The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-16
Geddes Discusses the Candidates for Sheriff
I From the Amboy Herald

| Since the enactment of a law by the
last legislature putting the sheriff's
office in varied counties on a salaried
basis in part, making the place sure
thing for fair amount in all events
it has become more desirable prize
in Blue Earth county, because this
county comes within the salaried cate
CORY This may not be generally known
to the people at large, but it is true
with the county board, authorized by
the law, the sheriff of Blue Earth
county draws two thousand dollars a
year, paid in monthly installments, but
this includes team hire. Under this
law and for this compensation the
sheriff has to do all of the county
work, criminal or otherwise, without
further pay, but is entitled to his
actual expenses while doing so. He gets
besides, all fees for civil work. Before
this law took effect the sheriff earned
when he was in action only, and there
was much of the time that he was
idle with no income. Now he gets his
salary, rain or shine.
This is one of the things that has
prompted large number of candi-
dates for the office. We have in all five
on the republican ticket and one OH
the democratic, to-wit: George Pond,
Anton Osten, ID. A. Little. George Hus-
scy and ID. L. Bowen, republicans, and
Eberhard Klugherz. the lone democrat.
This is the list that the primary voter
will have to scan when he. enters the
booth to make crosses, and it looks
pretty much like toss-up among the
five republicans. with the chances that
it will be Pond, Osten or Little when
the votes are counted.
Eli" as Klughcrz is called. is the
deputy of the present sheriff and
served on the police force in Mankato
for some time before he went to the
Jail with Mr.. Donabue. ELI is not
his name, and it has been facctiously
stated that lie got this appcllation from
his hustliDg qualities. His correct
given name is Eberhard, and il was
not changed from Ole to Eberhard
either, because ELF is typical Ger
man. He is good natured and is wide
awake and alert all the time. If he
would don Il 'tubby" cap from father
land, get the right shaped pipe and Il
/ pair OF Eastwood clogs on his feet he
could pass for Il subject right from
the kaiser's household. But "Eli'' is
well Americanized, talks the German
and English languages equally we'll
and in more than one instance he has
come handy in court as az interpreter
for German witnesses. He has no OPP
position at the primaries. and will say
that the democrats need not be ashamed
of ELI when the real race comes on
Mr.. Pond was the first [ think to
announce himself on the republican
ticket, and he has been keeping the
voters busy since shaking hands and
looking at his pleasant smile. George
is now the city's chief of police. and
has had long bushes career. lie is
the Pond that sold clothing in Mankato
for over twenty years. and on that
| account has a very large acquaintance
He is not the clustering kind Of poll
tician. but goes about his business as
an official with the smoothness of a
cool headed man. Mr.. Pond had large
hand in the ferreting out of the late
Ledbeter murder. and rendered constant
and efficient aid to the prosecution
i'll looking up the evidence. He had
special charge of the Schwandt side OF
the case, but as these parties were not
put on trial his work did not appear
on the surface, but l am in a position
to know that it was honest and eff
cicnt and that he stood up straight
to the end of that case. He will poll
large vote in the east part of the
county as well as in the city.
Mr.. Osten is another experienced Of
ficer, having been marshal at Lake
Crystal several years, deputy sheriff UNI
der the late Sheriff Williams, and
chief of police of Mankato before Mr.
Pond. Ostcn is tall straight and
agile, and has a large acquaintance in
the western part of the county where
he was raised. He is also well known
in Mankato. Mr.. Ostcn will get large
vote in the third commissioner district,
and also in the city. 1t looks as
though Pond and Osten will be the
strong duet in the city vote. Of course
all candidates will get some of this