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they" he said to me when I. too, paused
at the rail to look out upon the mourn
ful Mist.
replied in essence that there were
times when the Atlantic City wind at
this season became quite a lot mussy.
Wind he said to me in wondering
tone. Wind? Neighbor, femme asst you
somethin': Down aroun' this-a-way you
sure don't call such caressin' little
breezes these yere; such cute. coddlin
little catspaws-say. podner, you sure
don't call em wind down this-a-way,
do you?''
To draw him along, l observed that l
would not exactly care to be fooling
around out on the bosom of the Atlantic
just at that moment in a leaky. lop-
sided catamaran with that kind of
breezes blowing.
He looked panied.
stranger he asked me. did you ever
happen to set foot in Kansas
only when I'd been obliged to. 1 made
reply. / added that I'd always under
stood that Kansas was quite few when
II came to the matter of wind
Wind. stranger? Wind"' hoarsely ex-
claimed the man with the store raiment,
through the meshes of the two ounces OF
fine cut which he proceeded to caik into
his left cheek as a preliminary to ex-
tended conversation. "POdner, they's
enough Wlnd stored up In JeS the little
out-o'-the-way corners of Kansas to sup
ply the typhoon belt OF the south seas
for q million years. Lemme tell you
somethin that happened at nineteen min
nits past o'clock on the aftnoon of
August the sixth last year right near my
own town.
There's two rival railroads parallelin'
each other, and bout 953 yards apart.
runnin' through my town. At nineteen
minnits past o'clock on the aftnoon of
August the sixth last year a freight train
consistin of thirty-nine open-work cars,
en-jine and caboose, and all o. them open
work cars loaded with sheep OH their
way to Kansas City for shearin' or
slaughterin', was on the track OF the
railroad to the east OF my town, while
the enjine was takin on water. The
train stood on level stretch O. ground
bout half mile south o the town.
Then long comes one o them sickiy-
green. dippen-handled clouds and swoops
broadside upon that sheep-loaded freight
train before the engineer has time TO
pull open the throttle and get out o the
clouds path. Wind? Well, what dye
s'pose. podneT, happened then?
why. the wind out o. that sickly-green,
6ipper-handled cloud jes' picked up that
train and carried IL $50 yards through the
air and deposited it smack and jes
as slick as a elm-branch whistle on the
track o the rival railroad over to the
westward. The wheels o. the en-jine. ca
boose and all o them thirty nine open
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GLIDING signs. and I mentioned this
chocolate caramels and tar roofing az
fair as pure fake. He didn't agree. and
being about to start south on a three
week trip, volunteered to bring home
photographs Of some even more rtdicu-
lous than that.
He has made. good. He roamed in the
other day with weird collection OF
photographs all indsputably genuine and
taken ION the spot" There isn't space
to give even half of them. regrettably
enough. but a few will give an idea of
the bunch.
Farmviile, Va. furnished one. 1t was
painted In good style and stared from
the front of store near the railroad
station. 1t read: 1.-The Peoples Meat
Market, Barber Shop and Drygoods En-
porium. Undertaking a Speciality
Here is one from Blackstone: Horses
paper
Raleigh. n. Can obscure side street,
to be sure. furnished this one: White
washing. Carpet Laying and Kalsomin-
ing. Also Cigars and Picked Pigs Feet.
I T isn't often that an official Senate re-
1 port contains such an interesting story
as that recently made by Senator john
ston in the case of Sumeral Dennis, who
served in the army after he was dead,
and whose war record. in consequence
got all tangled up.
THE papers in this CASE" said Senator
Johnston, In commenting upon the in
quries he had made, "show a remarkable
story.
"Sumeral Dennis enlisted in Capt iona
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known heaps of city editors, too, all the
way from here to FL Paso and back. The
only complaint We ever had TO make
about city editors, when we were report
erizing. was that they were so foolishly
conscientious in their attitude toward
their employers that they really expected
US to do some work for the paper instead
of playing pool at 212 cents per cue.
We say it with a keen sense of NORTH
cation, really, but when we remember
how patient. how indulgent. how mild.
how kindly, how forgiving, some thirty or
forty city editors of newspapers scattered
all over this continent were in their
handling of lis when we were a cub re-
porter and when we were not cub re-
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Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, April =; 1910
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work cars come down OF the track o tue
rival railroad a53 yards to the westward
ies' as if they'd never been ruilnlh or.
any other track since the beginnin o
railroadin west q the Big Muddy, the
same beiu the Missouri. and, what
more the pistons O the enjine never
stopped workin' while the train was IN
the air, so that when it lit on the track
o. the rival railroad the en-jine went
right on a-pullin.
well, the train was gon along all
right toward Kansas City. only on yhe
track o the wrong railroad. when that
onnery green cloud suddenly SWoopeo
ag'in, this time from straight ahead, and
blamed if it didn't push that train back
ninety-eight miles and cross the Ne
braska border. spite o all the steam the
engineer could clap on to make a little
Roadway ag'in the wind, or even to holo
his ground.
1T sure made all kinds o trouble. that
stunt o the meascy green cloud did:
They wa ant no way that the engine ana
caboosc and the thirty-nine sheep-loadeu
cars could be got back to the track where
they belonged from the track of the rival
paralIellin' railroad, and the rival rail-
road was ies' one en-jine. one caboose
and thirty-nine open-work cars the
good for the court decided-yes, they htl-
gated-that the wind was a act of ProTi-
dence and couldn't be helped, nohow. and
that findn's is keepins where wind ~
concerned in Kansas.
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The Only important One.

ttK1ONEY. of course, tends to make
IVA wedlock happy" said Lady Duff
Gordon at tea in her dressmaking shop
In New York. AT the same time think
that our English idea is too extreme.
The average Englishman, you know,
says that there are nine rules to make a
happy marriage.
What are they?' you ask him.
" The first is plenty of money! he re-
pies, and the other eight / forget
there's no need to remember them, any
way
Tub Day in Emporia.
From the Empora Gazette
People stood it pretty we'll as long as
they didn't have to do anything but
drink it, but when tub day came and they
had to get in it big howl went up and
from behind the closed doors of many
bathroom complaints about the city wa
ter issued forth.
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Iowsver, when they began to sift back
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However. the rival railroad that won
out the en-jine and caboose and the thlr-
ty-nine sheep-loaded cars had to pay the
consignee of the sheep for their WOOL
The sheep was delivered in Kansas City
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-27
May 13-2O-27.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Jasper
n. Lockhart. deceased
Letters of administration with the
Will annexed on the estate of said de-
ceased being this day granted unto Her
man Hansburg of said county
1T is ORDERED That all claims and
demands of all persons against said es-
tate be presented to this court. for ex-
animation and allowance, at the proba e
office in the City of Mankato in said
Blue Earth County. on the following
day, viz: Monday, the 18th day Of
August. A. ID. 1910, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon of said day.
IF is FURTHER ORDERED, That
three months from the date hereof be
allowed to creditors to present their
claims against said estate, at the eX-
piration of which time all claims nor
presented TO said court, or not proven 10
its satisfaction, shall be forever barred
unless for cause shown further time he
allowed
ORDERED FURTHER, That notice
OF the time and place of hearing and
examination of said claims and demands
shall be given by publication of this
order for three successive weeks prior
to the day appointed for such eXamina-
ton. in The Mankato Free Press "a
weekly newspaper printed and publish
ed ut Mankato i'm said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 9th day of
May. a. ID. 1910.
BY the Court
VIM. f. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate
probate Court Seal)
w. II. Geddes,
Atty
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-27
May 1902.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth--ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Sarah
F. Childs. deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate Of
said deceased being this day granted
unto John G.. Graham Of said county.
IT IS ORDERED. That all claims
and demands of all persons against said
estate be presented to this court, for
examination and allowance. at the pro-
bate office in the City of Mankato, in
said Blue Earth County. on the follow
ing day. viz: Monday, the Sth day of
the forenoon of said day.
TT is FURTHER ORDERED. That
three months from the date hereof he
allowed to creditors to present their
claims against said estate. at the ex-
piration of which time all claims not
presented to said court, or not proven
to it's satisfaction. shall be forever bar
red unless for cause shown further time
be allowed.
ORDERED FURTHER. That notice of
the time and place of hearing and eX-
animation of said claims and demands
shall be given by publication of this
order for three successive weeks prior
to the day appointed for such eXamina-
ton, in The Mankato Free Press. a
weekly newspaper printed and published
at Mankato. i'm said county.
Dated at Mankato. the eth day Of
May, a. ID. 1910
BY the Court
WM f. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
probate Court Seal)
Edward C. Farmer.
Atty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-27
May l3-20-21
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Charles
III. Demary, deceased.
Letters OF administration with the
will annexed on the estate of said de-
ceased being this day granted unto Iy-
man NJ. Demary Of said county.
1T Is ORDERED, That all claims and
demands of all persons against said
estate be presented to this court for
examination and allowance, at the pro-
said Blue Earth county. on the fol-
lowing day viz: Monday, the Sth day
of August. A. ID. 1910. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon of said day
1T is FURTHER ORDERED, That
six months from the date hereof be al
lowed to creditors to present their
claims against said estate at the ex-
piratiOn OF which time all claims not
presented to said court or not proven
TO its satisfaction. shall be forever bar
red unless for cause shown further time
be allowed
ORDERED FURTHER. That notice
of the time and place of hearing and
examination of said claims and demands
shall be given by publication of this
order for three successive weeks prior
to the day appointed for such eXamina-
ton. in The MankatO Free Press.
weekly newspaper. printed and pub
lished at MankatO. in said county.
Dated at MankatO, the 9th day of
May, A. ID. 1910.
BY the Court
WM. +. HUGHES,
Judge OF Probate.
probate Court Seal
Miles Porter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-27
SECOND DISTRICT BANKERS
ARE IN SESSION IN MANkATO

Direct education toward honest toll
rather than from it, withdraw the So
cial premium that is placed upon call
ings suggesting the white collar and
its accessories, teach the hand as well
as the head fit children for the voca
tions they must necessarily follow in
after life-these things done and the
velopment of this section of Minnesota
has been accomplished, according to
the report Of the committee ON dis
trict development" read this morning
before the meeting OF the second dis
trict group of the Minnesota Bankers
association.
This is the eighth animal meeting OF
the organization and the attendance OF
nearly hundred bankers from points
in this congressional district make it
the most successful and important
meeting in the history of the organiza 4.
ton. The visitors are guests of the
Mankato bankers, and wives accompan-
mying their husbands are being enter
tanned at the residence OF Mrs. H. &.
Harrington ON South Second street. An
automobile ride around the city was
an enjoyable part of the afternoon
program and another pleasant social
feature will be the banquet in the
X c. hall this evening. Hon. l.orin
Cray will act as toastmaster and re-
sponses will be made by President w.
/. Price, {. II. Draper Of Wells and
4. L. Ward of Fairmont. Mrs j. NJ
Edwards of this city will contribute
vocal selections.
The report of the committee on dis
trict development" was not only pithv
and full OF splendid suggestions hut
brought forth much discussion of in
terest. " \. Streater, cashier OF tie
First National Bank of Winnebago.
and chairman OF the committee, read
the paper which subordinated eNploita-
ton of agricultural and other re
sources, Encouragement of speculative
investments in foreign properties. in
brief, every other plan to this great
system OF more practical education
The voial point centers around the
question of making farm life attractive
to the boys and girls both in social
and financial way" said Mr. Streatcr
IF the coming generation can be
taught that honest toll is honorable
and elevatiDg, whether it be on the
farm, in the shop, in the professions,
or in commercial enterprises, the que,-
ton Will be in a fair way To be set
tied"
Summarizing, Mr.. Sireater made
fine plea for greater and more popu-
lous state. for Il greater and more
populous Second district. for Il more
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-27
May 2O-27-June 3.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF
Blue Earth--Ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Sarah
l.. Brooks. Deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate OF
said deceased being this day granted
unto Morgan Brooks and Charles Brooks
of said county:
Ii Is Ordered That all claims and
demands of all persons against said es-
tate be presented to this Court for ex-
animation and allowance. at the Pro-
bate Office in the City of Mankato in
said Blue Earth County, on the follow
ing day, viz: Monday, the 2lst day of
November. a. d. 1910. at ten o'clock in
the forenoon of said day.
1t Is Further Ordered. That six
months from the date hereof he allowed
to creditors To present their claims
against said estate. at the eXpirati of
which time all claims not presented to
said court. or not proven to it's atisfac-
ton, shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed
Ordered Further. That notice of the
ton of said claims and demands shall
be given by publication of this order for
three successive weeks prior to the day
APPOINTED for such examination. in The
Mankato Free Press. a weekly newspa-
per printed and published at Mankato
i'm said county.
Dated at Mankato the 18th day of
May, a. ID. 1910
By the Court:
VIM. F. HUGHES.
probate Court Seal)
John G. Noe Atty.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-27
May 81 June $40.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF
WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Carl
IIabek. deceased.
Whereas. An instrument in writing.
n,lrportine 10 be the last will and tes-
said county, has been delivered TO this
court:
And Whereas. Fred Habek has fled
thcrewith his petition representing
among other things. that said Carl
Habek died in said county, on the 18th
day of April 1910. tcstate. and that
said petitioner is the executor named
III said last will and testament. and
praying that the said instrument may
be admitted to probate. and that letters
testamentarv be issued thereon to him.
said Fred Habek.
1t Is Ordered. That the proofs OF
said instrument and the said petition
he heard before this court. ut the pro-
bate office i'm the City of ManF"to i"
sad countv. on Monday, the goth day
of June A. ID. 1910, ut one o'clock in
the afternoon. when all persons inter
csted may appear for or contest the
probate of said instrument.
And II Il Further ordered. That no.
ticp of the time and place of said hear
ing be given To all persons Interested.
bv publishing this order once in each
week fo, three successive weeks prior
to said day of hearing. in The Mankato
Free Press. n weekly newspaper printed
Dated ut Mankato the 10Th day OF
May. A. ID. 1910.
BY the Court
WIN. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
probate Court SealD
John Moonan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-27
Nav 81. Jun 80
ORDER FOR HEARING ON SALE OF
REAL ESTATE OF MINORS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the guardianship of
F'lovd r. Barnard minor.
On reading and filing the petition OF
issa NJ Barnard. guardian of the per-
son and property of Floyd p. Barnard.
minor for license To sell the undivided
two thirds interest of the southeast quar-
ter of the northeast quarter ana lots
number one and two. all in section SIX
in township one hundred thlrty-nine
rorth of range thirtv-nine west. ac-
cordine to government survey thereof.
situate i'm Becker county. Minnesota
being the real estate of said ward
And it anpearing from said petition
that it is necessary and would be bene-
fetal to said ward, and all persons in
terested therein that said real estate. or
a part thereof should be sold.
II Is Ordered That the newt or the
kin of the said ward. and all persons
Interested in the estate of said ward.
shall appear before said probate co''rt
county of Blue Earth aforesaid. on tn"
18Th ia" of June. i. ID. 1910 at 10
o'clock in the forenoon. to show cause
why a license should not be granted
for the sale OF said real estate:
And II Is Further Ordered. That no.
tice Of such hearing be given to ="
persons interested in said estate by
Of this order fo~ three sue
cessive weeks prior 10 said hearing IN
The Mankato Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at III"
CITY of Mankato. in said Blue Earth
County. Minnesota.
Dated May 93fd. 1910.
BY the Court
WIN. r. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
Prohatc Court Seal)
W. r, Geddes
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-27

Schuaben, Triumph; j. r. Kimball, ST.
Paul; Fl. b. Craddick, Minneapolis;
Eugene Stevens, Minneapolis; +. II
Gill, Minneapolis; C.. w. Ross, Chicago;
w. Prince. Duluth; n l.. Hurst. Man
kate; II. c. Walker. Pipestone; c. s
oleson, Mankato; f.. F.. Shepard, Wi
mona; f. A. Bode, Minneapolis; w. A.
AIahl. Wmona; b. p. Bosenstein Min
neapolis; Wadsworth Williams, st.
PaHl; Henry Rothschild, St Paul; p.
J. Schworg, Dodge Center; j. b. Lud
low. RushmOrc: j. II. ThOams, Man
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Johnson, Easton: A. 5. Suklcr. st.
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II. Snlilow Lewisville; H. Il. Hanaror,
st. PAUL. {. II. Draper Wells: Mrs.
{. IL. Draper. Wells +. A. Erickson,
Fulda; Mrs. +. a. Erickson. Fulda; c.
W. Bucheit, Minnesota Lake; Mrs. c.
W: Buchert, Minnesota Lake; w. l..
Hunter. Jackson: T.. Andamson, Della
Adamsen, Delavan; Geo. f. Hanscom.
Foley; j. j. Ponsford. WATERFOWL: W.
{. Schultz. Waterloo. Ia; w. j. Elach
cnshar, Gendive, Mont; j. F.. Ror
man. Wmeba2o; W. w. Davis, Man
kato; Rev. Z. Ross Paden Mankato;
II. w. Parker. Winnehago: f. II. Nor
lock, Good Thunder; W. Kindrick, Die
bald Safe Co.: A. +. Meyer. Belle
Plainc; w. A. Streater, Winnebago; +.
,Iacok, AIankato; ID. S. Wade. Fair
mont; A. II. Tnrrittin. Sank Rapids;
Mrs. j. Stalverson, Fulda: +. L. Lat
remore. Chicago; f. II. Davis. Blue
Earth: j. S. Higgins, Blue Earth; S.
II. Taylor. Elmorc; W. j. Clark. Win
dom; Geo. S. Hage, Madela; J.. w.
Moore. Heron Lake; w. f. Schmidt,
Amboy; $. b. Duea Ruthton: r. =.
Nash, Pipcstone; c. r. Manwaning. st.
James; j. Briggs, Butterfeld: W. f.
Briggs. So. st. Panl: c. r. Dahl.
Madela: Mrs. c. r. Dahl. Madelia; S.
ID. Noonan, Madelia; Mrs. Noonan,
Madela \. II. Olson, Balaton; j. G..
Jensen, Odin; j. F.. Hanson, Window;
p. +. iiebert, Westbrook; r. w. stan
ton, Ellsworth: j. Kaller, Butterlield;
Paul Campbell, Minneapolis; II. A.
Iabel, Minnesota Lake: w. c. Thorn.
Rnshmore: Mrs. w. c.. Thorn, Rush
more; Miss LILLIAN Thorn, Rushmore,
Emil G. Hasc. New Tim, MINI: Geo.
t. Brett, Mankato; L. p. Jones, Lake
Crystal
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MAY l3-2O-27.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Lowry
Hook. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF
Mary r.. Hook. eXecutrix of the estate
or Lowry Hook. deceased, representing,
among other things, that she has fully
administered said estate. and praying
that a time and place be fixed for ex-
amining and allowing the final account
of her administration. and for the as
sgnment 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 Saturday the 4th day of June.
A. D. 1910. at 10 o'clock a. M, at the
probate office. in the city Of Mankato,
in said county
And ii Is Further Ordered That no.
tice thereof be given to all persons in
terested by publishing copy of this
order once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day of hear