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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-26
Spring Island

Thomas Maine is a guest of his
old friends here.
Mrs. Alice Councilman came from
Minneapolis Saturday.
Miss Anna Holden is spending a
few days with Mrs. Ed GRANDSON
in Rapidan.
Miss Ragna Thorson will spend
the Christmas holidays with her
friends in Rapidan.
Harold and Will Albrant of Rish-
ford are renewing acquaintance
with Spring Islanders.
John Brude narrowly escaped a
serious accident while running a
saving machine on the farm of
John Knutson Thursday afternoon.
In some way the belt slipped, strik-
ing the young man on the face and
knocking him senseless. He lay in
this condition for several hours.
A beautiful Christmas tree was
prepared and apripriate exercises
we're held in the school house Fri
day evening by Miss Ragna Thor
son, and the pupils. The little PEG.
pie sang and recited pleasingly, and
several amusing dialogues enlivened
the program All who took part
in the exercises did very nicely.
The Misses Julia and Anna Skov
sang two songs very sweetly, &C
companied by Miss Gertie Skev and
Miss Thorson. Henry Jesse made
"a successful Santa Claus. The old
school house which had been pref
tily decorated, was packed to- its
capacity with an interested audi.
ence.
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friends at Eagle

Christmas with friends at Eagle
Lake.
DR.. j. w. Andrews and Mrs. J.
k. Brandrup of Mankato gave inter-
esting lectures to the scholars of
the high school last week.
Mrs. Florence Maine and little
girl started last Thursday to spend
Christmas with friends at Kiester,
and Mr.. Maine will leave tomorrow
to visit there also.
Great preparations are being made
at the German Lutheran church ae
Willow Creek for Christmas. A fine
tree loaded with all kinds of pres
ents and also a fine musical pro-
gram will be features Of the time.
Charles Henning has fine flock
of wild Mallard ducks which he
raised this summer. They are as
tame as any domestic variety, but
he has to keep close watch over
them for fear the willy hunters will
take shot at them.
The oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Hubrig died of pneumonia
at the hospital in Minneapolis last
week and was brought home and
inferred in the Willow Creek German
cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Hubrig have
the sympathy of a host of friends
in this locality.
! The Amboy school and also the
country school in this vicinity
| have closed for a two weeks holi-
| day. Several of the teachers had
Christmas trees, and treated the
! school children with candy and nuts.
| Several of the teachers were also
presented with gifts by their pupils.
A special meeting of the members
of the Willow Creek Christian
church will be held at the church
on Wednesday, January 10 for the
purpose of electing officers and
transacting other official business. A
! picnic dinner will be served by the
ladies and every member is request
ed to be present.
About thirty-eight dollars was real
lied from the sale of boxes at the
Kinney school Thursday evening.
Elder OlmSted assisted i'll the pro
gram and Van Briggs acted as Santa
Claus. AS he was distributing the
gifts. his false whiskers caught fire,
but he jerked his mask off before
any damage was done, and so quick
| ly that no one became alarmed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Aliens seven
year old daughter was severely burn
ed last week. The parents had
gone to town, leaving hot fire, but
the stove was closed tightly and
gas formed The child opened the
door and put in newspaper. An
explosion occurred and the little girl
was enveloped in flames her face,
neck, and part of her hair being
burned. She will probably carry
some of the scars for life, but is
very fortunate in not losing her
eyesight.
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Dec 26. Jan. 90.
Order Limiting Time to File Claims,
and for Hearing Thereon.

Order Limiting Time to File Claims,
and for Hearing Thereon.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court
In the matter of the Estate of
Thirza j. Ashworth Decedent
Letters Ttstamentary on said
estate this day having been granted
to Fred z. Weld and Clarence c.
Ashworth.
1t Is Ordered That the time within
which all creditors of the above
named decedent may present claims
against her estate in this court, be,
and the same hereby is, limited to
six months from and after the date
hereof; and that Saturday the 10th
day Of June, 1914, at ten o'clock d.
m. in the probate court rooms at
the court house at Mankato, in said
County, be, and the same hereby is,
fixed and appointed as the time and
place for hearing upon and the ex-
animation, adjustment and allowance
of such claims as shall be presented
within the time aforesaid.
Let, notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The
Mankato Free Press as provided by
law.
Dated December 12, 1918.
/ (Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Hughes and Ellsworth,
AftOrppyc
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From Tuesdays Daily.

E. l.. Halves, q son Of DR.. E. l..
Halves of this city, figured in an
unusual accident at Iron River
Mich, a few days ago. Mr.. Halves
is engineer for the Munro Iron
Mining company at that place and
with the company's chauffeur was
'ridin- from the mine to town in a
heavy runabout which weighs about
5000 pounds.
When they were about half mile
from town they saw a horse run
ming down the road with pair Of
shafts dragging at its heels. Just
as the horse got in front of the
machine it swerved directly into it
and was struck in the shoulder,
being thrown considerable dis
lance and was instantly killed.
The machine was being driven at
a rate of twenty-five or thirty miles
an hour and,|the collision with the
horse caused the car to swerve out
of the road toward the ditch. It
struck telephone pole and broke
it completely off. The driver kept
the steering wheel and guided the
car back into the road, and neither
he nor Mr.. Halves was hurt. The
radiator of the car was completely
smashed and the render was broken,
but the engine was not injured
The horse which was killed had
become frightened a short distance
down the road at a train and had
thrown it's driver out CT the buggy
and broken away from all but the
shafts
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Dec, 26, JAN, 20.
for Hearing on Final
Account And For Distribution.

Citation for Hearing on Final
Account And For Distribution.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court:
In the Matter of the Estate of Hattie
A. Austin, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all
Persons Interested in the Above En-
titled Matter: Whereas Fred l.. Aus
tin has filed in this. court his final
account of his administration of the
estate of the above named decedent,
together with his petition, praying
for the adjustment and allowance OF
said final account and for distribu7
ton of the residue of said estate: 1t
the persons thereunto entitled: 1t
is ordered, that said petition be
heard, and that all persons interested
in said matter be and appear before
this court on the oath day of Jan.
uary, 1914, at ten O'Clock A. NJ, at
the probate court rooms in the
court house, at Mankato, in said
county, and then and there, or as
soon thereafter as said matter can
be heard show cause, il any they
have, why said petition should not
be- granted; and that this citation
be served by the publication thereof
in The Mankato Free Press accord
ing to law.
Witness the Honorable Evan
Hughes, Judge of said court, and the
seal of said court, this 18th day Of
December, 1912.
!. tSeal.) EVAN HUGHES.
Judge.
Jean A. Flittie,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Parcel Shower.

A parcel shower was given in
honor of Miss Mabel Williams at
the home of Mrs. c. H. Jones in
Lake Crystal yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Jones was assisted by Mes
danes J. d. Jones and Ed. Davis.
The house was prettily decorated
in Christmas colors. The bride re-
ceiyed a number Of beautiful pres
ents which were taken into the
living room in a decorated carriage
wheeled by Miss Williams little
niece, Lillian Davis. Following a
social afternoon a delicious supper
was served.
Among the people from away who
attended the gathering were Mrs.
George Anderson and Misses Bes-
sic, Adeline and Alvina Edwards
and Miss Lillian Anderson of Man
kato
Miss Williams will be a bride of
this month.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

Judge William f. Hughes, coun-
sci for Ed Austin in The action
that the latter has brought against
the Mankato city council to compel
the issuance, of a permit for the
location of a barn as dwelling
at the foot of Jackson street hill,
sprung a sensation in the district
court this Afternoon when he de-
clared that somebody was clearly
in contempt of court.
The case was on trial this after
noon before Judge A. r. Pau.
Judge Hughes emphatically insisted
that the action Of the state fire
marshal in coming to Mankato and
serving notice on Austin to remove
the building, while the same matter
was pending in the district court
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-26
QUINN COMING FRIDAY
From Tuesdays Dairy.

From Tuesdays Da;:y.
Judge j. H. Quinn of FairmoM
will come to Mankato on Friday to
preside over case which will be
on trial in the district court. 1t is
quite likely that the case of Ole
Erickson, sentenced to states prison
for wife desertion, will be up for
consideration at that time. An ef-
fort is being made to secure for
Erickson suspended sentence.
Mrs. Ole Erickson, when interview
ed By the Free Press today, con-
corning her application for the sus-
pension of the sentence of her hus-
band, who was convicted Of desertion
and non support, said that she had
made the application in order that
Mr. Erickson might aid in the sup
port of herself and her children.
Mrs. Erickson issued the complaint
with caused his arrest, and after
his conviction she visited the jail
and later applied for a suspension OF
his sentence. She stated today
that if he was in the penitentiary
it would not help her any, and that
she never thought of his being sen.
fenced TO Imprisonment when she is
sued the complaint against him.
when ask d whether she would live
with his if he was released on
suspended sentence she said she
couldn't say.
The Virgens case will be appealed
to the supreme court. Attorney Al
len gives this out as a certainty and
will at once go to work upon the
appeal papers, says The Fairmont
Sentinel The appeal will be heard
at the April term of court, but de-
cision cannot be looked for much
less than year from today and would
probably be tried before Judge
Quinn at Blue Earth.
Attorney Allen appears very con-
fident that he will be granted a
new trial. 81 am much more sure
of it, lie asserted, than | was in
the Clark case, and you know how in
credulous the public was in that
case"
The papers in the case will be
voluminous and the appeal means a
tremendous amount of work and an
immense bill of expense.
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DR.. |. D. WHITLOCK DEAD
Associated Press D,spatch.l

Cleveland, December 23.-Rev. DR..
Elias ID. Whitlock, aged seventy,
father of Mayor Brand Whitlock of
Toledo, a retired Methodist clergy
man, died at st. Luke's hospital
this morning. He was overcome Sat
ping with his son William of
Cleveland. Brand was with him
when the end came. While watch
ing at his fathers bedside last
night the news was sent Brand of
his confirmation by the senate of
his appointment as minister to Bel.
GUM.
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An1bo,v
From Tuesdays Daily. /.

From Tuesdays Daily.
There is one case of measles in
town. but it is not a serious one.
The Fox brothers are saving lum-
Der from the trees blown down this
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Killmer and
two young daughters will spend
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-26
Arc COMING to Mankato.

John Macbeth, uncle of Miss Flor
ence Macbeth, the singer who has &C.
hieved fame of late, stated today that
the young lady and her parents had
calculated on paying Mankato visit
about Christmas time. However, Mr.
Macbeth has received 10 word of their
coming now, but expects that later
they viii visit here. There has been
some talk Of public reception tor
Miss Macbeth while she is in the city
Such recognition on the part OF
Mankato of the gifted young lady
would be entirely fitting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-26
Raised Money ouIekIx.
From tuesdays Dailx

FTUFF FuSSuGyS OdtN .
The sum OF $4,000 was raised
in twenty-five minutes at Rochester
Sunday to build new Methodist
church there. Bishop William A.
Quayle led the campaign for sub
scripticns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-26

Mr.. Williams was for number
Of years city treasurer and a MEM
Ser of the board of education, Of
which body he was long president.
Also he was Il member OF the
Mankato Fire department for
many years.
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Collected About $1,000.

Harry O.. Iverson, whose name was
mentioned in the twin city papers
as Blue Earth county representative
of the Norway Centennial Fund as
sociation has received no notice of
such appointment and he is there
fore doing nothing to interest people
in the project. Up to the present
time Minnesota people have raised
$1,000 for the fund
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William Mcqueen of Mapleton was
in Mankato today.
Mrs. William Schmotter of Ottawa
visited here yesterday.
Dan Williams of Cambria is in
Mankato on business today.
Attorney and Mrs A. r. English of
Tracy are guests of Mrs. NJ. Eng
fish.
George Foelscbow who is attend
ing school in Chicago is home for
Christmas.
Attorney j. L. Palmer of Fair.
mont is in Mankato on legal bust.
ness today.
Mr.. Harold Piper, who is attending
Andover college, at Andover, Mass,
is home for the holidays.s
Miss Elizabeth Hughes, the nurse,
went to her home in LIE Sueur to.
day to remain for a weeks visit.
Misses Eva, Katherine and Anna
Thorn will leave tomorrow. for their
home in Prescott, Wis, to spend
the holidays.
Rev. Father Herman McKenna OF
st. Marys college, Winona, is the
guest of Rev. Father Robert Hughes
for the holiday season.
Dewey Johnson and Victor
jones, who are attending the Wis
consin state university at Madison
are home for Christmas.
"Skeets" Tuberg, Sonny Markham
and Ed. Wise, who are students at
the Minnesota university, are home
for their Christmas vacation.
Rochester Post and Record: e
A. Francis and daughter, Miss Ruth
of Mankato. are paying Rochester
friends visit during the holidays
L. M. Barlow has returned to
his home in Des Moines, Iowa, aftel
spendin ga short time as thu
| guest of Mr. and Mrs. George AT
| Gibson.
Mrs. Genevieve Michelke, who has
| taught in the Duluth schools fo
many years, is spending the holi
| day vacation with her mother, Mrs
Plymat.
Fairmont Sentinel:-Mrs.' David S
Wade and son and Mrs. Frank Cot
ton and daughters went to Mankatt
today to spend Christmas witt
relatives.
Lynn Thro, who is attending TIL,
medical college at st. Louis vii
arrive home tomorrow to spend TIL
holidays with his parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. j. C. Thro.
Miss Gertrude Piper, who is at
tending a seminary in Sweet Brian
Va, arrived home yesterday t.
spend Christmas with her mother
Mrs. Nora Piper
Deputy Sheriff Albert Nierdah
left this morning with John Stearns
an insane man, for Port Washing
ton, Wis Stearns was found a
j., Eagle Lake on Sunday
Francis Morgan of Faribault
/ making a visit with friends here
Mr.. Morgan was formerly connecte'
with the Singer Sewing Machin
company office in Mankato.
4 Mrs. D.. w. Roderick of Minnea
polls arrived in Mankato last nigh
and will spend the holidays with he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. /. N. Toml
kins. Mr.. Roderick is expected her
I Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Capstan and her daughter
Miss Philena, of Amboy spent PAL
of today I'm Mankato while on thei
way to West Concord to spend tn
Christmas season with Rev. an
Mrs.. E. Van Camp.
Leroy Bowen, who has been in Mir
neapolis for several weeks, was HON
over Sunday and left today for Ell
derlin, N. D., where he has a positio
as stenographer for the division super
intendent of the 500 railroad
| Bard Ogelby of Amboy was tn
| guest of his aunt, Mrs. Lenore DAY.
ton. Miss Marjorie Dayton accom-
| panied Mr.. OgeIby to Amboy wher
4 she will visit over Christmas. sh
! will visit in Blue Earth also befor
returning home.
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FOR Shakespeare piano for $50.
600 South End Street. N. w. phone
272.
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vas clearly in contempt of that

was clearly in contemH of that
court. Whoever was responsible
for that action was the guilty one.
City Engineer Blomquist stated on
the stand this afternoon that he had
given a verbal permit to Mr.. Austin
to place the barn where he desired,
but that permit was overruled by
certain members of the city council,
who caused the matter to be deferred.
Frank G. Thomas and Councilman
Bradley, both of whom live and are
property owners in the neighborhood,
testified that in their opinion the 10.
cation of the building on that spot
would prove a serious damage to the
value of neighboring real estate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-26
Marrlsas Leesnse ISSUED.

s-I'''SSS ,-C~OstSc .S~USSs
License to wed was issued today
by Court Clerk George Krost to
Wendelin Kaller. widower, Mankato.
and Mrs. Albertina W. Gustafson,
widow, South Bend
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-26
Reunion of Class.

Reunion OF Class.
There will be a reunion of the
class of 1913 of the Mankato high
school Oh the evening of December
26. All members of the class are
urged to meet at the high school
building at 100 y. IN. A business
session will be followed by social
evening and all members of the
class are urged to be present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-26

Dancing Party.
The young men clerks at the
George e. Brett Inc. store will give
the third of their series of dancing
parties on Wednesday night, De-
cember 81, at the knights of Co.
lumbus hall. The Loyola orchestra
with drums will furnish the music.
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king-eates.
Miss Gwynne ii. king of Morris
tow nand Mr.. Ira B. Bates of Elan
dreau, S. D., were married by Judge
Evan Hughes Saturday afternoon al
the court house.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-30
TAX BOARD Will
8. HOLD THE STAGE
Prospect of Interesting Fea.
lures at Bismarck-Hanna
Back in Time to Attend.

There promises to be an interesting
session of the state board of equali-
cation at Bismarck. commencing Au-
gust 5. Governor L. B. Hanna, who
was in Grand Forks last evening on
his way to Hamilton, where he deliv-
cred an address today, will return to
Bismarck in time to participate in the
sessions.
From Bismarck come rather inter-
csting reports of the forthcoming ses-
sion. and not the least important will
be the n in which the equalizers
take to the recommendations of the
tax commission. With a fight on be-
tween the members of the commission
and Governor Hanna, this feature
bids fair to hold no little attention.
Some time ago 1t was reported that
about 10000 acres Of land in Morton
county to be placed on the tax rolls.
1t was c~ontended that this land would
result in great increase in the returns
to the state.
Another report from Bismarck is
to the effect hat this land. added to
the tax rolls. makes a difference of
only 1914 per year in the receipts.
and that the land would ultimately
have been placed or record anyway,
n the back taxes collected.
The state board Of equalization con.
sists OF Governor Hanna, State Treas
urer Gunder Olson. State Auditor Carl
Q. J~orgenson, Commissioner Of Agri-
culture Gilbreath, and ATTORNEY Cen
eral Andrew Miller.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-30
BUILDING PROGRESS IN STATE IS
REMARKABLE; GREAT ACTIVITY IN
MANY CITIES SHOWN BY REPORTS

joining residences to make room for
the new building which will. be COM
pleted this fall. A new church is also
being built at Macarthur.
Besides the cottage which the Ma
sonic bodies of the state are building
at h tuberculosis sanitarium at Dun
seth a new hospital is being built at
Wahpeton in connection with the state
science school, a new $4,000 hospital
is being built at Harvey. and q new
hotel is being erected at Grace City.
New electric light. plants are to be
constructed at Beach. Bowhells. Ellen
dale. Fessenden, Lisbon, Mayville and
New Rockford. and Wahpeton. Several
new telephone companies are being
organized in the state and will be
stringing wires the rest Of the sum-
mer.
A great many new business blocks
are going UP in Fargo just now and
are about to be started in some Of
the towns over the state. Grand Forks
present, as we'll as Lidgerwood, Man
ming. Mayville. Nekoma and Midway.
New sewer systems are being In
stalled at Bismarck. Lisbon IND New
Rockford, as we'll Us the work which
10 to be done along this line in Fargo
in the near future. and new water
works are to be built at Lisbon, Car
rington. Hillsboro. Belield and Minot.
In some Of these cities the work win
be only IN addition to the present
facilities OF the city. but in others this
10 to be anew enterprise.
Much new railroad is being built
In the state. and much territory win
.be opened up by these improvements.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-30
MOOSE ROUTE IS
" TAKEN BY NELSON
Walsh County Man Hangs
Self-Protracted Spree is
Responsible for Action.

Edward LaTrace Of Walshville town
ship. Walsh county. found the body
Of Charles Nelson hanging from a raf-
ter in his barn. Life was extinct
and LaTrace went to a neighbor for
assistance.
Coroner David johnson of Park
River was notified and held an in
quest.
The inquest developed the fact that
Nelson. who was a Swede about IS
years Of age. came to the home of La
Trace Thursday evening. He had for
merly worked for LaTrace and was
we'll acquainted with him. Nelson
had been at Oslo. Mimi, for some
time and had been on a protracted
spree for two weeks or more. When
he arrived at the LaTrace home he
was very nervous and at times de-
lirious. During the night LaTrace
awakened to find Nelson standing at
his bed side. He implored LaTrace
to save him from the lei who were
pursuing him with intent to take his
life. LaTrace quieted the man and
took him back to his room locking
him in.
Early in the morning LaTrace UNI
Hooked the door Of Nelson's and
the man went out of the house. He
went to Joseph Brovoski's house
where he asked for protection against
his supposed enemies. His fears were
quieted and he left. A short time aft
er this his body was found by LaTrace
in the barr
The unfortunate man had tied a
rope to a rafter Of the barn. piled
some barley bundles on the floor. adj
justed the moose about his neck and
then jumped from the bundles. The
tightening Of the rope let his feet
touch the floor and he drew up his
knees to allow his body to swing clear.
One knee was drawn up when his body
was found.
The jury brought in verdict that
he came to his death by his own hand.
Little is known about Nelson except
that he was a laborer who was addict
ed to drink. He worked for LaTrace
three months during the winter. He
had spoken Of a sister living in Sweden
and is supposed to have relatives at
Lakota. &"