The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20

tiiai VI Suit DetWeth t"o iai heiS
OF Cambria, Evan ID. Price and
William ID. Evans. Five calves
wandered away from the Evans
farm, and according to the plaintiff.
were picked up by the defendant
and kept by him, until four of
them were recovered by replevin.
The defendant claims that the five
calves that he picked up were stray
animals that never belonged to the
plaintiff. Thomas Hughes is attor-
ney for the plaintiff and Hughes
and Ellsworth for the defendant.
From Tuesdays Daily. -1'
Fire totally destroyed the farm
residence OF Aaron wolford OF Mon
terey yesterday morning. Mr.. VOL
ford was awakened about four o'clock
by dense smoke, and had barely
time to waken other members of
the household, his wife, daughter and
mother-inlaw, in time to escape
without injury. A northeast wind
famed the flames, and the house
was entirely destroyed in a very
short time.
Telephone Was Used.
Mr.. Wolford took time. however,
to telephone neighbors Of the fire
and there was a general response,
but absolutely nothing could be
saved from the building. The family
suffered considerably from the cold,
having been forced to escape In their
night clothes. ......
The house was valued at about
$500 and the contents at $500. The
total insurance is $3.50.
Chicago, February 17.-The partial
Identification of u. c. R." the man
Of mystery, as Earl Randolph will
not be made complete for several
days because Mrs. e. ]. Randolph,
who thinks the man is her son, be-
came Ill with severe cold after
her trip to the Oak Forest infirmary
Saturday and was confined to her
room yesterday.
Mrs. Randolph will send for other
relatives who will attempt to clinch
the Identification. -. O. r." will re-
main in the Cook county institution
until the Identification has been es-
tablished or the attempt given up.
Superintendent James Mullenbach
OF the inflrmary is more strongly
impressed with the naturalization
made by Mrs. Randolph than by any
OF the other partial indentifications
that have been made
Everybody will be welcome TO at
tend the annual bonspiel OF the
Mankato CALIFORNIAN Curling club,
which will take place on the slough
near the tub factory on Wednesday,
February 49, opening at 1890
o'clock. The first event will be the
main feature OF the bonspiel. The
second event will be a consolation
match, which will be open to all
Kinks which were defeated In the first
event. For the first eyent the first prize
will be four Scotch ties. to be known
as the business mems trophy, donated
by John Nyquist. The second prize
will be four fash lamps, donated by
Gust Eichstaedt. The prize for the
consolation event will be four be
SONS" or brooms. A banquet dinner
will be served at the Hotel Helm
rich. There will be other entertain
ments to be announced later.
From TUESDAYS Daily.
Judge w. l.. Comstock received a
brief telegram today announcing the
death of s. X. Swenson, which &C.
Cured at Albert Lea this morning.
Mr.. Swenson was grand regent Of
the Royal Arcanum for the Jurisdic.
tion OF Minnesota during the year
1911-12. He was manager of the
Albert Lea Gas Light company, and
was prominent in affairs in that
community. He was a brother OF
Lauritz Swenson of Minneapolis and
he has a brother I'm Albert Lea. The
funeral will be held Thursday.
Chicago, February 17.-Miss Mar
garet Quayle, daughter of Bishop
Quayle of st. Paul, died in a hos
pital here today while her father
and mother were rushing to her
on fast train. The girl had been
in a Chicago hospital two weeks.
Previous to that she had been at
Baltimore where she underwent the
radium treatment for cancer. She
was being taken to her home when
her condition became critical in
Chicago and physicians ordered her
to a hospital
A telegram from Yuma, Arizona,
received this morning says. Il. p.
Hunts condition is greatly improved
and IL expectations are realized we
leave for Los Angeles, California, on
Thursday accompanied by physi-
clan. VIII have to remain extremely
quiet for several weeks. Doctors
give assurance OF complete re-
covery." sstats
Seats Sold Fast.
From TUESDAYS Daily Z