The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-29
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Stearns County News Items
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cision in the contested will case o.
Elizabeth Grien. The court admits
the will 10 probate and thus declares
it to be the true will. The deceased
died last fall in Wakefield town, and
her will gave one daughter, Mrs. Sus-
anna Risch, formerly Roller, but So
while the ether children were quite
literally provided for. The disinher-
tied daughter instituted contest, al
leging the will was legally deficient
and that it made different DISPOSE
ton of the property other than that
contemplated by the maker. 1t is pro-
bable that the order admitting the will
will be appealed from. Journal
Press.
In the probate court Judge Calhoun
has made an order naming John Hoes
chen of Melrose as special admins
traitor of the estate Of the late Henry
Rosing of Oak township. Rosing
was German bachelor who died on
Sept. IL, and he left quite an estate
in notes and mortgages. He has NO
heirs in this country, his surviving
relatives being all in Germany, and
it was alleged in Mr.. Hoeschen's petit
ton, made as attorney-in-fact, that
the estate is in the hands of ire
sponsible parties who are squander-
ing and embezzling it. Mr.. Hoeschen
asks for his own appointment as ad-
ministrator. Judge Calhoun gave the
necessary notice and also notified the
German consul at Chicago of the
application, that he would be repre-
sented at the bearing in the interest Of
the German heirs if ne considered
necessary. The estate consists O.
Sc. 22O in notes and mortgages and
SfO3 in cash, according to an in
ventory just filed in the probate court
journal Press.
At about eleven O'Clock on Saturday
evening, Michael sGosgroHe.- q vel
known citizen here, left J. II. DeBlois,
saloon with the intention of going to
his room to retire for the night. His
room being over the saloon, he
stepped out through the back door
into a small anteroom and had as
cended but four or five steps OF the
adjoining stairs when he slipped and
fell. MIR. DeBlois, hearing him fall
and running to his assistance, found
him apparently breathing his last.
DR.. Hilbert was summoned at once,
who upon examining the unfortunate
man could only affirm what seem ap-
parent, that Michael Cosgrove was
indeed dead. He had received a
fracture of the skull that had pro-
duced death almost instantly. 1t
appears that as Nv. Tosgr"ve was
ascending the stNir- III. lost his hold
on the railing, i,ccanio overbalanced
and fell back striking his head against
the sharp edge at the foot OF the door
casing clefting his skull severely.
No inquest was held as the manner
of death was evident. = Con-
ductor Pete Mace takes charge of the
logging train from Park Rapids to
Sank Rapids next Monday.
Jos. J. Kraker was out ON Friday for
the first time after being confined for
three wesks suffering of erysipelas.
Mrs. John Hoeschen and son
Christian in company with Mrs. F.
Stangl of St. Cloud will leave for
California on Tuesday to spend sew
eral weeks.-Melrose Becon.
Don Freeman, vino is convalescing
from typhoid, is reported to be not SO
we'll today. *** County Attorney
Dono returned this afternoon from
Melrose and leaves tonight for Win
nipeg to attend the meeting of the
stockholders of the German American
land company in that city on Monday
evening. The report comes
from Cold Spring Of the death there
on Friday afternoon of John Miller,
a stone mason, and a we'll known
citizen OF the town. While seated
beside his stove following the dinner
hour. he fell from his chair and ex-
pired without any warning OF his i'm
pending doom. He was about 55 years
of age and leaves a wife and several
Children. Fatty degeneration of the
heart is supposed to have been the
cause of death. Journal Press.
The Kimball Kodak has discovered
that M. J. Kennedy of that village is
the owner of 500 gold piece of the
date 1919. He has had q communica-
ton from the Nuimsmatic bank o.
Boston offering him $1,000 for it.
That's the Kodak story.
Rev. Fl. f.. Parshall has gone to
Wadena, where the Mississippi Valley
s@s-. a. 81 20. - 40 s,aE