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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-14
Vernon Center
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Mrs. Jamison and her daughter,
Hazel Of lie Mars, Iowa, are In Yer
non for a weeks visit among their
many friends.
j. @. Guttekunst of State Center,
Iowa, was a guest for the weekend
at the w. II. Clement home. On Mon
day morning he went TO Rochester
to consult the Mayos in regard to
his health. Mr.. Clement accompan-
led him. Mr.. Guttekunst will grad
uate from the law department at
Ann Arbor university this year.
Miss Bella Shannon of st. James
who spent part of her vacation with
Vernon friends, returned home Sat
urday. Miss Frances Palmer accom-
panied her and will be her guest for
week,
Mrs. Hanaman who has been in
Beloit, Wis. keeping house for her
son since the death of his wife in
June, returned today for a short
visit with her daughter, Mrs. w. II.
Palmer and family.
Mrs. Harris and daughter arrived
from Colorado Monday on a visit to
Mrs. Harris's brothers, Chef, Gene
and Hugh Francis. .
Willard Busby Is I'm Ames, Iowa.
purchasing thoroughbred horses to
take the place of those that died
last spring.
Miss Lucy Weir has purchased
from A. c. Gray the millinery stock
of goods recently purchased from
Mrs. Henderson. Miss Weir is in
the twin cities buying her fall stock,
and win be assisted during the sea-
son by an expert trimmer.
A. c. Gray is I'm the twin cities
TO remain several days ordering new
goods and replenishing his stock OF
general merchandise.
A card from Miss Ruth Cornish,
who with Miss Jache of Mankato Is
touring Glacier Park tells of the good
things the girls are enjoying. Miss
Jache will return In a few days
but Miss Cornish will spend a week
in Yellowstone park before return
ing.
DIR. and Mrs. T. Gage Clement are
greatly enjoying visit from then
sister, Mrs. Effie Lee Of Burlington
Iowa, and 8. T. Helseth of Boston
Mass.
Miss Hughes Of waseca IA tlre
guest Of Miss Ethel Frances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sasse and
Miss Lucille of Austin spent Satur
day and Sunday with their mother
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From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
A. G. Evenson had a telephone
put in last week. His number is
R-270S.
Mrs. II. ID. Trask entertained Mrs.
l.. p. Parsons, Mrs. Robert Grice,
and Mrs. Reuben Purrier for dinner
last Wednesday.
Miss Marjorie Dayton OF Mankato
and Mrs. May Wright of California
visited Miss Cora Johnson last week.
Mrs. Walter Johnson and Mrs.
Chester Purrier gave party Thurs
day evening for their sister, Miss
Cora Johnson whose birthday oc-
Cured that day. The party was
\ complete surprise to the young
lady. Those present had fine time.
Nice refreshments were served.
There was very large crowd
present Friday at the Aid society
at the home of Mrs. Culp.
Milo Bressler and Charlie Smith
left Friday for Wisconsin on a bus
mess trip. They returned Sunday.
Mrs. G. II. Loucks visited with
Mrs. II. Maricle of Wells Saturday
afternoon at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Quimby in Mankato.
Miss Edna Sharp left Sunday
noon for North Redwood to visit
Miss Elsie Hinchley. She will also
visit at Marietta and will return in
about two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Busby and
family motored to Vernon Center
Sunday where they enjoyed picnic
dinner with the Sewers, Brown and
Mead families Of that place. They
were detained on account OF the
storm and did not reach home until
Monday afternoon.
Ed. Duffy and Harry keenan, oil
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From Wednesdays Daily.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Presbyterian church will picnic at
Lake Emily tomorrow afternoon.
Harry and Ethel Stricken arrived
today from Window for few days
visit at the home of their aunt, Mrs.
J. r. Ream and family.
j, r. Ream leaves tomorrow for
winona to attend a lumbermen's
convention. He will be away until
Monday.
Miss Floyd Thompson arrived Mon
day vening from Merriam Park for
a visit at the Jardine home.
Misses Irene and Cecile Skipton
are guests at the home of their sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Sanderman at LIE
Sueur.
Mrs. r. ID. Fawcett of st. Paul is
a guest at the home Of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Buell. this week.
Miss Agnes Clans is spending the
week with relatives in the twin cit.
les.
Miss Laura Buell. was a guest at
the Wilcox cottage at Lake Emily
several days te first OF the week.
Mrs. ]. r. Ream was I'll the first
of the week.
Mrs. Hogan Johnson will entertain
the Larkin club at her home tomor.
row afternoon.
Mrs. Conner Kleinschmidt left
Monday for her home in San Diego,
Cal, after three months visit with
her sister, Mrs. Frank Koenen and
other relatives.
Misses Gladys Jardine and Floyd
Thompson attended party at the
home of John Malloy In Cleveland
Tuesday evening. The gathering was
held in honor of Mrs. Carl Wright
OF Phoenix, Arizona.
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AN OLD SETTLERS DAY
Brilliant Array Of Speakers Selected
For Event at the Garden
City Fair

September 3 will be observed as
Old Settlers day at the Garden City
fair this year. George M. Palmer,
Judge Lorin Cray, II. C. Hotaling, C..
E.W Use, J. E. Reynolds and John
Nyquist will be among the speak
ers, and will talk on the history of
the county and similar subjects. Sem
ator Clapp has been invited to give an
address on September 4, and William
z. Lee and w. s. Hammond may
speak on one day.
The association is sure now OF a
better showing OF stock than has ever
been shown at the fair before and
the exhibits Of other farm products
will be excellent. C. r. Shumway.
who has charge of the Blue Earth
county exhibit at the state fair, will
take his exhibit to Garden City first,
and will use the first and second
prize winning grains and other pro-
ducts for his state fair exhibit.
Good prizes for manual training
and other high school work are being
offered this year for the first time.
A new rest room is being built be-
side the floral hall. The committee
says that it win be for the comfort of
the grandmothers and great grand
mothers. It will be screened in and
will provide a comfortable place to
rest.
The fair dates are September 1, 9,
3, and 4.
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August 14-21-2S.
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Probate Of viii.

Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Probate Of VIII.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court
In The Matter of the Estate OF Jane
Price, Decedent:
The State OF Minnesota To all per.
sons interested in the allowance and
probate of the will Of said decedent.
The petition of Elizabeth A. Price
and William Price being duly filed
in this court, representing that Jane
Price, then a resident of the County
of Blue Earth, State OF Minnesota.
died on the 18th day of July, 1914,
leaving last will and testament,
which is presented to this court with
said petition, and praying that said
instrument be allowed as the last will
and testament of said decedent, and
that letters testamentary be issued
thereon to said Elizabeth A. Price
and William Price. Now, Therefore
you, and each OF you. are hereby
cited and requiredto show cause. If
any you have, before this court, al
the ProbateCourt Rooms In the Courl
House, In Mankato, County Of Blue
Earth, State of Minnesota, on the 5th
day of September 1914, at ten O'Clock,
a. m. why the prayer of said petition
should not be granted.
Witness the Honorable Evan Hughes
Judge Of said Court, and the seal OF
said Court, this 10th day OF August
1914.
(SeaD EVAN HUGHES.
Judge.
C. Z. Gilmore,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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Indian Lake called on Mr.. and AIRS
Frank Loucks one evening last week.
Mrs. Bressler is entertaining her
sister from Lake Benton.
Burton Hughes OF Mankato visited
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Strader last week.
Rev. G. e. Browns sermon last
Sunday was on "sSome Things That
Are Hindering the Influence of the
Church and the Gospel in This Com
munity." The hindrances which he
mentioned among others, were auto
mobile riding instead of attending
church, indifference, and the craze
for pleasure and amusement, includ-
ing the dance craze and Sunday
baseball. Several were kept away
from the service on account OF the
threatening storm, but there was
fair audience notwithstanding.
His subject next Sunday will be,
"Some Things That Help instead
of Hinder" or latent possibilities
in the community that could be
used for good.
Mr.. Keneff had rather bad acct.
dent one day last week. While
standing On a hayrack, a board gave
away and the result was that he
fell and hurt his shoulder quite
severely. He will not be able to
work for several weeks.
Last Sunday was Amy Lindsay's
tenth birthday. She celebrated II
by inviting several of her young
friends to dinner. These we're Mar
celia Parsons, Irene and Florence
Hanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keneff and family
visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Parsons Sunday after
noon.
Miss Mabel Grice. Paul Sharp, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Brown we're Wis
itors at the Purrier home Sunday.
Mrs. Ed. Parsons arrived from
Washington Friday to visit for a
time at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs,
l.. p. Parsons.
: Harold Murden has quit working
for F. e. Jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hopp visited
at CORTLAND Sunday with Emil Hopp
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow and daugh-
ter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Doucett and
son of Lake Crystal visited Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Laird Sunday.
Mrs. w. II. Sharp of North Man
kato entertained her sister, Mrs.
Fred Whitcomb of Princeton, Mimi,
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Steel and
daughter, Mary. and Mrs. John Steel
of North Mankato attended the aid
society Friday.
Earnest Gleason and family Wis
ited at the Lorenzo Rist home Sun
day.
Mrs. r. Z. Grice entertained her
sister, Mrs. Fred Whitcomb of Prince
ton, Mimi, the latter part Of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Sharp and
daughters and Mrs. Fred Whltcomb
spent Saturday evening visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Fletcher.
II. C. Randall of North Mankato
has been having a delightful house
party while entertaining his children.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Reynolds and three sons who mo-
tored here from Pipestone, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Mace Of Decoria, Carmi
Randall who has been working in
Wisconsin for Mr.. Widell and Willis
Randall, who lives on the farm at
Kprns
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in this locality. as almost all Of the

in this locality. as almost all Of the
threshers are using gas tractors.
George Killmer of Lewisville spent
Sunday with his parents.
Amboy will give a harvest bail at
the town hall on Thursday night of
this week. Moor,s orchestra of Iowa
will furnish the music.
The following people will put up
silos this fall: C. w. Chamberlain,
Arvis Scramlin, Hebry Crook, Au.
gust Sempford and J. w.-.Heritage.
The heavy rain Sunday will de-
lay shock threshing for some time.
The wheat yield Is about ten bushels
to the acre and oats is not much bet
ter. Corn will be good crop on
high land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jessup and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Diamond of Man
kato were guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
o. Schwender last Sunday.
About fifty autoists of the Amboy
club made a sociability run to Fair
mont last Thursday. All enjoyed a
ride on the beautiful lake and took
dinner at Chamberlains' summer cot
tage. They returned home in the
cool Of the evening.
Evangelist Mankofsky of Berlin,
Wis, will hold revival meetings for
two weeks, beginning August 20, in
a large tent at .Amboy.
Jonas Johnson returned from Nor.
way last week after a delightful visit
with relatives and friends In his old
home. He was glad to get home to
Minnesota and says that Blue Earth
county Is the best place on the map.
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WILL SCOUR COUNTRY
Search Is TO Be Made For Lost Mamie
Shanahan; The Sheriff Will
Organize Party

II no word is heard from Mamie
Shanahan, the Medo girl who has
disappeared. by tomorrow, the sheriff
expects to organize a searching party
on the following day and scour the
country in the vicinity Of her home
to look for her: He. has telegraphed
to n friend Of Miss Shanahan's who
lives In California, to see IL Miss
Shanahan Is there. A letter from
the lady in California, in which she
asked Miss Shanahan to visit her,
was found, and 1t is thought that she
might have gone there.
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An1bov
From w.Snssday's Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Elder Lindermeyer of Illinois Is
visiting relatives and friends in this
locality and will preach at the
Willow Creek Christian church on
Sunday, August is, at three o'clock
in the afternoon.
Frank Briggs went to Minacca to
look after his farm interests He
plans TO move there about septem-
Der ].
Ray Stratton returned from Idaho,
where he purchased a farm, and he
and his family win move there this
fall.
The merry whistle of the steam
thresher will soon be heard no more
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August 14-21.2S.

August 14-21.2S.
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Administration.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mar
Gus l.. Johnson, Decedent.
The State OF Minnesota to Willard
A. Johnson, Cassius M. johnson and
Lola e. Holcomb, all persons interest
ed in the granting of administration
OF the estate of said decedent: The
petition of Cassius M. Johnson, having
been filed in this Court, representing
that Marcus L. Johnson, then a resi-
dent OF the County of Blue Earth,
State OF Minnesota, died intestate on
the 26th day OF June, 1914. and pray
ing that Letters OF Administration OF
his estate be granted to Cassius M.
Johnson: And the Court having fixed
the time and place for hearing said
petition: Therefore, You, And Each
OF You, are hereby cited and required
to show cause IL any you have be-
fore this Court, at the Probate Court
Rooms In the Court House. In the
City of Mankato, in the County Of
Blue Earth. State of Minnesota. on
the Sth day of September. 1914, ut
ten o'clock a. m, why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness. The Judge of said Court,
and the Seal Of said Court. this 18th
day OF August, 1914.
tseal) EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge.
Hughes and Ellsworth,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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Center came TO the city in an auto
mobile this morning to visit friends.
Mrs. Harry Beatty who has been
the guest of her brother. I. N. Temp
kins. left this noon for her home in
Lamberton.
J. II. Kennedy OF st. Paul, travelling
inspector for the Canadian Pacific
railway company, is in the city on
business.
+. w. Oowles and family and ]. @
Mccarthy and family of West Con-
cord, passed through Mankato today
on their way to Pipestone and Elan
dreau, s. ID. =.
DIR. and Mrs. T. c. Kelly and chill
dren will 60 to Lake Washington to-
morrow to occupy the Widell cottage
for week. q
Mrs. A. II. Grisby and daughter
Mary OF Sherburne were in Mankato
yesterday. They were enroute to
Portland. Oregon, leaving last night.
John Degnan, road foreman of en-
gineers Of the Chicago and North
western with headquarters at Wa
SEGA, was in the city on business to-
day. o. O.
Mrs. J. j. Edwards, Mrs. Peter
LLOYD and Mrs. Hugh Jones are
spending few days at Lake Wash
ington at the Thomas Edwards cot.
tage.
Mrs. Ethel Swearingen and chill
dren of Madison Lake, and Mrs.
Swearingen's sister, Mrs. Caldwell
of Iowa, were guests Of Mrs. w. w.
Zuel yesterday.
The Misses Marie, Fern and Jean
Burmeister, Miss Marie Nelson, Miss
Grace Renolds and Miss Edna Goo
dale are spending a week at the Leas
cottage, Lake Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Daily and Mr..
and Mrs. Z. L. Hall and family, all
OF Britt, Ohio, arrived in the city
in an automobile last evening, and
stopped at the Heinrich hotel.
An automobile party, consisting of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Eckstein. Mrs.
Scott, Mrs. Schroeder and Miss
Kruger, all OF New Ulm, came to
the city last evening and registered
at the Saulpaugh.
Fairmont Independent: George Pass
the well known architect from Man
kato was here. Monday on business
pertaining tot the new poor house for
which he has drawn the plans, as
we'll as the armory which is now in
course of construction.
Mrs. Captain Buyer of the Saliva
tion Army returned to Mankato to-
day after visiting relatives at Green
field, Iowa, and Lincoln, Neb. At the
latter city she visited her brother,
Lauron Kenworthy. Mrs. Buyer will
be at the Salvation Army service to.
night.
Z. @. Atkins of La Crosse, super
intendent of the Milwaukee road.
was in the city yesterday. Here he
met w. b. Foster of Minneapolis,
superintendent of the Southern Min
nesota division of the Milwaukee,
and the two started out on an in
spection of that division.
Z. II. Race of Auburn, Wash, ar
rived in the city this afternoon to
visit his mother, Mrs. H. A. Race and
his sisters, Mrs. J. ID. Sawyer and
Mrs. p. II. Kelly. They had not
seen him for the past fifteen years.
Miss May Freeman of Trenton,
NO., has been visiting in Mankato
during the past two weeks.
Peter Yackly of New Prague is
in the city, the guest Of John Wagner
and family. He is employed in the
New Prague -four mill.
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George Norman of Lake Crystal was
in Mankato today.
Patrick Keene of Donnybrook, N.
d.. is in the city on business.
Mrs. ]. n. Lang returned last night
from a two weeks visit in Superior.
j. Z. Stanley and Miss Holt OF
Smiths Mill were in Mankato yester-
day.
Miss Hazel Hammond left today
for St James to visit relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. McMiston OF
yesterday, having motored the entire
distance in an automobile.
DIR. A. +. Schmitt, c. ]. Laurisch
and G. w. Scherer motored to Min
neapolis yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. g. Hess OF Sioux
City, Iowa, came to Mankato yester-
day in a motor car.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Bannon
of Mason City, Iowa, motored to
Mankato yesterday.
Mrs. ]. n. Lang has returned from
a visit with relatives i'm Superior, St.
Paul and Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Young of Ida
Grove, Iowa, arrived in Mankato by
automobile yesterday.
DIR. X. N. Andrews returned today
from Lake Superior where he has
been enjoying an outing. ..
NJ. J. FLAG has returned from
Sanborh, where he has been looking
after his farm interests. 49,.
Mrs. C. C. Hoffman OF Fairmont is
the guest of her sister. Mrs. George
Hoffman, 12s Mulberry street.
George M. Palmer returned this
morning from Minneapolis where he
spent several days on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schmid and son
of Lamberton, MINI, came to the
city yesterday in an automobile.
l.. c. Rev and family, of Vernon
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Jubilee SINGERS st Fair.
From wednesdays Daily.

entertain the visitors at the Blue
Earth county fair at Garden City
with high class, good, and old fash
toned plantation songs, dances, Jig
ging, and funny monologues. This
feature of the fair will make you
laugh your head of. Be sure! Be
sure. to- see the greatest colored en-
tertainers in the world at Garden City
September 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Cap ortegaI with five millions In
specie aboard, was captured by
the British.
France and Austria are official
Iy at war, diplomatic relations
being severed.
All Germans and Austrians In
Belgium must declare themselves
within twelve hours, or be ar
rested as spies.
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Ice Cream Social.

The Rapidan Cemetery association
will give an Ice cream social at the
home of Christ Strand Saturday even.
ing, August 10. Ice cream and cake,
coffee and sandwiches viii De served.
AN are cordially Invited.
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Hayre, France, August 11.-Be-
tween two and three thousand
Americans are still waiting here
for the sailing OF the French
Transatlantic Liners, France and
Chicago which II had been ex-
peeted would depart yesterday.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily. .ss..5
Brussels, August 1f.-Belsian,
French and British troops have
joined near llege and are In
contact with the Germans. u 10
believed that the heaviest bat
tie of the war 10 being fought.
'Liese forts are still intact. Fight
ing Is proceeding between Liege
and the Dutch border.
London, August 1t.--pispatches
to The Times from The Hague
and to The Telegraph from Maa-
strioht agree that struggle for
possession Of the forts at -Llege
10 going on continuously.
London, August 1.-The French
declare they will remain masters
Of Northern Aisace. There have
been numerous movements Of
German troops towards Nor
hsnse, twenty miles southeast Of
Metz.
Montreal. August ff--The
British admiralty has cancelled
all transatlantic saiIInes Of the
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st. Petersburg, Via London,
August IA telegram received
from Wilma says that six carloads
Of German prisoners passed
through that city this morning
on their way to the interior Of
Russia. A number of wounded
German officers were taken from
the train to the Wilma hospital.
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Picnic Largely Attended.

The Christian church picnic held at
Sibley Park today was very largely
attended and proved to be most
enjoyable affair An interesting pro-
gram was carried out and dinner and
supper were served to the large
crowd
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Allan Line Steamers Aisatian,
Victorian and corsican and will
use the vessels to transport sup
plies and troops, presumably
from Canada to Europe.
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st. Petersburg, August 1.-THE
Russian general staff announces
that Russian troops today dis
lodged a large body of Austrian
troops from the entrenched vii
Iage Of ZaIotehe, In Austrian
Galicia.
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Entertained For manksto Youno Man,
Carlson-E rickson.

SdIisOH-CEiCNeOn.
Mr.. Alfred Erickson and Miss Cora
Carlson were married at half past
two o'clock this afternoon by Rev.
n. Moss at the Trinity Norwegian
Lutheran parsonage. Mr.. Erickson is
assistant cashier of the Pemberton
bank, and he and his bride will make
their home there.