The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-05

Trade in General-T. T. Hudson, Du-
luth, chairman; e. G. Hall, Mime
apolis; J. p Sullivan, st. Cloud;
George F. Author, secretary to the
governor; J. A. Stoneburg. Cam
bridge. Professor Gray will coop
crate.
inspection and Safety.
inspection. Safety. Protection, SAM
tation-Dr. G. ]. Hagen, Moorhead,
chairman; ID. A. Wallace, st. Paul:
Theodore Void. Minneapolis; Sena.
tor Alfred Rustad, Wheaton: o. B.
Nelson, Spring Grove Senator
Moonan will cooperate.
! Mr.. Craig announced that the mem
bers of the commission named to co.
operate with tie various committees
have special knowledge of the sub
ject matter to be investigated
Andrew L. Fritz, public examiner,
submitted to the commission a chart
showing the qualifications of state
government.
Members of some of the commit.
tees met informally to discuss the
work before them. They said they
have enough work to keep them
busy from eight to ten months.
The executive committee was au-
thorized to employ permanent Sec
rotary. Professor E. Dana Durand
of the University of Minnesota, de-
partment of economics, has been dele
gated by the board of regents to as
sist the commission. He is a spe-
cialist on governmental problems.
Attorney Ivan Bowen has started
a suit against the Chicago st. Paul
Minneapolis and Omaha railway
company for j. E. McWhorter, who
alleges that he was injured through
the negligence of the railway COM
pany while in their employ on or
about September %, 1913.
The allegation states that Nc
Whorter was employed as a painter
for the company at Duluth and that
he lived in what is called bunk.
car there While he was in the car
switch engine bumped against ii
without warning, and Mr. McWhor
ter states that the bump of the cars
slammed the door of the bunk car
shut and threw him to the floor
catching his ankle in the doorway
His ankle was injured. so he alleges
SO that he has not been able to
work since. and will not be able tc
for some time. He sues for $2S0(
damages and $500 which he claims
his medical services cost him as 6
result of the accident.
Albert Lea, MINI. December L.
The plan advocated by Rev. A. ]
Haupt, pastor of the Salem Lutheran
church of this city, at the Interna
neapolis recently, of opening the
church parlors to counting couples
will be adopted by DR.. V. F. Hawl
Immediately upon the opening of thu
quarter million dollar st. Paul;
church in Spokane. THE new church
will be open every night in the week
under the charge of competent chap
erons," stated DR.. Hawk, adding, 81
think the suggestion of Dr.. Haup,
is good one. Many men an
women are compelled to live Their
lives in loneliness for want Of I
proper place to meet and court thos,
of their choice"
A delegation of citizens from
Bloomington Saturday waited on Gov
ernor Eberhart and Attorney Genera
Smith and were assured by both o
those officials that the liquor law!
would be enforced in the town o
> Savage which is in Scott county
They complained to the governo
that young men go over to Savage
on Sundays and become intoxicated
and that minors are sold liquor.
Three deaths have resulted indi
rectly from drink recently" said A
T. Palmer, one Of the committee
"We can't do anything with tn
mayor or sheriff. The mayor run
saloon"
Those in the delegation were G
II. Pond, e. b. Miller. G.. C. st. Maj
tin, C.. E. Bailiff and A. T. Paine
; of Bloomington, and Messrs. BIZ
chanon and Thompson of Shakopee
Judge A. r, Pau. Sr., of the Blu
Earth county district court has gon
to Blue Earth today to preside owe
the Faribault county district cour
: which opened here today, he hayin
changed places with Judge ]. Il
Quinn who is presiding over the-cour
: in this city, AS soon as an oppor
tunity offers they will change bac
to their own courts which will prof.
ably be the middle of this week.
The case of Ole Erickson is no,
: being tried in the court. Mr.. Erickson
I, being represented in the case by AT
: torney Arthur Schaub. The cas-
following this, will be Oric A. Noble
VS.. the j. 3. Nielsen Construction
company.
William Cooling of Ceres. the
Juror who was excused at the opeI
ing of this term of court on &C
oo,,,t oe c;,Enocc ronOrfpd for dnt ,