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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-17
March 10-l7-21.
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLiCA-
TON FOR APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Stephen
A. Thorstensen, Deceased:
on receiving and filing the petition of
Olaf a.. Thorstensen of the county of
Blue Earth representing, among other
things, that Stephen y. Thorstensen.
the state of Minnesota, on the 1st
county of Blue Earth died intestate,
and being an inhabtant of this county
at the time of his death, leaving goods,
chattels and estate within this coun-
ty,' and that the said petitioner is Il
brother of said deceased, and praying
that administration of said estate be
to- Olaf A. Thorstensen granted
heard before said court. on Saturday
the LIST day of April. a. ID. 1911, at ten
O'Clock A. NJ, at the probate office.
in the court house in Mamkato, in
said county, and all persons interested
in said matter are hereby required to
appear at said time and place and show
cause, if any there be. why said pc
tition should not be granted.
Ordered Further. that notice thereof
and. to all persons interested, by pub
fishing this order once i'm each week
for three successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing. in the Mankato Free
Press weekly newspaper printed and
published at Mankato, I'm said county
Dated at MankatO, the. 4th day of
March, a. D. 1911.
By the Court,
(SealD EVAN HUGHES.
Judge of Probate,
w. Il. Geddes,
Attorney.
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March 10-17-2i.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS,
ETC.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of
Blue Earth.--ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Eva
NJ, Day. Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Of Eva a N. Day. deceased repre esente
ing, among other things, that he has
fully administered said estate, and has
in good faith paid certain debts and
claims against said estate which have
not been proved nor allowed. and pray
ing that time and place be fxed
for examining and allowing his ac-
count of his administration. including
said debts and claims so paid by him
and not proved or allowed. and for the
assignment of the residue of said
1t Is Ordered. that said account be
examined, and petition and application
for the allowance of said claims and
debts so paid by him and not yet
allowed according to law. be heard b.
the judge of this court. on Saturday
the LIST day of April A. u. 1911 at
ten o'clock a. NJ. at NEInkato in said
county.
And it is further ordered. that no.
tice thereof be given to all persons in
terested, by publishing this order for
three successive weeks prior to said day
of hearing, i'm the Mankato Free Press
a weekly newspaper. printed and pub
liShed at MankatO. in said county
Dated at Mankato, Mimi. the 2Sth
day of February. y. ID. 1911.
By the Court
(Seal) EVAN HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
S. 3. Wilson,
Attorney.
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PUBLIC UTILITY LAW VALID
Wisconsin Supreme Court Decides I'm.
portant Case.

Madison, Wis, March 15.--In the
case of La Crosse against the La
Crosse Gas and Electric company jus
ticc Marshall held that the idea of the
public utility law was 10 put all utili-
ties on the same basis upon the sur
rendering of their franchises. This is
The second decision by the supreme
court in few weeks virtually upset
ting the Old contention that the rail.
road commission could not abrogate a
contract between city aud utility
corporation
the object of the law was 10 place
every public utility in the state, like
telephone companies and companies
furnishing heat, light. water or power
to the public, under supervision and
regulation OF the railroad commission
with power 10 fix charges, examine
and regulate bookkeeping, test ap.
pliances and investigate and deter.
mine complaints by consumers.
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March l0-17-24.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS
ETC

STATE OF MINNESOTA County of
Blue Earth.--ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Fred
G.. Lang, Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition
of Helena S. Wiedenmann, representa-
tive of the estate Of Fred G. Lang,
deceased. representing, among other
things. that she has fully administered
said estate. and has in good faith paid
certain debts and claims against said
estate which have not been proved nor
allowed. and praying that n time and
placed by fixed for examining and al
lowing her account of her adminstra-
ton. including said debts and claims
SO paid by her and not proved or al
lowed. by for the assignment of the
residue Of said estate to heirs
1t Is Ordered, that said account he
for the allowance of said claims and
debts so paid by her and not yet al
lowed according to law. be heard by the
judge Of this court. on Monday, the
3rd day of April. \. d. 1871 at ten
o'clock A. NJ. at Mankato, in said
county.
And il is further ordered. that notice
thereof be given to all persons interested
by publishing this order for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day of
hearing. in the Mankato Free Press
a weekly newspaper. printed and pub
lShed at Mankato in said county
Dated at Mankato. Mimi, the 9th day
of March a. ID. 1911.
BY the Court
tSeaD EVAN HUGHES
Judge of Probate.
w. r. Geddes
Attorney
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STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Fritz
Busch. Deceased
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of said deceased being this day
granted unto John F. Dackins, Of said
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 Man<ato in
said Blue Earth county, on the follow
ing day. viz:
Tuesday the 2sth day of August.
1t Is Further Ordered. That six
creditors to present their claims against
said estate. at the expiration of which
time all claims not presented to said
court, or not proven to its 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 examina-
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
newspaper printed and published at
MankatO. in said county.
Dated at Mankato, Mimi. the 2Sth
day of February A. u. 1911.
BY the Court.
(Seal) EVAN HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
rhos. Hughes,
Attorney.
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TO INCREASE PATROL FORCE
Government to Prevent Smuggling Of
Arms Across Border

Washington, March 1.-THE pres
eat patrol of the Mexican frontier will
be increased in few days by several
troops Of cavalry from the mounted
forces now being assembled in the
Southern border states 1t is an
nounced at the war department that
the increase will amount to six or
seven troops of cavalry, who will be
added TO the patrol of the Rio Granue
in order to prevent the smuggling Of
munitions of war to the Mexican revo-
lutionists.
Because OF the great extent OF the
boundary line, more than 500 miles
in length, the patrol OF the frontier is
mammoth task. Constant reports
are reaching Washington of the SNUG.
Cling Of arms and ammunition across
the river and it is the intention of the
American government to stop this
practice.
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For number OF years the Con-
gregational church here has opened
Sunday school every spring in the
old church building at South Bend.
This year instead of sending out
teachers from here, it is the plan
to bring the children in here to Sun
day school. A. G.. Antoine has been
secured for this service. Beginning
with next Sunday he will start about
GAS with a big rig, reaching here
about 1880 and starting back with
the children on the return trip at
one. All children in South Bend
who would like to do so are given a
cordial invitation to join this Sun
day school excursion each Sunday.
Be ready for Mr.. Antoine when he
passes your house, or the nearest
point to it on the main road. He will
come in every Sunday until further
notice unless it is actually raining
at the starting time. There will be
no charge for the trip, which will
be paid for by the Christian En-
deavor society and the Sunday school
here.
The plan. which is modelled on
tie central township school plan
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March 3-10-17
ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION
FOR LICENSE TO SELL. MORT.
GAGE OR LEASE LAND.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. In Probate Court.
In the Matter OF the Estate of Clar-
ence Carpenter and Ethel Carpenter,
Minors.
The petition of Benjamin Taylor as
representative of the above named mi
nOrs. having been filed in this court.
representing, among other things. that
for reasons stated in said petition. it
is necessary and for the best interests
of the estate of said minors and of
all persons interested therein, to sell
or mortgage certain lands of said mi
nors i'm said petition described. and pray
ing that license be to said representa-
tive granted to sell or mortgage the
said land:
1t Is Ordered, That said petition be
heard by this court. at the probate
court rooms in the court house. in the
city Of Msnkato county of Blue Earth.
state Of Minnesota. OH the 25th day
of March. 1911. at ten o'clock A. NJ.
and that the citation of this court issue
to all persons interested in said hear
ing and said matter. and that such ci-
tation be served by the publication
thereof in the Mankato Free Press, ac-
cordng to law.
Dated February 23rd. 1911.
BY the Court.
(Seal) EVAN HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
Benz. Taylor.
Attorney.
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AID FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
Milwaukee Aldermen Would Donate
Proceeds of Ball to Idle Workmen.


Milwaukee, March 15.-Members Of
the common council took official steps
TO render aid to the unemployed by
providing work.
Admitting that the administration
wanted to provide work for the I'M
employed. but was unable to do 50
Immediately on account OF lack of
funds, Aid s"man WEIGH introduced a
plan to give municipal benefit dance
by which he thinks $4,000 can be
raised and used to open work for the
idle men Immediately. The resolution
was adopted by a vote. of SO to 2.
we cannot take the proceeds Of
this dance and distribute it among
needy workmen because they will re.
fuse it." said Alderman WEIGH, but We
can trrn It over to the treasurer and
let him give ii to any city department
which can open some kind of work at
once"
The resolution provides that every.
thing. including the beer, be donated,
tC insure a big profit
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While ell route to their home on
the north side after having attended
an entertainment at the = MankatO
Theatre, gentleman and his wife
were accOsted by a couple of lOafers
who were standing ut the Mankato
end of the bridge. One of the fell
lows insulted the lady. At this her
husband gave the cur a blow that
sent him to the ground. The fell
low begged for mercy. The, gentle
man and his wife continued their
walk to, their home and. were mo-
Tested no further.
The loafing cur got what was COM
ing to him. The bridge should be
placed under the protection of the
police. MankatO and the north side
should unite their forces in order
to put stop to the low-lived prac-
tees that go to make the bridge
unsafe for women.
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APPEALS TO BOTH FACTIONS
Senior de Ia Rarra Sounds New Note
in Mexican Situation.

New York, March 15.-Before Seuor
de la Bsrra left for Washington he
gave ont here the proofs OF all article
which will appear in the Independent
on The Situation in Mexico" urging
all his countrymen, regardless of ali
divisions Of party. all differences be
tween men," 10 recall the sacred in.
terests Of our country" and TO work
together for the progress of true
democracy and of the best develop
ment of the motberland"
lnsurrecto leaders, TO whom the par.
sgraph was shown, said they copsid,
cred il an invitation to come into
camp and its issuance makes more no
t;ceable Il trend OF events that In :
been discoycrabe for tue past three
n
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March 3-10-1I.
ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION
, FOR LICENSE TO SELL, MORT.
GAGE OR LEASE LAND.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue F,arth.--In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Guardianship of
May y. Mills. an incompetent person.
The petition of Flora NJ. Richards.
as representative of the above named
May n. Mills. having been filed in this
court. representing. among other things.
that for reasons stated in said petition.
it is necessary and for the best in
terests of the estate of said May n.
Mills. and of all persons interested there
in. to sell certain lands of said May
n. Mills. i'm said petition described, and
praying that license be to said rep~e-
sentative granted to sell the. said land
1t Is Ordered. That said petition
be heard by this court. AT the probate
court rooms in the court house. in the
city of Mankato. county of Blue Earth
state of Minnesota. on the 25th day Of
March 1911. at ten o'clock y. NJ. and
that the cita ton of this court issue to
all persons interested in said hearing
and said matter and that such cita-
ton be served by the Publication there
of in rhe NIankato Free Press accord
ing to law
Dated February 23rd. 1911.
BY the Court.
iSeaI) EVAN HUGHES.
! Judge of Probate.
Benjamin Taylor.
Attorney.
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TEXAS TOWN ElOPED,,
COUNTY SEAT AFFAIR
Continued Fro'a PAGE One.


list church, the parsonage aud the
Methodist church were OH skids.
When election day came. Emma
was standing up with Crosbyton
ready for the knot to be tied.
Applied for an injunction.
Attorney Cooper applied for an in
junction against the declaration of
the election, the formal nuptial rite,
and got it. But County Judge Par
IRISH sealed the ballot boxes, turned
them over to County Clerk Ezell,
with instructions TO lock them in
the vault and surrender them to no
one but himself, and then he drove
out Of the county. This delayed the
wedding for Il while, but the situa-
ton was compromising, and soon
was ended
Crosbyton won by the runaway
flight from Emma's old home. Never
before was just such spectacle
witnessed as during the hot days
and nights when Emma was carried
across Rails pasture with injunc-
tons and other things threatened,
but the houses, stores, churches and
school steadily moved forward to-
ward Crosbyton.
From an airship it would have
looked like an irregular procession
of immense beetles crawling across
ants making off with huge chunks
of spoils. The ants were tractor en-
gines of all sorts and kinds, from
road rollers to tractor plOws and
motor cars and trucks.
But not until winter was the
county seat moved, for the defeated
sutton kept fighting long after the
town had disappeared. leaving the
townsitc of Emma CHASTITY splotch
of desertedness and cellar holes. FL
nally the county commissioners held
a meeting at which they sent for
Judge Randolph of PlaiDview to
come and advise them on the situa-
ton. When he came he promptly adj
vised them to quit and then it was
that the county seat moved to Cros-
bvton. This is an episode charac-
teristic of the stirring methods of
the Texas panhandle where the in
flux of population to the rich lands
has made precedent a useless the
DRY and conventions that do not
help in getting there useless
myths.
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March 10-17-2i.
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF AD.
MINlSTRATOR.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
I Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the estate of William
w. Paddock Deceased:
On receiving and filing the petition
of Ellen +. Paddock, of the County of
things. that William w. Paddock. late
of the County of Blue Earth. in the
State of Minnesota, on the It'll day of
March. y. l.. 1911. at the County Of
Blue Earth died interstate. and being
an inhabtant of this County at the
tells, and estate within this County.
and that the said petitioner is the
widow of said deceased. and praying
that administration of said estate be
to said Ellen F. Paddock granted;
IT is ORDERED. That said petition
be heard before said Court, OH Monday.
the 10th day of April. a. d. 1911. at
in the court house in Mankato. in said
County. and all persons interested in
said matter are hereby required to APP
pear at said time and place and show
cause. if any there be. why said petit
ton should not be granted
thereof be given to the heirs of said
deceased and to all persons interested.
by publishing this order once III each
week for three successive weeks pl1ol
to said day of hearing. in the Mankato
Free Press. a weekly newspaper print
Dated at NLankato. the nth day Of
March. \. d. 1911.
EVAN HUGHES.
Judge of Probate,
Z Probate Court Seal)
Harry Paddock
Attorney: &as<S$s
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four PERSONS KILLED ::
IN ELEVATOR FALL
Accident Occurs In ST, Paul
Manufacturing Plant.

ST. Paul, March 15.-Three persons
were killed outright, a fourth received
injuries resulting in death two hours
later and four others were painfully
hurt when an electric elevator in the
wholesale hat and fur establishment
of Gordon & Ferguson plunged down
four stories, the heavy iron counter
weights. weighing close TO $500
pounds. falling on top of the car and
tearing through its roof. The dead
are:
Title Buesing, tventyfour years
old; Anna Hoeller, twenty-nine years
old; William Zscheische, thirty-seven
years old, and Gertrude Schmidt, TWEEN.
ty-live years old.
William Benson, the regular eleva.
tor man, was not working and the car
was operated by Mason Johnson, the
ianitor The firm employs some $50
girls and Johnson was taking thirteen
of tho employees up TO the fourth and
seventh floors.
According to JOhnson'S story he let
one girl Off at the third floor and had
just opened the gates at the fourth
when the car began TO slip. He says
some of the passengers tried to jump
out, but he thrust them back, shut the
door, shut off his power and applied
the clutch The safety devices proved
useless, for the car kept slipping, gath
cred momentum and then dropped
four stories to the basement
they would all have escaped with lit
tie injury had not the big iron counter
weights at the top of the shaft torn
lOOSp
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Shelby.
Supervisor, J. w. Huffman; treas.
urer, H. F. Day; clerk, S, r. Brush;
Justice, F. 7. Hannay; constable,
William Fox; money voted, general
purpose, $1,000.
St. Clair.
Henry Thielman, mayor; Jacob
Chase, A. n. Quinn, Charles Smeit-
ger, council Charles O'COnnor, re-
corder and justice; Fred Schultz, as
SCISSOR; c. J. Pagenkopf, treasurer;
Pete Smith. marshal.
Vernon Center.
Dry, 81 to u. Village officers:
Carlos Warren, mayor; Charles
Force, Joseph Robinson, Fred Low
ell, council: Ed. King, constable;
August Petsich, recorder; James
Morrow, Justice; ID. A. Slater, as
SCISSOR.
License Won at Wells.
The question of license or no Ii
ccnsc was voted on at Wells yester-
day. License won by siXty-tWO
majority. Three hundred and fifty
eight votes were cast. DR.. William
Fl. Barr was elected mayor.
Delavan voted wet by majority
Of thirteen.
Kiester voted wet by u majority
Of seven. A tie vote at Heron
Lake.
In Mobiles county the license and
no license results were as follows:
Round Lake goes wet, 46 to 10.
Bigelow, Brewster, WilmOt, LismOre,
Adrian, wet. RushmOre, dry.
The following towns voted dry:
Woodstock, EdgertOn, Jasper, Grail
ada, WipuebagO, majority, sc; Brice-
lyn. Mortified by a majority OF SO.
Hanska.
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followed in many places, is being
watched with good deal of inter
est. Coffee and bread and butter
will be served in the basement of
the church between 1870 and HAS,
so that people who drive in from
South Bend and elsewhere will not
have to go so long without food and
get headache.
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Horses Perish in Iowa Fire.

OskalOosa, Ia, March 15.-Fire de-
stroyed Waters livery barn and
burned TO death six valuable horses,
among them Miss Fortune and J. J.
Hill, a well known pair of trotters
The loss is placed at $4,000.
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Buslness section Oamaqed.

Superior, Wis, March lo.-One- fourth
Of the business section Of Iron River
lies in ashes as a result of fire
which originated on the second floor
OF the American House. The damage
from the fire may run as high az $780,
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HALL FOR RENT

The lease of Schiller lodge having e1-
rAtcd, the Free Press hall is now for
rent tse TIE use of dances. lodges or
public gatherings of any kind. There
is no better hall in the city, and ar.
rangements can be made with the
Free Press company. Reasonable rates.
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Minneapolis May Puts ~ Calls 9Sa
Liverpool ciosec wheat lower
Corn ! lower
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Hew to the line, but see that the
line is in the right place.
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Teacher Uics IN Harness.

Bellinsham, Wash, March 15.-Pro-
sssor ]. il. Walters, principal of the
Anacortes high school, dropped dead
while hearing recitation. Walters
came to Anacortes year ago from
Cedar Rapids. Ia
Referendum for California.
Sacramento. Cal. March IA bill
providing for the Initiative. referen.
dun and recall for all municipalities
recaired Governor Jchnson's signature
and will become law after sixty
days. 6S
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Mankato Stock Market.

[Above prices are live weight
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WATER WORKS BONO
ISSUE IS A WINNER

Continued From Page One.
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GRAIN QUOTATIONS.

MAAKATO. MINI. Mar. -, 1871
MINNEAPOLIS.
nn,nu ui,l Gun HlIo<
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MINNEAPOLIS CASH CLOSE

inneapOlis received 1913 cars VS. POI last year
uIuth received - cars VS. ~ last year
In lar
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March 10-17-2i.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS

S. &. W ilSC
Attorney.