The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-26

Stories From Home and Elsewhere.
where information given by the mercan-
tile agencies was not in their favor.


tile agencies was not in their favor.
Minneapolis, July 23.-North Dakota
will see a phenomenal crop of barley
and flax this year, but the wheat crop
will only be average, according to j.
B. Folsom of Fargo, n. d., head of the
real estate firm of j. b. Folsom & Com
pany, and a pioneer resident of the
Flickertail state, who is registered at
the Nicollet.
I'm the Red River valley wheat is
spotted to a considerable extent" said
MIR. Folsom, "and recently there have
been heavy rains which were no help to
the wheat crop. In some sections there
has been hail, but the crops are not
yet far enough advanced to be seriously
injured by it. The barley and flax
are fine, and corn, although it is not
so far advanced as that i'll southern
Minnesota, has been growing rapidly
during the past few days. SO far no
trust has been SEEM
Two little girls, thirteen and fourteen
years old respectively, have been giving
the police some anxiety for several
weeks past. They refuse to remain at
home, but wander around the city, even
at night. Their home influences are
said not to be the best, and the girls
are not blamed so much, but their course
leads to the down hill road. Judge Com
stock and the police have labOred with
them and they have been given their
freedom the last week or two on parole.
Yesterday morning they reported that
! they had behaved themselves, but last
night one of the police found them
walking the streets at l0:l5 o'clock, and
that Saturday night they stopped at a
local hotel, registering under assumed
names. They said that a man had Civ
Ell them money to stay there, and the
officials would like to know the name
of the man. 1t was decided this morn
ing to defer action in the case until two
o'clock this afternoon.
! Winona, July ga story is being
told as having taken place across the
river from here not far from Chippewa
Falls. 1t concerns farmer and a
flock of geese. TO prevent a jug OF
whisky from breaking while being
transported over rough places he had
placed it in a sack of peas.
The cork came out, and when the
farmer reached home he found that the
whisky had been absorbed by the peas.
He threw the peas out in the yard,
where, unknown to the household, the
geese ate them, In the morning the
geese lay stark and cold.
The wife, thrifty Woman, did not cry
over split milk, butjiproceeded to save
what she could from the wreck, and
she plucked the geese before throw
ing the supposed careasses away. The
fowls lay there all day until late in
the afternoon, when the woman heard
again the familiar call, and, looking
out, she was amazed to see the flock
of birds, solemnly parading around
the farmyards aTayed only in their
modesty. sbrsFi az 81
The geese had simply INDUCED in an
orEie with the whisky soaked peas and
were sleeping off their Jag when
found by the farmer He now has the
original flock of featherless geese.
The suit OF George d. Albert VS.. j. K.
Wysong and Al. d. Wysong was on trial
in the district court today. The action
is one brought by the plaintiff to recover
his third interest in the profits OF
the jackson Street sslaundry's business
and ito dissolve 5te E.psftnership alleged
to be existing between Them Mr. AL
bert asks for Sl,75O, which he alleges is
one third of the profits, and 500 interest.
The partnership is alleged to have be-
gun Dec ,l905and Mr.. Albert claims that
he had his money ready to pay for his
interest in the business, and that the
firm advertised that he was member
and that this fact increased the bust
ness of the firm to a large extent. When
he proffered the purchase price of his
interest, he was put off, and finally was
not admitted to the firm. He asks for
his share Of the alleged profits as
though he was a member.
The defendants claim that the plain
tiff was to pay $1,000 for one-third
interest. but that he did not come for
ward with the money, that he was not
a partner and that what he drew from
the firm was sufficient to recompense
him. ..
Mr.. Albert has also started an actioa
against the Wysong brothers to recover
possession of 5000 note he says they
borrowed from him during the alleged
partnership. The Wysongs and Mr.. Al
bert signed note jointly and it be-
longs to Mr.. Albert's father.
The case is one of the last on the cal
endar and is being hard fought. Pau
Pau and c. J. Laurisch are the PLAIN
tiff's attorneys, and S. B. Wilson APP
pears for the defendants.