The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
From Thursdays Daily.

| Mrs Lolita BraIton, music teacher Oh
Round Lake, Wis, was shot ut S:3C
Monday evening at the hotel at Bige-
low, this county, by William Walsh, a
sutton, from Fargo, y. ID. Walsh en-
tered the hotel where Mrs. Brayton
was stopping, approached her, and
whirling around fired at her temple
He then turned the gun on himself
and shot himself through the head
Both died instantly.
Walsh had bottle of carbolic acid
in his pocket to use in case he failed
with the revolver.
Mr. Brayton died in North Dakota
about year ago. Walsh was an ac
uuantance from there, and had re
peatedly pressed his suit Tor Mrs
Brayton's hand.
Her body was brought to the home
of her parents here, and will be buried
beside her husband at Round Lake
Her father is NJ j. Barber, retired
hardware merchant and capitalist. She
was well known i'm the southern part
of the county. Walsh was practically
unknown here.
William J. Wigley of Judson yester
day sold four heavy young horses tt
a Wisconsin party for $3.50. He had
raised these horses on his farm. He
has sold five months old colt fol
$50. Mrs. Wigey is disposing of hi:
farm stock. and will retire from the
farm and move to Lake Crystal. His
success in horse raising shows what
can be accomplished by any farmer
who will give the breeding of horse;
the necessary time and attention.
l.. y. Foster, formerly of IndiaI
Lake. died at Cottage Grove, Ore, last
Saturday Mr.. Foster was a well
known man in Mankato and Blue
Earth county and had many friends
here who will be sorry to learn of his
death.
| Mr.. Foster had been sufferer fol-
years with a complication of diseases
About two years ago he was operat
ed on at Rochester, and for time
he enjoyed relief from pain. But
the old trouble required and he wasted
away and on Saturday death brought
welcome relief.
| Mr.. Foster was gentleman Of
strong character. He was a man Of
sterling worth and his integrity was
1 Il, L. 10 hnI in hI0I
respect by all who knew him. He left
Indian Lake about six years ago, 60
ing to Oregon, where he hoped tt
benefit his health.
Mr.. Foster is survived by a widow
a son, Roy, and daughter, Laura. lie
was member of the Modern Wood
men. the Royal Neighbors and the
| f. +. L.
Yesterday Walter f. Eldridge
bought of Anna NJ. Willard that fine
new six room dwelling on two acres
of land in Willard Parkway add
ton that NJ. c. Willard has recently
been advertising in The Free Press
| Inc sale was Hdue thlouSu Ills io"
estate agency.
Mr.. Eldridge's people intend tt
move in Saturday. He has a great
bargain. and being a pusher, vii
work on these two acres morning
and evening. Mr. Willard says he eX
poets to see him make barrel OF
money off them in the next five years
| The Minnesota Association of Pro
bate Judges held its annual session
Yesterday in the court house in st
| Paul.
There was good attendance and q
discussion of points of procedure anc
law interesting to those present.
| Z. Frankberg of Otter Tail county
was elected president; w. F. Hughes
of Blue Earth county, vice president
f. HI. Fox of Wabasha county, sec
retarv and treasurer. The judges elect
ed to the executive committee are
Messrs. Lynch of lie Sueur. Middle
croft of st. Louis, Edwards of Swift
Bazille of Ramsey and Sharp o.
| Norman.
The funeral of Robert G. COlyer
who was drowned Monday, took place
at Morris yesterday. Colyer was
young man of great promise and ex
ceptional abilities. He was charter
member of the Sigma Mu fraternity
at the University of Minnesota. HI
was also president of the Triangle
club. an organization composed of al
senior fraternity men at the univer
sity, and was chairman of the com
mittee on decorations for the junior
ball last spring. Several of his ira
ternal brothers were present at TIT
funeral He was brother of a for
mer teacher in the Mankato schools.
Robert Wood. aged nineteen, son o
a widow. living seven miles out to
ward Lake Crystal, was kicked IL
the abdomen by horse last night ant
painfully injured. The attending ply
sician is of the opinion that the youn:
man will recover.
Redwood Falls, Sept. 5.-Amelii
Kurtz, living near Wabasso, has sue
cumbed to burns received in an incu
bator explosion. The explosion occur
rod yhiIe the yoirl was ironiup near tn