The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
Cray

Lem Edwards and little daugh-
ter. who have been quite Ill. are
now on the road to recovery.
Robert and Naomi Harris and
Miss Esther Bowen spent Sunday
with ID. w. Bowen and family.
Llewellyn Jones traded fine
span of horses to VIM w. Harris OF
Lake Crystal for a new studebaker
car.
Morgan Richards and Nose Ed
wards of this vicinity have been
serving as petit jurors at the Feb
ruary term of court.
T. Mennenga \of Iowa has pur-
chased the farm known as the Crit
fifth Lewis farm. and has shipped
two carloads of stock and house
hold goods to Cray this week.
ID. ]. Williams sold his farm to
John Norman for 500 an acre. Who
says land is not going mp? Mr..
Williams has not yet decided whether
to make Lake Crystal or Mankato
his future home. F.
A farewell party was given E. A.
Neiby and family last evening FRI
day, by the neighbors. MIR. Neiby
will have an auction sale on Friday,
February %. He intends to make
his home in Mankato. =
An enthusiastic meeting of the
G. w. p. farmers club was. held In
School district No. 155. ~ special
feature OF the evening was a farce
got UP by local talent, entitled
Married to a Suffragette''
The young people OF Cray tend
cred reception to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Gilmore Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore were recently
married and have moved to the
John v. Jones farm. The people
who attended the reception report
q very pleasant time. fsas
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Griffiths passed away
Wednesday morning after an al.
ness of three weeks. Impressive
funeral services we're held in Car
mel church by Rev. William Evnns
Of Mankato. The interment was
made at Minneopa cemetery. The
family have the sympathy OF the
community in their. bereavement.
From Saturdays Daily.
Miss Jennie Allie, nineteen year
old girl of New Ulm, whi Is In the
city visiting at the Kraus residence
at Broad and Plum streets. receiy-
ed q bad cut on the cheek near
the eye and was somewhat brusied
In. an automobile accident about
$3.50 last evening. Miss Allie. to-
gether with several other girls and
boys, were sliding with bob-sled
down Mulberry street hill. Lyle
Thro, chauffeur for DR.. ]. w. An
drews. was : going northward on
Second street with the doctors a,i.
tomobile, taking his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Thro, to their home.
He turned up on Mulberry street,
dcdging two bob-sleds. The auto
mobile was not going fast. He
managed to get clear of two, blu; q
third, on which Miss Allie was rid
ing and steering. struck the rear
wheel Of the automobile. although
the car was run away up on the
sidewalk in an endeavor to avoid
the, sled. 1t seems that Miss Allie
struck her cheek against some part
Of the auto, for she received bad
cash. She was considerably dazed
when picked up. She was taken
quickly in The automobile to the
Office Of physician, who dressed
the wound
II seems that children are TAX.
ing a great risk when they slide
down Mulberry street hill. as autoes
are frequently passing and there Il
always great danger of collisions,
even in broad daylight, to say moth
ing of the much greater risk of
sliding in the dark.
From Saturdays Daily.
Attorney c. o. Daley was at lie
Suenr Center yesterday, where he
tried the case of Joseph Klausseus
against the village of Kasota. On
Sunday, August 4, 1912, Klausseus
was driving on bridge over a creek
at Kasota going to ST. Peter when
he was met by an automobile near
the bridge. His team, was frightened
and one horse fell over the rail
ing to the bottom of the ravine
thirty-one feet below, and was killed
He brought suit against the village
claiming that the officers were negli
gent in not having sufficient rail
Ing for protection on the bridge. City
Engineer Blomquist of Mankato sur
veyed the place in January, 1918
and he testified that the railing was
only twenty-eight inches In height
The village had witnesses to prove
that II was thirty-seven inches high
The jury brought In verdict for the
plaintiff In the sum OF s125, as the
value of the horse that was killed
Mr.. Daley was attorney for the plain
tin. Thomas Hessian OF lie Sueur
was aftr~<,o.- s. a. .tat. r,<,~-