The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-24

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From Fridays Daily.
As result OF St Peter waiting
dry" at its recent election, com.
mittee OF citizens presented an out.
line of several ordinances concern.
ing beer signs, regulations OF pool
rooms and so forth, at the first
meeting OF the new council Wednes.
day evening. -" .sH.ta#
The suggested ordinance pertaining
to pool rooms provides that they
shall be closed ut ten o'clock, and
that license of $50 shall be charged
for the first table. and SO for each
additional table in the place. There
is also suggestion regulating the
keeping of liquor which says that no
intoxicating liquor in excess of one
pint shall be kept or stored in any
room cellar, entrance >or other open.
ing to or connection with a store
shop or other public place of bust
ness, with, the exception of drug
stores and physicians offices.
The proposed ordinance also does
away with all beer, whisky and sa-
loon signs on windows, curtains or
in front of buildings, and prohibits
there being Partitions more than
hfnl. In. hull f,,a
drinks of any kind are sold.
The aldermen took the request
under consideration. and IL has been
understood that either these sug-
gestions or similar ideas will be
passed as ordinances.
Pipestone, Mimi. April 17.-Robert
Hurley, five-year-old son of o. L..
Hurley Of this city, and another boy
were playing in street yesterday
with-a rope, one end of which was
tied about the Hurley boys waist
As the automobile of DR.. ]. +. Schap-
Ter approached. tn eboys placed the
rope across the street The automo-
bile struck the rope and the Hurley
boy was pulled under the car, his
ears were almost several from his
head and he was otherwise serious.
ly injured. The boys mother, who saw
the accident. exonerates the auto.
mobile driver ea .. -....
III. +. Blomquist, city engineer,
spent part of the day seeing 10 the
repairing OF Glenwood avenue, at
the soft place near Bunker Hill
cemetery, where automobiles have
lately been miref. IL has been dis
covered that the softness is due to
a spring under the surface of the
road. A tile drain has been placed
here, about four feet beneath the
surface of the street, In such a way
as to drain the water off the road
into the gutter through a quantity
OF gravel and crushed rock. with
which the road has been filled in.
New York, April 17.--An assas-
sins bullet, aimed at Mayor Mitchell
as he was leaving the city hall In
an automobile for luncheon, missed
its mark, but badly wounded Frank
Polk, corporation counsel An old
and stability dressed man named
David Rose, giving evidence of be-
ing mentally unbalanced, fired the
shot. Rose was arrested. The bull
let crashed through Folks jaw,
knocking out nearly all of his front
teeth and inficting a. dangerous
wound.
Had Tickets to South America.
A friend of Claude L. Reynolds.
former hotel keeper of ST. Peter,
stated today to a Free Press rep
resentative that Reynolds had three
weeks ago written to him from Cal
cago, stating that he had a position
there that paid $25 week. and was
well satisfied. This same friend also
heard from several Chicago travelling
men, who knew Reynolds, that they
had seen him with two tickets for a
destination In South America, his
intention being to make the trip with
his wife.
VIII Visit Brother Knights.
Mankato Knights OF Pythias are
making arrangements to attend re-
ception to be given at Albert Lea
by the Knights OF Pythias OF that
city ON the evening OF May S. 1t
is expected that ten automobiles will
make a trip from Mankato to AL.
bert Lea on the afternoon OF that
day. taking party of about forty
Knights
Election In Amboy.
An election was held at Amboy
on Tuesday. The result was as fol-
lows: President. Fred Stgwarz: trus-.
tees, s.. T. Lamos: Walter Kinney;
w. d. Johnson: recorder. J. II.
Dodge; treasurer. r. W. Bosch.
Big Barn Destroyed.
Fire of unknown origin at $3.50
yesterday morning totally destroyed
the large livery and feed barn OF
Oscar Packard at Sherburn with a
loss of fully $4,000. only partially
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