The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26


plaintiff. and claim that the costs of
the operation have never been paid
asking that they be awarded the
sum which they claim is due them.
". l.. Schmitt and s b. Wilson are
attorneys for the defendants.
The case was started In the state
court, and was then moved to the
federal court. On Saturday n motion
will be argued before Judge Booth
ut Minneapolis To send the case back
Ia the state court.
Al Il special session Of the board
of county commissioners held yester
day afternoon for Il hearing on
County Ditch No. 81. Butternnt Val
ley. favorable action was taken on
the ditch by the board. and il was
ordered constructed.
At the regular meeting OF the
board this morning. Il petition was
received from r. VI Anderson and
thirty-four others. asking for the
construction of foot path on the
north side of The Blue Earth river
bridge The matter was deferred.
A motion was passed authorizing
the county surveyor. Roy. II. ALI
son, to employ Phillip Comsiock as
drainage work
A large number Of persons appear.
ed before the board relative to a
bridge at Finke Ford i'm section 2S,
Rapidan township. State Highway
Engineer Gallagher was instructed
to view the site. make the soundings
and submit the probable cost of
construction.
The Mankato Commercial club has
received a letter from the American
Dirigible Airship company of 1ndi-
annapolis stating that by July ! they
expect to have the first one of three
dirieibie passenger airships which
they are making ready to be ex
hibited and operated over the coun-
try. Il is proposed to give eyhibi.
ton and passenger flights ut every
stop These dirigible passenger air
ships are built after the approved
features that have made the Euro
pean airships safe for travel. and
in appearance resemble the German
Zeppelin airships. They have great
size and strength. and the over
hanging gas bag measures $50 feet
long by forty-fiye feet in diameter,
the gondola passenger car. which
will carry twenty-five passengers,
being suspended below. Two mo-
tors, eight cylinders each, furnish
400 HORSEPOWER, and the ship can
make fifty miles an hour easily
II will be operated from 100 to 300
feet above the ground, as from that
moderate height descents can easily
be made should any trouble arise.
New Ulm, February 10.-Following
plea of guilty before Judge Olsen
in chambers Monday, Henry Gel
schen was sentenced to the state
prison at Saltwater for a term not
exceeding one year for drawing and
passing worthless check i'm the
sum of $50. Geischen was a travel
ing salesman for cigar firm located
in Binghamton, ". Y.
The offense for which Geischen
was convicted and sentenced was
committed at Redwood Falls in No
vember. 1914. At that time he per.
suaded T. +. McAllister Of the Kah-
Ter house to cash $50 check for
him. drawn on a bank in New York.
The check proved worthless and
steps were Immediately taken to APP
preheBd Gcischen. He was located
in Chicago and brought back to Red
wood Falls and lodged i'm the county
Jail where he has been ever since.
Several days ago he expressed
desire to be brought before Judge
Olsen so that he might plead guilty
to the offense of passing worth
less check and Monday Judge Olsen
held a special session of the Red
wood county district court ut his
chambers In this city.
Clerk of Court w. q. Weldon was
present, rs was also County Attor-
ney Albert Emerson of Redwood. The
prisoner was brought here by Sheriff
Frank Hassenstab. Attorney A. c..
Dolliff appeared for the accused.
When questioned by Judge Olsen.
Geischen admitted passing the check.
He stated that he had come to this
country from Germany five years ago
but refused to divulge the name OF
his parents. II appeared that Gel
schen had passed several other
worthless checks before he passed
the one at Redwood Falls. No doubt
he will be arrested for these offenses
as soon as he will be discharged
from prison. Sheriff Hassenstab took
Geischen to Saltwater Tuesday morn
ing.
Tom Garland Is the name OF the