The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
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From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Albert Thurber was arrested last
evening by officer Barr, after he had
fallen down the stairway in front of
d. Bakers barber shop, and had narrow
ly avoided several other pitfalls. He is
junk buyer, who was once before in
in trouble, He pleaded guilty to drunk
enness, first offense, and was sentenced
to pay fine of $40 and costs or to
60 to Jail for ten days. Thurber gave
sig-zag drill on Front street last
evening that was witnessed by a great
many people. 1t was with difficulty
that ladies avoided him. In his fall
down the stairway he injured the back
of his head.
Joseph Kaenz was arrested yesterday
afternoon and arraigned before Judge
ComstOck on the charge of assault
in the third degree upon John Suess.
alleged to have been committed night
before last. Kaenz seemed to be still
under the influence of liquor to some
extent. and "acted smart" before the
court. He claimed to have no rec.
objection whether or not he committed
the assault. He finally entered a plea
of not guilty and the trial was set
| for Oct. Ia at Q a. M, and he was
released later on 500 bond.
The alleged assault seems to have
been so serious that County Attorney
Plymat is considering changing the
charge to assault in the second degree.
The physicians who examined Suess
found that the bone of one thumb
was broken and protruded from the
flesh, and the hand was terribly
bruised. This is the hand that Suess
saws he used to ward off the blows
from a club at his head by Kaenz.
William Baumgardt, siXty-two years
of age, is spending ten days in the
Nicollet county Jail because of his
limited knowledge of the English Ian
guage One of Baumgardt's sons used
| it in addressing his father and the
latter. believing that he meant disre-
spect, ordered the boy to speak in
German. The younger Baumgardt as
serted his constitutional right to talk
any tongue he chose and the row that
| followed landed Baumgardt in Jail.
P. C. Morrell, one of the firm OF
the New York Five and Ten Cent
company, after two weeks inspection
| of Mankato's best business location
has concluded deal with Mr.. J. R
Brandrup on the center store room
26 by 100 feet of the new MankatC
Commercial college building at ll4-l2C
South Front street.
Mr.. Morrell intends to make the
Mankato branch an exclusive and 10
cent store, such as Alankato has not
seen before. There will be nothing
over 10 cents in the store; in fact,
it will be duplicate of the up-to-date
| 5 and 10 cent stores of New York
city 1t consists of full line of can
dies, cakes, stationery, dry goods, fancy
goods, house-furnishing goods and every.
thing else that can possibly be sold
for 3 and 10 cents.
Mr.. Morrell and Mr.. Binkow, another
member of the firm, will give their
personal attention to the Mankato
branch.
They are shrewd business men from
| the east and will make a success in
this city. 1t seems to be part of an
extensive plan to open a number of
and 10 cent stores in tie west.
The Nicollet county commissioners
met yesterday to consider the claims
for damages in the proposed construc-
tion of the new Belgrade hill road in
| North Mankato. The commissioners
are rather skeptical as to the FEAST
bility of such a road. Some of them
place the entire expense at $8,000
They want to get more definite esti-
mate of the total expenditure. 1t is
quite possible that a committee from
North Mankato will meet with the
town board and try to settle the mat
ter, as the residents of the village are
anxious to have the road substantially
built.
Attorneys .Borst & Ellsworth have
instituted an action against H. Ed
wards of the Lake Crystal Milling
company. The plaintiff, Louis Chaser
is farmer, living in Cottonwood coun-
ty. 1t is alleged that about a year
ago Mr.. Edwards and Mr.. Chaser ne
gotiated deal by which the latter
purchased Edwards stock in the COM
pany, deciding him his farm in pay
ment. The farmer claims that Ed
wards misrepresented the value of the
stock. Later, not long after the mill
ing company failed and the former was
called upon to pay double liabilities.
Mr. Edwards insists that there was no
Misrepresentation and will fight the
action.
Nels Hoagland was before the court
this morning on the charge of drunk
enness, first offense. He said to the
court it fas the first time he had ever
got drunk. The court did not think
that he was combining himself to the