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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
Feb. %, Mar. Ali.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.--ss. In Probate Court:
In the Matter of the Estate of F'reder-
lex Cards, Deceased.
LETTERS of administration on the
estate Of said deceased being this day
granted until Bertha Cards, of said
county:
IT is ORDERED. That all claims and
demands of all persons against said es-
animation and allowance, at the Probate
Office in the City of MankatO i'm said
Blue Earth County, on the following
day, viz:
Monday the 22nd day of August A.
d. 1910 at ten o'clock in the forenoon
TT 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
to it's satisfaction, shall be forever
barred unless for cause shown further
time be allowed.
ORDERED FURTHER. That notice of
the time and place of hearing and exc
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 eXami-
nation in The AIankato Free Press a
weekly newspaper printed and published
at Mankato in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 10Th day of
February A. d. 1910.
BY the Court:
(Seal) WIN. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Thos. Hughes,
Attorney
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Good Thunder

/ Mrs. H. NJ. Benedict has been quite
i'll with severe cold.
School closes in the Spragne district
this week, for vacation.
Good Thunder merchants attended
the Merchants convention in the cities
this week
The school entertainment was fine,
and the hall was packed from end to
end with an appreeiative audience.
Mrs. +. Stuempke has been taken
to the Emmanuel hospital at Mankato,
where she is improving very rapidly.
Mr.. Peterson of Rapidan was doing
his stock buying by phone Friday, as
he was unable to get out and drive in
the snow storm.
Still old winter RACES round us:
Will it never end? Mails are run
Ding any old time, and at present
writing our early morning train from
the north is fast in snow drift, two
miles north of town.
S. A. Doty trapped what is called a
civit cat, one day last week. This
animal resembles skunk but is much
smaller. 1t had been living high on
the best blooded hens in the neigh
borhood and nearly all the eggs-a
rather expensive sort of boarder, and
all are glad that his life has been
snufled out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
Feb. %. Mar. Ali.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Orville
f. Hale. Deceased.
On Reading and Filing the Petition or
Joseph Finley executor of the estate of
Orville Z. Hale. deceased, representing
among other things, that he has fully
administered said estate. and praying
that time and place be fixed for ex-
'amining and allowing the final account
of his administration. and for the as
signment 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 10Th day of
March A. d. 1910 at 10 o'clock a. m.
at the Probate Office. in the City of
Mankato, in said County.
And 1t Is Further Ordered That no.
tice thereof be given to all persons in
terested by publishing copy of this or
der once in each week. for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day of hear
ing in The Mankato Free Press, a
weekly newspaper printed and published
an Mankato in said county.
kato in said County.
Dated at the City of MankatO the
21st day of February A. d. 1910.
BY the Court,
(Seal) VIM. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
l.. D. Rodgers,
Attorney,
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Feb. rs. March Ali.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF

OA~A'A' = oAs AsOOf VI
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of l.. c..
NJ. Fletcher, Deceased:
WHEREAS. An instrument in writing
purporting TO be the last win and
Testament of L. G. NJ. Fletcher deceased.
late of said County, has been delivered
to this Court:
AND WHEREAS l.. G. NJ. Fletcher
have filed Herewith their petition, rep
resenting among other things. that said
L. NJ. G.. Fletcher died in said County,
on the 21st day of January, 1910, teS-
tate, and that said petitioners are the
Executors named in said last viii and
instrument may be admitted to probate,
and that letters testamentary be is
sued thereon to themselves.
1T is ORDERED. That the proofs OF
said instrument and the said petition
be heard before this Court, at the Pro-
said County. on Monday the 21st day OF
March A. d. 1870 at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, when all persons interested
may appear for on contest the probate
of said instrument:
AND 1T IS FURTHER. ORDERED
That notice of the time and place of said
hearing 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 MankatC
and published at Mankato in SAID
County.
Dated at Mankato the 10th day OF
February A. d. 1910.
BY the Court.
(Seal.) VIM. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate
BENJAMIN Taylor.
Attorney.
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Mai. fills.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Charles
ID. Geddes, deceased.
Letters of administration on the es-'
tate of said deceased being this day
granted unto w. G. Hoerr. of said
1t is ordered, that all claims and de-
mands 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 following
day. viz: Monday, the Goth day of
August, A. d. 1910. at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of said day.
1t Is further ordered, that six months
from the date hereof be allowed to cred
itors to present their claims against said
estate, at the expirat ton of which time
all claims not presented to said court.
or not proven to it's satisfaction, 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
three successive weeks prior to the day
appointed for such examination. in The
MankatO Free Press. weekly newSpa-
| per printed and published at Mankato.
| in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the Goth day of
| February, A. ID. 1910.
BY the Court:
VIM. F. HUGHES.
| Judge of Probate.
4 probate Court SeaD
| W. r. GeddeS, Attorney.
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Irrigated Lands Will Be Thrown Open
to the Public.

Washington. March 1.-The first wa.
ter for irrigation purposes from the
government Colorado river dam pro-
icct, adjacent to the Yuma Indian re-
servation. on which engineers have been
at work for several years, will BE
drawn today, when, under the pro-
visions of the reclamation act, part
of the reservation will be thrown OpeE
to public entry.
Homestead entries accompanied by
implications for water rights and the
first installments of the charges are
to be made at the land office in Los
Angeles, beginning at 9 a. m. today
The charge for the building OF the
irrigation system is $50 per acre OF
irrigable land, payable in not more
than 10 annual installments, the first
of which shall be $3.50 per acre.
Failure to pay for any two install
ments when due will render the en-
tries subject TO cancellation, with the
forfeiture of all right as well as al
money paid. lft
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
Old Napoleon

W. E. Otte bought some pigs from
c. +. Decker Tuesday.
Born, Feb. IL, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
More, a ten pound boy
Miss Rosa Chandler visited in Ma
pleton Friday and Saturday.
b. +. Taylor took car load OF
cattle to Chicago last Saturday.
c. S. Ellis is delivering 300 bushels
of corn to T. b. Taylor of Mapleton
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Chandler enter
tanned company from Mapleton Sun
day.
Miss Laura Chase visited her aunt
Mrs. B. + Taylor, Monday and Tues
day.
Vern Cornell and Lloyd Johnston OF
st. Paul visited their parents over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orson Chase of Ma
pleton visited at the home of Mr.. Ben
Taylor Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judd Cornell visited
at the pleasant home of Mr.. Ben Me-
Gregor of Mapleton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Stevens and chill
dren visited at the home of Y. G
Argetsinger of Mapleton Tuesday.
Mr.. f. I. Phelps was surprised last
Friday evening when about thirty
young people gathered at his home. A
very enjoyable evening was spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Healy, Mr.. and
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OBITUARY.

Oman Templeton was born in Sandy
Creek, Oswego Co.. n. ", March ID,
1920. Died Feb. Is, 1910 at Emmett,
Idaho.
Mr. Templeton with his brother-i in
law Mr.. B. F. Muzzy came to Mime
sofa in 1850. He lived in lie Sueur
county five years then removed to
Nicollet county near Mankato. In 1888
he went to Wyoming and in company
with his nephew Frank Muzzy engaged
i'm cattle raising.
In 1905 he sold his interests in Wy
oming and removed to Emmett, Idaho
to the home of his niece Mrs. Ida How
ard where he spent the remainder OF
his life in the company of his sister,
Mrs. Persis Muzzy and her husband
Mrs. B. T. Nuzzy.
Mr.. Templeton was one who in 1862
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Soldiers Must Pay Tax Same as Other
People in Minnesota.

st. Paul, Feb. 25.-The members of
the National Guards of the state of
Minnesota are not entitled to an extra
800 exemption from taxation. This
is the opinion of Attorney General
Simpson, handed down in response to
a request from the tax commission
for a ruling on this point.
General Simpson says that he hest
tated to make the ruling as the prac-
tice has been long standing, but that
under the law he could see no way of
holding the law constitutional.
He holds that so far as uniforms,
arms and equipments" are concerned
the exemption applies, but as to per
sonal property of each member of the
National Guard to an amount mot ex-
ceedng 5000 in value" the law does
not hold. The attorney general holds
that it is ''class legislation"
The tax commission refused to dis
cuss the opinion which it says it had
no opportunity to study.
The opinion will affect practically
every member of the guards. General
Fred B. Wood is out of the city so
that it could not be learned whether
or not the opinion will have any effect
on the success with which the guards
are recruited.
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Services Were Held in Church at De-
coria on Wednesday.

The funeral of Adam Keller, who
died at his home in Decoria Sunday,
took place Wednesday at the German
Lutheran church in Decoria, and was
largely attended, and many floral Of
ferings were made.
The deceased was born at Logan,
Ohio, in 1874, and joined the German
Lutheran church. He was married in
1861 to Miss Catherine Lortz, and is
survived by her and three daughters
and one son, and all were at his bed
side. He lived in Ohio for thirty
five years, and located in Decoria thir-
.ty years ago, and continued to reside
There until his death. He was IA dea-
con of the church for many years and
held the position at his death. Five
brothers and four sisters are living in
Ohio and Illinois, and one sister, Mrs.
Adam Lortz, in Mapleton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
Civil Service Exams

The United States civil service COM
mission announces AN examination ON.
March 80, 1910, to secure eligibles from
which to make certification to fill a
vacancy in the position OF compositor
qualified as monotype machinist least.
erman) at $3.50 per annum in the
weather bureau, Washington, d. c., and
vacancies requiring similar qualifca
tions as they, may occur, unless it
shall he decided in the interests of
the service to fiji the vacancy by re-
instatement, transfer, or promotion.
March 3, 1910, to secure eligibles
from which To make certifcarion to
fill a vacancy in the position of chart
plate engraver tmale1, $500 per annum,
photographic office, bureau of equipment
navy department, and vacancies re-
quiring similar qualifications as they
may occur, unless it shall be decided in
the interests OF the service to I'll the
vacancy by reinstatement, transfer,
or promotion.
March 2930-3l, 1910, to secure eligi-
bles from which TO make certification
to fill a vacancy in the position of
senior mechanical and optical drafts
man at the Frankfort Arsenal, Phila-
delphia, Pa, at 81 600 per annum, and
vacancies requiring similar qualifica-
lions as they may occur in the Ord
nance department at large throughout
the United States, unless it shall be
decided in the interests of the service
TO fill the vacancy mentioned by REIN
statement, transfer, or promotion.
March I. 1910, for constructing concrete
engineer, $4,000 per annum, for EN-.
ployment in connection with the cree.
ton of new artillery storehouse at
the Rock Island (Illiniosl arsenal, has
been cancelled, as the position has been
filled.
March 30, 1910, to secure eligibles from
which To make certification to fill
pert farmer in the Indian Service at
81 200 per annum each, with quarters,
and vacancies requiring similar qua1ifi-
cations as they may occur in that SER
vice, unless it shall be decided in the
interests of the service to flip any or
all of the vacancies mentioned by re-
instatement, transfer, or promotion.
March 30, 1910, to- secure eligibles
from which to make certification to fill
a vacancy in the position Of grazing
fee collector, S75 month with actual
expenses in the field, in the office of
the commissioner TO the five civilized
tribes, Muskogee, Okla, and vacancies
requiring similar qualifications as they
may occur. unless it shall be decided in
the interests of the service to fill the
vacancy by reinstatement, transfer, or
promotion.
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Mar. 4-1l-1S.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Chris
tian Gottfricd Seifarth. deceased.
On reading and filing he petition of
Fredericka Brendler, representative of
the estate OF Christian GOttfried Sci
farth. deceased. representing. among 9TH
er things. that she has fully admins
tered said estate. and praying that a
time and place be fixed for examining
and allowing the final account of her
administration. and for the assignment
of the residue of said estate to the par
ties entitled i1eroto y" l"w:
1t is ordered. that said account be eX-
amined, and petition heard by this court
on Monday. the 2Sth day of March, A.
D.. 1910. at 10 o'clock a. m.. ut the
probate office. in the City of Mankato
in said county.
And it 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 in The
Mankato Free Press. q weekly news
paper printed and published at Man
katO. in said county.
Dated at the City of MankatO the 25th
day of February. A. d. 1910.
BY the Court.
VIM. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
probate Court SoaD
ii. l.. & ]. w. Schmitt Attorneys
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Mar. 4-11-I8.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
- Blue Earth.--ss. In Probate Court.
In. the matter of the, estate of Jane
f. Cookson. Deceased.
On reading and, filing the petition Of
John II. COOksOn. representative of the
estate of Jane z. Cookson. deceased.
representing. among other things. that
he has fully administered said estate,
and praying that q 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 there
to by law:
> 1t is ordered, that said account be ex-
amined. and petition heard by this
court on Saturday. the 2Sth day of
March, A., D.. 1910. at 10 o'clock a. m.
at the probate office in the City of
MankatO. in said county.
And it is further ordered. that notice
thereof be given to all persons inter
ested by publishing n copy of this or
der once in each week. for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day of hear
ing in The Mankato Free Press. a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Man
kato, in said county.
Dated at the city of MankatO, the Goth
day of February, \. d. 1910.
BY the Court.
..tt,i VIM. F.. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
probate Court SeaD
ThOs. Hughes. Attorney.
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Kerns and Hebron

Roy Keene is very sick with the
measles.
Politics is very quiet in these parts
these days.
T. Hodson spent last Saturday and
Sunday in st. Peter.
George AIcCarger's infant daughter
was very sick last week. A physician
was called from Mankato.
Earl, the little son of Z. j. Rood is
now suffering with the chicken pox
along with his other trouble, hut is
improving slowly.
Rev. Bacon gave another of his ser:
les of excellent sermons last Sunday
morning that was highly appreciated
by large congregation.
Mrs. L. p. Parsons, who broke her
arm some time ago, is doing very
nicely which will be good news to
her many anxious friends.
Miss Florence Hodson and Mr.. Glenn
Drake made social call on A.. w.
Rood's family last Thursday and found
the old people holding their own.
Mrs. Gilmore of Cass Lake. Mimi,
spent last week with her brother
family, NJ. NJ. Cram. She has now
gone 10 Faribault to visit other rela
tives. '-.
Mrs. L. ]. Belts and her mother
moved last Monday into the Jefferson
house and Mr.. Norderen moved his
family into the house recently pur.
chased from Mrs. Belts.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Kerns
church will meet next Friday after
noon with Mrs. William Spear. II
will be communion Sunday at tn
Kerns church next Sunday morning
Roy Hodson saw large wolf one
day last week down by the old viii.
low Jungle where the wolves were SC
thick to years ago. Those mighty
hunters ought to. be getting. their hunt
ing clothes and the foot warmers ready
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Senators No Better Than Ordinary
Folks, Says the Court.

Washington. March l.--Justice Wright
in the supreme court of the District
of Columbia decided that the court ac.
ted entirely within its authority when
it issued the writ of mandamus order.
ing that the congressional joint commit
tee on printing show cause why the
men composing the body should not
consider the bid of the Valley Paper
company to Holyoke, Mass.
In a decision, which he took two
hours to read. Justice Wright declared
that to have refused to issue the man
damus because some of the persons
sued occupied the exalted positions of
senators "would have been to betray
the law
mo man in this country is so high
that he is higher than the law" declar-
ed Justice Wright. All officers are
creatures of the law, and even the gov
|ernment of the United States is less
than the law. What is there in the
exalted position OF a senator which
prevents any citizen from laying what
he believes to be an injury before the
bar of justice!"
The justice answered that his deci-
sion made an attempt to Dispose of the
merits of the case, but was merely to
hold that the court was acting within
the authority which had been conferred
upon it by congress itself, and was in
terpreting the very law which congress
had created.
Whether the senator's appeared II
court at this stage of the proceedings
Justice Wright decided was immaterial
At this point the court at considerable
length differentiated between a case
and cause for action.
A case certainly had been established
he declared. If there existed caus,
| of action, that would be determined a.
the proceedings went on. The question
of the senators being in court or repre-
scented by counsel would then b.
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.Rapidan

81 .
D. f. Bossin was in the cities last
week.
Mrs. Rob inst is visiting relatives
at Jordan.
Carl -Skov is on the sick list and was
taken to the hospital at Mankato.
Thomas and James Weir from Good
Thunder were visiting their cousins in
Rapidan.
The genial Otto Kunkel came home
from Good Tunder for the Washington
birthday party at Julius Justs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alboin Van Sickle and
Miss Harriet Van Sickle from Wiscon-
sin are visiting the Weller family.
Trains on the Milwaukee railroad
were snow bound Tuesday and quite
IA number of Rapidan people were
obliged to stay in Mankato until
Wednesday afternoon.
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Mar. 4-l1-l8.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
/. Blue Earth.-ss In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Caney
sWilkinsOn. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Henry T.. Wilkinson administrators Of
the estate of Caney Wilkinson. deceased
representing. among other things. that
ne has fully administered said estate. and
spraying 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 ex-
amined. and petition heard bv this
court. on Monday. the 2Sth day of
March. A. d. 1910. at 10 O'clock n. 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 persons interested
by publishing O. cOpy of this order once
in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said dav of hearing in The Man
kato Free Press. a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato, In
Dated at the City of Mankato, the
18th day of February. A. d. 1910.
By the Court.
VIM. F.. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate
probate Court Seal)
BENJAMIN TAYLOR ATTORNEY,
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Sterling Center

f. w. Parks is on the sick list this
week.
The church fair melted the sum OF
$1,000 last Saturday night.
Miss Elizabeth Troy spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss Mary Fisk.
Adolph Torrenson and wife spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Gaily John
son.
Carl Peterson and wife visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas johnson last Sun
day. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Grover spent
last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Reshe.
August Reneford and wife of Amboy
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. II. Radkt
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Cornell Of Maple
ton spent last Sunday with Mr.. ant
Mrs. Frank Reshe.
Corlace and Wallace Grover gave {
party to fourteen of their friends OF
their fourteenth birthday last Tuesday