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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Transfers were recorded by Reg
lister of Deeds Fowler today as fol.
lows:
Henry Preus of Blue Earth county
to Herman F. Rathke of Waton-
wan county, south half of south
west quarter of southwest quarter
Of section II, Lyra township, 20
acres, $3.50.
Otto Folke to Hannah RetzlafY,
both Of Blue Earth county, south.
east quarter of section IL, Lincoln
township, 100 acres, 81, etc.
Mrs. Genevieve Young John Of
Elmo, Mont, to Alice Church Scar
ing OF Mankato. lots seven and
w. w. p. Mcconnell and Thomas
Hughes TO III. p. Jensen. all OF Blue
Earth county. tract of land in South
Bend township, north OF Chicago
and Northwestern right-of-w a y,
$1,000.
Same to same, another tract In
same township north OF same road.
$1,000.
Z. l.. Buck to Archibald J. Hamil.
ton, both Of Hennepin county, west
% feet of east 6s feet OF lot 6, block
IL, city OF Mankato. and west A
feet of lot 8. North Row, Van
Brunts addition. 81. etc. This sale
includes part of the old Taylor prop
erty on South Front street and
the old Jensen property on Jackson
street near Second.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06
Tvoi

Grippe and colds are plentiful
here.
Herman Buchholtz is preparing to
build cistern.
Will Musser cut wood for ]. w.
Morse Saturday.
Mrs. p. J. Harvey was on the
sick list Saturday.
Owing to the cold weather there
was no church Sunday.
Miss Ethel Musser visited at the
w. Macbeth home Friday.
Mrs. Van Buren, visited with Mrs.
Phalen one day last week.
Burgess and Macbeth were in this
neiRhborhood last week buying cat
tie.
Guy Ford and family were Man.
kato callers Saturday, going in their
car.
Mrs. James Laird and son left
last week for their home in Man
kato.
Miss Ethel Macbeth visited with
Miss Minnie Miller one day last
week.
Several people from this neigh
borhood delivered hogs and cattle
at Eagle Lake Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Biggerstaff and
son were callers at the b. ID. Miller
home Sunday evening.
Misses Leilah Harvey and Marie
Musser spent few days last week
at their parental homes.
Miss Esther OFT left last Monday
for the home OF her sister. Mrs.
George Hubmer, at st. Clair.
The well diggers are busy at II.
B. Armstrong; place. Nelson Ben
nett's well has also given out.
Mrs. d. ]. Musser was pleasantly
surprised February 10 by some Of
her friends. 1t being her birthday.
Miss C. Roberts. the teacher, is
boarding at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Ford during the absence
OF Mrs. Beschnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Biggerstaff we're
Mankato callers Saturday and while
there Mrs. Biggerstaff visited her
sister, Mrs. w. Funk. 49,:
The Tivoli Ice men have COM
pleted putting up their Ice and had
good luck with the exception OF
going through the ice twice. ~ =
though no injury resulted,
Mrs. @. w. Beschnett will leave
Monday for Rochester. where sne
will 60 through an operation for
gall stones. Her many friends hope
for speedy recovery for her.
The guests were taken to- Mrs.
Musser's home by II. G. Buchholtz.
and they took refreshments and
spent the afternoon. They report
a good time and wish Mrs. Musser
many more happy birthdays.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06
Mar. $500.
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Determination Of Descent Of Land.
Mar. 6.13-20.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court:
In The Matter of the Estate OF Pat
rick Riley, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota To all
persons interested in the determine
ton Of the descent Of the real estate
OF said decedent: The petition of
Martin Riley having been filed in
this court, representing that said
decedent died more than five years
prior to the filing thereof, leaving
certain real estate in said petition
described, and that no will of de.
cedent has been proved nor admins
tration Of his estate granted in this
state. and praying that the descent
OF said real estate be determined by
this court;
Therefore You. and Each OF You.
are hereby cited and required TO
show cause, II any you have. before
this court at the Probate Court Room
in the Court House in the City Of
Mankato in the County of Blue Earth
State Of Minnesota, on the 3Oth day
of March, 1914, at ten o'clock, A. NJ,
why said petition should not be
granted.
Witness the Judge Of said court
and the seal thereof, this 3rd day OF
March, 1914.
(Seal) o., .v. EVAN HUGHES.
~a.'' Probate Judge.
III. l.. q ]. w. Schmitt,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06

Happy Surprise.
A complete and happy surprise
was rendered for Mrs. Fred Hota-
ling last night by ten of her
intimate friends. The guests spent
a pleasant evening playing check.
ere and finch, Mrs. II. d. STAINS
field won the head prize, and
Mrs. w. Craver the foot prize.
Nice refreshments were served, and
the friends presented Mrs. Hotaling
with a beautiful linen lunch cloth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06
Belgrade

q. A. Farrar is hauling wood to
Mankato. -.
Adolph Heiser is busy hauling hay
to Mankato.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. 8. A. Roust last Tuesday.
c. G.. wingstrong OF st. Peter was
In the neighborhood yesterday buy
Ing up cattle.
The Ladies' aid society will meet
at the home Of Mrs. Carl Langren
Friday. February q.
Nels p. Johnson ha l saving bee
yesterday. in which about eight of
his neighbors partook.
Nels 2. Johnson, and John A. Johr.
son helped Andrew .Holmgren haul
cord wood and logs on Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06
From thursdays Daily
Demonstrating.


Miss Alice Mae Detamore OF Good
Thunder was married yesterday at
the home OF her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Detamore in that vii.
lage TO Herman V. DWELLING of Rock
ford, III. The ceremony was per-
formed by the brother Of the bride.
Rev Frank Detamore. a missionary.
Of Singapore, India. The bride was
arrayed in a wedding gown of white
voile trimmed with teneriffe over
white satin. The groom wore the con-
vcntional black. Both the bride and
groom were unattended, Mendels-
sohn's wedding march was played by
Miss Mable Campbell, as the couple
were led before the minister by
little Miss Eleanor Detamore, niece
OF the bride. Luncheon was served In
the dining room by Miss Fanny bet.
amore, sister of the bride, with the
assistance of Misses Grace Franklin,
Jeanette Franklin and Olive Terry.
The young couple viii be at their
home in Rockford, H., at $40 Capitol
Hill, after April /. m. Bowling is a
machinist in the employ OF the
Barnes Drill company of Rockford.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06
Vernon Center

/. Mrs. Walter Richter and Miss Jose
phine Cornish shopped In Mankato
Saturday.
Sheriff Osten was In this vicinity
last Friday on business relative to
ditch No. 5.
Miss Bess Long returned to Vernon
last Tuesday and will be In this vi.
cinity for several weeks.
z. A. Quimby OF Mankato passed
through Vernon Friday enroute to
Illinois on business trip.
Ed. Kendall returned from his Da-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06
Petition In Probate.

Fcttttofs w FFopdtes
A petition to probate the estate
Of Mrs. Nancy e. Griffith Of Rapi.
dan was filed today; heirs, three
sons, Clarence s., Morris g., and
Erwin l.. Griffith; estate, $500. A
petition was fled today to probate
the estate of Frank Steinbach of Me
ollet county; heirs. Nick Steinbach
of Mankato. brother, and four
nieces and one nephew; estate.
500.
Another Eank BY ouin,by.
Cologne. Mimi. February 25.-The
Farmers State bank has been or
ganized here by N. c.. Smith and
Roy Quimby, president of the Mort.
gage Security company of Minnesota.
The capitalization of the new bank
is $4,000, with $4,000 surplus. The
bank win be opened for business
about April /.
Durns Divorce Case.
The divorce suit OF Mrs. Olga
burns of Mankato against Burt
Durns of parts unknown was tried
before Judge Pau OF the district
court this morning. The action was
brought on the ground of desertion.
Attorney Walter Plymat appeared
for the plaintiff. There was no ap-
pearance for the defendant.
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From Thursdsy.s pal,v.
Eugene coy Sells 2,

Negotiation were pending this after
noon that win result in the sale by
Eugene Coy OF his hack and bus line
to his partner. Joe. Butman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06
Mission Worker To Sneak.
Cases In Municipal Court.
ON SATURDAYS Da,tv.

In the municipal court this after.
noon, In the case OF Saylor VS..
Burpette. a motion for judgment on
the pleadings in favor OF the plain
tin was granted by Judge Com.
stock. Ivan Bowen was attorney for
the plaintiff and Thomas Hughes for
the defendant. In the case OF Hayes
VS.. Moore. the plaintiff was allowed
to amend the pleading and the case
was set for trial on Tuesday. At.
torney J. e. Regan was counsel for
the plaintiff and Ivan Bowen for
the defendant.
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Then an investigation was made and
Il was discovered that he was not
on the train at all. Communications
were at once opened with the sta.
tom at Mankato, and the crew then
learned for the first time that the
head conductor had been killed.
How Accident Happened.
How the accident happened Is a
question that viii probably never be
answered beyond n doubt. The most
plausible examination seems to be
that he slipped on the top Of one
OF the cars and fell down between
two of them, unnotlced by anyone
else. II Is uncertain whether the ac-
tual killing was done by that train
or by Omaha freight train No. 20,
which went over the same track at
1t:20, towards the twin cities. II
may be that he fell from No. 4s1 and
was stunned, and was. afterwards
killed by No. 90 On the other hand,
No. 20 may not have touched him at
all. No. S41 makes up at Waseca, Dut
at Mankato Il does considerable
amount OF switching and changing
of cars before proceeding westward.
II is not thought that the train was
going very fast, when Mr.. Ingram
fell from Il.
Frank. Wenter, Jr., OF Huron, s. ID.
claim agent of the Northwestern.
was in the city this afternoon In
vestigating the case
The remains Of Ingram viii be sent
tc Waseca this afternoon. Represen-
tatives of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Brakeman were here to take
charge Of the body. The funeral will
be held in Waseca under the auspices
OF that organization.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-17
WAR PRICES
SHOES AND OTHER GOODS GO
SOARING IN PRICE.

Sioux City, Sept. 17.-Milady's
bonnet soon will cease to become the
topic of jest for the p~aragrapher and
the ca~rtoonist, Judging from latest
quotations on other parts of milady's
finery which have reached Sioux City.
If dealers are to be believed, the price
of shoes is about to climb with rocket
like rapidity. The shoe will become
a luxury by the summer of 1915,
some dealers have predicted.
This advance in price, like all 9TH
er upshooting of prices, is laid at the
doors of the European war. Even be-
fore the kaiser and the car and the
English government had fairly made
up their minds to declare war whole
salers sent out quotations to Sioux
City dealers decreeing a 20 per cent
increase in prices. That was for fall
season stock.
Now word comes from jobbers that
this increase is but the half way
point. Before the summer season
opens in 1915 shoes will have climb
ed another 20 per cent in price. That
is, the common work day shoes you
purchase now for the munificent sum
of Sc you will pay $3.50 for before
next summer. And there is no tell
ing what the increase will be on the
best grades, shoemen state.
One dealer stated hat he had just
received word from the jobbing mar
ket of the expected second advance
in shoes.
1T is all due to the scarcity of for
eign leather" he declared. 'Practic-
ally all American manufacturers OF
high grade shoes use Russian calf OF
some imported leather in the making
OF shoes. The moment war was de-
| clared and the supply was cut off
there was bound to be a sharp in
| crease in this grade of leather. When
II became apparent that the blockade
| of foreign ports would last several
months, you can judge of the acute
| effect il had on the American shoe
market.
1.-The secret is this" he went on to
say. American manufacturers as
sert they cannot produce high grade
| shoes from American leather or any
other hide except that which comes
| from Russia. American leather is
used only in the manufacture of mid
die grade shoes. So it is very plain
why the advance in price was or
| dered."
The popular price of mems shoes
already has jumped from SIS to Sc
and 81, and a corresponding advance
is noted in women's and children's
shoes. An increase in the price OF
lower grade shoes has not been eff
fected, but dealers say that is not far
off. in view of the greater demand
there will be made on American
leather because of the cutting off OF
the foreign supply.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-17
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from The Daily
Leader Files
NJ. w. DAILY went to Sioux Falls


Wheat, AZ cents; flax. Sill: oats
80; barley. 80 to 81.
Carpenters commenced work on G.
M. Klotzbach's new livery barn today
j. w. Dawson was a passenger fol
southern Iowa, on his chemical en-.
CINE mission.
Miss Mary Gilehrist went to Man
chester to visit her brother, Rev. Geo,
Gilchrist.
DR.. Clough was called to Carthage
to attend the man accidentally shot
by young Feathers some weeks ago.
A carload of wheat shipped from
Warren, Mimi, to Minneapolis, to be
sold Saturday and proceeds given to
the fire sufferers, brought 20 cents a
bushels. IA cents above the ruling
market.
Deputy Sheriff McGovern this aft.
ernoon served an injunction on the
Lake Park saloon run by David II.
Hayes and turned the key. The COM
plant was filed by j. G. Mitchell, who
gave evidence that beer and whiskey
was being sold in the building.
The ladies of the M. e. church will
serve chicken pie supper in the build
ing formerly occupied by j. J.. Pfister
Wednesday evening, Sept. 10, begin
ming at 5 o'clock in the evening. Sup
per 25 cents. children under IL years
Is cents. Everybody come and get a
good square meal.
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State College Head Wants to Cooper
ate with Better Farming Or
CARNATIONS.

Aberdeen, Sept. lie. G. Perisho,
the new president of the South Da-
kota State College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts. was the guest of the
Aberdeen Commercial club at lunch
con yesterday, and made a speech in
which he stated ii to be the desire OF
the new administration at the college
to cordially cooperate with all insti-
buttons having to do with the adj
vancement of agriculture in the state.
He stated o only would there be
hearty cooperation among all the de-
partments of the college, but the col
lege itself would cheerfully and en-
Enthusiastically cooperate with all insti-
~tutions working for the upbuilding OF
the state. In the course OF his re-
marks, President Perisho said. THE
problem of better farms and more
comfortable homes In our state is
such a big n that the college will
welcome any agency that puts forth
a real effort to better conditions In
South Dakota. So much is needed to
be done and done quickly that no one,
whether connected with the state
college or not, should take time to
indulge in any controversies. Let all
our time and energy and effort be
put forth in solving the problems and
doing the work so sorely needed by
the people of the state"
During the past year or two there
has been considerable friction be-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-17
TEMPERANCE WORKER
Take Alignment for the Equal Suf
frage Law.

Mitchell. Sept. 17.-South Dakota
Is going to be lined up on the side OF
equal suffrage after the election OF
November 3, If the sentiment prevail
ing at the annual convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance un-
ion of the state is to be taken as a
criterion.
The climax to this sentiment APP
peared when sever of the district SUI
perintendents presented reports rela-
tive to the progress of the equal suf-
frage campaign which is being con-
Quoted throughout the state. 1t was
enthusiastically declared hat the tide
of public opinion had changed to such
a degree as to indicate almost certain
success of the constitutional amend
ment this fall.
The four days session of the con-
vention concluded amid scenes of en-
thusiasm in behalf Of the work and
aims of the organization. National
prohibition was the keynote Of the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-17

of the Federation of Women's clubs,
presided V e the rest of the meet
ing. Mrs. p. H. Edmison read an ar
ticle on what the women of st. Paul
have done through organizing. Mrs.
Mabel Dockstader read an article on
the fight made for pure milk in To-
ledo, where the housewives their
point. Mrs. Buck gave an address
telling what had been done in various
places through organizations of the
women of the communities. Prices on
staple goods, in Sioux Falls were
compared with prices on the same
goods at Sioux City and points in
South Dakota by Mrs. M. III. Egan.
E. ]. Mannix addressed the meet
ing in behalf of the retailers.
1t was decided to defer the work OF
organizing until a later meeting as
the entire evening had been taken w
with the addresses.
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session and all unions of South Da-
kota were urged to exert their en-
ergies in securing favorable action
from the representatives at the ma
tional capital.
With but one change, the officers
of the past year were rejected. The
one change was the election of Miss
M. Jean Wilkinson to the position of
corresponding secretary. The other
officers are as follows: Mrs. Luella
A. Ramsay, Woonsocket, honorary
, president; Mrs. Anna r. Simmons,
Faulkton, president; Mrs. Alice M. A.
Pickler, Faulkton, vice president;
Mrs. Flora A. Mitchell, Bookings,
recording secretary; Mrs. L. E. SAT-
ford, Milbank, treasurer.
Ipswich was chosen unanimously
for the location of the 1915 conven-
ton. There were 120 delegates in at
tendance at Mitchell.
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STATE NEWS

Kimball-C. II. Sanders. cattl,
king OF Brule county, recently ship
ped a special train load OF steers
about 500 head, which averaged
LAO pounds. At a rough estimat,
the shipment brought about $50, 900
Sturgis-J. c. Mack. a pioneer res
ident of Meade county. committed
suicide at his home near Bend. III,
was "A years old and II is supposed
be was mentally unbalanced.
Dell Rapids-A man In Dell Rapids
Is raising the second crop of potatoe.
on the same piece of ground. A gooe
stand OF peas is being grown from
seed grown from spring sowed crop
A new crop OF beans Is also comins
on. This all reveals the peculiarly
OF the season as well as the fertility
OF the soil in this section.
Bridgewater-To be twice married
to the same Woman within a week Ii
the peculiar experience OF Frederick
Francke, a young farmer near here
who had the first knot tied by a jus.
tice OF the peace, and not feeling Sc.
curely bound. was afterwards pre-.
vailed upon to go before a local
clergyman and have a double hitch
taken.
MISUNDERSTANDING with an all
rifle may cost the eye of the 11-year-
old o of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Dunhamel of Rapid City. With some
companions the boy was playing with
the u when it went off as one oil
them pointed 1t at him, the bullet
entering the eye and infiicting a dan.
gerous wound. He was brought to
this city for treatment by an expert
Rapid City-Explosion OF canned
fruit resulted seriously for George
Keown, a resident of this city. Mr.
keown went into the cellar to gel
some of the fruit when a jar that had
been working" suddenly exploded
Fragments of the glass severed some
arteries and veins In his left arm
and he nearly bled to death before
two physicians who had been sum
moned arrived. The report OF the
explosion caused others in the house
to think q gun tragedy had occurred.
Pierre-After exhibiting a collec-
ton OF threshed grain, vegetables,
forage crops and other agricultural
products at the South Dakota State
fair this week. immigration Commits
sion McCaffree will take a car oil
South Dakota products 10 the state
fairs Of Missouri and Illinois, a trip
similar to one taken last year. Isaac
Lincoln Of Aberdeen and C. B. Hunt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-17
FINANCIAL STATEMENT

No. 3l49. Report of the condition OF
the First National Bank at Madison. In
the state of South Dakota, at the close
of business September ~, 1914.
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or wasta VIII accompany the fmmf-
grafton commissioner on the eastern
trip. and will assist in giving impor-
tant talks and set lectures to those
who visit the exhibit.
Pierre-A corn crop of over fifty
bushels to the acre is what Is report
ed by Fred Baade on his farm on the
Missouri bottom several miles below
Rosseau. He says he planted the corn
the LIST of June, and is now putting IL
into shock, and while he has not
husked any great amount of 1t, he is
SO confident OF what the yield will be
that he would not accept the price OF
fifty bushels to the acre as II stands
in the field.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-17
HIGH COST OF LIVING
Sioux Falls Women Meet and Discuss
the Vexing Problem.

Sioux Falls. Sept. 17.-About zoe
housewives of the city met at the
City Temple last night to take up the
matter of organizing a housewives
league to investigate the high cost oil
living and nearly all present announc-
ed that they would join the league
which will be organized early next
week.
The session last night was devoted
to explaining the purposes of the
league. The meeting was called to
order by DR.. HI. Il. Best, who explain
ed what the women could do by an
united effort.
Mrs. D. Il. A. LundQuist, president
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tween the South Dakota Better Farm
ing association of Aberdeen, the asso-
citation claiming the State college
sought TO hinder rather than assist
in what it was trying to accomplish,
and President Perisho's remarks in
which he extended the olive branch
and sought to bring about better re-
lations between the college and all
organizations working for improve
ment of conditions was very favor
ably received.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-17
FAITH IN
Is Badly Shattered i'm a Case a
Yankton.

Yankton, Sept. 17..-The instincts
OF bloodhounds as culprit t~railers
have been somewhat discredited by
an incident here. Bloodhounds from
Mitchell were brought here to trail
a hog thief. and the dogs went to the
home of a colored man. The owner
OF the dogs urged that they had de
livered the goods" but the statement
was not accepted on account of the
good reputation OF the man thus put
under suspicion. Now a neighbor ad-
mits that he shot the hog as an es-
tray. The defunct porker was close
to the line of march taken by the
trailing bloodhounds, but did not at
tract their attention.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-17
EAGER TO QUIT HOSPITAL
kaiser's Youngest Son Treats Hi.
Wound as Trivial.

Berlin, via London, Sept. 16.-The
wound of Prince Joaquin, the young.
est son of Emperor William, Is heal
Ing rapidly. despite the tearing effect
of a shrapnel ball through the thigh
The empress and the surgeons are
having considerable trouble in keep
ing the patient quiet. He wants to
get on his feet again and insists that
he ought to be able to rejoin his com
mand at the front in about a fort
night.
The prince treats the wound as a
trife.