The Mankato free press., 1914-07-24
MANKATo FREE PRESS

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Charles qeIlipeau. tailor recent.
" employed In the Jensen tailoring
establishment at waseea, committed
suicide BY hanging In the city jail
there last Saturday. He had fasten-
ed his belt to the cross bars and
ended his life with it..
Gallipeau had been In Waseca
since last April and until July 2
had worked steadily and was we'll
liked In the shop where he worked.
On that day he began drinking. and
had been arrested for drunkenness
several times afaerwafd. n finally be-
ing black Hated IN iheasaloohs. How
ever. he was arrested during Satur
day morning and placed In jail.
Policeman Connolly visited The JAIN
at three o'clock In The afternoon
and Gallipeaus was lying on his cot
then, apparently asleep. at five
O'Clock when the officer returned to
the jail the young man was dead.
Mr. Connolly cut the strap by which
he was hung and called the coroner.
who pronounced Il case OF suicide.
The young mans parents live in On.
tario, Canada. sa4s
Mrs. T.. r. Snow fell down the
stairs from the second floor OF the
building in which the Snow studio is
located, yesterday afternoon, and suf-
fered bruises about her face and
badly discolored eye She was about
to dust out mop on the back porch
and In some way stepped over the
edge. js
AS she was falling she caught at
the rail. and worlmen below were
attracted by the noise They stated
that she turned completely over In
her descent but she struck on her
face and shoulders The fall stun
ned her for second. but she was
able to walk upstairs without
assistance. She fell about sixteen
feet. and struck on some tins and
other similar articles. so her In
juries were very slight comparatively.
Christian Hofeiand, the young man
who recently underwent the remark.
able operation OF having part OF, the
skull removed In the back, where
there. was an indentation of years
standing, caused by fall from
mast on ship, has established q
shoe-shining stand In front OF the
city hall building. Mr.. Hoveland,
though long suffering from ill-health
on account OF his injury. Is. SO far
improved that he is able TO work, and
well deserves the patronage OF all
who would encourage one who Is
anxious to be self supporting and In
dependent. ~ 1 49,,
From Jbursday'sI Daily. -
Kelsey Chase, former state bank
examiner, who recently resigned that
Office TO take charge Of the newly
organized Peoples bank of ST. Paul,
yesterday was elected president OF
the new banking. Institution. Sixty
out OF seventy stockholders present
were country bankers. A. /. Mellen-
thin. former deputy state bank ex-
aminer under Chase, was named as
one Of the vice presidents. Other
vice presidents are II. G. Allen,
Frank NJ. Moore and A. Hirschman.
Fellow tis Fraud.
Notice has been received by the
Mankato police from J. e. Medley,
. manager OF the .circulation depart
ment Of The Minneapolis Tribune,
TO the effect that a young man Is
! travelling around central and South.
ern Minnesota, frandHently represent.
ing himself as an agent OF that
paper. taking subscriptions and col
lecting money. n Is said that the
young man is also fraudulently stat.
Ing that he, is connected with the
Curtiss Subscription agency.
Seek Withdrawal of Names.
II is rufnored In Faribault, where
petition for the recall OF Mayor
Smith has been circulated. that the
mayor and his fellow officials are
making every effort to have the
names withdrawn from It. It Is
understood that the city attorney is
interviewing each slgner personally
toward that end, and that hints have
been thrown out that suits would be
started against the singers unless the
names are Withdrawn.
Not > Bad Character.
William Morris. the Englishman,
who was arrested after being found
locked in a box car. where he had
gone to sleep. In the Omaha yards
last Tuesday morning, was dismissed
from custody by Judge Comstock to-
day. the Judge being satisfied that
the man was not a bad character.
Morris Immediately set about inquir.
ing for employment.
Lays Theft to Liquor.
John Holier, the young man who
pleaded guilty In police court yester
day, TO the charge of stealing a bl
cycle. has been placed by Judge
Comstock on probation, his case be-
/ ing continued to July 2s. Holler laid
the blame on liquor. saying he was
drunk when he took and sold the
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