The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-26
OPENING OF FEDERAL
TRIBUNAL IN MANKATO
Number Of Men Take Out
Their Citizen Papers
CASES ON THE DOCKET
LIST of Several Civil Actions and
Work Being Done BY the
Grand Jury

Five were admitted to American
citizenship by Judge w. F. Booth
at the session of the United States
court in the federal building this
morning:
Edward Henry Short, Madison
Lake; Roy Charlton Olmsted, Man
kato, and Herman Joseph Mckenna,
Window, all formerly owing allegiance
to George ", king of Great Britain and
Ireland; and Louis X. Tronvold, Rap
.aan, and Ole julius Gustafson, North
Mankato, formerly owing allegiance
TO Haakon Will, king of Norway.
The application of Albert Aomer OF
Mankato was dismissed on account OF
his failure to appear. He is subject
of Mehmed ", emperor of the Otto
mans. The applications OF Edward
Jones, Montana, British subject; Max
Gender, Mankato, Russian subject,
and Louigi Colongioli. Minneapolis,
Italian subject, were continued.
Judge Booths charge to the grand
jury was merely an explanation of the
duties of that body under the law. 1t
is not thought that that body has much
before it.
Other officers of the court present
were: Alfred Jacques, United States
attorney; Joel NJ. Dickey, assistant;
William Anderson, assistant; Joseph
A. Vessel, United States marshal;
F. W. Tufts, deputy; Charles L..
Spencer, clerk; Carl E. Bredeson,
deputy; William ]. Conway, crier;
Charles E. Mcnamara, reporter; and
A. E. Quimby, F. l.. Soaring and
Benjamin Williams, balliffs.
The following petit jurors were ex-
cused: A. D. LaDue, Luverne; Charles
Scott, New Richland; B. Rempel,
Butterfield; John E. Jenness, Window;
H. E. Skinner, Albert Lea; c. F.
Cressinger, Sherburn; ]. c. Jackson,
Morgan; Charles F. Lowe, Hadley;
George Murray, Fairmont; H. S. Holt,
Slayton, in the army; ]. }. Wills,
Fairmont, over sixty years of age, and
R. M. Dodds, Lake Crystal, veterin-
arian, who said he had patients that
needed his attention.
D. H. Evans, Tracy, raised the point
that he was over age, being past
sixty-five. The judge told him that
the court would be glad to have him
serve, if he cared to, his age being nc
bar to service, but valid excuse
Mr.. Evans decided to stay.
Call of the Calendar.
There was also a call of the civil
calendar, the cases being disposed OF
as follows:
Law cases:
John P. Galbraith, as trustee fol
the estate of Harry M. Anderson
bankrupt, VS.. Henry A. Burke, ant
Edward A. Webster, plaintiff ready
for trial, case passed.
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
company VS.. Marshall Milling com
pany, passed.
John P. Galbraith, trustee in bank
ruptcy of Henry M. Anderson, bank
rupt, VS.. Citizens State Bank of st
Peter, for trial, passed.
Paul C. Keyes. as receiver, VS.. Peter
Anderson and George ]. Piersol, FOL
trial, passed.
Equity cases: David C. Armstrons
and John Hathaway VS.. County O
FaribauIt. set for May Z.
John p Galbraith, as trustee IL
bankruptcy of Adolph H. Schulz, VS.
F. A. Beltz, settled, stricken
Frank Scobie VS.. New Ulm Publish
ing company, passed.
William Smiley VS.. Francis o. Lei
and June Lee, plaintiff ready TO
trial, passed.
Fred Smith VS. John A. Miller, To-
trial.
List of Petit Jurors.
Following is the full list of petit
Jurors: A. d. La Due, Luverne; E
l.. Kearney. Wood Lake; Fred Blake
Hadley; William Hawkins, Ellsworth
T. F. Garry, Guckeen; Altramont Bur
lison, Mankato; Charles Scott, New
Richland; George Murray, Waterville
f. E. Hegland, Boyd; B. Rempel
Butterfeld: D. F. Fowser, Slayton
John S. Mehl, Frost; Henry Korr
Cleveland; Frank Virgins, Luverne
w. B. Leo. ST. Clair; ]. A. Wills
Fairmont; John E. Jeness, Window
D. H. Evans, Tracy; Fred w. John
son, New Ulm; Robert P. Dodds, LAX
Crystal; William Cole. Lake Crystal
Joseph H. Crawford, Pipestone; J. I
Garry, Cottonwood; r. M. Tyler, Fair
mont; L. l.. Champlin. Mankato
Samuel T. Sheppard, Garden City
Charles Bird Ellsworth; Thoma
Kelly, Lake Benton Alex Grant, Fair
mont; Andrew Nelson, Clark's Grove
H. e. Skinner, Albert Lea; R. "
Palmer, Fairmont; John Quirk, Madi
son Lake; Leonard c. Rune, Verno
= Center; Ed. MCGOWAN, Sleepy Eye
Sam Haney. Cleveland; Frank Simon
Mapleton; C. F. Cressenger, Sherburn
o. F. Morrow, Mankato; T. A. Palmer
Worthington; Joseph Smasel, NeN
Ulm; F. c. Mss, Welcome; l. L. Ken
dali, st. Peter; w. r. Cahill, James
vile: ]. c. Jalkson, Morgan; E. T
Vandewalker, Candy; Charles /
Lowe, Hadley; NJ. H. Silcox, Dunnell
c. H. Draper, Wells; ]. S. Christi,
Candy; George hurry, Fairmont; +
S. Baker, ST. Peter; j. P. Wayne
Geneva; Bert Tietema, Slayton; +
S. Holt, Slayton.
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