The Mankato free press., 1918-06-21

Through hastily prepared barrie
AIDES and over trenches, thrown up
to keep out the invaders Nonpartisan
leaguers of Brown county forced their
wav, into the streets of Comfrey on
a tour of the county yesterday. Once
in the city pitched battle took
place. In the thick of the melee a
shot was fired by man in the crowd
whose name has not been ascertain
ed The bullet struck Nonpartisan,
named Graeber but did not inflict a
serious wound. 1t appears that
Graeber was struck on the head, the
shot just grazing along the scalp and
causing only a slight wound. Blood
flowed freely for time however and
Red Cross ambulance was all need
ed to give the battle ground the ap-
Flanders.
| Lacquer Was Beaten.
Alex Waibel of Searles, another
Lacquer was severely beaten by
someone in the crowd 1t is reported
that he was badly injured in the
freefor all that followed the en-
. trance of the Nonpartisans in the
city. After leaving the battle ground
at Comfrey in haste, the procession
headed for Hanska. At this village
no opposition was met. The leaguers
rounded up at New Ulm and during
The evening the band played fo1
sometime in Turner park. New
! Ulmites. however, paid little atten-
tion to the demonstration. 1t is said
that only a small crowd gathered in
the park 40 40
Departed From Sleepy Eye.
! The Brown county delegation OF
ileaguers started out yesterday morn
ing from Sleepy Eye. Several bands
were with the contingent and large
number of cars. In Sleepy Eye
the authorities refused to allow any
of the bands to play and hurried the
| Nonpartisans out of the city as quick
ly as possible Springfield was the
first stop on the tour and here cool
reception awaited the paraders.
From here they drove on to Com
frey where the most serious riot oil
the the day occurred Patriotic citi-
zerls of this village had barricadeG
the roads leading to the town with
hayracks and other distractions and
had dug trenches to keep out the
unWelcome visitors. Determined tt
enter the town, however the leaguers
pushed aside the hayracks, tore dowr
the barricade and drove into the
village streets.
Comfrey residents were fully
aroused by this time and pitched
battle, with disastrous results fol
u certain members of the Nonpartisar
procession followed.
In Winnebago yesterday and las
right hose was attached to ever,
hydFant along the main busines.
street of the village. The peopl,
there were not expecting a fire, bu
they prepared to receive any caller,
whom they considered obnoxious.
i Cool Reception at Blue Earth.
Blue Earth, Mimi, June 15.-Al
most sevcnty-five cars, loaded will
, Nonpartisan league members from
this and adjoining counties were strip
ped OF their "Lindbergh for Governor
banners here late yesterday.
The cars drove into town decorate,
with the Stars and Stripes and Lind
bergh banners. A delegation of citi
zens asked the leaders to remove eth
er one or the other, and when the,
. refused the citizens acted.
II Call From lie Sueur County.
Trouble at Nonpartisan meeting
ischeduled to be held at Elysian toda,
| was anticipated by officials of l.
Sueur county and a call was sent t.
Mankato for the men of Company {
to come to that point and proven
possible riot. Captain Roy Allison
called Adjutant Rhinow and was in
; formed that the local company shoul
not move until instructions were re
1ceived from the state officers or fror
the governor.
4 Late this afternoon no word of an
trouble had been received from Ely
sian. The leaguers are thought t
have fought shy of that locality real
! izir Or hot he ~