The Mankato free press., 1922-02-10
Officer At ButterfieLd
Was Severely Burned
Henry SchWab Came In Contact
With Live Wire; Carnival
At st. James
Especial to The Free Press

st. James. Mimi, February g.
Henry Schwab, village marshal at
Butterfeld, village in the west end
Of this county, sustained frightful
burns early yesterday morning when
he came in contact with a live wire
at the transformer station of the
Northern States Light and Power
company in that village. Schwab went
to the station to make some changes
in the connections and in attempting
to perform this task his contact with
long pole used to throw the trans
former over is kept in a metallic
pipe to keep it from getting wet and
when the village marshal attempted
TO secure this pole he found the en-
tire outfit frozen to the ground in
side the fence which surrounds the
station for protection of the public.
He took up the metal pipe and by
accident it touched one of the live
wires overhead, sending the voltage
through his body. He was knocked
thus broken but his hands were
frightfully burned an the current
caused great holes to be burned
through the woolen socks he wore,
his feet being literally cooked. His
body shows little sign of the burning
except where his purse rested
against his lower limb as it was car
ried in his pocket. He was unable to
move or speak. D. E. Raney and son
when the accident occurred. The
"shorting" of the line caused veri-
table display of, fireworks and a
great noise resulted, calling their at
tention to the fact that something
unusual had occurred. Approaching
the plant Mr.. Raney observed tho
plight of the marshal and immediate
ly dispatched his son to secure help.
Mr.. Schwab was taken to his home
and medical attention was summon
ed and indications are, at this writ
ing, that he will recover though his
hands may be permanently crippled
from the burns received.
An indoor carnival at Armory hall,
given in the interest of the st. James
Fire department band closed last
night following four successive
nightly entertainments. Gross re-
ceipts will reach nearly $500 and
by the citizens of ST. James, the net
receipts will exceeds $4,000. Every
business firm in the city made con-
tributions to the various stands and
all civic organizations united In the
effort to make the event a social
and financial success. Many booths
offering various wares "a fish pond,
tea room, candy counter, country
store, colored minstrels, free acts
and dancing went to make the pro-
gram of entertainment and the last
two nights the hall was packed to its
utmost capacity, proving the popu-
larity of the musical organization in
whose benefit the carnival was ar
ranged.
A ruling of the supreme court re-
ported in the daily press Saturday,
relative to the refunding of moneys
paid out by towns and cities along
the established highways, is of vital
interest to St James. In this ruling,
the district court at Waseca is re-
versed and it is held that where the
established highway passes through
the city the state and not the city
must stand the expense Of the In
provement. st. James will be Of
fected to the extent of seven Or
eight blocks of paving by this ruling
and this will amount to several
thousands Of dollars.