The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-23


sofa Crop Improvement association,
which will hold its annual meeting
In Mankato next week. can. display
the finest peck OF oats at the seed
fair will receive a trophy, silver
loving cup. furnished BY the associa-
ton. This cup is new one, which
has never been subject to contest
before.
Another important trophy Is tie
silver loving cup that will be won
by the member showing the best ten
ears OF corn. This was won a year
ago by l.. Scott of Fairmont. MINI.
Any man who wins either OF these
cups three years out of five win
have the privilege OF keeping II.
Address BY Hansen.
One OF the most Interesting fea-
lures on the program OF the triple
convention Is the address to be given
on Wednesday by Professor y. +.
Hansen OF Brookings, s. d.. on the
topic. Some Journeys Through Rus
STA and What They Teach an Ameri-
can" Professor Hansen is recently
back from trip through Siberia and
Russia, during which he obtained
same samples OF alfalfa and other
field crops and fruits. which he
thought would stand the climate OF
Minnesota and the Dakotas better
than some of the similar products
that are here lie also brought
some fat-tailed sheep. These tails
are used for food. These sheep
are exempt from many diseases to
which American sheep are subject.
The Alfalfa Banquet.
The menu for the big banquet of
corn and alfalfa products. to be
held on Friday night, will be out In
day or two.
The Black Hills Alfalfa company OF
Minneapolis has decided TO take n
booth at the Seed fair for the display
OF the numerous products that the
company makes out of alfalfa.
The Cokato Better Seed associa.
ton is also going to have'a separate
display at the seed fair
From Fridays Daily.
Petitions for the probating of three
estates were filed today, as follows:
Estate OF Frank Steinberg, l.yra
township. $4,000: Edward Malzahn,
Good Thunder. administrator: heirs
Henrietta Stcinberg. Good Thunder.
widow: Oscar Steinberg. Yam hin,
I, Ore. Max and Robert, Ada. Mimi.
Gustave. San Francisco and Louis
and William, Good Thunder. sons.
Estate OF Appolos II. Fairbank.
! Lake Crystal. s1.325; Lafayette n.
Fairbank. son. Lake Crystal, admin
istrator; heirs, Sarah Fairbank, wi.
dow. five sons. two daughters, FIVE
grandsons and one granddaughter.
Estate of Joseph n. Waddell. Beau.
ford. $1,000 Daisy waddell. widow.
administrator: heirs. Daisy Waddell.
widow. Joseph w. Z. and Lyle c.,
sons. and Ruby S. and Winnie Mag,
daughters. all OF Beauford.
From Fridays Daily.
Ira Rickerman, a young man OF
GAINESVILLE. was brought before Judge
Comstock in police court last evening
on the charge of jumping" his board
bill at the st. Paul house of Mankato
The amount of the bill was $24.S5.
Rickerman was arrested at GAINESVILLE
by Deputy Sheriff Julius. Rickerman
left the hotel one evening last July,
without giving the proprietor nay
notice OF his leaving or his destina.
ton. The proprietor obtained his
address and for some time tried
vainly to get the bill settled by mail
correspondence. Rickerman pleaded
guilty to the charge and a fine of
$40 and costs was imposed by Judge
Comstock. The fine. costs and board
bill, amounting in all to S41.S5. were
settled last evening by Rickermans
parents. and he left the city.
From fridays Daily.
Willis f. Eldredge. the young man
who has been serving a thirty-day
sentence in the county jail for pass.
ing worthless checks, will complete
that sentence next Sunday. He will
then Immediately go to Jefferson Bar.
racks at st. Louis, Mo-. to rejoin the
Coast Artillery corps, of which he Is
member. Eldridge today received
a letter from Captain F. H. Pamax,
under whom he serves. notifying him
Immediately to return to the bar.
racks. after the completion OF his
sentence. Eldredge was apprehended
at the barracks and brought to Blue
Earth county to answer to the charge
for which he has been serving term
of Imprisonment.
From Fridays Daily. -
Entries are coming I'm fast today for
the Fanciers and Breeders poultry
show. Last night big lot Of poultry
from New Ulm came in. During to-
day many people in the vicinity OF
Mankato sent in their birds and will
continue to do so tomorrow.
The show Is being held at 401
North Front. the building formerly
/ occuDied nv Peter Krost's store. and