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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-17
Jan 3. 10, H. 1908
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas
Spence. deceased.
Letters of administration with the will an
neXed on the estate of said deceased being
this day granted unto Charles D. Geddes 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 tn day of March. A. ID.
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 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
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. i'm the Mankato Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at Mankatos the. Goth day OF Deem
Der. A. ID. 1907.
BY the Court:
lPROBATE COURT VIM. +. HUGHES.
SEAL.l Judge of Probate.
w. Il. & C. ID. Geddes Attorneys.
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The ben, of the Peoples State bank
of Madison Lake for county deposits
was presented and having been passed
upon by the county attorney and
board of audit was on motion approved.
The bondsmen are George T. Swear
ingen, Ethel c. Swearingen, Walter
J. Schler, John Neary, Lewis Pitcher
The matter of the improvement of
the Rapidan Mills road now under
consideration was continued until the
next session on motion of Com.
Schultz.
The next meeting of the board will
occur Monday, February Bird, 1908, 2
p. m.
The probate judges office was al
lowed 1920 for clerk hire.
Applications for correction of as
sessment which were considered and
approved were Jennie Fuller and w. F..
Cookson, two.
The following resolution offered by
Com. Young was considered WELL then
voted upon:
ResOlved That the sum of seven
thousand five hundred dollars be and is
hereby appropriated out of the county
road and bridge fund to aid in the
construction of the proposed new bridge
across the Minnesota river at A street.
Ayes and noes were called for. Resolu
ton lost.
The same resolution was offered
making the amount six thousand dol
lars. Ayes and noes were called for,
result all voted aye excepting Com.
Jones. The resolution was declared
carried and six thousand dollars APP
propriated
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STORIES FROM GARDEN CITY
Cominss and Goinss, Social Affairs
and News Notes,

| Grant Ward, of ASA, Canada, is
here to spend the winter. ~.
Mrs. Melvine Crane is on the sick
list.
Charles Peterson is in Good Thun.
der where he is employed on The
Herald.
The fourteenth anniversary of the
NJ. w. A., of Garden City had ban.
quet in their hall on JAN 6. They
had short program and an excellent
supper which was partaken of by about
thirty people.
Mrs. L. d. Mills and daughter Lois
are on the sick list.
Mr.. A. w. Bixby and Blanche visited
Mrs. Reynolds of Amboy Saturday.
Miss Esther Thompson started in
school this week.
Henry Mcbride who has been in Sc
attic, Wash. for some time returned to
his home in Garden City Tuesday.
Mrs. W. A. Wagner is on the sick
| list.
Delphine Tressler, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. We're Bixby
for two weeks, returned to her home in
Blue Earth Tuesday.
| Lois and Horace Bunce, who have
been visiting relatives in Manly, Iowa
returned home Saturday.
Frank Thurston was a Mankato cal
Ter Saturday.
Mrs. John Bixby is on the sick list.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Caller of Vernon Cen
ter attended the NJ. w. A., banquet
Monday evening.
| Mrs. G. Hart and children visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lemon of
Eagle Lake last week.
Lou Tyson was in Mankato Satur-
day.
Mr.. Shep Roberts is very sick.
John Felix was Mankato caller
this week.
Ida Bixby, who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Blk
i by, returned to her school in lie Sueur
Center Saturday.
Morse Gates returned to his school
| in Des Moines, Iowa, this week.
Effie Swan is attending the Normal
school at Mankato.
Z. E. Norton is quite sick.
| Frank Fairchild Jr., is on the sick
! list this week.
Will Sherman had three brothers
visiting him last week, Ross Sherman,
of Stirum, N. D., Sidney Sherman, of
Niche, N. d., and Geogre Sherman of
| Ulen MINI.
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ton has one class of fortyanine. She
can give lectures to the. class, but it
was question whether the students
get as much good from that as from
individual daily Rotations. Some
of the students realize that when they
recite one day they are not likely
to be called upon for two or three
days following and do not work as
hard as they would if they expected
to be called upon every day to recite.
Superintendent Mcconnell said that
he and President Hughes had selected
Miss Isabel Stene of Minneapolis, a
graduate of the Kenyon high school
and of the University of Minnesota
in 1905, who has taught in the Adrian
high school for two years and has
been twice elected to the principal.
ship of that school this year but was
unable to accept for family reasons.
Miss Stene Chosen.
The board proceeded to ballot for
an additional high school teacher, on
motion of Mr.. Davies, and Miss Stene
received the votes of the six mem
bers present. Her salary was placed
at $40 month.
The bills were allowed.
The meeting was attended by all
of the members except DIR. Beach and
Mr.. Scherer, who is out of the city.
Statistical Report.
Superintendent Mcconnell presented
the following statistical report for
December:
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Jan. lo-i7-2i-isOs.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL
probate Court Seal.)
w. r. e G.. ID. Geddes,
Attorneys.

ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of William
Kane. deceased.
Whereas an instrument in writing purport-
Kane. deceased. late of said County
has been delivered to this Court:
And Whereas. Joseph III. Kane
has filed Herewith his petition represent
ing among other things. that said William
Kane died in said County. on the 9th
day of December. 1877. testate. and that said
petitioner Is the executor named in said last
VIII AID Testament. and praying that the
said instrument may be admitted to probate.
ana that letters testamentary be issued there
on to himself
1t Is Ordered. That the proofs of said in
strument and the said petition be heard be-
fore this Court, at the Probate Office in the
City of MankatO in said County. on Tuesday,
the 4th day of February. AID. 1908. at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon. when all persons in
tereSted may appear for or contest the pro-
bate of said Instrument:
And 1t Is Further Ordered, That notice OF
the time anC place OF said hearing he given
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
MdnkatO Free Press, weekly newspaper
printed and Published at Mankato. in said
county.
Dated at Mankato. the ID day of January
A. d.. 1908.
BY the Court
probate Court Seal VIM. Il. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
W. r. & c. d. Geddes. Attorneys
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INSTALLED AT ST. CLAIR
r. NJ. A. Officers Given Obligation,
Mems Club Meeting.
dnrr,r Dan


The installation of the r.. n A.
lodge of st. Clair occurred Thursday
evening, Jan. 9. 1t was conducted by
Mrs. John Steel of Decoria. The fol-
lowing officers were installed: Oracle,
Mrs. j. Chase; vice oracle, Miss How
ard; chancellor, Mrs. Schendel; record
er, Mrs. Grace Chase; receiver, Mrs.
p. Bowe; inside guard, Mrs. Louise
Heinze; outside guard, Mrs. Fannie
Andrews. After the installing cere-
mony a short program was rendered,
each number being of a high order
and greatly appreciated by those who
were privileged to listen. Excellent
refreshments were served, and all went
home with the thought that it was
good to have been there.
The Congregational club, which met
Saturday evening, was very well at
tended and enjoyed by all. Addresses
were made by Mr.. Parsons, Mr.. Dali
ton, and Mr. Hammer. Much credit
is due to the committee on entertain
ment and for their success in serving
luncheon to the audience.
"A Mans Religion Was Mr.. Par
sons theme Sunday morning and very
ably he discussed the subject. After
service initiatory steps were taken to-
ward an organization for missionary
effort.
The many friends of Mrs. ID. F..
RasdalI regret her illness and trust it
may be of short duration.
A.. d. Axtele returned from Ben
ton county last Tuesday where he
had been visiting his SON.
On Wednesday evening NJ. J. Arnold,
a noted prohibition worker, gave peo-
pie here his views on the prohibition
movement. He is an earnest speaker
and has the courage to be truthful
and honest i'm his statements, there
by gaining the admiration of his hear
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Appropriated and unpaid. :, .$3,775 90
Borrowed from bank and now m-
paid, 5000
Overdrawn account, $3.50. 60.
Will yield the coming year zone and
one-half mills levied" about $4,000.
On motion board adjourned.
[Seal.l ALEC HANSEN,
Chairman Board of County Commits
sioners, Blue Earth County, MINI.
Attest:
Edgar Weaver,
County Auditor and EX-Ofricio
Clerk of Board
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Mr.. Weston Given a Present.

From MONDAYS Daily
Charles f. Banks of st. Paul
succeeds, c. S. Weston as superinten-
dent of the Redwing branch of the
Great Western road. Mr.. Weston,
is promoted to larger field of use
fulness with headquarters at Des
Moines. Before leaving for Des Moines
Mr.. Weston was presented with a
handsome travelling bag by employees
of the road at Redwing
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Secured Notes of Value.

From Mondays Daily.
Buglars cracked the safe in the Knute
Anderson meat market at Lamberton
and secured notes to the value of
81 900. There is no clew to the thief.
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Van SAINT For Third Term.

From TUESDAYS Daily
Former Governor Van SAINT is being
doomed for a third term Several Min
neapolis politicians have given the
boom boost
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Alec Hansen, Chm.
VIM. Schultz,
Robert Madigan,
Chas, E. Jones,
d. P. Young,
On motion the board adjourned the
meeting until tomorrow at 0:30 A. NJ,
the 18th.
Wednesday, January Sth, $50 A. M
Board convened. All present. Meeting
called to order by Chm. Hansen.
The auditor was directed to advertise
for sealed bids for delivery at the
court house 100 cards of green mixed
elm and soft wood, also 25 cords of
green maple also p cords of green
mixed to be delivered at the poor farm.
All bids to be opened .on the 18th day
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spcctfully report that the approaches to
the present bridge be narrowed and
that new bridge be made further
north.
Chas. f. Jones,
VIM. Schultz,
Robert Madigan,
Committee.
Mankato, Jan. 9th, 1908.
The following is list of jurors
chosen by the county commissioners
from which will be drawn the panel
for the February term:
Grand-McPherso o. Z. Hole, Will
liam Boswell, Joseph Bruels,; LeRay,
Nick Frederick. j. A. Anderson, Walter
Macbeth; Eagle Lake, Louis NJ. Ander-
son; Madison Lake, Daniel Sullivan;
Jamestown, John Korteum; Decoria.
Alden Marble, John Steel; Mankato
township, I. j.. Romaek, Leo Heidwinkel,
John Manderfeldt; Lime, Charles Brooks,
Jacob Moeri; Mankato first ward. An
drew Lundberg, Matthias Jost, Philip
Stein; Mankato second ward, A. G.
johnson. A. H. SLIDER, S. S. Thomas;
Mankato, third ward, George Weide-
man, A. NJ. Stein, Fred Kron, E. A.
Engwalson; Mankato fourth ward,
George NJ. Palmer, G. G. Northrup,
Louis Janda. Mr. d. Fancher; Mankato,
fifth ward, David Richards, c. l..
Holmes. Neil Cook, Garfield Morrison,
James IIodson; Mankato, sixth ward,
C. A. Hallman, E. d. Wilmot; South
Bend John Jensen; Lake Crystal,
Henry Olson, Paul Radichel; Judson,
Columbus Jones, w. H., Hughes; Lin
coin, Henry N. Olson; Butternut Val
ley, Sam Helleckson, Ellis L. Jones !;
Cambria, Evan L. Harris; Rapidan,
Jess Skow, John R. Anderson, w. w.
Weller; Shelby, William DEWITT, j. P.
Lowell; Amboy, Charles Wagon; Yer
non Center, Carlos Warren, James
Morrow; Pleasant Mound E. NJ. Tab
ball; Ceresco, John P. .Gustafson;
Garden City, John M. Chapman, Frank
Pherson; Danville, Henry Minks, Lewis
label; Medo, Arne, Knutson, Ed Beise;
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This Subject Was Discussed At
Meeting Of The Board.
How the Training Progressed
Elsewhere; the Cost.
Another Teacher Is Added to
High School Faculty.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Whether cooking shall be introduced
in the schools next year is mat
ter that the members of the school
board will give careful consideration
during the next three weeks. The mat
ter was preached at the special meet
ing of the board yesterday afternoon
by President Hughes, who has re-
turned from the annual meeting of
the Minnesota associated school boards
at st. Paul thorough convert to
the idea of cooking in the schools as
a part of the course, but elective on
the part of the girls. This, with sew
ing, he expects to do for the girls
all that manual training does for the
BOYS.
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References, Drexel State Bank.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-16
ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED.

New York, Special: There II a
great army OF unemployed In New
York. The skilled mechanics have felt
the unhappy condition OF the money
market the hardest. The stringency
has compelled the speculative builders
to wait until a time when money will
flow more readily. and as a conse-
quence IL Is estimated that more than
$4,000 men In the building trades alone
are out of employment.
The members OF the Building Trades
Employers association say that build-
ing operations will be considerably less
In 1908 than they have been in many
years. In 1908 the construction of Office
buildings was SO plentiful that there
were not men enough to do the work
and the workers received double pay
for overtime. The years 1905 and 1906
were not as good, but there was work
for every one until the money crisis
came.
ON top OF this came the announce
ment that the city had called a halt in
the municipal work, which would have
given employment to thousands.
One-Half Of Bricklayers Idle.
About one-half of the bricklayers are
Idle at present. They are getting 20
cents an hour when they are working,
and double wages for overtime, Sunday
fectly satisfied with their pay. Indeed,
the men in the building trades are In
perfect accord with their employers as
to their pay, 1t being the highest ever
known.
Because Of the slack condition of
business the master carpenters recent
ly attempted to reduce the pay Of the
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-16
GOTHAWS UNEMPLO DYED ARMY
NUMBERS ABOUT IFS. 900 MEN
Suspension of Building Operations Has Thrown 20 1000 Skilled
Mechanics Out of Work--Ciothing Trade Workers
Will Not Be Idle Long, It 10 Believed.

10000 carpenters from So to $3.50 a day,
but the members OF the organization
made a strong protest against the re-
Conferences were held and the
matter In still under consideration. It
Is believed. however, that the carpen-
ters will win out n hat no attempt
will be made to lower he wage
scale.
The employers, when asked about
this matter, declared that as the build,
ing season would be slack that moth
ing would be gained by forcing a gem
eral reduction in pay.
According to the members OF the
United Hebrew Trades, there are moro
than 100, 900 workers out OF employment
on the east side. The tailoring trade is
hit the hardest. There is said to be
$1,000 men and women employed In h
various industries in this trade affected
by he scarcity Of money. or this num-
Der 10000 men were employed In the
making Of clothing for men and boys,
while 40. 900 were employed In the max
ing OF goods for ONE
This does not include those employed
In making ladies' waists. Twenty thou
sand men Inc women in this particular
trade are also out of work. There are
also 5000 capmakers idle and about
5000 cigarmakefs unemployed In this
district. There are also thousands EN-
ployed who do not receive their money
when the week Is over, but have to wait
some time until the employers are able
to pay them. This Is a great incon-
v~enience to those who need money to
live day by day.
Landlords and Grocers LenIent.
The one cheerful thing about It all,
they say is that the landlords are not
as stern as they were in former years
and are willing to wait for their rent,
while he storekeepers Lis are more
lenient. 'a' :
with all the discomforts." said Da-.
vid Weisenfeld. a member of the
United Hebrew Trades, "the people are
not grumbling and are taking life
ch~eerfully. The one redeeming feature
OF 1t all IL that the employers must
have goods on hand by the end Of Feb
ruary In order to supply the spring
trade. It isn't like 1t was In 1893, when
there was an overproduction OF goods,
and an army OF idle workers. At pres
ent there Is a shortage OF goods and the
employers are away behindhand."
On Saturday evening next there viii
be a conference Of all the east side or
CARNATIONS to take action on the pres
ent situation. The leaders In the move
ment Va something must be done In
order to help those who are In need OF
the -necessaries Of life. There are hum
dreds Of cases Of destitution. they say,
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Same Kind Of Faith.

A Bostonian was praising the late
Archbishop John Joseph williams.
And Archbishop williams" he said,
had a cutting wit I'll never forget
one day when I iunched with him how
he shifted M said:
What Is this strange smell7 It
rather takes away my appetite
II felt warm and uncomfortable, and
touching my bald head--I have not had
a hair there for twenty-five years.
murmured:
1T IL an ointment. sir, an ointment
made Of tea leaves, petroleum and on-
ion juice, that has been recommended
to me as an infallible hair restorer. 7
am giving II a trial
"The archbishop laughed.
Don't you think you are doing d
folish thing he said.
mo said I. I put considerable
faith In this ointment. The testimon-
ials--
".Faithl' said the archbishop. Well,
that sort OF faith Is rather silly. It re-
minds Of two little Back Bay children.
THE father OF these children came
upon them suddenly n afternoon In
his dressing-room.
Here he shouted angrily, what
are you doing with my large new bot
tie OF hair r~estorerT
The older child pointed to q get OF
furs.
".Oh. papa ne said. we are going to
make mamma's moth-eaten sable muir
as good rs new again"
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stolen II. While awaiting his trial he
was visited by a friend who urged
him to adhere s~teadfastly to the state
ment that he had owned the gun for
years. The friend, furthermore, cited
how he himself. when in a similar DIFF
fculty about a hen. had preserved both
the hen and his character by SWEARING
he had possessed the bird since Il was
q chicken. The wisdom OF this advice
was not lost on Pat, and he hence
forth regarded his trial with the set
tied serenity OF, IL not conscious limo
cence, sanguine anticipation. On the
day appointed, when conclusive WI
dence against him had been rendered,
he was asked formally whether he had
anything to say for himself. Pat
throwing q glance OF shriveling con-
tempt at the prosecutor, turned to the
Judge Inc said:
The mans a perJured villain, yer
'onor. That guns bin in moi possis-
sion, yer 'onor. liver since IL was a
pistol"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-16
RAILROAD MAN

Didn't Like Being starved.
A man running on a railroad has 10
be In good condition all the time or h'
is liable to do harm to himself and
others.
A clear head is necessary to run .
locomotive Dr. conduct a train. Even
a railroad mans appetite and digestion
are matters Of Importance, as the clear
brain and steady hand result from the
healthy appetite followed by the proper
digestion OF food.
"For the past five years." writes Q
~railroader, II have been constantly
troubled with indigestion. Every doctor
/ consulted seemed to want to starV'
me to death. First I was dieted 90.
warm water and toast until | was g.
most starved then, when they would
let me eat, the indigestion would DI
right back again.
"Only temporary relief came from
remedies, and I tried about all or then
/ saw advertised. About three months
ago a friend advised me to try Graps|
Fl. A
Nuts food. The very first day | noticed
that my appetite was satisfied. wh'eD|
had not been the case before, that !
can remember. T.
I'm a week, I believe, I had more Cd
ergy than ever before In my lie.
have gained eve pounds and nave nI
had a touch of indigestion since
have been eating Grape-Nuts. Wb'i!
my wife saw how much good this foN
was doing me she thought she would
try 1t awhile. We believe the discotI
erer Of Grape-Nuts found the fPerfea
Food"
Name given by Postum Co., BATH
Greek, Mich. Read THE Road to Wei
VILE" In pkgs. There's a Reason"
n" ML HHLL l.
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PART v--DAY.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SUITE
FOURTEEN.
CHAPTER I.

FOURTEEN.
I was conscious. In a dim way, that
the end was at hand, that we were
about to penetrate the mystery. In
deed, I already had a vague mixing of
the truth-too vague to be put into
words, too obscure to be discerned
clearly. I was trembling with eager
ness; 1 endeavored to string upon a
common thread the bits of evidence
which had seemed to Godfrey so inn
portant-the bottle, the scratches on
the wall, the coat rack, the broken
cane, the note; but for the life OF me
I could see no connection between
them. Yet I knew there must be, or
Godfrey would not now be walking
up and down the Don with a face so
beaming, SO triumphant
Miss Croydon will see you at once,
SIR" announced Thomas from the
threshold, and we followed him to the
farther end of the corridor, where he
tapped at a door. A voice bade US
enter. ~
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