The Mankato free press., 1923-09-28
TRAINS HALTED BY
WRECK AT kASOTA
AccidentTo Engine Might
Have Been Serious
AUTO MISHAP TOO
ST. Paul Driver On Way To
Fairmont Went Over
Especial To The Free PressI

hTSCh dl hdSOId last "SuASoN"S
morning tied up traffic for several
hours. Freight train No. Is Of the
Omaha, that gets 10 Kasota about
$50 a. m, stopped suddenly right In
front of the depot when one OF the
drivers came of the engine. There
was no one hurt and not even a car
Gerailed, but il was only the good
tate OF fortune that preVented q
serious wreck Had this happened
On the bridge at Ottawa 1t is no tell
ing how much damage would have
resulted or how many lives would
have been lost l.. J. Frye, SON in =
law OF Charles Birr OF Kasota was
on the freight train and caused con-
siderable excitement at the Birr
home when he woke them up that
morning and told them of the acci-
dent.
Another mishap occurred on High
way No. 5 at Kasota Sunday near
the Charles Mott home, just, inside
OF the village limits. The road Is
known to all automobile drivers as
a bad place and many serious acct
dents have happened there. Sunday
morning a party in a Ford sedan
from St Paul, bound for Fairmont
10 SpSlu uoss NAPSltSAN~N
accident that fortunately turned
out in d lucky manner for the driver,
although his car was badly damaged.
AS he rounded one OF the curves in
the road q car headed in the oppo-
site direction crowded him too close
10 the edge and the sedan went over
the embankment, turning over and
landing up against telephone pole.
Had it not been for the pole, the
machine would have rolled down the
bank for fully thirty feet, as the in
cline is fully that distance TO the
bottom. The driver escaped with
out injury, just receiving few jolts.
Walter Lick OF Arlington on his way
to Mankato happened along in his
car and picked up the stranger, tax
ing him to Mankato where he Sc
cured assistance to right the car on
the grade and hauled the machine
to that city for repairs. Many &C
cidents have occurredat this place
on the road and something should
be done to eliminate the dangerous
condition of the highway at the par
ticular point.
John Hultgren of California and
Charles Hultgren Of st. Paul are
spending the week with kasota
friends. :,
Nels Miller purchased Ford
touring car last week.
Mrs. Lionell Youatt Of Mahnomen
arrived in Kasota Tuesday to. visit
two weeks at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. M. Granger.
Mrs. ]. @. Adams narrowly es-
capped death when the buggy in
which she was riding was struck by
q Milwaukee train last Friday after
noon. The day being cold Mrs:
Adams had the side curtains on and
did not see or hear the approaching
train. She was badly bruised and
shaken up, but as yet~no serious In
iuries have been discovered. The
buggy was demolished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sjorgren OF
Minneapolis are visiting at the Gus
tav Sjogren home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Nix are the
proud parents of a daughter born
on Sunday September 2. A son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Halverson
on Saturday September 8.
Mrs Charles Birr returned. ON
Sunday after a pleasant visit at the
Louis Steckman home at lie Sueur.
Loren Rapp and family were Sun
day dinner guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Bayce.
Mrs. Charles Rydberg and daugh-
ter Stella were Mankato callers on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swenson Of st.
Paul were entertained on Sunday at
the P. NJ. Swenson home.
Mr.. o. A. Swenson and daughter
Ethel were callers at Mankato Sat
urday.
Miss Ether Koinan OF Swan Lake
and Miss Lillian Hirke OF st. Peter
were guests last Sunday at the
August johnson OF Lake Prairie
has returned to Kasota to spend the
winter with his brother. Nels and
family.
Wendell Swenson returned to Ro-
chester Monday after q few days
visit with his mother, Mrs. A. K.
Swenson and with other relatives
here and at st. Peter.
Ben Anderson Of Eyota spent Sun
DAY and Monday with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. August Anderson Of
ST Peter and with relatives In Ka-
sofa. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brock Of
Good Thunder have taken possession
Of a farm near Pettis station.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Anderson and son
Arnold spent Sunday with relatives
at Belgrade.
Mr.. and Mrs. R l. Bradshaw and
son Ralph spent Sunday with rela-
tiyes at lie Sueur Center.
Miss Alice Nutting spent the week
end at the P, L. Nutting home at
Mankato.
Mrs. Ira Pettis had her ronsils re-
moved last week at the Mankato
clinic.
Miss Edythe Clans arrived home
Friday from Minneapolis where she
has been visiting for some time.
Miss Marion Babcock left recent
ly for Virginia where she will attend
school this winter.
Mfs. Albert Blomberg and Mrs. T.
Swensk OF st. Peter and Mrs. John
Sander Of Minneapolis called on Ka-
sofa relatives and friends last
Thursday.
Mrs. Opine and son Allan, visited
several days last week with rela-
tives In the Twin cities.
Mrs. James Peach and children re-
turned TO their home at Osakis, after
two weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mention. .-s-
Miss Ruby Swenson arrived home
Sunday from Minneapolis for a
weeks visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. R. Swenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. johnson and
Gustav Sjorgren motoreS 20 Albert
Lea Sunday and spent the day with
friends.
Mrs. Charles Pitman and daughter