The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-05-14

EralVlo, Aouu SVsS tAo uoWAy AppOlnteu
Receiver Of the Land Office in this city,
came down on Wednesday, and will soon
take charge Of the Office.
W, ?. Todd, Of Sank Centre, was in tha
city few days this week.
Hon. H. G. Burbank left yesterday for
St. Paul, where he will remain a few days
previous to going to Fort Garry, where he
will remain for some time.
F.B. Van Hossn, Of Alexandria, spent
the Sabbath in this city.
Mr.. M. Brown Of the Minnesota Life En-
| suranoe Company, made US call On Mon
day.
Father Mienolf Stukenkemper of New
Munich, was in tho city on Tuesday, as a
witness in the Frsvsl contested will case,
before tho Judge Of Probate.
We received call from Mr.. E. H. At
wood, Of Maine Prairie, yesterday. He
reports farming affairs to be prospecting
| finely in that session. Small grains all in
and majority Of the farmers have planted
their corn.
CONTESTED WILL CAsE.-On Tuesday
and Wednesday Of this week, L. A. Evans,
Judge Of Probate, was busily engaged in
taking testimony in the Frevel will case.
1t seems that q Mrs. Frevel, Of New Mu-
Mich, in this county, who died some weeks
ago, made two wills, ono written in the
German and the other in the English Ian
guage-the latter purportlng to DO a trans.
lstion Of the former-in which she gives
the main part of her property-amounting
to nearly twenty-four hundred dollars-to
her daughter Cecilia. She states as her
reasons for so doing that her daughter has
lived with her and taken care of her during
her sickness, while her other children
some four or Eve In number, to whom she
left ten dollars each, have neglected her.
In another clause in the will she gives to
tho Csholio church at New Munich, the
sum Of two hundred dollars in money, and
sixteen acres Of. land, in Wisconsin, which
are estimated to be worth fifteen hundred
dollars, making in all seventeen hundred
dollars. This land according to tho pro-
visions of the will 10 to be sold and the
money received by said sale, togsther with
tho two hundred dollars above named, is to
b invested in Father Meinolf 5tukenkemp.
er's church At New Munich, in Stsarns
county, and the interest thereof to be use
in payment for reading Of masses in said
church, for the rsposs Of her soul after her
death.
Her other children now contest the will
on the grounds that their mother was not
Of sound mind when she made the wills,
and that the English testament is not a
correct translation Of the German original.
The case has been postponed until next
Thursday, for the purpose of hearing furth-
er testimony. Capt.L.W. Collins for exec
utor Capt. o. Taylor, for contestants,
EXCITING RUNAwAI.-OR Monday after
peon horse attached to an open carriage,
belonging to Mr.. Bisgerstehf, of Melrose,
standing in front Of Schultz's saloon on
Washington avenue, became frightened at
the swapping of whip, in the hands Of boy
who was passing by with team Of mules
The horse start ID on jump turning the
corner at the Central House, and then
went dashiag into the Central livery barn
where he oollided with the horse and bug.
gy ofMr. G. W. Psnedict, Of Sank Rapids
which was standing on the barn floor
There was lively time in that barn for 9
few seconds, when Mr.. Biggerstaff's horse
going ont at tho back door was stepped
in tho yard in the rear Of the barn, while
Mr.. Bsnediet's horse came out st the from
door and crossed tho street, and in under
taking to pass under the awning in from
Of Noyss' blacksmith shop he loft the bug
gy in denorsllzed shape, and was stop
ped by Frenchman. Some little unpleas.
antness occurred a. to who should pay
damage, but We understand that the mat
tor has been smioably settled.
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