The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-18
Friday, November Is, 1910

At the peremptory call of the cal
endar yesterday afternoon, in the dis
trict court, the jury cases were set.
/ The one promising the most general in
terest, among the civil cases, is that
OF the $4,000 breach of promise suit
of Miss Agnes Coughln vs. Thomas
A. Sherk This was set for trial De-
cember s. before another Judge. s. Il.
Wilson, one OF the attorneys for the
plaintiff, stated that there would be
witnesses from the state of Washing
ton, Tennessee and Minneapolis, and
that they wished day certain set for
! the trial.
Will Call in Another Judge.
| Judge Pau stated that he felt that
he ought to call in another judge in
| this case. He doubted whether he
could get one before December. Both
sides were satisfied to have the case
set for December 5.
The matter of the adoption of Gala
Harrington by Ray G.. and Lettie V.
Anderson came on before Judge Pfau
this forenoon, and an order For the
| adoption was nleu.
The divorce case OF Mrs Hulda
Baumgardner vs. William Baumgardner
was tried yesterday afternoon, the
ground being alleged desertion. W. r.
Geddes appeared for the plaintiff, and
there was no appearance for the de-
Tense.
Mrs. Baumgardner took the stand
and testified that she and the defend
ant were married March "a, 1898, and
that there are three children, twelve,
ten and six years old. The defendant
was mllwright and deserted her a
couple of years ago, she said, but for
four years before that she had been
living with her parents in lie Sueur
county, and receiving only about 800
a year toward her support from her
husband.
Failed to Carry Out Promise.
Mrs. Baumgardncr said that it was
six years ago December 26 that. while
living in South Saltwater, her husband
said that he was going out west to
stay and advised her to return to her
sent her money. Finally he asked her
to come to him. but sent her no money
to go with, although she was willing
to go. He came and called on her once
at her fathers home. in January. five
years ago. but the last word that she
got of him was in June. 1908 When
he called on her he said that he was
going to make home, for her and the
children, but he failed 40 do this. She
had wanted him ITO do ,better, to save
his money and stop drinking and worse
things.
Frank Hanson, brother of the plain
tiff, told how he and his father,
Thomas Hanson, had contributed to the
support of his sister,.
Charles T. Taylor of this city told
of the plaintiff living. near his home
and taking in washing and working
steadily to support her family. He had
never seen her husband come there.
First Jury Case for Trial.
The first case for trial by jury will
he that of John b. Hodge against the
Mercantile Fire and Marine Insurance
company, and this will be followed by
the case of Mr. Hodge against tho
Franklin Fire Insurance company.
The suit of Mary Elizabeth Culp VS..
Arthur Duane Culp will be tried before
the court tomorrow forenoon. Tomor-
row afternoon the suit of Mary Man.
derfeld VS.. John F. Manderfed will be
tried.
A demurrer in the case of Ludwig
Hanson VS.. Hugh NJ. Roberts was ar
gued this forenoon. This afternoon the
petition of the Consumers Power COM
pany for the appointment of commits
sioners to appraise damages, ETC., was
taken up. There is no contest, the
damages being agreed upon, and the
proceedings being taken only to make
the title secure.