The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-23

| Inc COlHpidlHl VI tle pldiHllH, III,
A. F. Kemp as filed with Court Com
missioner Evan Hughes by his attor-
ney. Municipal Judge Hiram Golf, was
| as follows in part:
THAT this plaintiff further shows
to this court: That al the present time
new building is being erected upon
| new building is to be the Union
| school in the city of Mankato, the
said board of education of the inde-
pendent school district No. l, having
charge of the erection of said school
and the laying of the corner stone
| thereof have caused said corner stone
| TO be inscribed with the name of the
| Grand Master Mason of the State of
Minnesota, and with the emblem and
insignia of the Masonic order, to- wit !:
A. F. & a. NJ. which is improper in
sigma to- be placed on the said cor
ner stone of the public school build
ing in the city of Mankato, Mime
sofa. and contrary to the rights and
in violation of the rights of the COM
plainant herein.
That said inscription is of Sec
! tartan nature ard likely to lead to the
adoption of dangerous errors, ire
ligious faith, practice and worship and
is wholly contrary TO and in violation
of the laws of the constitution of the
State of Minnesota.
THAT the damages sustained by
| the plaintiff or account of said wrong
| full acts of the defendant and of each
and all of them, are difficult and
practically impossible to calculate in
money. and that there is no adequate
remedy at law.
Wherefore, plaintiff demands judg-
ment that permanent injunction be
| issued herein restraining the defen-
/ dants and each and all of them and
each and every person acting under
them and in their behalf for con-
tinuance of the unlawful acts afore-
said and for aforesaid and for a tenn
pOrary restraining order until the final
decision of the court on the order to
show cause herein; and for such fur
Their relief as the court may deem just
and proper"
In fling his order taking the matter
|
| temporary Injunction, Court Commits
sioner Evan Hughes ordered the de-
PENDANT to show cause on June why
the Injunction should not be issued
and in the meantime ordered that the
plaintiffs refrain from the unlawful
acts set forth in the complaint. The
! ~.,''~" IS az fo'lCw1:
IT il ordered, that the defendant
how cause in my chambers in the
Nurt house, in the, city of Mankato
ID county and state on the Bird day
, G" June. A. ID. 1915, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon why permanent in
junction should not be issued re-
siraining said defendants from in
sc-'ibing mon the corner stone of the
union school building in the city OF
Markato. said county and state the
name of the Grand master Mason for
the state of Minnesota together with
the insignia of the Masonic order.
at is further ordered, until the
hearing of said motion and order
therein, that you the above named
defendants. and each of you until the
determination of this action. and each
and every person acting under you to
J refrain from the unlawful acts sci
forth in the complaint and each and
all of the same"
What Is Inscribed On Stone.
The exact words which are in
scribed on the end of the corner stone
of the new Union school building
and to which DR.. Kemp apparentl,
takes exception and on which it il
evident that his action was based are
AS follows: Laid by the Masonic Fra
. ternity. May 90 A. d. 1919. A. L.
1919. George NJ. Stowe, Grand Mas
: ter" On the front of the stone il
, large figures 1913" is carved TIL,
lettering on the end of the stone i.
very small. being almost invisible
short distance away.
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