The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05
MOTHER SEIZED CHILD,
MADE QUICK GETAWAY
Alleged kidnapping Is Reported
From Morgan Saturday,
Especial to The Free Press.I

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| Redwood Falls, Mimi, April g.
Mrs. Marvin Ryan of Minneapolis
formerly Miss Lizzie O'Shea of this
city went to Morgan, Mimi, last
Saturday and took possession OF
her six-year-old son from the home
of Mrs. Harry Bernard. Mrs. Ryan
who is the mother of the child, gave
was two weeks old. 1t is said that
reports of ill-treatment and negli
gence of the child on the part OF
Mrs. Bernard had reached Mrs. Ryan
who decided to get possession OF
her son, even il kidnapping had to
be resorted to.
She came to the Everson home III
this city, who are relatives, week
ago to formulate plans of gaining
possession of her son.
/ She Drove to Morgan.
Last Saturday she engaged car
riage and drove to Morgan deter
mined to execute her plans. After
driving past the Bernard home sew
eral times it is said she observed
her son playing with other children
in the street within sight of the
child's home. She stopped picked
up the child and hurriedly drove
away. The little fellows playmates
rushed into the Bernard home and
told of the strange lady who drove
off with their chum. The news OF
the so-called kidnapping spread like
wildire. The foster mother went
! to the Catholic priest at Morgan and
told her story. The venerable gentle
man hurriedly got his auto and a
hot pursuit followed to this city
The mother and child in the carriage
reached the Everson home about an
| hour ahead of Mrs. Bernard and
the priest .
| Sheriff Had No Jurisdiction.
After arriving here the woman
who claims that she adopted the
boy, sought the sheriff who accom-
panied her to the Everson home
where Mrs. Ryan and her son were
/ domiciled. After brief interview
the sheriff decided that he had nc
jurisdiction over the case. 1t is
said that Mrs. Bernard may bring
suit and endeavor to regain posses
sion of the child she raised and
dearly loves.
Mrs. Ryan says that the child
is hers and that there is no power
strong enough to take her son away
from her. They will leave for their
home at 1905 third street North
Minneapolis some time next week.
Move to Improve Roads.
Redwood Falls, Mimi, March 81
A movement to improve the roads in
the county and vicinity of Redwood
Falls has been started by the loca
farmers, town board and Auto clut
of this city. The three factions are
working in unison with better road
conditions as their aim and slogan
The farmers throughout the county
are taking up the work with interest
and it is expected that with the
aid and cooperation of the Auto
club and town board that splendid
road conditions will result.
The Kahler house hotel, which
has been under the capable manage
ment of II. A. Baldwin, local
banker, for the past two years, was
sold to G. w. Gibson OF Andrew
Iowa, yesterday.
Hoppers chop" Out.
It is feared in this section OF the
state that there will be much evl
dence of grasshoppers during the
coming season The anxiety is gen
eral and is based upon the expert
ments of seed corn by the farmers
who in filling a box with soil and
kernels of corn and keeping it III
the house to determine it's germlnat
! ing quality, find that the soil con
tains many grasshopper eggs tha'
hatch when exposed to the warn
temperature of the house. Grass
hoppers were plentiful Throughout
the county last year, which fac'
| strengthens the anxiety that is sc
widely prevalent because OF the gen
! cral belief that the soil contains
many hopper eggs that will hatcf
with the advent of warmer weather
The fact that so many farmers are
experiencing the same result from
the boxes with the soil in thell
houses makes it all the more prob
able that their fears are well
| pro,lnded