The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27

train when IL pulled out from the ue-
pot, but was unable to stick to 1t,
falling of after he had ridden
as far as "A" street. Schmidt
denied that he boarded that train
at all. He denied that he was drunk,
though a half pint bottle of liquor
was found on him.
Schmidt was scratched about the
chin. but was not seriously hurt He
was attended last evening by DR..
]. w. Andrews.
From Tuesdays Danny.
Mrs. Charlotte Sharpless, under in
dictment ON a charge OF the murder
of her husband, Leaning Sharpless,
who was stabbed to death with a
jeweled sword the night OF November
IA, must go to trial Dec. ., says the
Minneapolis Journal. District Judge
w. c. Leary declared today in grant.
ing the continuance asked by at
torneys for state and defense they
must then be prepared with the case.
Matthias Baldwin, first assistant
county attorney, told the court today
more time was needed to collect and
prepare evidence for the states case.
A. C.. Finney. of counsel for the ac-
cused woman, said the defense was
not fully prepared and agreed 20 the
resetting Of the case.
Persons sought in Omaha and other
cities are being communicated with
by attorneys for the defense and some
OF them may be witnesses. Mr. Fin
ney said that search OF the Sharpless
apartment has been made without
bringing to light a stronghold Mrs.
Sharpless said had been kept by her
husband.
Mrs. Sharpless showed signs of
great improvement In her condition
when she appeared in court today. as
compared with the haggard appear
ance she made when arraigned last
week. She now sleeps well and eats
normally, according to Mrs. Nels
Clausen, county Jail matron. For four
days following her arrest she neither
slept nor ate. -!.... --
Piano Mortgage Filled.
While Mrs. Sharpless was I'm the
county jail today mortgage for 5000
on the Sharpless piano was filed in
the Office of City Clerk Henry ".
Knott. Butler Ostrun, st. James,
Mimi, Is mortgage and the paper.
dated Dec. %, 1913, Is signed by
Charlotte Sharpless and Lean Sharp
less. A pencil erasure indicates that
the first note of 800 was paid on
maturity June /, 1914. and there re-
mains another OF like amount due
Dec. %, 1914.
From Tuesdays oaiIs.
Word comes from st. Peter that
company Is being organized to take
over the plant OF the st. Peter Mill
ing company. Individual shares of
stock have been placed at 500, and
the new company will be incorpor-
ated under the laws of the state
with a capital stock OF $4,000.
At a preliminary meeting of the
stockholders Fl. A. Burke was elected
treasurer, and J. M. Turner secre-
tary. II was reported that some
ninety persons have subscribed for
stock. The ST. Peter mill has a ca
pacity of $50 barrels OF -four daily
and will be operated to its iull
capacity when the new company ac-
quires title. 80 :.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Evangelist w. Z. Harlow OF Spring
| field. Mo-, concluded his series of
addresses at the Christian church
last evening. in a speech on the sub
! ject, How TO Live One Hundred
Years" He advised mainly that one
should not worry. He also advocated
plenty of water and great deal of
| irish air.
The speaker dwelt on the fact that
the lower animals. as a rule, lived
five to ten times the period II re-
quired for their development to ma
turity. He did not see why man
should not do the same, and thus live
from one hundred to two hundred
years.
He said the average length of life
had increased ten years in the last
quarter OF century This was due
largely to the fact that physicians
were understanding. better than ever
before, the wonderful influence of the
mind over the physical organs. Far
less medicine was being used these
days than there was a generation
ago. He declared that In this country
seventeen and half millions OF peo-