The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-01-14

clean and up to date show.
The judging was completed today and
the awards posted. The show room
has also been decorated, and the foun-
tain for the water fowls is in opera
ton, and everything and everybody in
the show is happy, even down to the
tiniest bantam. The show was surely
a great success. 1t will continue through
two more days and evenings.
Ole Hanson died unexpectedly in a
cell in the police station early this
morning. He was employed for three
months past as porter in the Kaiserhof
saloon, and went on drunk recently,
and Friday began to show signs of be-
ing out of his head He was given
more dope, to sober him, and yesterday
afternoon about two o'clock, not show
ing any signs of SOLDERING off, was
brought to the police station by per-
sons at the saloon. He at once went
to work, as he had been doing at the
saloon, picking up imaginary cats and
dogs, and also conceived the idea that
the cell was not straight, and worked
with all his might for hours trying to
straighten it up. Soon after he was
brought in DIR. Edwards, the city physi-
clan, was summoned by the police and
administered a nyperdermic injection,
but it had no effect upon him what
ever. He continued all of the after
noon and all night using his great
strength on the CELL trying to bend
it into line, as he thought, and when
asked to lay down and rest said that
he had not time, that he was too busy.
He talked but little, and those VINO saw
him pitied, but could not help him.
Sometimes he would call upon the by
ISLANDERS to give him lift.
Died in His Delirium.
Late in the evening DR.. Edwards
called again, and later the man was
strapped, with the thought that he
would be quiet and 60 to sleep. But he
could not sleep, and ever the thought
of Strengthening his cell was before
him, and he worked away as best he
could, and finally, about $3.50 o'clock
this morning, rolled off onto the floor
and lay face down, talking as usual.
Janitor Tony Thompson did his morn
ing's work, but when he noticed how
quiet Hanson was, he lighted match
and held it to mis- face and concluded
that he must be dead. He called an
officer, but they could discover no
pulse, and then DR.. Edwards was sum-
moned, but the man had been dead be-
fore Mr.. Thompson saw him.
The death was great object lesson
of the effects of intemperance, and one
habitual drinker who saw it swore off
from touching any more, and it sobered
the thoughts of others.
Hanson has resided in Mankato for
ten or twelve years, and has worked
for different saloons. He was porter
in Phil Leas' saloon for several years.
His age was thirty-seven years, and he
leaves wife, who is Frustrated, and
two little boys. They reside on North
Second street. He has brother at
Window, who arrived this afternoon.
Coroner Kennedy was summoned this
but after viewing the remains
turned them over to the undertaken
and concluded that no inquest was
necessary.
Mrs. Grace Ledbeter is coming to
town. She will be located here quite
for the next few months
at least, as she has rented the four
front rooms on the second floor of the
Kurth building, South Front street.
The apartment has up to now been
by the family of H. r. Kurth,
who are to move to the cities in a
short time and who have moved into
a few of the back rooms for a week
until ,they are ready to leave for the
cities where Mr.. Kurth is to engage in
the furniture business. Mrs. Ledbeter
was gathering her furniture together
this afternoon and was expected to ar
rive at her new apartments some time
during the day. She will keep house
there with her children.
DR.. j. NJ. Edwards of this city met
with an unfortunate accident during the
noon hour today while driving one of
Phillips livery horses, an animal that
the doctor formerly owned. The acct
dent happened in front of Oscar
Schmidt's harness store, where the
horse was frightened at farmers hay
rack. DIR. Edwards was thrown out
of the sleigh about fifteen feet and his
right arm broken in two places, but he
was able to be out and around this
afternoon. The horse ran up jackson,
turned on to Second and Front streets,
where he was caught at Brett's store.