The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
TO MANkATOI
MAYOR OF ST. PETER TAKEN
SUDDENLY ILL
Walter PeII of Traverse Had
Close Call to Death While
In Auto
Especial to The Free Press

st. Peter, Mimi, August Mayor
William Haesecke was taken sud
denly Ill at his home last night, and
was rushed Immediately to a hospital
at Mankato for medical treatment.
The local doctors diagnosed the case
as acute appendicitis. He had been
complaining OF slight pain in his
right side for several days, but did
not believe the ailment serious
enough to warrant medical assistance,
until about nine o'clock last night
doctor was Immediately called and
he was placed in an automobile and
rushed to Mankato.
The redoubtable Henke again pitch
ed the LIE Sueur baseball team to
victory over st. Peter at LIE Sueur
yesterday. The final score was S>to /,
much to the modification of the St.
Peter fans who accompanied the
team. Hensel of Mankato playing
with st. Peter, scored the only run
when he clouted the first home run of
game was fast from start to finish, but
it was Henke's alright pitching that
defeated ST. Peter.
WaAten Pell of Traverse narrowly
escaped death early yesterday eve
ming, when wheel on the car which
he was driving broke, throwing him
into the ditch. The Ford turned over
twice, and only the fact that the young
man had his top up saved him from
serious injury. He escaped with a
severe cut on his left thumb which
severed the artery and tendons. He
was picked up by a passing automo-
bile and taken to the office of Dr. w.
w. Covell who dressed the finger. He
was on his way to Mankato when the
accident happened, and turned out to
pass an automobile. One of the front
wheels gave way in the loose sand,
which caused the car to turn over.
The windshield, a front wheel, top,
radiator and two tenders were com
pletely demolished.
1t is roughly estimated that 5000
people attended the two concerts CIV
en- by the Million Dollar band yester-
day. The first concert was given at
the fair grounds, and the police state
that 400 automobiles entered the
grounds. In the evening there were
600 cars packed around German Park
where the concert was held, and the
attendance at this concert alone was
believed to exceed 1000. 1t was by
far the largest crowd which ever
gathered in the city for a program of
this character.
Threshing is now in full swing in
Nicollet and LIE Sueur counties, and
if this ideal weather continues will be
nearly completed in another week
Reports from the elevators state that
spring wheat is averaging from ten to
fourteen bushels to the acre in, this
vicinity, which Is little higher than
most farmers expected because Of
the heavy toll of black rust
Oats is running from thirty five
to seventy bushels to the acre, and
Of the highest ever seen in this vicinity
the old timers say. Winter wheat
along the river bottoms where it was
sheltered from the frost, is yielding
from twenty to thirty bushels to the
acre, but on the prairies the average
is eighteen bushels. Rye will average
twenty four bushels and barley
thirty.
Very little grain Is being marketed
as yet owing to the sudden drop in
prices the last few days, and the
shortage IF freight cars.
Unless rain is received in another
week, corn will suffer, but at the
present time indications point to an
excellent yield. The ears are being
formed now and it is highly important
that it rains soon, or farmers state
the kernels will not fill The long
drought is being felt from other
sources also. Pastures are nearly all
dried up, and many stockmen are
forced to cut green corn for feed.
Second crop hay is also stunted. and
serious damage may be done to the
late potatoes unless relief comes this
week.