The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02
Stories From Home and Elsewhere.

From Thursdays Daily

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! From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Christina Wass died at the
home of her son, John Wass. at five
o'clock yesterday afternoon. She was
be held from the Swedish Lutheran
church on Friday at 2:30.
The deceased was born in Dalslond
Sweden Dec p, 1921. She came to this
country on May s, 1882. She was left
widow seventeen years ago. She
leaves to mourn her DEATH two sons.
Jonas Wass of Sweden and John Wass
of this city.
There has always been a superstition
more or less grounded on fact, to the
effect that it is customary for hold-up
artists and porch climbers to accom-
/ pany all circuses and get in their work
during the afternoon and especially
during the evening performances on
residences, while the larger part OF
the people are at the circus ground. This
NAV be true to greater or less eX-
! tent. but it now seems that the hold
up artists following the circus find it
easier to bamhoozle the trusting in
broad daylight The feat is also, much
safer and nearly as profitable. aea
This fact has developed since the de-
narture of the Pawnee Bill circus from
Little Falls. During its short stay
there, well dressed young man with
an order book made the rounds of a
number of dwellings, representing HIM
self to be a travelling man for groc-
erv house. and booked several orders
for groceries at a price far below that
offered by local merchants His offer
looked good to several of the thrifty
housewives and the terms of payment
were easy, viz, one dollar down, paid
to the travelling man, and the rest on
arrival of the goods. The bogus travel
ING man promised prompt delivery OF
the goods. and for few days all was
WELL p
The man left the city on July ID. 1t
| is now July % and the goods which
were to have been delivered in week
have not shown up, nor have they dis
played any alarming symptoms OF show
inc ND. Those who gave up the dollar
so easily have reached the conclusion
that they have been film hammed.i
The police department this morning
received a request from the of1lcials
of Terre Haute, Ind, to be on the look
out for an clipping couple from that
place. On July IL Mrs. Pearl Vaughn
Robinson, wife of Rev. j. II. Robinson,
eloped from her home at Clay City,
Ind, with one Harry Brown of Terre
Haute. With them is the nine months
old girl of Mrs. Robinson. Brown was
recently married. He is a street car
conductor and is expected to apply for
Job to some trolley company. Rev.
Robinson is very anxious to get his
wife and baby back.
Brown is 80 years old, weighs l43
pounds and has dark hair. Mrs. Rob-
inson is 81 years old, and is blonde
with long light hair.
Crookston, July 25.-The Barnum &
Bailey circus narrowly averted a catas-
trophe here Yesterday afternoon, and
10000 badly scared people poured from
the big tent Just at the conclusion of
the afternoon performance just as the
concert was beginning. A heavy cloud
which was travelling from the south
west and which it appeared would miss
this city, suddenly swerved straight
south and struck the tents with hurri
cane violence. The people were panic
stricken as the big tent raised several
times and the stakes were pulled up.
The crowd lodged out under the sides
of the tent and damned out through
the main entrance, all succeeded in get
ting out without injury. The main
tent was slit by the wind, the mess
tent was badly torn and the tables
overturned by the wind.
The circus management was so badly
frightened that the men were ordered
to take down the tents at once and
there was one evening performance. The
gale lasted but few minutes and the
circus crowd was dampened but little.
but this with clouds of dust in the all
of burnt cork artists as they trudged
back to the city. SIS
North of this city there was some
hail from the same storm, but the area
hit was very limited, Judged from re-
ports reaching the city lastt evening.
News comes to The Fairmont Sen
ltinel from reliable sources that Cook
Deutcher of company E of Fairmont has
been put under arrest at Camp Lake
view and will be tried on a charge OF
selling booze. 1t will be recalled that
some weeks previous to going into camp
notice was given to the different com.
Ipanies that the lid would be on this
year at Lakeview and ample warning
was given.
1t is said that Duetcher is not the
real culprit; that he was merely act
ing as agent or assistant for some
Iparty or parties who were engaged in
the illegal traffic. 1t is also intimated
that the principals in the illegal and
ldemoralizing business are members OF
company E.
The whole matter will be sifted TIC
the bottom by Colonel Wright and sensa,
tional developments may be expected
lsoOn.
Henry Swanson, who has the ole
Grit Lewis farm in Judson, will har-
vest twenty bushels of wheat to the
acre unless the unforeseen happens
Frank Flanagan brought in a sample
of his wheat today, and it has fine
heads filled out the ends. Mr.. Flana
gan states that wheat is looking just