The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-06
S aulpaugh Guests
: Lighted To Rooms :.
Old Methods Used
From Fridays Daily.

light guests OF. the Saulpaugh, the
leading hotel in MankatO, to their
rooms last night The register was
taken off the counter this morning
and mo new guests are being cared
for at the hotel. There ,were about
fortyriye guests in the building last
night, and those who remain today
will be cared for, but no new guests
will be permitted to register. The
Consumers Power company turned Off
the electric power and current in the
hotel, early last evening, and business
had to be carried on by lantern and
candle light. The elevator, which is al
so operated lbyelectrieity, is also out
of commission. There has been no
foreclosure of a ehattel mortgage
Mayor Mould Pay For Lights.
When Mayor A. G. Meyer heard
last night that the guests were in
the dark, he at once called up the
Consumers Power company sand
Thomas McGoYern, the chief cleo,
trician, answered the phone. Mr.,
Meyer told Mr. McGoyeEn that he
would stand good for the lights in
the hotel last night on behalf of the
city, but the electrician answered
that he had no authority, to turn on
the lights until he had conferred
with r. E. Brown, the general man
,ager. Mr. Brown was out of town,
The mayor then offered to pay for
the lights himself. personally. but
the privilege of doing so was denied
for the same reason as before. The
electric light bill has been due for
some time, and Mr. Brown said this
morning that he could not turn on the
lights until some arrangements for
paying the bill had been made.
. 1t is understood that the bill
amounts to about $780,
Statement BY Mr.. Brown.
"We understood few days ago.
said Mr.. Brown this morning, that
the Saulpaugh had. changed hands,
but no one came around to make any
settlement of the electric light bill,
and there was no application made
by the new proprietor for lighting
under his management. We kept the
office open until nine o'clock last
night and the application blanks
ready to be filed out, but mo one
put in an appearance to arrange for
further lighting. If the new propri.
etor had simply signed the applica.
ton he could have made arrange
ments for future lighting without
anything being said to him about the
bill which is now pass due"
Travelling Men Volunteered Payment
1t is understood that a number of
travelling men also volunteered to
pay for the lights last night, but,
however, this evidently did not get
any farther than an offer among the
commercial men themselves. II do
not know anything about it," said
Fl. F. Hildenbrand, the proprietor OF
the Saulpaugh. q went to Minne4
apolis yesterday to see a dentist,
and returned by auto about eleven
O'Clock last night Everything was
all right when / left, and when |
came home, the lights were out !
ordered the register to be removed
from the counter this morning, and
we will do no more business for
the present"
Sheriff Anton Osten and DEPUTY
Sheriff Ed. Ario were asked by
Hughes & Ellsworth, the attorneys
for the National Bank of Commerce,
to go to the hotel last night, and
see that the furniture was all there
and that none of it had been taken
away. The officers remained in the
hotel all evening. Harry H. Hamil-
ton, recently o. mississippi, has been
in Mankato several times in the
past few weeks. He and his broth
er hold "a lease on the hotel
Mr. Heldnbrand 1t is said that
he holds a mortgage on the, fur,
niture, and that part of this mort
gage was sold to the National Bank
of Commerce. There are also a mum
Der of other creditors among whom
are Fred M. Otto, S. M. Morris. and
the Mankato Electric company
There are other outside claims
against Mr.. Hildenbrand.
Mr.. Meyer was much displeased be,
cause the light was turned off last
night, and wanted it turned on
again for the general welfare of the
city. The travelling men are good ad,
vertisers, and the fact that tthe hotel
went out of business and discommod:
ed the guests UNNECESSARILY, will not
very fayorably advertise aMankato. Il
c. H. Saulpaugh, owner of the
building, is also out of town, and Mr.:
Hildenbrand thinks that he is in
Minneapolis. 81 do not think he
knew anything about this affair when
he left yesterday" said Mr.. Hilien,
brand, .'and 1 have been trying to
locate him by telephone all morn
ing"
Meals were served at the hotel
during today to those who registered
there yesterday.
1t sis said that a settlement of af-
fairs may be effected in few days
and the hotel will be opened to the
travelling public as it has been for
years past.
Manager H. F. Hiidenbrand took
the situation cody and to a represen.
tative of The Free Press remarked
that he was very much interested i'm