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of boot. Trial was great closer. When drove
away after two hours of debate, Trial had the gray
horse the halter and ten dollars lawful money of the
realm in his pocket leaving behind with sigh the
whinnyng, the notorious, bay mare Fanny
A WEEK passed before Trial honored me again with
visit. l was bestowing the promised favor of a
coat of white paint to the picket fence when he drove
into the yard behind TALL long reaching sorrel horse.
Contrary to his usual custom, he didn't stop at the
gate but drove through to the barnyard and behind
the barn, waving masonic signal followed, and
found Trial walking round the sorrel in wide circle
examining the horse critically. followed the Ell
quette of such occasions.
Looks like good horse, Trial" volunteered.
Trial cleared his throat and smiled for answer
"Where did you get hm?" asked.
Remember the gray geding the Clips put on us last
week?' he asked.
l remembered Evidently Trial had not wasted any
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then started forward again, this time jogging along
at easy pace. Trial plainly worried about his
Fanny In burst of confidence he explained the
secret of Fanny. The what he called
"roarer," a broken wnded horse.
Fanny certainly is purity fly said Trial, land
that's what takes fokss eyes, But she can't go morn
mile without roaring like the whistle at the
mill Bgee! but she roar'
"She didn't the day you snapped her to Jim the
Clip" said.
Black powder" explained Trial with sly wink. l
looked at the sorrel with renewed interest.
WAS about to inquire deeper into the mysteries of this
wonderful elixir, when Trial sat up suddenly and
touched the sorrel with whip. Ahead through the
roadside brush l could the peaks of four tents
Three minutes later Trial pulled the sorrel up sharply
in front of camp consisting of four tents and grocery
wagon.
"Wel, b'gee! if this amt Jim Hawkinss outfit" he
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Good Thunder

Miss Olga Wrucke called Sunday q,
the Peterson home
Herman Peters is recovering from g
siege Of measles at the Benedict home
Mrs. Steinberg was quite i'll serera
days last week but is able to be about
again.
A. c. Barney and wife of MankatC
were callers in Good Thunder one day
last week
Get out your sleds. kids. Looks like
winter, and the Thanksgiving turkey is
"swcllin' yisibly."
Miss Elna Meyers is boarding at the
Pomcrankc home, thus making it mucl
more convenient to reach her school.
The little baby boy born to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Falancer of Mankato last
week, lived but short time, and the
little soul returned to the Fathers
keeping. The little body was takeI
to Good Thunder for burial. This wa.
their first born, and their loss will bt
keenly felt.
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II is about three and one half miles,
whereas the school house in district
No. u is but one and onc-half miles
away, was presented TO the board OF
county commissioners of this county.
at session Of said board held on the
BIRD day of September, A. ID. 1910, for
the action of said board thereon; and
Whereas, it was thereupon ordered by
said board that hearing should be
had on said petition at a session of
said board commencing on the 2lst day
of October, A. ID. 1910, at the county
auditors office in the city of Mankato,
in said county; and Whereas. it was
further ordered in and by said order
that notice of the time and place Of
such hearing be given by posting a
copy of said order in one. public place
in each of the school districts to be
affected by said petition. and by hand.
ing to and leaving with the clerk of
said school districts, personally, a copy
of said order, at least ten days before
the time appointed for such hearing;
and Whereas, at the said session of
the said board of county commissioners
commencing on said 2lst day Of Octo.
Der, A. ID. 1910, due proof of the post
ing and service of said order OF hearing
as therein directed and required, more
than ten days prior to said last named
date, having been made and filed, said
petition was publicly read and consid.
cred by the board, with everything
which was said by said interested par
ties for or against granting the prayer
OF the. petitioner, Peter j. Layen, and
said board being of opinion that said
petition should be granted. it is here
by ordered and determined. that the
said petition and the following de-
scribed lands owned by him, to.wit:
The southeast quarter fseH), all east
of railroad excepting % 79-lOO acres
in section "a, town l08, range q west,
be and the same are hereby set off
from said school district No. II to said
adjoining school district No. " and said
lands are hereby made a part of said
last named school district for all pur-
poses whatever.
BY order Of the board of county
commissioners.
Dated the 2lst day of October, A. D.
l9le.
ID. T. YOUNG,
Chairman of the Board of County Com.
nlissioners of Blue Earth County,
Mimi.
Attest:
Edgar Weaver,
County Auditor and Ex-Officio
Clerk of Board.
Petition signed by Arthur j. equity.
ct al. for ditch in Lincoln, Butter.
nut Valley and Judson, numbered 81.
was received. A good and sufficient
bond for 5000 accompanying. The pc.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

George w. Dewey ana others to L.
y. Bethke, We, swh, section %, Pleas
ant Mound, for $4,480.
Charles J. Macbeth to C. *. Howard
Of Daszcll, s. D., lot |, block 81, city,
for $4,000.
Susan E. Parker to William W.
Parker and Charles Newcombc,, SEA,
section 33, Pleasant Mound, for $4,000.
Fred Becquctte to Frank Brand, un-
divided H of lot 10, block q, River
side park addition, for $25.
George Pond to Frank Brand, lots
g, Z, lG and II, block 81, Riverside
park addition, for 800.
George Pond and G. i. Bird to Frank
Brand, lots 8, 9, 10, IL and II, block
p, Riverside park addition. for $500.
Asborn T. Englerth to Gottlieb
Draeger, c1a, SEA-. section l9, LeRay,
for $500.
Judson \, Day to Charles W. Miller,
part of block 6, known as the William
Irving block, and of lot /. block 4,
Hubbell's addition. for $500.
Michael Wagner to Richard Tescher,
WE. seA, section IL, Mankato, for
$1,000.
Mary d. lockwood and Edgar Dilley
TO David Reese Jones, SEA-, nwH. and
neA, swH, and nwH. SEA, and swiA,
neA, section %, Garden City, for
$4,000.
Eugene A. Coy to John Page, sH,
VIZ, lot 4. block l, Cummings add.
ton, $500.
George II. Ash and Mary Seymour TO
Charles NJ. Fiero, l-3, lot 3, block |,
Warren's addition for $780,
John Trenhauser to John Weimar,
south SO feet of lot IL. block 4,
Fletcher & Wizards addition, for
1926.
William Boeder to Jay Z. Moore, NV
u, section 2, Sterling for $lO,27O.
Michael Wagner to Carl Heger.
A, NV u, section %, Mankato, for
$4,000
Catherine Wines to Vincent Busch,
az, lot ), block l3, Waite & Roelof-
sons addition. for $3.50.
Otto A. Zierold to Nj. j. Reem. lot
5, block u. and lots 3. 0 and H. block
%. Riverside park addition, for 81.
Charles Proehl as guardian to Lille
Barnes. undivided II, lot t. and south
BIZ feet of lot 5, block 2, Stephens
add, Nfapleton, for 81.
Lille Barnes TO Charles Prochl, same.
for $50.
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at Lake Washington, the former hunt

at Lake Washington, the former hunt.
ing ducks.
Len L. Harrington, agent for .'Man
on the Box company, was in the city
yesterday.
George thinker has gone to Fair
banks. st. Louis county, for three
weeks deer hunt.
L. c. Wingen, Marsel b. Taylor and
W. w. Zeige of GAINESVILLE were Sun
day visitors in the city,
G.. A. Lewis and wife returned to-
day from Minneapolis. They made the
trip in a new Flander car.
c. G.. Schultz of st. Paul, assistant
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton, was in Mankato today.
Commissioners Humiston and Lamm
and Theodore Just departed today for
the north woods where they will spend
ten days hunting deer.
County Commissioner Aladigan and
Overseer. James Mullen of the poor
farm left today for the northern part
OF the state to hunt deer.
Il. II. LosSoW TctuFueu yesterday
from Buffalo, n. d., to spend the Win
ter with his father in North Mankato.
He is manager of the Sergeant farm.
II. A. Patterson left today for Star
Lake to enjoy his annual deer hunt.
His headquarters will be at Deer Foot
lodge. He expects to be gone ten days
or two weeks.
Rev. Mother Mariana Of Milwaukee,
commissary of the school sisters of
Notre Dame, arrived in the city yes
tcrday in connection with the prcpara-
tions for erecting the mother house
and ladies' seminary. She expects to
remain four days.
Mrs. J. A. Lewis Lieutenant Lewis
and wife and baby are in Minneapolis
where they are the guests OF Judge
Pond and family. On Thursday Lieu.
tenant Lewis and family will leave for
San Diego. CAL, where they will re-
main during the winter.
st. Paul Dispatch: Mrs. L. Fl. Max
field. G27 Goodrich avenue, will return
the first of next week from Norfolk,
Va, where she has been visiting her
son, Ensign Louis MaX6eld. L. S. ~.
who has been on leave. Mrs. Eugene
l.. Patterson, 797 Goodrich avenue. will
return in few days from Maryland,
her old home, where she has spent the
past three weeks. Mrs. Charles Stick
ney OF DiNey Slope, West Side, has
returned from the south, where she
was called by the death of her father,
Oliver Jones of Virginia. {.
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co RIGHT AT IT.
Friends and Neighbors in MankAto
Will Show You How.

Will Show You How.
Get at the root of the trouble.
Rubbing an aching back may relieve
it, 5.. a,,
But it, won't cure it.
You must reach the root of 1.-THE
kidneys. 4
Doan's Kidney Pills 60 right at It,;
Reach the cause; relieve the pain.
They cure, too, SO Mankato people
say.
l.. Sharpless, 100 South Fifth street,
Mankato, Mimi, says: 81 willingly
give my name as one who endorses
the claims made for Doan's Kidney
Pills. Last January I suffered from
attacks of kidney trouble, evidenced
by sharp pains in my back and diff
Guilty with the kidney secretions. A
friend who had taken Doan's Kidney
Pills with success, advised me to try
them and / did so, getting them at
Thro's drug store. At that time nv
back was so painful that could hardly
straighten and other difficulties exist.
ed which proved that my kidneys were
disordered. Relief soon followed the
use of Doan's Kidney Pills and after
| had finished the contents Of a few box.
es, all symptoms of my complaint had
disappeared. Time has proven the bene.
fit I received to be lasting"
For sale by all Dealers Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doa n's-And
take no other.
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An1boy and VICINITY

Glade Maine returned home Wcdncs-
day from his North Dakota trip.
Lee Look went to Mankato Tuesday
and reports that his son is getting
along nicely.
A. r. Corbett and family and J. w.
Heritage and family spent Sunday at
the home of Mrs. A. III. Corbett.
Grandpa Tuchol died Thursday night
after a short illness. He leaves wife
and several children to mourn his loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall of Winnebago
and Spencer Salisbury of Amboy spent
Sunday at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
G. Knoss.J
Nelson Cray and wife, at one time
residents of this vicinity, spent sew
eral days with friends in this section
of the country.
The chicken pie supper held at the
home of Frank Grow proved to be Il
great success as the house was full
and over $50 was realized for the bene-
fit Of the church.
The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church viii meet at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Briggs on Thursday.
An election OF officers for the ensuing
year will be held.
Burton Tyler has purchased fine
piano and intends to have plenty of
music during the winter, as his son
Roy and niece, Miss Bessie Leonard,
are both fine musicians.
A genuine coon supper was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Widen
kemp last Tuesday night. All the
neighbors far and near were invited
and everybody reports royal good
time.
There were SO many extra police in
Amboy Halloween night that the boys
did not have much of chance to ac-
complish great deal OF mischief, al
though some of them succeeded in get
ting two wheel cart on top of the
creamery ice house, but this was out
side of the city limits.
Another interesting contest will be
held in the Christian church to decide
who are the best workers. This time
the contest will be between the men
and ladies and will close with an old
fashioned oyster supper, the losers to
prepare the supper and wait on the
table.
Don't forget that Miss Gcnerya
Parker will give one of her popular
recitals at the Christian church OH
Saturday night, November IL. She has
also made an engagement to appear
before q Madelia audience OH election
night and election returns will be
made every twenty minutes.
c. II. Brace, the popular real estate
agent of Amboy, has offered three
prizes for the first, second and third
best ears of corn grown in this see
ton of the country and all would like
to see farmer in Blue Earth county
capture the grand sweepstake prize OF
$3.50 at the state fair next year.
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tition seemed to be regular and hearing
was set for Wednesday, November 80,
10 Il. m u.s..
In the case of the petition Of G. J..
Sellers for road in section 50, Beau
ford, Fred Cramer was allowed $35 for
damages, the benefits being considered
in making the award.
The county auditor was directed to
advertise for bids for wood to be de-
livcred at the poor farm, viz, twenty
cords of dry maple; 20 cords of green
mixed. Bids TO be opened two weeks
from today by d. p Young,
On motion of Commissioner Schultz,
5000 was voted to the Blue Earth
County Garden City, Fair association
to assist in repairing and rebuilding
the buildings.
Adjourned to 80 p. III.
| l:3O afternoon. The board Of county
commissioners met as per adjournment.
All members present.
State Road No. 10.
BY resolution, which was adopted
"iiu 40 iOiiOho, Stdtc Iudu NV. ~ ndS
extended from the Tivoli bridge on the
st. Clair road to the village of st.
Clair, viz:
Beginning at a point 5l7 feet south
of the n. w. corner of the swA of
| See. 30, I. los, n. Il. % W.. which
point is the present terminus of state
| road No. 10, thence in southeasterly
| direction to the n. w. corner of the
sea OF the seH of said section 80.
Thence south to the quarter corner be-
tween sections 80 and 81 of the said
town and range. Thence south to the
quarter corner on the south line of
said section 81. Thence south in Sec.
&. L. 1O7 ~, II. % w. for distance
Of. 1900 feet. Thence southeasterly to
a point $50 feet east of the S. w.
| corner Of the SEA Of said section G.
Thence continuing southeasterly ii,
section I, of said town and range for
I o distance OF 1900 feet. Thence cou-
, tinuing southeasterly in said section
to the southeast corner of the neA
OF said section Z. Thence southeasterly
in section 8 Of said town and range
to point 659.S feet east and $40
feet south of the northwest corner Of
the swA of said section and there
to terminate at the west line of the
corporate limits of the village of st.
Clair, Blue Earth county, MINI.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Bnffham, w. X, goods to
court house SIS 70
City of AIankato. water rent. rs. SO
Consumers Power Co., light ut
court house and Jail. ........ 20. 80
Cousandier. Ed. goods to poor. 800
Coy, Eugene, transportation Of
sick poor ........ ............ 10. 90
Craner, Belle, labor at poor farm "a. SO
Davies, w. E., transcript. ..... "a. so
Donahuc, John W.. sheriff's fees So Is
Erickson. c. S., work OH state
road No. 3.......a......... so. 90
Erickson, G. S., work on Bryson
bridge Observation-Disclosures. 70. OF
Erickson, G. S. work on county
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Haele Lake

9
Orange Little anticipates business
"Trip to the northern part Of the state
as far as Hill City.
| IIooping-eough is prevailing among
the school children, some having it
light and Others have it quite bad
Rev. g.. B. Foote and wife spent
some days last week near Luvernc,
Mimi, looking after the rent Of their
farm and report forty-ones bushels per
acre of wheat growing upon his place.
The five year old baby girl of Mrs.
j. II. Cummins died Of hopping cough
last Tuesday. Dr. Holmes was called
before it expired and rushed it to the
hospital in Mankato putting it under
the care of experienced nurses, but to
no avail. 1t was most sweet child
and was greatly loved by its fond
parents. They have the sympathy of
the neighborhood in their sad bcreave-
ment.
What will become of the village elec.
ton if certain things happen. The
law requires two of the judges to be
democrats. At our primary election
only two straight democratic votes were
cast and they by the judges of cleo
ton. Now dad" is coughing quite
hard and if he is not able to sit as a
judge will the election be legal with
only one of the opposite party on the
board on election day?
A meeting of the trustees and Off
cial board of the Methodist Episcopal
church and teachers met at the home
of Mrs. Owen, where they were nicely
entertained and dined. After dinner a
business meeting was held, some eight.
cen people being present. Rev. n. y.
Foote and wife, Rev. Earl Porter Mrs.
Charles Brown, Miss Hattie Akord
and sister, Mr.. Charles Herrin and
wife, Mrs. Kate Cook. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Herrin. Miss Lulu Compton,
Mrs. Edith johnson. Mrs. May Hawley.
TT. Cummins, and Mrs. Owens. and Ar
thur Owens. Rev. n b. Foote and
Mrs. Kate Cook rendered their resigna-
ton as superintendent of the Sunday
school, but by a unanimous desire of
the teachers and the official board they
withdrew their designations to the
joy of all. Miss Stella Herrin resigned
as teacher. Walter Hcrrin was en-.
gagged as janitor for the church.
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RADIO. spent Sunday in the city the
guest of f. l.. Bcnncr. West NTaukato
Charles p. Axtell, Jcns Olson, George
Emerson and John Ward of Medo left
today TO hunt big game near Bemidji
Mrs. Max Zincy of Stanley, Wis, Is
visiting in the city for few days as
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Henry
kruse
Oscar and Benny Bennett of North
Mankato and Asa Andrews and Henry
Thiclman of st. Clair will go north in
day or two to hunt deer and moose
near Bassctt.
DIR. j. A. Ilielschcr will arrive home
from the south tomorrow night. There
is no truth in the report that he is
or has been seriously i'll. He is in
the best of health.
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North Decoria

Mrs. Byron Troy is visiting friends
and relatives.
Charcly Peterson is building new
cement wall under his house.
Charley Laube is expected home in a
few days after recovering from an at
tack of blood poison.
Mrs. Clara Sailor OF Mankato is out
to the Mattcson farm, six miles south
for few days visit.
Hans King expects to get through
husking corn in a few days, the largest
crop ever huskcd OH l6O acres.
Mrs. Ed. Smith is going to return to
Minneapolis to meet her husband to-
day. She expects to make her home
there i'll the future
Kinder & NIcCollum Just finished the
job of painting the school house. Amy
quick orders, don't forget the right
men. They are good.
Last night crowd of young folks
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Arch McCollum
being her sixty-frst birthday. Among
the many presents was set of silver
knives and forks which were presented
by J. E. Ireland, the young folks were
entertained by Mrs. w. L. McCollum
by beautiful selection. Miss Dora
Hoffman played several selections
among them was Old Black Joe. pro.
gressiye cinch was played. Gusll
Schmidt was the lucky boy. After
light refreshments were served of sand
witches and coffee they bid good night
and many wishes of joy and happiness
was extended to both by the seventy
six friends aud neighbors Of North
Decoria.
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Old Middleton

Mr., and Mrs. G. II. Phelps were call
ers at the home of Frank Phelps Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim DAILY of Mapletor
were callers at the home OF San
Chandler Sunday.
Miss Frieda Dctzen is assisting Mrs
Judd Cornell with her house work fol-
a couple of weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. Krcuger and children
of Mapleton visited at the home OF
Judd Cornell Sunday.
Miss Genevicye Johnston, who i:
teaching school near Pipestone, is home
for a months vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Argetsinger and
daughter Dorothy OF aIapleton were
visitors at the home of j. L. Stevens
Sunday.
Miss Agnes Darroch returned home
the first OF last week after a months
visit with relatives at AIoorhead and
North Dakota. XIII
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Eagle Lake

Miss Alinc Macbeth was home owe
Sunday.
f. w. Roth of Wascca was in tow,
Saturday.
Miss Annot Millar is assisting Mrs
G. Chapman.
Miss Ethel Ewing was passenger
to Mankato Thursday.
John Compton and daughter Orra
were in 'Kato,' Saturday.
DR.. Kelly of Mankato was caller
in this vicinity Thursday.
Mesdames \. II. and M. B. Cooke
were Mankato visitors Friday.
George Swcarcngen of Madison Lake
was seen on our streets Friday.
Claus Hamerstrum of Bethal spent
Sunday with his brother, Oscar.
Frank and Jack Brown were seen in
this vicinity Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Walter Iiarein was Man
kato visitor one day last week
The farmers in this section are
busily engaged shredding their corn.
\. NJ. Quinn, welldigger of st. Clair,
is digging well for G. J.. Buckley.
Jean Englerth is acting as engineer
for the Mcnamara shrcdding outfit.
Arlo Alillar of Dakota is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Millar.
Burton Hill. small son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Hill, was very i'll last week.
Miss Selma Hammerstone of Madi-
son Lake is visiting Miss Hulda Jacob
son.
Miss Ora Compton spent Sunday
with Miss Ada Johnson at the Casper
home
i. l.. Austin OF Alankato visited his
daughter. Mrs. Harry Hill, Thursday
and Friday.
Messrs. Richard Englerth Roy Comp
ton and VIM. Buckley went to Man.
kato Sunday.
Miss Esther Johnston of Smiths
Mill visited at the 4. p. jacobson
home Thursday.
Mrs. James Johnston, daughter
Edythe and Miss Lottie Anderson.
drove to Mankato Wednesday.
c. J. Wells and family of Madison
lake spent Sunday week ago with
Sir. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ekman and
sons of Los Angles, Cal, arrived Mon
day evening to make an extended
visit with the formers mother and
other relatives.
Miss Edythe Johnston gave a party
30 number OF her friends at the
nome OF her parents Saturday evening.
y most enjoyable time was had by
all. Among those present from this
place were the Misses Elsie and Ethel
Ewing.
Marjorie, the eleven. months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Nor
gan, died at hospital in Mankato
Tuesday of pneumonia caused by a
severe attack of whooping cough. Fu-
neral services were held at the house at
this place, Thursday afternoon. The
remains were laid to rest in Eagle
Lake cemetery. The family have the
sympathy of all in their sad bereave-
lnent.