The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-07-19


time the entire yard was afire.
The Citizens Telephone company's
exchange at Eagle Lake was also
burned out by the storm this morn
ing, and crew of men were at the
exchange repairing it today.
The chimney on the residence of
G. W. Turrittin. on East Plum streets
between Third and Fourth streets,
) was knocked down.
) Lightning struck the chimney of
) house at 3l5 Plum street, owned
by Mrs. Anna Kraus. The loss was
slight and is covered by insurance.
So far as can be learned the
heavy rain did not do any damage
to the crops except to beat off many
of the few remaining red raspber.
ries. Other grain and fruits were
not injured.
Water on the tracks delayed the
departure of the Greatwestern mixed
train which is due to leave here at
6 a. m. two hours this morning. No
damage was done to the tracks, how
ever
!, From Fridays Daily.
: The automobile party from Red
wood Falls arrived in Mankato at
two o'clock this afternoon. three
hours late. They were OH their way
from Redwood Falls to Waseca and
Austin. The party consisted of
about twenty-six that intended
about twenty automobiles out of the
twenty-six that intended to go. Five
of the owners decided not to go at
the last moment, and one was dis
abled at New Ulm.
The party left Redwood Falls at
six o'clock this morning in the rain,
and were tied up at Morgan nearly
one hour, waiting for a car The
roads We're in bad shape after the
storm of last night and this morn
ing. DR.. E. A. Lyman, president of
the Redwood Falls Automobile club,
acted as pilot and Rud Stensvad in
a Cadillac, acted as pacemaker.
There We're two press cars in the
party also. c. l.. Bonwell driving a
Kissel car represented the Journal,
and G. X. Odekirk driving a Cadil-
lac, carried Minneapolis Tribune
and Dispatch newspaper men. J. E.
Fisher of the Journal, Kahn of the
Dispatch, Rawson, the pen artist of
The Tribune and Steadman, staff
correspondent of the Tribune, form.
ed the newspaper party.
When the party came near New
Ulm, they were met by DIR o. C.
Stricken, J. H. Siegel, A. Fl. Stark
tomobile club. These men took
them to the Dakota house, where
breakfast was served. While at
New Ulm, Al Jaehnings ran his
Cole car into the garage in such a
way that the rear axel was sprung
and the car disqualified.
Among those who did not make
the trip, was Julius G.. Schmahl,
who did not get to Redwood Falls
The party left this afternoon, going
toward Waseca, which will be their
next stopping place. The trip will
then be made to Austin.
has the automobile put veterinaries
in many sections of the country out
of business-it has forced others to
give up the horse and to adopt the
gasoline engine as a means of trans
portation because of the rush of
the times, according to DR.. c. V.
Lyford of Minneapolis, chairman of
the local committee in charge of the
Minnesota Veterinary Medical asso-
citation convention at the West hotel
The association closed a two-day
midsummer session yesterday.
'The automobile has put men in
different occupations out of BUSH
ness" said Mr.. Lyford. 1.-The veter-
inarians have not been the only
ones to suffer. The blacksmiths
have felt the effects more than we
have. Buggy and wagon manufac-
turers have not escaped
DR.. Joseph Hughes, founder and
president of the Chicago veterinary
college, a man who has cared for
some of the finest horses the country
has produced, was visitor at the
convention. He cOncurred in Mr.
Lyford's statement regarding the
automobiles encroachment on the
veterinary practice, but he declared
that the day soon would arrive when
the horse would be reinstated to Il
great degree.
I'm this day of commercial rapid
ity," said DR.. Hughes, "all the power
available is needed and used. 1t
makes no difference whether it is
horse power or engine power. The
draft horses have grown less numer-
GUS the big auto truck followed in
the wake of the touring car that re-
placed the fancy driving horses. 1t
it not probable that the horse will
get back into the draft harness to a
greater degree than at present The
commercial automobile is a wonder
full thing and one that has come to
stay"
The association members spent
Wednesday afternoon at Lake Min
netonka, holding banquet in the
Del Otero hotel, Spring Park, in the
evening.
From Fridays Daily.
| Former Sheriff and Mrs Fred Ger
: Itch, who are living on their son
| Georges ranch near New England,
North Dakota, went through an ex-
perience the morning of the Fourth
: which they do not care to repeat,
: says The Mapleton Enterprise. A
sudden cloud-burst overlooked the
! banks of the Cannon Ball river, on
: which their home is located, and
the water rose so rapidly that it
: was necessary to make their escape
? in boats. Before a boat could be Sc
curad hnwpvor tho uotor had raoot,