The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-27
From MONDAYS Daily.

The annual reception for visiting
Sons of Herman was held here Satur-
day night and Sunday, and a large
number from Lake Park, Ia, Lake
field, Mimi, Jackson, Minneapolis, ST..
Paul and Saltwater were present
to enjoy the festivities. A reception
was held in the Sons of Herman
hall Saturday evening, at which a
sumptuous banquet was served. After
also some of the members of the
local lodge gave t0asts. No business
was transacted. 1t is the custom of
the lodges to give receptions of this
kind every year, and everything pos
sible was done to afford the out of
town members good time. Yes
terday afternoon the home lodge took
the visitors out for an automobile
ride about the city, and showed them
all the points of interest in and
about Mankato. Last evening an
other banquet was served, followed
by a social dance in which all parti-
cipated.
The visiting members were as fol-
lows: From Lake Park, Ia:
Herman Wick, Herman Peters, w.
F. Schollermann, J. Dicks, William
Kuhlmann, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Adrain, Theodore Schroeder from
! Lakefield, Mimi; John Kind and
wife, John Keisbrod, Gustav Weise
and wife, William Huesen, F. Schell-
hansen, John Vogel, Ernest William
sen; from Jackson, L. Kiesel AND
wife, John A. Weise and wife, John
Banker and wife, Christ Urban, from
| st. Paul, William Foelsan, national
grand president, Charles Chaser, state
grand president of Saltwater, Charles
Anker, state grand secretary OF Min
neapolis, L. F. Schulz, former state
grand president of st. Paul, Mr.. 81
mon and Jack Busch of Mapleton.
| George w. Scherer, as a friend of
| Charles Graf, has petition in pro-
/ bate court for the appointment OF a
guardian for Mr.. Graf A hearing on
the case was held in the office Of
Judge Evan Hughes this morning,
and a number of witnesses were
called The case was finally con-
| tinued until Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Scherer wishes to have guardian
appointed because it seems that Mr..
Graf has been drinking heavily and
has been spending his money reck-
lessly. His son, Otto Graf of Man
kato and daughter, Mrs. Ed Mann of
Kasota, appeared this morning in ia
vor of the petition, and testified that
their father had been spending his
money recklessly and had been drink
/ ing since their mother died some
time ago. w. E. Palmer and John
Koeppen of Mankato, and DR.. w. j.
Powell of Good Thunder also testi,
| fed. Dr. Powell said that he had
treated Mr. Graf some time ago, and
that he seemed to be suffering from
some kind of poisoning, alcoholic or
otherwise. The evidence was in,
tended to show that Mr.. Graf was
mentally incompetent to handle his
financial affairs, and Mr. Scherer
asks that Frank Halter of Mankato
be appointed guardian Mr.. Graf
was at one time a county commits
sioner and prominent in affairs.
1t is reported that yesterday Sher.
1 if Osten and Deputy Ed Ario were
in search of a runaway couple from
Indiana and they are said to- have
\ lnnotnd he orf;a r
However, the couple are said to have
left that village shortly after dinner
yesterday. The wife of the recreant
husband is said to be in Mankato
and is at a local hotel. She was
accompanied to this city by her un.
Gle. She is said to be in a hysteri
cal condition on account of her hus
! bands actions. The parties are
said to be from Indianapolis. The
husband and his female companion
have been in Madison Lake for about
two weeks. When they arrived there
they were said to have given it out
that they would stay for one meal
only. However, they continued to
remain He is said to have register
ed under the name of Carson.
Another story is to the effect that
the uncle of the heartbroken wife
found the couple at Madison Lake
yesterday, talked with them about
half an hour and took his departure
The couple ate their dinner and
afterward left the hotel in an auto.
Emery Olson has resigned as man
ager and booking agent for the Man
kato Baseball association. Internva
dlssensions are the cause. From
what The Free Press can learn, mem
bers of the association did not take
kindly to the double-header game
arranged for yesterday at the fail
grounds and criticism was followed
by Mr.. Olson's resignation.
! President Meixner stated to The
Free Press today that he had thought
some of resigning, but had not made
up his mind what to do. He was
! today trying to arrange meeting
/ OF the directors of the association fol
tonight at which time the affairs
OF the association could be discussed
! The "double-header" game at the
fair grounds did not "pan out" as
advertised. The crowd was there
all right, the receipts being $1S3
There were 1884 people in the grand