The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-21

their sparing their mounts, horses for
/ the act yesterday were furnished by
several farmers from the vicinity OF
this city and the horses didn't care
for the assignment. Spurs meant no.
thing to them and neither did the lash
of the reins. One of the three horses
twas induced to trot at one stage or
the game but the other two kept them
selves to dignified walk. The only
Interest taken by the chargers was at
| the passing of a load Of hay down
Main street when two of them set up
a nervous whinneying.
The Fearful HoIdup.
| Rough riding being impossible for
4 the afternoon because the horses
didn't feel rough, the next on the card
was the holdup of the Mankato stage
coach. The big carriage was brought
4 in from the north end of the field and
the bold bad men lay in wait at the
north end. AS William Harlin fooled
his chestnut team down through the
their time until they saw that the lay
Of the land was in their favor and
walked out on their horses. Since the
horses refused to get excited, all three
| dismounted and the mounts trotted a
few feet away where the grass was
long and green and stayed there while
the robbery was going on. The stage
was robbed alright. even II Driver
Harlin did refuse to put his hands up,
and the passengers refused to be cow
ed by the show OF guns and the firing
OF blank cartridges. w. H. "Spiegep'
Andersen, one Of the passengers IN
the stage, grappled with "Flapjack"
and in a few minutes passengers and
! robbers were rolling on the dirt seem
ingly more interested In getting a
wrestler's fall than in getting back or
away with anyone's money.
At this point the crowd overran the
field and 1t was impossible to see the
finish but it is understood that all
parted friends. The hat which was
passed for a silver collection for the
westerners was sparingly decorated
with small coins by the spectators,
the first round of one collector net
ting not solitary dime.
The Wyoming men said yesterday
that they have closed contract with
Edward w. Ewing of st. Paul to give
HMr. Ewing all rights to moving pic
lures of their acts and that he, acting
as their manager will book engage
ments for them in Chicago. Poor old
Chicago!
This morning the intrepid band set
out for the long, hard trip to Waseca
but they want to watch out or some
mischievous boy along the line will
take their guns away from 'em and
snitch all the cigarettes that were
given them here.
Some Food Consumption.
Those three western boys showed
/ the public Of Mankato something new
in the way Of food consumption yes
! terday noon at luncheon in the Elks
Club. Never before had any living
4 40 81 IN
that cafe that each of the rough riders
slowed. "Wildhorse Slim" accounted
for a pie and half of pumpkin va
riety after he had eaten a meal that
was causing alarm among the by
ISLANDERS.
One of the spectators cautioned
"Slim" against eating any more for
fear he would burst and slim" re-
piled, Alright, just hand me that
other pie and then stand way back"
Spots Cash Register.
/ "MulliganN Pete" noticed that the
cash receipts of a business house here
were being laid away in cash regis
ter. While his two mates engaged the
!. employees and the proprietor in con-
versation, Pete carried the cash reg
| lister to the rear of the room. There
were two sounds in quick succession,
| the ring of the register bell when the
, drawer opened followed almost in
stantly by the crack Of Pete's six
He complained that the cash regis
ter struck at him and he had to pro-
|tect himself somehow. The register
and the money were both returned in
tact as the boys are only out for the
fun Of winning a wager made in a
friendly spirit.
| ,Dined BY The Mayor,
| Moorc GyIy;lI IIo~ea Cl;,,,
D. M. Steel. "Flapjack;" Harold E..
Leslie. "Mulligan Pete" the three
Cowboys" were the guests of Mayor
Beach last evening at supper at
the Mitchell~Cafe. In addition to the
Hhree cattlemen other guests of the
mayor were: City Councilman Christ
Steiner, Councilman Gust Klein
Ted Kara ]. 3. Nielsen, w. 3. Olson.
secretary of the Mankato Civic and
Commerce association and repre-
sentative OF The Free Press.
A number Of curious people who
were standing on the sidewalk when
the mayor the three "punchers" and
his other guests filed into the cafe,
dropped in casually to buy cigar
and see how the cattlemen acted at
tSoie. They were disappointed. In
stead of shoveling the chuck" into
their mouths with their knives the
boys partook OF the eatables with
as good table as IL they were east
ern tenderfoots.
| Mears Is veteran of the World
.twar, and came out of that conflict
with several brands" on him from
shrapnel and machine guns in the
fighting at St. Mihiel and the Ar
gonne forest. Mulligan Pete is no
| Maverick" either for he has one
or two German Bullets corraled in
his system, and he is branded for
Uncle Sam. He is the son Of John
Leslie Of Waseca, and was met here
last night by number of his towns
people. - y
buster" and lived up to his title
yesterday in the fake holdup pulled
off. Spiegel Andersen tried to Zap
Steel on his back in tussie, but it
was "SpiegeP' who was "Flapjacked,"
lT thought that Iwould let that
hombre have all the fun he wanted
until he got decidedly rough, and
then l thought it was time to foot
rope him or something, so | laid the
old man on his back" said Steel in
speaking of HIS encounter with w.
H. Anderson.
Steel thanked the mayor for the