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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
April, 5-12 10. 1901.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON.FlLING PET
ITICN TO SELL LAND.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
" Earth-ss, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Charles F.
Stokes, Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of LoVina A.
Stokes administration said estate setting forth
the amount of personal estate that has come
into her hands, the disposition thereof, and how
much remains undlsposed of; the amount of
debts outstanding against said deceased, as far
as the same can be asCertained; the legacies
unpaid, and description of all the real estate,
excepting the homestead. of which said deceas-
edi died seized, and the condition and value of
the respective portions or lots thereof the per-
sons interested IN said estate, with their resi-
dences and Epraying that license be to her
granted to sell the westseventeen az acres of
the south half of the northeast quarter of Sec
tion twenty-five (25) in township one hundred
west, in Blue Earth County, Minnesota And
it appearing by said petition that there is not
sutficientpersonal estate in the hands of said
administrators to pay said debts, the legacies or
expenses of administration, and that it is neces-
sary for the payment of such debts, legacies or
expenses to sell all of said real estate. O q
1t is Therefore Ordered, That all persons in
terested in said estate appear before this court
on Monday the 29th day of April A. D. 1901,
at 10 o'clock a. NJ. at the probate Office in the
city of Mankato in said county, then and there
to show cause (if any there be- why license
should not be granted to said
Lovina A. Stokes, administratrix to sell SO
much of the real estate of said deceased as
shall be necessary to pay such debts, legacies and
And it is Further Ordered, That this order
shall be published 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 End day of April
A. D. 1901.
By the Court:
Seal Probate Court. VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate
Thos. Hughes, Attorney for Administrative.
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The Highest Type of Girl.

Julia Ward Howe, famous the world
over as the author of "The Battle
Hymn of the Republic" and for hel
prominence in women's activit ties,
writes in ''Success' her conviction thai
the representative twentieth century
American girl will be the highest type
of girl the world has SEEN But she
also sounds note of warning as to the
cultivation of fine manners
I'm this matter of manners I'VE
have not advanced during the last half
century. We Americans do not give
manners the attention they deserve
Abroad we are acquiring the reputa-
ton of being the best dressed people in
the world but about our manners,
which are even more important than
dress, there is often polite but sig
nificant silence. Our educational sys-
tenn should take more account of de-
pertinent, which, in large measure, is
extensive of what we represent.
The social atmosphere is warmed by
the enthusiasm of youth. We admire
and envy the OVERLOOKING vitality of
the healthy girl. But when the out
pouring of this enthusiasm and vi
tality becomes forgetful Of the feelings
and opinions OF others, the line be-
tween good manners and bad is cross
ed. Young women who are fond of
outdoor sports, who can do as well as
men numerous things that, in the past
men alone did, and women who are
successfully competing with men in
the business or the professional world,
exult in the power of freedom which
thei mothers did not have. This is
excellent, but these progressive women
are in danger of offending good man
ners, by giving their exultation and
their own personalities too great an
emphasis Some of them feel that
their sturdy work or play is too en-
crossing to give them time for the
delicate amenities and little niceties
of social life, that in my youth were
held in such high esteem.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
WE'RE AFTER PHILLIPS
STRONG EFFORT AT CHICAGO TO
CROWD THE "CoRN KING"
TO THE WALL.
WAS DRIVEN OUT OF WHEAT

Unloads Nearly a Million Bushels
Early in the Day, but Gives UP None
of His Holdings in the Other Grains.
Big Day on the Board of Trade and
a Large Crowd in the Galleries to
Witness 1t.
Chicago, April A strong effort
was made on the board of trade to
crowd George H. Phillips, the corn
king" to the wall. He was driven
clear out of the wheat market, but
gave up none of his holdings in corn
and oats.
The day was the biggest of it's kind
the board has witnessed in many
years, the governing conditions I'M
usual and the crowd of struggling,
bowling brokers and traders cutting
antics, filling the public galleries to
the limit.
May wheat sold down to II IL to
II 51S and closed at u S-S to 72 IL,
net loss for the day of cents. May
corn tumbled to 40 3-S, the net loss
for the day being 1 7-S cents. May
oats went to "a IL and closed at "a
rs cents. Calls for margins were
made on Phillips to the extent OF
nearly $250,000 more, all of these de-
mands being prompt met.
The attempt to snatch the scepter
from the corn king" resulted in fur
ther heavy losses to his customers
either actual or paper profits in corn
and of heavy losses on oats, but Phil
lips stuck to his policy. At the close
he declared he had not been shaken
out Of his corn and oats.
The wheat deal was a different
story. Phillips advised his customers
to sell and unloaded nearly 1000, 00O
bushels early. This was the shower
that caused loss of at least 2 IL
cents per bushel, or nearly S25, 900
The markets we're intensely nervous
and in wheat In the first minute of the
session prices ranged from 1 10 cents
to nearly 2 cents below the closing
price. The prompt response by Phi
lips to morning calls for margins
steadied the markets, but towards
noon, on his selling out his wheat or
general liquidation and on the report
ed failure Of St. Louis corn specu
lator, there were further sharp de
clines. After the decline he was ad
vising customers to keep "a stiff up
per lip and was acting upon that ad
vice himself.
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April 5-12-l9, 1901.

ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth, SIS. In Probate Court,
In the matter Of the estate of Leander
Wilson, deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of Elizabeth
L. Wilson, of Rapidan, Minnesota,
representing among other things that Leander
Wilson, late OF Blue Earth county,
Minnesota, on the 9th day of March,
A. ID. 1901, at the County of Blue
Earth, died intestate, and being an inhabitant
of this county al the time OF his death, leaving
goods chattels and estate within this county
and that the said petitioner is the surviving
wife of said deceased, and praying that al
nit istration of said estate be to her.
said petitioner, granted.
1t is ordered, That said petition be heard be-
fore said court on Friday, the 18th day of
April, A. d. 1901, at 10 o'clock a. M, at
the probate office in Mankato, in said county.
Ordered further. That notice thereof be given
to the heirs OF said deceased and to all persons
interested, by publishing this order once in
each week for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press,
a weekly newspaper printed and published
at Mankato, in said county.
Dated at Mankato the first day OF April, A. ID,
1901.
By the Court,
probate Court Seal VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge OF Probate
Sam B. Wilson, Attorney for Petitioner.
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April 5, Y, 10, 1901
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.


cTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court,
In the matter OF the estate of Evan
E. Jones, deceased. ss-9zs
On reading and filing the petition OF Ellenor
Jones, administrators of the estate of Evan
E. Jones, deceased, representing, among other
things that she has fully administered said
estate and praying that time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing the final
account of her administration, and for
the assignment 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 Saturday,
the 27th day of April, A. D, 1901, at 10
O'Clock A. M, at the Probate office in the City
of M ankato, 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.
March, A. D. 1900 aaatsss
By the Court,
Seal of Probate Court. WIN. +. HUGHES, 2TsssgEs
Judge of Probate.
Thos. Hughes,
Attorney for Administrator.
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CHEAPER MONEY ORDERS.

New Postal Agreement Between the
United States and Canada.
Washington, April Am arrange
ment has just been concluded be-
tween the United States and Canada
under which all postal moneys sent
between this country and Canada will
go at the domestic rate of 80 of /
per cent instead of the international
rate of per cent as at present. This
concession is regarded as more i'm
portant to the money order business
than any action taken since the in
ception of the system. The exchange
of these orders is now restricted to
1000 offices in this country, but under
the new arrangement will be extend
ed to 10000 offices in this country,
any money order Office in either coun-
try being thus authorized to issue or
pay them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST

List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the post Office at Mankato, MINI. =,
for the week ending April 4, 1901.
Alling, Harry B.
Bredo, 81. G.
Carlson, Mamie; Chadwick, Engi-
neer; Christman, Miss Carline Crisp.
Harry P; Cummings, Mrs T. J.
Everett, Miss F. G.
Geary, Mrs. John
Helm, August.
Jones, Ed.
Klein, Mrs. Fannie
Laing, Arthur; Lewis, G. N Lin
coin, @. F: Lun, Alfred.
Nyberg, Miss Annie.
Peterson, Oliver G; Powers, @. l.
Ryel, Sumner.
Shadbolt, Frank Sherry, J. F.
Smith, Mrs. Ella
Trannsberger, Miss Anna; Trouble,
Mrs M. P.
Walsh. W. V; Waterfeld, F Wilson,
E. L; Wolhuter, John.
Foreign -Elianson, Skrader Arne
Freund, Jacob
In calling tor the above letters please
say advertised" and name the date
of this list. One cent extra will be
charged for each advertised letter.
Letters remaining unclaimed at the
exp ration of 10 days from date will be
sent to the dead letter Office.
L. P. HUNT. Postmaster.
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ADril <. ~, 10, 1901

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
cTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
> Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Charles q,
johnson, deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto Hedvig
johnson, 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 city of Mankato, in
said Blue Earth county. on the following day,
viz: Tuesday the 18th day of October, A. D. 1901,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day. een
1t is further ordered, That six 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 ofsaid
claims and demands shall be given by publica-
tion of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
ton, in the Mankato Free Press, weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 1st day of
April, A, D. 1901.
By the Court:
probate Court Seall VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Sam. B. Wilson, Attorney for Administrative. .
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

Kingston, Jamaica, April 4.-Ac-
cording to advices received here from
Colon. Colombia, the rebels still con-
tinue to hold strong positions in the
neighborhood of the city of Panama.
The attempts of the government
troops have signally failed and the
government commanders are now con-
tent to guard the city against attack.
The Liberals are confident of ultimate
success. Business in commercial cen
ters of Colombia is still para1vzed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05
NO TAX FERRlTS.
Bill Overwhelmingly Defeated in the
Legislature Yesterday.
From St. Paul Pioneer Press.

From St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Bush tax ferret bill was yester-
day. recommended for indef mite post
ponement by the house in committee
Of the whole. The bin turned down
yesterday was a substitute for the orr
ginal tax ferret bill introduced by Mr..
Bush early in the session.
The bill hung fire in committee for
a long time. Many unkind things
were said about it, and then a substi-
tute was prepared and brought out as
nearly at the close of the session as
practicable. The men formerly engag
ed in the tax ferret business, both in
Minnesota and adjoining states, were
on the ground earlier in the session,
and it was given out that they were
prepared to spend a large sum to get
the bill through.
For the tax ferret, at least, the bill,
if enacted, would be good thing. 1t
provides that the boards of county
commissionerssas~ma employ, under
contract for one year, one or more per-
sons to ferret out taxable property not
assessed. Their compensation is ixe
at 10 per cent of the taxes thus found
to be due the county. The ferrets got
in their work in one or two of the
southwestern counties two years ago,
and in one county alone ''cleaned up
for themselves the tidy sum of $15,
900. The taxpayers affected by the
work of the tax spies pooled to fight
the system, and the courts held that
the county commissioners had nc
authority to appropriate percentage e
of taxes collected in payment for Che
services Of tax ferrets .,..s.. .,...s.., ..--.,.
The tax ferrets were at once out of
profitable business, and bill SINH
lar to the one killed yesterday has
been before the legislature ever since.
The opposition to the bill when il
came before the house as a whole was
over whelming: a. Amendment : after
amendment was offered and at last the
whole thing was voted down by more
than two thirds majority Represen-
tative Berg took the lead in the oppo,
sitiOn. He denounced : the bill as q
scheme framed to permit sharpers tic
bleed both counties and taxpayers. He
said the. bill was net tax measure,
but 7leg pulling proposition whose
evils were hydra headed and fol
which the only effectual cure was in
slant death.
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If it is true that j. Peirpont Nor
gan and a syndicate of capitalists
want to build the Panama canal why
not let them build it. If they will
guarantee the United States every ad-
vantage it would reap from canal
built by itself at Nicaragua, that is all
this government wants, and it would
seem to be far better in the end than
an attempt to build a canal by national
treasury aid. If the syndicate will
do it, it would seem as though there
would be no harm in entertaining a
proposition from it at least.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

Aguinaldo has sworn allegiance to
Uncle Sam. Now what will the anti
imperialists do. If Aggie goes to work
and proves himself faithful to his
word pacifcation will be easily
brought about in the Philippines.
However, it will hardly do to trust
Aguinaldo too far for a while yet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

Mayor-elect Petersen has the call.
The boys have been promised their
Sunday beer without taking sneak
through the back DOORS and they will
get it. Mic is a gentleman whose
word is as good as his bond.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

Liberal as Mr.. Carnegie is in his
giving toward libraries, he can
hardly make the hole in his vast estate
that Count Castellane would did he
but have it, The count would never
die disgraced by being rich.
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FL. P. Christensen sold the east
half se4, nw4, sell, sec. Is, 1926,
also lots five and six add GA" to Man
kato, blocks 8 and 9, Davis & Coy S
add to Mankato for Mrs. Teresa
Lamm, ct al to Rev. Aaron Anderson.
Consideration 81, 1OO
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Don't get "skeered. 3" The hydrants
will still continue to give forth good,
pure water. albeit there may not be
quite so much of it consumed in the
next two years.
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WOULD LIKE POSITIONS.

The following persons took !. the U.
S. civil service examination yesterday
For clerks. Ira G.. King, ..Adolph
Mueller, Fred A. Kimble, Miss Susie
E. Hughes, Warren T. Fuller, of this
city, and Lon J. Roemer of Maids on
Lake.
For carriers James, Hugh Nc
Murtrie, Ernest 7. Craver, Hale, H.
Stannard, VIM. RI. Ward, Daniels.
FELTON,, Alfred John Gunstrum, all of
this city.
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Mayor Currier made a fairly good
run-iust good enough to elect Mr..
Petersen by a nice plurality. The re-
suit was not unlocked for.
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The st. Paul Review thinks the
worst possible punishment for Aguin-
aldo would be to run him for vice
president on the Demo-Pop ticket in
1904 with BRYAN.
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1t is said to ruffie Mark Twain con-
sideralby to think that he is not taken
seriously. in. his, Philippine talk.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

A Chicago man killed a milliner the
other day. Probably he thought that
would prevent bill for an Easter
hat
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-04-05

The fellows who bet that Currier
would not get 500 votes won on
small margin. But they won.
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meeting tomorrow evening and will
elect an assessor. AID. Jordan's name
has been mentioned in connection
with the Office, but many of his
friends would prefer to see him street
commissioner, if this Office is to be re-
vived. Mr.. Jordan, as a member of
the street committee, has given the
city some excellent service, and he
seems to have a particular aptitude for
this kind of work and especially for
handling men. 1t would seem from
the point of view of an outsider as if
these friends of Aid Jordan are right
and as If he could be of more service
to the city as street commissioner.
Assessor Fowler has made most sat
isfactory official, and there does not
seem to be any justice in turning him
down in order to make place for
someone else.
The term of President Porter on the
board of public works does not expire
for another year, so he is not one
of those who are on the anxious seat.
1t is likely that City Engineer
Thompson will be reappointed when
his term expires in May. M. B.
Haynes is not candidate for the
position and has not been, as his out
side business pays him better. : MIR.
thompson has made very credltable
record as city engineer.
The fire department will hold its an.
nual election OF officers tonight, and
the Phillips and anti-Phillips forces
will fight it out. The meeting pro,
misses to be warm one. First Assist
ant Engineer A. D. Beach is the choice
of the anti-Phillips people. a--
= G. W. Eichstaedt's majority in the
Sixth ward is said ITO be the largest
majority for alderman ever given in
that ward.
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And now Iowa is likely to get wild.
IT is said oil has been discovered in
Clay county of that state.
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We are up again it good and hard.

From the quiet he has taken on it
really looks as. though some one had
kidnapped Pat Grove.
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Mr.. A. T. Noble of Clark street,
who has been sick for some weeks,
was reported no better today, a fact
which his many friends will regret to
learn.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds filed:
Wesley Elliot to Adolph Abra ham,
undiv. 16, VIZ, sw4,- ne4, sec. ss12,
Mcpherson, for $685. rs, $50. ..,-,.-.
Fred Elliott to Adolph Abraham.
some, for $125. -,
John Birr to VIM. N. Plymat, south
half of lot one, block eighteen, Tink-
COM s second add to Mankato, for
S4O1 - 'a1t
a
: Rufus r. Ramsey to Joseph 2. Ofte-
dahl, nw4, sw4, sec. 10, and south
thirty acres of east sixty acres of s1a,
ne4, and ne4,@ q. sell, sec. IA, Medo,
for 3d. 900. s-.-..- c. ..a.,,
Samuel Fl. Grannis to John. Kron,
lot three, block 1870, West Mankato, for
$175.
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Cures dizzyz.-spells, tired feeling

OuI6s uIZAyza speIIs, IIIeu IeeIIHg
stomach, kidney and liver troubles
Keeps you we'll all summer. Rocky
Mountain Tea taken this month. Soc
j. G. Thro.
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add to, rather than relieve your suiter-
ings. If your flesh does not heal readily
when scratched, bruised or cut, your blood
10 In bad condition, and any ordinary sore
II apt to become chronic.
Send for our free book and write our
physicians about your case. We make No
charge for this service.
TIRE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, "a.
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In closing Mr.. Flittie said he did
not think the law protected rascality,
and cited instances. to maintain his
position. He thought, however, that
the law ought to be amended. Did
not believe it was intended merely as
temporary measure, but for all time
and should be changed to meet the de-
mands of the public.
The nexts meeting of the club will
be held on Tuesday evening, April Is,
when Prof. E. w. Bohannon will read
a paper on ''The Progress of Social
ism,'' and Rev. Ell. D. Williams will
lead the discussion.