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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
Feb. Is. March ia. 1902.

ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR
G. TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth, SIS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Peter
Erickson, deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of Hans
Erickson, of said county, representing
among other things, that Peter
Erich son,lat of Blue Earth county, Minnesota.
on the 10Th day of October, A. ID. 1899, at he
county OF Blue Earth, died intestate,an being
an iohabitant of this county at the time OF
ms death, leaving goods, chattels and
estate within this county, and that the said
peCtloner is son of said deceased,
ana praying that administration of said estate
De TO MAIDS Madison granted.
IL is ordered, that said petition be heard be-
lore SAID court on Saturday the 22nd day of
MaIch, A: ID. 1902, at 10 o'clock a. m :, at the
PROBATE office in Mankato, in said county
ordered further, that notice thereof be given
70 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, weekly newspaper printed and publish.
ed at Mankato in said County.
Dated at Mankato, the Gath day of Feb
A. d. 1902.
By the Court:
Probate Court Seal. VIM. +. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate
Thos. Hughes, Attorney for Petitioner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
Feb. 14-21-2S. 1902.


STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-SS.-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate Of Carl j.
Widel, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Gustaf
WidelI administrator with the will
annexed OF the estate of Carl
j. Nidell, deceased, representing anon.
other things that he has fully administered
said estate, and praying that time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing tie
final account OF his 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 Sth day of March, A. D., 1902, al
10 o'clock a m, at the Probate Office in the City
OF Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice Thereof
be given to all persons interested by PUBLISHING
q copy of this order once in each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day Of hearing IL
the Mankato Free Press, weekly news
paper printed and published at Mankato il salc
county.
Dated at the City of Mankato, the 18th day
OF February, A. ID. 1901.
By the Court:
Probate Court Seal. VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate
A. Eberhart, Atty, for Administrator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
MRS. M'KINLEY IMPROVING.

Widow of the Late President Now Re-
ceives Little Medical Attention.
Canton, O., March 17.-Secretary
Cortelyou, and DR.. RiXey, close friends
to the late President Mckinley, noted
improvement in Mrs. McKinley's con-
dition during their visit with her. The
visit of these old friends seemed to
give Mrs. Mckinley much pleasure.
The visitors and Mrs. Barber accom-
panied Mrs. Mckinley for drive and
a visit to the cemetery during the
morning. Mrs. Mckinley carried a
bunch of flowers and herself entered
the vault and placed them on the cas-
ket. Mrs. McKinley's condition
changes but little from day to day, but
shows gradual improvement. She now
receives scarcely any medical atten-
ton
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
March Z. IA, u, 1902.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
= Earth-ss In Probate Court.
Tn the matter of the estate OF ELIZA susan
Farr, deceased. .ho .s+o+e Of said
deceased being this day granted unto Whham
M Farr and Alice N. Farr OF said county.
II is ordered, That all claims ana demands
IF ali persons against said estate De presenteo
70 this court. for examination and allowances at
the Probate Office in the city OF Mankato, IN
said Bue Earth County. on the Following Gay gay
viz. Monday the 2nd day OF june, A. u. tS0'
at ten O'CLOCK in the forenoon OF SAID DAY.
IT, is further ordered, That three months from
the date hereof be allowed to credltors 20 pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex,
niration of which time all claims not presented
said court not 20 5s cause shown
further time be allowed.
ordered further That notice OF the time and
place of hearing and examination OF sald,
claims and demands shall be given by puollca-
tion OF this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examlna.
lion. in the Mankato Free Press: weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato IN
said county. o,.h dow ~ Fehrnarv
A. D., 1902.
probate rourt Seall VIM; r; ~ 1hES
John e. Noe, 1uose Vi iioDo'o
Atty. for Executors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
First Measure on the Calendar in the
House This Week.

Washington, March 1.-THE house
during the present week will pass the
river and harbor bill, will decide the
contested election case Of Moss YER
sus Rhea from the Third Kentucky
district, and will consider the bill for
the retirement of officers OF the rev.
enue cutter service. Such is the pro-
gramme of the house leaders. The re-
port in the contested election case is
against Mr.. Rhea, the sitting member,
who is a Democrat, and it is regarded
as a foregone conclusion that he will
be unseated. The revenue cutter serV-
ice bill was DEBATED In the last con-
gress, but it's friends cain to have
hope that it will meet better fate
now. 1t is believed that the river and
harbor bill will not consume more
than two days. A few members who
are dissatisfied with appropriations for
improvements in their districts will
make an effort to amend it on the floor
to meet their individual wishes, but
the committee believe they will have
strength enough to prevent any at
tempt to amend it and that it will pass
in the form in which it was reported
from the committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE.
Russian Officers Wife Denounces Him
to the Government.

Vienna, March 17.-About sixty ar
rests have been made in connection
with the condemnation to death by
court-martial at Warsaw of a Russian
colonel named Grimm for the system
attic revelation of military secrets to
foreign power. Among the persons ap-
pretended are a number of Russian Of
ficers of high rank. Colonel Grimm
has not yet been executed.
1t is asserted that Colonel Grimm,
during ten years, has revealed to Ger
many every plan prepared by Russia
in the eventuality Of war between the
two countries. The discovery was due
to Colonel Grimm's wife, who denounc-
ed her husband in revenge for his hav-
ing paid court to another woman.
General Puzyrevski, the commander
at Warsaw, is suspected of being i'm
plicated with Colonel Grimm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
March IA 2l-2S, 1902.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION TO
CONVEY LANDS ON CONTRACT.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-sS. In Probate Court,
In the matter OF the estate OF Rosalia Heger,
deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Georg
Standinger claiming to be entitled to convey
ance OF certain real estate from the administra-
tor OF said estate, setting forth that Rosalia
Heger, deceased, was bound by q contract in
writing to convey said real estate to the said
Georg Standlnger upon the terms and con-
dtlons therein stated, with description of the
land TO be conveyed, and the facts upon which
such claim to conveyance is predicated, and
praying that the Probate Court make a decree
authorizing and directing the said administra-
tor to convey such real estateto said petitioner
as the person entitled thereto
1t is therefore ordered that all persons inter-
ested In said estate may appear before this
Court, at a Special term thereof to be held on
Saturday the 5th day Of April, A. D. 1902
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at the Probate
Office in the Court House in Mankato in said
County, and oppose said petition.
And it is further ordered, that this order shall
be published once in each week for three success
sive weeks prior to said day of hearing in the
MankatO FREE PRESS a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato, i'll said
County.
Dated at Mankato. the eth day OF March
A. d. 1872.
By the Court,
VIM. F. HUGHES,
probate Court Seal. Judge OF Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
NO COALITION CABINET.
Senior sasasta Again Asked to Form
Ministry.

Madrid, March 1.-THE queen re-
gent has commissioned Senior Sagasta
to form a new cabinet.
The queen regent only called upon
Senior Sagasta to reconstruct the min
istry after she found it impossible to
induce the various sectional leaders to
attempt the formation of a coalition
cabinet.
The pope has appealed to her maj
esty not to permit the recent decree,
obliging religious congregations to
comply with the law Of associations,
to be put in force. The decree be-
comes operative March II, so the new
cabinet will be early confronted with a
question admitted to be extremely diff
ficult to settle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
THE sENATE's PROGRAMME.
Bill for the Protection of the President
to Have Eight of Way.

Washington, March 17.-In the SEN
ate the bill introduced by Senator
Hoar for the protection of the presi-
dent of the United States from assas-
sination will this week assume first
place on the calendar, having been
made the unfinished business. 1t is
not expected, however, that there will
be prolonged debate upon this bill, and
there is great interest among sena-
tors as to which of several measures
will be next preferred. Either the
oleomargarine bill or the Chinese ex-
clusion bill doubtless will be made
for unfinished business to succeed the
presidential protection measure, though
the Nicaragua canal bill also is press
ing for attention. The canal bill how
ever, according to present understand
ing will be compelled to wait on both
the other bills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
TELEGRAPHIc BREVITIES.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Cross, eldest
grandson of the late Commodore Van,
derbilt, died Sunday aged GO years.
A section of the naval arsenal at
Valparaiso, Chill, has been destroyed
by fire. The loss is placed at $1,000.
900.
Hugh O'Neil, founder of one of the
largest retail dry goods businesses in
New York, is dead. He was native
of Belfast, ireland, and was SO years
of age.
The Suez canal is at present block
ed by the British petroleum steamer
Nerite, from Marseilles, and the Ulys.
ses, from ConstantiOnople. The for.
mer is on fire, and the latter is ashore
and abandoned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
Feb. l4-2l.2S, 1902,
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.


cTATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate of Henry
S Hilton, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Charles
c. Hilton, admins traitor of the estate of Henry
S. Hilton, dece asCd, representing, among other
things that he has fully administered sal0
estate and praying that time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing the fnal
account Of his administration, and tor
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 18th day OF March, A. D, 1902 at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. at the Probate office in the City
of N ankatO in saiu county.
And it is further ordered, That notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing copy of this order once in each week
for three successive weeks, prior to said day
of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press, week.
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at the city OF Mankato, the 9th day OF
Feb, A. ID. 1902.
By the Court,
Seal of Probate Court. WIN +. HUGHES.
judge of Probate.
G. o. DALEY, Attorney for Administrator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
SOLDIERS HoPELESSLY MAD.
Victims of Filipino Climate or Liquor
Pass Throuuh Omaha.


Omaha, Neb., March 17.-Eighteen
United States soldiers who went in
sane while serving in the Philippines
arrived this afternoon and were sent
forward to the Soldiers Insane Hos
pital at Washington, D. c. The con-
dition of the men was pitiable. All
were absolutely mad and violent. All
wore leg irons and handouts and some
were in strait jackets and bound to
isolated parts of the car. AS the train
pulled into the station there was con-
fused sound, as of a menagerie ap-
preaching. The imprisoned men were
chattering, snarling, growing, roaring,
and whining like so many wild beasts.
They were mostly young men and
their affection is due to one or two
causes, or both combined, the heat and
general climate of the Philippines and
Indulgence in the liquors sold there.
The malady is of a violent and per-
sistent nature, the guards say, and will
not respond to treatment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
FEAR FOR IMMIGRANTS
BLIZZARD IN NORTH DAKOTA
FINDS NUMBERS OF THEM
uNPREPARED.
SHELTER IS VERY MEAGER

Some Have Only Tents and Others
Small Claim shanties - None Are
Too Bountifully Supplied With Ell
Their Fuel or Provisions - Settlers
Are Driving over the Country and
Gathering in the Newcomers.
Fargo. N. D., March 17.-Fear is felt
for safety of some of the immigrants
who arrived in the state within the
last two weeks and who have already
proceeded to their claims. Some had
only tents and others small claim
shanties.
None were bountifully supplied with
either fuel or provisions. Settlers are
reported to be driving over the country
gathering in newcomers till the storm
blows over, and everything possible is
being done to avoid loss of life.
Trains are badly blocked. Trains
bound for the coast on the Northern
Pacific line are held in local yards.
Locomotives are attached and they are
kept we'll heated with steam The din
ing cars serve meals, and many OF the
passengers remain aboard.
The Great Northern has had no coast
train through since Friday and east
bound trains are still reported at Mi
not, while west-bound trains are at
Barnesville Local trains are run over
both lines from here east.
No effort have been made to send
anything west as rotaries and snow
plows are unable to clear the track
till the wind falls. All cuts on the
Northern Pacific between Valley City
and Bismarck are reported filled to the
level and from six to eight freight
trains are buried. No effort will be
made to run branch lines for several
days. The storm seems to have reach
ed its severest point in the West, and
to have lessened in severity as it trav-
e1ed east
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
SAY WHITE WILL QUIT.
Berlin Papers Think American AM
bassador Will Resign.

Berlin, March 17-With expressions
of regret the newspapers here print
a dispatch from Washington to the eff
feet that Andrew D. White, the Amer
lean ambassador to Germany, will re-
tire next November.
Washington, March 1.-THE under
standing among state department Of
f1cials and among his friends has been
for some time that Ambassador White
intended retiring from the post of am
bassador at Berlin next November,
when he will reach the age Of 70 years.
Mr.. Whites health is not very robust
and in addition there are other reasons
which influence him in seeking retire
ment to private life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
FARMERS ARE DESTITUTE.
Failure of Crops on the Missouri-Ar
kansas Border the Cause.

Failure OF Crops on the MiSsouri-Ar-
kansas Border the Cause.
Forsythe, Mo-, March 17.-Hundreds
of farmers in the Ozark hills of South
ern Missouri and Northern Arkansas
whose crops failed during last sum-
mer's droughts, are living in a desper-
ately pc way on short rations.
1t is estimated that probably ten per
cent of the population in the district
noted has felt the bitter pangs of hun
ger this winter. Offers of aid have
been refused. The chief distress now
comes from a lack of seed for the
spring planting. This is being reliev-
ed by the distribution of seed purchas-
ed by the governor of Arkansas with
money personally borrowed from the
banks. A member of the Missouri
state board of charities, who has just
investigated the situation at the re-
quest of Governor Dockery will recon-
mend that the Missouri delegation in
congress send what government seed
they can.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
OLD IDEAS ABOUT GEMS.
Pearls Were Thought to Be Dew
drnnA CauGht hY the Shell.

drops CauSnt Dy the smell.
The Indians called rock crystal an
''unripe diamond" and until the begin
ming of the eighteenth century India
was thought to be the only land which
produced that precious stone. 1t was
not, therefore, until the discovery Of
India that the diamond was known to
us. Yet as far back as 500 3. g.
"didactic history" of precious stones
was written, and in Pliny's time the
supply must have been plentiful as he
wrote, "We drink out of a mass of
gems, and our drinking vessels are
formed of emeralds." We are also told
that Nero aided his weak sight by
spectacles made of emerads.
But is very difficult to determine
whence all the gems came, as discov-
erers took care to leave no record. The
nations who traded in them were
afraid of their Whereabouts being
known, and even the most ancient mer-
chants would not disclose any definite
locale. All sorts Of myths have ac-
cordingly sprung up concerning the
origin of gems. Diamond" was the
name given to youth who was turned
into the hardest and most brilliant of
substances to preserve him from ''the
ills that flesh is heir to-" Amethyst
was a beautiful nymph beloved by
Bacchus, but saved from him by Dr.
ana, who changed Amethyst into a
gem, whereupon Bacchus turned the
gem into wine color and endowed the
wearer with the gift Of preservation
from intoXication.
The pearl was thought to be a dew
drop the shell had opened to receive.
Amber was said to be honey melted by
the sun, dropped into the sea and con-
gealed. According to the Talmud, Noah
had no light in the ark but that which
came from precious stones.-Gentle-
mans Magazine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
Young BIackmailer Killed.

Smith, Young man of 20 years, who
sought to blackmail merchant of the
town of Tilley, was shot and killed
by one of a party of four men set
TO entrap him. He wrote an anonym-
Dus letter demanding money, which he
went to secure, and resisting capture,
Eas killed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
MisiDterpreted.

A Presbyterian minister said at
meeting of the Chicago presbytery that
the book of discipline of the church
Is ''the worst book ever published" re-
ferring apparently to errors and am
biguities.
That's right" responded a voice
from the rear of the room. but when
gray haired brother arose to protest a
wave of laughter swept through the as
sembly and ended the incident
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
Or. Downing, President of the DOVE
ing Medical Association and Ger
man Medical and Surgical Insta-
tuce, Chicago, Illinois.

This eminent expert specialist, well and favor
ably known throughout the United States for the
many wonderful cures of all forms of CHRONIC
Nervous and Special Diseases that bafled the skin
by full staff of skilled physicians and experi
Specialists, whose experience in the largest hos,
pitaIs of both Europe and America, enable then
10 successfully treat obscure and Chronic die
eases. Their long experience, remarkable sS:2
and universal success entities them to the conf
enc of 10 afflicted e,PryNherR
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
Rivers Out of Their Banks.

Atlanta, Ca, March 17.-Heavy rains
in Northern and Middle Georgia have
caused the Atlanta weather bureau to
send flood warnings to Eufaula, Ala.
and West Point and Columbus, Ca.
predicting rapid rise in the Chatta-
hoochee. North Alabama was deluged
as were portions of south Georgia and
northern Florida and streams in those
sections of the South are out of their
he,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
Caused hu an Ice GORGE.

Chamberlain, S. D., March 1.-THE
water in the Missouri river began to
subside rapidly during the day and
the river at this point is now but a
small, shallow stream, not more than
fifty feet across. This condition is I'M
precedented and is presumed to be ow.
ing to serious gorge above this point.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
WELCOMED BY LUMBERMEN.
Northern Michigan Experiences Sud.
den Drop of the Mercury.

den Drop of the Mercury.
Marquette, Mich, March 1.-THE
upper peninsula is in the throes of
cold wave. Balmy, sprink-like wealth
er has suddenly given way to chilling
blasts and at many points the mercury
is lowering around the zero mark.
At Marquette the temperature regis
tiers Is above. This is a drop of
so degrees in "a hours. Snow has
been falling at intervals since morn
ing. The change is welcomed by lum-
bermen and should freezing weather
continue for several days, as predict
ed, it will serve to materially cut loss
es of those loggers who have been
hard hit by unprecedented early break
nm