The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-10

Henry Madison, the dye man and
he who renovates clothes, was the
first person to receive a parcel post
package in Mankato. This package
came from A. S. Anderson, Waseca
MINI. The package was taken from
the postoffice by Mr.. Madison. Up to
noon today about a dozen packages
had been received at the local Office
under the rules of the parcels post
! The Pay Candy company had the
honor of sending the first package
out of Mankato by parcels post 1t
was a package of chocolate dipped
cherries and went to Mrs. r. D.
Turpen at st. Paul. Mrs. Turpen or
dered the cherries from st. Paul and
asked that they be sent by parcels
post. The cherries weighed little
, over a pound with the wrappings,
I consequently the box had to be sent
at the two pound rate. The postage
on it was eight cents.
Parcels Coming in Fast.
! The parcels are coming into the
Mankato postoffice fast, both from
Mankato and packages to be shipped
out of the city. The only u,niculty
so far experienced by the officials is
, that regardless of the extensive adj
, vertising which has been given the
advent of the parcels post system by
the newspapers the public seems to
be unable to understand that the
regulation parcels post stamps must
be used. Packages come in stamp.
ed with ordinary stamps and have to
be returned to the sender in order
to have the necessary stamps affixed,
Another carrier with rig has been
put on the city delivering force to
distribute the packages.
Up to noon today about 100 parcels
had been shipped out of Mankato.
Evidently the pack of home tai
ent thieves that have been making
off with the contents of the cash
registers in Mankato stores lately
has gotten rather disguised with
the results which they have so far
obtained and have changed their tao
tics and commenced to gather in
more substantial spoils. The amount
OF legal tender which they have
stolen has probably been insufficient
to keep the wolf from the door
and they now take things that viii
supply their needs without the u.
cessity of buying them. A pair of
plain gray cheviot trousers valued
at about 81 or SIS was that one OF
them needed and they broke into
the shop of Gust. the Tailor" on
South Front street, New Years eve
and made off with the pants.
Gust sleeps in the shop but Ies'
his place of business about $50 on
the night Of December 81. 1912, and
did not return until 1890 a. m,
January l, 1913. When he came
back and prepared to retire for the
night, after watching the old year
out. he found that the rear window
OF his store was open. He hurriedly
investigated and found that new
pair of gray trousers which he had
Just finished making for a customer
mad been taken from a rail which
hangs from the partition between
the rear and front parts of his
store. Two more pairs had been
pulled down, but either the gray
pair suited the thief best or he be.
came frightened in true keeping with
men OF his stamp and beat hur.
rled retreat leaving the rest of the
stock in the shop untouched
Gust Informed the police of his
loss at once and Officer Andrew
HoviG made an investigation. Mol
clue to the identity of the thief was
-ound. however, and Gust has given
Up hope of getting back the new
.rousers. He locked the place Sc
'urely after the robbery was com |
nltted and went to the Heinrich |
lotel to spend the rest of the night |
lie will probably put bars on the
ear store window now and tim |
prevent the possibility of havire
us store entered and his stock ir |
rade molested
The annual meeting of the Man
iato Savings bank was held on Mon
lay, when the following officersi
we're reelected for the ensuing wear.
resident, George E. Brett: vice
resident, Charles A. CHAPMAN.
treasurer, William w. Davis.
The usual dividend of four per
ent per annum was declared to de-
'ositors.
Inc bank has enjoyed a most
prosperous year in all ways and
ooks forward to another year of
prosperity and growth.