The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-13

aid"
County Attorney J. w. Schmitt, ac-
companied Mr.. Hunt on his western
trip. Mr.. Schmitt intended to leave
next Monday but left today SO as to
be company for Mr.. Hunt
l.. p. Hunt left Mankato for Yuma
week ago last night, after stay
OF several months In this city. He
was in apparently the best OF health
during his stay here and when he
took his departure he was feeling
very we'll.
From Mondays Daily.
John HiEZe. about forty-flve years
old, fell dead at the Western hotel,
-05 East Eighth street, at TAO p. m.
Saturday. A woman. who says she
10 Mrs. w. F. Knopf of Nerstrand,
Mimi, was with Hinze. She said
re was a deputy organizer for the
Modern Woodmen of America and
iIved in lie Sueur Center, Him:
| According to Mrs. Knopf, she met
lime at the poultry show at the
Auditorium in 81. Paul. They for.
merry had lived in the same town. and
bad not met for several years, she
said
The man and woman went TO q pic
ture show and tl.en TO the hotel,
where, Mrs. Knopf said her hus.
and. who has an exhibit at the
1oultry show. was to JON them later
Hinze Fell Dead.
They had been there but a-few min.
rtes, he said when Hinze fell to
/ the floor. The city surgeon and
the police ambulance were called.
Coroner Jones said after an examina.
lion that ii was his belief Hinze
died OF heart disease.
Hinze had told the woman, she
laid. that he had been in Hastings
on business and was on his way
home. He arrived In st. Paul
Saturday noon, she said and went to
he poultry exhibit II is said that
ale has a wife and five children at
lie Sdeur Center.
mo fault can be found with the
way in which the public dance at
! richards hall was conducted last
Saturday night, as far as ! could
see and | was there during nearly
Ill of it," said Chief of Police
klugherz today. Il believe most OF
the participants were students.
certainly am we'll acquainted In
town and nine out of ten of those
who were there were strangers 10
me.
Had Appearance Of Students.
They had the appearance of stu
dents and ! think they were in the
city 10 go to school. II they did
not know me any better than knew
hem, It is hardly likely that many
Of them knew the chief OF police
was among them. When any of the
.roung men wished to smoke. they
left the hall, saw no signs of
liquor and nobody appeared to have
..een drinking. The dance closed
promptly OF twelve o'clock and the
dancers departed in a perfectly or,
derby way. ! saw nothing improper
! In the daLces or the way in which
The dancers were dressed"
! The action Of Congressman w. s.
Hammond In voting against the form.
elton of an equal suffrage committee
n the house OF representatives was
scored Saturday at the closing ses.
sion OF the executive board of the
Minnesota Woman Suffrage associa.
ton at the home of DR.. Auten Pine,
S73 Lincoln avenue st Paul.
A resolution was also passed ap
proving of the action Of the Keith
Vaudeville circuit I'm placing a ban
on all jokes against the woman suf
| frage movement.
The Hammond Resolution.
The Hammond resolution follows:
Resolved, that the executive board
OF the Minnesota Woman Suffrage
association is deeply disappointed at
the attitude of Congressman w. s.
/ VI eut stNOhu hluutootd
congressional district In voting
against the formation of an equal
suffrage committee In the house oi
representatives. particularly in view
OF the fact that he is possible can
d!date for governor or Minnesota:
and be II further resolved, that a re
| monstrance be sent to him."
From Mondays Daily.
Sheriff Osten arrived thies morning
Gu the 4:30 Omaha train with his
prisoner. Joseph Hintz, who was ar
rested a few days ago at Greenfield,
Iowa. on the charge OF ab1se of a
Vernon Center girl, Clary NJ. Bartsch,
between fourteen ard eighteen years
OF age. Hintz used TO be a farm
hand employed In Vernon Center.
He win be taken before Justice Of