The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10

would hold about four carloads Of
oil. At his suggestion It was decid-
ed to let some OF the concrete deal
ers present figures informally on
such tank. though doubt were ex-
pressed whether the concrete would
retain the oil. This point will be
investigated.
The city clerk was instructed to
advertise for bids for furnishing two
carloads OF calcium chloride for
use on the city streets. :
The mayors appointment OF VII.
liam Swedberg to Ill the vacancy
on the police force was confirmed.
Report Of Police Chief.
Chief OF Police Klugherz reported
that during the month OF March
there had been fourteen arrests and
$50 dodgers. This was an extraor-
dinarily large number OF dodgers. y
n. f. Lusk was granted IL
cense to hold a dance on the even
ing of April IS.
Liquor licenses were granted to
Louis Lille q Son at 634 South
Front street and z. J. Zimmerman
at the Heinrich hotel. The saloon
license of Henry Parrot Of Jackson
street was transferred to John Der.
mel, formerly OF Mapleton, where
he ran q hotel and saloon.
Four cases OF drunkenness were
before Police Judge Comstock this
morning. All pleaded guilty. Two
OF the arrests were the result of a
fight that took place on Front street
Saturday evening. Somebody struck
one Martin In the back of the head.
Martin was himself under the In
fiuence OF liquor and he at once at.
tackled Nicholas Nelson. who was the
nearest TO him. Nelson was also
drunk. He was struck down and
knocked senseless. The police we're
soon on the scene and both men
were taken to the station.
Nelson was not so badly hurt
but he was able to appear in court
this morning and could easily fecct
lect that on Saturday morning ne
paid a fine for being drunk, after
which he went right out after the
booze" again. Saturday his fine
was SO. but today the court saw
fit TO raise II to SIS. II was paid.
Fortunately Nelson is single and
has no one dependant on him.
Martin paid a fine Of SIS and was
required TO appear before Attorney
Walter Plymat periodically to report
on his conduct. The court advised
him that II was unsafe for him to
taste liquor at all.
Leonard Jones was another who
paid a fine of $40 on Saturday
morning, promised to keep straight
and then went out and got drunk
again. He professed the contrite
heart this morning and offered TO
take a pledge against liquor, but
the Judge told him II was probable
that he would break the pledge IL
he did take II. He was sent to jail
for ten days.
John Clark also pleaded guilty to
the charge of having been drunk.
Clark is an old offender. He has q
wife and eight children, Ave OF
whom are living at the family home
and are dependant on him for sup
port. He was told that he deserved
to go to jail, but this time he
would be allowed TO escape that
penalty for the sake OF his family
He said he was able to earn $50
to $40 a month and sometimes
more. He was told that he could
not afford to pay out cent for
liquor in view of the fact that so
many were dependant on his labor
for their support. He was required
to take an oath to stay out of sa-
looms and let liquor alone up to
May 1. on which day he must re-
port to the court at nine O'Clock
In the morning, no matter where
his employment might necessitate
his being. IF you are in darkest
Africa" said the judge. you will
not be excused from being here on
the day set for you to report. II
you fail, your punishment will be
severe
II the recommendation OF the Min
neapolis Civic and Commerce asso-
citation is put into effect by the Board
OF Commissioners of Hennepin
county. that county will set
about putting into effect a plan OF
building and maintaining its roads
which II carried out will In ten years
give Hennepin county a permanent
good roads system. ...s
The plan was worked out by a
committee OF the Minneapolis Com
merce and Civic association, and
puts the roads of the county, into
three classes. The first class In.
ciudes all arterial highways leading
from Minneapolis into the county, in
GLIDING the roads which have been
designated state highways The sec.
ond class shall include the princi-
pal connecting roads and all roads
connecting the first class highways.
Glass three viii include all roads not
otherwise designated q
Sometime before. November each
year the board Of county commits