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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-26
Kerns and Hebron

Miss Ethel Randall visited in Man
kato Monday. -g>
J. l.. Hendley has been hauling
wood to Mankato. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hendley visited
in Mankato Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Goodridge were
Mankato visitors Monday.
John Hendley drove to Mankato
Monday. returning Tuesday.
Eddie Hendley went to Mankato
Friday to consult an eye specialist.
Miss Lulu Fitzpatrick visited with
friends in Mankato Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Thurston spent
a few days last week at their home
in Hebron.
Mrs. w. M. Stevens and Mrs. Oiof
Olson took supper with Mrs. Foot
Wednesday.
A number of the farmers here are
getting in their supply of ice for
summer use.
Miss Eileen Thurston's many
friends will be glad to hear that she
Is now improving.
Rev. and Mrs. E. G. Farce took
supper with Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Hendley Wednesday,.
Charles Goodell sawed wood for
Charles Chase Tuesday and for Z. C.
Farce on Wednesday.
A few Of the neighborS helped
George McCarger haul car load of
hogs to Mankato Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. ID. Chase, George
Stevens and Miss Melissa Hendley
were Mankato visitors Monday.
Mrs. Will Hendley and daughteI
Hodson home. Wednesday afternoon.
Lewis Hendley came home Friday
because the North Mankato school
had been closed on account of small
pox. a
Ralph Thurston and Miss Martha
Thurston spent few days last week
with Miss Eileen Thurston in Man
kato. PISS
1t has been announced that re-
vival meetings will be held at the
Hebron Methodist Episcopal church
the latter part of February and the
first of March.
There will be preaching services
both morning and evening at the
Methodist church Sunday. The fol-
lowing Sunday the services will be
conducted as usual.
The young people Of this vicinity
have been enjoying coasting down
the big hill. The road Is in good
order and the only trouble is that
the air is little sharp.
A large number gathered at the G.
ID. Chase home Friday evening with
the choir A social time was enjoy
ed. The next meeting will be held
at the home of J. l.. Hendley Thurs
day evening, January rs.
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w. J. Merchant: Ever since
came to Mankato have been
acquainted with Mr.. Fowler and
always found him to be a thor.
ough, upright business man and
one of the best men to have as
friend that ! have ever known.
His death will be greatly re-
GREETED by the people of. Man.
kato.
w. o. Willard: Mankato is
going to miss Mr.. Fowler very
much for he has always had
great faith in the town and has
invested his money here. Mr..
Fowler was man of very ster-
ling worth.
Or. z. G. Harrington: have
known fHr. Fowler for many
years and found him to be an
upright, brosdmnded business
man, competent in business. He
was trustyi and active in the
bank almost from it's organiza-
ton up to the time of his death.
He was always to be relied up
on and Will be greatly missed.
G. M. Palmer: For many years
have known and esteemed Mr..
Fowler highly. He was a con-
scientious, upright business man
of the highest integrity. J re-
gret exceedingly to hear of his
death. -sz...z-, s.e..zs,.1...z.tts *,
T. r. CoughIan: My ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Fowler
dates back over twenty-five years.
have known him as CO.
worker and as competitor. His
rigid honesty and fair, upright
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methods in all matters could not
help but be felt whose with
whom he came i'm contact. He
was of quiet and retiring ma
ture, and ever made known
his generosity to those in need,
but his acts of kindness were
many. Mankato has lost one of
her best and arandest men.
lorin Cray: | knew Frank
Fowler when he was master
bridge builder on the Omaha
road, and have known him ever
since. He was one of our very
best citizens, always conserva-
tive, and careful, public spirited
and of exemplary character. We
can very i'll afford to lose so
good citizen as he.
r. F. Ellsworth: Thirty or
forty years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Fowler came to this city from
ST. James, where they had lived
previously for a number of years.
All of the older residents there
knew Mr.. Fowler we'll and he is
highly esteemed among those
citizens, who will be grieved by
the sad news of his death. He
was very reserved man and a
man who loved his home Iife..
His death is indeed shock to
Mankato people.
Mayor Charles T., Taylor: In
the death of Mr.. Fowler Mankato
loses one of the best citizens
and business men of the city. He
was a man who accomplished
much and said but little. He was
an honorable, good and kind
neighbor.
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ing been in its service twelve or
! thirteen years. With Mr.. Ring he
| operated quarry at Bradley's
| Crossing, about five miles from
Mankato. Some time later, Mr.. Ring
sold out to Mr.. Fowler, who con.
tinued to operate the lime kiln and
stone quarry. He later formed a
partnership with B. F. Pay, under
the name Fowler & Pay, with which
company he has been associated
ever since. Mr.. Fowler was a senior
member of the Pannenberg Brick
company at LIE Hitler, west of the
Blue Earth river The Fowler &
Pay company has been in operation
in (Mankato for twenty-five years
next March
Cement Works at Austin.
Besides his interests in Mankato,
he is connected with cement works
at Austin, and has a white lime
quarry at LIE Roy, and a transfer
house at Minnesota Transfer, be-
tween Minneapolis and st. Paul.
The quarry and lime business of the
Fowler d Pay company is one of
the largest of it's kind in the state.
He was president of the Fort Dodge
Gypsum company, at Fort Dodge,
Iowa, and was vice president of the
Mankato State bank. He was the
first deposition in the Building and
Loan association, holding book No. l..
Believed in America.
. The deceased was a great traveller
and was strong believer in "See.
ing America First" sa he never
travelled abroad, but has been in
every nook and corner of the United
States. During his travels he show
ed a fondness for picking up stones
and minerals and making study
of them. Not only was he great
traveller, but also a sportsman,
hunting and fishing forming his best
pastimes. He was prominent
democrat i'll politics and a staunch
Mason III fraternal society.
illness of Two Years.
The illness of Mr.. Fowler dates
back two years, when he was first
aiken sick with diabetes. Medical
aid was given him and everything
done toward relieving his illness, but
there seemed little hope, and he
left in the fall of 1910 for Mexico
and California. He spent six
weeks in the former country and
the remainder of the winter in Cal
ifornia. He returned last May to-
Mankato but left again with his
wife for California last fall. He was
never known to have any sickness
previous to this illness, having been
in robust health, except being both
cred with little rheumatism. He
gradually failed, and passed away
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Fowler is survived by his
wife, brother and sister, as first
mentioned, npehew, S. X. Fowler,
of this city; James Grierson, who
is nephew of Mrs. Frank Fowler,
and a niece, Mrs. Fred Zimmerman
of lie Sueur Center.
The remains will be shipped to
Mankato at once for burial, but mol
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from Fridays Daily.
Frank Fowler, one of the longtime
residents and best known citizen.
of Mankato, died at San Diego
CAL, yesterday afternoon at IL;
o'clock, after lingering illness O
diabetes. Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler lief
Mankato on November 25 last, going
to California with the hope thai
Mr.. Fowler's health might be bet
tered, but during the last few weeks
his condition did not improve, but
grew rapidly worse, and he passed
quietly away yesterday afternoon
His death was not unexpected. Mrs
Fowler and B. F. Pay, Mr.. Fowler's
business associate, were at his bed
side when the end came.
Born in Brunswick.
Mr.. Fowler was born in Little
Branch, New Brunswick, in 1874
and at the time of his death was
siXty-seven years of age. He was
the youngest son of George and
Mary Fowler, who had a family OF
nine children, six boys and three
girls. Only one sister, Mrs. Mary
Cameron of Little Branch, and one
brother, Professor James Fowler of
the University at Ontario, are now
left of the family. Mr.. Fowler was
of Scotch descent, both his parents
being natives of Scotland.
Came West When a Young Man.
When a young man twenty years
old he came west to take advan-
tage of the boundless opportunities
that presented themselves to young
men of his integrity, ability, energy
and perseverance. He came west
to make a mark in life, and that
the object of his desires were full
filled is shown by the prominence
he achieved in this community, and
in fact, throughout the central and
southern portions of this state as a
business man and manufacturer. He
settled first at lie Sueur, where he
took a position as bridge carpen-
ter with the St. Paul and Sioux
City railway, now the Chicago, ST.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha road.
He held this position for some time
and was later promoted to the po-
sition Of superintendent Of bridges
and buildings, which he held for
some years.
Came Here Thirty-Five Years Ago.
In 1868 he returned east, going
to Chicago where he married Miss
Carrie Grierson, an eastern lady. He
later moved from lie Sueur to st.
James, where he continued to hold
his position with the railroad COM
pany. Here he remained for two
Or three years when he moved TO
Mankato, about thirtyIive years ago,
and has made this city lbs perma-
nent home since. For many years
he lived at 127 North Broad street
where he had a pleasant home that
was surrounded with every COM
fort.
First Business Venture.
Mr.. Fowler's first business venture
was with Michael Ring Of Mime
apolis, when the two formed part
enrship in the quarry business, after
Mr.. Fowler had resigned his posi-
ton with the railroad company, hav.
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WEST DEcoRIA-EAST RAPiDAN

Miss West Of Minneapolis is visit
ing her cousin, Mrs. Harvey Young.
The farmers living west of J. E.
Swartout's are hauling gravel and
putting it on the cross road south
of J.. E. Swartout's. Would that
others would do likewise. Christ
Johnston is donating the gravel from
his pit west of the Mapel river.
w. A. Sanborn of Mankato will
talk to the people at the Anderson
school house, district No. 143, Sun
day, the 18th inst, in the after.
noon. 1t is believed the hour is
three o'clock, same as two weeks
previous. 1t is hoped the day VIII
be nice and the house should be well
filled, as he is a good speaker.
The party given by Mr.. and Mrs
J. r. Swartout at their home Fri
day evening to a number of their
friends and neighbors in honor OF
Mr.. .Swartout's brother Benjamin OF
Minneapolis, was a most enjoyable
affair. Dancing was INDUCED in un
til the wee hours OF the morning
including ice cream at midnight, and
all departed yoicing most jolly
time.
Anyone pondering as to how much
gravel it takes to make good, sub
stantial roadbed, should read the
very valuable article written by g
w. Allyn, one of Madison Lakes
hustling business men and recently
published in. The Free Press. Ir Is
certainly a good article on the max
ing of good roads, as it comes the
nearest to our version of the guam
tity of gravel to be put on. So many
have the idea that there should be
all the way from six inches to a foot
of gravel on the level, but they are
very wrong. Two or three inches
is plenty at one time, as too much
at one time will not mix with the
black dirt.
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Kasota

Ole Olson is seriously ill.
Elmer Olson is recovering from an
attack Of grip.
Mr. Wendell has, had telephone
put in his residence.
Martin Johnson was business
visitor in st. Peter last Friday.
Mr.. Leonard spent Sunday with
Professor and Mrs A. d. Griffin.
Work hasEcomu.kacsd @in the quar-.
ries after laying off for five weeks
Mrs. Hogan Johnson has been suf-
fering with a bad cold the last week
Miss Mabel Buell. spent Tuesday
afternoon with friends in. ST., Peter
L. C. Mason has finished putting
up ice. He hauled it from Kasota
Lake.
William McKonkey of Cordova
spent a few days with DR.. and Mrs.
Powell.
Adolph Swenson took tn. seconu
degree in the h. of P. lodge Monday
evening.
A party dance will be given at the
village hall Thursday evening, Janu-
airy rs.
Miss Leila Granger entertained a
number of her friends last Friday
evening.
Mrs. Davies father, Mr.. Amsboy of
Newport, Wash, is here visiting
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckay of Monte
video are here visiting with Mrs.
James Turrittin.
The boys in the manuel training
class of the high school are now
making bob sleds.
The second and third grades of
the public school will have sleigh
ride Friday afternoon.
August Peterson was in the twin
cities a few days last week, buying
his summer stock of goods.
The lecture which was to be given
by Mr.. Griffin at Lake Crystal will
be delivered some time in February.
The missionary society of the
Presbyterian church will meet with
Mrs. T. S. Wilcox Thursday after
noon.
The Merry M Fus had sleigh
ride party Sunday afternoon. They
went to Mankato, where they enjoy
ed supper.
A party was gwen at the nlSn
school Friday evening by few OF
the young people. Mrs. w. G.
Youatt and Mrs. c. A. Johnson chap
eroned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Skipton were sur
prised very pleasantly by a number
of their friends Tuesday evening.
The guests spent the evening play
ing $780,
Martin Olson, an old resident,
passed away early Monday morning.
He had been sick for year or more
with diabetes. Mr.. Olson was born
in Sweden May 20 1S4S, and came
to America in 1881. His wife joined
him here the next year, and she had
been here but eleven days when she
and three of the four childrn were
all buried within a week. Some
years later he married Miss Martha
Paulson, who with four children are
left to mourn his death The chill
dren are Mrs Kettner of st. Peter,
Willie, Gustaf and Anna of Kasota.
Services were held from the Swed-
ish Lutheran church Wednesday at
two o'clock by Rev. NystrOm OF St.
pptpr
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particulars have been secured re.
garding the date of the funeral.
Held in Hj1h Esteem. ~

particulars have been secured re.
garding the date of the funeral.
Held in Hj1h Esteem. ~
death was p> pected, never
theless it's % here shocked
his many That he was held
in the eSc esteem by the peo-
pie .eS city is found in the
Dr scp cessions of profound re-
~ 4dt came from men in the
%. As walks of life. He was "a
y Al of high character, clean in his
business relations and upright and
square in his every transaction with
his fellow men. He could not stoop
to do small things. He was
as a prince among men. While
a conservative man, yet he was
never found wanting in those
qualities which go to make up an
an enterprising and wide awake citi-
zen, and his faith in Mankato was
unbounded. He gave his moral and
financial support to every object
that meant for the betterment and
the upbuilding of this city. .T
Loved His Fellow Men. o.
Mr.. Fowler possessed a nature that
was fairly permeated with sunshine.
He loved his fellowmen. He was
loath to speak ill of anyone, but he
despised the hypocritical and the
false standards upon which some
people build their frail characters.
He was kind-hearted and generous
to those who were worthy of as
sistance. In his home life he was a
model of all that was good. He
was a devoted husband, and as a
citizen and factor in the indus
trial and commercial circles he was
an example that young men just en-
tering upon business careers could
we'll afford to emulate and make
him the guiding star that leads along
the pathway which ends at Success.
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+ klevIand, Mimi, Des. 3d.
+ Wethr predikshn far 1912 by
+ Judson JONI:
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+ to sta;
+ 'Twont al be af the ferst ov
+ Ma;
+ Sun dagz hi da and mon
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+ The nu yer viii furnish to skar
+ and afrit.
+ Al far the best! far gud
+ heIth it will bring,
+ And big krop ov hwet! al
+ tho lat be the spring.
+ And kut wurmz and 'hoprz u
+ Civ up the COST
r Far tina nevr hav sen so dedli
E frast.
r Then fill up yur kol binz and
+ hep up yur wud,
+ And warm up yur firsidz az
+ gud nabrz shud.
+ Just wun wurd ov warning
+ Let the likr aIon,
+ Ar sum bitr nit yu'I be stiff
+ az a ston!
+ Don't fal to dubl bangk yur
+ seIrz ar yu'l loz yur potatoz
T. far the kold wethr viii last
I. til the middl of Februari, and
+ ptotatoz will be to dolrz
+ bushl nekst spring. Yur friend
+ and bruthr, Judsn JONI.
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Two Young Men Who Were Making
Way to South America,

A couple OF young men, said TO
be making trip from Minneapolis
to South America-in the interest
of three or four metropolitan daily
newspapers, SO they claim, were
stranded in Blue Earth a few days
last week, says The Post. Both are
bright and appear able to cope with
the ordinary emergencies of reading.
A silver collection was taken and q
sufficient amount raised to buy one
of the boys transportation to Des
Moines, where he hopes to find em-
ployment and money to bring HIS
partner, still here, to that city.
These young men passed through,
Mankato a couple of weeks ago. r
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Complains That His Contract With
District Was Cancelled.

Attorneys Putnam & Carlson OF
Blue Earth have been retained by
the school district of the village Of
Lakefield in the case brought by
Archie Faunce, teacher. for $780,
900 damages for cancellation Of his
contract with the district. The case
will probably be heard the latter
part of this or the first Of next
week.
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Officers Are Reelected.

At Mapleton this afternoon Off.
GERS of the Heather Curling club
were reelected as follows: T. B.
Taylor, president; A. J. Ellis, sec.
rotary, and William Morrow, treas
urer.
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First Business Venture.

Mr.. Fowlers first business venture
was with Michael Ring of Mime
apolis, when the two formed a part
enrship in the quarry business, after
Mr.. Fowler had resigned his posi-
ton with the railroad company, hav.
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The high school department has a
new Autographed black board map
They have installed another row Of
seats on account of the large mum
Der OF students. "A new suspension
globe has been added to the gram
mar department.
The freshman class is getting into
line again after the holidays.
Next Friday marks the middle oil
the school year
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-23

Elegant Apar ments-All modern
improvements Cd Madison Ave.
1n27- 3-29-te
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-23
OPERATIONS IN
BUILDING LINE
Contracts Are Started Real
Activity Is Beginning.

Although it is evident that the
customary spring rush is not yet at
hand, operations In the building line
have been encouraged considerably
the past few days. This seems to
have been due to warmer weather.
The past two months have been slow
according to Building Inspector Nc
Namara. At present there are sever
al sets Of plans and specifications I'M
der consideration for permits In his
office.
Permits have been issued for two
houses to cost approximately $4,000
this week. One for about $4,000 is
10 be q house with dressmaking es-
Establishment for Mrs. Mary Apologize
and Miss Alice Apologize. 1t is to
be erected on the easterly side Of
Mcclellan street. The other Is a
two-story brick residential structure
for D. Goldfarb and brother, to be
constructed in Maple street.
1t is estimated that upwards of
$4,000 will be spent on extensions
and improvements at the Didier-
March clay products works in Keas-
hey. The concern intends to remove
its New York headquarters to It's
local plant and make extensive addi-
tons for increasing the capacity of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following real estate trans
fers have been recorded with City
Collector R. F. White during the
past week:
Martha A. Stockton to Jens N.
Wester, lot IL, block ~, Smith
street; through Peter Peterson.
Kitty M. Anderson to Ernest H.
Boynton, lot II, block 95, Division
street; through Beekman & Spencer.
Lizzie DANTE to Joseph Menwag,
lot 80, block ESQ, Charles street;
through Massopust G Duschock.
Massopust Realty Company to
John Bartus, lot 169, block 325.
Lehigh Park; through Massopust &
Duschock.
Joseph Menweg to John J|Clark.
lot %, block PIT, State street;
through Massopust G Duschock.
A. o. Steiner to Charles F. We'll
ker, lot 38, block CT, Paterson
street; through Kehoe & Stremlau.
Hans Hansen to H. w. Kehoe, lot
261, block 313-J, Hanson avenue.
Christian F. Nelson to Diedrich
Tiedge, lots "a to At, inclusive,
block 200, Amboy venue
A. Bol1schweiler, sheriff, to The
Frank Brewery, lot 4, block 254,
West Side
Max Goldman to Alexander Horo-
schak, lots Z and 8, block 90, Broad
street: through J.. B., Joselson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-23
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MIDDLEsEX COUNTY ORPHANS
EOVTRT.

Middlesex County Orphans Court.
In the matter of the sale of Lands
of Roy Morrison, Theodore Nor
rison, Pc. cy Morrison, James
Morrison and Stennia Morrison.
Order.
BY virtue of an order of the Or
phans' Court of the County Of Mid
dlesex, made ON the eighth day of
March, nineteen hundred and
twelve, the subscriber, the guardian
of Roy Morrison, Theodore Nor
rison, Percy Morrison, James Nor
will on the Eighth day of April,
nineteen hundred and twelve, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon. sell at pub
lice vendue upon the premises all
the tract of land and premises sit
uate in the City of Perth Amboy,
County of Middlesex and State of
New Jersey, and being further
known and described as follows
Beginning at a point in the west
erly line of Hanson avenue, distant
northerly six hundred and seven
teen and eighty-four h~undredths
(617.84) feet; running thence west
erly, at right angles to Hanson ave-
nue., one hundred (100) feet moro
or less; thence nortaerly in 9 line
'.arallel with the westerly line of
Hanson avenue, twenty-five f26l
feet; thence easterly, in a line par
allel with the first des. ribed cou. se,
one hundred (100) feet more or less
to the westerly line of Hanson ave-
nue.; thence southerly along the
westerly line of Hanson venue
twenty-five (25) feet TO the place
or point of beginning.
Dated at Perth Amboy, N. T..
March 8. 1912.
LYDIA MORRISON,
Guardian.
KEHoE & sTREMLAU,
Proctors.
6178-3-9-5-t1eew 1851
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-23
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.

To Let-Large furnished room for
two gentlemen; all improvements.
.142 Kearny avenue.