The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23

that the ''old fashioned" legal matri-
many must be replaced my the. full
love connections between soul affini-
ties"
In all reformatory bills before the
legislature the socialistic ones are
leading. One bill proposes TO make
away with all private schools and col
leges since the laboring men cannot
afford tn send their children into these
schools. I'm the civil service high
school education has been required
but recent legislation decided that u
should not hereafter be required I'm
the government mail service.
From Saturdays Daily.
! Burglary and violation or the fish
and game law may be charged
against party that broke into the
cottage of Chief of Police Klugherz
ut Dick LAKE some time Thursday.
took ont the oars belonging tn the
three boats that the chief has out
there. and then. after breaking into
the boat house. took ont the three
boats and went on fish spearine
trip on the lake.
Duck lake is a short distance from
Madison Lake. Here the chief has
a cottage where his family usually
spend part OF the summer. The
building Is erected on some ground
that is owned by James Mape. Late
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Mape got
word to the chef that the cottage
, and boat house had been broken in.
To. The chief went out TO the place
and found that a window I'm the cot
tage had been broken in order To
reach I'm and unlock ID. Somebody
had entered the house I'm this way
and had taken out the oars. The
leather thongs with which the latch.
locking the boat house door. had
been secured. were broken, and the
boat house door thus opened. The
three boats were then taken out and
fixed up for fish -spearing trip.
Boards were nailed across. on which
TO place the torches used for fish
spearing ut night.
One boat was considerably damag-
ed and will have To be repaired. One
oar lock was gone. All three of the
boats were drifting In different parts
on the lake when found after the ex
cursionists were gone. The chief has
hopes OF being able TO discover
the identity of the intruders and
have them punished.
Marshall. Aprfl l7.-Between three
and four o'clock Thursday morning. AT
her hcIne In Amiret. Miss Ruth Spen
icer attempted suicide by shooting
with a revolver. While the cause of
the incident is unknown. jealousy is
Isupposed to have put the girl into a
frame of mind TO end her troubles
The young people of town had come
home from a dance. Mr.. Henry KEEP
lpler. with whom she kept company is
said TO have been Just. outside the
house when Miss Spencer fired the
shot. The bullet was of a thirty-two
,calibre and penetrated the body just
above the stomach and between the
lungs. lodging In her back. 80,
D. DIR. Hard was called from MARSHALL
In spite OF the poor condition OF the
road. he made the trip i'm one hour
in his car. and had 10 call for as
sistance out of a mud hole. enroute
The girl was found In q critical con-
dition. and was taken in the car to
the Tracy hospital. where Drs. Hard
and Workman removed the bullet.
After careful Investigation Il was
found the bullet had not punctnred
: the stomach or cut into the lungs.
and this morning the physicians re-
ported there was hope OF her recov-
cry.
Miss Spencer worked In Marshall
for some time with w w. Cook. Her
mother conducts the hotel at Amirety
II
I ID. " Jones today received Word
from Austin that David NJ. Jones had
died In hospital i'm that city from
injuries received in a railroad wreck
three miles from Albert Lea about
five weeks ago. Mr.. Jones was engi-
neer OF q freight train on the Milwau
kee road and his train collided with
a passenger. He was among those
injured and for several weeks his life
had been hanging In the balance. He
died last night.
i The deceased formerly resided in
Maikato. He had been employed on
the Milwaukee road for number or
years. formerly running on the Man.
katoWeils branch He Is survived
by widow and one daughter. Mrs
Sharpstein Of Austin.
u The funeral will be held at Austin
next Monday afternoon
! Judge ]. Fl. Quinn Or the district
court. Fairmont. is melting out Sc
we're penalties TO liquor dealers who
do not keep within the law. yester-
I day four saloon men Of Welcome were
} arrested. charged with selling liqnof
: To minors. Fritz Muller and Arthur
! Kline. two. Of 'tte guilty saloon keep
a ers, were fined $500 each. and AIT
man e Son. the other two. were fined
500. each, and were ordered locked In
the county jail last night.
II seems that the four boys went