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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
ANSWERS DEATHS CALL
GEORGE TURRITTIN SUCCUMBS TO
PNEUMONIA ATTACK.
Was One of the Best Known Men in
the State of Nevada; Prominent
in Politics.

Reno Evening Gazette, Aug. %: The
hand of death last night reached into
the home of one of the pioneers of this
state and one of the most prominent
and most highly respected families of
Reno taking therefrom the head of the
family, George Francis Turrittin,, and
leaving sorrow and sadness solaced by
the realization that the life thus ended
had been one crowned with success.
The deceased was one of the best
known and most respected men in the
state of Nevada and his death removes
a man who will be missed by respect
ing community perhaps as much as
would the death of any other citizen in
the entire state. His death was due
to bronchial pneumonia contracted ten
days ago by exposure and which finally
developed into pleuro pneumonia.
While his life had been despaired of for
the past few days the end was a great
shock to his relatives and to the entire
community.
In addition to widow residing in
this city and who is herself quite ill,
the following relatives survive:
Robert r. Turrittin of Minneapolis,
Mimi, brother, and the father of
r. C. Turrittin, cashier of the Nixon
National bank; Mrs. j. H. Doughten q i.
Bryan, Ohio, a sister; G. w. Turrittin
of Mankato "A brother; j. b. Turrittin
of kasota, brother; Mrs. c. n. War
al iSto cicfar
and two brothers in Ohio and one sister
in Kansas.
For the past forty years G. f. Tur-
rittin has been associated with business
interests in the state of Nevada and
has been recognized as one of the most
progressive, upright and leading busi-
ness men, Born in County Donegal,
Ireland, on Feb. %, 1874, he came to
this country with his parents at the
age of three years, being the youngest
of family of eight children. His
father settled at Bryan, Ohio, where
the deceased received his education,
coming to Nevada when twenty-five
years of age and entering the sheep
business at the age of TWENTY-FIVE
years. Here he was married in 1877
to Miss Mary Estella Sheriff.. For
many Years Mr.. Turrittin engaged in
sheep raising in Humboldt county and
was sent to the state legislature by
the Humboldt people after having
served one term as recorder of that
county. From that time on he took
very active part in politics and was
one of the leaders of the republican
party in the state.
After serving in the Legislature Mr.
Turrittin was appointed surveyor gen
eral of the state by President Harrison,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
Sept 10-17-24.
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMIN

FOh AFtO1N MET Of AOmtN-
lSTRATOR.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Caney
Wilkinson. Deceased:
On receiving and filing the petition
of Susan Wilkinson of the County of
Blue Earth, representing. among other
things that Caney Wilkinson late of
the County of Blue Earth in the State
of Minnesota, on the both day of August
A. D. 1909. at the County of Blue Earth
died intestate. and being an inha bitant
of this County at the time of his death.
leaving goods, chattels, and estate
within this County, and that the said
petitioners is the surviving wife of
said deceased, and praying that admin
istration of said estate be to Ira B.
Reynolds, granted
1T is ORDERED. That said petition
be heard before said Court, on Saturday
the End day of October A. D., 1909,
at 10 o'clock A. M, at the Probate Of
flee, in the Courthouse in Mankato
in said County, and all persons inter-
ested in said matter are hereby required
to appear at said time and place and
show cause, if any there be, why said
petition should not be granted.
ORDERED FURTHER, that notice
thereof be given to the heirs of said
deceased and 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
and published at Mankato in said
county.
Dated at Mankato. the second day OF
September, A. D.. 1909.
BY the Court
(Seal) VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate
BENJAMIN Taylor,
Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
ROLLINS IS INJURED
THE DRIVER FOR L. C. DIAMOND
THROWN FROM VEHICLE.
Right Leg Fractured Few Inches Above
the Ankle; His Cart Was Struck
By the Exercise Wagon of the Fire
Department; Old Soldier Was TAX
en- to st. Joseph's Hospital For
Treatment.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
B. F. Rollins, driver of L. c. Dia-
mond delivery wagon, is at st. Joseph's
hospital, suffering from the fracture
of his right leg, as the result of the
running away of one of the fire station
teams this forenoon. f. A. Richardson,
driver of Hose Company No. ! team,
was exercising the team at about 1870
o'clock, when it gave sudden jump at
the top of the incline going west down
over the slough on Front street. One
of the horses must have struck the
tongue with his shoulder. for it was
broken near the end. The part that
was attached to the wagon got between
the hind alleys of the black horse, and
Driver Richardson was unable to hold
the animals as they plunged across the
slough. He might have checked them
promptly, except for the necessity of
ringing his gong to warn the drivers of
several teams that were on the slough
road. The gong is a signal for the
team to run, and fright and duty
united in urging them forward.
Did Not Have Time to Turn Out.
Rollins was driving west on the road,
and did not have time to turn out, and
the brakes of the exercise wagon struck
one of the rear wheels of his wagon
and started his team. He was thrown
out and his right leg fractured a few
inches above the ankle. The tongue
broke and the wagon was badly dam
aged otherwise. He was picked up and
taken to Dr. Holbrook's office, where
the fracture was reduced, and he was
then taken to st. Joseph's hospital,
and will be laid up for several weeks.
He is an elderly man and an old sold
Ter, and his many friends regret his
misfortune. His home is at 3l3 Mime
sofa street.
Driver Richardson managed to stop
his team a block beyond the Milwaukee
railway crossing, and was obliged to
unhitch and take his team back. One
of his legs was slightly hurt, and one
of his horses got scraped in the col
lision with the delivery wagon. The
accident happened at about the center
of the slough.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
WORK FOR THE PLAN
MEMBERS OF THE CHARTER COM
MISSION TO GET BUSY.
They Will Meet the Voters and Dis
cuss With Them the Provisions of
the Proposed New Law; Campaign
of Education to Be Inaugurated;
Ward Meetings Are to Be Held
From Now On.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The charter commission held a meet
ing at the city hall last evening to
talk over means of instructing the
public on the advantages of the COM
mission form of government. The mem
bers of the commission are so enthus-
iastic over the commission plan that
they feel like taking their coats off
and doing something, feeling that they
will in SO doing be working for the
best interests of the city.
Burden of Educative Work.
At the same time they feel that the
burden of the educative work ought
not to be left with them, but that
everybody who is in favor of the new
and improved plan of city government
ought to do what he can to create a
sentiment in favor of it, so that it
will carry at the coming election. Every
citizen will be benefited more or less
but it is particularly the taxpayers.
who like to see something shown for
their money, who ought to take the
most interest. The commission form of
government has always resulted in a
saving to the people, while more and
better results have been accomplished.
Will Hold Ward Meetings.
The commission talked over various
plans, but finally decided to have ward
meetings, to be attended by the COM
mission. Short addresses will be made
by members of the commission or
others, to explain the commission sys-
TEN, and questions will be invited
The idea will be to set people right
on the plan. 1t is something new in
this state, although not in other states.
and many do not yet understand it.
A general invitation to all voters of
the wards will be extended to attend
these meetings and participate.
First Meeting ON Thursday.
The first meeting will be held in
the first ward Thursday night of this
week. The meeting will be held at
the Dukes addition hose house, at
1880 p. M, and every voter in the
ward, whether in favor of the new
charter or opposed to it, is invited to
be present. 1t may be that those who
are opposed to it would not be if they
understood it. Many who have not
read it are the loudest in opposition
made so by interested parties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

position which he filled with credit
and distinction to himself.
Mr.. Turrittin was, on May 5, elected
the first mayor of the city of Reno
and gave the municipal government one
of the cleanest and most prosperous
administrations it has ever had.
For many years Mr.. Turrittin was
president of the Bank of Nevada and
became vice president of the Nixon Ma
tional bank when the former institu'
ton became affiliated with the latter
He was also one of the. directors OF the
Nixon National bank.
The deceased was a member of the
Masonic order and was treasurer OF
the Reno lodge of Elks, position
which he held since the lodge was first
organized
Funeral services will be held Sunday
afternoon at two o'clock at the Ma.
sonic Temple. They will be under the
direction of Reno lodge, No. l3, +. and
A. NJ.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
DEATH DUET0 DRINK
ARCHIBALD STUART FOUND HELP.
LESS IN HIS BED.
Retired at Eleven O'Clock Saturday
Night and Did Not Put in an APP
pearance at the Usual Hour Sun
day Morning; Family Lived in
West Virginia; No Inquest Will
Be Held.
From Mondays Daily.


Archibald Stuart was found dead
in his bed in his room over the
Kaiserhof saloon at 80 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. He went to his
room at eleven o'clock Saturday night,
and when he did not appear as usual
yesterday forenoon, Mrs. Funk, who
has rooms near, notified Mr.. Ziegler,
proprietor of the saloon, and he went
and looked over the transom. Stuart
could be seen lying in bed, perfectly
still, and did not answer to calls.
The police were notified and Officer
Bienapf looked over the transom and
concluded that the man was dead.
He had Mr.. Ziegler break in the door,
and his suspicious were confirmed.
Coroner Kennedy was set for, but
decided that no inquest was neces-
sary.
Received Monthly Remittance.
Stuart had resided in the city for
five or six years, and was saloon
porter. He was afflicted with ulcers
on one leg. These panied him, and
he drank good deal. Several bot
ties of liquor were found in his ROOM
and his death is ascribed to alcohol
ism. His home was in West Virginia
and as he received a monthly remit
lance, it is supposed that his family
lis one of means, and efforts have
been made to get into communication
, with members of it, Stuart was a
single man, about thirty five yesss
old, of quiet disposition, and was
well liked by those who knew him.
Well Connected in the East.
1t has been learned that Stuart's
mother, Mrs Ellen Stuart, resides at
lWytheville, Va, and that his brother
law, A. A. Campbell, is an attorney
there. He had been receiving monthly
remittances from his mother, and the
last one arrived Friday. He placed S;
of this in bank Sept. 3, getting 9
certificate of deposit for it. He had
81 in cash in his pockets.
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HIS AIIUTIIty
SOmerville & HauSer,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
Sleepy Eye, MINI.
Sept. 10-17-24.


STATE OF MINNESOTA, County o.
Blue Earth ss.-In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Guardianship OF
Charles H. Rasdall Incompetent.
Petition having been duly made tC
this Court, stating:
LIST. That said above named Incompe-
tent person is the owner subject tC
the rights of one Jane RasdalI. a widow
of an undivided one-fourth interest in
all the real and personal property o.
Duane F. RaSdall, deceased, as shown
in the petition herein.
End. That in order to properly use
and administer the said Estate of said
incompetent il is necessary to sell and
dispose of the same: and asking this
Court to fix time and place when and
where the question of selling the inter.
est of said Incompetent in said Estate
may be hoard and determined.
1t is. therefore. ordered:
That the question of selling and dis
posing of said property of said Charlie:
the petition herein be, by this Court
heard and determined at his office il
the Court House in the City of Man.
kato. said County. and State on the
second day of October. A. D., 1909, al
10 o'clo,k. 4. Nj.
And it is further ordered that due
notice of che time and place of said
hearing he given by publishing iris or.
der in the Mdnkato Free Press for three
successive weeks before the date set FOL
said hearing.
Dated at Mankato this eth day at
September, a. D., 1909.
(SeaD VIM. F. HUGHES.
Probate Judge of Blue Earth. Minnesota
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
PHOTOGRAPHER is HONORED.
Joseph BliSsenbach Given the Second
Highest Award.

A Mankato photographer has been
honored by the Northwestern Photo
graphers' association, which recently
held its annual session at st. Paul.
Joseph Blissenbach was given the sec
ond highest award on six portrait
photographs, which he entered in the
competition. This is the second time
that Mr.. Blissenbach has received an
award from the association, and it
speaks well for the work that he
turns out of his gallery. There are
no better photograph galleries to be
found i'm the northwest than in Man
kato, and their work is excelled by
none. People living in this section OF
the site should bear this in mind,
when wanting some first class work
done.
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MAD DASH FOR FAME
Continued Fror3 Page One.

year, he may have crossed the
tracks that Cook and his two Es-
kimos left in the frozen sea north
of Grants land.
There would be camp debris,
sled tracks, and other evidences of
a travelled road enough to appear
to the commander of the Roose-
velt's crew like Fridays footprints
on Crusoe's island.
Controversy Believed Certain.
Until further and definite word
comes from Peary this freak of
circumstance and strangest coinci
dence in the history of exploration
must remain in the domain of
speculation.
That the return of Peary to
civilization and further calculation
of his own claims by DIR. Cook
probably will precipitate a con-
troversy as acrid as any that has
recently interested the people of
all the world was the certain
promise that the polar explorers
in New York held out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
PUTS UP A NEW TALK
CONGRESS OF ESPERANTISTS TC
GATHER IN BARCELONA.
Delegates From the United States Are
to Be in Attendance; Claimed
That the Language is Meeting
With Favor Everywhere; Will
Conduct Religious Services in Lat
est Tongue; Socialists Hold Session.
Especial &c The Free Press.l

Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 4.-Educa
tors, scientists, churchmen, socialists
and anarchists, animated by the en-
thusiasm of common cause, are
among the delegates who will take
part in the Fifth International Els
peranto congress, which will open here
today for the session of one week
Hundreds of delegates from all ma
tions, representing organizations OF
the most deverse objects which have
adopted Esperanto as medium oil
international communication, are III
the city. The flag of the Esperantlsts
is floating from scores of buildings
and in the hotels the new universal
language is heard with scores of dit
ferent accents. King Alfonso is pa
tron and protector of the congress.
Several delegates from the United
States are here and are among the
most enthusiastic of the disciples OF
the Zamenhof tongue. From all ma
tions come reports of great progress
made i'm the movement to do away
with the results flowing from the un-
fortunate Tower of Babel affair
Scores of organizations of an interna-
tional character, from religious asso-
Citations to anarchist societies, have; adj
vocated the study of Esperanto, and
many great commercial concerns have
adopted the language as medium oil
intercourse between their representa-
tives in different lands.
At the opening session tomorrow
there will be religious services con-
Quoted entirely in Esperanto, the
program including sermons, prayers
and songs. The socialists and radi-
Gals among the Esperantists, who are
here in force, will probably hold a
rival secular meeting, where their So
cial and economic doctrines will be
expounded III Esperanto. The radi-
Gals have strenuously opposed reli-
9ious services in connection with the
congress, one of them expressing the
opinion that as the Almighty was re-
sponsible for the confusion of ton.
CUES, it would be illogical and use
ness to pray to Him in a new and i'm
proved language He would probably
be unable to understand. This senti-
ment did not prevail among the ma
iority of the delegates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
Sept. 3-10-17-24, Oct. 1-8.
MORTGAGE EORECI OStIRE SAI

WIN SHSG TSnGSIOSOnG DALE.
Take Notice, that default has been
mortgage made by Gustus NJ Hender-
son and Helen Henderson, his wife,
Mortgagors to c. Arveson, MORTGAGE
dated January 2Sth, 1905, and recorded
in the office of the Register of Deeds of
Blue Earth County, Mimi, on January
Both, 1905, at eight thirty o'clock A.
NJ, in Book 63 of mortgages on page
40, and no action or proceeding at law
or otherwise having been instituted
to recover the debt secured by said
mortgage or any part thereof
The amount actually due and payable
on said mortgage at the date of this
notice is $261.7O. The mortgaged prem
ises are; all of Block 81: the South
Half of Block 80; Lots 1, 4, s. 6, 7, 8,
and 8, in Block SO and Lots and 10
and II, in Block 54. all in the Town
and Village of South Bend, according
to the plat thereof recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds of Blue
Earth County. Mimi. The said mortgage
will be forecloSed pursuant to the sta
tute, by a sale of said premises, which
sale will be made on October 18TH 1909
of the Court House, in the City of
Mankato in said Blue Earth, County,
Mimi, to satisfy the amount then due
on said mortgage. $500 Attorneys fees
and the expenses of sale.
Dated August 24th 1909.
c. ARVESON,
by Hans Mo.
His Attorney in fact.
SOmerville & Hauser
Attorneys for Mortgagee
Sleepy Eye, MINI.
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Sept 10-11-24.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT

81 ~ 6INCiVi'N6 NSSSS'Nt'
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Tho
mas j. Mitchell, Deceased.
ON READING AND FILING THE
PETITION OF M. S. Dossett represen-
tative of the estate of Thomas j. Nit
chell deceased, representing, among
other things, that he has fully admin
istered said estate. and praying that
time and place be fixed for examining
and allowing the final account of his
administration, and for the assignment
of 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 Monday the 4th day of Oc-
tober A. D.. 1909. at ten o'clock a. M.
at the Probate Office. i'm the City of
Mankato in said County.
AND IT is FURTHER ORDERED.
That notice thereof be given to all per-
sons interested by publishing copy of
this order once in each week. for three
,, successive weeks prior to said day of
hearing in the Mankato Free Press
weekly newspaper printed and pub
Eshed at Mankato in said County.
Dated at the City of Mankato the
18th day OF August A. D.. 1909
! BY the Court,
(Seal VIM. F. HUGHES
Judge of Probate
]. F. iaycraft
Attorney
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Sept 10-17-2i
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUN'

OHOEH ~ EXAMINE NSSOONl'
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth--ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Jo-
seph Feichen. Deceased.
ON READING AND FILING THE
PETITION OF Mary Wittmers admins
tratrix of the estate of Joseph Feichen
deceased. representing. among other
things that she has fully administered
said estate. and praying that a time
and place be fixed for examining and
allowing the final account of her admin
istration, and for the assignment of the
residue of said estate to the parties
entitled thereto by law:
IT IS ORDERED, That said account
be examined. and petition heard by this
Court on Saturday the End day of
October, A. D.. 1909, at 10 o'clock a. Nj.
lat the Probate Office. in the City of
Mankato, in said County.
AND 1T is FURTHER ORDERED.
That notice thereof be given to all
persons interested by publishing a copy
of 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 in said county.
Dated at the City of Mankato tho
4tk day of September. A. D.. 1909.
BY the Court
(Seal) VIM. f. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
A. Pfau Jr., & c. j. Laurisch,
Attorneys
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
MEET AN FL. MARK
CONFIDENCE MEN BUNCOE ONE M.
G. DORD OF HIS CASH.
One of the Sharpers Passed Himself
off as the Northwestern Agent at
Rochester and the Other Claimed
to Be Hardware Dealer; Old Story
of Passing "Phony Check on an
Innocent.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
NJ G. Dord of Washington state, a
man of about torty-ive years, was
buncoed out of 800 yesterday noon at
the union depot i'll this city, ''as slick
as whistle" He proved to be an
easy victim of an old confidence game
Met Men at the Depot.
Dord was on his way to Rochester
to be operated upon, and it was while
waiting for his train that he formed
the acquaintance of two men, one
claiming to be the agent of the Chi
cago & Northwestern road at Rochester
and the other giving the name of I'll
j. Hendricks and claiming to be a
hardware man. Hendricks informed
Dord in a confidential way that he had
just purchased a stock of hardware
in South Dakota and was transferring
| it to Rochester. He said that he needed
cash to pay freight charges before he
ould get the goods transferred from
| one road to the other in this city
He had check for 1872, and asked
the supposed agent whether he had
any ready money. The agent had but
So, and then one of the sharpers In
quired of Dord whether he had any
cash. Dord innocently replied that he
had about 800. Hendricks said that
he needed 500 to pay the freight
charges, and offered to turn over the
check to him as security for the loan
until they should reach Rochester,
where the check was payable; ostensi-
bly,.
Handed Over the Money.
Dord loaned the money to Hendricks
after taking the check, and then Hend-
ricks said that he would have to at
tend to his stock of goods and pay
charges, and disappeared. When the
C. & n. w. train pulled in, Dord and
the supposed railway agent boarded it,
but just before it was to pull out, at
l:O5, the "agent became uneasy and
said that he would have to get out
and find Hendricks. At that he left
the car, and the train pulled out a
moment later without either of the
strangers, who presumably boarded the
Omaha train for the twin cities, to
prey upon the unwary at the state
fair.
Dord began to take tumble soon
after his train left, and told some of
his fellow passengers. He was informed
that Sheriff Donahue was on the train,
and he then took the matter up with
him. When the train reached James
vile, Sheriff Donahue telegraphed to
the twin cities, asking that the officers
there be on the lookout for the two
sharpers. Dord continued on his jour
ney to Rochester, poorer, if wiser
man.
The 1872 check purported to be sign
ed by w. X. Moffatt & Co., and was
drawn on the First National bank of
st. Paul. Presumably it is a forgery.