The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16
The MANKAT0 RESTAURANT.
An Attachment Placed on 1t Friday
Night by Gaylord Lamb.
Other Creditors File Chattel Mort
cages, Some too Late.
A Marshall rlan Shows up With an
Unexpected Mortgage.

Sheriff BowenFriday evening served
attachment papers upon the property
of the Mankato restaurant, owned by
Mrs. Belle Fiske. The papers were
gotten out by Gaylord Lamb for S63
for money borrowed, and were pre-
pared by Mr.. Lambs attorneys, Bene-
dict & Flittie. The restaurant was
closed about a week ago, and Mrs.
Fiske left for ST. Paul early
this week, but is said to have
sent word that she would be back on
the TAO o'clock tonight to try to set
tie the matter.
After the attachment had been
made that night, two chattel mort
cages were filed with Clerk of Court
Brown, one by Schmitt & Wilson for
49,, sand one by T. G. Sutton for 1925.
Two chattel mortgages were already
on file, one by Mrs T. L. Harper for
$123.65, and the other by John R.
Thomas for S62.
Mrs. Harper sold Mrs. Fiske the
furniture of the MankatO restaurant
and took part cash payment and the
chattel. mortgage mentioned above
She afterwards sold the mortgage to
one John Engstrom.
Some time ago Mr.. Fiske went to
Mr.. Brown and asked for chattel
mortgage for $3.50 to be made out
against the restaurant property of
himself q and wife, in favor of
a Tracy man. Mr.. Brown made
out the, s2mOrtgage and wrote
across the back the words used in FL
ing, and told Mr.. Fiske to have the
paper forwarded to him as soon as the
matter was closedand he would record
it. Mr.. Fiske said that the Tracy man
would take the mortgage and take up
a number of claims against the res
taurant. When Mr.. Fiske returned
to Mankato he told Mr.. Brown that
the deal was not contaminated and
that he had torn up the mortgage.
Mr.. Brown received letter Fri
day from one S. McKennon, of Mar
shall, saying that he had a chattel
mortgage for $3.50 given by Stanley
F. Fiske to ]. R. Conway, and record
ed June 10th, and making inquiries in
regard to it. 1t is feared that this is
the mortgage which it was
thought was destroyed, and that it
has been sold to other parties. Mr..
Brown states that the mortgage has
never been recorded, and that it can
have'no effect. There were witnesses
to his part of the transaction, and
that if any trouble is made he will
proceed againit Fiske criminally.
There are several other creditors Of
the Mankato restaurant, among
whom are several grocerymen and
others who supplied provisions to
the Fishes,
Mrs. Fiske opened the restaurant
last winter under the United
States Express Co.'S office, but re-
Gently moved it few doors north,
on the first floor. She is very
attractive brunette, young and inter-
esting, and as she supplied an excel
lent table az reasonable prices had a
fairly good custom. Her financial en-
barrassment, Will be regretted by
many.
Mr.. Lamb loaned Mrs. Fiske about
s135, more than half of which she
paid back.
Mr.. McMennon is expected to
arrive Monday.
Schmitt & Wilson are Mrs. Fishes
attorneys. There is apt to be some
litigation, as the restaurant property
is said to be exempt from attach
ment proceedings under the law ex-
empting $500 of personal property.
Mr.. Lamb holds no note, but Mrs.
Fiske admits the debt. The trouble