The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17
Half Mile Law viii
Shift Thirst Parlors


at the police station last evening by
Mayor Meyer and several Officers OF
the police force led them to the
conclusion that II the state supreme
court decides the Triumph case in
such way as to uphold the law
forbidding any saloons to exist with.
in half mile of the corporate
limits of any village or city that has
voted itself dry" every saloon
In Mankato will be driven from its
present location. Furthermore, II was
apparent that 1t would be almost n
not absolutely impossible for them to
find locations anywhere In the down
town part of the city, or in any
other part of town, by reason OF
the many schools and churches, 10
say nothing of the opposition OF
people who would not have them
In their residence districts, except
perhaps. Dukes addition, West Man.
kato or Tfnckomville.
Has Twenty-seven Saloons.
Mankato now has twenty-seven sa.
looms. whose city license fees amount
to 1900 per year. II Is hardly like,
ily that there would be more for
some time to come, even IL the law
should be annulled, as the saloon
trade Is said to have been greatly
diminished of late by the counter
attraction of the moving picture
theatres, which arc a comparatively
new feature. of public entertainment
In other words, not q few dimes and
quarters that the saloonkeeper would
otherwise get have been finding their
way into the cash drawer of the
little glass office in front OF the rec
entertainment houses.
From Fridays Daily,
Attorney Walter Plymat. while II
st. Paul on legal business yesterday
witnessed horrible accident, two
years-old boy being crushed in ar
elevator at the Emporium depart
ment store. The elevator was crowd
ed and the child was near the door
when the jostling OF the people
while the car was In motion, forcet
the boy against the grating and h,
was crushed to death between th,
floor Of the elevator and the land
ing of the next floor. Mr. Plymat'i
attention was attracted to the eleva
tor by piercing shrieks that cam,
from that direction, and he saw tn.
mangled corpse taken from the car
Tho accident occurred about noon.
The child was Joseph C. MELON
ough, son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. McDon
ough, living at "a Mount Airy street
The funeral viii take place from
the residence tomorrow morning
Services win be held later at st
Mary's Catholic church.
Coroner Jones of Ramsey count,
decided today that the death of tn.
boy was owing to an unavoidable al
cident and fixed the blame on no one
from FRIDAYS Daily.
Mayor Meyer In looking up tn,
laws and ordinances in regard Il
the regulation OF traffic on tn
bridge at Main street. Traffic Office
Waters last evening stated that b.
had noticed FIVE, automobiles, thre'
teams and thirty-tive people crossin,
the bridge at once, and he declare,
that Il vibrated alarmingly. TIL,
mayor said here was an ordinance
forbidding any vehicle from crossing
faster than at usual walk. Mr.
Waters declared that hardly an.
automobile ever crossed at a slowe
speed than twenty miles an hour.
It was reported that chauffeur
would sometimes see trains comini
and would dash across the sbridg
to cross the tracks ahead OF them
When the ordinance forbidding vehi
cles TO cross the bridge faster tina,
la walk was passed. automobiles ha'
not yet come into general use. 4
II isdikeiy that the bridge question
will be brought up at the next meet
ing OF the city council on Monda.
morning.
st. Paul, April 1o.-Suit will b
brought in the name of the State Oh
behalf of shippers against railroad
operating in Minnesota to collect dis
puted refund claims alleged to b
due under the decision of the sa
preme court OF the United States Il
the Minnesota rate case. Payment o
most OF the claims has been mad
without protest by the carriers, bu
payment has been refused on
large number. many involving con
bination of state and interstat
lrates.
The litigation is likely to invoiv
the. obligation on the part OF the raj
roads to pay any refunds at all an
is similar in nature to the pro
posed action by the state of Missouri
In that state the supreme court M
held the rate law as It did In Mir
nesota but tho carriers refused I
kpay refunds on excess charges Will
here they voluntarily made such pa,
ments.