The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-30

torn down soon. Its collapse results
in no loss whatever, either to the
mill company or to Doud & Company.
| Officer Barr late yesterday after
noon arrested a young man giving the
name of Martin Chapman on the
charge of being drunk, but really to
hold him until a charge OF theft could
| be investigated. The officer was walk
ing along North Front street at $40
p. M, when he saw young man
coming out of Buffers shoe store,
with something under his arm, and
acting as though he was pretty drunk.
! Mr.. Brltzer ran out after him and
drew two shoes from under his coat,
saying that the man had stole them
from his store. The shoes were both
lefts and from two different shapes
and styles of finish. Mr.. Butter did
not care whether Chapman was prose
cuted. and the man was allowed to
90, and made for the railway yards.
Fearing that he would be run over, the
officer decided to lock him up and did
SO. @lE
CHAPMAN was charged with drunken
ness in the municipal court this fore
noon, pleaded guilty and sentence was
deferred until Sept. 10 at a. M
The funeral services over. the re-
mains of the late Mrs. Philip Hodapp
took place at St. Peter and PauPs
Catholic church this forenoon, begin
ming at nine o'clock. They were very
impressive. and We're attended by a
large number of the friends and rea-
tives of the deceased, especially among
the older residents. The floral offerings
were many and beautiful. The remains
were inferred in Calvary cemetery, a
long line of carriages following the
| remains.
The pail bearers were chosen from
the, grandsons of the deceased, which is
something unusual. The number of
teams in line to the cemetery was
lie.
Waterbury, Conn, Aug. 27.--Charles
BIondin, the once famous tight-wire
walker. who has made the perilous trip
across Niagara Falls, is said to be
| living the life of hermit in West
| cheshire, although rumors had 1t that
| he died ten years ago in London.
/ Blondn, who is working as car
penter on odd jobs and going under
| the name of Michael Todd, is said to
have been recognized by an old circus
performer named Abe Totten.
| BIondin when found by his old COM
rade. said: eyes, / know they think
! me dead, and perhaps | had better be
dead. / made money fast and spent 1t
faster in the maddening pleasures OF
life. and.,I certainly have felt the need
and value of money since. My Oldest
son knows where | am. He is with
Whitney's circus in the west"
Washington. Aug. PA l,3OO-mile
telephone message costing 81 was re-
ceived at the postoffice department.
Saturday, asking leave of absence 1or
a rural free delivery carrier Inc Oh
fcials are asking whether this IS not
an unanswerable demonstration OF the
great prosperity prevailing in the west.
| The message was in the interest Vi
Winfield s. Downs, and Postmaster
John T. Wagner at Odessa, No. >did
the telephoning. Downs wanted 10 DC
relieved from duty from Aug. 20 uh-
| iii Oct. !. The officials gasped when
J the nurpose of the message became
known. and without inqulrlng whether
Downs was participating to notao'e
degree in the prosperity OF the times
they decided to grant HIM the iea,e
asked. concluding that II ne was VIM
ing to pay for the use OF the long u,s
lance phone he would make sood use
of his leave.