The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-07
Council OF NANKATO
OFFERED ITS tribute
Pays Respects TO the Memory OF
Winfield S. Hammond


Honor to the memory of the late
Governor w. S. Hammond was Iaid
by the Mankato city council at the
regular session this morning, by the
unanimous adoption of the follow .ng
resolution:
Whereas, death has summoned our
former fellow townsman, Honorable
Winfield Scott Hammond, governor OF
Minnesota, ard
Whereas, the citizens of Mankato
fully appreciate and deplore the great
| loss to Minnesota in the death of its
chief executive, and mourn with the
patriotic citizens of the state the IN
/ timely calling of q man whose calm
judgment, high ideals, great capacity
and experience, and devotion to duty
SO eminently fitted him for the trusted
position he held, and
Whereas, it was the good fortune
of many of our citizens to personally
know Governor Hammond, and they
I now feel deeply the loss OF an eff
cient educator, an able lawyer, & true
! friend and a cultured gentleman,
| "Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved,
I that the council of the city OF Man
kato do hereby publicly recognize the
death of Honorable Winfield Scott
Hammond and express the keen re-
gret of our citizens in the loss Of our
governor and friend, and
"Be 1t Further Resolved, that the
clerk send copy OF this resolution to
| the bereaved brother and sister of the
deceased"
Will Purchase Buick Chassis.
After three ballots the city council
at length determined to purchase a
| Buick chassis for the fire department,
, in preference to a Dodge, Chenowith,
Maxwell or Studebaker, Chief Philip
Leas and Ben Bangerter OF the fire
| department, both spoke of the test
that the department had made of the
different makes on Agency hill. It was
! found there that the Buick made the
! best speed UP the hill. However, pc
culiar advantages were shown in each
! of the makes.
| The Buick chassis will be purchased
! from the Clements Auto company for
! 1916. together with various accoutre-
nonts. The chassis will be built up
to suit the needs Of the fire depart
ment as truck for smaller fires.
| An ordinance was presented by City
Attorney Phillips to license mer-
chants and business men for the
maintenance of gasoline tanks on the
| sidewalks. The amount of the license
fee has not yet been determined. The
matter will probably be passed upon
= finally at the next meeting.
The annual report of Chief of Po-
lice Klugherz was presented, showing
that during the past year the total
amount collected in fines was ST.
093.50. There were seventy-siX ar
rests for drunkenness, thirty-six for
disoTderly conduct, twelve for auto
speeding, fourteen for vagrancy, five
for pool hall violations, four for grand
/ larceny, one for ass ault in the sec
ond degree, six for assault in the third
degree, nine for petit larceny two for
| forgery in the second degree, one
for issuing worthless checks, Zone for
running an auto under the influence
Of liquor, one for selling goods with
cut license, three for robbery, four
| for getting liqour for black listed per-
f; sons, one for the sale of adulterated
goods; total of arrests, III; total OF
dodgers, 1898. Thus the police de-
partinent during The year handled
nearly 1900 people.