The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-11

twelve o'clock by the peculiar sensa.
ton of breathing chloroform. He
jumped nj, realizing that some one
was in the house bent on robbery.
His sudden appearance on duty no
doubt frightened the wOuld-be rob-
Der away, as Mr.. Paulson could not
find any trace of him. The chloro-
form in the room where he slept
doubt but robbers are prowling
around the country in large num-
bers, and it behooves everyone to
be prepared to give the invaders a
hot reception. Keep a good dog
to give warning. and then give the
robbers the best six shooter con-
tains. AS rule such lawless char
acters are dealt with too leniently.
A few dead robbers would have a
salutary effect on some that want
to live.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch: Attorney
L. G.. Davis, who had charge of NJ.
CaspersOn's case against Berkner
Brothers, received notice from Judge
Pfau of Mankato that the case was
decided in favor of Mr.. Casperson,
awarding him the sum of 1928 with
interest from October, 1907, and
costs. The case grew out of the de-
PENDANTS refusing to pay Mr.. Casper
son balance due him on the build
ing of their new store, on the al
not in accordance with the contract
and also not being completed in
time. They also put in a counter
claim of $500, besides wiping out
the claim of the contractor. The
judge makes clear cut decision and
gives Mr. Casperson the sum named
with six per cent interest for nearly
four years. The plaintiff is highly
elated over this decision of the Judge,
even if it is delayed judgment.
Tracy Headlight: With whole
sale reduction in the working forces
Northwestern employees forsee a gen
eral entrenchment policy that may
eventually lead to pulling off num-
Der of trains, including some pas
senger runs. At Huron, S. D., last
week fifty brakemen and eighteen
firemen were laid off. and there are
but three crews in the "chain gang"
which has required as high as forty
five crews during the busy season.
The same condition prevails upon
this division. Ordinarily from TWEEN
ty to thirty crews have been needed
to handle the work and at this time
there are but three crews in the
"chain gang" Conditions are such
that some branch runs will prob
ably be discontinued and it is not
unlikely that a few main line pas
senger trains will be pulled off, in
Guiding the Tracy-Watertown night
passenger train recently put on after
a two years vacation Engineers
and conductors who have been in
charge of trains for five years past
are now back to firing and braking,
and at present the outlook is far
from favorable to the younger men
in service.
With two months of the season
left, the American association clubs
continue pretty we'll punched, and
there is hardly a team that can GER
tainly be eliminated from the pen
nant race. Columbus, Minneapolis
and Kansas City have the edge.
Danville, ILL.,, which took over the
Cedar Rapids, Ia, franchise in the
Three-I, has got rid of the jinx, and,
after finishing bad last in 1910,
is now right up in front and travelling
a pace that bids fair to leave all
the other contenders far back in the
rear.
The Pacific Coast league, which is
always the first to begin the regular
season in the spring, will be, as u.s.
ual the last to complete it's sched-
ule. The last game in the coast
ten days after the National league
closes.
Emmanuel Lutheran church. Rev.
A. F. Winter, pastor. Morning SER
vices at 10 a. N. English Sunday
school at 1870 a. M; English SER
vices at 8 p. m. Rev. G. N. Nichols
of this city will deliver the sermon
in the evening.
Trinity Lutheran church. J. H.
Brono, pastor. Morning services,
lO:l5, evening services, 10, Ldhe
Crystal, Ids.
North Mankato Methodist Episco-
pal church. Morning service at 49,
80; subject, "Uniqueness and Preci-
CUISINES of the True Church" Ep 5.
Sunday school at IL m; adult class
taught by the pastor. Introduction
to study of jeremiah. Epworth
league at 6:45. Leader Emma Lar
son. There will be no evening SER
vice in the church. Rev. Sharp. the
pastor, will preach the union SER
vice sermon in the Christian church
of Mankato His subject is God
made or Man-made, which," (Ep. p.
There will be no services in ST.
Johns Episcopal church during the
month of August.
First Presbyterian church. Morning
worship at 1920. Rev. J. M. Balm OF
Mankato will preach. Subject, "A
Hopeful Outlook" Luke 2-1O. Sab
bath school at IL; Hope chapel school
at 3 d. m. No evening service in this
church for we unite with the union
services which will be held in the
Christian church at eight o'clock. The
speaker: The anti-vice orator. An