The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-27

MANKATU IsasE isiaOr
a--s1 the further orders of the Judge
in case his insanity disappears.
The woman in the case, Antoinette
was arrested and brought before Jus.
tice Sprout few days after the at
tempted murder and fined $50 fol
unlawful cohabitation, which fine was
paid by Henry Jacobs. On Wednesday
of this week Jacobs and the woman
were married.
Three cars We're blown out of the
middle of freight train No. Is on
its way to st. James Thursday after
noon, says The Window Citizen. One
of the boys on the road tells of it
this way: "A remarkable thing hap
pened to freight train No. l8 yes
terday afternoon, while running about
forty miles per hour in the storm.
The terrific wind actually blew three
cars out of the middle of the train
into the right -ofway,, and the rear
portion of the train ran on and coupled
into the front portion and the train
proceeded on to ST. James. No dam
lage was done to the track, but the
cars which were blown from the train
were demolished"
FairmOnt, Sept 2l.--As a matter of
curiosity the soldiers of the Civil War
living here have been interviewed as
to their choice for president, and they
furnish significant straw. Twenty
seven were interviewed, four of whom
were democrats, and the remainder re-
publicans. One democrat laughingly
declared himself for Bryan, while three
declared themselves for Roosevelt.
OF the republicans one declared he
was for anybody but Roosevelt, and
gave as reason an order prohibiting
mail agents from doing certain things.
He is mail agent The other repub-
leans are all for Roosevelt. many in
sisting that they had no second choice
| that it was his duty to run and that
he had never shirked duty.
The police are still looking into
the robbery at A. G. Wason's house on
State street. They have learned that
the little boy who has been under
suspicion was at the Pleasant Grove
school on the afternoon of the robbery
until $3.50 o'clock. The robbery took
place between 2 and 4 p. H., and the
Wason house is on a direct line be-
tween the school and the boys house,
and it was about $3.50 o'clock when
neighbor saw the boy running from
near the Wason barn. so it is said.
Half mile heats in mud ankle deep
fair. The following is the summary
of one race:
Sycamore Jim, Phillips. ....... l
Baby S., Stevens. .......y..
Mario, Guth Bros. ........... 2 2 dr.
Time, l:20; l:2lA; l:2OA.
The baseball game resulted: Wa
SEGA 8, Owatonna 3.
Fairmont, Sept. 2l.--The contract
ors will turn the new courthouse over
to the county commissioners in few
days, having completed their contract.
Installing the heating fixtures and the
decorating will probably take a month
yet. The portrait of William H.
Budd, the oldest settler of the coun-
ty and chairman of the first board of
commissioners, is being painted in a
conspicuous place in the rotunda.
One of the new gas producer engines
for the city electric light plant is
nearly installed and is expected to be
running the first of next week. Two
more are to be set up, and the city
will be without street lights until No
vember.
The Gamble Robinson Fruit conf
pany had one of their biggest days in
apple shipments today. The company
loaded three cars during the day and
still has large shipment to make.
'hoh 'ho ShiPPihS oeaoou 10 oNeI CHey
will have sent out about thirty car
loads this number being the largest
ever reached by any wholesale house
in this city.
Z. Z. Miller, deputy game warden
for Nicollet county, is credited with
the first arrest there this season for
violation of the state game laws. A
Minneapolis man, George Z. Brown,
was the sufferer, he being charged
with shooting ducks illegally. Mr.
Brown appeared before Justice John
Peterson yesterday, pleaded guilty and
paid fine of $40 and costs.
CATHOLIC SOCIETIES ANNUAL
Meeting Hold at Hastings: Election
Of Officers.