The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-30
From fridays oaIiv.

the Thompson ravine. Death was due
TO abdominal trouble. An operation
was performed on the abdomen. three
local physicians acting on the case.
Wednesday morning, at the family
residence. II was found that the ABB
dominal cavity was flooded with pois-
onous pus, caused by the bursting OF
an abcess.
The young. man had been ailins
during the last four months. During
that time he had taken treatments
from local chiropractic operator.
Before that he was employed as a
machiafst at the Mayer Brothers
foundry. Tuesday night he was taken
with acute pains. Wednesday morn
ing the chiropraetic called a medical
practitioner into consultation. The
latter caused the young man TO be re-
moved TO what is known as the DE-
Coster Hospitar' on Lincoln street
The patient was taken there in an
automobile.
| II happened that DIR. A. F. Schmitt,
the city health officer, arrived at the
place shortly before Peter Harkey
was brought there. DR.. Schmitt saw
another patient at the place, and as
the latter, in the judgment OF the
health officer, was afflicted with the
smallpox, DR.. Schmitt ordered Peter
Harkey to be Immediately removed
from the place. The building was
placed by DIR. Schmitt under quaran-
tine for smallpox.
II was found that Mr.. Harkey could
not be taken into any of the local
hospitals because he had been i'm a
building with a smallpox patient. Al
length Il was determined to move him
back TO his home. All OF these pro-
ceedings caused much delay. and a
great deal of time was lost before the
operation was actually performed.
DIR. Schmitt stated today that he
would make a minute examination In
the circumstances of taking the young
man into d place where there was a
smallpox patient. He would take the
matter up with the state board OF
health and II would be ascertained
Just where the blame should lie.
DIR. Schmitt told The Free Press
today that before he went to the De-
Coster hospital. he had been informed
THAI tuCtC was u BdttCht VIM
i'm the opinion OF certain Dakota
physician had the smallpox. II was
on the strength OF this information
that DIR. Schmitt went to visit the
place. DIR. Schmitt went on to relate
that he asked DIR. DeCoster where
this patient was. DIR. DeCoster re-
piled, according TO DR.. Sthmitt. that
| the patient was out walking. IL aft
EDWARDS developed, according to the
story told by DIR. Schmitt, that the
man was found In room upstairs In
the same house.
DIR. DeCoster was out of the city
today and could not be found In or
der to secure his statement. ~
The person suspected OF having the
smallpox was a student.
DIR. DeCoster. so DIR. Schmitt, stat
ed to The Free Press, expressed the
belief that the young man was afflict
ed with chickenpox. 49, ..e
from fridays Daily.
At the meeting of the county COM
missioners. today, II was decided to
accept $500 from the Massachusetts,
Bonding and Insurance company in
settlement OF any claims that the
county might have against that COM
pany, on account of the failure OF c.
s. Erickson of South Bend to fulfill
his contract for the construction, OF
county ditch rs in Decoria and Nc
Pherson townships. The ditch was
almost completed, but there were
some places where the tile sank out
OF sight in the Doggy soil.
The board heard q petition for a
change in the route of state road No.
between Mapleton and Pemberton.
A remonstrance was also received. II
was decided that the board would
take no action until II had viewed the
route at some date to be fixed later.
The town board of Garden City
asked for aid IN replacing the con-
crete bridge of the county dite.i, con-
Meeting Loon and Crystal lakes. The
board agreed to pay half the cost OF
a culvert, 6 by 10 by 40, feet.
A motion was carried instructing
the chair to appoint a committee 10
act with the town board in having this
culvert constructed. The chairman
appointed Commissioners Rraus and
Davis. District Engineer Gallagher is
to direct the work. 49,
The final hearing on the petition. of
F.. w. Stankey. and others for a
change of road In section "a, lie Ray,
was taken up. A motion by Commits
sioner Davis that the petition ha re-
fused was carried.
From fridays DAILY.
Christian Rowland. the young
man who has been four times OPP
Grated upon on account of an in
jury TO his head. and who was
taken to the hospital for the In
sane at st. Peter last July, after
attempting to throw himself into
the river. has returned TO Mankato
cured man. He viii go to work
next Monday at the Hubbard mill.
Mr.. HOMELAND is twenty -seven
years old. Eight years ago he
was injured in fall from mast
Of q Norwegian merchant ship In
the North sea. He was operated
upon in England shortly after
wards. but he does not think any
thing was accomplished by the
physicians then. Some time be-
fore going TO ST. Peter he had his
/ second operation at MapAato.
Afterwards he had two more at
st. Peter.
His injury was in the back. of
his head. His skull used to be
+ deeply indented. as a result of