The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-07-05

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way to Mankato, going by the way OF
Wells, and was making the trip by
auto: The teachings of the Ben
Franklin club seem to be placing
many of the boys in line where they
can ride in an auto instead of count
ing the ties, as used to be the stand
ing joke few years ago Mr. John.
son was accompanied on the trip by
Miss May Johnson and Miss Gilman
A son was born 10 Mr. and Mrs.
w. E. Palmer yesterday.
Clinton Godfrey and Max Miller,
who have spent thirty days in the
county Jail for drunkenness, were
released today, having served their
time. ~
Thomas Williams, a cripple, was
brought into municipal court this
morning and pleaded guilty to the
charge of drunkenness His sentence
of ten days in the county Jail was
suspended until this noon, to give
Williams a chance to leave the city.
1t is understood that the authori-
ties of Judson are anxious to learn
the, number and owner of an auto
mobile that was burning" up the
roads in their bailiwick about mid
night last night. 1t is said that the
car was hitting the high spots
The speed limit was given an awful
trying out
Charles e. Emerson today in the
police court was sentenced to pay a
fine of IS and costs or serve seven
% N tho soil 10 n1a
of guilty to tine same charge. He was
allowed to pay the clerk SIS and SEN
tence was suspended until July 8, to
give Emerson a chance to secure
work and pay for the costs. Elmer
son said his home was in Iowa.
The case of Hutterer VS.. Kaiser
went to the jury about half past
nine this morning, and late this
afternoon verdict of $500 was
returned. This is the last case to
be tried now and when this verdict
is brought in the jurors will be dis
charged until September 10, when a
special term will be held. Court
cases were set this morning for July
l, 2, 3, 9 and TO-
Paul MARITIME was brought to the
poiiSC oCoIloh ny sew
eral neighbors, who said he was in
sane. They said he had been wan
dering around all night without any
clothes He was adjudged insane in
probate court and brought to the ST.
Peter state hospital. 1t is believed
that the hot weather caused the in
sanity, as Mr.. MARITIME was the vic
tim of a sunstroke about four years
ago and went insane as a result
Fairfax Standard Monday after.
noon while a picnic was being held
at Clear Lake, Nicollet county, a
little girl, eight years old, Holmquist
by name, was run over by an auto
and died several hours later. The
gentleman who was driving the car
is said to be a resident of Palmyra
dent say that the driver was in no
way responsible for the horrible af-
fair They claim that he was driving
real slow and that, the poor, unfor-
ftunate little girl was with a couple
of others about her age, were stand.
ing along the side of the road, and
that just before the machine reach.
ed them they all started across the
road. Two of them got across all
right, but the Holmquist girl fell
down, the machine passing over her
little body, breaking several ribs and
causing other serious wounds from
which she died shortly afterwards
Affairs of this kind are indeed sad
not only for the relatives of the lit
tie girl, but the poor unfortunate
who was driving the car, and to them
the entire community extends sin.
!cere sympathy. ss