The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-10

| Mankato, visited with his brother
Benjamin and family and with Mrs
G. M. Cole, mother of Mrs. Davis
and family.
The funeral of George Koch, who
died Monday, was held today at ST
Clair. Interment was made at the
st. Clair cemetery.
Mayor Charles T. Taylor had not
up to late this afternoon found a
man for the position of traffic Of
ficer. He is still keeping on the
watch for the right kind of a man.
and when he shows up, the mayor
will be only too eager to employ
him. ~
The George e. Brett, Inc. store
has purchased a new Ford car for a
delivery wagon. F.. B. Madigan, the
sign painter, has lettered the wagon
in a decorative style. The delivery
wagon is light and yet large enough
to serve the purpose and is one OF
the most up-to-date, of its kind
A new United States observatory
clock has been installed at the Wy
song Brothers laundry on East
Jackson street This is timed hour
ly by the Western Union Telegraph
company The clock has been placed
in such a position as to be easily
and will be welcomed by the public
who have occasion to pass on East
Jackson street daily.
The large new electric sign at
the Wysong laundry. was put in use
last night for the first time Sew
erar workmen of the Consumers
Power company have been at work
for the past few days putting up
the sign and have now finished it.
The sign is one of the up-to-date
intermittent electricity variety. A
rather unique machine which is used
in throwing on the current and cut
ting it off again in rotation, is shown
in the display window at the laun.
dry.
New Ulm Review: 1t will be
pleasant news to our citizens to
learn of the intended removal of the
deputy internal revenue collectors
office from Mankato to New Ulm
w. l.. HumasOn, the genial deputy
collector, who has a host of friends
here, gave out this information when
he arrived in New Ulm few days
ago on his regular trip. The trans
fer will be made the latter part OF
the week. Unfortunately, the post
office building is not spacious enough
to accommodate the revenue office
and temporary quarters were Sc
cured at the home of Charles Brust
ST., on Broadway. Mr.. Humason is
in charge of the second division,
which comprises fourteen counties
in all, being all of the second con
gressional district and few addi'
tional counties. -
Window Citizen: Mr.. and Mrs
Ben Skellie were called upon to
mourn the comparatively sudden
death of their little daughter, one
and a half years old, last Thursday
On Tuesday while the little one
was playing out doors she was sud
denly siezed with choking spell
and ran into the house to her moth
err. The mother could do nothing
for her and DR.. Weiser was called
All his efforts were in vain, and
then the little girl was hurriedly
taken to Heron Lake, but again
medical attention seemed futile
These choking spells lasted until
Thursday noon, when. the little girl
succumbed to the effects of the
| trouble. Mr.. Skellie was in Canada
at the time, where he was travelling
! for a traction company, and he could
not reach home until Saturday. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon
and was conducted by NJ: Softly oil
the Presbyterian church. The par
ents have the sympathy of many
| friends in their bereavement.
Fairmont Sentinel: Hon. Kelsey
Chase, state bank examiner, cour
lteously responded over the long dis
lance phone this. afternoon 70 In
ouiries of The Sentinel regarding the
closing of the Winnebago Bank OF
| Commerce. Mr.. Chase admits tina!
things are in bad shape; that there
are thousands of dollars OF worth
less paper amongst the securities
that there are indications that the
| absent vice president, II. w. Parker
had resorted to forgery to the ex
tent of two or three thousand dol
lars; that there were discrepancies
between the pass books and ledger
accounts and that loose business
| methods prevailed generally in the
conduct of the business. Mr.. Chase's
estimate from present data is tina,
the bank will sustain loss OF abOu'
$4,000. This will be covered by
the capital and reserve so that there
is no present alarm amongst deposi
tors and the general feeling is that
they will be paid in full. Mr. Chase
saws there. is universal sympathy
| prevailing among all concerned foi
John Sharpe, who will be the heav
lest loser and who is held in high
esteem by all. Nothing has been
heard from Parker. Officers are
securing the country for him AND
| it is believed that he will not De
| abIa RI lonp ovada the search.