The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-29
Death Of Little Boy, Who Was
Kicked BY Colt; 81. Peter
Notes

ST. Peter, Mimi, October 21.-There
will be no defiance OF faculty authority
on the part of students at Gustavus
Adolphus college as a protest against
the suspension of four undergraduates
found guilty Of participation in drink
ing escapade. A mass meeting of stu
dents held Tuesday night approved
the action Of the faculty.
Public attention was drawn to the
incident when the Nicollet county
grand jury, of which Rev. o. J. John
son, president Of the college, was a
member. investigated o charge that
liquor had been unlawfully sold to
certain students. or the students who
testified before the grand jury. four
are said to have so incriminated
themselve that they we're suspended
and three others were PLACID on proba-
ton.
While in no sense condoning the Of
tense OF the men who we're punished.
q number OF other students considered
that they had been unfairly treated In
that they we're convicted on their own
testimony. Threats OF sympathy
strike were made, but cooler counsel
prevailed.
Al the mass meeting Tuesday night
n minority favored petitioning the
faculty for greater leinency In deal
ing with suspended students. but a
motion TO approve the faculty action
was carried by q vote of nearly two to
one.
| Boy Kicked BY Colt Dies.
! A distressing accident happened
near Lake Washington Sunday after
noon about four O'Clock when Munroe
the three year old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
, Louis Rehome was kicked In the abdo-
men by six months old colt and lived
about twenty-four hours afterwards.
II seems Mr.. Rehome had put the colt
In the door yard and was watching
him, but stepped into the house for q
minute and the little one lodged out
followed by the mother who called to
the child, but before she could reach
him he had run up back OF the colt
and was kicked as before stated. DIR.
+. p. Strathern was called from this
city and administered to the child's :"
juries that night and was called again
the next morning. but nothing could
be done for the little one and he passed
away about FIVE o'clock Monday after
noon.
| District Court Session.
! The October term of the district
court for Nicollet county was ad-
journed sine die last Saturday after
/ noon, after having been in session just
one week. The grand jury held four
day session. and brought in two in
, dictments. one against Jens o. Pehr-.
son OF Lake Prairie, for a statutory
offense. When arraigned he plead
guilty and was fined 800 and costs
amounting to s127.32, which he paid
anu was discharged.
In the case OF George w. Pond OF
Mankato W.. ]. A. Peterson OF Belgrade
the plaintiff claimed the sum OF $224.70
as commission on sale Of land owned
by Mr.. Peterson. Mr.. Pond claimed
that Peterson wanted to SELL but after
having a buyer for him he refused to
execute the deed. The verdict OF the
, jury was no cause of action.
! The. second indictment was against
Peter A. Peterson who was charged
with an assault upon Albert A. Hoff-
man bv threatening him with q shot
gun. The case was tried on Friday
and after listening to the evidence the
jury returned verdict OF acQuital and
the defendant was discharged.
Several cases were heard by the
court the verdict OF which will be
handed down later.
The case of Arthur c. Johnson Va.
A. w. Webster was tried by jury
Mr.. Johnson sold a traction engine to
the defendant. which the latter claim
ed was not as had been represented.
The jury. however. brought in a ver-
dict of s17S.s0. the amount claimed to
be due, for the defendant.