The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05


there. would be no inquest. as the
grand jury was in session and the
evidence could be taken before that
body with less formality than would
be possible with coroner's In
quiry.
From Fridays Daily.
Word has been received OF the
death OF William J. Sawyer a>former
well known resident of Kasota Town.
ship. Mr.. Sawyer died suddenly at
his home In Seattle, Wash. on Fri
day. death resulting from an attack
of heart trouble. The deceased, who
was nearly forty-three years of age
was born In lie Sueur county, April
s. 1870, and was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Sawyer AS young
man he was employed in Minneapo-
lis for five or six years, and a little
over three years ago moved to Seat
tie. He was married here to Miss
Emma Essler. daughter Of the late
&c ID. Essler. who died in Seattle
last October, and Is survived by his
wife and three children. The latter
are; Earl Sawyer, Kasota; Mrs. J.
o. Burns. Seattle. and Miss Alberta
Sawyer Aberdeen, s. ID. He also
leaves his aged mother, two brothers,
Albert Sawyer of Pettis Station and
George Sawyer of Kasota and three
sisters, two of whom live in Min
neapolis. Mrs! Sawyer arrived I'm st.
Peter Wednesday morning with her
husbands remains and the interment
was made in Calvary cemetery. fu.
neral services having been held at
Seattle. Rev. ID. j. Moran conducted
the services at the grave.
From Fridays Daily.
Telephone girls Of the long dis
lance service over the Tristate were
still entertained and instructed at the
Saulpaugh hotel today. Three switch
boards were put up to represent the
boards at three different cities, and
q practical demonstration OF the
best methods of working the switch
given. The girls were given the
opportunity to practice by turns
and the other girls looked on, criti.
cized and made suggestions.
The two days convention came to
"a close today. The girls would have
been kept longer, as the instruction
must have been exceedingly bene-
fetal to the service, but they could
not be kept longer away from their
positions i'm the respective towns
where they were located.
Entertainment at Grand.
The entertainment of the girls at
the Grand Theatre last evening in
cluded quite a number of jokes
that were placed on the slides and
thrust on the screen. These jokes
were all OF application to the tele.
phone experience and were readily
understood and thoroughly enjoyed.
The gathering. before adjourning,
extended hearty thanks to the hotel
men, the press and others who had
a hand in making their stay pleas.
ant.
In addition TO those mentioned
yesterday I'm The Free Press account
of the affair. a prominent part I'm
the convention was taken by w. l.
Howard. superintendent of the long
distance service OF the TriState
company, with Headquarters at Mer.
Ram park.
y Chicago, January 29-The Rev.
James Morrison Darnell. minister of
many love affairs. who left DIVA.
tonna, Mimi, Wednesday night hur-
riedly and simultaneously with re-
ported Federal investigation OF the
Ruth Soper angle of his matrimonial
ventures. did not appear when the
Minneapolis train pulled into the
Rock Island station yesterday morn.
ing. Nor did he disembark AT Engle.
wood 10 make connection with the
outgoing eastern train on which he
had reservations.
Refused license 10 wed Ruth
Soper until six months shall have
elapsed since his divorce from Doris
Vaughn Darnell. and with George
Bragdon. special agent of the De.
partment of Justice, i'm Owatonna.
trying to get statements from the
Sopers, Darnell hastily boarded a,
train due here lat 1926 a. m. II is
that Ruth Soper defied the
federal authorities, refusing TO give
them information of the minister
or his whereabouts. seeking to pro-
tect the man who posed before his
congregation as her hus.
band. and who Is declared to be the
father of her child.
James Morrison Darnell. an uncle |
OF the minister, who was I'm Chicago |
with Milton III. Darnell. the minis |
ter's father. i'm connection with the |
case a few days ago, lives in Rock |
Island. Milton Darnells home is in |
Peoria II is thought that the young |
man may have stopped off ut either |
of these nlara1 abandoning. tho \