The Mankato free press., 1923-10-12

asked the assistance of Mankat,
police In the location Of a Ford car
stolen from that city Saturday
night. The Minnesota license Is
A208-8 1898.
Mankato Builders Exchange has
received notes OF the opening OF
bids for the erection OF a Junior
Senior high school at Waseca on
October 80 William B. Ittner OF st,
Louis, >Mo.. is the architect.
Chief of Police Phil Landmark
had several boys up on the carpet
the other day in regard to- using
tion OF these weapons now at the
city hall, which have been confis
Gated from the lads who have been
warned that they will have to go to
Jail If they do not quit endangering
people by.shooting with the equip
iment of David OF old, for there are
no Goliaths In Mankato threatening
this camp and consequently no
giants to, slay. \.
Two cars, the handiwork of Al
fred Sepmann, smashed local track
records In the auto events, on Sun
day. In the half mile auto TROUT
the car driven by Roy Davis of
Minneapolis, made the. half mile in
thirty four seconds flat, while the
car driven by Seppman finished in
341z seconds. The best time made
heretafore with light cars was
thirty seven seconds. Mr.. Seppmann
owns both cars and they are the
product of his own brains and
hands. Energy gas donated by the
Mankato oil company was used in
the Seppmann cars.
Members of the Blue Earth County
Bankers Association will combine
business with pleasure this even
ing at seven o'clock when they will
gather around the banquet table at
Mankato Elks club and talk bust
ness. Officers for the ensuing year
will be elected and other business
matters discussed. ...s-
Two petitions for administration
and probate of will have been filed
in Blue Earth county probate court
Olena Ballard was appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of her late
husband, George H. Ballard. The
estate is valued at s36,250 and is
divided among the following heirs
at-law: Olena Ballard, Lois A. Bart
sch, Mary NJ. Stratton, Mankato;
John +. Ballard and Willis j. Bal
lard. Good Thunder. Augusta Lum-
burg, widow of the late Fred Lum-
berg. was named as administrator
of the estate left intestate which is
valued at $15,S00. The heirs at law
are as follows: Augusta Lumberg.
Mapleton; George w. Lumberg, son,
address unknown; Charles, J. Lum-
burg. Mabton, Wash, and three
daughters at Mapleton, Mary e.
Cramer. Anna Warnke and Amy
Lumberg.
Two marriage licenses were is.
sued at the county clerk OF court
Perry Schmidt of North Mankato
was granted license yesterday af.
ternoon to marry Miss Frances
Clara Kober OF Mankato. Clerk
Howard Preston this morning re-
ceived a license to wed Miss Lille
Barbara Ere. Both gave their resi-
dence as Blue Earth county.
Two autmobiles which figured in
a backward crash on Walnut street
this morning, sustained damages al
most identically alike. Joe Blissen-
bach was backing away from the
curb on one side of the street and
Henry Knutson, of Brooten. Mimi,
was backing away from the curbing
on the opposite side Of the street.
The cars met in the middle of the
street with a crash. Both cars re-
ceiyed damaged tail lights and one
rear fender slightly damaged. The
two automobile owners agreed to
call "quits" and proceeded on their
way.
Margaret and Fay Yates, daugh-
ters of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Yates
of Tinkcomyille,' underwent
successful operation today for the
removal of their tonsils and ade-
noids. The little ladies are five and
three years respectively.
The department of commerce,
Washington. d. c., has just COM
piled figures relating to- the opera
tion of electric railways in the state
of Minnesota for the year 1922, as
compared with the year 1877. These
figures show an increase of Az per
cent in track milage and gain OF
Ill., per cent in the passengers car
ried. The gross railway operating
revenues amounted to SIT, 6,lOO,065 IN
1922, an increase of 30.1 per cent as
compared with 1911, but on account
of a more rapid increase in ex-
penses GAG. % per cent, net incomes
from all sources decreased by IA. /
per cent. The total current generat-
ed in 1922 aggregated 145,675. .347
kilowat hours, and in addition a.
-455,451 kilowatt hours of purchased
current were used for railway pur-
poses.
Peter A. Merritt of Rock county
yesterday afternoon filed a petition
In voluntary bankruptcy with Depu-
ty Clerk Lenore Davies of the Unit
ed States court. Mr.. Merritt places
his liabilities at, $11.510.50 and his
assets at $2,S54.50 with no exemp-
tions.
Miss Emma Stanton, who fell fifty
feet from a tree Monday forenoon, Is
still lying in state of coma at st.
Josepii's hospital, where she is re-
eeiving treatmest.
Police have received number OF
complaints as to reckless driving by
students who operate automobiles 10
and from school. AS one man ex-
pressed it: There is regular bed
lam at the noon hour when the cars
are started up. Girls and boys cling