corey, Walter
Evans, Eugene Gregory, W. L. Watson
and W. S. Anderson for conducting gam
bling games, alleging that these COM
plants were sworn to before him by one
James Edwards, and that he fixed the
time of hearing the complaints at P. NJ.
of September %, 1895. The defendants
presented themselves at the time set for
trial, but the Justice refused and neglected
to act in the matter.
1t is alleged that on October %, 1895, w.
L. Frost was arrested on charge of battery
and fined $50 by Justice Dwyer, and this
sum was paid by Frost, and that ct the
same time and place the defendant fined
a. H. Frost $25 on a similar charge. The
complaint then recites that on October "a
1895, Justice Dwyer accepted from Frost in
full satisfaction of the fine of $25 the sum
of SIS.
Another charge is that Justice Dwyer
fined E. S. Fournie So 45 on June for bat
terry, collecting the amount and appropri-
ating it to his own use and refusing to turn
it over to the County Treasurer. Justice
Dwyer is further charged with having fined
Norman Acton for malicious mischief and
petit larceny, collecting SO on June 81,
which amount he still retains.
The plaintiff valves all rights to any
sums of money or any judgment allowed
by law. He asked that an order be en-
tered directing citation to issue COM
manding Dyer to appear and that a time
be set for the hearing of the accusations
and the evidence in their support; also
that a-iudement and decree be entered re-
moving the defendant from Office. The
hearing on the petition for a citation was
set for tomorrow morning.
Justice Dwyer, when seen by reporter,
declined to make any statement, saying it
would be time enough for that when a
citation was served upon him.