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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The will OF the late Anton J..
Busch has been filed in the probate
court. The estate amounts to more
than 100000. OF this, $4,000 is In
personal property and $2s,300 in real
estate. The will provides that the de-
cedent's daughter, Mrs. Mary Nc
Kasy of lie Sueur, can have $1,000 In
cash with interest at s per cent from
the time of her marriage, the sum to
be paid over to her as soon as con!
venient, II she so desires. The balance
Of the property is to go to the widow,
and at her death the homestead at
the corner of Main and Fifth streets
shall go to Mrs. McKasy, II she wants
1t. The A. J. Busch company shall
continue doing business under that
name for at least FIVE years after the
death OF A. ]. Busch. The remaining
property is to be divided equally
among Fred Busch, Mrs. Bertha
Klein, Henry Busch, Frank Busch.
Mrs. Mary McKasy and Joseph Busch.
Descedent's wife, Mrs. Francisco
Busch, is named as executrix and
Fred Busch and John McKasy are
the executors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
Checking Up Accounts.
rom Tuesdays Daily.

Colonel c. z. Johnson. deputy
public examiner. Is checking up the
books OF the county treasurer and
the auditor. He stated today that
the books were in good shape as far
as he had gone into them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03

teachers with less than eighteen
months experience to have had one
year of training for teaching. This
latter requirement does not apply
to teachers who receive a certificate
OF lower rank than first grade.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

s. X. Fowler to A. l.. Laurisch,
lots I, and In block II. War
ren's second addition to Mankato.
Consideration $4,000.
John C. Noe to s. X. Fowler, lots
4, and ;. In block 81, Warren's
second addition to the city OF Man
kato. Consideration $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
From Mondays Daily.

VtSbe@y ~S"Js
George Atchison, manager Of the
speed department Of the state fair,
will this year look after the race
program for the Mankato fair and
already has arrangements made
whereby some OF the best. horses
in the country will enter for the
large prizes offered. Mankato Is in
a racing circuit with Tyler, Marshall
and Candy, so that practically all
horses entering the races in one
place will appear In the four special
programs.
The large stakes hung up will, to-
gether with the splendid fast track,
be an incentive to horsemen to
come here.
The various departments of the
fair will be looked after by mana.
gers of experience, and the South.
ern Minnesota exposition on the Man.
kat fair ground will surely result
in pleasing the thousands that yearly
attend. $780,.
The corn contest this year will be
something new, ana already sever
al OF the energetic boys Of this sec
tion are growing a patch Of corn
with a view of entering the spirited
contest. .
Exhibitors in any department will
be literally rewarded in premiums
for their displays.
Plan this year to have something
/ on exhibition at the fair, showing
your interest by contesting for thu
liberal premiums offered. II is none
, too early now to take the initiative
and see II you cannot Guido YOU
neighbor in an exhibit.
The Mankato fair follows the fol
lowing week of the state fair TIL,
dates are Thursday. Friday and Sat
urday, II, IS and 10.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Sieger Ward. the young man who
last Thursday night ran into and
injured Miss Lima Grout with his
automobile at Carol and Front
streets, was sent to jail for thirty
days today by Judge Comstock of the
police court. He was not permitted
the option OF fine.
This Is the sentence that was
imposed last Saturday. but It was
revoked by the Judge after Charles
Bupabl. one of the young men In
the automobile with Ward. had told
the Judge that Ward had struck the
girl three times, that Bupabl had
told Ward to stop and that Ward
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
Placed On Probation.
m Tuesdav's Daily.

William Enfield was brought before
the police judge today on the charge
of having been drunk. pleaded guilty
and was placed on probation for one
month. being instructed to report to
the chief of police each Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
From Mondays Daily.

from Mondays OaWV.
= Beckwalr & Widell have been
awarded the contract for the con-
struction Of the Immaculate Concep.
ton Catholic church at st. Clair, their
bid being $14,S70. The other bidders
were e. Mahlke: s14,s20: Eric Carl,
strorn, $4,000. The excavation for
the building has been completed and
work OF construction Will be com.
menced at once. "t' no
II. c. GerIach, the architect who
drew the, plans for The" st. Clair
church., has under way plans for a
residence to be built for NJ. J. Demp.
sey on North Broad street near
Plum, street. to cost about $4,000, and
also a residence to cost about the
same amount to be built for n. VI.
Hermanson on Fourth and Mulberry
streets. Plans for remodelling the
second floor Of the Bierbauer building
at 312 South Front street.
Mr.. Gerlich also has plans under
way for a business block, 40 by 80
feet in size to be built by Peter W'art.
mon Of Monterey. II is to be one story
and a basement and the estimated
cost Is $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Work on the Black and Yellow
trail through, Lyon county has been
commenced and a, large crew of men
is grading the road vest of Tracy.
The contract for grading amounts to
$4,000 ana covers a a distance of
twenty;thres, and one-half miles. -.
A separate contract for, culyerts
and graveling the road will be, let in
a short time and lis estimated at
about, $4,000 or $1,000, The. road
will be, constructed with a sixteen
foot wide ,grayelled surface eight
inches deep, and WIN be built under
the direction, of an engineer from the
state highway engineers Office 'ac.
cording to state specifications, ,,.,
In Redwood county arrangements
have been, made for, the building of
the, road and It is, expected that a
contract for the work, will be let in
a, short time, a1nlprmation has been
received that LINCOLN, county is also
about to arrange with the county
commissioners for the highway
through that county.
The highway through Nicollet
county has not been improved in any
way and the board of commissioners
in that county have taken no action
in the matter. Travellers over the
road from North Mankato to Nicollet
advise the use of boats from the top
of the Belgrade hill to Nicollet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
Huerta May Confess
Stealing The Money
From TUESDAYS Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
"MareeiIino Huerta admitted to
me privately that he was guilty
Of stealing that money, but !
could not get him to confess II
In court"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
Rose-Rhodes.

Rose-Rhodes.
Miss Gladys Rose, who was former
" a member of the Mankato Nurses
club, was married on Saturday, June
25. to Mr.. John Edison Rhodes OF
Los Angeles, Cal. Mr.. Rhodes Is
a real estate man and he and his
bride will make their home at 1920
Bonnie Briar street, Los Angeles.
Mrs. Rhodes left Mankato about two
years ago. .....-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
From Tuesdays Daily.

Charles Bukaleel came running
into the police station late yester.
day with blood streaming down his
face, declaring that Frank Tierney
had struck him in the head with
a rock, Both these young men. it
will be remembered. figured prom.
inently in the case of Sieger Ward,
who was sent to Jail for thirty days
yesterday, for operating an automo-
bile in this state without a Mime.
sofa license.
During those proceedings, Bukaleel
declared that he had urged Ward 10
stop, after the latter had struck
and injured Miss Lima Grout last
Thursday night. Bukaleel also said
in court that Tierney had not urged
Ward to stop at all
Tierney's story was different. His
version agreed with Wards which
was that Tierney urged Ward to
stop and Bukaleel advised him to
speed on and get out OF the way
before his number was seen. Tier.
ney is a railroad section foreman
and Bukaleel has been working under
him.
According to information received
by the police, quarrel took place
between Tierney and Bukaleel at the
formers home in West Mankato.
over statements made by the two
during the consideration of the Ward
automobile case In the municipal
court. The police say that Mr..
Tierney has always been a hard
working man and has borne an ex-
cellent reputation. 500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
From Tuesdays Daily.

The fifty-second annual convention
OF the National Educational associa
tion win open at st. Paul next Satur.
day and continue through to July IL
Many Blue Earth teachers have made
their plans to attend. The conven,
tion will bring educational visitors
to Minnesota from all over the
United States and that they may be
informed as to Minnesota's advanced
position along educational lines the
following statement as to what
Minnesota Is doing in the cause OF
education has been prepared: w.
Minnesota's permanent public
school fund is $24,40O,O 900, and pro-
duces an annual income OF $1,000.
900. This income together with the
general state one-mill tax, is dis.
tributed annually to public schools
on the basis of attendance. The last
per capita distribution was $3.50, or
total OF $2.33S,434.
Special State Aid.
Minnesota was among the first
states to provide special aid to en-
courage better standards for pub
lie schools. High schools were the
first to be promoted by means of a
state subsidy. Thirty-five years ago,
annual aid of $500 was granted to
any school maintaining a standard
high school course of four years.
Since then, the aid and the number
of schools has Increased. until now
$4,000 is granted annually to each
OF the two hundred and twenty high
schools, Graded schools began to
be aided in 1896, by $500 annually.
The sum is now $3.50 for each OF
two hundred fifteen graded schools,
and an additional sum of $500 for
such as maintain twe-year high
school course. ..4
Consolidation of rural schools has
been encouraged by state subsidy
ranging from $3.50 to $500 for each
school. or this class there are now
more than one hundred, after two
years growth under the Holmberg
act.
State Supervision Of Schools.
State supervision of public schools
Is had through the inspectors of high
and graded schools and a rural
school commissioner. Supervision Of
rural schools is by the superintendent
OF each county. elected for a term
OF four years. Under recent change
In the law, the school district is the
unit for administration and support
of all classes OF public schools, Aside
from the state funds. all public
schools are supported by local
one-miil tax, and by special taxes
In each district.
Teachers are trained In the five
state normal schools. In training de-
partments connected with moe than
one hundred high schools, and in
summer terms of six weeks held In
counties and at the normal schools
and In connection with branch schools
OF the university.
Through the granting OF state aid,
II has become possible TO gradually
advance the professional standards
required of teachers. An elementary
teacher In connection with high and
graded school systems viii be re.
quired in 1915 to have completed a
two-year professional course In the
state normal school. At the same
time. standard becomes effective by
recent legislation which requires all
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
Will Entertain Hammond.

Prominent local democrats will en-
terrain Congressman w. S. Ham
mond tomorrow evening at supper
to be held at the Elks club house.
1t is expected that representative
men of the party will be present
from many parts of the county. In
vitations were sent cut today. ,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03

WdFTfdHe I'ceHsc fssuSus
A marriage license was granted
today to Henry J. Joblinsky of South.
branch. Watonwan county, and Paul
me Miller of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
From Tuesday,s Daily.

The state normal board today at
meeting In st. Paul elected the fol-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
VIII Hold Picnic.

The Lutheran school alumni will
hold their annual picnic tonight a
Sibley park. All members wishing tC
attend should be at the picnic
grounds at $50 p. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
Paul ziesler Testified.

Paul Ziegier testified to the visit
that Huerta and Muniz made TO his
saloon early on Saturday evening
He said the total amount OF money
that he missed from the drawer was
s142.20. of which s12.2o was In the
form OF a check and $3.50 was in
paper currency. There was also sill
yer money In the drawer but none
OF this had been touched
Henry Theissen, the bartender, also
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-11-26
JOHN ALTHEN
WILL CONTEST
WILL ASK FOE RECOUNT OF.
VOTES ON MITCHELL WARDS
ON TREASURER.

UA |Aa
John Anthem, Jr., Republican can
!didate for county treasurer in the
general election on November 8
has started action in circuit court
for a recount of the vote on that
office in the four wards of the city
of Mitchell. Mr.. Anthem was defeat
ed by Charles Fowler, the Demo-
cratic nominee, by a lead of AZ
votes.
No charge of fraud was made by
Mr.. Anthem in his complaint. He al
legged that there were irregularities
and carelessness in the counting of
the votes, especially in the Second
ward. II was also alleged that in
many instances the poll-books were
illegible.
AS the votes we're ~canvassed by
the county board on November 2, F..
w. Mitchell, attorney for Mr.. AL
then, stated that he had until 20
days later, or until Saturday, to reg
lister notice of a contest on the cleo
ton. Rumors have been current that
another defeated candidate on the
county ticket will file notice of a
contest this week. based on alleged
carelessness in the count in the
Second ward.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-11-26
GIRL r O WITNESS
IN YyU1nER TRIAL

Rapid City, 8. D.--ssnsational
Testimony IS Beng Introduced in
the, tyial CT George Ia.ass.y e Key
istcne for the alleged murder of
Homer Shank CT that place. Shank
was shot from ambush on the night
of June IS, While on his way home
from the Hardesty homo where he
had visited Miss Olive Wilhelm, Har-
desty's step-daughter, whom he was
to marry the following day. Enmity
OF Hardesty against Shank is alleged
by the state TO have been the cause.
Miss Wilhelm repeated on the stand
the story of her relations with her
step-father from the age of 13 up un-
til she was nearly 10 and declared
that she had then refused to con-
tinue and that when Hardesty found
she was to marry Shank he had
declared that che would shoot them
both like dogs" Shank's body wus
found by Mrs. Lucy p. Davis. a
neighbor. lying just on the highway.
The girl made a strong witness for
the prosecution and attorneys for
Hardesty We're unable to shake her
story.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-11-26
DAIRYMEN HERE
DEC. 2 AND 3
PROGRAM NOW PUBLIC FOR SEES
SIONS DECEMBER and 3
NEXT.

Discussions of matter OF interest
to one of South Dakota's most grow
ing industries aud an exhibit of dairy
cattle belonging to Mitchell fanciers
will feature the program of the
South Dakota Dairymens' and But
Itermakers' association, which will be
in session in Mitchell soon.
The program will be opened ut
the city hall auditorium at IL o'clock
Wednesday, morning. December 2.
Mayor A. e. Hitchcock will deliver
of dairy scattles will be at the state
sale pavilion on Thursday afternoon,
and the apregrapasoEsth afternoon.
will be given there. Music will be
furnished at each session. The head
quarters for the convention will be
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-11-26
or TRUST
IS SHOT DOWN
INDEPENDENT POULTRY DEAL.
ER WHO EXPOSED COMBINE
HAS BEEN BOUNDED
FOR YEARS. !.

New York Citys-The assassina-
tion OF Barnet Bar last night is
characterized by Coroner Feinberg
as the elimination of the greatest
conspiracy since the murder of
! Herman Rosenthal and he. placed
the mystery in the central police OF
flee for. solution. The clues pointed
many ways.
The authorities declared that the
mystery held so many ramifications
that 1t assumed the aspects Of a
Chineze puzzle.
The victim, ar independent poul-
try dealer, was lured to death by a
decoy message given him at six
o'clock last night. Two shots, fired
in the street, killed Baff. Two men
darted away in an automobile and
were not located by the police. Going
over Bars life in the quest of clues
the detectives learned that he had
been threatened many times with
violent death, since he testified in a
trial that sent a number of the mem
bers of New York City's poultry trust
to prison in the campaign waged by
hiS enemies, Fires have been light
ed bombs exploded, his horses pofs-
Oned. his son attacked and his chain
of stores robbed. One Of his neigh
hcrs was killed by q gunman. in mis-
take. It Ia believed, for Ban.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-11-26
COOK ACCUSED OF
BIG JEWELRY THEFT

Lead, S. D.-Accused of stealing
a pouch containing a diamond
brooch and two earrings. worth al
together about $1,000, Henry Rid
dies, a cook. is under arrest acre on
charges preferred by Mrs. Matt
Klopp, wife of the proprietor of a
restaurant where Hiddles was EN-
ployed. Mrs. Klopp first missed the
jewelry after eating supper in the
restaurant where she had just plac-
ed the pouch in her pocket after re-
iceiving 1t from here husband in
Riddles presence. Riddles is said
to have had a large sum Of money
on his person when arrested but
stoutly denies any knowledge of the
theft and officers are busy trying to
fastcn the guilt. William German,
said to have acted as go between for
Riddles is also under arrest.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-11-26
DRUNK, SHOOTS
BROTHER-IN-LAW
EDMUNDs COUNTY FARMER IN
STANLEY KILLS RELATIVE
TRYING TO CALM HIM.

Ipswich, S. D.--Chris. Liedholt, a
farmer residing south of Roscoe. Ed
munds county, shot and killed his
brother-in-law, George Ruff in a
quarrel at the Leidholt home late
Thursday night. sLeidholt came
home intoxicated and assaulted his
father. Phillip Leidholt. The broth
er-in-law was called in to subdue the
young man when the latter drew a
gun and fred eight shots, one pass
ing through the heart and another
through the neck, Ruff dying in
stantly. There had been i'll feeling
between the two for the last three
years owing to an alteration over
some stock.
The coroner's inquest found that
Run had come to his death by means
of bullet wounds inflicted by Leid-
holt with murderous intent. Leid-
holt was seen at Bowdle at noon yes
terday, but disappeared then and has
not been apprehended.
Ruff leaves q wife and five children
ranging in age from six to 1S years.
Leidholt was married two years ago
and has a wife and one-year-old ba-
by.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-11-26
NOTICE

State OF South Dakota,
County of Dawson, SIS.
In County Court, Special Novem-
Der Term, 1914.
In the matter Of the Estate of
John c., Mccartney. Deceased.
The State OF South Dakota sends
greeting, To Retta Mccartney and
E. Mccartney, heirs at law
and next of kin of John G.. Mozart
ney, deceased. and to all to whom
these presents may come.
Notice is hereby given, that Retta
Mccartney has filed with the Judge
of this Court. a petition praying for
Letters of Administration of the
estate of John G. Mccartney, de-
ceased, and that Thursday, the 10th
day Of December. 1914, at 10 o'clock
a. M, of said day. being a day of
a regular term Of this court. to-wit:
OF the special December term, 1914,
at the court room of this court in the
Court House, in the City of Mitchell,
County of Dawson, has been set for
hearing said petition, when and
where any person interested may app
pear and show cause why the said
petition should not be granted.
Dated at Mitchell, South Dakota,
this 18th day of November, 1914.
ORC. THOMPSON,
Judge of County Court.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-11-26
w. GREBEL
PASSES AWAY
END COMES DURING SLEEP SAT-
NIGHT.-HAD BEEN
FEELING HEARTY.

Il: W. Grebel, a resident of Nit
chell for the past year and a half,
passed quietly away while asleep
Saturday evening. His death was a
sudden shock to the members of his
family, as he had apparently
ed from a paralytic stroke a year ago
and rad been feeling unusually we'll
and hearty.
The deceased was the father OF
Mrs. Charles Fowler and moved 10
Mitchell with his family from Parker,
S. d., in May, 1913. He is survived
by his wife, his son, Arthur Grebel,
of Los Angeles, Calf, and six child
rem now living in. Mitchell. Mrs.
Fowler, Mrs. C. e. Hetts, Ruth, Luz
ellie and Evelyn Grobel and Earl
Grebel.
For % years Mr.. Grebel was a pas
senger conductor on the Milwaukee
road between Chicago and Milwau-
kee. He moved to South Dakota with
his family in 1898, first locating a,
C%enterville. Eleven years later the
family moved to PARKER, where they
lived until coming to Mitchell.
The deceased was born in Canada
on February 22, 1850, and came to
Illinois withehis parents in 1865. In
1876 he was married to Miss Mamie
Brown, of Racine. Wis. his present
wife.
In May, 1918. Mr.. Grebel had a
stroke of paralysis, which confined
him to his bed for several months.
For several weeks he had been feel
ing unusually we'll and he was down
town all day Saturday and remarked
that his health was never better. The
indications were that he had passed
away while asleep, without any suf-
fering.
Brief uneral services will be con
Quoted at '8.15 o'clock tomorrow
morning at the old Raymond farm,
lust east of the city, by Rev. F. b.
Barnett. The remains will be taken
tomorrow afternoon to Parker, where
they will be inferred in the family
lot. The Masonic order, of which
Mr.. Grebel was a member. will par
ticipate In the services at Parker.
Four brothers and six sisters who
survive the deceased will attend the
funeral in Parker.