The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-10
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1909. There we're Ga establishments
in 1914 and 63 in 1909. There were
| 1,012 persons engaged i'm manufac-
lures in 1914 and 1888 in 1909, a de-
crease of per cent.
from FRIDAYS Dahs.
Judge ]. Fl. Quinn of the district
court today notified Sheriff Osten that
the two prisoners who have been
, found guilty by juries of the crime
of assault in the second degree, Ralph
F. Macbeth and Harry Chittenden,
will be sentenced at seven o'clock this
evening
Attorney Ivan Bowen, who con-
Quoted the defense of Ralph F. Mac
beth. has been preparing a motion for
a new trial, this motion being based
on alleged errors at law during trial
that resulted In the conviction. When
the prisoner will come up for sentence
It Is Mr.. Bowen's intention to present
his motion. II the motion Is denied,
II is probable that the question will
be carried to the supreme court.
The jury that tried Chittenden. who
threw a rock through q window of a
Dan Patch train at Benning and in
jured a passenger, went out at 1888
yesterday afternoon, and brought in
verdict of guilty, as charged in the
Indictment, at AIS.
Late yesterday afternoon a jury was
impanelled for the trial of the per-
sonal injury suit, brought by John
Manning. former foreman of the
Great Western, against the railroad
company, the amount claimed being
$4,000. II appears that at Randolph
on August 13, 1914. the locomotive that
Manning was running left the track.
He jumped. Il Is stated. and broke
his leg. He also claims other injur-
les OF a permanent nature. G.. ].
Laurisch and s. b. Wilson are at
H.: torneys for the plaintiff and Briggs.
Hygeson & Everall Of st. Paul are
handling the case for the railroad
company.
sr--r Fri6s.'s Daily.
Mrs. Ferdinand Kiffe OF 1922 North
Fifth street died last evening about
| $3.50, at the home of her son and
! daughter-in-la Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Kiffe. 1904 North Broad street,
after several weeks illness. Mrs.
Kiffe spent three weeks in q local
hospital, receiving treatment for a
sore foot, and at Thanksgiving time
went to spend the holiday with her
daughter, Mrs. Leo Kiffe, remaining
with her from Thanksgiving day un-
I'll last Saturday. when she was re-
moved TO the home OF her son. A
bad cold combined with her other
ailments and advanced years, brought
about her death.
She was born in Germany. and was
sixty-five years of age on the twelfth
of last August. When only seventeen
years of age she made the journey to
America alone, and settled first at st.
Louis, Mo-, where she had relatives.
She was married there to Mr.. Kiffe,
and they came to Minnesota. this city
having been the family home for
about forty years past Mr.. Kiffe
died about six years ago.
The surviving relatives are six
children, Mrs. Leo Kiffe. Mankato:
Benjamin Kiffe. Minneapolis; Otto
Kiffe, Sioux City. Ia; Joseph Kiffe,
city; William Kiffe, Cleveland. Ohio;
Glenn Kiffe, Cedar Rapids, Ia. Funer-
al arrangements will be announced
later.
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County Auditor Kennedy has re-
ceived the annual state aid for schools
of Blue Earth county, amounting to
s22,712, and distributed as follows:
High school districts-Amboy, ST.
532; Lake Crystal. $4,000; Mankato.
$4,000: MapIeton, s1.760.
Grade school districts-Garden City,
5000: Good Thunder, $500: Madison
Lake. $500; st. Clair, $500; Vernon
Center. 5000.
Rural school districts-$10,020.
ST. Paul. MINI. December ga
loss OF about $4,000. occurred today
In the fire that destroyed the four
story building where the r. @. Leslie
Paper company has its plant. The
stock of the Barrett & Barrett COM
pany. which 10 located next 10 the
Leslie building. was greatly damaged
by smoke and water.