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

informed the guests that they could
go to bed and rest in peace. They
would be carefully watched aver.
1t is not at all likely that Mr.. Hill
denDrand will continue as proprietor
lof the hotel. {.
| &C. & H. Saulpaugh, who g owns the
property, holds the Hamiltons tor the
rent which is due. This amounts
to more than $1,000 The tHamiltons
leased the hotel from Mr.. Saulpaugh
land they .subleased it to Mr.. Hidden.
brand. Until the Hamiltons pay over
the two and more months rent due,
they will not be permitted to take
charge of the property. The .Hamil,
ton lease runs for a period of about
six years from now.
If someone else would care to lease
the hotel it is quite likely a deal
could be made. AT this writing the
affairs of the hotel are in a rather
complicated condition.
| Mr.. ,.Saulpaugh will return from
Minneapolis this evening.
Statement From A. r. .Pfau, Or. u
| Attorney "A. r.. Pau, Jr., speaking
for the Consumers Power company
said:
1.-THE bill for April has not been
paid nor of course for May. tMr.
EHildenbrand stated that he was all
in and could not pay any part of
these bills and had no hopes of ever
paying them. Mr.. Saulpaugh wonld
not agree to pay any bills past or flu.
ture. There was no one who would
agree to pay for the current already
furnished or for that$to be furnished
and no one would assume 'respons.
Utility for current already furnished
or for the future. The Consumers
Power company will be pleased to
turn ON the current at any minute
when any one agrees to pay for IL
and assumes liability but they can
not turn it on when there is no one
who even says that he will pay
When all the parties interested in
the hotel state that they cannot pay
and will not agree to pay, then it Ia
impossible to keep furnishing cur.
rent indefinitely for nothing. Any
party who will agree to pay may
have the current turned on forthwith
but there is no one who is even will.
ing TO promise to pay.
Mayor Meyer did request that the
current be turned on at very near
to ten O'Clock last night. The man,
ager could not be located at thai
hour and the meter had been shut
off and the current stopped.
"The attitude of the company is
simply this, that they cannot fur.
nish current indefinitely when they
are sure to get nothing for it and
when everyone refuses to pay. They
will welcome anyone who is~;wiling
to Npay for the current the same as
any other new customer Mr.. Hill.
,depbrand is about to go into bank
rqptcy and does not even claim that
he can pay, in fact, he states that
he cannot and warnings have been
given for many days past that the
current would be turned off. II he
failed to notify his guests that, is not
the fault of the company, as he knew
for many days that the current
would be shut off unless he paid
something on account. He was not
requested to pay all of it but only a
very small fraction less than ones
third of what was due for April. He
said he was not able to pay this as
he was "all in" The company re.
quested others interested in the no.
tel to pay something on account or
to, guarantee either the past bill or
the bill for the future. All of this
was refused by all concerned and no
other course was open. ~.
"We did not ask or expect the
April or May money 1--WE lose that
and expect to, but we want some
one to say that he will nay from
now on and no one will say this.
What were We to DOR
| Mr.. Hildeplbrapd has been propri.
etor of the Saulpaugh = for twenty
eight months. The Hamilton broth.
lers held the lease for the hotel be
fore this time, and Mr. Hildenbrand
took over their lease + He game ITO
Mankato from Ohio where he was
engaged in the hotel business. "a
The cigar stand sat the Saulpaugh
was leased some weeks aago. by rReter
Hanson of Lake Crystal. $50,
From SATURDAYS Daily. III. i 8
hate this afternoon g. Il. Saul
,naugh made this statement TO
The Free Press: 81
"The SauIpauqh hotel will be