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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15
BOOSTS The COLLEGE FUND
Contributions to Gustavus AdoIphus
Now Amount to $4,000.
from MONDAYS Daily.

Contributions to the building and en-,
dowment fund at Gustavus Adolphus
college, st. Peter, now aggregate up
ward of $4,000. They were collected
almost wholly by Rev. L. G. Almen
president of the board of directors. and
at the annual meeting of the board he
was able to make very satisfactory
report.
Rev. Mr.. Almen began his work less
than two years ago, and has been re-
markedly successful. He is striving to
make the fund 100000, and if he makes
as good progress in the next two years
the college soon will have the science
building that is needed.
The board drafted a recommendation
to the Minnesota conference asking that
the salaries of professors be raised. The
increase affect nearly every member OF
the faculty and average 500 year.
The board appropriated $500 for ad-
vertising the institution, and elected
DR.. G. A. Peterson, now pursuing post
graduate studies i'll Germany, to the
chair of history.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15
Children's Quarrel Ends in
Tragic Manner.
AMEL SCHAUB FIRES RIFLE
Ball Takes Eff ct in the Arm of a Boy
Named Mahlter; Wild
West Show.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
AS Il result of a children's quarrel,
Anil Schaub, twelve years old, shot
and painfully wounded boy named
Mahlter, on Saturday afternoon last.
The unfortunate affair occurred about
three miles this side of Smiths Mill and
near the home of the Mahlter boy.
From what can be learned of the
shooting, the Schaub boy had been play
ing with the children of Mike Mahlter,
and a quarrel arose. Young Schaub
started for his home, about half mile
away, and after walking a short dis
lance he turned around and fired a
twenty-five calibre rifle, the ball tax
ing effect in the feshy portion of the
Mahlter boys arm and coming out near
the shoulder. ..
The people living in the neighborhood
are very much incensed over the shoot
ing and are talking of instituting pro-
ceedings to have the Schaub boy sent
to the reformatory. He is son of Mrs.
Casper Schaub. His father is dead.
Up to this afternoon no one had made
complaint to the county attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15
WILL TALK TO PUPILS
WiIkin Post PREPARES for the Lincoln
Day Observance.
Lei.


At the meeting of Alex Wilkin post
last night it was decided to accept SUI
perintendent McConnell's invitation to
participate in the Lincoln birthday eX-
ercises, and the following committee of
arrangements was appointed: E. R.
Kennedy, NJ. Hanna, G. L. King and T.
Hodson. The committee made the fol.
lowing details:
West Mankato School-T. HOdson
chairman; Calvin Smith, John Barnard
j. G. Fowler, George NJ. keenan,, John
C. Jones, r. S. Pritchard, f. d. vii.
mot, L. L. Enfield, f. II. Steifenhofer
Pleasant Grove School-M. Hanna
chairman; L. S. Karmany, Colonel Will
liam Thomas, III. f. Johnson, w. S
Howe, w. b. Walker, +. Sheldon, NJ
Kcene, Charles S. Hoffman, Henry May
Union School-G. l.. King, chairman
Captain l.. n. Holmes, Captain C. Key,
ser, J. II. Williams, f. B. Cooper, Fred
Hcinzc, George w. Haigh, Matt Jost
Robert Girvin, George H. Clark.
Franklin SCHOOL,. r. Kennedy
chairman; w. N. Plymat, I. C. Peart
Comrade Swanson, Adam Jefferson, II
S. Holman, Charles Bennett, r. n. En-
vim, George Parrot, r. G. Rev.
| II EnoT fnr Month Mandate
j. G.. Garham for Good Thunder.
A. J.. Cummins for Eagle Lake.
\. p. Crane for Garden City.
II. S. Hemingway for Vernon.
! The Post also decided to hold meet
ings on the third Wednesday i'm eacl
month at 2 p. IN. instead of 80 p m
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Jan. Is. Feb. is. 1907.
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-SS In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate Of Mary Ann
Eager. deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition Of Edith
>. Perrln. of the county OF Blue Earth
representing, among other things, that Mary
Ann Eager, late of the county of Blue
Earth. in the state Of Minnesota. on the Both
day of December, A. D.. 1905, at the county of
Blue Earth. died intestate. and being an in
death. leaving goods. chattels and estate
toner is daughter of said deceased. and pray
ing that administration OF said estate be to
III. b Perrin granted.
1t is Ordered. that said petition be heard be.
fore said Court on Monday the 18th day of
February. A. D. 1901; at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. at
the Pribate office. in the Court House in Man
kato. in said ounty,
And all persons interested in said matter
are hereby required to appear at
said time and place and show cause if any
| there be. why said petition should not be
granted.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be
given to the heirs of said deceased and to all
persons interested. by publishing this order
once i'm 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 Mank alto the 18th day of jan
uary. A. ID. 1907. By the Court
WIN. +. HUGHES.
probate Court Seall Judge Of Probate
s. b. Wilson, Attorney.
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NO SPRING SHOOTING
That 8 the Plan Proposed BY the Wis
consin Commission.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
S. f. Fullerton, executive agent of
the state game and fish commission, has
been asked by President William
butcher of the National Association of
Audubon societies for the protection of
wild birds and animals, to assist Mr.
Swenholt of the Wisconsin commission
in maintaining the integrity of the
anti-spring shooting law in Wiscon-
sin. There is movement OH foot in
Wisconsin to have the legislature repeal
this law and Mr.. Fullerton will 60 to
Madison as member of the Audubon
society to work against any attempt
made to repeal the law.
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BIG PARTY BY FARMERS
How They Do Things In Aberdeen
South Dakota

From Tuesdays Daily.
The preparations for the second an
nual farmers ball, which is. to be helt
at the opera house in Aberdeen OF
the evening of Feb. 10, are about com
pleted, and the Indications are that il
will be a greater success than the one
held last yeariC
Hundred of farmers from all the sur.
rounding country will be in attend
ance with their wives, daughters ant
sweethearts andI their numbers will be
augmented from the ''city folks" sc
that the attendance promises to exceed
that of last year, when more than l.,
900 persons were present.
The festivities will begin in the
morning with a reception to the visit
will be barbecue. Preparations have
will be ar barbecue. Preparations have
been made to roast whole two oxen, in
Vulnerable sheep and smaller animals
and there will be burgoo and all the
other comestibles that go to make up q
real old fashioned southern barbecue
The dancing will begin at nine o'clock
and it is expected that it will be early
morning before the last of the visitors
have climbed into their sleighs and
started on the homeward journey. That
is the way the farmers in South Dako
ia do things.
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PROGRAM FOR ElsIEDF0D
Union Literary Meeting to 6e Held at
70 Hoeeb Marchl.

Horeb March,.
From Saturdays Daily.
Program of the union literary meet,
! ing of Bethel. Salem and Horeb, But
tcrnut Valley and Cambria, to be held
at Horeb Calvinistic Methodist church
March |, 1907.
This local esteddfod will be presided
over by the Rev. j. ID. Jones and con
Quoted by the Rev. r. l.. Griffith.
The numbers are as follows:
Mixed chorus from sixteen to twenty
voices, the tune wesley" from Meri-
dith's collection of Welsh hymns and
tunes.
Quartet ~. Bwthyn AIRY buymt," Welsh
or English.
Duet, soprano and alto-"Dear to the
Heart of the Shepherd two stanzas
without chorus No. 81, Pcntecostal
hymns.
Solo for juniors under fifteen, "Pull
for the Shore" Gospel hymns.
Organ solo-Ewing, Calvinistic Mctho-
dist and Congregational Welsh hymn
books, for Juniors under sixteen.
Conditions-Composition to be i'll the
hands of the adiudicators not later than
Feb. 25, 1907.
Competitions allowed in Welsh or
English. .a ga
AdjudicatOrs- Music, Mr.. Edward n.
Jones, Jerusalem church; poetry, Rev. T..
l.. Griffith, Cambria; translation and es-
say, Rev. j. d. Jones, Cambria; letter
to teacher, Miss Florence Luruer, Cam
bria; recitations, Messrs. w. Rowlands
and James Thomas. ....
Treasurer, Mr.. Ernest Hughes; rosette
committee, three dozen rosettes to be
prepared, Miss Susie Hughes, Miss Millie
Thomas and Miss Ellen Davies; prizes,
for amounts of prizes see the local pro-
grams; poetry, four stanzas of eight
lines, each to the Spring." one stanza,
"The Bachelors" composition-essay-
'The True Value of Education;" three
minute address for juniors under fifteen;
subject, @'sSchool Days." translation,
Welsh to English, hymn commencing, 90
Iachawdwr Pechaduriaid;" English to
Welsh, BLESSED Assurance, Jesus Is
Nine" by Fannie Crosby; Rotations,
Nor bruper e wyn myned yu hem"
Longfellow's psalm of Life" first two
and last stanzas; letter writing, ITO a
Teacher" for juniors under fifteen.
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SEND COAL BY EXPRESS
Five Hundred Pound Sacks for North
Dakota Points.

Duluth, Feb. lI.-Coal is being ship
ped by express from Duluth to Dakota
points. Orders for two 5OO-pound sacks
were filled today, the coal being con-
signed to Bottineau, n. ID. Families liv-
ing there telegraphed friends in Duluth
that they were in danger of perishin2
from the cold. The shipments also in
Guided provisions aad candles. The roads
running out of Duluth are taking radi-
cal steps to avert the threatened coal
shortage in the twin cities, and yester-
day Il total of $50 cars of coal left the
head of the lakes on the three roads.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15
DEATH OF JOHN HINNIKER.
His Demise Occurred in California
on Jan. II.

Mrs. Mary Thinker has just received
the sad news from California that John
Thinker had died at the home of his
son, John Thinker, Jr., at Larkspur,
Cal, on Jan. IL, from stroke of apo
pleXy. Deceased was seventy-six years
old. He leaves six sons and three daugh-
tiers, six of whom live in California,
one in Texas, one in Nevada, and the
other in the north, abiding place not
exactly known. Besides two brothers in
Minnesota, Christopher of Limstown,
the other, Peter, of Hastings. Also one
brother in Europe. He will be remem-
bered by the people here as running a
grist mill for many years near kasota.
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Feb S-15-2', 1907
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth-ss In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of John 5. Hinkiey
deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
:. b. Wilson. 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: Monday, the 5th day of August. A. d..
1907. at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
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
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
Sented to said court, or not proven to It's sat
iSfactiOn. shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time ana
place of hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by piIbli-
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such eXamina-
ton, i'm the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato.
in said county
Dated at Mankato. the 4th day OF jan
uary. A. ID. 1907
By the Court:
PROBATE COURT WIN. +. HUGHES,
SEAL Judge of Probate.
S. B. Wilson. ATTORNEY.
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Feb. S-15-22. 1907.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.--ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Gustaf Johnson.
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Edward J. Johnson, administrator of the
estate of Gustaf Johnson, 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 account of his admins
tration, and for the assignment Of the residue
OF said estate to the parties entitled thereto
by law.
1t is ordered that said account be ex-
amined, and petition heard by this Court.
on Saturday. the End day Of March. A.. d.
1907 at 10 o'clock a. m, at the Probate
Office, in the City of Mankato, in said
County.
And il is further ordered that notice
thereof be given to all perons interested
by publishing a copy of this order once
i'm each week, for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing in the Man
kato Free Press. a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato. in
said County.
Dated at the City of Mankato the 9Th day
of February. A. ID. 1907.
BY the Court,
probate Court Seal)
VIM F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
Jno G. Noe. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

of money authorized by this act arc
made subject to legislative assent OF
the several states and territories to the
purpose of said grants.
Sec. 4. That if any portion of these
, moneys received by the designated of
ficers of any state or territory for the
ture, mechanic arts, and home economics
or for the maintenance of branch eN-
pertinent stations as provided in this
act shall by any action or contingency
be diminished or lost OF be misapplied
it shall be replaced by said state or
territory concerned, and until so re-
placed no subsequent appropriation
shall be apportioned or paid to such
state or territory: Provided, That no
portion of said moneys shall be applied
directly or indirectly under and pretense
whatever to the purchase or erection
of any building or buildings or to the
purchase or rental of lands.
Sec. ). That it shall be the duty of
each of said city high schools, agricul-
tural high schools and branch expert
ment stations annually, on or before
the first day of February, to make to
the governor of the state or territory
i'm which it is located a full and de-
tailed report of its operations, includ-
ing statement of receipts and eXpen-
ditures, copy of which report shall be
sent to each of said agricultural high
schools, and branch experiment stations,
to the secretary of agriculture, and to
the secretary of the treasury of the
United States, said reports to be made
on blanks to be supplied by the secre-
tary of agriculture.
Sec. g. That OH or before the first
day of July in each year after the pas
culture shall certify to the secretary of
the treasury as to each state and terri
tory whether it has complied with the
provisions of this act and is entitled to
receive its share of the allotment herein
provided for branch experiment sta
tions, for agricultural high schools and
for city high schools under this act and
the amount thereupon which it is en-
titled to receive. If the secretary of az
ricuIture shall withhold a certificate
from any state or territory for the
whole or part of its appropriation, the
facts and reasons therefor shall be re-
ported to the president and the amount
involved shall be kept separately
in the treasury until the close of the
next congress in order that the state
or territory may, if it shall so desire,
appeal to congress from the determina
ton of the secretary of agriculture. Ii
the next congress shall not direct such
sum to be paid, it shall be covered into
the treasury, and the secretary of agri-
culture is hereby charged with the pro-
per administration of this law.
Sec. I. That the secretary of agri
culture shall make an annual report to
congress on the receipts and eXpendi:
lures and on the work of the agricul
tural high schools, city high schools,
branch agricultural experiment stations
in all of the states and territories to
which sallotmcnts are made, and also
whether the appropriation of any state
or territory has been withheld, and, if
So the reasons therefor.
Sec. s. That congress may at any
time amend, suspend, or repeal any or
all the provisions of this act.
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Isaac FELTON, Committed.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Isaac FELTON,, prominent old resi-
dent of this city was examined as to
his sanity nthe probate court before
Judge Hughes this morning and the
Judge committed him to the st. Peter
insane asylum
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Committed to the Asylum.
FROM Mondays Daily


Emil kopp of Madison Lake was ex.
amined as to his sanity in the probate
court before Judge Hughes this morning
and after the judge heard the testimony
he committed him to the St. Peter asy.
lum and Sheriff Donahue and Deputy
Sheriff G. G. Phillips drove down to the
st. Peter asylum with Kopp this after
noon.
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Is Dying in Chicago.

Sleepy Eye, Feb. S.-Peter Christen
son, for many years leading business
man of Sleepy Eye, is dying in a Chi
cago hospital, where he underwent a
surgical operation. His family left for
Chicago today in the hope of seeing him
alive.
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Anti-Horse Thief Association.

The annual meeting of the Watonwan
County Anti Horsethief association will
be held at the court house in st. James
on Saturday next
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15
Coal Famine at Marshall.
From Mondays Daily

The News Messenger states that not
a pound of hard coal can be obtained in
Marshall. Carloads of coal ordered by
dealers there have been OH the road for
more than a month
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Trial Of Man Accused Of
Robbery.
JURY LISTENS TO EVIDENCE
Judge Cray Is Not Feeling Well and
Expects 10 Adj urn Court Within
a Few Days.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Judge Lorin Cray of the district
court has not been feeling very well for
the past ten days and yesterday he de-
cided to adjourn court after he tried the
criminal case of the State of Minnesota
VS.. George .Devans and the civil case of
Evan Hughes VS.. Minnie A. Carpenter,
until the June term, so that he can re-
cuperate.
The case of the State of Minnesota
VS.. George Devans is now on trial before
a jury. Devans was indicted Oh a
charge of grand larceny in the first de-
gree by the grand jury in November
and he was tried at the November term
of court, but the jury disagreed and he
is now being tried again. Peter Ulman
of this city swore out a warrant charg-
ing him with stealing $45 from him.
County Attorney w. A. Plymat ar
gued the case for the state and at
ll:2O this morning the jury was ex-
cused until 80 o'clock this afternoon
when Attorney w. r. Geddes argued the
case for the defendant The Judge
charged the jury about 2:3O O'Clock.
The case of Louis Swanson VS.. Chica
90 & Northwestern Railway company,
a corporation, and the case of William
johnson VS.. Chicago & Northwestern
Railway company, will be tried at the
June term of the district court. S. B.:
Wilson was the plaintiffs attorney in
both cases and Brown, Abbott & Som
sen of Winona are the attorneys for
the defendant. The railway company
brought about fifteen witnesses to this
city and they all left for their homes
this morning.
The criminal case of the State of
Minnesota VS.. Frederick Deef, indicted
by the grand jury OH charge of as
sault in the first degree will be tried
on Feb. Is, at two o'clock p. M, and the
petit jury will then report at the court
house.
The only other case to be tried at
this term will be that of Evan Hughes
VS.. Minnie A. Carpenter.
Forty-five cases, comprising the Grim
inal calendar will be called at the regu-
lar June term of the district court and
that will include the following cases
and they will be disposed of in the fol-
lowing way:
For trial by jury 10, for trial by
court l3, continued by consent 8, passed
upon first call ), dismissed ,, reported
tried 2.
The attorneys for Margaret Culvege
against Alexander Bashaw and the city
of MankatO was argued before Judge
Cray in the district court yesterday at
ternoon.
Mrs. Culvege fell into sewer exca-
walton last summer on North Broad
street and sued the city and its con-
tractor to recover damages for alleged
personal injuries. The case was tried
at the November term of court and
verdict of $3.50 returned for the plain
tiff. Contractor Bashaw now seeks to
gain a new trial and the city is stand
ing by him in this litigation.
HI. l.. Schmitt and Lownsberry &
Simmons, the two property owners that
are contesting the assessment on Board
street, were granted an additional stay
by Judge Cray yesterday to give them
time to prepare a case for the supreme
court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15
Ganted a Patent.

Leopold S. Under of Mankato has
been granted letters patent for regis
tering means for fowls.
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Injured While Coasting.
From Mondays Daily. D.

rIOIII IHOIIUdy 8 DdIIy.
Howard Weller, while toasting on the
Rapidan Mills hill last evening, sustain
ed fracture of the. left ankle. bones
and dislocated the ankle Joint. He is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. w. W Weller.
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Called to Slayton Church.

From Tuesdays Tally.
Rev. j. II. LaGrange of Sandstone
has been called to the pastorate OF the
Presbyterian church at Slayton.
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III. l.. Schmitt and Lownsberry &
Simmons, the two property owners that
are contesting the assessment on Board
street, were granted an additional stay
by Judge Cray yesterday to give them
time to prepare case for the supreme
court
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Cray in the district court yesterday at
ternoon.
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