The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-08

BigelOw residence the past week.
Mrs C. E. Bigelow was the
guest of her parents in Mankato
last week. Rev. FIR. Spirig
was a visitor here Monday, taking
in the picnic.
c. l.. Peterson and Swan Nord-
gren, two young men in MankatO,
were arrested for illegal fishing, for
catching black bass under size, al
so wall-eyed pike, and fined $4S.70
each, making $97.40 in ALL What do
you think of that? This is some of
the bright legislation that was en-
acted several years ago and it has
been a hold-up ever since. The
damphool lawmakers forgot to pre-
scribe a method whereby a fisher
man could tell to a certainty the
exact length of a fish biting at the
hook Something on the mechanism
on the way that cream is tested by
ball containing quick silver and a
long tube on which figures are cut.
When fish bites the length of the
animal could be told by the number
of inches the tube would sink into
the water This is easy, just see
how much trouble the people could
avoid by this plan and the amount
of fines that could be saved and
the ignorance of the legislature COW
cred up.
But one extra officer was on duty
today. Pat Jordan is wearing a
star and carrying a 'billy"
Free delivery of mail will be in
augurated at Pipestone as soon as
the inspectors report as to condi-
tons can be acted upon.
Marriage licenses were issued to
Thomas e. Walters and Sarah Davis
of Cambria today, and Carl G. ROs-
Ike of Candy and Miss Martha B. F.
Schwartz of Amboy. The latter cou-
pie were married this morning by
Judge Hughes.
Perry's Twin City Stock company
is breaking house records every
where. They carry twenty-five peo-
pie, four specially teams and a
carload of scenery. Opens Sunday,
September 10 at the Mankato TIE
atre for one week. Prices 10, 20,
80 and so cents all week long Seats
on sale at Ed Lamm's drug store
September 8.
John Ambrosch, a clerk in Paul
IversOn e Sons store, has a broth
er who has been a clown with the
Sells Forepaugh circus, and expect
ed to see him her today. He was
greatly disappointed to learn that
his brother was injured at st. Louis
in July and is not with the circus.
Mr.. Ambrosch has not seen his
brother in thirteen years.
AS the result of his injuries re-
ceived while working about thresh-
ing machine, G. l.. Palmer, a far
mer residing near Chatfield, died
after suffering from terrible Incl
sions which the teeth of the cylind-
err of the machine inflicted in many
parts of his body. He fell through
the top of the thresher striking on
the rapidly revolving cylinder The
power which runs the machine was
closed off as soon as possible. but
too late to keep the man from receiv-
ing severe injuries. He remained
conscious until death came,
st. Paul Dispatch: Charles Fer
guson, alias ]. J. Mccain, now in
the Blue Earth county Jail, charged
with issuing forged postoffice money
orders to the amount of $1,385, prob
ably will be brought to st. Paul
tomorrow from Mankato A warrant
for the arrest of Ferguson was is
sued to the United States marshal
this morning by United States Dis
trict Attorney Houpt A hearing
will be held Thursday before Court
Commissioner Whaley. Ferguson is
alleged to have stolen $50 blank
money order forms from the post
office at Devils Lake, N. D., and
made use of them.
Madison Lake Tribune: United
States Postoffice Inspector F. U.
Postle, who spent a couple of days
here last week, investigating the
robbery of our postoffice, authorized
the offering of $500 reward for the
arrest and conviction of the robbers
who made the haul here last Tues
day night. Whether or not this re-
ward will bring out any clues and
whether it will attract any "Sher-
lock Holmes to work on the case,
remains to be seen. There does not
seem to be anything to work on at
all, and the robbery is as much a
mystery as it was last Wednesday
morning when discovered. No trace
has been found yet of the money
drawers in the safe, which were
taken at the time of the robbery
If these should be discovered they
might lead to some sort of clue.
From Thursdays Daily.
Hunt-Lambert Wedding.
Miss Marion Ethel Hunt of this
city and Rev. Blaine Lambert of
Madison, New Jersey, were married
yesterday afternoon at the home of
the brides parents, on Clark street.
The ceremony took place in the par
lor which had been beautifully dec
GRATED with smilax and ferns. A