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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

adds, to take the prisoners back
down town and place them under
guard while he could communicate
with Chief OF Police NJ. Dempsey.
When the latter Joined him the two
officers visited Mayor f. Bornemann,
and at the mayors suggestion Chief
Dempsey took Belden and Lockwood
to the jail, the sheriff admitting
them. The following day they were
arraigned charged with the violation
of state law, and We're sentenced
to fifteen days in jail.
Both Officers Considerably Exercised.
Both officers are considerably ex.
ercised over the episodes. Sheriff
Olson has called attention to the
action taken by the county board
soon after the completion Of the
new Jail, when the commissioners
voted to prohibit the city from lodg-
ing its prisoners in the bastile. He
also points to the law specifying
the duties of the sheriff, which says
that she shall receive prisoners who
have been lawfully committed. Of
ficer Block retaliates by pointing to
the fact that Belden and Lockwood
were not city prisoners, having been
arrested under the state law, and it
is asserted that Sheriff Olson's duty
as jailor is to receive all prisoners.
In an effort to establish his rights
Officer Block says he will take the
dispute to the county commissioners,
and there is talk, also, of Sheriff
Olson instituting legal proceedings
against the city's officer
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from SATURDAYS Oa!V
Chairman Lorin Cray this morning
called meeting of the Commercial
club investigating committee. One
allegation had been omitted by Tor
mer Street Commissioner b. V.
Waters in his charges, and he
mentioned this to one of the com
mitteemen. Judge Cray learned OF
it, and requested Mr. Waters and
his attorney, Arthur Schaub, to come
before the committee again and add
this charge to the others. 1t was
to ascertain whether or not the
committee should request the com
missioners to make the assessments
now that should have been made
before, that Mr.. Waters and his at
torney were called.
Suggestion BY schaub. =.
Attorney Schaub thought that II
the committee tried to recover the
money which the commissioners ala
not assess on these benefited proper
ties, the property owners would OBJ
ject on the grounds that these I'M
provements were done Illegally The
new charge which Mr.. Waters
BROUGHT up ran as follows:
con Spring street between
Fourth and Fifth streets and be-
tween Rock and Washington on
Fourth and Fifth streets the
city bought for street purposes
property for $3.50, hauled city
ground there for at least $500.
bought dirt there from the
Loyola club, the high school and
the garage on Main street
amounting to $3.50, from Blsh-
man ground worth, including
hauling, $50, and paid for labor
in leveling $3.50. We charge:
First. That this work was
not all ordered by the council,
or considered at an open meet
ing of the council. =
Second. That the council
never advertised for bids on
same, nor made an estimate or
the work. @
Third. That it was never as
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and Policeman Albert Block are a!
loggerheads, and merry war IS III
prospect. Threats have been made
by the latter to lodge formal com
plant with the board of county com
missioners, and it is intimated that,
in the event of such a complaint
being made, charges will be prefer
red against the policeman.
The trouble between the two OF
ficers dates back to the night Of
November 6, when an assault was
committed which resulted in the
arrest Of Rudolph Papke. At the re
guest Of William Edmunds Officer
Block went to the office of County
Attorney George T. Olsen, where he
found Sheriff Olson and Justice j. c.
Kettner. When questioned by the
county attorney Mr.. Block is said
to have stated that the complaining
witness was somewhat under the in
fuence of liquor, adding that the
Alatter was having his wounds" dress
ed in. physicians office and the
county officials could see him and
judge for themselves.
s,,.,.,..s. Warrant Was Secured. !.
Later in the evening OFFICER BLOCH
secured a warrant from Justice Fl
AOBrFena AID turned it over Hto the
sheriff b,A it$Eas not designated as
Il flight warrant, and" Sheriff OF
son postponed serving it until the
following day. After he. had return
ed t6sthe Jail the sheriff received a
"stele hcnessa me ssage9s from the Gem
.sriai Ing witness asking that the war
Eant BE @seEyed immediately, where
upon he advised the man who hat
been assaulted to go; TO his home
Instead Of doing so the latter
hunted up Officer Block and accus
ed the p0licen}anf of .infar'Nin p 8 0'''1'-
iff Olson that he$was drunk. BLOCH
denied the charge, and together they
went to the Jail and aroused Sher
if Olson. The sheriff declares taa,
Mr.. Block questioned him as to the
statement of drunkenness, and ther
made the positive and emphatic dec
laration that the county official was
a liar. Mr. Block holds that his Ian
guage was several degrees milder
but Sheriff Olson asserts that the
policeman passed the lie three OF
four times, until finally ordered Ou
of the Jail.
Trouble Breaks Out Afresh.
p, There was further trouble on Wed
nesday night Of last week, when OF
ficer Block arrested two stranger:
who gave their names as Carl Bel
den and George Lockwood, charged
/ with the theft Of cap from w. n
! Cornell. The policeman, accom-
Danied nv Mr. Cornell took The two
prisoners to the county Jail, bu
Sheriff Olson refused to receive then
until he could obtain a witness t
the transaction, he having since ex
planned that he considered Mr.. Blocl
an unreliable person., and for tina
( reason wanted some disinteresteC
party present.
Mr.. Block says that he invited
! Sheriff Olson's attention to the fac
that Mr.. Cornell was present, Gu
even then the sheriff would not take
. the prisoners. He was compelled, he
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bert. They were following an old
road along a creek on the other side
the Blue Earth river. The timber
lance there. They were ascending a
small slope about 2:30 p. m, when
GTue, who was just behind his com
panion, saw a crow that evidently
McGrath did not see. Grue raised
his gun, and when it was just about
in line with the back Of his com
panion the hammer slipped and
the shot was discharged.
Grue saw the hands of his friend
fly up and then Raymond fell back
ward, and cried out, Help me, help
me!". - E ~-,t''.l @ii 80: ~
"Tll do what. I can," replied Lin
coin and drew out his handkerchief
and placed 1T over the wound. He
then asked Raymond il he thought
he could stand it until he got help.
n In another minute he was speed
ing toward the house Of John Kol-
bert, where he met Mr.. Robert.
They ran back, but when they
reached the boy, he was lying on
his. back, dead They rubbed his
hands, felt of his pulse, and tried to
bring him back to life, but it was
hopeless. f.5a-a ~ -"a 81 Es--It
Kolbert called up Dennis Nc
Grath, father Of the dead boy at
Mankato and notified him of the ac-
cident. Mr. McGrath came at once
to the scene Of the accident and
took his son home in a vehicle.
The gun which Grue was carrying
was a II guage Hopkins and Allen,
while the one which McGrath used
was 16 gauge Stevens shot gun.
There were no other companions
with them. Lincoln Grue is stricken
with grief.
The funeral of he dead youth will
be held from st. Johns Cath"f
church at two o'clock Sunday after
noon.
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New Ulm, December 23.-in open
ing the rear door leading to their
apartments on the second floor OF
their building on Minnesota street,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd. Sannwald were
greeted by the lusty cries Of a baby
girl comfortably wrapped in a shawl
On opening the bundle they found
that the babe was about two months
old, healthy and fully developed.
They were so elated over the find
that they Immediately decided to
adopt the child and it is now full
tledged member Of the Sannwald
family. A complete outfit OF clothing
for the child accompanied the pack
age and note attached stated that
the child was born October a, 1911,
and was baptized December IL by a
Lutheran minister and had been
given the name of 'Lavan Dolores"
Three Strangers in Yard.
Boys playing in the yard Of And
Amann, adjoining the Sannwald
premises, noticed three strange per-
sons, a man and two ladies, ap-
preaching the rear of the Sannwald
home between and O'Clock in
the evening. They however, paid no
attention to +, their movements and
took no particular notice of their
actions while in; the rear of the
Sannwald home, They saw them
ascend the stairs and believed that
they had entered. Shortly there
after they saw Mrs. Sannwald open
the door, who had heard a knock at
the outer door. The strangers had
disappeared and the cries Of the
babe greeted her. ...
Came On the Evening Train.
The parties who figured in aban-
doning the child are believed to have
arrived from the west on the even
ing train which arrives here at 6:55,
but as Mr. and Mrs SannwaId were
not DESTROYS that the police make
any active hunt they desisted in
their efforts to locate them.
The founding came to them as an
agreeable Christmas present and the
baby girl is fortunate in finding q
good home. Other families volun-
teered to adopt the child, but Mr.
and Mrs. Sannwald will not part
with it now for anything in the
world.
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pears to be a number Of gentlemen
who should be credited with the
interference Of Mr.. Lutterall in his
attempt. Dave Oglesby, who lives
on Poplar street and employed on
one Of the local railroads, was near
by at the time and assisted in hold
ing Mr.. Lutterall to the sidewalk.
He was the one who wrenched the
revolver from Mr.. Lutteralls hand,
and was abused for few moments
as being the perpetrator of the act.
J. r. McVean. travelling salesman,
was also in the melee and helped in
the interception Of Lutterall.
Mrs. LutteraIl Doing Nicely.
Mrs. Lutterall who was shot Tues
day evening on Front street by her,
husband. James w. Lutterall, is now
getting along nicely and evnects TO
co back to her work at Richards
store tomorrow morning. The wound
which is q flesh wound in the left
Shoulder is healing, nicely and aside
from some soreness. does, not. give
her much discomfort. Mrs. Lutterall
Suffered a-cnerVnus --.shock:
.fgCsr. aKyh eh 2shss shss sAets asItAssa ysxre-
covered. and it will probably be
COVE timo before she will beNin her
ncrr,al health. She fisF vervafheerfH3
""" IS anxious to go. basF tp, lbsf
work.
state~ert From, Miss LutteraI.
Misss NaFgaret I:utterall EXPLAINED
tcdev mcrs@ about thesv SHOOTING Of
ny r,otber.x Miss MaTaaret shadHmef
hes esothpSsSS3'n the corner JpfsFroYt
sssS' wassaff streets when rshe&.:was
.o2:a. her,. ,ways. hone from Nark....T They
Starf6 - = rev ro'Hntes ana Mr.. Eut-
teroU told her that he wanted to
zsaX.y good bye,,,.She asked where he
was gong ann he simnly said: y
pIF aoire.''1 He asked ber5 to. WALK
un on Second street with him, but
she refused. saying she did not have
tie She went down one street and
net her mother toward Main street
from the Central News DEPOT. Moth
er and daughter talked a short timS,
and Margaret told her mother to be
careful, that she had just seen her
father She then continued on her
way home. and when she was in
front of the Rex Cigar store heard
the first shot. That shot missed
Mrs. Lutterall, but the second lodged
in her shoulder. He was about to
fire a third time when Margaret
ran up and pushed him around and
tried to prevent the shot She had
her finger caught in the trigger OF
the revolver and it was quite badly
hurt. 1885,.
Mr.. Lutterall had frequently called
on his daughter where she was en-
ployed and had tried to frighten her,
so she claims. She stated today
that her father told her brother, a
short time ago that by Christmas
time the boy would have neither
father nor mother. The boy told
his father that that remark was
only bluff"
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From Thursdays Daily.

from thursdays Daily.
James w. Lutterall who was ar.
rested Tuesday evening for shooting
his wife on South Front street,
charged with assault in the first de-
gree was arraigned before Judge w.
L. Comstock late yesterday after
noon. He appeared with his attor-
ney, G. L. Benedict, waived eXamina-
ton, and was bound over to the
grand jury in the February term of
district court. The municipal court
has no jurisdiction to give bail on a
charge like this, and he was, there
fore remanded to the county Jail TO
await the action of the grand jury
Appeared More Calm.
When Mr.. Lutterall was seen to-
day, he appeared more calm, but
gave out little information. He did
not know whether or not he had
talked with his son, Frank, the day
before. or that he had ever talked
with his daughter the same evening.
He said he had just left work and
was going to his supper. when he
came down the street and thought he
saw his wife.
"Were you sure it was your wife,"
was asked.
mo, ! am not sure. but thought
1t was. But ! don't know what
hanneped. I had no intention, or
thought 7 didn't, of shooting my
wife," he answered
IRVING to Think.
He said he had been trying to
think what had happened ever since
he was placed in Jail, but seemed
unable to recollect the occurrence. He
said he had been working with his
son as carpenter. and that he had
not seen his wife for at least a
month.
Many Deserve Credit.
In the mixup at the shooting af-
fair on South Front street there ap-
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st. Paul, December 27.-In his an
nual report made to Governor Eber-
hart, covering the year, F. L. Wash
burn, state entomologist, said grass
hoppers were serious pest and
cause a loss of from 10 to 20 per
cent in most parts Of the state, es-
peclally the western section. Here
there were q number of idle farms
and these, Mr.. Washburn said, were
responsible.
Mr.. Washburn had four men at
work in the infected districts show
ing the farmers how to get rid of
the pests. An arsenical dissolution
was used with good results.
Other insect pests mentioned by
Mr.. Washburn were the saw fly,
which attacked tamarack, the clover
seed insect and the oak tree borer.
The latter, Mr.. Washburn said, did
much damage throughout the state.
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st. Paul, December 23.-Milk from
tuberculosis COWS is not fit to give
patients in the state hospital for the
insane at st. Peter, according to DR..
Fl. NJ. Bracken, secretary state
board of health, and DR.. E. II. Ward,
secretary state board of livestock
examiners.
Correspondence to this effect was
made public today by Governor a.
o. Eberhart.
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From SATURDAYS DaIiv
Carl Nelson, laborer employed
by the Consumers Power company
at Rapidan, was arrested last night
at the Milwaukee station by Officer
Ole Andengaard on a charge of hay
ing stolen a suit of clothes from
William Jensen also employed
Rapidan. Nelson boarded the Mil
waukee. train at Rapidan station
with the suit in his possession, so it
is claimed, but Immediately after he
had departed, the theft was discov-
cred, and telephone message sent
to Manager r. e. Brown OF the
Consumers Power company, who no
titled the police station and gave q
description of the man suspected of
the theft.
Officer Andengaard was detailed
to be at the Milwaukee station when
the train arrived here at seven
o'clock. Nelson was placed under ar
rest
Nelson stated today that he had
just quit work and was in hurry
to catch that train so that he could
cash his check in Mankato. AS all
the men We're not coming back for
Sunday and Christmas, he took his
clothes with him which were in a
large sack. He seized this sack and
hurried to the station, two and a
half miles distant. He had not tire
20 look into the sack and did not
know that Jensen's suit was there.
He said it was all a mistake on
his part and he did not intend TO
steal anything.
Nelson was taken before Judge
Comstock late this afternoon. He
pleaded guilty to petit-larceny and
was given his choice of SIS and
costs or twenty-one days in the
county jail He took the latter
sentence.
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From Fridays Daily.
st. Peter, December 22.-Strife
has broken out among the minions
Of the law. Sheriff August Olson
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From SATURDAYS DaiIv.
Allen Jackson, manager OF the
local branch of the Standard Oil
company, has suggested the idea of
permanently improving the highways
from Mankato to Sioux City and Des
Moines, Iowa, to connect with the
state road between Mankato, via
Madison Lake, Rochester, to Mime
apolis. This would make a Wellmade
highway from Minneapolis, through
to the smaller cities in Southern
Minnesota, through the prosperous
Iowa agricultural district, to Sioux
City; also to Des Moines. The bene-
fit of these two highways to Mankato
is so apparent that extended COM
ment in these columns is entirely I'M
npcaSSarV
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sessed to the property benefited.
Fourth. That the council took
out Of the city funds, wrongfully,
and unlawfully the sum Of at
least $3.50 to Pay for same"
Brought Up BY Committee.
This question OF how much ground
was used for these improvements
was brought up on the initiative Of
the committee and not Mr. Waters
The committee wanted to find out
how much labor and ground the
city had paid for Improvement. on
Washington park. Mr.. Waters Sc
cured his figures from the records
Of the books as follows: On the
first block, the cost was $37484 and
son the second block, 81, 123.aS. sy~@ases
Judge Cray said that these ques-
tiOns were asked for the purpose of
Investigating whether or not any
assessments should be made against
the property owners on account sof
the Improvement to the park. Later
Attorney Schaub expressed his optil-
ion that personally he did not think
that this could be done. 80 81
At this meeting, Mr.. Waters was
ioOSNioliOu etico lHS Cdt u
system of .keepingv~track~ OF the
amount of labor expended on each
job. Commissioner Humiston was
also present and explained this sys-
tenn. The meeting then adjourned.
From SATURDAYS Daily.
Coroner Merritt Of Nicollet county
came to Mankato today After in.
vestigating sthe accidental shooting
OF Raymond McGrath, he decided
that no inquest was necessary. He
reached the conclusion that death
was caused by an accidental shot
from the gun of McGrath's compan-
ion.
Relates Story of Accident.
Lincoln Grue, the young lad who
accidentally shot his companion,
Raymond McGrath, yesterday after
noon, told the story of the accident
in detail to The Free Press last
night. He said that he called up
his chum, Raymond, yesterday about
one o'clock and asked if he was 60
ing hunting. Receiving an affirma-
tive reply, he said that if Raymond
would wait few minutes he would
accompany him.
The boys started on their trip
about 1870 p. m. and went through
the woods along the Minnesota river
toward the truck farm Of John Kol-
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whereby enabled
limited to
Sheep Million holiday
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The condition of DR.. c. H. Mayo
continues satisfactory.
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Road Boosters Favor idea.

When some OF the good roads
boosters We're seen today on this
idea, they were highly enthusiastic
about it. George NJ. Palmer said
that he was going to Lake Crystal
this afternoon at the invitation Of a
number of business men and mer
chants to talk good roads. 1t seems
that a movement is On foot to have
the state road from Minneapolis to
Mankato extend to Lake Crystal, and
then add to this stretch until the
road reaches much farther down to-
ward the southern boundary OF the
state.
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the state ROAD from minneapolis 10
Mankato extend to Lake Crystal, and
then add to this stretch until the
road reaches much farther down to-
ward the southern boundary OF the
state.
Boon for Farmers.
/ Mr.. Palmer stated that such road
to Sioux City and Des, Moines would
be a boon to the farmers and auto
mobilists along the line, Every COM
munity would be benefited, and every
! farmer who.-iiVes ON a--bad road
would then semainE dissatisfied ARtil
he secured a good road to his farm,
which, would ultimately result in
!, big good roads movement that would
extend throughout the southern part
of the State and all over the state
for that matter Mr.. Palmer has
been invited to give an addressa be-
fore a Minneapolis. .aldience on good
roads next nesday. w. 81
John ssNyqAfsts. sale he had mot
thought 4of this new phase ofGathe
good road. nnoYemept ~anda.sso could
% not give any idea as- 70 his opinion,
but said that good roads no matter
where they extended were a good
thing, : However, lie was WORKING
i particularly for the district in and
about Mankato.
1ohmann Was Enthusiastic.
John II. Hohmann was very enthu-
sastic about such a road. He said:
This would be one of the best things
for this country This road would
then keep us in touch with the
transcontinental road which | under
stand is about to be built some time
in the future 1t would then put us
in direct touch with all this vast
country, straight through from the
twin cities past Mankato. and down
to Iowa"
Judge Cray had an interesting
4 statement, in which he said in part:
81 think that would be fine. 1t would
be- a nice addition to the present
system and it would run almost
along the Omaha railroad line. How
ever, as the country is more thinly
I settled along the line from here to
Sioux City, it would probably prove
larger expense to the indlVldual
in that country and an estimate
should first be made OF the cost to
the individual"
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