The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-11-26

will be two story structure of severe
colonial design. fankcd by one-story
wings OF almost equal length with the
main structure. The main portico Is
to be supported by six Ionic columns
and the facade CT each wing will car
ry as many similar supports i'm sec
tionai form. The cornice will be
plain. and rectangular doors and win
dows will emphasize the straight lines
OF the design.
From SATURDAYS Daiiv.
Fl. =. OReilly. representing the
American Telegraphone company of
Springfield, Mass. Is in the city with
er company Offices. demonstrating the
latest marvellous invention of the
electric world. known as the "Teie-
graphone.". This wonderful instru-
ment in designed to revolutionize
communicating methods. b..
II Is an electro mechanical device.
which can be attached TO the tele-
phone wires i'm any Office. and when
q message Is transmitted a perma-
pent record Is made OF the voice and
words Of the speaker on a small steel
disc. which may be referred to at
any time II Is proposed to have ma :
chimes installed In pcsiofflces. as IL
10 thought that disco containing mes
sages will prove popslar to send as
post cards, and the recipient can step
into the postoffice. put the disc on
the machine. and hear the voice and
words Of their absent friend. ~
The value OF the machines TO bus
mess places. news bureaus. etc. Is
very great. as the machine will rec
ord every telephone message re-
ceived during the absence OF the
proprietor. The disc can be used In
definitely, as the messages can be
erased by bar charged with cleo
tricity. A wonderful future awaits
this invention.
Frc-, SATURDAYS Daily.
Harry II. Biffi. the young man. who
on Information pleaded guilty to the
charge of stealing from the Saulpaugh
hotel a grip. belonging to X. Ter
motto. and containing goods valued at
$50. was today placed on probation
by Judge J. II. Quinn OF the district
court. The young man was sent home
20 his father in New York. with whom
the court had been corresponding.
Late this afternoon, the suit brought
by Herman Hack as administrator
of the estate of his son. Hubert Hack.
against Charles +. Pollei. former po-
lieeman. aud his bondsmen. r. NJ.
Couehlan and Henry Fricke. went TO
the jury. The administrator sued for
the alleged wrongful death of the son.
Irhert Haack.
Ralph Macbeth. who pleaded not
guilty to the criminal charge on which
he was Indicted by the grand jury.
will probably ccme up for trial In the
district court about the last Of this
month. or possibly early In Deceraber
He Is out on bail in the sum OF Sc. 900.
rror, Saturdays ps''v
ID. o. Tenney. telegrapher of the
Omaha passenger depot. will leave
Sunday morning for St Paul to at
tend q meeting Of the general COM
mittee OF telegraphers on the Omaha
line. On Monday the telegraphers ex-
pect to call on the management OF
the Omaha road to revise the pres
emit schedule OF working conditions
with view to lettering them aud
increasing the rates OF pay.
This committee consists Of General
Chairman w. ]. Liddane of st. Paul:
d. o. Tenney, general secretary and
treasurer; o. c. Jacobs. local chair
man Of the northern division. Shell
Lake. Iowa: J. l.. Mayfield. general
chairman of the Nebraska division
Crofton. Neb.: and T. r. hurst. az
sistant local chairman of the eastern
division. Hudson, Wis.
This conference has been somewhat
DELAYED ON account Of the GENERA