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The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06

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Minnesota farmers Institutes will
open on Dec 3. The southwestern
crops will be under the. direction of L
"A. Sweet of Fairmont. The towns
and dates are as follows: -. -
Winnebago, Dec. B; Elmore, Dec. 4;
Amboy, Dec. 5; Madelia, Dec 6; Tru
man, Dec. Z; Mountain Lake, Dec. To-
Westbrook, Dee. IL; Jeffers, Dec l3
Bingham Lake, Dec. IA; Triumph, Dec
Il6; Ceylon, Dec. II; DunneH, Dec
Is; Sherburn, Dec. 20.
The western crops will be under the
direction of w. w. P. Mcconnell;
Cologne, Tuesday, Dec. 3; Glencoe
Wednesday, Dec. a; Hutchinson, Thurs
day, Dec. s; Silver Lake, Friday, Dec
'6; Watertown, Saturday, Dec. Z; Stew
art, Monday, Dec. g.; Hector, Tuesday
Dec. 10; Sacred Heart, Thursday, Dec
II; Clara City Saturday, Dec. l3; Eder
Valley, Tuesday, Dec. IL; Kimball
Wednesday, Dec. Is; Maple Lake
Thursday, Dee. 10; Buffalo, Friday
Dec. 20; South Haven, Saturday, Dec
81.
An eastern corps will conduct in
stitutes under the direction of Forest
Henry of Dover.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
From Mondays Daily.

e rum 1aOuOhy sASdiIv. -. .$3s5:.
|, New Ulm, Dec. Ed F. Berkner,
a merchant of Sleepy Eye, was ac-
quilted by jury of a charge of as
sault and battery brought against him
by Henry N. Doyle, travelling man
of Mankato. !i.,g
The suit against Berkner was
brought under the state law, and
County Attorney August G.. Erickson
appeared for Doyle, while Senator George
Somerville defended Berkner. The trial
was held in Judge Peter Geschwind's
court at Sleepy Eye.
Doyle had sold Berkner Bros. twenty
five baskets of grapes and billed them
at % cents. When Doyle came to the
store to collect the bill dispute arose
as to the price agreed upon. Berkner
claimed that they were bought for 81
cents Finally the original bill was paid
and Doyle was ordered out of the
store. Failing to go after repeated re-
quests by Berkner, he was carried out
through the back door of the store
by Berkner, assisted by two other
men.
On account of the prominence of the
two men the court room was packed,
and not for many years has the city
of Sleepy Eye had a case which Great
ed such general interest.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
Nov. 20. Dec 6. I3. 10 ~.


ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA County of Blue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of ole w.
Anderson. deceased.
Letters OF administration on the estate OF
said deceased being this day granted unto
David Gustafson. of said Cou .ty:
1t Is ordered, that all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be presented
to this court, for exa mination and allowance.
at the probate office I'm the City of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county. on the following day.
viz: Monday. the lst day OF June. A. ID.
1908, 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
Caplration OF which time all claims not pre-
sented to said court. or not proven to its sat
isfaction shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further. that notice of the time and
place of hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publi-
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
tlon. In the Mankato Free Press. a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 25th day Of Novem-
Der. A. d. 1907.
BY the Court.
| Probate Court SealI WIN. F. HUGHES.
Thos. Hughes. Judge of Probate.
At orney.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
WEDDINGS At EAGLE LAKE
Number Of Young Folks Are Made
Happy BY the Marriage Tie.

Frank w. Hilton, of Radium, for
merly a merchant of this place, is
guest of his father rim law, Horace
Cummins. ...... '...
All are pleased to note that n. w.
Dickinson is able to be around again
after light touch of smallpox, the
only case in the village so far this
season. -.. .s ..-.
Two marriages occurred in this vii
lage during the week. Tuesday morn
ing witnessed the union of Miss Myrtle
Godall of Tivoli and Vincent Smith of
this village. Both are popular young
people and their many friends wish
them all the good wishes possible.
Wednesday evening Miss Mary Holly
and Walter Harein of this place were
united at the home of the groom's
parents. The ceremony was witnessed
by many relations and friends from
whom a large collection of beautiful
presents. Both. couples will make their
homes in this town. . 49,
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
Nov. Is. 90. %. 1907
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Elizabeth
Morgan. deceased.
Letters teStamentary on the estate OF
said deceased being this day granted unto
Hugh NJ Roberts, 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 i'm the city of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county. on the following day.
viz: Monday, the 18th day of May. A. ID.
1908 at ten o'clock i'm 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 its sat
shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further that notice of the time and
place of hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publi-
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such eyamina-
tion. i'm the Mankato Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 18th day OF Novem-
ber A. ID. 1907.
By the Court:
[PROBATE COURT VIM. II. HUGHES,
SEAL.1 Judge of Probate.
s. b. Wilson. Attorney.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06

Congressman w. S. Hammond of st.
James, representative from the second
Minnesota district, does not expect con-
gress to take any definite action on
the proposed revision of the currency
at its session which opens Monday.
Mr.. Hammond stopped in Minneapolis
last night on his way to Washington,
says The Journal.
"The question of currency will re-
ceive lot of investigation before any
definite action is taken," he said at the
Majestic hotel. The matter is too
important one to rush through as
many people expect win be done. The
present situation is a reaction which
has been coming for some time and /
can see no reason for fearing bad ef-
fects from it, -.
Taft and Bryan are the nominees
which Mr.. Hammond expects to see
representing the two parties in the
presidential campaign. Mr.. Hammond
will arrive in Washington Friday night.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
.GOEsHER WAY ALONE.
Evolution Of Mrs. He'en Pratt
Judd in Windy City.
Was Once Pretty College Girl;
Now She's An Atheist.

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Take pretty
college girl, absorbed in the gay sor-
ority life at the University of Mime
sofa, and twist her into rebellious
wife and mother, socialist and dis
ciple of Nietzsehe, and you have a pret-
ty fair picture of the spiritual evo-
luton of Mrs. Helen Pratt Judd, who
has been divorced by Judge Carpen-
ter from Attorney William Brewster
Judd, 1917 Addison street.
Mrs. Judd, who is the daughter of
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
EDWIN |. PETTIS DEAD
WAR VETERAN HAS
J., ANSWERED LAST CALL.
Was Member Of Brsckett' s Brigade, !,
Formerly a Resident Of Garden
,... City; Funeral Mondsy.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
j Edwin l.. Pettis died Wednesday aft
ernoon at his home, 3l2 North Fifth
street. He. was well known resi-
dent. His death was sudden, being
due to a stroke of paralysis sustain
ed Wednesday morning. He was born
in New York, sixty-three years ago,
and a quarter of century ago he
moved to Garden City, in this county,
and the greater part of the time
since was spent there by him and his
family, which consists of wife, three
sons and three daughters.
Three or four years ago, Mr.. Pettis
retired from his farm and located in
Mankato, and subsequently went !, to
Canada, locating in Saskatchewan. He
had just come back from there. His
three sons, Charles, Leonard and Ed
win, are living in Canada The three
daughters are Mrs. Teeter of Blue
Earth, Mrs. Scott of this city, and
Miss May Pettis.
. The deceased belonged to the Ma
sonic lodge at Sioux City,. Iowa, and
also to Wilkin post, C. A. r. e. He
enlisted in Brackets Brigade in Wis
.consin, and marched through the war
side by side with the late Judge Ply
mat. He was well liked by all, and
his death causes much regret.
Funeral services will be held Mon.
day at nine o'clock, in charge of Will
kin post, and Rev. f. H. Willisford
will officiate. The remains will then
be taken to Garden. City for inter
ment, and services will be- held there.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
KNIGHTS MEET At ST. PETER
ST. Peter Lodge Entsrtsins theiNeish-
BORING Pythisris.

About fifteen members of the Man
kato lodge knights of Pythias went
to st. Peter last evening to attend
district meeting of that order. Ka-
sofa and Lake Crystal also sent dele
cations. uhe evening was spent in
short talks by Grand Chancellor Com
mander Frank L. Young of, Duluth,
ex Grand Chancellor Commander L. P.
Hunt, Lieutenant Governor A. 0. Eb-
erhart and others. A fine supper was
served at ten O'Clock at the Farvar
restaurant, and the Mankato delega-
tion returned home on the late Omaha
train,
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06

!. The Sleepy Eye Dispatch says that
DR.. C. N. Weyer, one of Sleepy
Eyes well known dentists, will leave
here next week for Mankato,. where he
will locate for the practice of his pro-
fession. DR.. ,Weyer came here a year
ago, soon after his graduation from
the Northwestern Dental school of
Chicago and has been most success
full in his pratice here. He is desir-
Gus, however, of establishing himself
in a larger city and has decided upon
Mankato as the city of the best oppor
tunities and prospects of any city in
this section of this state.
I DIR. Weyer. has been prominent. in
social circles here and has many
friends in the city who will be sorry to
see him leave but who will wish him
all success in his new location.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
DR.. A. w. Chase's
Kidney and Liver Pills

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Mrs. Mary Jones, s3f East End St,
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Kidney and Liver Pills effected thoroush
and lasting cure. and consider them splea4
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The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06


A man seemingly off mentally has
been seeking lodging a the city hall
the last three nights, and will be held
until it. can be learned where his
home is and what his family desires
done with him. He gives the name
of Rasmus Nelson, and claims that
his home is at Ruthton, where he
has wife and five children. He says
that he has severe headaches occasion
ally and that at such times some
thing tells him that it is best for him
to leave home. IT,
Nelson said that he is a member
of lodge No. 20, A. o. U. W., at
Tyler, and when asked to show his
last receipt pulled out an empty to-
bacco bag and said that was it.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
TURNS / BOLD TRICK
Big Safe Of Brandrup & Nettle-
ton Robbed Last Night.
Thief Gets to the College Office
Via the Fire Escape.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The safe in the office of Brandrup
& Nettleton at the Mankato Com
mercial college was broken into some
time last night and about $50 in
money stolen. 1t was a bold robbery,
and successfully executed without the
use of explosives. There is little or
no clue to the robber.
Up the Fire, Escape. a
The robber gained an entrance to
the building by going up the fire
escape on the east side of the build
ing, and entered the door to the Of
flee from the hallway that led to the
fire escape. Having gotten into the
office, there seems to have been no
difficulty in opening the door to the
safe 1t is not known whether this
was locked or not. 1t was the Gus
tom to lock it, and Professor Brand
rup remembers having locked it in
the middle of yesterday afternoon,
when he went home, but Professor
Nettleton may have opened it later,
as he left on an afternoon train for
Alexandria to be gone day or two.
If he did, it is possible that he failed
to lock it, but the chances are that
he did not open it, as he made no
notation of having taken or deposited
any money. s#s
Got to the Money.
The door to the safe having been
opened. the thief pried out the inner
steel box that contained the money
He must have used a ehisel to: dc
this, and i'm order to get a place
to use the chisel he cut the wood
work with a large jackknife until
he broke an inch of the blade off, and
then he abandoned the knife, and it
was found this morning. This with
some partly burned matches were the
only things left by the robber He
evidently tried to pick the lock of the
inner drawer with pen, for pen
holder and stub pen were found IN
side of the safe. s.
The steel box yielded when the
wooden shelf under was removed, AM
it was then taken out and broken up,
so that the front could be torn off.
The money drawer was pulled out, and
the currency that lay upon top,
amounting to about $50, in bills from
81 up to $40, was taken. Under the
bills were some checks, and these were
undisturbed. Beneath the checks was
$40 in gold that the robber over
looked, evidently thinking that there
was nothing left but checks.
Safe Is Damaged.
The safe was wide open this morn
ing when Professor Brandrup entered.
The interior is badly damaged, and it
must have taken the robber a couple
of hours to complete his task.
1t is only a, short time ago that
Professor Brandrup's residence was
burglarized, and he is beginning to
think that he is marked.
The police were informed of the
robbery, but there is little hope OF
apprehending the thief.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06

Anton Beetsch, a man about seventy
years of age, was. arrested today and
arraigned this afternoon before Judge
Comstock on the charge of assault in
the second degree upon Gilbert Hail., a
we'll known resident of the city, who
is eighty-nine years old. The assault
is alleged to have taken place Nov. .l6,
and to have been made with a club,
held in the hands of Beetsch.
Beetsch's hearing was set for Dec.
at a. M, and he was released on
$500 bail. a..
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06

|. August Carlson, a stone quarry
worker, died yesterday morning, aged
forty-four years, He was a single
man, and was born in Sweden, coming
to America twenty-five years ago, and
locating in Mankato, where he con-
tinued to reside ever since. He work
ed in different quarries, and was a
faithful employee and well liked. A
week ago he was stricken with typhoid
fever, and his death quickly followed.
+ The only relatives that the deceased
had in this country are his sister,
Mrs. Gust Gunderson of Belgrade, and
her family. a.o,5. ~. a 81
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternon from the ,undertak-
ing rooms of Landkamer Bros. & Dav-
idson, and the interment will be made
in the Belgrade cemetery.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
q; GARDEN ilE CITY STORIES
M any Events Of General Interest in
That Village.


Eugene Bunce was Mankato caller
| Tuesday.
Chester Kendall was in Mankato last
week. - 3D. s.a .a
Miss Florence Parker, who teaches
school in Albert Lea, spent Thanks
giving at her home in Garden City,
and her sister Anna, who goes to
Mankato school was home. -.
Henry Belknap was Mankato caller
Tuesday.
Blanche Bixby, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Reynolds of Amboy,
is home again. - ..!.. 500 -.
Mr.. H. Brush and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. L. Miller and daughter of
Amboy attended the reception for Mrs.
Miller Wednesday evening.
Ida Bernett of Mankato is visiting
friends in town.
Mary Folds of Vernon Center visited
her friend, Laura Buckles, of this place
4, last week.
Mr.. Merservy is on the sick list.
Laura Bixby was Mankato caller
Tuesday.
Lou Tyson was in Mankato this
week.
Misses Mary and Maud Campbell
spent Thanksgiving at home.
There was Christmas sale and
chicken pie supper in the Christian
church basement Friday evening.
Miss Hertha Hopkins went to her
home in st. James to spend Thanks
giving with her relatives.
Earl Duffield was a Mankato caller
Monday.
Ray Millard spent Thanksgiving with
Miss c. Boynton of this place.
Mrs. Buckles was in Lake Crystal
Friday. : il.
Mr.. and Mrs. We're Bixby visited
Mrs Bxby's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tressler of Blue Earth, for Thanks
giving.
Frank Fairchild received word that
his father in Minneapolis was very
! ILL.,
The people of Garden City gave a
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The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06

The will. of the late Iantha A. Nc
Queen of Mapleton was filed for pro-
bate today. It leaves all of the prop.
erty to, her sister, Calista Nelson, and
names her as executrix. The property
consists of 81 500 of personal property
and $1,000 of. real, estate. H.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06

|. Another .'didn't know it was loaded"
affair was the cause of a serious
wound to Dale Burgess, a young lad
at Eagle Lake He with some other
boys was at the home of Merit Mynard
playing with guns when the Oldest
Mynard boy, Clifford, raised a, 22=cali-
bre-= revolver and pulled the trigger.
The ball entered. the Burgess boys
right eye and lodged inside the skull
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06

ex- Mayor Robert Pratt of Minneapolis
now president of the board of educa
tion of that city, is to-day waiting
on the table at hotel on the North
Side. Her fathers home is open to her,
but the spirit of revolt which seems
to have been awakened in this college
woman's seven years of married life
has compelled her to 60 her way alone.
Says Marriage Was Not Happy.
"Mr. Judd and l were married in
1900 in Minneapolis, and lived together
for five. years." said Mrs. Judd to-day.
"a daughter, Alice Gertrude, Judd,
now five years old, was born during
that time. 1t was not. happy mar
riage, but it's, details are personal and
private.
Toward the end of that period my
husband and / became acquainted with
several socialists. My old habits of
reading, broken off during the early
years of domestic drudgery, came back
and threw myself into the intellec-
t,lal life which had craved in mar
riage, and, thus far, had not found.
81 began to read Nietzsche, and the
old Baptist binders. which had worn
dropped from my eyes. Mr.. Judd is a
Congregationalist and well content
with it's creed. His investigation of
socialism was perfunctory. 1t had to
be, from his very temperament.
Now She Is an Atheist.
Il became, and am today, an atheist,
AS for socialism. am drawn that
way, but l should hesitate to put
on the badge, for | am still a, student.
Why am | waiting on the table here? !?
To earn money with which to study in
the University of Chicago.
"When ! left my husband two years
ago | taught school in Wisconsin My
father approved the idea of divorce,
although he is conservative man. 1.
came here to get my divorce, and took
the first remunerative position ] could
get. The labor market, for women, L
found, doesn't give wide range of
choice"
Mrs. Judd is brunette about thirty
years of age. In the plain garb of the
working woman which she wore were
evidences of, the same taste that had
designed gowns for sorority chops" at
Minnesota, but the resemblance stop
ped there. The eyes, were sad and the
mouth had dropping corners.
Slave Is No Fit Mother.
"Why did / leave my child?' con-
tinued the woman. Because mother
who is a slave it no fit mother for any
child. Better no mother at ALL. When
marriages are founded on love children
won't be reared in an atmosphere of
tyranny on one side and duplicity on
the other" W
Mr.. Judd, willie resisting Mrs. Judd's
plea for divorce and insisting that it
was she who deserted and not he, was
at some pains to make it clear to the
court that he lih,l no reflection to make
on his wife for her advanced ideas.
"She used to say" he told the court
"that she was in loNe with me when
she married me-that she was in love
with love. She left me when her con-
victions told her that it was wrong
for two people to live together when
they. were aiitagonistic She is not in
love. know, with anyone else"
Mrs. Judd was member of the class
of 1895. at the University of Mime
sofa and was prominent in the social
life at the institution. Her family was,
among the best known in Minneapolis.
They don't approve it is said, of her
new ideas. but have announced that
they sanctioned her separation from
her husband,
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06

The Mynard boys claims he did not
know the gun was loaded. @
. 1t is impossible to tell just at
present how serious the wound is, but
it is thought the lad will lose his
eye If he does not die
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
!. The Nicollet Leader says that "In
view of the smallpox scare in sur
rounding towns our health board de-
cided not to allow any hall dances of
entertainments in the village until the
danger from contagion is past. We have
been singularly free from smallpox cases
in the village, and any measures to
keep it so is advisable"
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
|sToRIEs FROM HOME AND E[sEWHERE|

also was brought to Sioux Falls by
Wilton and disposed of here, Hilger,
together with Sheriff John W.. Donahuel
|of Mankato, came to Sioux Falls a
day or two ago and identified the
property.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06

Sioux Falls, 8. d., Nov. 29.Justice
moved unusually swift, in the, case of
John Wilton, who only few days ago
was arrested near Mission Hill for
horse stealing. He was sentenced to
prison for three years,
Since his arrest it develops that
Wilton also was wanted at Mankato,
Minn.,, for the. theft of a team of
horses, a set of harness and a light
wagon, the property of John Hilger,
Mankato liveryman, This property
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06

The Minneapolis Journal says: iOffie'
ial announcement has been made by
the Milwaukee road of its purchase of
the Alphabet road, legally known as
the Duluth, st. Cloud, Glencoe & Man
kato railway. The road connects AL
bert Lea and ST. Clair, forty miles
apart. . The Alphabet road has been, a
mystery to the people of southern
Minnesota ever since its inception, sew
eral years ago. IT. has been tackled on
to the Southern Minnesota division of
the Milwaukee road and will be opened
up Dec. II. ,ns5 ss2 s. N
The story published in The Free
Press some. week., ago anent the, "Al-
phabet" has been verified. When you
see it in The Free Press it is sohrdluu
see 1t in The Free Press it, is 50.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily. -.
Faribault, Dec. "a disastrous fire
occurred Sunday when the dwelling
house owned by Mrs. Barron was com.
,pletely destroyed. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, partially covered by
insurance. The. building was an old
landmark, having. been built in the
early day by Bishop Whipple, and
then used as st. Mary's school for
girls. 1t has been changed in later
years to fiat. The cause of the
fire was defective wiring.
The Mankato free press., 1907-12-06

A dispatch from Chicago states that
Phraim McMurtrie,a father of Mrs.
Flora Patten of Mankato, died there
yesterday =: rs.. ta