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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-17
JOTTINGS CAUGHT AT JUDS0N
Box Social Is to BE the Big Event
There On Jan. II.

Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Williams are on
the sick list.
Earl Little of Mankato spent Sun
dav with his cousins, Evan and David
Roberts.
Thomas Griffiths of Ottawa came up
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Ed
Davis and spent few days visiting
his sister, Mrs. f. T. Evans, returning
home last Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Jones of Ottawa has
been spending few days in this Vi
cinity visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Ethel Jones, teacher in District
No 80, is getting up a box social
which will be held at the school house
Friday evening, Jan. II, the proceeds
to be for the benefit of Mrs. Ann
Pugh If there ever was cause
worthy of good turn out, this is
one of them, and it is hoped the dis
trict and adjoining neighborhoods will
assist the teacher in making her eff
forts success. Remember the date,
Friday evening, Jan. II, at eight
O'clOck. All lduleS DTHiS d luHcH loi
two.
William Jones of Wisconsin.
brother of H. A. Jones, came to this
vicinity last Saturday to spend a
couple.of weeks visiting brother, daugh-
tiers and other relatives.
A new arrival came to brighten the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Owen
about week ago.
Miss Esther Davis spent Sunday
with her parents at Jerusalem.
Ed N. Jones received word last Sun
day announcing the death of his cousin,
r. Nicholas Jones, at Minneapolis.
The remains were taken to Cambria,
Wis, for burial.
Edwin Jones and John Price left
last week for Colorado with the in
tention of taking up claim.
Mr.. Julian, one of the Anti-Saloon
league workers, delivered an able
speech at Jerusalem church about a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-17
ABSTRACT OF TAX LIST
VALUE OF BLUE EARTH ACREAGE
IS S7,434,s23.
City ard Town Lots Are Held at 49,
400, s24;, the Total Valuation in
Mankato, $3,s73 ,5e5.

rrom Fridays Daily.
The abstract of the county tax lists
has been completed at the auditors
office, and has the following totals:
Number of acres of land exclusive
of town lots, 47O,6Ol.l3.
Value of same, including structures,
$7,434,923.
Average value per acre. $3.50.
Value of town and city lots, in
Guiding structures, $3,460,S24.
Value of taxable personal property,
$2,Ol4,656.
Total value, $l2,9lO,4O3.
Average rate of taxation, 1854 mills.
Total taxes levied, $329,76S03.
State Taxes-Revenue, etc., $780,
04S.42; school and university, $l5,-
$3.50; interest and principal on state
loans, .$3,9OO.9l.
County Taxes-Revenue, $50, l49.l3;
road and bridge, $l9,365.63; poor,
$lO,5s6.53; other special taxes, 3d.
729.S9.
City and Village-Revenue, $74,-
335.29; bonds and interest other than
state loans, $2,23L72; local assess
ments, $5,6s6.53; other special taxes,
$6S3.ll.
Townships - Revenue, $2l ,945.02;
bonds and interest other than state
bonds, $3,s53.s2; delinquent road,
$2,5l497.
School District Taxes-Local one
mill, $l2,9l0.45; other special taxes,
$751;, 946.Sl.
Last year the total taxes levied
were 1927 ,3O0.3l, with a total valua-
tion of $l2,S47,2
Last year the rate of taxation in
Mankato was 1896 mills, and this
year 1882 mills. The total valuation
of the city last year was $3,S63,973,
and this year $3,S73,5S5.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-17
TRIBUTE TO The REV. PADEN
Resolutions Adopted Resrettins Loss
ofEormer Pastor.

The congregation of which Rev. T.
Ross Paden has been it's former
pastor at Pittsburg, recently adopted
the following resolutions upon his res
ignation to assume the pastorate of
the First Presbyterian church in this
city:
Whereas, the Rev. T. Ross Paden,
member of the council of 81, of the
Presbyterian Brotherhood of Pittsburg,
has been called to another field of
labor, and is about to move from our
city, and whereas, by his Christian
courtesy, his faithfulness, earnestness
and enthusiasm in the work he has
won warm place in the hearts of all
the members of our council,
Therefore, be it resolved, that we,
while mindful of our loss, extend our
heartiest congratulations to those as
ISOLATED with him in the portion of
our Masters vineyard to which he is
called. That we bid him Godspeed on
his journey and wish him all success
and blessing in his new field of labor.
That copy of these resolutions be
spread at length on our minutes and
also sent to the clerk of session at his
new charge. James H. Gray, presi-
dent Brotherhood Council; John S.
Cort, secretary.
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Jan. II, "a, 81.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF
WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth.--ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Her
man Tiefenthal. Deceased.
Whereas, Ain Instrument in writing,
purporting to be the last will and tes-
lament of Herman Tiefenthal, deceased.
late of said County, has been delivered
to this Court:
And Whereas. William A. Funk has
filed Herewith his petition, representing
among other things, that. said herman
Tiefenthal died in said county. on the
Goth day of December, 1907, testate, and
that said petitioner is the executor
named in said last will and testament,
and praying that the said instrument
may be admitted to probate and that
letters testamentary be issued thereon
to himself.
1t is Ordered, That the proofs of said
instrument and the said petition be
heard before this Court, at the Probate
Office in the City of Mankato in said
County. on Saturday the 8th day of
February, A. d. 1908, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon. when all persons interest
ed may appear for or contest the pro-
bate of said instrument:
And 1T is further Ordered, That no
itce of the time and place of said hear
ing. be given to all persons Interested.
by publishing this order once in each week
for three successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing, in the Mankato Free
Press a weekly newspaper printed and
published at Mankato in said County.
Dated at MankatO the Sth day of
January A. d., 1908.
BY the Court.
VIM F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
probate Court Seal.)
w. A. Funk, Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-17
ACKNOWLEDGE IT
Mankato Has to Bow to the Inevi-
table-Scores of Citizens
Prove It.

After reading the public statement
of this representative citizen of Man
kato, given below, you must come to
this conclusion: A remedy which
cured years ago, which has kept the
kidneys in good health since, can be re-
lied upon to perform the same work
in other cases. Read this:
Mrs. B. johnson, of $40 North Frost
street, Mankato, Mimi, says, in 1898:
81 suffered severely from backache and
rheumatism, and though I spent eonsid-
cradle money for medicines, trying first
one thing and then another, until
used Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at
j. c. Thro's drug store 1 found nothing
to give me relief. They helped me
from the start and soon I was en-
tirely relieved of the trouble"
Cured to Stay Cured.
In 1905 Mrs. johnson confirmed her
former statement by saying: The cure
Doan's Kidney Pills made of my trou-
BILE, in 1898, has been permanent one,
and today 1 am enjoying the best of
health. 1 suffered from dull, heavy
bearing down pains and weakness
across the loins." Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me and 1 heartily recommend
them"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take. no other.
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Jan. II, "a, 81.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF
WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.-SS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Ida
l.. Dice. Deceased.
Whereas, An instrument in writing,
purporting to be the last will and tes-
lament of Ida l.. Dice deceased. late
of said County, has been delivered to
And Whereas, Fred L. Hoyt. has filed
Herewith his petition, representing
among other things, that said Ida l..
Dice, died in said county on the 10th
day of January, 1908, testate, and that
said petitioner is the executor named
praying that the said instrument may
be admitted to probate, and that letters
testamentary be issued thereon to him.
self.
1t is Ordered. That the proofs of said
instrument and the said petition be
Office in the City of Mankato in said
County. on Saturday the Sth day of
February, A. d. 1908. at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, when all persons interested
may appear for or contest the probate
of said instrument.
And it is Further Ordered That no.
tice of the time and place of said hear
by publishing 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 Mankato the 18th day of
January, a. ID. 1908.
BY the Court.
VIM. f. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate
probate Court SeaI)
w. l.. ComstOck, Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-17
Birds Don Bright PIummage;
+. Are On Dress Parade.
All Have a CackIe Coming; Big
Poultry Show Is Open.
Exhibitors Are From Abroad As
Well As Many Local.

From Mondays Daily.
Amid the crows of the stately old
ROSTERS and the merry cackle of the
hens, the poultry show in the Paris
block was opened to the public this
morning. The exhibit surpasses any
that has yet been given in this city.
Secretary Kollmann of the Central
Minnesota association is very much
pleased over the many high grade birds
sent. in from outside exhibitors, and the
management is highly delighted over
the, fact that the show is complete, and
that no fakirs or dealer in poultry has
exhibited. None but true fanciers who
stand for the elevation of poultrydom
are represented.
Mr.. Fred Setter of New Ulm, and
j. Tyson of Redwood Falls are visiting
the, show for information, as they are
going to hold their first shows at their
respective places, the. early part of Feb
ruary.
w Following are exhibitors from abroad:
j. H. Tubbesing, Redwing; NJ. E.
Johnston, Winona; j. Tyson, Redwood
Falls; R. T. Dolliff, Redwood Falls;
A. Nienow, st. Clair; F. ]. Damann,
Pennington; Herold Swartwood, Wa.
SEGA; c. F. Burrows, Lake Crystal;
Roy Sherman, Garden City,; D. B.
Killam, Garden City; Mrs. John Steele,
Eagle Lake; S. F. Heath, Wells; F.
A. Abbott, Truman; Robert Merritt,
ST., Peter; John R. Oelke, Blue Earth;
Mrs. William Mead, Mapleton; j. H.
Gerlich, Good Thunder; Frank Nelson,
Rapidan; Mrs. A. D. Palmer, Ceylon;
John H. Atkinson, Truman; s. o. Espe,
Imogene; John J. Neudecker, Clements.
The Mankato exhibitors are as fol-
lows:
Frank Huettle, Frank Watts, Frank
Sehuette, J. J. Bremen, Mr.. Leverich,
Thomas Rooney, E. Tyler, H. w. Perry.
George ]. Lorentz, August Kurkowsky,
E. w. Evans, Edward Roelfson, Gran
dell Bros, Frank Koenen, H. R. Kurth,
j. w. Kollmann, Charles Keith.
The show will close on Wednesday
night. ase.. ;
A live wolf is on exhibition In the
show window.
H. w. Perry, the president of the
association, has an attractive exhibit,
including a tame prairie wolf and "a
lot of Monaghan pheasants from the
attractions, of Highland park.
Tn display of barred rocks is unus-
ually large and fine.
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EXHIBIT OF SEED CORN
ONE WILL BE HELD AT ST. PAUL
NEXT WEEK.
Business Gathering of the State Agri-
cultural Society, Officers Are to
Be Chosen.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Secretary C. N. Cosgrove of the
State Agricultural society has his
hands full just now in completing pre-
partitions for the annual meeting of
the society which is to be held for
three days next week. This is the
only business gathering of the mem
bers of the society during the year,
and representatives will be present
from all parts of the state. Under the
Minnesota law the society is composed
of delegates from local agricultural
organizations, though, in the absence
of such an organization, county COM
missioners of any county may name
delegate.
The meeting opens next Tuesday
morning, in the old capitol at St. Paul,
and Governor Johnson's address of well
come will be the feature of that ses-
sion. An interesting program will fill
out the following three days.
In connection with this meeting an
exhibit of seeds has been arranged for
which very liberal premiums are of
fered. The classes are:
Class A, Corn-Yellow dent, white
dent, flint varieties, any other dent
variety, sweet corn (early), sweet corn
(late), pop corn, best ear of white
dent, best ear of yellow dent.
Observation-Disclosures No. IL, rust
Ter white, Northwestern dent, pride of
the north, triumph flint.
Class B, Barley-Six-row variety,
two-row variety, any other variety.
Class C, FlaN-Any variety.
Class d, Rye-Lot d.
Class f, Wheat-Blue stem, fife,
any other variety Especially, winter
wheat.
Class F, Oats-White, black, any
other kind.
Class G., Grasses and Clovers-Alfal-
ia, red clover, Alsike clover, timothy,
Bromus.>
This new feature of the agricultural
society annual meeting will add great
ly to it's interest, and there is every
promise of a large and creditable ex-
hibition.
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week ago. He said their efforts are
followed with great success in getting
the liquor traffic cleaned out of the
states. "Let the good work 60 on, y
ought to be the cry of every Christian
man, and woman on the face of the
globe.
Fred NJ. and f. N. Jones attended
installation of officers of the X. of
p. lodge at Lake Crystal last week.
Evan Lloyd went to Mankato last
Monday evening.
Mrs. Fl. r. Roberts and Evan T..
Evans were elected delegates from
above named church to meet at Man
kato for their convention.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-17
NELSON SEEKS A PARDON
Convicted Murderer Would Spend
Rem aiming Days With Parents.

st. Paul, Jan. l4.-With two alleged
accomplices already dead, Henry Nell
son yesterday applied to the pardon
board to allow him to 60 home to
die. He was convicted with two 9th
ers of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be hanged; the sentence
was committed to life imprisonment.
Now that the end is so near Nelson's
parents would like to have him re-
leased so that they may care for
him during the few remaining months
of his life.
Nelson, with his brother Charles and
one Sutton, were convicted i'm Steele
county June 10, 1908, of murder fol-
lowing a hold-up. Since then the other
two have died in the penitentiary. A
certificate of the prison physician was
presented to the board yesterday stat
ing that Nelson is suffering from
consumption and that he probably will
not live longer than six months. Nell
sons attorneys urged the granting of
the pardon in view of the circum-
stances. Chief Justice Start was of
the opinion that in view of the fact
that the death sentence was committed
to life imprisonment, in view of the
defendants youth, it ought not to be
disturbed again.
Samuel Lord of the state tax COM
mission said he had hoped that if the
boys had lived to secure a new trial
for them some time, but in view of
the existing circumstances he hoped
the board would find way to exercise
that clemency (which we may all
need in the end He suggested that
the case be adjourned until next
Tuesday in order to give him time
to VISIT the prisoner. Nelson's attor-
ney offered to have him examined by
any two. physicians the board might
select. This plan was agreed upon and
the case continued. E#
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Jan. IL, "a, 81.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth.--Ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Theresa Lamm,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition CT
Lous Janda. administrator, of the
estate of Theresa Lamm, deceased,
representing. among other things. that he has
fully administered said estate. and praying
that time and place be fixed for examining
and allow ing the final account of his admins
tration. and for the assignment of the residue
of said estate to the parties entitled thereto
by law.
It is. ordered that said account be ex-
amined. and petition heard by this Court.
on Friday, the 7th day of February. A. d
1907 at 10 o'clock a. M, at the Probate
Office. in the City of Mankato, in said
County.
And Il is further ordered, that notice
thereof be given to all perons interested
by publishing copy of this order once
in each week. for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing in the Man
kato Free Press. a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato. in
said County.
Dated at the City of Mankato the 18th day
of January. A. d. 1908.
BY the Court
probate Court Seal)
VIM F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
s. r Wilson Atty
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'B|GL|VEsIQC;ksiHQW
South st. Paul Exchange Carry
Out the Event Yearly.
1t will Prove of Much Benefit
To Great Northwest.
Especial to The Free Press.l

st. Paul, Jan. l4.-The directors of
the South st. Paul Live Stock Ex-
change have taken action of extreme
Importance to the northwest in def
nitely deciding to make The South st.
Paul live stock show an annual event.
This will give the northwest it's own
stock show, similar in every respect
to the famous Chicago show, and doing
for the northwest what the Chicago
show annually does, in advertising the
livestock industry. Although the re-
cent South st. Paul show was held
under difficulties resulting from lack
of time in which to arrange for it
and in which to properly advertise it
in advance, it was so successful that
the great market interests at South
st. Paul are willing to maintain it as
an annual event even at a loss, be-
cause of it's manifest benefits and the
prestige it has already given north
western stock interests.
The Green Eyed Monster.
Though more than 5000 people filled
the beautiful Auditorium to hear Schu-
mann Heink, the great singer herself
yielded to one of the curious whims
of those who suffer from the artistic
temperament" and decided not to d.
vide the applause. with her accom-
PIANIST, Mrs. Frank Hoffman of ST..
Paul, a brilliant and exceptionally pop
ular musician. The little encore
groups of German songs were lacking
and the magnificent flowers sent to the
Auditorium for Mrs. Hoffman did not
cross the footlights. Schumann- Heink
appeared alone and it was not until
afterwards that it was known that she
had refused to appear except as the
sole recipient of honors. The great
singer was in magnificent voice and re-
ceived tremendous ovation, but her
curious exhibition of jealousy will
probably dampen the enthusiasm of
her friends when she again appears.
Curb the "Cat" Houses.
st. Paul lines are now seriously
considering reform Wnlcn IL adopted
will prove an important curb to the
activities of Chicago catalogue houses.
Heretofore catalogue house freight
shipments into the northwest, amount
ing to many thousands of packages,
have been loaded in full cars and
forwarded to ST.. Paul, the individual
shipments being unloaded into the
warehouse here and then forwarded
individually to consignees. This means
that such houses have paid a car
lot rate over three fourths the distance
the shipment to the northwest goes,
and the usual less than car lot mer-
chandise rate for the distance from
St. Paul to destination. 1t is now
proposed to charge 3 cents per 100
pounds for distributing such shipments
in warehouses, which means additional
freight of $50 per car on catalogue
house shipments. Several Chicago houses
are shipping as high as twenty cars
day of such freight. The proposed
new rule will also operate against the
practice of loading cars at the cata-
logue houses in Chicago, switching
them to local freight houses and there
distributing their contents for ship
ment to destinations without cost.
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TEACHERS examinations

Teachers examinations will be held
Jan. 80, 81 and Feb. l at Mankato,
Lake Crystal and Mapleton in the
high school buildings. Those who wish
to write on first grade subjects must
meet in the county superintendent
office at the specified time. All credit
slips and certificates to be exchanged
or renewed must be handed in during
the examinations. Applicants must
come prepared with pen and ink.
The following program will be strict
ly followed:
Thursday, Jan. 30, First Grade
a. m.-S:O0, enrolment; S:l5, geome-
try; 1000, physics. p. M.-l:3O-
algebra; 3:l5, physical geography or
general history.
Agriculture may be taken at any
one of the above periods, ana may be
substituted for either geometery or
physical geography.
Friday, Jan. 81, second grade. A.
M.-S:OO, enrolment; $3.50, profess
sional test; $3.50, spelling; 1000, arith-
metic. P. Mills, geography; 2:45,
composition and penmanship; 1920,
reading.
Saturday, Feb. l. A. M.-S:O0,
United States history; 9:45, grammar;
1880, music. p. M.-l:l5, physiol-
ogy hygiene; 2:45, civics; 400, draw
ing.
O. OLSEN ULVIN,
County Superintendent of Schools.
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Mustard Plaster.

The ordinary way is to mix the mus
tard with water, tempering it with
a little flour, but such plaster is
simply abominable. No water should
be used, but mix the mustard with
the white of an egg and the result
will be a plaster which will draw per-
fectly, but will not produce blister
The prepared mustard leaves that can
now be purchased cheaply save. much
time and trouble.
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CIR GRAND l AND : PETIT ], JURORS iJ
They VIII sssve ii Fsbsuary Term Of
80 Court. s''t
From Monday's Daily.

u noy VIII S0rve sUkFopFuory term OF
80 Court Par
From MONDAYS Dailv.
Clerk of Court Thorne, Sheriff Dona-
hue and Justice W. Nj. Smith of James
town Saturday afternoon drew the fol-
lowing jury to serve at the February
term of the district court:
Grand Jury-Jacob Morei, Lime;
Matthias Jost, city; John Jensen, South
Bend; Henry Olsen, Lake Crystal; John
Steel, Decoria; William Boswell, Me-
Pherson; Fred Kron, city; Henry N.
Olson, Lincoln; e. NJ. Talbot, Pleas
ant Mound; Merton Mullen, Mapleton
township; Ellis l. Jones, Butternut
Valley; John Morrow, Beaufort; Neil
Cook, city; George NJ. Palmer, city;
Leo Heidwinkel, Mankato township;
Henry Minks, Danville; Columbus
Jones, Judson; A. j. Ellis, Sterling;
Sam Hellickson, Butternut Valley; Eu-
gene Hadley, Mapleton village; Carlos
Warren, Vernon Center; John P. Gus
tafson,. Ceresco; James Morrow, Yer
non Center.
Petit Jury-William Wick, Beanford;
Sigvert Olsen, city; A. NJ. Smith, city;
A. L.. Cummins, Eagle Lake; Daniel
Foley, Mankato township; Theodore o.
son, Sterling; Roy McComb, Medo,
w. B. Walker, city; Joseph Williams,
Garden City; William Borchert, Ma
pleton village; John Hansen, Decoria;
John Wass, city; Moses Roberts, South
Bend; r. w. Degner, Danville; George
Wilson, city; Herman Born, city;
Henry Weir, Lyra; Nelson Bennett,
Mankato township; David Getty, Beau
ford; w. J. Murphy, Mcpherson town
ship; Carl Swenson, city; Robert NJ.
Jones, Butternut Valley; Earl Taber,
LeRay township; Owen r. Owens, Lake
Crystal; Leroy Bowen, .Decoria; Peter
Schultz, Lime township; H. ]. Roberts,
city; John Golf ST., Mapleton town
ship; Frank Pohl, Mankato township;
Michael Farrell, Jamestown.