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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25
Sept. IS 25 Oct. 9.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County on
Blue Earth In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estates of Pc
ter Schollenberger, deceased, Johanna
Schollenberger, deceased, Margaretta
Funk, deceased Gertrude Schollenber-
ger, deceased, Barnardna Schollenber-
ger deceased.
ing been duly made and filed I'm this
court among other things that Peter
Schollenberger who resided last prior to
TO his death at Mankato i'm said county
OF Blue Earth and state of Minnesota,
died at said Mankato on December
18th, 1864, seized of an estate of inher-
itance> in certain lands in said county
of Blue Earth and state of MinEesot9
described in said petition. and thht one
Johanna Scholenberger, who resided
last prior to her death in said Man
kato i'm said county, died at said
Mankato in said county in August
1869 seized of an estate of inheritance
i'm said land and that one Magdalina
Schollenbergers who resided last prior
TO her death at said Mankato in said
county died therein on May 18th 1871,
seized of an estate of Inheritance i'm
said land; and that one Margaretta
Funk who resided last prier to her
death at said Manlsato i'm said county
died at said Mankato ON May Bird. 1874
seized of an estate of inheritance in
said same land; and that Gertrude
to her death at said MankatoS died
at said Mankato on August Bird, 1879
seized of an estate of inheritance i'm
said same land. and that Barnardina
her death at said Mankato died at
said Mankato on February 18th, 1881
seized of an estate of inheritance in
said same land; and that said petitioner
has an interest in said land and that
more than five years have elapsed
since the death of each and all 81 said
persons above named; and that the
estates of each and all of said de-
ceased persons have been administered
upon and a Final Decree made i'm
each and all of said estates, but that
through inadvertance and mistake the
said lands described in said petition
We're omitted in each and all of said
administrations and in each and all
of said Final DEGREES made by this
court; and praying that the descent
of the petitioner therein be deter
i mined by this court. and said lands
assigned to such persons as may be
entitled thereto by law.
Now therefore it is Ordered that the
said petition be. heard at term Of
this court to be held at the court house
i'm the city of MankatO in said County
of Blue Earth. State of Minnesota on
Saturday the 10th day of October. 1908
at 10 o'clock A. NJ. it is further Ordere6
that Notice of said hearing of said&pe-
tition be given by the publication OF
this Order one in each week for three
successive. weeks in The Mankato Free
Press a weekly newspaper printed and
published in said Blue Earth County,
Minnesota.
Dated September 9th. 1908.
(SeaD VIM. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate
Thomas Hughes,
Attorney
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25
Sterling Center

Miss Clara Matteson of Decoria is
visiting her sister, Miss Byron Troy.
William Ellis of Mankato is visit
ing relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erred Hicks spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. George Keith.
Mrs. Mel Fay starts Saturday for
her new home at Minor, n. d., Mr..
Fay will 90 tins week with his. car
of household goods.
Miss Bessie Long leaves Saturday
for Minneapolis to spend the winter.
Mrs. George Seerest of .Amboy spent
Monday afternoon with Mrs. s. M.
Keith.
Some of the young people here will
go to the Mankato fair next Satur-
day.
Otto Engle is building fine new
house on his place, which he bought
of Will Tipler last fall.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25
Sept 49, 25--Oct. 2 1908.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blul
Earth-ss. In probate court.
In the matter OF the estate or ~ NJ
y whereas. an instrument in writing. pur,
K. Nj. Peek. deceased. late Of sail
County. has been delivered to this court:
And whereas. Mary, L. Phalin. hal
filed Herewith her petition. representa-
among other things that said R. Nj. Pee,
ssrd day Of August, 1908. testate. and tyI
said petitioner Is the executrix named 4
said last will and testament and praying tina
the said instrument may re ad
mitted to probate. and that letters tesla
mentary be issued theron TO herself.
1t is ordered that the proofs or said instru
ment and the said petition be heard beforl
this court. at the Probate Office In TIL
city of Mankato. In said county o{
Tuesday. the 18th day OF October. A. D.. 1905
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon. when all person.
interested may appear for or contest the pro
bate Of said Instrument:
And 1t Is further ordered. that notice OF thu
time and place of said hearing be given to q /
persons interested. by publishing this orde.
Oncein each week for three successive weelS
prior to said day of hearing. in the Mankat'
Free Press a weekly newspaper printed
and published at Mankato In said county.
Dated at Mankato. the llth day of Sers
'tember. A. d. 1908.
By the Court.
probate Court Seall VIM; F., HUGHES.
". RS C. d. Geddes. Attys. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25


take treatment at the Rochester hos
pital returned from that institution
last Friday feeling very much en-
conraged. -
Miss Tidland of La Camose. Wash.
is visiting with her uncle, Captain
Tidland, in Hebron She is a daughter
of the late Louis Tidland formerly
of Hebron.
Bert Keene and family of North
Mankato spent last Sunday with rel
atives in Hebron.
The Lundeen Bros, who are putting
in the concrete work at the bridge near
the T. Hodson farm, are progressing
nicely and are doing number one
job. They are reliable men.
Herbert HOdson and Lester Door
went to Mankato last Sunday to at
tend the high school.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25
Sept. 1926 Oct. 2.
Order For Hearing on Sale of Rea
Estate of Minors.

l
Order For Hearing on Sale Of Rea
Estate of Minors.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF
Blue Earth. IS. In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Guardianship
of Sarah Cheshire. an insane person
minor.
On reading and filing the petitkn OF
Mary Cheshire Guardian of the person
and property of Sarah Cheshire an I'M
sane person for license to sell lots one
two, three and four in block one Ol
Lake View Addition to the Village OF
North Mankato, JNicollet county. Min
nesota. being the real estate of saiq
WARD. And it appearing from said
petition that it is necessary and would
be beneficial Ito said WARD. and al
persons interested therein that, ssaitl
real estate, or a part thereof should
be sold.
1T is ORDERED. That the next o.
the kin of the said WARD, and al.
said WARD, shall appear before said
Probate Court at the Probate office
in Mankato in the County of Blue
Earth aforesaid. on the 18th day of DC
tober A. ID. 1908, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, to show cause why license.
should not be granted for the sale OF
said real estate.
AND TT is FURTHER oRDEREDl
That Notice of such hearing be givel'
to all persons interested in said estaff
by publication of this order for II
successive weeks prior to said heaf
in the Mankato Free Press q WI
newspaper printed and published att
city of Mankato in said Blue Esa-.
County. Minnesota.
Dated September 9th, 1908. 4
BY the Court. 4
fseap VIM F. HUGHES. 4
Judge of Probatel
IS. B. Wilson.
Attorney. (
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25
Kerns and Hebron.

Mrs. Lindsey and children, who have
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Arthur
Shark for, some time, expect to re
turn to their home in Florida shortly
Her brother, Jack Brown, will accom-
pany her. Former Pastor Brown is
their father.
Mr.. Becker of Pearl River, Mimi.
returned to her home last week after
visiting with Mrs. Charles johnson in
the valley for some time
Quite number from this vicinity
took in the fair at Mankato last
week. William Spears took number
of prizes on colts. Mrs. William
Shart had quite an exhibit in the
culinary department.
The primary election is over. Only
two contests were on in Nicollet coun-
ty. Ole Peterson came out ahead in
Nieollet county for representative with
eighty majority over j. Q. Currier.
John Webster, the present county
treasurer, came out of the conflict
with 500 majority over S. o. Peterson.
Mr. Webster has held the office for
nearly twenty years.
Corn is well out of the way of
frosts in this section.
Threshing in this vicinity will be
well out of the way this coming
week.
Theodore Hendley continues to i'm
prove, but is very low and it will
take him a long time to recover.
Rev. Pedicord of the Hebron church
has secured the pastorate of the Anoka
Methodist Episcopal church at that
place and will move his family there
next week. Rev. Pedicord was well
liked here, and his many friends will
wish him success on his new charge
They regret his going away.
The Nicollet town board view the
concrete work at the Hodson bridge
one day last week and were well
pleased with the work of, Lundeen
brothers, who are doing an excellent
job. They expect to put in a concrete
wall at the bridge near b. f. brakes
place.
The ladies' annual missionary meet
ing will be held next Friday afternoon
with Mrs. Alfred Evanson. All mem
bers and others are requested to be
present.
Mr.. and Mrs, F. +. jefferson and
daughter Irene went to Cleveland,
Mimi, last Saturday in their auto
mobile to visit Mrs. Jefferson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. HI. s. Eldred, re-
turning Sunday afternoon.
Many of the farmers are planning
to take in the fair at Mankato this
week. Also the Nicollet County fair
at st. Peter.
Theodore Hendley continues in about
the same condition that he has been
in for some time. He does not gain
as fast as his friends could visa.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Rood and sons
spent last Sunday visiting friends
in Traverse.
Rev. Pedicord and o. B. Door will
attend the Methodist Episcopal con fer
ence that convenes at Fairmopt this
week.
Mrs. Archie Burrill, who recently
from Los Angeles, Cal, ITO
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25
WILL SPEAK IN THIS STATE
Wiilism n. Taft Is to Make Thirty
Minute Speeches.
From Fridays Daily.

tFon Ffluay Daliy.
The state campaign is further en-
ligh!ened by the announcement that
William H. Taft, republican nominee
for president of the United States, will
be in Minnesota next week. He will
appear at. ten or fifteen different places
in the state during Saturday, Sept. 26;
the following Sunday, which latter
day will be spent in St.Paul, and Mon
day, at which time the presidential
nominee will robably leave st. Paul
for Fargo and Grand Forks, returning
through Minnesota to st. Paul or
possibly continuin his trip west from
Grand Forks.
Mr.. Taft will enter Minnesota by
way of La Crosse and Winona and will
deliver an address in st. Paul and Min
neapolis. On his tour he will deliver
thirty minute speeches from the rear
platform of his private car.
His trip to Fargo will be made over
the Great Northern. He will address
gatherings at st. Cloud, Alexandria,
GAINESVILLE and other points. If he re.
turns through Minnesota from Grand
Forks he will deliver addresses at
Crookston and other places along the
way.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25
HARMONY THE KEYNOTE.

Harmony between the president and
congress is the keynote of letter
which President Roosevelt has written
to Hon. William B. Mckinley, chair
man of the republican congressional
committee. In this letter the presi.
dent says:
Il agree with all that you say as. to
the amount of affirmative and con-
structive legislation for the social and
economic benefit of our people which
has been accomplished by the con-
gress during the last seven years. The
law establishing national system of
irrigation was of vital Importance, and
stands i'm it's line as second only to
the homestead law The interstate
commerce law has been amended so as
to make it new law, with three fold
the efficiency of the old law. The en-
actment of the pure food law was of
almost or quite equal Importance. The
creation of the department of COM
merce and labor, together with the
creation of bureau of corporations,
which marks the beginning of federal
control over the huge corporations
doing an interstate business, the en-
ployers' liability law, the safety APP
pliance law limiting the working hours
of railway employs, the meat inspec-
ton law, the denaturated alcohol law,
the anti-rebate law, the laws increas-
ing the powers of the department of
Justice in dealing with those, regard
less of wealth and power, who infract
the law, the law making the Govern
ment liable for injuries to its en-
ployees, the laws under which the Pa
name canal was acquired and is. be-
ing built, the Philippines admins
tered, and the navy developed, the laws
creating permanent census bureau
and reforming the consular service and
the system of naturalization, the law
forbidding child labor in the District
of Columbia, the law providing COM
mission under which our currency sys-
tenn can be put on a thoroughly salts
factory basis, the laws for the proper
administration of the. forest service,
the laws for the admission of Okla
homa and the development of Alaska,
the great appropriations for the de-
velopment of agriculture, the legal pro-
hibition of campaign contributions
from corporations-all these represent
but portion of what has been done
by congress. and form record of sub
stantial legislative achievement in har-
mony with the best and most progress
sive thought of our people.
at is urgently necessary, from the
standpoint of the public interest, to
elect Mr.. Taft, and republican con-
gress which will support him; and they
seek election on platform which spe-
cifcally pledges the party alike in it's
executive and legislative branches, to
continue and develop the policies which
have been not merely protest but ac-
ted upon during these seven years.
These policies can be successfully car
ried through only by the hearty CO.
operation of the president and the con-
gress in both its branches, and it is
therefore peculiarly important that
there should obtain such harmony be-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25

Governor Johnson's speech delivered
at Montevideo last night was replete
with all the good deeds performed by
the last two republican legislatures.
The public will remember that John was
not the legislature, although he claims
credit for what was accomplished by
that body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25
Old Napoleon

The people from Old Mapleton that
attended the county fair at Garden
City last week were Mr.. and Mrs
B. F. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Judd
Cornell and SON Merle, Mrs. Darroch
Neil and Agnes Darroch, Mr.. and Mrs
William Otte and children, Charley
Cornell and Joe Bissell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Phelps and
children visited with G. H. Phelps
Sunday.
Charley Reiman's auction Satur-
day was quite well attended. The
stock and machinery went well.
Mrs. j. l.. Stevens returned home
last week from Il weeks visit with
her sister at 5Faribault.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25

What's all this talk about Mime
sofa democrats throwing Johnson for
the purpose of giving the state to
Bryan?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25

Cleveland Leader: Glow do you get
along with the men so well, MaudeT
"Well, expect them all to be fools,
But / don't let them suspect what |
expect. So I'm never disappointed,
and neither are they"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25

The talk of airship routes should
not put stop to thei good roads agi-
tation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

President. William II. Taft Of Ohio
vice FfcSiucnt.
49,. James S. Sherman Of New York
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25

Taft will bring his smile to Mime
sofa next Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25

Governor Jacobson--that don't sound
so worse.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-20
The Ideal Ear of Corn.

Authorities have decided that the best
form for an ideal ear should be as
near a cylinder as possible. 1t should
be about 10 inches long and about Z
inches in circumference, or at least this
ratio should be maintained. The rows
of grains should be as near parallel as
possible and the grains should grow
well over the tip and butt. The grains
should be wedge shape and their length
should be at least twice their width.
The cob should be small, from 81 to 30
per cent of an ear of corn should be
grain. In yellow corn the cob should
be red and in white corn it should be
white. If one desires his corn to have
a high protein content, the germ or
heart should be large. If meal is to
be made, the white or starchy end
should be firm, solid and heavy. The
grains of the dent varieties will be
more or less wrinkled on the outer tip,
otherwise the surface of the ear should
be smooth and glossy. A dead color
usually indicates low vitality.-S. w.
Black.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-20
PASSING OF PRAIRIE CHICKENS.

If jury of students of nature from
the Kansas prairies is ever gathered to-
gether and the question put to them ::
What is causing the disappearance of
the prairie chicken? they would not all
answer, hunters"
Very probably there would be a hung
jury, and the unexpected verdict of that
part of the jury refusing to lay the
blame on the gunners would be: THE
passing of wild prairie hay" A prairie
chicken is a pretty wise bird. She will
not lay eggs in tame hay. Somehow
she knows that a mean looking machine
with big cutting blades will soon come
along and sweep the field of its mantle
Of green glory and expose her nest to
the elements, robbers and other devasta-
tors. She shuns the tame grass but
seeks the prairie hay. If a prairie hen
say men who claim to know. cannot
ind wild hay fields in which to build her
nest she will go dry"
But the pheasant is not so wise This
bird is being planted in Kansas by the
state game warden. 1t is an imported
bird and does not vet know the kansas
language" Strange TO say, it is alfalfa
that proves the pheasant's chief enemy.
She will build her nest in the alfalfa
fields and then later shrek like blazes
because the mower has swept her nice
shady home away. The frequent cutting
Of alfalfa does not even give the pleas
ant mother a chance to fix up one good
setting and get them good and warm
Kansas City Journal.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-20
A Modern Pearl Farm

In the Gulf Of Lower California there
is in operation the largest pearl farm in
the world, where the cultivation Of
pearls has been taken up as a practical
industry. To harvest the annual crop
of pearls raised on this farm requires
the labor of thousand persons, includ!
ing the modern pearl divers, whose
methods have been completely revolu-
tionized by the up-to-date appliances
employed in this new industry Pearl
farming, as originated by the Mexican
company which owns the big Lower Cal
ifornia farm, is the result OF the dis
co7ery of very simple fact concerning
pearl bearing mollusks. After twenty
i've years of study and experiment it
was discovered that the shell loses its
gem after it is two years old, and I'M
less opened at. the proper time there Will
be no pearl within. Following this dis
covery the system whereby the shells
are cultivated until the proper time and
then opened was devised. From the
time of planting the eggs to the harvest
ing Of the crop two years must elapse,
as that length of time is required for
the growth OF an ordinary sheIl.-Chl-
cago News.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-20
RENDERS LARD HERSELF.
Boston Woman Tells How She Makes
Sure OF Pure Product.

Sure or Pure PRODUCT.
The exposure of stockyard methods
has made many housekeepers chary of
the lard of commerce, and some have
abandoned its use. Butter, however, is
expensive and substitutes not always
satisfactory.
Here is the fashion in which Boston
woman makes certain that her lard is
the real thing, says the Detroit Free
Press. She says:
Il get the unrendered leaf and fry it
ont myself | cut it into pieces, about
two inches square; put them into ket-
tie with tumberful of water and a lit
tie salt, placing the pot over a very slow
fire | leave it there for most OF the
day, cooking steadily. There is no odor
whatever to perrneate the house.
when the grease is all cooked out
pour the contents of the kettle through
strainer placed over basin, from
which ] pour the pure leaf lard into
pals. | put over the strainer q flour
sack ripped open, or a large salt sack.
first welting it to keep the scraps out of
the lard
when al the grease is drained
through the cloth I bring the four cor
ners of it together and twist them hard,
at the same time pressing on the scraps
with a wooden potato masher. When l
have squeezed out all that will come
away there is left mere handful of
scraps, to be thrown away or used as
cracklings' as one may desire.
Il use the pure leaf lard, sweet. white
and faky, in preference to butter, for
frying, also for shortening in everything
except the very best of cakes, which I
have never tried with lard as shorten
Ing"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-20

Many who supply their fowls with
water regularly during the summer fail
to recognize that it is just as necessary
during the cold months. Do you not
often want to drink more in cold wealth
er than in warm? Just fill the foun-
tain and feed trough at the same time,
and note where the crowd is at once
gathered The food is as a rule dry
and tends in no way to satiate the
thirst. In summer dew, fruit and other
substitutes satisfy in a measure, but
row the fowls are entirely dependent
upon their human friends at this point.
Always remove the chill from the wa
ter and let it be pure. Do not allow it
to remain in the dishes over night and
freeze. Freezing water does not mean
pure water, even though some germs
are killed by freezing. Exercise the
same care regarding cleanliness, which
was the rule during the summer, and
the fowls will not only drink with
greater relish but you will likewise eat
their products with similar apprecia-
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-20
How to Cure Curl Leaf.

Professor Taft, of the Michigan Agri-
cultural College. has announced an i'm
portant discovery in that curl leaf,
which has been SC destructive among
peaches for several years, can be sue
cessfully treated by spraying. He esti-
mates that fully nine-tenths Of the
crop of Elberta peaches are annually
destroyed by curl leaf which might
have been saved by spraying.
The solution used is one pound of
copper sulphate dissolved in twenty
five gallons of water. The tree should
be covered with the spray, as a single
bud escaping treatment might spread
the disease. It has been found that
spraying with the solution in the fall
is as effective as when it is used later.
1t may be used at any time after the
leaves fall till just before the buds be
gin to swell in the spring.