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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-31
sBE MR.. w. L. WILSON.

| From Mondays Daily. ~
Mrs. w L. Wilson died at her
home on Mound avenue at eight
o'clock this morning after an illness
iof eight months. She was taken
ill last January with bronchitis and
"a slight attack Of pneumonia and
never fully recovered her health.
Mrs. Wilson was born on October
l, 1926. in Wilmington, Conn. On
March 80, 1913 she married Mr.. w.
L. Wilson in Springfield, Mass, and
together they lived there for several
years, later moving to New Britain
Conn. From there they moved to
Hartford and on May II, 1859 they
moved to Minnesota, taking a claim
| in Fagibault county, near WinnebagO
The family moved to Mankato
March 16, 1860 and has lived con-
tinuously since that time, and on the
present family property since 1872.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson passed through
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all OF the pioneer hardships together
and were here during the Indian
troubles. Through it all they were
happy and enjoyed living.
On March 80, 1908, Dir. and Mrs.
Wilson celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary and at that time
both of them were in excellent health
and enjoyed the gathering of their
children and grandchildren to the
fullest extent Mr. Wilson died
December 20, 1911.
Mrs. Wilson was Christian
woman in the fullest sense OF the
word and her life has been a sweet
and helpful one. She is survived by
one son, George w. Wilson, and three
daughters, Misses Ella, Alma and
Bessie Wilson, all of this city, except
Miss Alma who teaches in Bellingham,
Wash. There are also four surviving
sisters and one brother, all in New
England, six grandchildren and six
great grandchildren.
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Oct. 31-Nov. TIA.
sum MONS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. District Court, Sixth
Judicial District.
To Standard Brewing Company, a
corporation, and all other claim
ants to the real estate hereinafter
described or any part thereof:
In the Name of the State of Min
nesota: ~
You and each of you are hereby
summoned and required to appear
before the undersigned Judge of the
district court for the Sixth Judicial
District, State of Minnesota, and
Judge of the district court, for the
County of Blue Earth holding the
lands entered as the townsite of
the town of Mankato, in said county
and state, in trust for the several
uses and benefits of the occupants
and claimants according to their
respective interest, at his chambers,
at the court house, in the City of
Mankato, in said County of Blue
Earth, at special term of said
court, to be held on the 18th day
of December, A. ID. 1913, at two
o'clock in the afternoon of said
day then and there each of YOU
respectively to make your proofs
and allegations in reference to your
respective claims to all of fractional
block forty-four CAD of the town
(now city) of Mankato, according to
the S. d. Bruner plat thereof being
a part of Lamms second addition to
the City of Mankato, Blue Earth
county, Minnesota, according to the
plats thereof on file. and Of record
in the office of the register of deeds
of said Blue Earth county.
Witness my hand this 9th day
of October A. D., 1913.
A. r. PFAU,
IL .4 District Judge.
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Miss Agnes Foltz entertained the
j. ]. c. club very delightfully."- at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Page on Glenwood avenue last
night. There were about twenty-five
guests and they all went dressed
as children. The costumes caused
much merriment and most of the
evening was spent inspecting the
various styles of hairdressing now
popular among children and such
interesting topics. A delicious lunch
con was served.
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Surprised Andrew Rudbera.

Andrew Rudberg was pleasantly
surprised by the deacons and trus-
tees, of the, Swedish Lutheran church
at his home last night in honor Of
his birthday. The surprise was a
complete one and the guests ana
host had very pleasant evening.
Rev. o. ]. Arthur, on behalf of the
guests, presented a very fine chair
to Mr., Rudberg in honor of the oc-
casion. fine supper was served
by Mrs. Rudberg
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Baker Law Is Upheld.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Madison, October 2S.-The Wiscon-
sin supreme court upheld the Baker
law limiting saloon licenses to one
in every $50 inhabitants.
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Teachers to Hold Reception.

The president and teachers of the
Mankato normal school have been
invited by Superintendent Sperry and
the faculty of the Mankato public
schools for the hours Of four until
five-thirty o'clock, Monday afternoon,
November 3, the gathering to be held
in the assembly room of the old
high school building.
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Geese Headed South.

Large flocks of geese have been
passing over the city all day, headed
south. The recent SHOWS seem to
be chasing them out and giving
them an early start to the warmer
countries.
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BRIDGE Carpenter Killed.

Herman Swenson, twenty-six years
old, member of the bridge crew on
the Great Western road, was in
stantly killed in Redwing yesterday
while attempting to escape being
run down on a bridge, by passenger
train No. A from the twin cities,
just beyond the Great Western coal
sheds. 500
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Kasota

George Gray of Mankato visited
his parents Sunday.
Albert Bergquist of Mankato Wis
tied his mother Saturday.
R. L. Mason of the Soldiers Home
is a guest of relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Nelson Wis
tied at Mankato over Sunday.
Nels Simonson is twin city
visitor this week on business.
Mrs. Carrie Johnson and daugh-
tiers spent Friday with relatives at
Cleveland.
William Parsons of Laharpe, ILL.,,
is the guest of his sister, Mrs. John
Livingston and family.
Paul. Vetter and Harry Olson
went to Timber Lake Saturday after
noon on huntin "Trip.
Miss Jean Smith OF the Mankato
normal spent from Thursday to Sun
day at the F. c. Bailey home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ofenlock en-
tertained the Round About Card
cluD OF st. Peter, Thursday evening.
Fred Manske and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Olson of st. Peter
spent Sunday at the Albert Allen
home.
Emil Johnson, who is receiving
medical treatment at a Minneapolis
hospital is reported as much inn
proved.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presby-
terrain church will be entertained
by Mrs. W. r. Skipton on Saturday
afternoon.
Charles Swenson and Charles
Erickson gave a moving picture en-
tertainment at the village hall Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Olson returned
Sunday from a two weeks visit
with her mother, Mrs. Gilbertson,
at Norseland.
Miss Leona Moulton went to St.
Paul Thursday to spend few
days with Miss Julia Randall and
other friends.
Mrs. Wallace Grant and baby
spent several days last week with
Mrs. Grants parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William st. John.
Miss Maxine Parker of Mime
apoIis visited few days with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Jardine, last week returning home
Saturday.
Mrs. Ralph Fawcett entertained
for Miss Frances Patten of Chicago,
who has been the guest of Miss
Hazel Babcock for several weeks,
at her home Saturday afternoon.
the Ramsey county grand jury
Thursday was made public yester-
day afternoon when John ]. Lane,
proprietor of Dreamland dance hall,
was brought on a bench warrant
and arraigned in court at st. Paul
on charge of assaulting Frank ].
Clemans, June "a.
A plea of not guilty was entered
and Lane was released on 5000
bond given oy D. e. Lane and C. A
Lane, his brothers. Another, whose
name is mentioned in the same in
dictment, has not been arrested
Clemans, who was returning to his
home on Kent street, st. Paul, was
met at Kent street and Selby ave
nue. by an unknown man who as
saulted him.
1t is not claimed by Clemans that
Lane made the attack upon him
personally.
Mr. Clemans is former resident
of Mankato.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
A. l.. Maser, residing at 6044
Vincent avenue, Chicago, a travelling
man for the Felsenthal company of
Chicago, died of heart failure at the
! SauIpaugh hotel last evening. He
had been in the city yesterday
dealing with the local jewelry trade.
Having finished his work there, he
sent his sample trunks to the Oma.
ha passenger depot and intended to
take the evening train to St. Peter.
However, shortly after his trunks
had been taken to the station he
complained of not feeling we'll and
decided to remain at the hotel hop
ing that his condition would i'm.
prove. He ate a hearty supper and
then went to "a room with two other
travelling men where they spent the
evening in conversation. During the
evening Mr.. Maser seemed to be in
the best of health.
At eleven O'Clock Mr.. Maser re
marked that he had eaten too much
and that he did not feel we'll. When
he had finished speaking he settled
back in his chair and Immediately
collapsed. He was at once placed
on the bed and medical aid was
summoned, but it was of no avail
for death had occurred, due to heart
failure, and it had been almost in.
slant.
| Mr.. Maser was about fifty years
of age and had been making this
territory for the last twenty-five
years. A bottle found in an inner
coat pocket shows that he was in
the habit of taking medicine fol-
heart trouble.
At the time Of his death, Mr.
Maser had $3.50 in cash, fine gold
watch and an Elks button with the
head of an elk set in diamonds. He
was member of the Chicago lodge
of Elks.
Albert Oakland, a cousin of the
deceased arrived in the city al
noon and took charge of the remains
parlOrs, where they were prepared
/ for shipment to Chicago this after
noon.
/; Mr.. Maser's sample trunks con
tanning articles of great value were
found on the depot platform and
were forwarded to the Chicago office
! Short funeral services were held
at the Klein undertaking rooms, a
number of Eiks being present, al
4:3O this afternoon
| AS a result of an inspection O
buildings at the University of Min
nesota by George H. Nettleton o
/ the state insurance department the
university management has begun
carrying out the recommendation:
in the inspectors report for the
elimination of fire hazards. The
improvements will cost from $12,
/, 900 to $4,000
When the state adopted the pol
icy of carrying it's own insurance
July 1 Mr.. Preus decided upon al
inspection of state buildings.
In his report Mr.. Nettleton as
serts the electric wiring in man.
of the university buildings is de
fective. 1t was decided to leav
the rewriting to Professor Shepard
son of the engineering college. TIL
report also said that the BUILDING
at 324 Union street, adjoining Mi
lard hall, was dangerous. This i
to be removed and the laundry il
the basement of another adjoining
building discontinued
Tag Day at Fergus Falls.
J Fergus Falls, Mimi, October 2S.-
Fergus Falls had tag day. o.
Saturday to raise funds for tn
benefit of the st. Luke's hospita
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Tag Day, at Fergus Falls.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, October Is
Fergus Falls had tag day. on
Saturday to raise funds for the
benefit of the ST. Luke's hospital
and the, George B. Wright Memorial
hospital, both of which are situated
here. Rain fell all day, but the
women worked increasingly. and
about 5000 was raised.
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koll-Mccall Wedding.

koll-Mccall Wedding.
Mr.. Thomas D. Mccall and Miss
Theresa Kohl We're married at eight
O'Clock this morning at st. Peter
and Paul's church. The bride wore
a very pretty white silk gown and
carried white carnations. Her maid
of honor was Miss Martha Fallen
stein, who wore blue silk H. C.
Mccall, a brother of the groom, was
best man.
After the ceremony the bridal
party with a number of relatives
and friends went to the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tony Kohl, where a reception was
held. Mr.. and Mrs. Mccall will go
to keeping house in this city imme-
diately.
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Will Be Married Tomorrow.

Miss Winifred Westerman, daugh-
ter of H. Westerman residing at
S01 West Fifth street will be mar
ried tomorrow afternoon to James
A. Volk of North Mankato The
wedding will take place at the Wes-
terman residence
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From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
United States district court will con-
vene in Mankato on November 4,
and the court calendar is published
here.
Law Cases-Martin S. Nelson versus
II. G.. Mcmillan; George Conn VS.. the
County of Freeborn; Fred L. Martin
VS.. the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha Railway company;
George Kadolph versus the Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Railway company; Will
liam E. Stewart VS.. the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railway COM
pany; w. H. Jacobson versus the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway company; United States of
America for the use and benefit of the
First National Bank of Belle Fourche,
S. d., versus A. o. Eberhart ct al; John
C. Tanberg versus o. G. Stricken;
United States of America for the use
and benefit of Robert B. Whitacre
VS.. A. o. Ebefhart ct al; Rose Cou-
sander VS.. the Mankato Electric
Traction company.
Chancery Cases-Herman B. Nc
Nall VS.. Edward +. Berkner, Alfred
A. Berkner, Claus Meinert and the
State Bank Of Golden; Herman B.
McNall vs.. the State Bank of Cob
den; Herman B. McNall VS.. Edward
f. Berkner and the State Bank of
Golden; William Cornelius as trustee
in bankruptcy VS.. Ed. A. Everett.
| The Mankato attorneys who have
cases in the term of court are S. B.
Wilson, c. E. Phillips, H. l.. Schmitt,
]. w. Schmitt, Lorin Cray, J. E.
| Regain.
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A. J. Ellis of Sterling is in the city
today
Fl. B. Hill of Faribault is in the
city.
F. M. McLaurin went to Minneapolis
on business last night.
Otto Helm and wife of GAINESVILLE
were in the city yesterday
A. J. Lippert of this city made a
business trip to Farihault today.
G. E. Frances of Vernon Center
was a court house visitor today.
Attorney Fl. l.. Schmitt went to
Waseca today, to try a case in the
district court in that city.
Abner Lane of this city,, who is
travelling for the Dodge Reports,
spent Sunday and part, of Monday
in the city.
Mrs. Harriet Fletcher returned to
her home in Westfield, Wis, today
after spending week as the guest of
Miss Edna Ivan.
Miss Anna Olson returned to her
home in ST. James today after be-
ing the guest of Mrs. F. f. ELS
worth for a few days. s..s
Mr.. and Mrs. George Croker are
moving to Minneapolis, where Mr..
! Croker has secured position at
the general office of the Western
Union Telegraph company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Berent returned
to their home in Minneapolis yes
terday after spending a week with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. August
Berent and Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
Lang.
Attorney and Mrs. F. F. Ellsworth
went to Redwood Falls today to be
guests at banquet given by the
knights of Pythias of that city.
Among the guests will be Governor
Eberhart.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Meyer of Mound
! City, Mo-, are visiting Rev. and Mrs.
Edward Constant, at on Grove
street. The two families were neigh
bors when Rev. Constant was sta
toned as minister of >the Congrega.
tional church in that city,.
| p Darlington and wife of Waupan,
Wis, and Miss Mabel Faust, their
daughter of Milwaukee, are in the
city as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
! c.. III. Johnson of this city. Mr.
! Darlington has not made a visit to
this city for. thirty years and he OBJ.
serves. the big changes that have tax
en- place in this locality in that time
Mr.. Darlington is a retired business
| man.
! DR.. J. p Rosenwald's automobile
collided with a street car shortly be-
| fore noon, at ne corner of Main and
Broad streets. Mr.. Rosenwald was
driving the car south on Broad street
at rate of about fifteen miles per
hour and did not notice the electric
car that was coming at a good speed
4 down the hill till he was about sew
enty feet from it. He Immediately
applied the brakes but the slippery
condition of the pavement prevented
the car from being stopped in time.
The rear end of the auto swung
round and collided with the rear
end of the street car.
Mr. Rosenwald said that very little
damage was done to-. his auto out
side OF. the fact that the rear fender
was smashed and tie : iron was
broken. ~
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The Northwestern Jobbers' Credit
Bureau of Minneapolis and st. Paul
has recently carried on investiga-
tons and brought about proceedings
which have resulted in just punish
ment to two people who have will
fully defrauded debtors of money.
The first case is of Fl. NJ. Jensen,
formerly CT Minneapolis and later of
Cokato, Mimi Jensen travelled for
a twin city jobbing house and later
opened a clothing store in Mime
apolis. After two years he filed
petition of voluntary bankruptcy
scheduling his assets at $500 and
his liabilities at $4,000. A trustee
was elected and the goods disposed
Of The court later granted Jen-
sens application for discharge from
bankruptcy.
Later on a travelling salesman
found that Jensen was in the cloth
ing business there, and upon investi-
CATION it was found that several
thousand dollars worth of goods
from the Minneapolis store had
been sent to Jensen's brother in
Fargo and stored in his barn Later
they were taken to Cokato as part
of the stock in the store.
After careful investigation Jen-
sen was indicted on the grounds
that he had concealed assets from
the trustee. The case was tried
twice and few days ago the jury
found him guilty of the charge.
He has not been sentenced yet
The other case was that against
Sarah Levy of Aberdeen, Wash, and
was very similar, and the Credit Blu
reau conducted a careful investigation
through attorneys in Seattle with
the result that Mrs. Levy as well as
her husband and brother-in-law were
found guilty Of conspiracy to de-
fraud the trustee.
The Northwestern Jobbers' Credit
bureau is an organization of Mime
apols and st. Paul jobbers incor-
porated under the state for the
purpose of exchanging ledger in
formation, and to handle insolvant
estates and prosecute fraudulent
debtors
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Snow has been falling all day
and at this writing the ground is
covered with the beautiful.
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Officers and directors of the South
ern Minnesota Better Development
league held meeting in the offices
of Secretary Deets of the league last
evening and talked over the work of
the club. The recent tour made in
the interest of better farming was
discussed and the members of the
club were satisfied that the mission
of the journey had been fulfilled
and that it was a great success.
| The meeting also laid the plans
for the coming meeting that is to
be held in this city on December 8
and 10 instead of December 2
and as previously planned. This
change in. date is made to avoid a
conflict with a medical convention
that is to occur on those days.
A feature Of the meet will be a
corn show and all of the thirty-two
counties in the league are invited to
icontribute to this exhibition. A
program will accompany the exhibit
ton but the list of speakers has as
! yet not been chosen.
| Mr.. Deets said that the next tour
will probably start about November
l'16, but the exact date would be de-
termined largely by the weather.
! Those pres ent at the meeting of the
| league were T. G. Bonnalie, Tracy,
PRESIDENT. Alison Blodgett,, Faribault,
! vice president; ]. B. Ludlow, treas
urer; ]. D. Deets, secretary; Herman
Roe, Mortified, W.. F. Sanger, Win
dom and George Atchison, Mankato.
Senator Ola A. Londe of Yellow Med
icinei county was present and took
part in the discussion.
Henry Claussen of this city was
struck by an automobile driven by
! George B. Allyn of Madison Lake
| last night and is in one of the local
hospitals with badly injured head.
He jumped in front of team on
( the street and stepped directly in
front of Mr.. Allyn's machine, as Mr..
| Allyn was about to pass the team.
IJMr. Allyn stopped his car within
three feet and avoided running over
Claussen, who was taken to the
hospital. He received no bruises but
bled from the ears as a result of
striking the pavement. Claussen
works in the city and is unmarried.
The accident happened on North
Broad street near Vine.
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Murray was arraigned in the num-:
cipal court this morning on charge
OF grand larceny in the second de-
gree, the charge being preferred by
August A. Zimmerman. He waived
the examination and was bound over
for the next term of the district court,
his bond being placed at $500. When
seen shortly after dinner Murray
said that he was confident that, he
would be able. to get the bond.
He still maintained that he owned
a big farm across the river, and
that his wife had driven the team
home last evening.
Cheyenne record., 1913-10-23
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, D DING 3, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERlNGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

Slit skirts were barred from the
public schols of Weir, Kan.
DR.. E. e. Birney of Nora Springs,
Iowa, charged with the murder of
Myrtle Irish, was freed by a jury on
the second ballot.
Paul Gaylord of Denver was elected
vice president for the Rocky Noun
tain division at convention of in
surance agents at Cincinnati.
The Arkansas State Supreme Court
sustained the validity of the Going
prohibition bill, under which Arkan-
sas will become "dry" after Jan 1.
DR.. William R. ,Callicotte Of Denver
was elected secretary Of the Ameri-
can Humane Association at Rochester,
N. Y. He succeeds DR.. T. j. Beatty of
Salt Lake City.
Miss Ann Lowry, fifty-six years old.
formerly member of the Benedictine
order of nuns, and w. R. Cunningham,
seventy-nine years old, were married
at Ritzville, Washington.
Twenty soldiers of Companies 80
and ITO, United States Coast Artil-
lery, were killed and about 100 others
Injured when special troop train on
We Mobile & Ohio railroad crashed
through a trestle near State Line,
Miss.
After examining the record of John
Henry, a negro, arrested on charges
of burglary and assault, Atlanta, Ca,
police announce their belief that he is
the murderer of Miss Ida Leegson, the
art student who was lured to her death
October 4, at Chicago.
William c. Ellis, Cincinnati leather
merchant who was found wounded in
hotel room in Chicago, near the
body Of his wife, confessed to a
coroner's jury that he had killed her
and was held to the grand jury,
charged with murder.
Secretary of State William ]. Bryan
spoke at Waterloo at the Iowa state
dairy show in defense of President
Wilson's administrative policies. He
defended the pending currency bill,
the new tariff law and the income tax
and attacked the critics of these
measures.
Miss Ruthley Howes, who died at
New Albin, Ia, at the age of sixty
six years, was reputed to have been
the smallest perfectly formed woman
in Iowa. She was thirty-seven inches
tall and weighed sixty pounds. Miss
Howes was remarkably beautiful, and
attractive.