The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06
From Tuesdays Daily.

Murray Payne, the fourteen-year-
old boy from San Atomic, Texas.
who was stranded in Mankato dur
ing the last three weeks, left for
his home last evening on the 1880
southbound. Omaha train. His ticket
had been purchased with money fur
nished by the city and county, the
city having given $40 and the coun-
~ S25, and there was a little change
left over for his travelling expenses.
Local authorities and others for
some time have been vainly en-
deavoring to get the money from
his mother, who lives at San An
tonic, or HIS aunt, Mrs. McGraw, Of
San Jose, Cal. r"
The boy is a son Of Bert Payne,
formerly Of Mankato. who some
time ago left for Saskatchewan. The
boy came to Mankato with view
to meeting his father and getting
work, and according to- the boys
story, the father was to meet him
at the .depot. When the boy ar
rived, he was dressed for Texas
weather, and the Minnesota winds
were a severe trial to him. During
the time he stayed here he was
cared for In the home OF AN old
friend OF the family.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Shouts OF a man and screams Of
woman pierced the serene mid
night air at Front and Cherry streets
shortly after twelve o'clock last
night, and an irate citizen, resid-
ing in that neighborhood, reused
himself to protest against being rob-
bed OF his well-earned repose and
called the police. The woman was
rushing about the streets screaming
at the top of her voice, and windows
were opened and sleepy heads peer
ed out from all directions to see
what was the matter. Finally the
man went his way and the woman
retired to her rooms and to bed.
The disturbed citizens also went
back to their beds. Chief of Police
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vestigation of the affair and decided
/ that 1t was just an ordinary family
row.
The woman in the case is reported
to have instituted divorce proceed.
ings and insists that her husband has
no right on her premises.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Architect Henry Gerlich has been
! drawing plans for some prominent
buildings in other towns during the
past few weeks including, a garage
in Lamberton which the J. B. Mel
sen Construction company will build.
The garage will be put up for j.
II. Roth and is to be so by 100 feet
la size. It's cost'will be- $500. -
Another building planned by Mr.
Gerlich is the Farmers State bank
at Comfrey,, to be built at cost
of $4,000. The building will be so
by so feet in size, and the second
floor is planned for a hall.
Bids for the Knights of Columbus
hall at Wells viii be opened at
nine o'clock on the evening OF
March 16, in the Office of the First
National bank. George L. Smith is
secretary of the building committee.
The building will cost In the neigh.
borhood of $4,000 when, completed,
and Moline system of vacuum
heating will be used .,'n.
From Tuesdays Daily.
This Is the statement made by
Governor A. o. Eberhart to The
Duluth News-Tribune
'1f I decide to become a candidate
for governor, 1t will be in accord
ance with the law as set forth in
the general primary act of 1912.
Whatever is done, IL such a candid
acy develops, will be strictly in &C.
cordance with that law, and under
1t I will submit my case to the
people Directly. NJ
From Saturdays Daily,
E. j. Heimbach, deputy, state fire
marshal, with headquarters at st.
Paul, paid Mankato another visit
late yesterday. He inspected the
residence property Of the neighbor.
hood of Byron,, Fulton and Lewis
streets. and here he picked out
, three old barns, which he decided to
order torn down. One is on the
east side of Record street between
Fulton and Lewis, and is In the
hands Of George w. Sugden, as ad.
ministrator; another is on the west
side OF Byron street, between Full
ton and Lewis, and is in the charge
of ii. B. Perrin, as administrator.
The third Is on the northeast cor
ner of Fulton and Record streets
and is owned by one Griffith. Mr..
Heimbach said these barns were all
bad fire risks, and being situated
in the midst of valuable residence
property, ought to be torn away.
Mr.. Heimbach left this morning for
Madelia, but intends again to visit
Mankato in the near future.
Scenic Highway Efforts.
From Saturdays Daily.
J. II. Hohmann today received a