The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17

lrrom Tharsday's Daily.
No indictment was found against
Rev. Father Helper. the Minnesota
Lake priest. by the Faribault county
grand jury. in session at Blue Earth
this week.
Investigation convinced the Jury
men that there was not suficIent evil
Idence against the priest to connect
thim cfifninaIlys with the kidnapping
of Reuben Laurisch. the ten year old
| lad who disappeared from Minheso-
Ito Lake last February. 1t was
Iclained by the boys relatives that
Father Helper had assisted the boys
sister In spiriting the lad away from
his father. ~ -.
After reading the, above. Attorney
C. J. Iaurisch Il this city stated that
ne would ON behalf of his brother,
Frank Laurisch, institute civil
action against Father Helper, claim
ing $4,000 damages. charging Rev
HOPPER with being an accessory to
the alleged kidnapping. Mr.. Laarisch
stated that the complaint win be
drawn as soon as possible.
! rom thursdays Dails.
Postmaster A. J. velgel today Is
sued a statement showing that the
postofYice receipts at Mankato for
the year ending March 81, 1914. were
about 10 per cent greater than those
for the year previous. These receipts
lare almost entirely from the sale o.
stamps and stamp supplies OF yari-
GUS kinds. Some OF the money, how
ever. Is for box rents. The fees for
money orders are not included.
The total OF these receipts for
1.-THE year ending March 81, 1914,
was SCI. s6s.s1 against s56.io7,75 for
the year before showing an increase
OF s5,262.0e. -.
From thursdays Daily. -.
Work toward raising money to
purchase the Union block viii be
commenced soon by the Salvation
army. For a number OF months the
army has had In mind the purchase
OF the property. which Is now used
las its headquarters, and Captain
, Buyer stated this morning that he
expects the army headquarters 10
send a man soon to superintend q
campaign to raise money for the first
payment. Captain Buyer win not I'M
dertake any OF the work connected
with raising the money. Z
Z Death Of Mrs, Peart.
Captain +. p. Buyer received word
this morning that Mrs. Pesrt. wife
| OF Colonel Peart, secretary Of the
Salvation Army, in the United States,
bad died. She leaves her husband
! and two sons.,t .,sg $50
There will be special services at
the Salvation Army hall tonight, with
us young peoples night. Special
music and speeches VIII be given and
Miss Margaret Dayton will give an
address. Let Mankatd people turn
out and give the young people en-
couragement. & 90 81
I Young People Won Prize.
/ The young peoples department
OF the local corps OF the Salvation
army won the second prize offered
by the Northern province, consisting
Of wlseonsins minnesota. Norths pa.
.kota and South Dakota. for a. SIX
mohths contest in'kyouns peoples
work. The prize was IS which isfto
!, be spent Tor. some permanent add;
ton 10 the young peoples depart-
ment., The regulation flags, the
United States. Gag and the Salvation
Army nag wIlf be purchased with the
| money. Lead s. D., won the first
prize. which was SIX banner. The
total credits ven by Lead we're 49,
eco. and by Mankato $3.50. u
Remember that Captain Buyer ex.
poets at least eight young people TO
kgo from Mankato to the training
school in Chicago, for the August
session. The services last night
we're In unusual interest and three
men knelt at the penitent form. 2
Il Wcmant Begs forgiveness.
IssIn the possession OF Captain F.
p. Buyer OF the Salvation Army Is
la1 small. old fashioned bar pin, set
4 with cameo. II was sent to him
through the MALL and accompany.
ing IL was d letter saying that the
pin was the property OF Mira. II.
p. Chflstenson. formerly resident
OF this city. The writer of the
letter did not sign her name. but
said that she had been employed in
Mrs. Christenson's home. and at that
time had taken the pin. : she now
wants the pin returned to its right.
ral owner. and begs forgiveness for
her act Captain Buyer has written
10 Mrs. Christenseh telling Of the
letter and ID holding the pin until
|, he hears from her. The writer OF
the letter said that the taking OF
the pin iiad been on her mind for
many months. and that IL she Vas
forgiven she wanted the story OF
the affair put in the Mankato pa.
/ pers, 30 that she would see IL. and
that she would then make her
identity known. Mrs. Christensen
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