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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06
LIFE IN KERNS AND HEBRON
Short Stories From the Two NicoiIet
County Towns.
1l.,.r,c IN.,il

Mrs. William a. Clark is still very
low with heart trouble, and owing to
her advance age, it will be hard for
her to rally.
Pastor Brown delivered Il very APP
propriate sermon last Sunday morning
the Lords supper. Two adults were
received as members of the church and
the infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Lind received infant baptism
Altogether it was a very impressive
service.
The Ladies' Aid of Kcrns will meet
with Mrs Adolph Heiser, north of
Kerns.
The thunder storm last Saturday
night was an unusual sight, but we
can look for any Kind of weather in
this country.
The Brown brothers, David and
Jack, were very pleasantly surprised
at the parsonage last Friday night by
the young people of Kerns, All had
splendid time. Nice refreshment
were served Altogether it was Il very
pleasant surprise.
Sadness has come to the many
friends of Mrs. L. Burrill who is
spending the winter in Los Angeles
with her sons family, to know that
she is in a very critical condition Will
erysipelas of the brain. Mr.. Burril
has four doctors in constant attend
ance 1t is hoped for her speedy re
covery and return to her home in
Hebron.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Rood continues
to improve in health.
Herbert Hodson of the high school
and Fred Strong Of the postoffice force
in Mankato spent last Sunday at L
Hodson's home in Hebron.
Mrs. b. T. Leyerich is quite poorly
and may have TO 90 to the hospital
Pastor Brown has Two more Sunday
services to hold before going to his
new field of work. He desires every
member of the church to be present at
these services.
A church social will be given tC
Rev. and Mrs. Brown one week from
next Friday night at the home OF
Mrs. Charles Loucks. All bear this il
mind.
G.. NJ Jefferson and wife of North
Mankato entertained party from
Belgrade TO an after dinner coffee
1
Monday night, it being their fifty first
wedding anniversary.
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Feb rs, Mar 6. Is. 20, q, Apr. 3.
NOTICE OF SHERiFF'S SALE uN-
DER FORECLOSURE OF MORT
GAGE.

BY virtue of judgment entered and
docketcd on the Gath day of February.
a. d.. 1908, in certain action in the
District Court in the County of Blue
Earth and State of Minnesota, wherein
w. G. Bolser is plaintiff, and Michael
A. Pew and Annie G. Pew are de-
PENDANTS, and which said Judgment was
rendered in favor of said plaintiff and
against said defendants, for the sum of
Nine Hundred Thirty five and sixty
six hundredths Dollars ($935 So. includ
ing costs and disbursements, pursuant
to certain promissory note and real
said defendants and thereafter duly
transferred to said plaintiff, and the
premises described in said mortgage
being the undivided two twenty-seven-
tbs C-2O of the north east quarter
of section twenty COO and of the
southeast quarter of section twenty one
CID all in township one hundred six
006) north of range twenty-eight (2S)
west. Blue Earth County. Minnesota,
and which said judgment authorizes
the sale of said described premises, or
SO much thereof may be sufficient
to satisfy the amount of said Judgment.
lat public auction by the sheriff of said
County of Blue Earth, according to the
provisions of law relating to the sale
of real estate on execution. and said
judgment DEGREES that said mortgage be
forecosed provided by law.
NOW. THEREFORE,. Notice is here
by given that ] will sell the above
described real property to the highest
der for cash at public auction at the
easterly front door of the Court House.
facing on Fifth street in the City of
Mankato. Minnesota on the 18th day
of April. a. ID. 1908. at ten o'clock in
the forenoon of that day. to satisfy
said judgment together with interest
and costs thereon. subject to redemp-
ton as provided by law.
Dated this 26th day of February.
A. D., 1908.
-sra.t JOHN w. DONAHCE.
Sheriff of Blue Earth County, MINI.
S. r. Wilson.
rs Attorney for Plaintiff
NFankato Minnesota.
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probate. The document bears the date
of Jan. q, 1889, and bequeaths per-
sona property valued at 5000 and real
estate of $4,000. To his wife, Mr.
Attenberger bequeathed the sum OF
$2lG, quantity of household effects
and an annuity of So and the use
of two rooms in the farm home, for
life. To his daughters, Mrs. Sophie
Graeger and Mrs Rosa Urban, he left
5000 EACH The residue of the estate
is bequeathed to the son, John At
tenberger, who is named as executor
and whose petition accompanys the
will. C. j. Laurisch is attorney fol
Mr. Attenbcrger.
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The will of Mrs. Amelia Proehl
was filed I'm the probate court today
together with the petition of the
daughter, Mary, who is named as ex-
ecutrix. OF personal property inven-
torying $1,000 and real estate of
81 800 The sum of $500 and all the
household furniture is bequeathed to
Mary Proehl and the balance of the
estate is divided share and share
alike among four other daughters and
two sons. L. G. Argetsinger of Ma
pleton is the attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

Blue Earth County Good Roads
Association, Mankato, Mimi, Feb.
20. 1905 Dear Sir: | beg to
call your attention to the Of
fer made by the board of coun-
ty commissioners to the town
boards of the county by which
the county offers to pay half
tie cost of dragging the main
travelled roads in each town
ship.
Under this offer, the town
board may let contracts for
dragging its main travelled roads
after every rain all through the
season and the county will pay
half of the cost.
This plan was tried in three
townships near Mankato last sea-
son with splendid success. The
Commercial club paid half and
the town board the other half.
Forty or fifty miles of road were
kept improved under this plan.
The men who took the con
tracts went over the roads after
each rain with splendid results.
The roads being kept smooth,
most of the water would run off
and no mud holes or ruts were
left to catch, the next rain and
make a bad matter worse. On
the contrary, after every rain
the road was even better than
before, as continued dragging
puts the road into better shape
all the time.
The cost was so insignificant
that it is not worth considering.
Mankato township on seven of
its main travelled roads, spent
S202.60 (of which the township
paid half Il cost so trifling as
to be not worth mentioning, con-
sidering the great Improvement
effected
The Commercial club commit
tee on good roads asked the
county to extend this offer to
each township i'll the county be-
lieving it will result in the
townships promptly accepting,
and if SO, the main Travelled
roads of Blue Earth county will
be the best this coming season
they have ever been.
trust this matter will be
taken up at your town meet
ing and that your town will
decide to accept and will see
that contracts are let to relia
bic men so that the first work
can be done in the spring when
the frost is coming out.
Your town will be more than
Pleased with the result as it is.
the most effective of anything
ever tried in the county. Drags
can be bought OF the Mankato
Manufacturing company at s..
each. With this liberal offer on
the part OF the county there
is no excuse for poor roads in
Blue Earth county.
] shall esteem it a favor if
you will kindly advise me whc
ther or not your town decides
to adept this plan. Yours very
truly, G.. NJ. Palmer, secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

The suicide of Isaac Wheeler near
Mapleton few months ago, was re-
called today by the trial of the ac-
ton of William l.. Mcqueen, as add
ministrator of the Wheeler estate.
against, against Ida J. Cotton and
Dewey L. Cotton. The farm owned
by the late Mr. Wheeler is involved
The case came up for trial before
Judge Cray in the district court this
afternoon and a large number OF
Mapleton people have been subpoenaed
and are attending as witnesses.
The suit of Charles J. Boynton
against Harris C. Campbell and Others
was also tried before Judge Cray this
afternoon.
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st. Paul, Feb. % Samuel A. Phil
lips. convicted of embezzling funds of
the Hancock company while acting as
its representative in the northwest,
was yesterday sentenced by Judge
Bum in the Ramsey county district
court to seven years at hard labor in
state prison The case will be taken
to the supreme court by writ of error
and a stay of thirty days was granted.
Phillips will be confined to the county
iaiI. if not admitted to bail. When
arraigned for sentence Phillips pro-
tested his innocence.
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John Williams, a nephew of the
late Isaac Wheeler, has been in town
several days the past week securing
evidence and witnesses in the case
against Mr.. and Mrs. Cotton of Ster-
ling, to whom Mr.. Wheeler contracted
to give his homestead for his care and
keep during his remaining days, says
The Mapleton Enterprise. The heirs
of Mr.. Wheeler propose to. contest
this contract and the case viii be
fought from start to finish. Pau &
Pau Will look after the interests OF
the heirs and Attorney Argetsinger fol-
that of Mr. and Mrs. Cotton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

Six cars of Omaha train No Is, a
stock train, went into the ditch near
the local interlocking plant about one
O'Clock this morning. The wreck was
caused by brake beam dripping and
derailing the first car of those to
leave the tracks. Three cars were
badly smashed up but none of the
train crew was hurt.
The early morning trains on the
Omaha were compelled to leave the
city over the Northwestern line. A
wrecker was sent from st. James
about three o'clock and the Omaha
tracks were cleared of wreckage by
seven o'clock.
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STORIES FROM HOME AND ELSEWHERE

stock but says he had no intention to
missions on bogus orders for nursery
defraud Smith. He had been working
only three weeks and expected bust
ness to grow better. Pushed for
money he wrote out and sent in the
phoney orders. to secure enough money
to "tide himself over dull week -
He is still i'm hopes of affecting a
settlement in the matter.
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Albert Lea, Feb. 27-Nicely en-
sconsced in bunch of bananas, L. S
Faville, manager of the local branch
of the Stacy Fruit and Provision com
pany, found young Demonstration
snake. The youngster was somewhat
chilled and made little, if any, resis-
lance when being captured, but when
placed in warm room lie soon got
lively and showed his disposition to
move about.
Mr.. Faville expects to keep the rep.
tile and see how he will develop, pro
viding it does not die from the effects
of the chill received while in transit
from its tropical home.
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Death of Mrs. Elmer Ruenning.
DayI

Mrs. Elmer Ruenning died early Sat
urday morning at her home in Fargo
Her maiden name was Miss Tillio
Hanson and she was sister of O
Hanson of the firm of Hanson & Mel
son. The deceased has great many
friends here who will regret to learn
of her death. No information as to
the cause of her death has been re-
ccived here. She was thirtytwo years
old and leaves husband and two
children,
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Feb. 2S. Mar. G. Is. 20. %. Apr.
SUMMONS.


STATE or MINNESOTA County of
Blue Earth.-ss. District Court. Sixth
Judicial District.
Heinrich Blume Plaintiff W. John
IIauck and Mrs. j. Hauck, Defend
ants.
The State of Minnesota. to the above
named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint of the
Plaintiff in the above entitled action
which has been filed i'm the office of
the Clerk of the District Court of the
County and State aforesaid and to
serve "a copy of your answer to the
said complaint. the subscriber. at
his office. in the City of Henderson.
Siblcy county, Mimi, in said County.
within twenty days after the service of
this Summons upon you. exclusive of
the day of such service; and if you
fail to answer the said complaint with
i'm the time aforesaid. the Plaintiff in
this action will take Judgment against
YOU for the sum of five hundred dol
lars with interest at the rate of per
cent per annum from February 4th,
1907 and costs OF this action.
Dated February 2lst. n. ID 1908.
W. II. LEEMAN.
Plaintiffs Attorney Henderson. MINI.
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Three new cases of small pox were
reported today to DR.. A. 0. Bjelland
city health commissioner. One of the
newest cases is at 5l4 North Front
street and the remaining two are il
the vicinity of the butter tub factory
Oh South Front street.
Inspector McCullom stated this af
ternoon that there are now about fiji
teen cases in the city. All cases, how
ever, are of mild form.
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Another Success Scored.

Fr0rn MOndaVTS DaIIV.
The public auction held Saturday
afternoon at the Minneopa barn on east
Cherry street was successful in a mea
sure to encourage Messrs Atchison and
Delaney, the proprictors. large
crowd attended and the articles sold
brought satisfactory prices.
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Mrs, Paul F. Rohde of Grey Eagle,
Mimi, died in this city yesterday of
kidney and liver trouble. Her age
was thirty-four. She is survived by
a husband and four children, Myrtle,
Edward, Mabel and Gus. She was a
sister of Police Officer John Wirsh-
ing of this city. Two sisters are
living. They are Mrs. Whetstein of
Alberta, Canada, and Mrs. Anna eager
of st. Paul.
The funeral will be held from st.
Peter and Paups church at nine
O'Clock tomorrow.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

FROM I UFSudy s DdIIy.
W. A. Boies, arrested Sunday by
Sheriff Donahue on charge of for
gerry preferred by L. Il. Smith of the
Mankato Nursery, who was Boies
employer, was brought up in the nun
icipal court this morning and his pre-
liminary hearing was set for Thurs
day morning at ten o'clock.
Boies admits having collected com
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

At the town meeting in Belgrade on
March 10, the question of laying out
a new road up Belgrade hill will be up
for consideration. The supervisors of
the town have notified Secretary Spen-
Ger of the Commercial club of the
meeting and asks as to what assis-
lance Mankato can give toward the
construction of new road Secretary
Spencer and President Palmer OF the
GOOD roads committee of the club will
be present at the meeting.
Neither gentleman is in position
at this time to state just what Man
kato can do in the premises. The
good roads fund is not of large size
and calls for help are coming in from
every direction. A meeting of the
Commercial club might be called and
the matter of aid for the Belgrade hill
discussed and some favorable action
taken.
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Fred Fuller of Waterville was robbed
Saturday night of a pocketbook con
tanning $50 bill, and the local police
have been notified and asked to lool
out for money of the $50 denomina
ton. sn - 81
Fuller changed a $40 bill for {
friend Saturday evening in the presence
of number of strangers, one of whom
it is thought saw the $50 note re
naming in his pocketbook which he
thrust into his hip-poeket. When Full
Ter reached for his wallet again ii
was missing. He believes someone
robbed him and the police in sur,
rounding towns were notified in an eff
fort to recover the money.
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Marriage License Issued.

From Saturdays Daily.
A marriage license was issued today
by Clerk of Court Thorne to George
T. Van Buren, and Miss Sophie NJ.
King, both of Eagle Lake.
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Station Agent Died.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Mr.. Cook, station agent at Mountain
Lake, died suddenly yesterday after a
brief illness Wiz throat trouble,
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From THURSDAYS Daily.

From Thursdays Daily
Oscar Veisselman's saloon at Fair
mont was robbed Tuesday night of
$50, which was taken from the safe
and register. A hole was made in the
back door and the bolt drawn. There
lis no clue
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Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 2S.-Former
Governor Bradley, republican, was to-
day elected United States senator,
four democrats voting with the re-
publicans. Bradley received sixty four
votes and Beckham sixty, with two
scattering.
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Chicago, Feb. 29.-Emma Goldman,
Queen of the reds" who is scheduled
to speak at q socialist meeting in Chi
cago, March 6. will be arrested and de-
ported to Russia by the United States
immigration officials if they can lay
hands on her in time. She left the
United States last year, and orders
were given at that time that if she re-
turned she was to be arrested. Those
in close touch with the anarchists de-
clare that they have no knowledge
that Miss Goldman is in this country
Miss Goldman is advertised to speak
at New Ulm OH March % and "a.
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Aid to Be Given Town Boards
That Improve Roads.
Letter Sent Out to The Officers
BY George N. Palmer.
Proposition Is Set Forth; Act on
Urged at Early Date.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
With a view to interesting the town
boards of the several towns in Blue
Earth county in the matter of good
roads the following circular letter has
been sent them:
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With detonations which usually ac-
company "a cyclone, an electric storm
swept through Austin and the vicinity
last night, causing much damage to
the barns, sheds and outbuildings of
several farms. The storm, which was
accompanied by rain and sleet,. was of
two hours duration and then contin-
ued its way westward. Lightning APP
peared first at seven o'clock and did
not cease until nine.
At the Bennett farm, located six
miles from Austin, the barn was set
afire and partially destroyed. One
COW and six calves were consumed.
Though no serious damage has been
reported as yet, it is feared the farm
ers some way into the country have
suffered and that there was a heavy
loss of stock.
1t was the first time i'm memory
that such a storm has passed over
Austin in this time of the year.
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BABE DIES OF BURNS
Was Playing With Matches in
His S0u'h Bend Home.
Father and Mother See Child
Abiaze; Rush 10 Save.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
day at South Bend at the farm home
of Fred Rogers, whose two and a
half year old son, Lloyd, received
burns that resulted in his death few
hours afterward.
Saw Child Burning.
Mr.. Rogers and his wife left the
child alone in the house, and went out
to unload hay close by. About ten
O'Clock they were Mortified to see their
little son through window, wrapped
in flames. The child had been play
ing with matches and had set fire to
his clothing. In an instant the flames
covered his entire body and the light
attracted the attention of his pa
rents.
Medical Skill of No Avail
a physician was summoned from
this city and the child was at his
order brought to st. Joseph's hospital
as quickly as possible.
An examination showed that the
child had sustained awful burns. His
ears were burned almost entirely and
his race, right hand and forearm, the
left hand and side down to the waist
were terribly scorched.
Death came to the little boys relief
late yesterday afternoon.
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The will of Matthias Attenberger.
whose death occurred Jan. p, at his
home in Danville, was filed today for
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

Thomas Mullen, president of the
village council at Madison Lake, died
early Sunday morning at st. Josephs
hospital. On Thursday he was OPP
Grated upon for appendicitis.
Mr. Mullen was thirty eight years
old. He had lived at Madison Lake
for number of years and at the
time of his death held the position
of cutter at the, market conducted by
Daniel Brown. He leaves wife and
one son and his father and mother
survive him, also several brothers and
sisters, among them being James Null
len, overseer of the poor farm and
Mrs. Madigan, wife of County Com
missioner Madigan.
The funeral will be held from All
Saints church at Madison Lake tomor-
row at $3.50 o'clock. Interment will
be at the cemetery in Marysburg.
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William Wiley Chittenden died sud
denly at his home, 81 Poplar street
just before noon yesterday. Death was
caused by paralytic stroke.
Mr. Chittenden was seventy foul
years of age and was born in New
York state. He came to Mankatt
about twenty-seven years ago, and has
resided here continuously since that
time. His profession was that of 9
landscape architect. Surviving are the
widow and three sons, Jay, Ward anc
Stanton Chittenden.
The funeral will be held at the
residence tomorrow morning at nine
o'clock and the remains will be sent
on the morning train to Winnebagc
City, where interment will be made
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Endorsed BY ]. Manderfeld.

Accompanying Mr.. Palmers's letter is
a copy of communication from J.
of Mankato town:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-10
SCHOOL EXITS LOOKED INTO
COMMISSION IN SECTIONS, CON.
TINUES ITS INVESTIGATION.
Stairways and Furnaces at Six
Buildings Closely Examined
This Morning.

The width of exits. the conditions of
the stairways leading thereto and the
care exercised by janitors with ashes
of the time of the volunteer school
commission in the round today. The
| commission again operated in sections,
the members visiting various schools In
the northwest
Messrs. Appleton P. Clark, Leon F.
Dessez and James L. Parsons made up
one party. and S. ]. Prescott. p. j. Pelz
| and Secretary Fuller the other.
The first schools visited by Mr.. Clark
and his party were the Slater and Lang
Ston colored schools at 1st and streets
northwest. At the former school the
janitor places the ashes in wooden bin
over which there is fire-proofed ceiling.
In every instance he takes care to see
that the ashes are thoroughly soaked be-
fore being placed in the bin it was
stated. The janitor of the Langston
school had the building in a cleanly con-
dition. In one instance it was found there
is need for fire-proof ceiling near the fur
mace which the Commission noted.
At the Morse School at New Jersey
avenue and 5th street northwest, the
members Of the commission paid particu-
lar attention to a wooden Vestlbule en-
| trance to the boys side of the structure.
The Patterson. Garnett and Garrison
schools We're also looked over by this
section of the commission.
Messrs. Prescott, PelZ and Fuller visited
the Arthur School on Arthur place north
west between B and G streets and New
Jersey avenue and 1st street.
The Gales School at 1st and G streets
northwest and the Bannecker School al
Sd and l. streets northwest, were also
| fnSnected