The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-03
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| =ron Frira,'a Daily.
Mrs. Charles Forster, ST., and
grandchild, Miss Mirelda Magin, called
on the formers daughter, Mrs.
Charles Hotaling of Mankato last
| Sunday.
Frank Mention, Mrs. William Oehler
and daughter, Edna, were county
seat visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderegg and
! family were Sunday visitors at the
home of John Miller. s
Mr. and Mrs John Moeri, ST., and
daughters and Mrs. William Oehler
spent Sunday with the formers
daughter, Mrs. Charles Rodell OF
Kasota. Miss Irene Moeri stayed UNI
til Thursday. 2za III
| Mr.: and Mrs. Albert Hilgers and
family drove to Mankato Monday.
Mrs. Lewis Dho1e, Sr., spent Sum
day with her daughter, Mrs. John
Miller of this place.
| Mrs William Oehler and daughter
called at the home of Ed Koch Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller and
daughter, Lottie, drove to Mankato
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs: Joseph Rausch and
family spent Friday night with Albert
Lentz and family. @1 SO
| A box social and program will be
held at Sugar Grove school, district
No. 4S next Saturday night, February
| rs, by Miss Lena MoeFi, the teacher.
Everybody is invited. A play will be
given entitled, "That Rascal Pat."
The cast of characters is as follows:
Patrick McNoggerty, q handy. .....
| servant ....... Thomas Farmer
| Major Puffjacket on half pay.
| @................ Carlton LentZ
Charles Livingstone, poor but. -.
ambitious John Moeri, Jr.
Laura, niece of Major Puffjacket
and in love with Charles ...
............. Lottie Miller
Nancy, her maid, and in love with
! Pat -. Hattie Oehler
Albert Lea, Mimi, Feb 25-The
statement of X o. Fjelbreten that he
| eft the house when his wife and her
injured mother, Mrs. Gulbrandson of
Chicago, started to fight that ended
N the death of the latter, lent a new
| angle to the case here yesterday
Mr.. Fjelbroten said he believed his
mother-in-la must have received
he gashes on her scalp when she fell
| = the struggle into the broken pieces
| #. an acid bottle.
| Mrs. Fjelbroten insists that she
was attempting to prevent her moth
er from dranking the poison from
| he container.
The known facts of the case are
| hat Mrs. Gulbrandson is dead, that
here are eleven cuts on her scalp,
| md her lips are terribly burned with
| cid.
The ante-morten statement of the
| neither, made to Sheriff Fosse of Al
| hert Lea, was to the effect that she
| nd her daughter had quarreled that
he had felt blow on the head, and
| knew no more until she recovered
Consciousness to find her mouth tor
ribly burned She asked continually
| what made her mouth and throat
burn and stuck to her story to the
| last.
County Attorney Peterson is out of
| the city and no action has been TAX
| IN toward clearing UP the matter,
Mrs Gulbrandson was a woman of
advanced age. She was visiting her
laughter when the tragedy occurred.
Mrs. Fjelhroten called the sheriff's Of
fee and the city physician of Albert
| Lea
Both responded to the call and
were with Mrs. Gulbrandsen when
| she died. g.
Albert Lea, Mimi, February 25.--
County Attorney M. E. Peterson and
| Sheriff Peter Fosse today went out
to the neighhoring farms where Mrs.
Maria Gulbrandson of Chicago mys-
teriously met her death, while visit
| ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
| Jelbroten. The body of Mrs. Gulbrand-
son will be brought to Albert Lea for
examination. An effort will be made
| to ascertain whether she died of car
bolic acid poisoning.
Madelia, February 25.-About forty
of the high school boys led a mntiny
at school on Tuesday because they
were not granted holiday. They
| formed body and marched about
l. the streets, having as the slogans Of
their instruction, "We Cannot Tell
Lie; It's a Holiday" and George
| Washington fought for his Country;
We fought for a Holiday
In the afternoon the numbers were
| increased, many of the girls and the
Younger children Joining the revolt.
| One of their number was mounted on
/ a horse and with the beating of q
drum and flags flying they paraded
the streets, cheering Justify.
It appears that the evening before,
when it was learned the board was
rot going to grant them the usual
holiday, there was a petition pre-
pared, asking for. the day OF The
next morning the teachers, or at
least part of them, also submitted q
similar petition. but without effect
Irnuiry disclosed the fact that
last fall the teachers and pupils were
granted a two-day holiday In order
; that the teachers might attend
teachers convention. 1t was ex-
pressly understood at the time that
school was to be maintained on Lin
coins and Washington's birthdays to
make up for the holidays at that
time, but some how when Washing
toms birthday arrived this agreement
was lost sigh ~ Howey r. tlsn board