The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-21
CASE WAS PUT OVER
Suit Of Miss Finnegan Not
Tried At Present
STORIES OF ST. PETER
Mankato Girls Take Part In
Hiking Contest; Social

st. Peter. October 19.-District
court, in session during the past ten
days, will close without the sensa-
tional breach Of promise Of Evan
geline Fihnigan VS. Gen P. Olson be-
ing tried. According to George T.
Olsen, county attorney, the case has
been continued Court will close
Saturday night in order that Judge l.
NJ. Olsen, may open court at Red
wood Falls Monday.
1t was expected that the liquo
Rerndt, arrested at a raid in st.
Peter October 3, will be, tried to-day.
At the hearings both Mr.. Berndt and
Vogt pleaded not guilty. In the case
of Joseph Steiner VS. George Steiner.
a verdict was returned in favor Of
the plaintiff. The plaintiff sued for
$3.50. alleged wages due his son
from his uncle. The sum OF $475
was named in the verdict. AS q saw
ing OF time four ditch cases were
tried in one. The verdict was a re-
$500 to be divided among the petit
! TONERS.
Edward Johnson, business mana
ger of The st. Peter Herald, sprung
surprise on his friends when he
was quietly married Saturday to
Miss Norma Pell, daughter Of well
known Traverse farmer. The couple
hied off to Minneapolis for short
wedding trip, They will go to
housekeeping in an apartment in the
Peterson building. Numerous nuptial
affairs are planned in honor Of Mr..
and Mrs. Johnson.
st. Peters crack high school foot
ball squad is counting on the biggest
fight 4 of the season next Saturday
when Redwood Falls comes here.
The Saints record SO far is victory
twice and the third game a tie.
Word has been received that Mrs.
George T. Olson is recovering nice
ly from her surgical operation per-
formed at the Mayo hospital in
Rochester Saturday. r.
At the first meeting of the Work.
ing Girls club at the high school
gymnasium last night arrangements
were made for a Halloween party on
October /. Miss Marian Tyler, presi-
dent, aims to have 100 members in
the club this year. II is likely that
the club will affiliate with the Bust
ness and Professional Women's club
of the state. Mayor A. X. Gault
left today for Minneapolis where she
will attend the meeting of the
League of Women's Voters.
With no wager offer as an induce
ment, but merely the fun Of spend
ting an ideal autumn morning in the
great out of doors, four girls, all
students of the State Teachers col
legein Mankato, hiked the thirteen
mile route to St, Peter Saturday.
Miss Jennie Mack. daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs: c; L. Mack, was the cap
tain of the team and her guests were
Miss Gladys Benz, Miss Gladys
Chamberlain and Miss Elsie Nor
man. The party left the college
dorm" at 6:15 a. m. on the long
hike. They walkde until the sun
was up bright and warm and find
| ing a pretty spot where nature had
been lavished with the paint brush,
they built fire and cooked a break
fast of coffee, bacon and eggs. Then
the journey was resumed. Many
luxurious automobiles with smiling
chauffeurs passed the girls, and
| wanted to give them lift, but they
were determined to finish what they
had started and have a real appetite
for one of Mother Mack's good din
ners. The girls, a bit weary, but
quite triumphant, reached the Mack
residence 1. at 1915, after the five
horr jaunt. 1t was great lark,
4 they say and beats any gymnastic
| exerciSes on a collage course