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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-17
First ms. APP. 10, last pa

STATE OF MINNESOTA, L.
County of Blue Earth,
In Proba e Court, Special Term, April 2, 1891
In the matter of the estate OF Josias NJ Stone
man deceased
On receiving and filing the petition of William
Stoneman of said county of Blu Earth repre-
senting among other things, that Josias NJ.
Stoneman, late of town of Rapidam in said
county, on the 26th day OF January "A d. 1891
at said town of Rapidam died intestate and
being resident OF this county at the time of
his death. leaving goods, chattles and estate
within this county, and that the said petitioner
is tue father OF said deceased, and praying that
administration of said estate be to him the
said William St0neman granted.
1t is ordered that said petition be heard before
this court on Saturday, the I'd day Of May, A.
ID. 1891, at 10 O'Clock a. m at the probate
office in the City of Mankato. in said county
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased. and to all persons
interested by publication once in each week for
three sue 'essiYe weeks prior to said day of
hearing, i'll the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper published and printed at Mankato in
said couny.
Dated at the city of Mankato, the 2d day OF
April, A. d. 1891.
By the Court:
W. B. ToRREY, Judge of Prob ate.
Morris & Williams, Attorneys for Petitioner,
st. Paul, MINI.
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Upon the Very Spot

cPo11 s11c cry SPVU
from which the firemen had so
recently retreated. After the burned
buildings had gone to pieces the fremen
concentrated their efforts on the Hay
market theatre building, which was
afire in half a dozen places, and sue
ceeded in saving it, but in badly dam
aged condition. With the Haymarket
safe there was little for the fremen to
do but direct streams against the blaz-
ing piles, and they continued to do this
until the last spark of fire had disap-
naared
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Attorney for Administrator.

First ms. April 10; last April "a.
State OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
~ Earth: In Probate Court. Special Term,
April s, 1891.
In the matter OF the estate OF Elizabeth
Conrad, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of William
ssd deceased sssas forth the sosas
personal estate that has come into
mis- hands. the disposition thereof, and how much
remains undisposed of; the amount of debts out
same can be ascertained the Iegacies unpaid, and
description of all the real estate excepting the
homestead, of which said deceased died seized,
and the condition and value of the respective
portions or lots thereof; the persons interested in
said estate, with their residences; and praying
that license be to him granted to sell lot four az
in block ten (1O) in Randall's addition to the
City OF Mankato in said county, and it appearing
by said petition that there is not sufficient per-
sonal estate in the hands of said Admins
traitor to pay said debts, the legacies or ex-
penses OF administration, and thatit is neces-
sary for the payment of such debts, legacies or
expenses to sell all of said real estate at pri-
vate sale
1t is therefore ordered, that all persons inter.
ssted in said estate appear before this court on
10 o'clock A. NJ, at the court house in Mankato
IN said county, then and there to show cause (if
any there be) why license should not be granted
TO said William Conrad to sell so much of the
real estate of said deceased as shall be necessary
to pay such debts legacies and expenses.
And 1t is further ordered, that this order shall
be published once in each week, for three sue
cesslve weeks prior to said day of hearing in
the MANKATo FREE Press, a weekly newspaper.
printed and published at the City of Mankato
In said county.
Dated at MankatO, the Sth day of Anril A
By the Court.
W. B. ToRREY,
ZEAL Judge of Probate.
ATTORNEY for Administrator
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INVESTIGATION

Will show in every case why the road
named below is popular among the
travelling public. 1t is perated
through Central Iowa, Central and
Southern Minnesota, extends from St,
Paul and Minneapolis to WATERFOWL.
S. D., and forms a direct line from
Mankato to Red Wing, Mimi, on all
of which lines are located the many
prosperous cities of Iowa, Minnesota
and South Dakota.
:. Its through train service couples the
Twin Cities of the Northwest with
Chicago, Peoria, st. Louis, Kansas
City, Denver, Pueblo, Colorado
Springs, Council Bluffs, Des Moines.
Cedar Rapids, SC, sc.
Pullman Buffet Sleepers, Free Chair
Cars, light and CHEEKY Day Coaches,
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First ms. April s; last April II.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue Earth,
1891
In the matter of the estate of Charles G..
Nelson, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Swan
johnson, administrator of the estate of said
Charles G. Nelson, deceased, representing among
other things that he has fully administered said
estate, and praying that time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing the final ac-
count of his administration, and for the assign
ment of the residue of said estate to the parties
entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered that said account be examined
and petition heard by this court, on Friday,
the gath day ofApril, A D., 1891, at 10 O'Clock
a. m, at the probate office in the City OF Man
kato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publishing
a copy of this order once in each week, for
three successive weeks prior to said day of
hearing in the Mankato FREE PRESS, weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
IN said county.
Dated at Mankato, the LIST day of April,
A. d. 1891.
By the Court:
WM. 3. ToRREY,
(Seal.) Judge of Probate.
6. W. MEAD,
ATTORNEY for Administrator
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ct al. Watch for an
i1Cuncement of open
ing Of the Sisseton
Reservation, South
Dakota, by the Gov
eminent. Land Of
fee located at Wa
tertown, S. D.
Ask any Railroad
Agent for informa-
ton and maps, which
will be cheerfully
furnished, or address
c. N. PRATT, Gen.
Ticket & Pass. Agt.,
Minneapolis, MINI.
w. III. TRUESDALE,
Receiver.
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GIANT POWDER IN A STOVE.

Two Deaths Result from Carelessness.
Two Others May Die.
PORTLAND, Ore, April 15.-Word has
been received here from Lacenter
Wash, of terrible accident which oc-
CURED near the latter place. A farmer
named Holcomb had placed some giant
powder in stove. The powder ex.
ploded. demolishing the house and set
ting fire to the ruins. Two daughters
of Holcomb. aged Il and Is years. were
instantly killed, and Holcomb and his
wife were seriously if not fatally in.
jured by the force of the explosion.
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Attorney for Administrator.
First ms. April 3: last April II.
ORDER FOR HEARING CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
- Earth.-ss. In Probate Court. Special
Term. April 1st, 1891.
In the matter of the estate of Elizabeth Con-
rad, deceased.
Letters of administration onthe estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto William
Conrad of said county.
1t is ordered, that all claims and demands of
all persons against said estate be presented to
this Court, for examination and allowance,
at the Probate Office in the court house
in the city of MankatO in said county
on the following days, viz: On Monday,
the 2nd day of November, A. d. 1891, at 10
O'Clock a. m. of said day.
1t is further ordered, that seven months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex-
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred; unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place of the hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publica-
tion for three successive weeks prior to the day
appointed tor such examination, in the Manka-
TO Free Press, weekly newspaper printed and
published at Mankato IN said county.
Dated at Nankato the 1st day of April, A.
ID. 1891.
By the Court:
W. B. Torrey.
Judge of Probate.
6. W. MEAD.
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gO9THWESTEPN

Fast through trains are also run between
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Kansas City,
via Sioux City, with Pullman sleepers
the entire distance, ST. Paul to Omaha,
Kansas City, Salt Lake, San Francisco
and Portland. Dining CARS are run on
ali through rrains over this line between
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago. Be.
eldes being the best
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may accrue 10y Uuc UdkluS duu use VI
certain lands for the purpose of &C
uuiring a school house site.
CSTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth.-ss. District Court. Sixth Judic-
nal District.
In the matter of acquiring an addition to the
school house site of school district No. 81 in the
county of Blue Earth, State of Minnesota.
On reading and filing the petition of j. H. Cor
nell, J. G. Graham and Albert Schwarzenbach,
trustees of School District No. 81 In the county
OF Blue Earth and State of Minnesota, petition
ing and representing to the said court that it is
necessary for sa School District to acquire ad-
ditional lands for a school house site. Said
lands being described as follows, to-wit: Lots
one ~, two ~, three C3), four az, five 80,
six (6), seven %, eight (S), nine (9), ten 10)
and twelve (l2) in block eleven (11), In the VII
lage of Good Thunder, according to the recorded
plat of the Good Thunder townsite, as the
same appears of record in the office OF the Re.
gister of Deeds in and for the county of Blue
Earth and State OF Minnesota. That the said
lands cannot be acquired by agreement OF the
owners. That said lands are subjected to many
cumbersome liens and setting forth the names
OF the owners and other persons interested in
said lands, and the residence OF each, and asking
that the court in said matter make an order
designating a time and place when commission
ers viii be appointed to appraise the value OF
said lands and the damages which may accrue
by the taking and use OF the same as provided
by law.
1t is ordered by the court in said matter that
ON the both day OF May, A. D., 1891, at the
DOuEl HOusc III GucSlIy vi hduAdOO az IL S4OSA
in the forenoon of that day the court will APP
point commissioners to appralse the value OF
said land, and the damages which may accrue
by the taking and use of the same.
And it is further ordered by the court in said
matter that copy of this order shall be per-
sonally served upon the owners and other per-
sons interested in said lands, if they be resi-
.dents of this State and their place of residence
he known to the petitioners. Service upon per-
sons who are not residents OF this State shall be
made by publishing the same once in each week
dor three successive weeks, in the Free Press.
weekly newspaper published in the City OF Man.
-&ato, Minnesota. Service upon minors and in
sane persons shall be made by leaving copy OF
this order with their guardians or other person
in charge if their residence be known to the pc
Iitioners, and that service upon any OF the said
persons shall be made at least twenty days
prior to the day set herein for the appointment
OF commissioners.
Dated April 6th 1891.
NJ. J, SEVERANCE,
Judge District Court.
c l.. BENEDICT,
Attorney for Petitioners, Mankato, MINI.
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First ms. April 10: last May L.

First ms April 10; last May 1.
Order of Court Designating the Time
and Place when and where Commits
sioners will be Appointed to APP
praise the Value and Damages which
may accrue by the taking and use of
certain lands for the purpose of &C
auiring school house site.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-17
A"end"on to
Articles of Incorporation
OF
Rapidan Milling Company.

We the undersigned, President and secretary
OF the Rapidan Milling Company, corporation
duly Organized under the laws OF this State, the
articles IF incorporation of which were duly
published and filed and recorded in the Office OF
Secretary Of State and Register OF Deeds of the
county OF Bue Earth, its principal place OF bust
nsss do hereby certify that at the annual meet
ing OF the stockholders held at Rapidan Mill,
Minnesota, on Monday, the 4th day OF August,
A. d., 1890 Que notice OF which was given to
every stockholde,, articles three (3), four ~
and six (6) of the articles of Incorporation were
amended so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capital stock of this CORPORA
ton shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars, the same
has all been subscribed and shall be paid in as
called for by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of liability or indebted
ness to which this corporation shall at any
time be subject is the sum OF One Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
ARTICLE VI.
The capt. stock of this corporation is diyid-
ed into Five Hundred Shares of One Hundred
Dollars each And that said amended articles
were at such meeting adopted by unanimous
vote OF the shares of kapidan Milling Company.
CLARENCE H. PIPER,
President Rapidan Milling Compan.-.
GEORGE F. PIPER
Secretary Rapidan Milling Company.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, L.
County of Blue Earth,
Clarence 81. Piper and George F. Piper of laid
county and State, being duly sworn, say that
they the President and Secretary of TIE cor
poration named in the foregoing certificate, and
that the facts stated in said certificate aae true
and correct Fhl1
CLARENCE #. PtpEH'
GEORGE I. PIPERfN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2snd
day of August 1890. "a
GEO. H. cLARR.I
Notary Frb!tf'
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS,
County of Blue Earth. xas
hereby certify that the within instrnnellti of
filed in the Office for record on the 10th df1re-
october, 1880, at o'clock p. m. and was duiS
corded in Book 4, Miscellaneous. page 237a
OSCAR IBERIA UEftf
Register of DesEs .
STATE OF MINNESOTA b,
Department of State
hereby certify that the within instrqq.sEs
was filed for record in this office on the or Joy
of January, A. d. 1891, at 2:SO O'Clock .. M .and
was duly recorded in Book A 2 of Incorpora-
tons on page 35S, etc.
F. P. BROWN,
Secretary of State.
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BUSINESS
TYPEWRITERS.

FOR A Low PRICE.
PERFECT ALIGNMENT.
HANDSOME TYPE. PLAINEST PRINT.
Work looks better than that OF the most ex-
pensIve machines.
TYPEWRITER pI 5 CHARACTERS uIS
Walnut Case $500.
Catalogue free. Address Typewriter Depart
ment, POPE MFG. Co., Boston, New York, aChi-
cago. noy21 10mst
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yrestle and Ten Cars Burned.

FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, April 10. The
freight which left here at a. m. was
wrecked near Rothsay by the breaking
Of a journal. Ten cars in the middle Of
the train were wrecked and caught fire.
They were completely destroyed with
contents. A long trestle was also
burned, stopping travel for forty-eight
hours. A tramp riding ON the train was
injured,
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FlREMEN UNDER WALLS.
-Four Injured in Fire at Omaha-O
Will Die.

1HJ uIeu IN fire at Umaha-One
Will Die.
OMAHA, April 13.-In a fire in the
Paxton hotel one fireman was killed and
three injured. The men were caught
under a falling wall. A panic pre-
vailed among the guests for a while. but
ali got out without serious accident or
loss. Nulvihill, the fireman who was
fatally injured, had just been married.
Thirteen years age four members of the
same company were killed almost at
the same spot where the present fire oc-
CURED,
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1t Was Mabel Horton.

ST. PAUL. April 13.-The remains
OF the little girl found in the river south
of this city Friday have been identified
by w. f. Horton as those of his little
daughter, drowned last summer.
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LIN Z:

between these principal cities, the Chi
cago & North Western system of lines
composed of the Chicago, st. Paul, Min
neapolis 4 Omaha, Chicago & North
Western, and Fremont, Elkhorn & Mo.
Valley Rvs (all advertised as "The
North Western Line. " offers the quick
est means of reaching all cities and
towns IN the territory intersected by 1t,
In connection with Union Pacific the c..
st. Paul, NJ. & o. Rv. also forms a
through line to the Pacific coast, operat-
ed as the Lake Superior, st. Paul, & Un.
ion Pacific Line. All particulars, with
maps and time tables, may be obtained
at any station, or write direct to
I. W. TEASDALE.
Gent Passenger Agent, st. Paul.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-10
ALUMNI BANQUET.
The Members OF the Alumni Association Hold
Their Annual Banquet at the Carey.

The members of the Lewis Academy
Alumni association met at the Hotel Carey
last evening and gave their annual BAN
Quet, this to the class OF 81.
The first part of the evening was pleas
antly spent in the hotel parlors. During
the evening Miss Beatrice Thomas favored
the company with selection Of music on
the piano.
At $50 the company adjourned to the
dining hall of the hotel This was hand
somely and appropriately decorated. The
members and their guests gathered around
the table.
Rev. DR.. Hewitt pronounced the invoca-
ton. after which Fred a. Hamilton, the
retiring president, welcomed the associa-
ton in a happy speech and introduced the
newly-elected president, Miss Genevera
Jocelyn, who, after thanking the associa-
ton for the honor of the presi.
dency. welcomed the class of
'91 to the Alumni association. Following
this the courses were served and all par
took of the delicaces set before them. The
following is the menu:
Green Turtle Soup,
Baked Red Snapper, Stuffed,
Small Hollandaise Potatoes.
Spring Chicken, Broiled,
Saratoga Potatoes, Asparagus,
Lobster Salad,
Sweet Breads, Dreaded, Parsley Sauce,
Chicken Patties, a la Creme,
French Peas, Potatoes.
Neapolitan Ice Cream.
| Assorted Cake, Fruits,
Strawberries and Cream,
Coffee.
After supper Chas R. Hamilton, as
toast master, announced the first toast of
the evening. The program was as follows:
Toast-Class of '91, responded to by
Prof Crowell.
Toast-The Faculty, responded to by
Frank Camel.
Toast-Lewis Academy, response. Miss
Maud English.
Toast-Honorary Members, response
| Ralph Niederlander.
Toast-Dr J. D. Hewitt, response, DR..
Hewitt
| History-Harriett Johnson.
Address-Prof. Naylor.
| Benediction.
Each toast was responded to in a happy
way, yet some profound thoughts were
effused. The speeches were all brief and
| well spoken.
Those present were: Misses Eva Dewey,
Mamie Green, Harriet Johnston. Ida
Reese, Ollie Reese, Mary Rutan, Genevra
Jocelyn, Beatrice Thomas, the Misses
Foster, Maude English, Margie Dean, Lena
| Bissantz, Mamie Barwise, Miss Brown
Miss Dubois, Mabel Larimer, Prof. and
Mrs Naylor, Mrs. Maxwell, Prof. Crowell,
Mrs. Wiegand Nettie Harris, Rev. DR..
Hewitt and wife; Messrs. Fred A. Hamil-
ton, Ralph Niederlander, Fritz Lewis,
Selden Haynes, Diamond Mitchell, Charles
Hamilton and Frank Garrett.
! The affair was a very pleasant one which
will long be remembered by the Alumni
association of the Lewis academy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-10
rari.l-rmx . nsca,inr AT.

'STbere isn't the money in taxiderTay that
there used TO be-" said a well known taTid-
errnist II don't think there ara more
than two taxidernnists IN New York today
who make living without having SEINE
other iron in the fire. Fifteen years ago
there was money IN the business We Used
TO get ten dollars piece for stunIng PCT
cats and dogs, and we co1id run OF two
and three day. There isn't any CAL to-
day for that sort of thing. Our principal
sales now are stuffed doves for funeral
purpose$ We sell about 1000 year. IN
the lower part Of the city they bring fL>J
or & 20 piece, and uptown three dollars a
psnca 4 dove. yoa know, - really no
larger than a robin. and these so called
doves are IN fact pigeons Geuuine doves
would be worth ten dollars pair.
Most Of these pigeons are bred by fan
ciezs on tlse outskirts o. Baltimore and
marketed in New York We wvre the first
70 introduce pigeons IN New YORK % BE-
used for funeral purposes. That VIA IN
lgz5, aD9 at tee star he got ga for each
one. We used - turn CIT 80 svsssk-
Tere are so many now Ia The boSinezs.
however. that the pzsns has been cut down
one-haif
Nearly every tax1deymlst Edoes his Owl
shooting He usually takes run o1t u
Long Island IN the ssason- AzdSooots En5ps
and any otber game he coTn~ssacross- SOM
times be can sell q ease CT stuffed b4raS % a
private family AZ good figure, Dus Srsssss
be hiss sorns big bszxtDszs house 70 WORK fo-
be win have bard time ia making bola
ends meet "-Sss YoEx Teses,EGu-
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LIFE IN THE STARS.

Mr. Allen. Texas Liar, ConciuGfyefy
Proves They Are Inhabited.
"You may talk about your discoveries"
said busting little old gentleman with 3
bald head and bushy gray whiskers in the
Auditorium hotel, but one which l made
down on my ranch IN Texas twoweecs ago
lays them all out, and viii rankas thenOst
important made in centuries
ALLEN is my name-John Allen, OF San
Antonio, Tex. ! have lived there for the
past ten years, and. am proud of it. In my
leisure hours I study astronomy. Great
study, astronomy. Many night have
spent lying ON my back looking at tha
stars, and wouderingif they, hike oErearth,
were peopled by human beIngssuch asrwe-
Since first recorded time the Question: has
been asked, and in all the books thatI have
read upon thesubiect nothing nearer the
truth than speculation is to be found.
Many claim that the stars are peoples, and
seek to support their claims by cogentrea-
sonings. Others, however by arguments
equally as powerful, take the negative side
of the theory.
81 am proud to say, sir, that l have al
ways believed the stars TO be Inhabited, and
moro than proud TO say that.I am able "a
prove it. Don't smile till you hear the
story of my discovery, which, let me say,
has never yet been told.
'You know that March was a notable
month, astronomicaily speaking, because
of the unusual number of meteors tina;
pierced tbesky. Had it been November OF
August il would haveexcited document
for in those months the earth usually
passes through meteoKic belt Aeteors
fell u many places, my ranch being, one oi
them.
'@The one that fell on my place wss aboui
two feet in diameter. The outside was
crushed by fire, but microscopic exauIina-
ton of the interior showed IL to be com
posed Of lava and coral. Upon Learning
this was about 10 lay the relic aside. when
curiosity prompted me to .brenkit-again.
did so, and loi m it found a petrified sfzt1
Of the perch tribe, which proves that the
planet where the meteor camefrom Was In
habitable"-
But not necessary that it was inhAbit-
ed, j" broke in a bystander.
Pardon me-" said Mr.. Allen -O1e
moment When l had recovered from my
astonishment looked at the fish closely
and found sticking IN its mouth a hsh
hook"
With which observation Mr.. Alien hooked
at the gentleman who had interrupted him
and adding that when be next returned "a
Chicago he should bring his discpvery-vVit
him 10 be exhibited az the Worii s fair,
dotted his SLOUGH hat and withdrew.-Chi-
cago Post