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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
March 20-27. April 3-190S.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF r

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
| Earth.-sS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas Spence.
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of
Charles Decides. administrator wi II the will
! annexed of the estate of Thomas Thomas.
deceased. representing. among other
things. that he has fully administered
said estate and praying that a time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing the final
account of administration and. for the as
Signment to 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 on Mon
day. the 18th day of April. A. II. lMs. at 10
O'Clock a. M. at the probate Office in the city
of Mankato. i'm said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice there
of he given to all persons interested by pub
fishing a copy of this order once in each week
forthree successive weeks priorto said day of
hearing i'm the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county
Dated at the city of Mankato, the 18th day
of Marcn. A. ID. 1908.
BY the Court:
probate Court Seal II WIN. + HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
W. X. & c d. GeddeS, Attorneys.
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March 27, 1908
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from the south, where he has spent
two months or more. His parents and
family will return the latter part of
this week.
Arthur Schaub went to st. Paul
this forenoon, intending to return to-
night.
Benjamin Taylor transacted business
at Garden City today.
Henry Schwafble, who has been at
Rochester did not undergo an operation
there. He is now at the home of his
son. Charles Schwarble ut Eagle Lake.
He is reported to be resting easier.
His daughter, Mrs. Joseph Sherman
of Milwaukee, is visiting him.
Miss Carmen Pickle of Eagle Lake
and Arthur Schneider of st. Paul were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Philips
over Sunday.
C.. Il. Kennedy was confined to his
home today with sickness.
Peter Strom of Lincoln attended
the assessors meeting this afternoon
He has been assessor of Lincoln for
,twenty-seven years, and the people
there refuse to elect anybody else.
G. a. Zelle of New Ulm was an ar
rival in the city this noon.
! +. G.. Peck and wife of st. Paul
are in Mankato, and expect to locate
here April l.. Mr.. Peck represents the
L. G.. Smith typewriter. The family
will be welcomed to the city.
! II. T. Stanley Aof st. Paul is in
the city in the interest of the sale col
'The History of Minnesota" written by
such distinguished gentlemen as Pro,
fessor Warren Upham. secretary of the
State Historical society, Ex-Governor
T. F. Hubbard, General James IL
Baker ana Hon. William Pitt Murray,
This excellent work ought to occupy
a prominent place in every library OF
Mankato.
7. Blum went to Chicago yesterday
to purchase imported goods for the
holiday trade. He will be gone a
couple of weeks.
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niversary of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Will
son, which will take place at the
family home, 720 Mound avenue, Mon
day, March 90, from two to five
o'clock p. m. 1t will be in the ma
ture of a reception, and promises to
be a very pleasant event. Several
out of town people are expected.
:. - :.
ID. j. O'Leary, general superitnend-
cnt for w. A. Bryant & Co., left today
for Des Moines, where he will soon
start Il large paving contract.
\ }. +. OIeary, who has been visit
ing his relatives and friends for a
few days, left for Omaha today.
Joseph Landkamer about holds his
own. He is able to get up and be
around the house every day, and as
soon as the weather gets warm he
expects to make apid/improvement.
H. S. Hayward made a business
trip to Montgomery today.
Frank Mention and daughter went
to Kasota today for a brief visit.
Fred Craver will start tomorrow for
Bemidii, to look at his land.
Robert Little returned today from
California, where he spent the winter
He is the guest of his daughter, Mrs
C.. j.. Laurisch and family, before 60
ing on to his home at WatertOwn
S. ID.
II. J. Fulwiler of Winnebaso was in
Mankato over night.
DIR. ID. w. Witte of Hubbard, Neb.
was in the city last evening.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Gardner is reported as
very low. .
Mr.. %Ifucttl, the tailor, is quite sick,
Attorney Nate Robinson of Tracy
was ii business visitor in Mankato
today.
George Schneider, engineer at the
Hubbard mill, has been laid up fol
%sveral days with a lame back, but is
better.
Gus Wicdenheft and Ed. Ulrich, mer.
chants at Good Thunder, paid the
county seat a visit yesterday.
LII. w. n. Beacn maze 4 slOrC WISH
to st. Peter today.
G. NJ. Phillips was in st. Paul yes
terday afternoon on business.
Jacob Lampert of Minneapolis was
in Mankato today, looking after hi:
firing interests.
Emil c.. Otto of Elysian was in thu
city over night.
Golightly l.. A. Thompson of st
Paul., representing the Pennsylvania
lines, was a caller upon the local pas.
senger agents today.
III. f. Steffen and William Kohl.
meyer of Blue Earth were in Mankatc
over night.
Mrs. G.. Chaffins of Heron, Mont.
visited in tn city today.
w. L. HiXon left yesterday after
noon for Chicago.
General Gustaf Widell was a pas
senger to Chicago yesterday afternoon
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S. d., was the guest of LIP. Carlson
and family yesterday.
George E. Brett and family are
expected back from their )~sojourn in
the south the latter part of next
week.
DIR. J. W. Andrews was at st.
Peter yesterday attending a clinic.
DR.. A. O. Bjelland attended a clinic
at St. Peter yesterday.
James A. Howieson of Sterling was
in the city "Wednesday and on Thurs
day took the early train for the Twin
Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Franklin of
Garden City were in the city yester-
day.
Will Lang of Moorhead is in the
city.
George w. Scherer went to the
cities yesterday.
Miss Bessie Averill of Sterling Cen
ter was in the city Yesterday
Orville Terry of Truman was in the
city one day this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Williams were
in the city yesterday en- route to
their home at Sterling Center. They
have spent the past winter visiting
relatives at Anoka and other points
in this state and Hot Springs, S. d.
business.
Rev. Elijah Haley of Bigelow and
Rev. Bruce Campbell of Brewster were
in the city today.
Rev. G.. A. Cahoon of Worthin9ton
and Rev. William ellis of Rushmore
were in the city today. They had
been in attendance upon the Marshall
District Ministerial institute which
has been in session at Tracy for the
past two days. They report an inter
esting session of the institute.
DIR. Fred Sheets of Chicago passed
through the city today. DR.. Sheets
is one of the mission secretaries of
the Methodist church and has been at
Tracy to address the Methodist Dis
trict Ministerial institute. He will
also speak at Lake Crystal at the
Mankato District institute.
Miss Bertha Hunt went to Lake
Crystal today.
r. n. Haig of Marshall was in the
city yesterday. He is the secretary
of the newly organized county Y.
NJ. c.. A. in Lyon county.
Mrs. j. Gran returned last night
after visiting friends in the Twin
Cities for a couple of weeks.
Secretary A. c. Gran went to Win
nebaso this afternoon to attend the
annual meeting of the Faribault conn
|ay Y. NJ. c. A., and will remain
over Sunday.
Attorney Charles Thompson Of
Amboy was in Mankato today.
Walter c. Wilson, of Morgan &
Wilson of st. Cloud. a civil engineer.
was in Mankato today He is inter
ested in tile work.
County Auditor Weaver and County
Surveyor Brooks accompanied the u
ey board to st. Peter today to talk
oven the matter of the proposed new
bridge over the Minnesota river at
this point.
Coroner +. r. Kennedy has returned
from a visit with his daughter in
Nicollet.
Miss Ethel Williams of Milwaukee
is visiting Miss Bessie Hughes, on
Pleasant street. She is a graduate
of the Milwaukee conservatory of
music. and intends to organize a class
in this city. She has had experience
as a teacher and is highly recon-
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on his farm near Amboy. Mr.. NGriggs
formerly lived in Mankato.
DR.. A. +. Schmitt went to st. Peter
this forenoon.
| DR.. Ira Bishop came down from
Mapleton this forenoon.
J. L. Anderson of Blue Earth was in
Mankato over night.
Mrs. f. 4. Ramsey of Clark, S. d.,
visited in the city today.
w. j. Mccarthy of Madclia was in
the city last evening.
Division Superintendent Charles r.
Banks and Division Passenger Agent
f. r. BEEN of Red Wing were in
Mankato over night.
Joseph Landkammcr's condition is
considered serious.
|. Crookston Times. A.. J. Rush, a
prominent real estate man from Man
kato, is in the city looking over some
business matters which are of in
terest to him. He states that the val
ley is receiving considerable attention
from the outside world and this ought
to be the best year that the section
has had for some time.
Elmer Conkling is spending this
week at the home of Thomas Hodson
in Hebron.
DR.. j. H.. Girvin and family today
moved into the property OH Prospect
Heights that they recently purchased.
nv,
Charles Sohre of Good Thunder was
in ManBato today.
Fred Barney of Cass county went
to Colorado Tuesday evening.
.Drs. Andrews and Holman attended
Ia clinic at st. Peter today.
DR.. Portman of jackson was in
Mankato today and went to st. Peter
to attend a clinic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
Put Pennies i'm the
Bank.

A welAhnown Sunday school worker
whowas entrusted with an accumulation
of Sunday school pennies was recently
rather surprised to learn that this bank
would issue its certificate of deposit for
SO small a Sum a S 27O pennies and thus
relieve her from the care and annoy
ance of having the pennies around.
There is no reason why pennies,
X and dimes should be kept in odd
places about the house when this bank
is willing to issue its certificate of de-
posit for any small amount. we pay ~
on time depo sits for any small amount.
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From SATURDAY. s Daiiv.
Carlos Boyntoh of st. Poul was IN
the city over night.
Mrs. Charlotte Rose returned last
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
The
National Citizens Bank
of Mankato, Minnesota
ASSET
One Million Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars
A ETS
UNITED STATES DEPOsITARY
OFFICERS:

LORIN CRAY, President. f. X MEAGuER Vice Pros
GEO. w. SUGDEN, Cashier. 4. E DURoE, Asst Cashier.
w. A.ANDERsoN and j. N. DEeLMANN. Tellers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
This May Interest You

Carlton and st Louis counties =
offer more advantages to the
actual settler, who knows how
to laiSe garden truck, poultry t.
and dairying, than lands in any
other location. Clay ,Oam and
black soil, good water, no bttter
climate, plenty Of timber for
building purposes and fuel, 500
600 consumers inck1ding Duluth,
Superior and the Mineral ranges
to sell your farm products TO.
Write or call.
Alfred w. kuehnow,
313-3ol Torrey Bldg, Dulu.h, MINI.
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From THURSDAYS Daily.


From THURSDAYS Daily.
Miss Ella Davis and Arthur Jones,
well known residents of Cambria, were
quietly welded at the home of Rev.
W. n. Evans last evening, and >left
this morning for Mortified and Os-
kosh, Wis.,, where they will visit for
"a week or two before returning home.
The groom is a son of John C.
Jones of this city, and both bride
and groom have numerous warm
friends who will extend their congrat-
u~lations and best wishes.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Snow enter
tanned a party of thirty ladies. and
gentlemen at their home on South
Second street Tuesday evening at a st.
Patrick's $3.50 o'clock dinner, served
in half a dozen courses. The rooms
and tables were prettily decorated in
green, flowers and other decorations
being used. Mrs. Close assisted in
serving, and the dinner was greatly
relished. Each guest had been mott
fed that he or she would be expec-
ted either to sing an Irish song OF
to tell an Irish story, and everyone
did so, much to the amusement of the
party.
The Commercial college students will
give a dance at Schiller hall tomorrow
night for the benefit of the Athletic
association. A fine time is promised.
>. =. :.
Mr.. Arthur Jones of Butternut. son
of Mr.. John c. Jones of this city, was
married last night to Miss Ellen
Davis, daughter of William Davis of
Cambria. The ceremony was performed
at the home of Rev. We. Evans in
the presence of a few friends. The
couple will reside on a farm in But
,ternut.
DIR. and Mrs. f. Fl. Willisford en-
tertained the choir of the Baptist
church last evening at a five course
dinner. A social time followed the
dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tidland enter
tanned the North Side club at a st.
Patrick's dinner last evening, dinner
being served at seven o'clock. a color
scheme of green was carried out in
the decorations of the dining room,
and the guests were appropriately
dressed in green for the occasion.
Many witty Irish stories and anec-
dotes were told, i~nterspersed with
musical selections. The evening passed
only too rapidly, the guests declaring
Mr.. and Mrs. Tidland ideal hosts.
Springfield Advance: William ].
Ray stopped off here Tuesday for a
brief visit at the home of G. A.
Scott, while enroute to his home from
Mankato. While in Mankato he Sc
cured a position as travelling salesman
for the International Harvester COM
pany, which he will assume May l..
He also bought a fine ten acre tract
of land in North Mankato.
Frank L.. -NcLaurin returned yester-
day from his southern trip, after an
absence of about two months.
MSs. Mary L. Soaring returned last
evening from the east, where she
spent the winter visiting relatives in
New York, Michigan, Illinois and
Wisconsin.
f. w. Griggs of Amboy was in
Mankato looking for a team to use
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Many a man would rather attend
A funeral than his own wedding.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-19
FURRY IS OVER
MERCHANTS NATIONAL
BANK HAS OPENED
Portland Institution Resumes With
Over S1,OOO,OOO In Gold In the
Vaults-Slgn That Portland Has
Recovered Normal Conditions and
Is Financial Victory for the
Northwest.

That Portland has almost entirely
recovered from the effect of the re-
cent financial furry is shown by the
following item concerning the OPEN
Ing OF the Merchants National bank
Of that city with over sl,O0O,OOO in
gold in its vaults:
With an excess OF deposits and
clearance balances amounting to
S05S'OoO over Withdrawals, represent
Ing the largest actual cash business
in the belief OF Bank Examiner Will
son, that has ever been transacted by
bank north of San Francisco and
west of Denver, the Merchants Ma
tional bank of this city reopened its
doors for business today. after hav-
ing been closed IL weeks to a day.
says Portland paper.
AS was stated in these dispatches.
on November IL last, the bank was
solvent when II closed and when II re-
opened at 10 o'clock this morning II
had over $1.OO0,OOO in gold on hand
this amount being about 5000, 600 in
excess OF its total demand liabilities
Ihe money withdrawn TODAY
amounted to $44.6S4.4S and represent
ed depositors' sums, for the most mart
or less than 500. According TO tally
sheets kept there was at no time dur
ihs The day persons in line represent
ing total deposits of more than ST.
Ooo; and while II required hard work
by the two receiving tellers to dispose
OF deposits, the one paying teller was
not Kept busy the entire day.
The cash balance paid the hank
through the clearing house amounted
TO S2S9,0O0.
The Merchants National is the sec
ond bank to reopen for business with
IN the past week. the other being the
Oregon Trust company, which has
been merged into the German-Amer-
lean Savings bank. The reopening of
these two banks with the releasing of
the large sums OF money tied up. II
Is believed, will have a perceptible
moral effect on business conditions
the entire northwest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-19
TO START BIG PROJECT.
Salmon Irrigation Tract VIII Cost
Vast Sum.

with the letting of contracts for
the Salmon river project and for the
second segregation under the north
side system Of the Twin Falls tract
Il is estimated that there will be 1900
men at work in Lincoln and Twin
Falls counties during the coming sea-
son." said s. II. Hays. attorney for
the company that is promoting these
projects, says the Boise Capital News.
This will mean daily expenditure
OF over $4,000, or nearly 100000 n
month for labor alone. THE prellmi-
nary work necessary for letting the
contract for the Salmon river project
is now under way" said Mr.. Hays,
"and the state engineer with the COM
pany's engineers is examining the
work necessary for the second segre-
cation under the north side system.
The first segregation is complete and
the second segregation lies to the west
in the vicinity OF Miner Water will
be turned on the first segregation
April /, while that for the second seq
regation from the west end to the
south Of Shoshone and Gooding will
be turned on In about year. ~
freely anticipate" said Mr.. Hays,
that the electric road will be into
Jerome within the next IL to IA
months"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-19
OPEN RIVER ANDR|VER TRAFF|CO|sCUSSED

The Lewiston Tribune publishes the
following interesting article on river
traffic and river navigation statistics:
The enthusiasm Of Senator Knox as
an active protagonist of the inland
water ways comes at an opportune
time to rescue the vital principle from
the distractions to which it has been
condemned by great men like Presi-
dent Roosevelt who are too absorbed
in projects of heroism and glory for
the mere prosaic cons derations of
making a living and finding chances
in the world.
1t comes at an opportune time to
reinforce some luminous and dyna-
mic facts just given by Congressman
Ransdell, president of the national
rivers and harbors congress, through
the annals of the American Academy
of Political and Social science.
As to the relative cost the inter-
state commerce commission finds the
average by rail is 7.4S mills per ton,
while by water through it was "a
per ton mile, or one ninth the rail
rate. In the Ohio river territory the
water cost is one-tenth the rail rate
and in the Mississippi territory one
eleventh and the rail rate. General
averages fix the water rate at one
sixth the rail.
Why, then, does no public opinion
require these economies to be intro
duced? That is the supreme COM
mercial question of the day. During
the entire American history there has
been extended on water projects in
cluding Hawaii, s52S,SS6,232; in the
last five years, years of peace, there
has been expended on the navy alone
nearly an equal sum, or $49O.199,715.
In the same publication it is said
that the Missouri river has a freight
capacity equal to 600 single
track railways, to be made available
at the cost of one single-track rail-
way from Kansas City to st. Louis,
yet this route has been totally aban-
doned in governmental activities. The
mind is simply appalled, at the knowl-
edge of governmental incompetency,
ignorance or negligence like this.
AS to the Columbia river, the AM
erican Academy Of Science, after mar
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-19

monthly allowance from the govern
ment:
Lewis Malcom, Rainier, SIS; Ralph
Rowley Arleta, $12; Edwin Laney
Redmood, SIS; John d. Clement
Canyon City, SIS; Addison l.. Tulley
Wallowa, $l2; William ]. Russell,
Condor, $12; William NJ. Rutherford
Ironside. $12; Thomas p. Grant,
.Smock, $12; Perry G.. Tefft, Echo,
SIS; Thomas Perkins, Canyon City,
$50; John Thomas, Madras, $12;
James G. Scrlbner, Portland, S12;
George j. Qulmby, Portland, SIS;
Edwin E. Corey, Portland, $12; VIII
liam Coulthard, Paulina, $12; James
Gorton. Wyeth, $12; Anna Edes, Wild
ow Philip Edes, Portland; Green Nc
Murray, Gresham, SIS; Wade II. Pu-
EFT, Mitchell. $12; Alexander Cock
rell, Union, $12; William Davidson,
Umatilla, $15; John H. Prescott, La
Grande. SIS; Thomas Adkins. Port
land, $12; John Dell, Prlneville, SIP;
Tyrone p Cook, Portland, $12; Rich
ard Nj. Johnson, Pendleton, SIS;
Manly Ram, Troutdale, $40; James
A. Sheffield, Portland, $12; Henry C.
Ellis. Portland, $12; Nehemiah Ga
briel, Bartlett, SIS; Benjamin Van
Horn, Mount Vernon, $40; William
S. Meyers, Condor, s12; Charles H.
Craig, Richland, SIS; Anton Hupp-
rich, Canyon City, $12; William NJ.
Allen, Carson, SIS; James C. Jay.
Pendleton, $40; Henry II. Arbogast
Ritter, s12; Fred Diedermark, Port
land, SIS; Andrew NJ Conaty, sump.
ter. 312:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-19

rating the character, progress and
condition of improvement works,
says:
1.-THE effect to be anticipated from
an open river on freight charges
may be illustrated in several ways.
The present rate on wheat from Lew
iston-C Charleston, Idaho, to Portland,
is $500 per ton. A most reliable riv-
er captain holds that this rate would
be reduced to a figure between S1.60
and $2.10 per ton. AS the rates on
heavier commodities along the Mis-
sissippi are about one-tenth of the
present rail rates along the Snake and
Columbia waterways, such an esti-
mate seems reasonable. For a dis
tance of IS miles from Portland to
The Dalles. the rate on salt is $3.50
per ton on car lots and SO on less than
car lots. The corresponding figures
to Umatilla, 100 miles further. where
no river competition exists, are $3.50
and $12, or four times the water
rates"
Facts like these seem sure to con-
vey new meaning to the public. as
to where their true interest in politi-
cal and commercial economy lies. The
would add that while the
Ohio Mississippi and Missouri Mis-
sissippi routes each claims primacy
as the greatest Of American water
way, they admit their disadvantages
in that their course is in a direction
away from the trend of commerce,
being toward the gulf.
On the other hand the Snake-C Co.
lumbia route is directly with the trend
of commerce and is the shortest and
easiest route from the producing
fields to deep water ports. The more
the question is studied and the more
side lights are thrown upon it the
more it becomes the duty OF the peo-
pie to lay aside their frivolous party
and demand Of their pub
lie men first of all adherence to this
means of relief and
betterment.