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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
Ian. %. Feb .5.I2, 1904,

ORDER FOB HEARING APPLICATION FOR
APPOIN TMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate court.
In the matter of the estate OF Andrew Algren,
deceased
On receiving and filing the petition of Charles,
Algren, of said county, representing among,
other things that Andrew Agren, late of Blue
Earth county, Minnesota, on the 18th day OF No-.
vember, A. ID 1908, at the county of Blue Earth,
died intestate and being an inhabi.ant of this
county at the time of his death. leaving goods.
chattels and estate within this county,
and that the said petitioner is. a son
of said deceased, and praying that, ad-
ministration of said estate be,o 6ustana Al
gren granted
1t is ordered, that said petition be heard
before said court on saturday. the 20th day
of February, A. D., 1904, at 10 o'clock, NJ, at
the probate Office in Mankato, in said county
Ordered farther, that notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased and to all persons
interested, By publishing this order once In
each week Sor three successive weeks prior to
said day oihearing in the MankRto Free Press
a weekly newspaper, printed and published az
Mankato, in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 18th day OF January,
A. D., 1904
BY the Court.
probate Court Seal.j VIM. F. HUGHES
Judge of Probate>
VIM. B. Torrey, Attorney for Petitioner
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
TIvoL1 NOTES.
no other.

Mr.. E. Tanner and son, Archie and
daughter, Marion, drove to Madison
Lake Tuesday.
Messrs. Emmett and Archie Tanner and
Marian Tanner and Blanch Schram drove
to Good Thunder Saturday.
Mrs. j. Bennett of Waseca was guest
at the homes of Mr.. n. Bennett and Mrs.
c. Harvey Friday and Saturday.
MFR. III. Buchholtz, who has been visit
ing his sister in South Dakota for the
last month, returned home Wednesday.
Messrs. 1. ]. Romack, j. Romack, n. E..
Bennett, f. Bennett, W. Macbeth, p. j..
Harvey, Miss Luemday, Harvey and Lot
tie e. Bennett attended Mr.. II. Ruegg's
funeral at Eagle Lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
From SIum to Farm.

Chicago capitalists are organizing to
promote one of the most gigantic phil
anthropic works ever proposed. Many
people may look upon the plan as
chimericai and lacking in practicability.
Nevertheless the proposition is to COL
onize the slum population of the great
American cities upon farms. The Field
and Workshop Society is the corporation
which has been formed to work out the
details of this vast undertaking. The
organization will be national. 1t is pro-
posed that $4,000 shall be spent in or
ganizing. Two or three months will be
devoted to organizing in Chicago. Then
year will be CONSUMED in organizing on
similar lines in twenty-five of the great
cities of the United States. When So
cieties are organized in all the cities,
delegates will meet in convention and
elect trustees to conduct the business of
society will be to get land from the
United States government. That is the
crux of the scheme. The lands under
the operation of the homestead act can
be secured at nominal price by set
tiers remaining on it for a brief term
of years. Here is where the society
expects to run against the land specula-
tors, and the society will demand the re-
peal of two or three statutes which now
aid spectators and prevent the free
operation of the homestead law. The
principle of the society is one which
should meet with the endorsement of all
those who possess a philanthropic spirit,
but many people viii no doubt hesitate
to lend helping hand to such an enter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29

The Winona Republican and Herald
can see no reason why anybody, from the
governor down, should tear their hair or
rend their garments to save Minnesota
for Roosevelt. 1t is already saved for
him by practically unanimous senti
ment, and whether the convention to
name delegates is called early or late
the result will be the samoa solid
vote for the president. Therefore what's
the sense of making any unnecessary
fuss about instructing delegates and
shouting from the housetops when prob
ably every Republican in the state is
ready to fight under the banner of the
strenuous leader who at present adorns
the white house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
WILL ISSUE A DIRECTORY.
Polk & Co. to Get Out a New One for
Manksto and County.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Tiu "cuhoSuay Dduy.
w. f. Baxter of st. Paul represent
ing R. L. Polk & Co., is in the city doing
the preliminary work in the matter of
compiling new Blue Earth County Di-
rectory. This book is published every
two years. The next one will appear
some time in the late summer or fall of
this present year and will have to do
until the summer or fall of the year
1906. Four or five canvassers will be in
the city taking names for the new direc-
tory some time this summer. Mr.. Bax-
ter is simply taking orders for director
les and advertising.
A new feature of the directories will
be the rural mail routes. A list of these
mail routes will be given in the order of
their number and the names of the resi-
dents along these routes will be given
in alphabetical order as all names are
given. The country people will also have
their names appear as in the present
directory in the department of the farm
ers, without the exception that after
each mans name, residence and the
value of his farm will appear his rural
route number instead of the postoffice
where he gets his mail. Thus every
farmers name will appear in the book
twice, once in the farmers department
and once in the mail route department.
Of course this will necessarily enlarge
the size of the directory to a consider
able extent. Still the price will be as
before. 81.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
GARDEN CITY NEWS.

Mrs. w. d. Richardson is on the sick
list.
There was medicine show in town
last week.
Ellsworth Boynton went to Madelia
Friday.
Mrs. Charles Boynton went to Manka-
to Friday.
Mrs. Will Roberts and three children
are back from their visit in Wisconsin.
Miss Minnie Murphy, who teaches
school near FELTON,, is visiting her par
ents of this place.
A daughter of Mrs. Wallace Friend,
Mrs. Elena Richardson, died at her
home in Wisconsin last week.
Miss Elsie Dimmick returned from
Winnebago Wednesday evening where
she has been visiting friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
Jan. 22-sJ. Feb. 5, 1904.

ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Eerth.-.s In Probate Court.
In this matter of the estate David J. Lewis,
deceased.
Whereas an instrument in writing purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of DavidJ.
Lewis deceased, late of said county, has
been delivered to this court.
And whereas Anna Lewis has filed Herewith
her petition representing among other things
that said David j. Lewis died in sad county on
the Sth day of January, 19, testate, and that said
petitioner is one of the executors named in said
last will and testament, and praying that the
said instrument may be admitted to probate. and
that letters testamentary be issued thereon to
Anna r.. Lewis and HUMPHREY E. Lewis.
1t is ordered, that the proofs of said lnstru-
ment and the said petition be heard before
this court at the probate office in ne city of
Mankato in said county, ON Saturday the 18th
day of February, A. D., 1904 at 10 O'Clock IN
the forenoon, when all persons interested may
appear for or contest the probate OF said In
strument. 80
And it is further ordered, that notice of the
time and place of said hearing be given 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 10th day OF January,
A. D., 1904.
By the Court,
Probate Court Seal.] WIN. +. HUGHES,
Judge OF Probate.
j. e. Porter, Atty for petitioners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
CAUSES TALK.
Speculation as to The Outcome of Paw
ing Company's New Suit.
Evov,, Wednesdays daily

ing C0mpany's New SUIT.
From Wednesdays Daily.
The suit commenced in the United
States court yesterday afternoon by the
Barber Asphalt company against the
city, to recover s4O,o65, for the paving,
curbing, guttering and boulevarding of
Broad street, has caused quite little
stir among the property owners.
City Attorney Daley said today that
he had not yet read the complaint, as the
only copy is that on file with Court
Commissioner Eberhart. He expected
that the city would fight the case to the
last ditch, but he did not care to ex-
press himself as to the final result until
he had seen the complaint.
1t is the general belief that the case
will be long and hard fought one, as
neither side will be likely to give up
until the case has gone to the United
States circuit court of appeals and per-
haps from there to the United States SUI
preme court. 1t may be several years
before the litigation has been completed.
The attorneys who appeared for John
Diamond in the injunction case express
doubts whether the paving company can
win, and in any event they say that the
city as a whole would most likely have
to stand the bill and not the property
owners. They express doubts as to
whether the city could be mandamused
to levy the assessment in the face of
the decision in the state supreme court.
1t may be that the state supreme
court would see its way to reopen the
case if the United States courts held that
the property owners should pay for the
improvement, especially as the court will
then be composed largely of different
men than those who are now on the
bench
In case the paving company should
succeed in forcing the property owners to
pay the assessment, the latter would
have to pay the entire cost, including
street intersections which the city as a
whole had intended to pay for. 1t has
been suggested that if the new charter
passes this could be paid in installments
over a series of years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
City VS.. Country.

The state board of public instruction
Is doing a wise work in trying to stem
the tide of country emigration to the cit
les. The cities have too many young
men, wiaile~ the rural districts can well
use the services of young men with prop
er training for the work to be accom-
plished there. A taste of city life, while
il rarely meets with expectations, tends
to make the transplanted boy from the
country not only dissatisfied with his
new surroundings but also makes him
hesitate to return to the life that he
should never have left. In most. cases it
is his pride that prevents him from re-
turning. and added to this is the fatal
glamour of the city that attracts in the
first place and then holds, though the
victim knows full well that he has lodg-
ed in a web that will never give him the
freedom that he longs for.-Indianapolis
Sentinel.
Nowadays boys on the farms are not
so anxious to fly to the cities as they
were a number of years ago. The rea-
son for this is plain. There are more
opportunities for gaining pleasure and
recreation in the rural communities than
formerly. The ''happy days down on the
farm" are more of reality than a
theory, or perhaps sentiment, which so
many people loved to talk about-es-
pecially those people who were not living
on the farms. 1t may be that down in
Indiana there is no change in the con-
ditions-there may be the same old
drudgery which cause so many boys to
leave the farm and seek employment in
the cities. But in the northwest it is
far different. The majority of the coun-
try youths are content to remain at the
old homestead and prepare themselves
for the work which will be turned over
to them by their fathers. They enjoy
the life, because new methods are daily
being injected into the operation of
farms. All this has been brought about by
the schools of agriculture, which have
long ago proved to be excellent factors in
the development of the country.
On the other hand all boys who have
left the farm to take up life in city
have not gone TO the bad. A large num-
Der of them have successfully passed by
the temptations which are so frequently
found in the towns and have become sub
stantial business and professional men
1t is fact that right here in Mankato
the majority of the men engaged in the
legal profession came from the farm
All of them are well grounded in the law
and they are honored and upright citi
zens
The boy makes the man. 1t depends
altogether on the boy. If he be weak
ling he will fail whether he remains or
the farm or goes into the city. If he be
possessed of energy, grit, a determine
ton to succeed in life's struggle, there
need be no fear of the result if he steps
from the plow into the bright glare Of
the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29

prise, fearful that its promoters will be
unable to carry out their undertaking. The
transferring of those who inhabit the
slums of the larger cities to the open
prairies where they surely should be able
to till the soil and make a livelihood
would be one of the first steps toward
roofing out much of the corruption
which exists in those places
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
NEED or AN AMBULANCE.
Sick Woman Taken to the Hospital
in Mail Wagon.
From, T1racdo VIC DoiIu

Mrs. G. L. Smith, wife of the editor
of The Waseca County Democrat, while
on her way to her home at GAINESVILLE
from st. Paul last evening, was taken
violently sick ON the train, and when
she reached this city, was taken to st.
Joseph's hospital. She is improving and
will soon be able to go home. Mankato
is certainly in need of an ambulance.
Mrs. Smith last evening had to be tax
en- to the hospital in the mail wagon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
Jan. %, Feb. e-12, 1907
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of Blue
Earth In Probate Court.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF Mary jackson,
deceased.
On reading and fling the rssition OF
Walter A. Plymat, administrator with the
will annexed of tbe estate not already ad-
ministered of Mary jackson. deceased, rep
Iesenting among other thiags that he has
fully administered said estate and praying that
time and place be f1xei for examining and
allowing the final account OF his administrae
ton and for tina assignment of the residue OF
said estate to the parties entitled thereto bE
law.
1t is ordered. that said account be ez aminod
and petition heard by this court on Saturday.
the 10th day of February. A. ID i!o4. at ten
o'clock a. m at the probate Office III the city
of Mankato. in said county.
And it is fsStber ord cred, 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 aad published at Mankato, In said
county.
Dated st the city of Mankato the 25th day of
January, A. D., 10 4.
By the Court.
probate Court Seall WIZ. +. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
POUND "NoLEGE" INTO HIM.

This is the letter reported to have
been written by mother to Lake Crys-
tai school teacher: Dear Mis-, You
writ about whipping Sammy. I hereby
give you permission to beat him up eny-
time it is Necessary to learn him lesens>
He is juste like his father-yeu have to
learn him with clubb Pound nolege
into him. I want him to get it, and
don't pay no atenshion to what his
father says. I'll handle him.v
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29

Perry Heath says that ten railroad
presidents have been found who will
support Hanna for president. That's
nothing. Thousands upon thousands of
men have declared their willingness to
support Theodore Roosevelt for second
term.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29

Charles j. Macbeth's summer cottage
at Lake Washington has been moved on
the ice across the lake from the west
side to lot owned by Mr.. Macbeth near
Frank Fowler's cottage. Soren johnson
moved the cottage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29

7. j. Hupp left yesterday for La
Porte, Ind, having received telegram
that his brother, Theodore Hupp of that
city, was very i'll. T. j. Hupp has not
seen this brother for two years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
North MANKATO.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Twenty neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Barr of Belgrade avenue sue
cessfully carried out surprise party at
the Barr residence yesterday. AS rule
such surprises are not really surprises at
all as something usually gives the family
to be surprised some warning ahead of
time. No suspicion, however, was en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Barr of the
treat in store for them. Mr.. Barr was
over at the railroad office at work when
the guests arrived, early in the evening
It happened that there was no oil in
the lamps and an order for supply
had not yet been filed by the grocer, 30
the neighbors had to be called upon to
lend quantity before the guests could
see each other Mr.. Barr came home
about nine o'clock and found his house
full of company. The evening was hap
PLY spent at finch, cinch, crockinole and
carems.
Patrick Kelly has remained at his
home on Belgrade avenue next to the
Smith grocery store most of the time
during the past three days on account
of the injury he suffered by being kick
ed by farm horse which he was shoe
ing at his place of employment in the
Foley blacksmith shop on South Second
street last Saturday. The horse kicked
Mr.. Kelly in the calf of the right leg
just missing the shin bone. An usly cash
was cut that bled profusely, but Mr..
Kelly did not abandon work all that day.
He also went to work Monday morning
and continued until Tuesday night, when
the injury became so troublesome that
he was obliged to remain at home. There
is large and painful sore and the limb
is badly swollen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
DEATHS ROLL CALL.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
j. w. True and F. O. True have re-
ceived word of the death of their cousin,
G. d. True, of Westford, Martin county.
The latter died last Saturday night of
pneumonia at his home at the age of
twenty nine and is survived by his wife
and one child. The funeral will be held
tomorrow at Fairmont. The Messrs.
True have gone. to Fairmont to be in
attendance.
Word has been received from lie Sueur
Center stating the death of Peter earns
chied, one of the old settlers of that
region Mr.. Garnschied died last Friday
at the age Of seventy years. The re-
mains were inferred at LIE Sueur Center
yesterday.
A little daughter was bern to Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Carney Sunday morning, but
lived only an hour or two, and the lit
tie form was inferred in Calvary Gene
terry in the afternoon, the funeral taking
place from the residence in the Security
block at two o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Car
ney have the sympathy of their many
friends in their sorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29

Judge Hughes yesterday afternoon ap
pointed Lewis L. Wheelock guardian for
Mrs. Eliza Douglas, who was recently
sent to the insane asylum at Rochester
from Owatonna, and whose residence is
in this county, near Madison lake. The
bond was placed at $4,000. Mr.. Vince
lock is a member of the legal firm of
Wheelock & Sperry, and Mr.. Sperry ap-
peared at the hearing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
PROBATE MATTERS.
Guardian Is Appointed, and a Will
Pr0bated.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Judge Hughes made the final decree to-
day in the Matthias Lang estate. The
terms of the will are to be carried out.
The l60 acre farm southeast of the city
is to be left to the four sons, John, Will
lam, Matthias and Nicholas p Lang, in
undivided fourths, provided they pay
before May LIST next 5000 to Joseph
Lang, $1,000 to Anna Albus, $1,000 to
Katie Smith, and $1,000 to Elizabeth
Lang. In case the money is not paid as
provided, the farm is to be divided
equally between the eight children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
FREE GOVERNMENT LAND

Extra valuable timber and claims
in the near vicinity of railroad and
town. Call or write for free booklet
and map. u. S. Homestead Land
Co., 231-2 Bank of Minneapolis build
ing, Minneapolis, MINI.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-15
ST. PAUL.

B. J. Thompson of Waverly was
the guest of friends IN the city last
week-and a welcome one.
The new capitol grounds are we'll
under way, and the building is a
very interesting place to visit.
The Minnesota Educational As
ISOLATION, which will meet in St.
Paul during the holidays, will be a
good occasion to visit the Twin
Cities as the w. P. A. has decided
to make US a rate of one fare plus 50
cents for the round trip, plus Is cts.
for excursion certificate.
In the St. Paul Book and Sta
tionery building we were recently
accosted by our old friend, J. M.
Grisom, whose tonsorial parlors at
River Falls in the past years were
the delight of all who entered. His
face and figure have been touched
very gently by the hand of time
and his genial manner is as marked
as of old. He is the engineer of the
building, which is the leading book
store west of Chicago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-15
CLIFTON.

Mrs. E. Hammond is visiting
friends at Prescott.
Miss Haessley of Herbert is teach
ing in the Bailey district.
All quiet in Clifton and Oak
Grove since the creamery law suit
Z. H. Marks auction was well at
tended and all of his goods were
sold.
Mrs. N. H. Johnson has been up
to Traverse county, Mimi, on a
visit.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. D. Finley has been quite sick
but is better at present.
Treasurer Awtater will be pre-
pared to write tax receipts on Mon
day, the Goth. Taxes are higher
this year than last.
n. H. Johnson made trip to De-
corah, Ia, in conjunction with the
other members of the county court
house building committee.
Owners of recently-granted tow
orders will find them in the posses.
sion of the treasurer who will col
lect taxes and cash orders in River
Falls on advertised dates. C.