The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-10

aDle remarks ny all IOuIlSlS WHO
travel over it.
from Fridays Daily.
Work in the United States court
will be brought to an end late this
afternoon or tomorrow morning. The
last case is now on trial. This has
been an unusually long term for the
federal court in this city, most
terms lasting but two or three days.
| The case of M. S. Baskerville VS..
Philip l.. Rech ct al was tried yester-
day in federal court and went to the
jury late in the afternoon. The court
directed the verdict against the
principal defendant, who purchased
| the goods of the Bluebell Medicine
company, and submitted to the jury
the question of whether the verdict
should be against the surety defend
ant. The jury gave a decision in
favor of the surety defendant. The
plaintiff sued for $4,000.
In the case Creamery Package
company and two other creditors
against the Balaton Dairy company
!. is being tried today and will probably
go to the jury late this afternoon.
This is a case of involuntary bank
ruptcy and the defendants deny in
solvency and an act of bankruptcy,
/ District Court Next Wednesday.
! Judge A. R. Pau will open the
November term of the district court
for Blue Earth county on Wednes-
day next. If the calendar does not
go to pieces and if number of &C
tions are not continued the term
promises to hold out well.
The grand jury will have plenty
of work to do. The cases of the
Ballinger brothers, charged with ar
son, will be considered. Oliver Bal
linger has consented to plead guilty,
but Henry will stand trial, so his at
torney, J. E. Regan stated today.
The cases of May Petis and Mabel
Smith will be investigated. These
women are charged with having con.
Quoted a disorderly house in West
/ Mankato.
Jacob Anderson is awaiting the
action of the grand jury; SO also is
Joe Phelps, who is charged with
"gun toting."
On the opening day of court several
persons will give a report as to how
they have conducted themselves dur.
ing the past few months. The Judge
will then decide whether their paroles
shall continue.
There is long list of civil cases
to be tried
Suit Against the City.
George H. Ballard is plaintiff in
the case of George H. Ballard VS..
the City of Mankato. Mr.. Ballard
claims that in taking gravel from a
pit which he owns, the city took
more than was specified in the con-
tract and he is now suing the city
for $269.25 which is the value of the
extra gravel the city took, so he
claims. Attorney Thomas Hughes is
acting for the plaintiff while c. o.
Daley is attorney for the city.
George M. Palmer, the plaintiff has
sued the defendant for $4,000 dam
ages because the defendant had Mr..
Krummell arrested on a charge of
stealing wheat some time ago. 1t was
/ alleged that the wheat was found in
Mr.. Krummels possession and on
these grounds Krummel was ar
rested. Krummel claimed he bought
the wheat from some boys. Now he
is seeking to secure damages for
personal injury to his reputation.
w. A. Plymat is attorney for the
plaintiff and A. r. Pau, Jr., and
C. J. Laurisch are for the side of
the defendant.
The National Citizens Bank of
Mankato is suing George A. McKin-
ley ct al. for about $4,000 which
the plaintiffs claim is due them.
This action involves the title to
some timber and lumber land on
which the plaintiffs are trying to Sc
cure lien.
There are several divorce cases
on the docket.
City VS.. Railroad Company.
The case of the City of Mankato
VS.. Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad is really mutual agree
ment to decide the ownership of the
ground on Exchange street where
an old elevator now stands. The city
as we'll as the state has ordered this
elevator removed. Mankato claims the
this property is street and there
fore belongs to the city, while the
railroad claims that it belongs te
the company.
The case of the National Citizns
bank VS.. Clara Heimark, j.. w
Meighen, Mable H. and Alice A
Thomas is an action on a note o.
$1,000 transferred by Meighen ant
Heimar to the Misses Thomas, who
in turn sold the note to the Ma
> tiOnal Citizens bank. Heimark ant
Meighen refused to pay the not.
and the suit is brought by the banl
to recover the amount of the note