The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-08

wafer supply for the Omaha, Bob
says Heron Lake gives him the l,4,st
concern of any station on the liae.
rs the man in charge. Erred JohuSon
attrud, strictly TO business keeping
everything in repair all he lime. Mr..
Bibby was here this week, on his regn-
lar official visit.
The steamer Lorenc, which was at
This port large part Of last summer,
and which has been wntering at
Tay lor's Fails, braved AL yaggant ice
Yesterday and steamed proudly into
the st. rauI harbor, tying up there
10 wait the excursion season to start
| She reached St Paul two weeks earlier
than any similar vessel The Lorcnc.
which is owned by Captain Alfred
Wilkins, who also owns the Minnesota,
is new one in these waters, and will
be used between 81 Paul and Fort
Smelling.
Two men were injured Oh the Mil
waukee road Il mile west of Mendoza
| shortly after midnight "Wednesday
night when freight train No. s. ran
into a boulder watch had rolled from
the bluff Ne engine and two cars
were dcrailed. The injured men were
taken from the scene on special
and the police ambulance met it in the
yards below the Milwaukee station.
Mike Flynn. a brakeman, $50 Grove
street, st. Paul was badly cut about
! the head and face. He was taken TO
| st. Barnabas hospital. His condition
! is regarded as serious. Frank Burns,
! engineer, $50 Grove street st. Paul.
sustained a deep scalp wound. He
was not badly hurt and Police Sur
geon Lewis Van Deboget attended him
in the Milwaukee station. He was al
lowed to 90 home The wreckage
was piled up about the scene and
traffic was delayed several hours.
WinnehaGo Enterprise: Some would
| be burglar, or burglars broke into the
| Milwaukee depot Monday night and
rilied the cash drawer OF about s. in
change. Several express packages were
gone through, but only a few small
articles were taken. The "bandits bold
then proceeded TO the freight house
! and broke ihp cover off ore box 1t
contained hardware. instead Of boozu
and nothing further was molcstcd. En-
france was made into the building br
kicking in a window on the east side
of the operators table. There were
! ,bptt d(n hn G., hut e
was made to crack it, The work had
the carmarks of the amateur. Prob
ably some local boys, Inspired by cigar
cites and dime novel literature, en-
! deavorcd Ia turn trick. The Mil
waukec had night operator until 4
few days ago. when he was removed
Probably the "dcspcralons" We're aware
of that fact
Redwng Republicans; /. VI. Foss
who since last August has been the III
vision freight agent in this city Of tho
Chicago Great Western, leaves TO-DAY
for Fort Dodge, Iowa, where ne vii
s;tereed G. g. Fiskc - division freight
agent Of the Western division Of h,
Chicago Grcat Western road Mr. Eos,
will be succeeded ia this city hE L. !
be''roodt. who comes here from Do
Molnes> Iowa. Mr.. Detrood' was for
merly IN thc Chicago Great Westcrl
foliicos in thjs city. For both men thcs,
new positions are = decided advance
uent. Mr.. Foos has spent TIE day IL
packing his household effects and vii
leave 70 report ri Ms new desk to
morrow, \pril /. Before coming t'
Rcdwpg, Mr.. FoSS was locatcda Butte
Mont. The man whom ne succeed,
viii 60 20 Chicago The western dirI
sion Is much larger than the lo@a
branch. runnln" from 0eiWcin TO Oma
han and i'ayiicld to Clarion,
The county hoard Yesterday after
noon took favorable action on the pc
tltion OF w y Just aHd tWenty-f@ul
others Tor change III the Gardef
Ciy-Lake CRYSTAL road Commissioners
SladtGan. Hansen aud Jones were ap
/ pointed committee to meet on The
road Saturday, April -, at II 4 III,
aud the hearing was set Tor May
at 1880 p. ~, at the county auditor
Office. ne board ADJOURNED without
tralsactIng any other business
Joseph g. fredricNs OF Mankato ha'
closed contract WITH {. Mead Tor The
rental OF the opera house at WINDOW
Tor term OF two years. lie Wi
PM III a brst class moving picture