The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-09

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on quality and appearance of the
materials exhibited. Prizes ranging
from SIS TO $50 will be awarded In
this department. A similar plan has
been tried very successfully in some
of the fairs about the country and
farmers are urged TO keep the mat
ter In mind. so that they will have
htbits.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The Free Press Is In receipt OF
letter from Albin Kncking of Wal
nut Grove. Mimi, denying that he
drove his daughter. Sophia Kluck-
ing. from home. In the issue OF
December 81. an article was pub
llshed. relating how the girl came
to Mankato before daylight on that
morning with her five-day-old child.
how she and the child were cared
for at the home OF Judge Evan
Hughes and how both were taken
by Captain Buyer of the Salvation
Army TO the Rescue home at st.
. Paul. II was also related how the
girl alleged that she had been driven
from her home by her father.
Mr.. Klucking writes:
Il want you to recall that adver-
tlsement for running my character
down. did not drive my daughter.
Sophia Klucking away from home.
when she left. | want her TO come
home and raise her child. II Is
her own doings. She did not want
her folks to know it,"
Captain Buyer has received word
from the home that the girl has
been rapidly recovering her health
and that the child Is also doing
well.
Mr.. Klucking does not state In
his letter whether he had made any
effort to- locate his daughter or
whether he had made any effort TO
induce her TO return home.
From Tuesdays Daily.
J. ID. Ewing died at 1880 today
ut the Rochester hospital. at the
age of thirty-five years. He leaves
n wife. a son five years old and a
daughter seventeen months old. Mrs.
Ewing was formerly Miss Nellie
Gill. His father. Samuel Ewing and
brother. J. O Ewing. both live in
Minneapolis
man for the Cano Valley Milling
company Of Cannon Falls. and had
been sick three months with a
nervous breakdown. He was a fine
gentleman and his death Is partic
ularly sad. His remains will be
taken direct to Minneapolis and the
funeral will be held from the resi-
dence OF his father. Holmes avenue
south, Minneapolis. and the inter
ment will be- Lakewood cemetery
From Tuesdays Daily.
Wells. MINI. January Ole J
Dahl. sixty-nine pioneer resident o
Wells. suffered stroke of paraly
sis late Monday afternoon. and died
ut eight O'Clock last night. Born II
Norway, he came to this countr,
about forty years ago. Two children
survive him. Mrs. Anna Hagen con
. nected with the local telephone ex
! change and Oscar Dahl. now OF Iona
Lake, this state but formerly a sail
or on the u. 8. 8. Oregon. The
funeral will be held from the Nor
wegian Lutheran church here OF
Thursday.
From Tuesdays Daily.
A petition for the probating of the
estate of the late Joseph A. Presle,
was filed with the Judge OF probate
|, today by Miss Charlotte Presley
, daughter of the deceased. who wa:
named as executrix in the will. The
total estate is valued at $4,000
consisting mostly of st. Paul AMI
, Nankato real estate. The followin,
heirs are named in the petition:
Mrs. Julia Robertson of ST. Paul ant
, Miss Charlotte Presley OF Mankato
daughters. and Charles and Waite
A. Presley Of Mankato and William
Presley OF Chicago. sons.
From Tuesdays Daily.
! The board OF county commission
: ers. at the regular January meeting
4 openiug this afternoon. elected Job,
II. Hohmann chairman and Ole X
:, Olson. vice chairman.
From Tuesdays Daily
Halsey Davidson Of Stnrsis, Mich.
!. a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Da
4 wilson. former Mankato residents. 4
becoming known in that city for hi