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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-28
Good Thunder

Threshing is in full swing now, and
quite lot of blowing done also.
William Meyers was a Willow CreeE
visitor Tuesday.
Miss Martha Gentzmer is spending q
couple of weeks with her SITTER Mrs
August Kietzer, near Vernon.
II. Nathan and Charles Bundle, ship
ped their threshing rig to Dakota this
week, where they expect to>thresh this
fall.
.Will johnson of South Shore, S
D.. stopped off a few days to visit
friends, before he left for Colorado
where his family has been located
for several years.
Rev. Thomas Broomfeld, formerly 8
pastor of the Baptist church here
preached last Sunday in the loca
church.
S. Doty and family and Mrs. f. II
sIoreloek and children enjoyed a jolly
days picnic at the hospitable home O
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peterson on'
day this week. Maybe it was no
fun to roam through the woods IN,
hunt choke cherries aud nuts and th'
best of all was the fine supper servet
us by our jolly and hospitable hos
tess, Mrs. Peterson, and her sister
Miss Ida Rood.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Falaneer arr
visiting AIR. Falancer's, parents in Iii
nois this week and next.
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Aug. IA. 2'.2>
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
| In the matter OF the estate of lser z. Bak-
ken. deceased.
Letters of testamentary ON the es
tate OF said deceased being this
day granted unto Peter Strum of said
county:
1t Is ordered that all claims and demands
of all peIkons 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 18th day OF February.
A. y, 1863 at ten o'clock In the forenoon OF
said day.
It isfurther ordered. that six 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 So Id Court. or not proven to It's sat
isfaction. shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further. that notice of the tifge ana
place of hearing and examination or SAID
claims and demands shall be given by publt-
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior To the day appointed for such examina-,
tion. I'm the Mankato Free Press. q W eekIy
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
I'm said County.
Dated at Mankato. the 10th day of August
A. D.. 1905
BY the Court:
probate Court seall WM. T. HUGH ES.
Judge OF Probate.
j. E. Haycraft, Attorney.
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Spring Island,

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The smiling candidate with his reck
less generosity of prime % cigars, i
much in evidence just now.
Messrs Richard and Jerry Jones
Hultengren, pingra and Evans. thresh
ed out of the shock last week. The
berry was plump and good and the
yield fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox Of Lake
Crystal Sundayed with Mr.. and Mrs
Dornherg.
August Switzer is seriously i'll o
stomach trouble.
Nels Strand has been laid up fol
some time with an injured back.
George, Ernest and Roy Croker are
in South Dakota working in the har
vest fields.
Mrs. Irving Crandall spent the pasi
week with relatives in Albert Lea.
Mrs. Sarah Matthews is spending .
few weeks with her daughter, Mrs
James Bates.
Mrs. Fred Johnson is a guest o
Mrs. James Bates.
Robert I. Matthews of Wells i:
visiting relatives here.
John NJ. Miller has been spending the
summer with his daughter, Mrs. W
S. Albrant Mr.. Miller left for a
short visit to his old home in Wis
cousin.
Ray Williams spent few days in
st. Paul last week.
Rev. Peter Clare and Mrs. Clare
spent Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs
Albrant.f
Floyd Darlington spent last week
with the Albrant boys.
A handsome son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Putrah at Rapidan
Grandpa and Grandma Mccall are very
proud of the fine youngster.
Miss Ella Chute of Hanska is a
guest OF Mrs. Jerry Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Jones visited
friends near Lake Crystal yesterday.
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FROM Tuesdays Daily.

FROM Tuesdays Daily.
Last evening the LHuilier Soeml
club very pleasantly surprised Mrs. A.
L. Danielson, the occasion being her
birthday. Mrs. Danielson was presented
with a very pretty gift by the clus>
and the evening was spent with games
and music, after which tasty refresh
ments were served. The guests num-
oered about twenty five.
i ~ -
Alderman George Atchison went to
st. Paul yesterday and will remain
there about week, as his duties on
the state fair board keep him there.
Charles X. Mayer is able to be ont
again, having recovered from his attack
Of typhoid fever.
David Webber is able to get down
.own again, having recovered from his
typhoid attack
Margaret Daekins, after having ty
phoid fever for five weeks, is able to
be out again.
C. b. Roemer and wife have returned
from the east, where the former tool,
course in prominent gymnasium.
George C. Knoche of Minneapolis
was in the city yesterday the guest OF
4Walliep Anderson Mr.. knoche is
commercial agent fol- the Lake Erie
and western railroad, and has the dis
tinction of holding the first automobile
license taken out in the twin cities.
Mr.. Hilmer Danielson left this after
noon for Fairmont where he will visit
his sister, Mrs. Fred .Lampert. He viii
reulain two weeks.
Mrs. Daniel FELTON, win 90 to Fair
mont for few days to visits friends.
Mrs. + Miller of Madison Lake is
visiting relatives in the city and doing
some shopping.
Martin Hodapp and Mrs. Joseph Ho-
dapp have been able to leave the hos
pital after. their illness with typhoid
fever. Joseph Hodapp win leave in a
few days, as he is improving rapidly.
Earnest Fallenstein has had another
slight set back, but is again i'm
proving and will recover from his at
tack of typhoid fever.
Fred HeiRzeman has been able TO
leave the hospital and return TO his
home north of the city.
Joseph Schroeder has left the hos
pital and returned TO his hoWe on
Sixth street.
Miss Lydia Afpers, who has heen suf-
fering from typhoid fesef at her home
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sf0In Aa0nhhy OAus.
Misses Emma Olson and Martha
Saunders, clerks in the offices OF the
county auditor and register Of deeds,
left yesterday for weeks vacation,
which they will spend in the twin cities
John Wigley left last Saturday night
for Des Moiens. Iowa, where he will
attend the state fair for week.
John Rudberg OF Spokane, Wash,
spent Sunday in the city as the
guest of his brother. Andrew RNlberg.
The latter and family are. also enter
tanning Mrs. Theodore> Rudberg and
daughter of Wansau, Wis.
Mr.. ana Mrs. c. s. Hale of Mime
apalis spent Sunday at Point Pleasant
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ s. Dossett of Ma
della came to the city today in their
Buick car.
Professor ]. G. Norby.< the new
principal of the high school, will move
his family to Mankato tomorrow from
Mortified. They have leased the Mrs.
Severance house, opposite the normal
school grounds, formerly occupied by
|B. T. thomson.
Mrs. j. II. Girvin went to Winona
to-day, where her mother is sick.
Miss Minnie Maiers of Minneapolis
was the guest Sunday of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Maiers.
John b. Meagher of st. Paul was
in the city today.
viii d. Funk was over from North
field Yesterday.
Ray Willard and wife of Minneapo-
lis were guests of the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Willard, yesterday.
County Commissioner Madigan was
in from Madison Lake today and at
tended the opening of bids for the
reconstruction of the culvert on the
st. Peter road in Lime township that
was washed ont in June. He states
that wheat in Lake Madison is going
ten bushels to the acre, and oats are
poor, hut that grain further south is
a great deal better.
Mrs. Joseph Davis and daughter
will go to <Volk's ats Lake Washington
where they will remain week.
Cecil Girvin is recovering from an
attack of typhoid fever.
Dickinson, \. d., Press; b. L. Ben
ner is here from Mankato, Mimi, to
make the cake for the Dickinson Hard
ware company which viii be served to
the general public on Tuesday, August
l5.a>
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Moore of WI
mona were guests of I. II. Summers
md family over Sunday
Redwing Republican,: Charles Tay-
lor of Mankato is in the city to attend
the Home Coming. Mr.. Taylor spent his
boyhood days in Redwing. Perhaps
a good many people in the down town
streets this morning did not know him
but they certainly could not help but
see him for he is a big fellow, six
feet in his stocking feet and weighing
800 pounds. \ few years ago he tip
ped the scales at 445 pounds and was
recognized as the biggest mayor in
the United States at that time, as
he held that office in Mankato for sew
eral terms. He. is also a prominent
member of the Antlered tribe of that
place. He is guest at the home OF
Mrs. NJ. Malloy on East Fifth street
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From Saturdays Dai,y.

From Saturdays Daily.
i A number of the young gentlemen
gave very pleasant dancing party
| at Schiller hall last evening Thirty
couples danced to music furnished by
Lamm's orchestra.
DR.. II. W. Hill of the state board
of health arrived in the city yester,
day afternoon. He is well pleased
with the way the typhoid epidemic is
being eradicated.
Miss Gertrude Clare has returned
from St Paul, where she was the
guest of her brother for a month,
r. j. Wigley arrived last evening
| from Pipestohe to spend several days
with relatives and friends in the city.
w. P. Marston, Jr, of Lake Crystal
accompanied by a party of friends
lnade a trip to the city last evening
lin bis REQ car
r. A. Campbell of st. Paul called
today on his numerous Mankato friends
and customers.
The Misses shibsby of Minneapolis
are spending month at Lake Wash
| ingtuns guests at Cliff Inn.
James Mcdonald of MaRleton was a
local visitor yesterday and taday.
Miss Ella Larkin has arrived from
Jamestown. North Dakota. TO pay a
visit to relatives and friends in Man
kate and vicinity
| Mrs, II. ID. Diamond is entertaining
her sister, Miss Nettie kits Of Utica,
New York, who will spend some time
here. Miss Kilts arrived yesterday from
Spokane, Washington where she made
visit Of some length.
Miss Lncia spaulding arrived yes
terday from Mapleton for few days
lSisit with friends in Mankato.
Mrs. Joseph Fazendin of Saltwater
feturned this afternoon after. having
lspens~ Several days here MS the guest
iof Mrs. C. r. Butler OF Clark street
w. L. Hixon >after making brief
lsislt here returned yesterday to Lake
IMlnnetdhka where he and his family
lars Spreading the summer
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erom fridays paIlv.

rrom Fridav's Daily.
Little Falls Transcript: Wednesday
Aug, 10, was the sixtieth anniversary
of the birth OF S. 4. Snow of Hotel
Buchanan, Familiarity, called colonel
by his friends, He planned little
dinner party of his own, and some OF
his friends, aided and allotted by his
wife and other members of his inmei
!'diate family, planned surprise on
him IN the way of .danding party
| in the dining room of the hotel. After
the dinner party was over the colonel
was inveigled into an exciting game
of cribhage, of which game he Is very
fond, by a. would he champion player
of that game, and while the two were
ithus engaged, preparations for the
dancing party were carried out.
On the plea of cutting the birthday
lcake, Mr.. Snow was induced, about nine
o'clock, TO enter the dining room, where
the guests had already assembled, and
Tins another. surprise was sprung on
the popular landlord of the hotel.
Dancing was INDUCED in until nearly
midnight when refreshments were
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From Wednesdays Daily.
A quiet wedding took place yester-
|day afternoon at three o'clock, when
Miss Josephine Lucial frost was uni
ted in the bonds Of matrimony TO
Herman H, Clemens of Sairmont The
attendants were Miss Elsie Koehler,
and Mr.. Edmund .Iewison of Faribault
The ceremony was performed by Rev
Father Heggeman. The bride was beau
tifully attired in gown Oh white
french lawn and carried bouquet
of roses. The bridesmaid was also
dressed in wsite and carried pink
carnations. The brides going away
gown was navy blue with every
thing to match.
Following the ceremony a sumptuous
dinner was served for few relatives
and friends and in the evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Clemens departed for
then 'fnturg home at FaImont to which
place they win carry with them the
best wishes of large circle of friends.
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Miss nellie Lyon of Worthington is
visiting Miss Emma Holm.
Mr.. Wendell Nelson of Minneapolis
| is visiting friends and relatives for a
few days.
Charles j. Macbeth has returned frola
his extended trip to New York.
Miss Cora Ojard eft. last night for
Albuquerque, y ", where she has
a position in the public schools.
William Borehert of Mapleton called
upon his friends in the city yesterday.
'sThe Girl and the Stampede" at
Mankato Theatre tomorrow night.
The young ladies hand with "The
Girl and the Stampede company will
give concert on Front street, near
Lamms. drug store at two O'Clock to
morrow afternoon.
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served, the birthday cake included in
the same. The evening was delightfully."-
cool for the enjoyment 'of dancing.
Music was furnished by Messrs. Nell
son and Butler and Miss Tourtillotte.
The guests on departing expressed
their hearty enjoyment of the evening
and the wish that their host might
never grow older, but many times
Younger.
Mapleton Enterprise: Miss Mullin,
from Mankato, who tausht>> in the
school in East Mapleton last summer,
spent several days the past week at
Charles Jones, the guest of her friend,
Miss Bessie Jones. Miss Mullin has
accepted n school few miles west of
Amboy for the coming year and win
commence her duties there the first
of next month. Many friends amoa4s
the young people of this vicinity unite
in wishing her n pleasant and success
ful school year.
\ big boy arrived at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey c. Young last
week
Mrs. ~ William II. Young has gone to
Kandiyohi county to visit her son and
family and thence will go to Clear
Lake to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Drake
lie Sueu Center Democrats I. H.
Bossuet of Proctor was in this village
yesterday calling on old friends. Mr..
Bossaret formerly resided in this village
and some time ago moved to Manka$o.
He has been at Proctor for about a
year, and is/employed ia the railroad
shops there He came down to- pack mp
his Household goods at Mankato, pre-
paratory to moving to Proctor.
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Minister Files for Legislature.
rom Monday's Dails.

From MONDAY Lam
Rev. Brooks Hitchings, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Lake Crystal
filed for the legislature today as a
prohibition candidate. He made the
run two years ago. w. f. Brook:
filed for county surveyor on the re;
publican ticket. to succeed himself.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Legislature.

To The voters of Blue Earth County:
Having endeayored to faithfully carry
out the wishes of my constituency, |
hereby announce myself candidate
for denomination at the republican
primaries September 18th, believing
tha4 the legislative experience already
acquired better fits one for the SER
vice of the couutry. Thanking one
and all for the past support, | am
very truly yours, William l.. Mcqueen.
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From Thursdays Daily.

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From Thursdays Daily.
st. Peter Tribune; We are privileged
to Announce the marriage of Miss Al
ma Lucken of this city and Professor
Hugh +. Jones OF Lime Springs, Iowa,
which viii occur Wednesday, Aug. 26,
at the home of the brides mother. Mrs.
Martin Lucken. The wedding will be
a quiet affair, only the family and a
few friends present.
The bride was born in st Peter
and is a graduate of our high school
as we'll as the Mankato normal She
has taught in the schools at Blooming
Prairie, for the past four years an
Professor jones has held the position
of principal of the same schools.
After short wedding trip they will
90 to Elmore, Mimi, where the groom
has n fine position as superintendent
of the high school in that city. The
Tribune congratulates in advance.
!. :. :.
That DIR. Kerfoot is held in high
esteem by the people of his district
to whom he has become attached is
evident by expressions of regret that
he is about to resign his work as
presiding elder. Last night at the
quarterly conference held in the Bel
grade Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, presided over by Mr.. Kerfoot
the ladies, had decorated the church in
a pleasing manner. and after the busi-
ness session was completed refresh,
ments were served
s Mr.. Kerfoot expressed himself as
highly pleased with the reports of the
officers of the church.
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Mrs. George NJ. Smith OF Omaha is
visiting in Mankato.
Miss Doris Nixon of Chicago is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w ]. Nixon, for two weeks.
Mrs. II. c. Brooks of Minneapolis and
her two sons are making an extended
visit in Mankate, the guests of Miss
IDA Martin
! Mrs. A. J. Blair of lie Roy, \. ",
and Mrs. J. VI. WEIGH, were GUESTS of
relatives in Rochester the past week.
Miss Jennie - Jones of Salem, Ore,
arrived in Lake Crystal Saturday to
visit her sister, Mrs. John Norman,
and friends.
,Ianesville. Argus: Rev. William En-.
cry of Mankato passed through this
place en- route to Winona Monday
morning. IN returning he rode on a
freight engine and noted infinitely the
actions OF the big machine as well as
the manner in which it was handled.
This was for the purpose of gathering
material and illustrations for sermons,
Waseca Radical: W. I. Humason.
internal revenue collector for this dis
trict, recently took his wife with him
on his trip through the district and
she was so favorably impressed with
Waseca and the comforts of the Grant
House, that they decided to come here
from their home in the eastern part
of the state, to take up their residence
at that hotel. Mr.. -4iumason's office Is
in the fedel@ building at Mankato.
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|nt St. Clair. has entered Immanual
hospital to remdin during her con
yalescenee.
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New-York tribune., 1908-07-10
PAUL KELLY AIDS THE POLICE.
Holds Mob of Italians Back While Two Men
Are Placed Under Arrest.

Paul Kelly whose gang once the scouree of
the East Side, went to the aid of policeman last
night and helped him arrest two men and stand
off a mob of a thousand excited Italians until the
reserves came. This probably was the first time
Kelly was ever conspicuous an ally Of the law
Patrolman Wey, of the East 104th street station
heard several shots fired late last night in lot
at No 320 East 18th street. and found one man
living unconscious, with three wounds, while two
were running down Second avenue. He chased
them and a crowd of Italians began to swarm off
the fire escapes and down from the roofs where
they had been sleeping
On general principles they yelled. XIII da cop!
and by the time Wey saw his quarry scurry into a
cellar at No 2ls4 Second avenue the mob was at
his heels. AS the policeman started to enter the
cellar Paul Kelly in the van of the mob. jumped
TO his side and waved the others back
The men, cornered in the dark fired couple OF
shots before Wey and Kelly beat them into insen-
sibility Then Kelly ordered the crowd to keep of
while Wey summoned the reserves. The prisoners
said they were brothers, Mauro and Leonardo
Gucci thirty-two and thirty-six years old. They
denied any knowledge Of the shooting. Inc
wounded man was Feleso Caenento. of No s57
Fast 1l4th street. He had been shot IN the right
arm the chest and the scalp. At the Harlem hos
pital his condition said to be critical
New-York tribune., 1908-07-10
VICTIM GREENBAUM's SECRETARY.
Man Found Dead in Mount Vernon Hotel
Was John Macelroy.

The mystery surrounding the death Oh wen
dressed man who was found in room in the
Mount Vernon Hotel, Mount Vernon, on Tuesoay
morning as a result of the excessive heat. was
solved last night when he identified as John
Macelroy, of Brooklyn private secretary to Jus
tce Greenbaum of the Supreme Court Coroner
Van Patten and Detective Sitversteln, Oh Mount
Vernon who after working two days on nufner-
ous clews finally learned through a newsboy that
Macelroy reached Mount Vernon, at . O'Clock on
Tuesday morning accompanied by a well dressed
woman in black. They visited Mount vernon
restaurant Afterward Macelroy registered as
James McKinnon, of New York and the woman
who Is said be a stenographer IN Ne" 1oih
law office started back to New York on tFoiley
about 10 O'Clock the morning
A maid entered Maceroys room and found MN
dead in bed He was fully dressed and had evil
IDENTIFY expired shortly after registering. The body
bas baen in Dayiss morgue and would have been
buried In potter's field this morning had 1t not
heen for Detective Sversten, who learned or the
newsbov who saw the woman board the roney
car and start for the city.
The detective traced the womans movements
hack to Brooklyn and finally located her. She
said that Richard b. Tillnghast lawyer Oh NO
1s1 Rroadway was Macelroy's personal friend De
tectiye Silverstein had Tillinghast go to Mount
Vernon last night and identify the body. Macel-
ro1,s wife and children in the Adrondacks
and do not know of his death. Justice Greenbaum
&c also on his vacation and has not been informed
of the death OF bis secretary. Macelroy was about
thirty-fve years old and was a lawyer