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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
Apr. 3. 10, 17-l90S
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
EaFth-SS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Frederick NJ
Griffith. deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Clarence s. Griffith 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
i'm said Blue Earth County. on the following
day. viz: Monday, the 9th day of July
A.. p. 1908. at ten o'clock i'm the forenoon OF
said day.
1t is further ordered. that three months, from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors To
present their claims against said estate at the
expiration Of which time all claims not pre-
Sented to Sa id 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-
ton. in the Mankato Free Press. a weekly
newspaper printed and published at MankatO
i'm said County.
Dated at Mankato. the Both day of March.
A. D., 1905
BY the Court:
probate Court Seal WIN. II. HUGHES,
Judge OF Probate.
Thomas Hughes, Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
April S-16-l7
ORDER FOR HEARING UPON PETI-
TON FOR DETERMINATION OF
DESCENT OF LAND.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Peder
ErlandSon, deceased.
The petition of Knudt Rudi having
been duly made and filed in this Court
representing among other things that
one Peder GRANDSON who resided last
prior to his death at the town of Lin
coin. County of Blue Earth in the State
of Minnesota died at the town of Lin
coin in the County of Blue Earth, State
of Minnesota on the 3lst day of March.
1899, seized Of an estate of inheritance
in certain lands in the County of Blue
Earth, State of Minnesota, described in
said petition, and that said petitioner
has an interest in said lands, and that
more than five years have elapsed since
the death of said Peder ErlandSon de-
ceased. and that administration has not
been granted or had of said estate in
this State. and praying that the deS-
cent of said lands and of the interest
of said petitioner therein be by this
Court determined and said lands as
signed to such persons as may be en-
titled thereto by law
Now Therefore, 1t 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
1908, at 10 o'clock. 4. M.
1t is further Ordered, That notice of
said hearing of said petition be given
by the publication of this order once in
the Mankato Free Press weekly news
paper printed and published in said
Mankato, County.
(Probate Court Seal)
VIM. f. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Dated March oath.
f. C. Farmer,
Attorney Madelia, Mimi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
TEST SEED CORN
Formers Should be Careful About
This.
From SATURDAYS Doily

| 1t is high time that the corn grow
er should test his seed to make sure
of it's terminating power In testing
a few kernels should be taken from
many ears instead of many kernels
| from a few ears. The kernels should
be carefully counted and if less than
ninety-fve per cent grow, | should
resort to the single ear test. That
is, / should test every ear
This can be done by driving nails
into boards to hold ears in place SC
that they can be numbered and a
few kernels, say four to six, taken
from each ear and tested in little
squares of earth. These can be made
by taking egg crate filters made OF
pasteboard, and putting them in boxes
filled with earth. If one of those
squares shows a poor or no growth
the ear it was taken from can be cas-
lily traced and rejected. This means
some labor but not as much as would
appear at first. A day or two all
told will test sufficient for forty
acres. ....
On the other hand, if, taking it as
a whole, ninety five per cent or bet
ter sprouts vigorously by a little Gull
ing before Smelling one will be enabled
to raise the test to nearly perfection.
In looking over before Smelling it is
a good plan to break open every ear,
and if the grain looks dull or the
cob mouldy, reject it. Save only such
ears as show bright cob and kernel.
In setting, keep well wet but not
in too warm a room. Try and give
it the conditions as nearly as possible
that it will get when put into the
open ground at planting time. If
the soil is made fine and a cloth is
laid over the corn after it is put in
the box the cloth can be easily drawn
back and every kernel seen. This
is more desirable than to cover with
earth. Always take the precaution
not to let it dry out after it once is
started to swell or sprout.
The tip and butt kernels do not
grow as vigorous stock as those
grown in the center of ear and
neither will planter do as even
work in dropping where they are
shelled in. A good, even stand of
corn always stimulates better tillage
than poor stand, therefore it is
not alone the loss of the absent
plants that lessen the yield. There
is no crop that can be more in
creased by extra tillage than corn
and anything that will induce better
cultivation will always mean better
crop and nothing will do this more
than a good even stand when the
cultivation begins. Forest Henry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
LOSS WAS HEAVY
Cattle Cond . m ned in Medo Owned
by Atcherson Bros.


Last week The Free Press made
mention OF the large herd of cattle
that had been condemned by mem
Der of the state sanitary board, as
having been found to be afflicted with
tuberculosis, but was not permitted
to publish the names of the owners
of the stock. Editor Hotaling of The
Mapleton Enterprise visited the farm
this week which proved to be that OF
the Atcherson Brothers.
The owners place their loss in stock
alone at $1,000. The state appraised
the stock infected at 5000, seventy
| five per cent of which will be re-
| funded to the owners The Enterprise
adds:
"The Atchersons are known through
ont this section as among the fore
most, breeders of registered Shorthorn
cattle. They had established repu-
tation by long years of constant at
tention and breeding whereby all the
stock they could produce was readily
sold at renumerative figures, several
state institutions having purchased of
them in the past. As their reputation
spread, the more they came to deal
with the foremost stockmen of differ
ent states, from whom they were able
to realize better prices but since more
attention of late has been given the
tuberculosis problem, high priced buy
ers were anxious to know if their
herds had been tested. 1t was these
inquiries and the honest desire to in
sure every buyer nothing bnt the best
that could be produced in health as
well as form and color, that induced
the gentlemen to summon DR.. III. G..
Lyons, field veterinarian of Hutchinson.
to test their herds. They were posi-
tive that their cattle were in perfect
health as outwardly appearances indi-
Gated, and were wholly unprepared for
the outcome of the test which not
only dimmed their prominence in the
front ranks of Shorthorn cattle breed
ing, but caused them the loss of sew
eral thousand dollars, the result of
many long years of work and study
in this line of work. Not only is the
loss alone in the price of the cattle
condemned, but the spacious buildings
are empty as well as pasture and 9th
er preparations for stock raising.
"In cases where cattle are tested by
request and condemned, the state re-
imburses the owner to the extent of
seventy-ive per cent of the animals
value, as they are appraised. But $75
is the limit of value for registered
animal and S35 for grade, and the
cattle are appraised according to their
value from those figures down.
"All the buildings must be white
washed and disinfected thoroughly be-
fore any more stock is brought upon
the premises. ..
'The cattle were shipped from Penn
berton Monday, and slaughtered at the
South st. Paul stock yards Tuesday"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
April l0-l7-2i-190S.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-SS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF August Koch.
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Martha s. Koch administratriX OF the estate
of August Koch. deceased. representing,
among other things thar she has fully admin
stered said estate and praying that a TINE
and place be fixed for examining and allow
ing the final account OF her administration,
and for the assignment of the residue of said
estate to The parties entitled thereto by law:
1t is ordered that said account be examined
and petition heard by. this court or Mon
day, the 9Th day of May. a. ID. 1905 at 10
o'clock a. M. at the probate office in the city
of Mankato. in said county.
And it is further ordered. that notice there
of be given TO all persons interested by pub
fishing copy Of this order once in each week
for three successive weeks prior TO said day of
hearing i'm the Mankato Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
i'm said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato. the 9th day
of A pril. AID. 1905.
BY the Court:
probate Court Seal. WIN. +. RICHES.
Judge of Probate
Benjamin Taylor Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
Will of John C. Kruger Filed.

from TUESDAYS Daily
The will of the late John C. Kruger
Of Good Thunder was filed for probate
today. The estate comprises $1,000 per-
sonal property and $1,000 real estate.
To the daughters, Alma and Clara, is
left lot 4, block /, Houk's addition to
Good Thunder. To the daughter, Alma,
is left 500; to the daughter, Elsie,
5000; to the son, John, $500; and to
the personal property that is left,
share and share alike. F. III. Morlock
is named as executor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
LIS PENDENS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of
Blue Earth. District Court, Sixth Ju-
dicial District.
R. Josephine M. Alstad, plaintiff. VS. E
fl. Smith. John A. Willard, Anna M
Willard. w. ID. Willard, III. Willard
Robert Willard James r. Tinkcom.
Ellis +. Ellis, Griffith O. Williams,
Samuel j. Wilkin, and all other per-
sons and parties unknown claiming
any right, title, estate lien inter-
est i'm the real estate described i'm the
complaint herein. defendants.
Notice is hereby given that an action
has been commenced i'm this court by
the above named plaintiff against the
above named defendants; that the OBJ
ject of said action is that the adverse
of them, to the land herein described
be determined, and that it be adjudged
that plaintiff is the owner in fee of
said land free and discharged of any
claims on the part of the defendants,
and that the defendants and each OF
them have no estate, title. right. claim.
lien or interest whatsoever therein; and
that the premises affected by this action
are situated in the County of Blue
Earth and State of Minnesota, and are
described as follows: Lot five CD and
all that portion of lot four (4) which
lies south of Warren's creek on said lot,
sons Addition to Mankato according to
the plat thereof on file and of record
in the office of the Register of Deeds
of said Blue Earth County.
Dated January I'd, 1908.
THOS. HUGHES and EVAN HUGHES,
Plaintiffs Attorneys, Mankato, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
Hits Cop: Paws $50 Fine.

st. James, Mimi, Special April H.
William Casing was fined $50 and costs
by Justice Sankquist for assaulting
Officer Wirmerskirchen. Saturday night
Young Casing, who is twenty-five
years old, was noisy and when re-
Quested by the officer to be more quiet
struck Wirmerskirchen in the face
with his fist and then got away, be-
cause ne was able to outrun the officer
who is not Splinter. Sheriff For
syth was more successful and arrested
the young man, who pleaded guilty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
Accidental Shooting.

Benson, Mimi, April 9.-The SIX.
year-old son of Peter Anderson OF
Lamp Lake was accidentally shot by
an older brother yesterday.1 The boys
were shooting at mark with q
caliber rifle when it was accidentally
discharged while being pointed toward
the boy. The bullet struck the Lad
i'm the neck, and coursing backward
lodged near the base of the brain. lie
lived about ten minutes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
Endorse Simpson.

FROM FRIDAYS Daily.
The republicans of Winona county
in convention yesterday endorsed
George T. Simpson for attorney gen.
eral, W. B. Parsons for delegate at
large to the national convention.
Strong resolutions favoring Taft for
president were also passed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17

men, p. j.. Nelson, r. w. Terry, j..
X. Bennett.
Mobiles County-F. ID. Lindqnist,
Daniel Shell, S. b. Bedford, c. NJ. Gran
dali, j. H. McRobert, Edward Cooper,
Foster Moore, John Salstrom, G. W.
Patterson, F. L. HumistOn, George
Slade.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
Death of August Haas.

GAINESVILLE, April l4.-August Haas, a
section hand on the Chicago & north
western road, has died of injuries sus-
tanned several days ago when he was
run down by a wild freight car. He
leaves q family
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
Report From Waseca.

Waseca-F. j. Shoedpole was re7
elected mayor against f. II. Smith
and VIM C. Wolbschall. w. j. Preibe
was elected alderman of the First
ward, w. r. Wolf alderman OF the
Second ward and John Callahan alder
man of the Third ward. The other city
officers elected were p II. kenehan, as
SCISSOR; Peter McGovern, city attor-
ney; r. ID. Garland, city treasurer
and John Shadigan, city clerk. The
license question was not voted on.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
BELATED ELECTION RETURNS
City Officers Elected and Caucus
DELEGATES Named.

Winona, April 9.-The republican
primaries were held last evening to
elect delegates to the republican coun-
ty convention to meet at p. m. on
Thursday. On account of bad weather
there was very light turnout at the
primaries. The sentiment here among
republicans is very strong for TAFT.
and Taft delegations will be chosen to
both the state and district conven-
tions.
Faribault, April 9.-The republicans
elected their entire ticket with the eX-
ceptiOn of one alderman. The officers
are: Mayor, Hon. George l.. Smith;
assessor, Stiles NJ West; treasurer,
William Fl. Lndenberg. Aldermen:
first ward, Edward F. Swanson (R.);
second ward, j. F. Mccarthy (DD +;
third ward, Fred A. kiepenapp (RD
Fourth ward, William II. Holden (R)'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
C.. 7. Johnson Winner.

st. James,-The following were cleo
ted: Mayor, DR.. W. H. Rowe; re-
corder, Chris Larson; treasurer, Will
liam f. Shauffman; alderman, First
ward, John T. Bratrude, alderman Sec
ond ward, William G. Manning. The
mayor, treasurer and aldermen had no
opposition. The recorder had three
cornered fight between Chris LARSON
C. J. Johnson and William j. r.. Liv-
ock, the former winning out by a
handsome plurality.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
Bound Over to Grand Jury.

This forenoon Graham was arralgned
before Judge ComstOck on warrant
charging forgery in the second degree
He waived an examination and was
bound over to the grand jury. As the
punishment can be as high as seven
years in the penetentiary it was not IN
the jurisdiction of the court to liz
the bail. Neither can the prisoner &c
before the district court and ask for an
immediate sentence for the same rea-
SON
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
.SLASHES WOMAN
JUMPS IN RIVER
Italian Seeks Revenge for
JiIting-EndS Life to
Escape Mob.

CHICAGO. March 2l-Driven to bay
after he had murderously attacked a
young woman who Tilted him TO become
the bride of another. Nicholas Fortuna
leaped into the Calumet river and
drowned himself at Blue Island to es-
cape a mob in close pursuit
The romance began in far-away Pa
lerm0, on the Mediterranean sea
The victim Of Fortunes wrath, Mrs.
Rosie DibiuZ, is at st. Francis Hos
pital, in Blue Island. suffering from
three wounds inflicted with a razor. A
six months Old niece of Mrs. Bibiuz
was Internationally slashed.
Fortuna was drinking in a saloon for
several hours, and then went TO the
home Of Pietro Orsino, where Mrs. Dbl
luz was staying. As he entered the
house Mrs. DibiuZ was sitting holding
her brothers baby. Fortuna rushed
upon her with a razor. His first blow
of the blade fell upon the head OF the
infant.
The woman endeavOTed TO keep off the
drink crazed man but was unable to
do so. After slashing her twice across
the head and once on the shoulder. he
fed from the house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
DYING FROM JUMP.
CAR BRAKES FAIL
Passengers Miraculously Es-
cape Death When Trolley
Falls Thirty Feet.

SYRACUSE, y. Y, March Z1-Saved
almost miraculously from instantly be-
ing killed when a Wild trolley car Jump
ed the tracks and leaped ger a thirty
foot embankment, two OF the IzSsz-,-
gers are today lying at the point OF
death, while the four other persons who
were on the car are less seriously in
JuTed.
Mrs. II. II. Burch and Miss Lillian Z
AIetzger are the victims whose lives are
IN danger. Motornan Benjamin H
Rounds and Conductor Floyd VuilIe-
mott We're seriously hurt. Joseph Smith.
d teTl-year-Old boy, Is internally injured
and John herman is suffering from
EnOCk ana severe bruises.
The accident happened on the steep
Summit avenue hill, which terminates
Ia an embankmeut, dropping thirty feet
10 street. The tracks turn at right
angles into Bellevue street. But when
the brakes broke and Rounds lost con
troll Of the car as II dashed down the
hlll II could not take the sharp curve.
There was no chance for the CccuDants
of the car TO jump and they were car
Tied along when the car plunged over
the embankment. The car buried its
nose in the ground. ResCuers rushed 10
the spot expecting to ind the occupants
all killed, but were able to lift out the
victims, who had been hurled to the
front OF the car in a heap.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
SIX SLEEP ON PAVEMENT
WHEN DRIVEN FROM HOME

NEW YORK. March 2l.-FOr two
nights a family Of i've children with
their mother have been sleeping UNI
sheltered on The pavement iu SCANNED
street. on the lower east SIDE.
Mrs Annie Reynolds was ayiCted from
three miserable rooms on the second
rCor last Tuesday. She was destitute
and mad not friend 20 whom she could
appeal Two small mattresses thrown
against the brick wall served as a bed
for four OF the children. AIRS. Reynolds
hUdded on Top OF a table with her two
year-Old son in her arms ard tried TO
sleep
Several times policemen passed on the
opposite side OF the streeT. When re-
QJsSted 10 act they said tnat the side
Cf the street occupied by Mrs. Reynolds
and her children was 10 another pre-
cinct, and PASSED Without paying at
tention 20 she woman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
REAL CAT CLAWS
PHANTOM TERRIER,
FLEES IN SHAME
Three Witnesses Tell of
Tabby's Fight With
Dogs Ghost,

NEW YORK. March 21.-It is enough
10 scare any real cat to find that after
she has tried her nails on a supposed
dog she had been scratching a phantom.
This is what happened to a highly en-
dowed Tabby, whose experiences are de-
scribed in the current number of the
Journal Of the American Society for
Fsychical Research, under the title,
Apparent Psychic Perception by an
Animal"
The incident is set forth at length by
Hereward Darlington. assistant 70 Prof.
James II. HyslOp. and he learned about
Il from three Witnesses who last sum
mer were attending the Convocation Of
splTitualists at Lily Dale. near Buffalo,
All three, two women and one man.
were more or less skeptics regarding
manifestations of the occult.
They were walking along pathway in
daylight late in an afternoon in August
when one of the women remarked,
What a funny little dog" She de-
scribed the beast as a yellow little fell
low with a very long nose and a short,
curly tail. He was about as large as
Il fox terrier. The woman insisted. al
though her companions said she was
dreaming, that the animal was only ten
feet ahead of them. and was directly
in the middle Of the path down which
they were strOIling.
AS 70 the other two observes Mr.
Darlington, they saw nothing, and. i'm
fact, there was no dog. II was then per-
fectly light, although the sun had Just
set
As the trio were debating two To one
the question, Resolved there is no
dog they saw the cat. She was a real
cat they all agreed. She came quietly
from a house and started to walk
across the path directly in front OF
them. Before her one might have placed
a saucer Of milk with the utmost con-
tdeEce. for she was of flesh and fur,
and she had blue eyes and a tortoise
shell upholstery. Her manner was
serene.
Suddenly she stopped, arched her back
and sprang at the ghost dog The wom-
an who believed in the reality of FidO
declared he took his punishment with
out hinChing. Those who said that he
was a delusi0n testified that they saw
nothing but a Wild-eyed cat ClaWing
pieces out of the atmosphere. The cat
after a few seconds stopped. glared in
establishment, then scampered away as
fast as she could.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
PERUVIAN TROOPS
AROUSE CHILEANS
Clash Threatened Because
of ForcibIe Search for
SmugglerS.

VALPARAISO. Chile. March IL
Troops have been rushed TO Tarata. in
the frontier province of Tacna. and a
demand has been made on the Peru
Wan government TO explain the invasion
OF the town and The search of a num-
Der Of houses by Peruvian customs Of
fiCers and soldiers who prOfessed 70
believe Cnileans were being sheltered
there after smuggling goods into Peru.
The customs force said IL had chased
the smugglers across the border, and
had been turned from the pursuit 10y
the TaTata police, who seized and dis
armed them. The detachment of troops
which arrived shortly afterward was
TOO strong for the Chileaus. however
and entered "A number OF houses. though
without making any arrests.
There is the most violent excitement
in Chile over the invasion, but II is be-
lieved in official circles that Peru viii
repudiate the invaders action and pun,
ish the officers responsible for It.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
Photo by Harris Ewing
ARTHUR B. HAYES,
Whose Work as a Government Official
Has Been Commended by the
President
Attractive Offers Draw In
ternal Revenue Solicitor
From Public Service.

Arthur 3. Hayes, who sent his reslg-
nation as solicitor for the Internal
Revenue 10 the President Yesterday
viii take up the practice of law
Mr. Hayes will open an Office in this
city, Ills resignation as a Government
official was decided upon some time
ago after Mr.. Hayes had received sew
eral attractive offers. AS soon as he de
Cided 10 leave the Revenue Department
Mr. Hayes communicated with the
President. who expressed mis- regret.
Mr. Hayes has frequently submitted
reports on special lines of work. which
have brought forth Tie communication
of President Roosevelt.