The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-05

/ inuuceu arthur ScnauD, the city
attorney and my brother-in-law,
to take this action. The saloon
is certainly owned by myself.
have here the bill OF sale and
the insurance papers to prove It."
With this remark he showed these
papers to the newspaper representa-
tive. who read them all. The bill
of sale showed that the transfer OF
the saloon from John c. Hagen TO
Louis ID. Kaufman was effected last
January. II was executed, accord
ing to the signature. by Arthur
Schaub as notary public. There were
two insurance policies, one with the
Continental Insurance company Of
New York, In the sum OF $500 and
the other with the Concordia In,
surance company OF Milwaukee In
the sum OF $1,000. Both the policies
we're duly assigned by John c. Hagen
to Louis p. Kaufman, and the COM
panies' statements accepting the
transfers were there.
Showed Papers 10 Mayor.
II showed all Of these papers TO
the mayor last evening"" said Mr..
Kaufman. II met him Just as left
the saloon to go home about half
past nine o'clock. He told me TO
come over to his Office, as he had
a notice TO serve on me. We went
over to his Office together and he
wrote out this letter. showed him
the papers and he said the matter
would be fully investigated In the
morning. was told that there would
be a council meeting this morning
to look into the affair, but this morn
ing find that the meeting has been
postponed to nine o'clock tomorrow
morning. on account of one OF the
councilmen being absent from the
city. hear, too. that the mayor
has gone to Amboy.
IL do not see why the mayor
should close my place OF business.
Why could not the investigation be
conducted without interfering with
my trade? II will give my place a
black eye and my trade will suffer.
so that Il will take long time to
recover. When this same saloon was
closed for three weeks last winter.
! on account OF what was going on
about Mr.. Hagen's management OF
the place, the trade OF the saloon
so suffered that II took a long while
! TO build II up again.
Consulted His Attorney.
This morning ! went over to see
Samuel B. Wilson. the attorney, about
this and he told me that IL every
thing was all right my place could
not be closed up. and I could go on
running It. But I have decided 4
will not make a fight about that.
] ~-'', -~"'t for things to be investl-
gated. and will keep the saloon
closed. as the mayor has ordered.
II do not know why Mr.. Schaub
wrote that letter to the mayor. I
know that he had had some words
with my clerk. Mr.. Hagen. laughed
ut Mr.. Schaub and I suppose that
made him more angry. am told
that Mr.. Schaub was told by some
body that Mr.. Hagen said something
about him. ! do not care to state
what the remark was That Is none
OF my business. But Mr.. Hagen said
he did not say Il. | took Mr.. Hagen's
part and I suppose that made Mr..
Schaub feel worse. Mr.. Schaub had
been down ut st. James, and with
him was a Mankato man. | think
there was some conversation between
them that set Mr.. Schaub going.
Mr. Schaub had heard somebody say,
| suppose. that Mr.. Hagen was the
real owner of this place. Mr. Schaub
was quite excited about that on
Tuesday evening. Perhaps he thought
] had sold the place back TO Mr..
Hagen. / will swear that this Is
not so.
On Good Terms With Hagen.
81 have been on the best of terms
with Mr.. Hagen. He took good care
of my interests. He knew the busi-
ness better than I did, and often
said things to keep me from being
cheated He was careful not to let
any of the travelling men overcharge
me. suppose that this led to the
report that he was the owner OF the
place."
Mr.. Hagen was also seen this
morning by a Free Press representa-
tive. "Mr. Kaufman Is certainly
the owner OF the Mint saloon" he
said. "He has the papers to show
b.. Il Is true that I have taken more
OF an interest I'm his affairs than
clerks usually do In the affairs of
their employers. That Is because ]
knew more about the business than
he did. ! sold out to him. after my
license had been revoked, but have
been careful not to allow him to be
overcharged. suppose II was this
butting-in on my part that made
| some people think I still owned the
saloon. am only a clerk. re-
ceive my pay in cash and not by
check. II this place Is closed up for
good. all lose Is my job and I will
simply have to 60 out and hunt up
another. / have had no quarrel with
| Mr.. Kaufman. II is true that we
had some words with Mr. Schaub.
but / did not think he would take
this action. I did not know about
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