The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-22
WOMAN WILL RECOVER
MRS. CHARLES CAREY, WHO
WAS RUN OVER
Attempt of Miss Bertha Benson
To End Life; Blue Earth.
News Notes
TsosciaI TO rhe Free Press.I

Especial to The Free Press.l
Blue Earth, MINI. October 1s.-Mrs.
Charles Carey, who was run over sew
eral weeks ago by an automobile. and
who has been confined to a bed at the
Blue Earth hospital since. mad an x
ray picture taken Of her hip and 1t
revealed no broken bon6s. The liga-
ments, however. are badly torn. but it
Ia thought that she will recover In
time.
Two boys. Virgil Lair and Leonard
Fosness Of Bricelyn. mounted on two
horses belonging to the father OF the
former boy, tried to do the cow boy
stunt. They, rode out into the country
with their horses on q dead run. When
trying TO pass Andrew Ellingson at a
point where grader stood by the
side OF the road the horse ridden by
young Fosness SHE'D. Just then Ted
Halverson came up in his car. The
horse ran into the car, received a
broken leg and had to be shot. For
tunatsly no one was badly injured.
Otto Bunze, who formerly lived near
Blue Earth. recently suffered the loss
Of 800 worth Of merchandise. 1t was
stolen from his barber shop IN Charles
City, Iowa.
While temporarily insane, owing to
thirty years, daughter Of Mr.. and MIS-.
II. Benson, who live q short distance
north OF Laura, Iowa, Jumped into q
well. She<was saved by her mother,
who climbed into the well and stand
ing on q platform used to set milk
and butter on, held her daughters
head up by the hair, keeping her from
drowning until help came.
p. r. Hand. proprietor of Hands
park as Silver Lake, west Of Gilmore,
has given out that the total number
Of paid admissions at his ball park
this summer have amounted to $22,-
07b. Twenty live games In all have
been played.
About two months ago a Buick car
belonging to Theodore Mieche OF May
OF It could be found. Last week It was
located at Fargo, N. D., in, the hands
Of Dr.. Hetnl OF Oelwein, Iowa. The
Doctor and car have been taken back
to Iowa where 1t will be I'D to him to
show how he came into possession Of
the oar.
The town Of Armstrong, Iowa, has
purchased q large gravel pit adjoin-
Ing that town and will use the gravel
therefrom on the streets OF that town.
Herman Johnson, who lives near
kiester. met with a terrible accident
that came near costing his life. He is
IN q hospital ut Albert Lea In serious
condition. When he finished stacking
ne threw his fork to the ground and
stuck into the ground in such a way
that the handle made q small angle
with the earth. When he Jumped OF
the load his ankle turned over. He
fell running the handle Of the fork
fnte~ the rectum twelve inches. II
penetrated the bowels and an opera :
ton has been performed.
Matt Nemmer's hardware store IN
Bancroft was robbed on Friday night
The cash drawer was rified and all but
one cent was taken. An attempt was
made q short time ago to rob the
store but at that time the robbers
were unsuccessful. and this time they
GOT Dut little money. He had left
lowing morning, 1t Is thought local
parties committed the act and an at.
tempt will be made to round them nm
After H. W. Schrader OF ST Paui
had spoken to large audience in
Wells Harding -Preus club was or
ganized by v. " Lindgren, state sec.
rotary OF those clubs. A large number
OF both man and women Joined the
Mrs. N. Reding OF Algona, who re-
Gently died at her home in that place,
was the mother of fifteen Children
Sns also raised five Of her husbands
children by his first wife.
Walter w. Hulce, formerly of Fl
more and son in law Of County Au-
ditor Herring of Blue Earth. has
bought an interest In the FARMERS
State bank at Rapidan. He has been
cashier OF bank at Clear Lake, wis,
for some time but Will move to RAM.
dan and viii act in the same caracity
In the bank there.
When the Verona Township club
met last Friday evening at the v
Durkee home the men answered ths
roll eau by. giving the yield per acre
OF their grain this year and the women
answered by giving the number M
cans OF canned fruit and vegetabIes
In their cellar