The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-09
Man Who Was Found Guilty OF
Assault at Vernon
GIVEN TRIAL BY JURORS
mysterious Packages Are Car
ried About In That Dry Town;
Village News
Especial to The Free Press. ]

Especial to The Free Pressl
Vernon Center, June 3..-Vernon
Center is certainly taking on Co.'S
mopolitan airs in more ways than one:
DrunlSs lying docile and serene in the
shade of the old mill are familiar
scenes, while others pollute the
breath of this fair village with their
coarse lalgh and foul talk on their
way up wn from the depot, on their
way hon from the metropolis of
Blue Earth county where they went
for a grand fill up" while numerous
cases of ''boose" adorn the depot
platform, and other mysterious "pack-
ages" are much in evidence. Suit
cases galore are carried by men,
whose appearance would indicate that
all their earthly possessions were on
their backs, and when questioned as
to the contents of suit cases, they
invariably say it contains "beer for
my sick wife," CD but your cores
pondent is glad to know that the
carriers of these miniature drain
shops, are all transients.
The services of the county attor-
ly needed. Not like the city police
man. who to be known md recog-
niZed, have to have the PICTURES ap-
pear in the daily papers. Eernon Gen.
ter's constable, A.. c. Gay, whose
manifold duties are SO many and var
led, is almost constantly before the
public making arrests for various Of
fences. He is certainly the man for
the job. His powerful physique, his
rotund form, stern features and thor
oughness in the smallest details,
makes him an ideal officer and if
business continues he will have to
sell out his meat market business
and devote his whole time to the
public.
Last Wednesday evening through
impossible roads, Constable Gray
drove out to the Gilchrist farm, four
and half miles northwest of town
and arrested one Andrew Soren-
sen for an assault on Fred Larson,
who live on adjoining farms. The
culprit was ordered to appear at nine
o'clock Thursday morning in the Of
fee of Judge Joe Robinson to answer
to the complaint. At the opening OF
the court it was decided to have a
jury trial, and the following men
were impaneled: Fred Annis, AXel
Halverson, Gardie Mead. Lue Rev,
Henry Good, who after due delibera-
ton on the evidence produced, i'm
posed fine OF $40 and cost of court,
amounting in all to S25.92, on Mr..
xx,ho onI
was discharged and returned to the
simple life again, wiser if poorer
man, and since then, nothing has oc-
Cured to disturb the sereneness OF
this village.
Mrs. Joe Robinson and Mrs. George
Robinson visited their cousin, Mrs.
Andrew Robinson in Amboy this
week The latter who has been in
poor health for some time, is not re-
covering as fast as her friends would
wish and is reported as being much
worse this week.
Harry Morris, rural mail carrier on
route number two, is taking his va
cation of three weeks and is putting
in his time overseeing the building
of his residence. Harry Bates rs his
substitute and his optimistic spirits
are not diminished in the least by
being Uncle Sans hired man.
Miss Martha Buckley of St. Paul
has been in town for several days
visiting her cousin w. ]. Richter and
family. On Tuesday they enjoyed an
auto trip to the dam, and later in the
afternoon motored to MapletOn. where
she visited with relatives. Mrs. But
tier accompanied the party to Rapi-
dan, and A. G. Gray and wife to Ma
pleton, spending a short time with
Mrs. Lillian Barnes and daughters.
Interest in Home Coming is wax
ing warm. Tickets are selling with a
vim. The last general committee
meeting will be held next week, when
plans will be completed, and pro-
grams will be printed. All committees
are working tremendously together,
and all that is necessary now to make
the Home Coming success is the
smiles of the weather man.
The two lower rooms in the public
school enjoyed picnic in the Good
grove. The two upper rooms will pic
mic at the county fair grounds in
Garden City Saturday.
Miss Louise Award is spending
several days this week with her
friend Mrs. C. E. Brown in West
Vernon.
Harold Halverson, while playing
with some. of his little playmates,
last Saturday, dislocated the carti-
lage in his right knee, which has
bothered him to some extent ever
since. This afternoon DR.. Clement
put the injured leg in splints, and
thinks with few days quiet, he will
be getting around as lively as ever.
Miss Olive Maine OF Pleasant
Mounds, is visiting today with Mrs.
Sarah Butler at Central These
ladies grew up together in the same
neighborhood, attended the old dis
Itrict school together and their early
friendship deepened with the years,
SO it is needless to say that the day
is being spent most happily.
Mrs. George Robinson of Faribault
came back to the old home TO
Na<x,~,o,.;o dow and will SnQnd