The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17
Would Apply Lash
Upon Beggar Backs

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From Saturdays Daily.
Il am sorry there is not whip
ping post for such fellows as you."
said Judge w. L. Comstock in SEN
fencing stranger who was brought
before him this morning on the
charge OF vagrancy. "you have
been going from place TO place, get
ting help from other people instead
OF doing work for your living.
though you are young and strong
/ am satisfied that you are q mem
OF some unlawful organization. !
will sentence You 10 ten days on
the rock pile and suspend sentence
and give you Just fifteen minutes
to get out Of town. II you ever re-
turn TO the city II will be ninety
days"
The stranger promised to leave
town without delay and not TO lott
er a moment on the way. On leav-
ing the city hall building. he went
straight 10 the railroad crossing at
Main street. where he followed the
tracks northward.
Picked Up BY Chief.
The man was picked up by Chief
OF Police Klugherz on Thursday
evening. He had been begging on
the plea that he was disabled by
tuberculosis in one leg. The chief
recognized him as the same man
who had been working the same
game here last summer. He, wore
one sock In such a way as to ex-
hibit a sore leg, which he said,
was afflicted with tuberculosis. The
chief was satisfied that the leg was
merely burned with some acid.
The man gave the name OF
Charles b. Hanson and said he had
injured the leg fourteen years ago,
falling on a building at Rochester,
New York, where he was employed
as a painter. He said he was thir.
ty-seven years old. was unmarried
and had no home anywhere. He
said he could not find any perman.
ent boarding place. as he was al
ways turned out after his ailment
was discovered. He was very
distinguishing, however. and when
he sped away from town this morn.
ing. he could walk on one leg just
as well az on the other.
Had Type.written Plea.
Hanson said he came TO Mankato
from Sioux City. He was put OF
at Mankato by a freight brakeman,
who found him riding on the train.
In one OF the pockets Of the man
was found the following .type.writ-
ten plea: Dear Friend: Having lost
the use Of my limb through the ef.
fects of tuberculosis OF the bone,
4 ask your assistance In raising
enough money to obtain medical
treatment. Anything donated viii be
put to good use and highly appre-
ciated." The court ordered this
destroyed. h
From Saturdays Daily.
Kenneth Hoerr, the young man
who was to receive his sentence
from Judge Comstock in the mum.
cipal court at two o'clock this af-
ternoon. on the charge OF speeding
with an automobile, to which he
pleaded guilty some days ago. fail.
ed to appear when the time came.
The judge was there and so were
all the participants Of the affair
except the defendant. Mr.. Hoerr
was out on his own recognixance.
no bail having been required of
him. The authorities. Il Is under
stood, will see that the young man
will be brought into court later. s
There Is complaint that automo-
biles are left standing on the streets
at night without lights either front
or rear II is said the traffic OH
Ger Is on. the trail OF several par.
ties who have been negligent or
Indifferent in this regard and he
intends to proceed legally against
them. -.
Slayton. Mimi. April 11.---At a
meeting OF the Mankato woman's
Presbyterial society In this place a
gain OF over 10 per cent In member
ship was reported. with new So
cieties at Morgan and Round Lake
The following officers were elected:
Foreign board, president, Mrs. A.
II. Carver. Luyerne; corresponding
secetary. Mrs. T. J. Jones. Mankato:
recording secretary. w. W. Davis.
Mankato: treasurer, Mrs. b. S. Dodds.
Luverne. Home board. president, Mrs.
L. T. Taylor. lie Sueur: recording
secretary Mrs. II. N. Welsh. Win:
nebage: corresponding secretary.
Mrs. w. A. Mnllen. Madeiia; treas
urer. Mrs. CIV. HeadIey. Winnie
bago. Blue Earth was selected for
the next place Of meeting.
The claim OF Ernest Skoog against
the Patterson Mercantile company
has been settled for $500. The
company viii give Mr.. Skoog a per-
manent position.
Mr.. Skoog Is the young man who
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