The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28

Der of bankruptcy cases hled IN the
United States district court at Man
kato during the last six months, the
number of cases having exceeded the
usual routine during that period. On
being asked today concerning this
matter, C. e. BredesOn, deputy clerk,
said: Beginning January Is last there
have been thirty-one bankruptcy
cases filed in this division, that is in
Mankato. Among this number are four
Involuntary cases in which an imple-
ment dealer and two merchants also
a tile company were obliged to go in
to bankruptcy. Among this number
are also eight farmers who filed
voluntary petitions and were adjudged
bankrupts. But all these cases have
come from wide territory covering
twelve counties. The Mankato or
second division of the United States
district court however, has jurisdic-
ton over more than twelve counties,
the total number being twenty one
southern counties of the state so that
there are nine counties from which no
bankruptcy petitions have coming
during said period"
The Free Press representative made
an examination of the records and
files and found that the thirty one
cases above mentioned, which were
filed since January IS or during about
the last six months, includes the
bankruptcies of eight farmers; four
merchants, two of them involuntary,
one liquor dealer; three laborers
three implement dealers and COM
panies, one involuntary; one real es-
tate dealer; Que police officer; one
auctioneer; two travelling statesmen;
one concrete tile company, involun-
tary: one wagon maker; one clerk;
one butter maker; one carpenter and
builder: one superintendent of a
brick and tile factory; and one brick
layer. But it should be observed in
perusing this compilation that the
local court covers very wide area
and that there have been proportion
ately more than this number filed in
shorter periods before. The dates OF
filings, the names of the petitioners
and their residence and occupations,
also the amounts of liabilities and
assets in each case. and the names
and addresses of the respective at
torneys are as follows:
Filed January IS, 1916. petition of
Clinton L. Deal of Olney township,
Mobiles county, farmer; total liabili-
ties S541O.15, of which $322S is listed
as secured claims and $2072.15 as un-
secured claims, value or securities at
$55S. Total assets 1881, all exempt. S.
S. Smith, Worthington, attorney.
Filed January 20, 1916, petition of
Manhattan Oil and Linseed Co., ct al,
against Storden Implement company
of Storden, Cottonwood county. Total
liabilities $11330 of which $500 is
listed as secured claims, value OF
securities, being $4,000, and $3.50 as
unsecured claims. Total assets $685.
rs consisting of stock in trade, all
exempt. Todd & Kerr, st. Paul, at
torneys for creditors. Filed January
26, 1916, petition of William F.
Keehn, Wood Lake, Yellow Medicine
county. Retail liquor dealer. Total
liabilities $3559.65 all unsecured; no
assets. Davis & Michel, Marshall, at
torneys. w a.
Filed February /, 1916, petition OF
John r. Brantman, Lyon township
Lyon county. Farmer. Total liabilities
S2oSO.16 consisting of $4,000 secured
Anu $175O.16 unsecured. Total assets
$500, $6795 exempt. No real estate
o. A. Lende, Candy, attorney.
Filed February 4, 1916, Johnny w
Clyne, farmer, of Springfield town
ship, Cottonwood county Liabilities
$4661, secured, s2440 unsecured. AS
sets, persa ~. sssSrty amounting tc
S2S9O. Markatcary 5, 1916, petition
of Her. he stbsDawson, farmer, Lyrs
township, Blue Earth county. Liabili-
ties, wages $50, $95 secured claims
| $6SOS.16 unsecured claims. Assets $2s
| exempt. John e. Regain, Mankato, at
torney. Filed February 10, 1916, peti'
| ton of John E. Carlson, carpenter
and builder, Worthington, Noble:
county. Liabilities total $3740, of which
$500 represents unsecured claims
Assets total $1,000 with 1925 exemp
and no real property. ]. A. Town
Worthington, attorney. Filed Marcel
4, 1916, petition of Albert ]. Lippert
lMankato, Blue Earth county. Polic'
lnfficer. Liabilities $2217.41 all unse
cured. Assets $500 all exempt. Johl
IL. Regain, Mankato, attorney.
Filed March 10, ppetition of Georg'
liz. Flewelling, Minneota township
jackson county. Farmer. Liabilitie
l$4557 secured, $4162.S0 unsecured. AS
|sets, household goods $410, animal
l$127O, stock and implements $745
Property exempted $1729. Filed Marcl
Is petition of Torres T. Warenas, Stor
den, Cottonwood county. Auctioneel
Liabilities total $3.50 all unsecured
Assets $1,000 exempt. Wilson Borst
Windom, attorney. Filed March IL
petition of Soren G. Sorenson, Stor
Iden, Implement dealer. Total iabili
tiles $3.50 unsecured. Assets $500 il
lreal estate. Wilson Borst, Window, at
torney. Filed March Is, petition o
Theadore H. Gustafson, Storder
Implement dealer. Liabilities 1858
unsecured. Assets none. Wilson Borst
Windom, attorney. Filed March Il
petition of Elmer l.. Jensen, Nortl
lMankato, Nicollet county. Travelin
salesman. Liabilities $1O93.7O unse
Toured No assets. S. B. Wilson and +
E. Morse, Mankato, attorneys.
Filed March IA, petition of the Cos
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