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The Mankato free press., 1911-01-13
Jan. 6-13-20
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT

SnOGh ~ EXAMINE. ACCOUNT.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Peter
Ripp, Deceased.
On Reading and Filing the Petition
of Martin Ripp. representative of the es-
tate of Peter Ripp, deceased, represent
ing. among other things, that he has
fully administered said estate. and pray
ing that a time and place be fixed for
examining and allowing the final ac-
count 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 Saturday the 28th day of
January, A. D. 1911. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
at the probate office. in the city of
Mankato, in said county.
And it is Further Ordered. That no.
tice thereof be given to all persons in
terested by publishing a copy Of this
order once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day of hear
ing in the Mankato Free Press. week
ly newspaper printed and published at
Mankato in said county.
Dated at the city of ManlSato. the
3Oth day Of December A. D. 1910.
By the Court,
probate Seal) WM F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
S. 3. Wilson.
Attorney.
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Jan. 13-20-27
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND For HEARING

Estate of Ellen F. Parsons
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth. In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Ellen
r. Parsons. Decedent
Letters of administration this day hav-
ing been granted to J. E. Haycraft.
1t Is Ordered, That the time within
which all creditors of the above. named
decedent may present claims against his
estate in this court he. and the same
hereby is. limited to three months from
and after the date hereof: and that
Monday the 18th day Of April. 1911. at
ten o'clock A. NJ. in the probate
court rooms at the court house at Man.
kato in said county. be. and the same
hereby Is. fixed and appointed as the
time and place for hearing upon and
the examination. adjustment and al
lowance Of such claims as shall bc
presented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the pub
lication Of this order in the Mankato
Free Press, q weekly newspaper. printed
and published at ,Mankato. in said
county as provided by law.
Dated Mankato, MINI, January 9Th,
1911.
(Seal) EVAN HUGHES.
Judge of Probate
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u IUIvdI6 COURT Sedl.D
j. e. Haycraft, ATTORNEY.
Jan. 6-13-2O.

- Jan. 613-20.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Eliza :
beth Roberts, Insane.
The petition of Rees W. Thomas as
representative of the above named in
sane person, having been filed i'm this
court, representing. among other things.
that for reasons stated in said petition
1T is necessary and for the best inter,
ests or the estate of said insane person
and of all persons interested therein.
TO sell certain lands of said insane per-
son in said petition described, and pray
ing that license be to said representa-
tive 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. i'm the
city or Mankato. county of Blue Earth.
state of Minnesota. on the 3Oth day of
January, 1911. at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and
that the citation of this court issue to
all persons interested in said hearing
and said matter. and that such citation
be served by the publication thereof in
the Mankato Free Press according to
law. ~
Dated December 28th. 1910.
By the Court
tProbate Seal.) VIM. F. HUGHES.
Judge Of Probate.
ThoS. Hughes,
Attorney
The Mankato free press., 1911-01-13
FIRE IN THE ROLF BUILDING
EARLY THIS MORNING.
Central Station Men Respond and
Douse the Flames With the Use
of Chemicals; Building Occupied
BY John McQuig9an for confee.
tionery and Restaurant; Stock
Covered BY Insurance.

From Saturdays Daily.
North Mankato had another hre
this morning, badly damaging the
building where the late j. S. Rolf
had tailor shop, near the bridge, on
Belgrade avenue, now the property
of the Rolf estate. The building was
occupied by John McQuiggan as a
restaurant and confectionery stand.
He had been in the habit of keeping
a lamp lighted close to the display
window to keep the frost Off, and this
was burning at 1880 a. NJ. as 1t
was noticed by passerby. The fire
started about where the lamp stood,
but whether it was caused by the
lamp or not is not known to GER
tainty.
Awakes to Give Alarm.
Mr. McGuiggan sleeps in the rear
of the store, and was awakened by
the fire at few moments before
five o'clock, and ran out and gave
the alarm. NJ. C. Johnson telephOned
to the central fire station for assist
ance, and the firemen responded and
used four chemicals, holding the blaze
in check until the hose wagon could
be brought Then thousand feet
of hose was laid from the Corner
cafe corner and the fire was soon
put out. 1t was a good stop.
Home Department Not Notified.
The North Mankato fire company
was not notified and therefore was
not on hand. The building is DAM
aged upwards of $500, in the opinion
of A. Anderson, the administrator of
the estate. 1t was insured for $500.
The front will have to be entirely
renewed, the plastering will have to
be replaced, and the floor and par.
tition were damaged.
Mr.. McQuiggan carried $500 insur-
ance OH his goods, which will prob.
stock and fixtures.
The fire has renewed the talk OF
waterworks bonds, and it is believed
that the bonds will carry at the next
election.
Squelched Small Blaze.
The central station firemen were
called upon at S:45 last evening to
put out a small blaze in the wains-
cotting at the foot of chimney in
Phil Leas' saloon. The SCOT had fallen
down and caught fire and heated the
chimney sufficiently to fire the wood
work The fire was put out with
buckets of water before much dam.
age had been done.
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FIELDING DID GOOD WORK
Ran Down the Murderer Of Mrs.
Joseph Fiman.

From thursdays Daily.
The work of running down the
murderer of Mrs. Joseph Fiman,
who was murdered in cold blood at
Glencoe December by Joseph Her.
zon, and getting confession from
the latter after keeping him in the
sweatbox for twenty-four hours, was
largely due to J. c. Fielding, a
Pinkerton detective of st. Paul. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. Field
ing was employed by MankatO and
Blue Earth county last fall to try
to run down the murderer OF
Joseph Wheeler, the Iowa man who
was found dying under a railway
trestle in West Mankato. Mr.. Field
ilg is a reliable officer, and very
careful in his methods, and has done
some splendid work for the Pinker-
tons.
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NOTICE OF LIS PENDENs.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth.-ss District Court, Sixth
Judicial District.
Emery Haycraft and Charles L. Rains.
Manford Joseph e. Silver, Charles G.
Chamberlain, Mary Ann Slocum, Fred
rich Maker. Frank Breck Wolat; Char
Robert IsS F. Ncso Tnsyck WNm Wa% Fntz Bepan Peter
E. s NJ. Pope. D. NJ osbourne, John II. Il.
Osbourne, Orrin III. Burdick, D. M.
Osbourne & Co.. A. %. Carlson An An
all other persons unknown. claiming
any right, title, estate, interest or lien
in the real estate described in the
complaint herein. Defendants.
tion has been commenced in this court
by the above named plaintiffs against
the above named defendants, the OBJ
ject of which is to determine the ad-
debarring them and each of them. from
any estate or interest therein and de-
creeing the title to said premises to
be in these plaintiffs as alleged in
clear from any claim. right title, estate
interest or lien Of said defendants in
the real estate described herein.
The premises affected by said action
are situated in the county of Blue
Earth and state of Minnesota, and are
described as follows:
Beginning at point twenty-four (2D
rods east from the southwest corner
three (S). township one hundred six
QO6) north range twenty-nine (29) west,
running thence east twenty (2O) rods,
thence north forty (40) rods. thence
forty (ioJ rods to the place of be-
ginning, containing five (5) acres. more
or less; and the east one U acre of
the west six CO. acres of the south
southwest quarter; and the north six
(6) acres of the. west twelve Q2 acres
of the east thirty (S0) acres of the
southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter; and the west three (S) acres
of the east eighteen qS), acres Of the
southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter; and the south ten QO) acres
of the east fifteen Q5) acres Of the
southwest quarter of southwest quar-
quarter of the southwest quarter de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning at a point in the main
channel l,, Of the Watonwan ,a river where where
go and ten Q9) township one hundred
six r06), range twenty mine (29) cross
es said river. running thence east
thirty-five 1859 rods, thence north by an
angle or inclination to. the west thirty
800 degrees, thirty-nine (39) rods.
thence west twelve Q2) rods. thence
south to the river channel of the Wa
tonwan river. thence down the main
channel of said river to the place of
beginning. All of the above tracts be-
ing in section three (3), township one
hundred six 106) north. range twenty
nine (29) west containing thirty 900
acres more or less.
West three 90 acres of the north
west quarter of the northwest quarter
of the northeast quarter of section ten
G0). also east two (2) acres of west
half of the northwest quarter of north
west quarter of the northeast quarter
of section ten Q0) also north one
~ acre of the southwest quarter of
northwest quarter of the northeast quar-
ter of section ten Q0l, all in township
one hundred six Q06) north of range
twenty y-nine (29) west. according to
the government survey thereof.
Dated this 10th day Of December. A.
D.. 1910.
j. e. HAYCRAFT,
Attorney for Plaintiffs,
Madalia Minnesota
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INSPECTED DAIRY BARNS
Mayor Meyer and MIR. ManvilIe Do
the Investigation.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mayor Meyer and Mr.. Manville, a
state dairy inspector, spent yester-
day afternoon and today inspecting
the dairy barns, milk cans and plac-
es for keeping milk at the various
They expect to get through by to-
night. They found N. p. Thomp-
sons dairy, near Indian lake the
cleanest visited up to noon today.
On the whole the conditions were
found such as might be improved.
The places in the country were
found, with one exception to be
cleaner and better than those in
the city, as they have more room
and facilities.
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ELECT AN ATTORNEY

Building and Savings Association De.
clare Semi.Annuai Dividend.
The Mankato Building and Savings
association held meeting last even
ing at the association rooms, and
reelected Thomas Hughes attorney
for the association. A two and one
half per cent semi-annual dividend
was declared on stock and the same
on deposits.
The association officers are:
James Wilson, president; D. G. Will
lard, secretary; George B. Owen,
treasurer; Thomas Hughes, attorney.
All the directors were present.
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Dec. 30. Jan. 6-13.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACC0IIAI

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF
Blue Earth.-Ss. In Porbate Court
In the matter of the estate Of Edward
Kennedy, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Michael Kennedy, representative of the
estate Of Edward Kennedy, deceased.
representing, among other things. that
he has fully administered said estate,
and praying that a time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing the
tinal 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 21st day of
January, A. D.. 1911. at 10 o'clock a. m,
at the probate office in the city of
Mankato. in said county.
And 1T is further ordered. that notice
thereof be given to all persons interest
ed 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. a weekly
newspaper. printed and published in
Mankato, in said county.
Dated at the City of Mankato, the
list day of December. A. D., 1910.
By the Court,
VIM. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
tFrobate Court Seal)
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised letters for week end
ing Jan. G. 1911:
Peter Berger, Mr.. Thomas Breen,
]. E. Burg.
George Clarke.
Miss Gladys Dammon, N. F. Davis.
Merle Goodall, Mrs. Mary Ghertz.
w. B. Harrison.
Louis Larvick, John A. Lester.
Frank Rimmer.
A. D. Scott, Mrs. NJ. Smith.
Ambers Trusty.
Mrs. Joe Whelan, Ed Winkel, Joe
Williams.
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STARTS CASE OVER AGAIN
Damage Suit for $4,000 Against the
Wideii Company.

The $4,000 personal injury suit
Of Adolph Zeigner VS.. the Widell
company, to recover for injuries al
legged to have been sustained while
in the defendants employ, has been
recommended.
This case was started last summer
and was on the calendar at the pres
ent term of the district court, but
when called for trial was dismissed
on motion Of the plaintiffs attorney,
j. e. Regan.
The action as now started makes
slightly different allegations in the
complaint from what the first suit
did.
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was honorably discharged with an
excellent military record.
John Dates was known to almost
every resident Of Mankato. He was
known as Colonel Dates, although he
laid no claim to the title. He was
"a member Of Wilkin post, Grand
Army of the Republic. He is sur
vived by daughter. The funeral
will be held at the Soldiers HoUie
at 1O:30 o'clock tomorrow.
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FIXING UP THE BUILDING.
e. A. Engwalson Preparing His New
Place of Business.

Fred Eichhorn has given up pos
session of the building where he has
so long done business to E. A. Eng
watson, and the latter, who purchased
the property last fall, has force
of men at work putting it in first
class condition. a cement floor is
being put in the basement, and
also heating plant, and other ce.
menting is being done, and the in
terror of the store is to be painted.
The fixtures will all be painted white.
Mr.. Engwalson expects to move into
his new store in about two weeks.
The Mankato free press., 1911-01-13
HELPING OUT THE LoAFERs
County Receives More Calls for AZ
sistance Than Usual.

County Commissioner Young states
that in spite of the long season to
work, with jobs for everybody who
was willing to work, and high wages,
he has had more calls for assistance
this winter than ever before. He
states that a number Of men make
it practice to loaf around the sa-
looms all summer and when winter
comes to leave the country, SO that
the county has to support their fam
lilies. In hard times they claim that
they cannot get work and in good
times they will not work. 1t would
seem as though these worthless fell
lows ought to be placed in a chain
gang and made to work on the roads
the year around in return for the
county supporting their families.
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Dec. so. Jan. 6-13.
ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION
FOR LICENSE TO SELL. MORT

RESENTATlVE OR GUARDIAN.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas
Riley, deceased. Order of hearing on
petition for License to sell land
The petition of John W. Andrews as
representative of the above named
Thomas Riley, deceased 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 Thomas Riley, deceased, and of all
persons interested therein, to sell GER
tain lands of said Thomas Riley, de-
ceased. in said petition described, and
praying that license be to said represen-
tative 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, in the 21st day of
January, 1911, at 10 o'clock, a. M, and
that the citation of this court issue to
all persons interested in said hearing
and said matter. and that such cita-
tion be served by the publication thereof
in The Mankato Free Press, according
to law.
Dated December 23rd, 1910.
By the Court,
VIM F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate Court.
probate Court Seal0
Benz. Taylor, Attorney
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BROUGHT BACK DUGAN
Fellow Accused of Stealing Money
From Mrs. Smith.

rom saturdays DdiIy.
Sheriff Osten returned last night
from st. Paul, bringing with him
Frank Dugan, the lad who stole the
money in a child's bank belonging
to Mrs. L. u. Smith. Dugan admits
everything. He said that he conclud-
ed to go to st. Paul and look for
work. He stole the bank and broke
it open with hammer, and took the
contents. Then he went to a second
hand store and bought a revolver
for $1.75, and suit case for 81, and
the next morning left for st. Paul.
Dugan will be arraigned this after.
noon at four o'clock in the municipal
court on the charge of grand larceny
in the second degree.
The Mankato free press., 1911-01-13
NEW BANK AT ST. PETER
institution Opened For Business Un.
der Favorable Conditions.

OCT TdVOTdplC SOTUIItOnSs
From Saturdays Daily.
st. Peters new bank, the Citizens
State bank of st. Peter, opened for
business this morning. The bank
opens under very auspicious circum-
stances and promises to enjoy a
successful career. A. NJ. Jensen of
st. Peter is president; Charles H.
Clark is vice president; and N. H.
Olson, formerly cashier of the First
National Bank of Balaton, is cashier.
L. Redding, the Lamberton banker,
is one of the directors. The other di.
rectors are George T. Olson, Charles
H. Clark, George w. Mason, A. M.
Jensen, J. M. Turner, a. p. Anderson,
N. II. Olson and Ed. McGrath.
The Mankato free press., 1911-01-13
HELD A SUCCESSFUL MEETING
Young People of the German Luther
an Church at Social,

an Church at Social.
From Saturdays Daily.
The Young Peoples society Of the
German Evangelical Lutheran church
held very successful meeting at
the school house last night. About
sixty members were present.
The election of officers took place
as follows: Rev. Manz, president;
Miss Minnie Detloff, vice president;
Miss Clara Schumacher, treasurer;
Miss Edna George, secretary; Miss
Edna Bekke, janitor; assistant jan
itor, Walter Zetler.
After the business meeting a short
program took place. the following
took part, solo by little Esther
Schumacher, piano solo, Ella Schweit.
ger; baritone solo, Mr.. Weih. Fol.
lowing the program games were
played and refreshments served.
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Jan. 13-20-27. Feb. 3-19-1T-24.
NOTICE OF ShERiFF'S EXECUTION
SALE

BY virtue of an execution issued out
OF and under the seal Of the district
court in and for the county of Blue
Earth and state Of Minnesota, upon a
Judgment rendered and docketed in said
county on the Both day of December,
1910, for the sum of two hundred fifty
two dollars and forty cents (s252. 400
in an action wherein Frank Fowler and
B. Frank Pay, co-partners as Fowler
& Pay are plaintiffs, and H. r. Kurth
The Mankato free press., 1911-01-13
CIVIL LEAGUE ANNUAL
Session Will Be Held at Library on
January 10.

The annual meeting of the Man.
kato Civic Improvement league will
be held at the public library Wed.
nesday, January 18, at 7:30 p. m.
The reports of the various commit.
tees will be read at this time and
new officers will be elected. A full
attendance is desired.
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MANKATO FREE PRESS

at 2 p. m, today and were attended
by large number of friends and
neighbors including some from Good
Thunder. The services were very
impressive. A number of beautiful
floral Offering were made. The in
terment was made at the German
Lutheran cemetery.
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HAS FILED AN ANSWER
Reply to the Action Started BY Miss
Fannie Fields

Attorneys A. r. Pfau ayd e. J.
Laurisch have filed an answer to the
suit for damages started by Miss
Fannie M. Fields against the Man.
kato Electric Traction company.
They put in general denial. Miss
Fields sued the company for $21,006,
alleging that she sustained injuries
while alighting from one of the COM
pany's cars and asserted that the
company's employees were negligent
IS. B. Wilson is attorney for Miss
Fields.
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LEFT TODAY FOR OREGON
Mr.. Fletcher to Superintendent Dam
Building in That State.

From Mondays Daily.
Superintendent L. l. Fletcher, who
has had charge of the construction
of the dam at Rapidan for the con.
tractor, left today for Estacada, Ore
gon. where the company will erect
as big a dam as it is just completing
at Rapidan. He was accompanied
by party Of six.
The floor of the bridge over the
dam has been covered with dirt and
the bridge has been thrown open to
travel by the public.
Ten men who have been working
in this city for the II. NJ. Byllesby
Co., will go to Rapidan tomorrow to
install the machinery in the power
plant.
The Mankato free press., 1911-01-13
SERVED HIS COUNTRY WELL

John Dates, Whose Death Occurred
Yesterday; Good Record.
From tuesdays Daily.
John Dates, who died at the Sol
diers' Home yesterday, at the ad-
vanced age of ninety-one, enlisted in
the federal army in 1861 and served
until the end of the war in 1866. He
first Joined Company D, Fourth
Michigan and later was a member OF
Company A, Tenth Michigan. He
The Mankato free press., 1911-01-13
MAKES REPORT OF LAsoRs
County Attorney Submits Statement
to State Department.


From Thursdays Daily.
w. A. Plymat has forwarded his
report as county attorney for the
past year TO the attorney general.
1t shows that there were thirteen
district court cases, with five convic-
tions, one acquittal, six dismissed on
motion OF the county attorney and
two still pending.
In the municipal and justice courts
there were 122 cases, with 1O2 con.
victions, 3 acquittals, II dismissed
on motion of the county attorney,
SO given Jail sentences, 26 fined, and
one sent to the state training school.
The costs taxed were $45O3S, and
the fines assessed were $433 and
the amount collected was $53716.
The Mankato free press., 1911-01-13

Real Estate Transfers.
Lucetta Steele Barclay to Mrs.
Jennie C. Peterson, lot 80, Point
Pleasant, for $3.50.
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MOVING INTO NEW QUARTERS
Acme Harvester Company Goes to
the Jessup Building.

c. w. Jessup having completed his
large brick warehouse on Poplar
street, the Acme Harvester company
is moving its machinery into it. Mr..
Jessup has had three teams employed
all the week, moving the company
in. The Acme people will have
plenty of room for their goods. and
will make the plant a distributing
warehouse for this territory.
The Mankato free press., 1911-01-13

Professor John A. Hancock of this
city has been elected an annual
member of the State Historical so.
ciety.
c. N. Sonnesyn of Butterfield was
in the city toady.
The Mankato free press., 1911-01-13
HELD FUNERAL SERVICES
Remains of Robert Maixahn Were
Laid Away in Grave.

From Mondays Daily.
Funeral services over the remains
OF the late Robert Malzahn were
held at the German Lutheran church
The Mankato free press., 1911-01-13
CARPENTER AT WiNNEBAGo
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Not Known What Prompted the Aw.
fuI Deed; Had Spent the Day
Making Preparations for Tragic
Act; Made a Will Leaving All
Property to Widow; Was Mem.
Der of FraternaI Societies.
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National Bank
of Commerce
~ NAolrAI e1nr nns. M

OFFICERS.
G.. l.. OLESON, President
A. l.. WHEELER. Vice I>Tosiuent.
j. 6. TEGNER, Cashier
c. 0. HOERR, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
A. o. Oleson A. L. Wheeler
John Il. Diamond III. Il. Wieckins
S. B. Wilson Louis Janda
Peter Lloyd J. 3. Nelson
G.. c. Huntington VIM. +. Hughes
VIM. Jacobson, Jr. j. G. Tegner
f.. Ii. Rich j. r. BTandrup
&. l., OleSon.
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probate Court Seal.)
S. B. Wilson, Attorney.
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Attorney for Plaintiffs,
Madelia, Minnesota.