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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
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December lolita.
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. in Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of Philli-
pima ROos. Decedent
Letters of administration on said
estate this day having been granted
to Albert Roos,
II Is Ordered, That the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedent may present claims against
his estate in this court, be, and the
same hereby is. limited TO six months
from and after the date hereof; and
that the 9th day of June, 1916, at ten
o'clock a. m. in the probate court
rooms at the court house at Mankato
in said county, be.Jand the same here
by is fixed and appointed as the time
and place for hearing upon and the
examination. adjustment and allow
ance of such claims as shall be pre-
scented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Man
kato Free Press as provided by law.
Dated December 4. 1915.
probate Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
II. L. and ]. w. Schmitt,
Attorneys.
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WINNERS IN THE CORN
SHOW At SAINT PAUL
E. r. Mccarthy OF MadeIia. Minn., Is
Among the Number Of
Lucky Ones

Winners Of the prizes IN the corn
show. which Is being held at the Frrst
National bank of ST. Paul, have Just
been announced. There are exhibits
from various parts of the states of
Minnesota. Wisconsin, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Ore
gon and Washington. The show will
continue through the rest OF this
month, and on account of the enthu-
siasm shown this year, IL will be
made an annual affair.
Professor r. A. Moore of the Uni
versity Of Minnesota. who judged the
corn, praised the show highly. and
said 1t would prove an inspiration to
the farmers of the northwest.
This corn show clearly estab-
lishes," he said. that corn can be
grown we'll in the northwest as far as
the Pacific coast, and good corn, too.
The quality of the exhibits for an
off year is excellent" and It should
encourage farmers. Growing of corn
means rotation OF crops and that
means no running out OF fertile land
Following is the list of the Mime
sofa prize winners:
District No. First. j. o. Cragun,
Belgrade; second, Joseph Houske,
Halstead: third, j. H. Nixon, Nevis |:
fourth, n. A. Estermon, Ada.
District No. First. @. b. Wells,
Pine City: second, F.. NJ. Wells. Pine
City: third, George Christensen, Cut
Ter: fourth. NJ. VI. Shuey. Pine City.
District No. 3-F'irst B. II. Briggs,
Moorhead; second, r. II. Briggs,
Moorhead; third, A. r. Knutson.
Pelican Rapids; fourth, Ed Boudette,
Kent
District No. first. Burt Babbitt,
Ortonville: second. NJ. ID. Hahn.
Amerft; third, Joseph Kienholz, Bird
Island: fourth, 8. o. Mason, Red
wood Falls.
District No. 5-First, Charles Va
ceke, Collins Station: second Z. s.
Olson. winthrop: third, NJ. C. Mel
son. Plato; fourth, @. e. Welander,
Saltwater.
District No. 6-First. C. r. Pickett,
Chatfield: second, C. II. Slawter,
Blooming Prairie: third, E. F. Nc
Carthy, Madelia; fourth, NJ. Rainey,
st. Charles.
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THOSE ENTITLED TO
VOTE IN AGeIE MEET
There Are Twenty Organizations That
Can Be Represented At the
Annual Session

Twenty state associations were GER
tilted today by julius A. Schmahl
secretary OF state, as entitled to vote
at the annual meeting of the State
Agricultural society next month. The
list follows:
Northern Potato Growers Sales
company. -G =
Minnesota State Dairyman's asso..
citation.
Minnesota County Exhibitors asso-
citation.
Minnesota Sheep Breeders asso-
citation.
Minnesota Garden Flower society
Minneapolis Market Gardeners as
ISOLATION.
Minnesota State Veterinary Med
ical association.
Minnesota State Poultry associa-
ton.
Minnesota Bee Keepers associa-
ton.
Minnesota Federation of County
Fairs.
The Growers Association of Min
nesota.
Minnesota Horse Breeders asso-
citation.
The Minnesota State Grange.
Minnesota Crop Improvement as
ISOLATION.
Minnesota State horticultural So
ciety.
Minnesota State Holstein- Friesian
association.
Minnesota State Cattle Breeders
association.
Minnesota Shorthorn Breeders as
ISOLATION.
Minnesota Live Stock Breeders as
ISOLATION.
Minnesota Hereford Breeders as
ISOLATION.
Each has filed a, report with the
secretary of state showing II Is in ex-
istence.
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December -January Z.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETi.
TON FOR ADMINISTRATION.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth. in Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of George
z. Brett Decedent.
The state of Minnesota TO James Ed
ward Brett and all persons interested
in the granting of administration OF
the estate OF said decedent: The petit
tion of Lizzie z. Brett having been
filed In this court, representing that
George z. Brett then a resident of the
County of Blue Earth. state of Min
nesota, died intestate-on the 18th day
of November, 1915, and praying that
Letters of Administration OF hts es-
tate be granted TO James Edward
Brett: And the Court having fixed the
time and place for hearing said petit
ton: Therefore, You, And Each OF
You. are hereby cited and required
to show cause, II any you have, be-
fore this Court. at the Probate Court
Rooms I'm the Court House. in the
City of Mankato. In the, County Of
Blue Earth. State of Minnesota, on
the 18th day Of January, 1916. at 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 10th
day of December. 1915.
court seaD EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge.
s. B. Wilson. ....
= Attorney for Petitioner.
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TWIN CITY RAPID
TRANSIT HEAD DEAD

Minneapolis, Dec. 22.-Calvin G..
Goodrich, president of the Twin City
Rapid Transit company. which owns
the st. Paul City Railway company
and the Minneapolis Street Railway
company, died suddenly at his home.
A severe cold which he contracted on
a recent trip to New York, where he
attended a company meeting. rapidly
developed bronchial pneumonia, from
which he died.
Mr.. Goodrich was born in Oxford.
o., March IL. 1856. not quite sixty
years ago. He came to Minneapolis
in 1868 with his father, the late DR..
Calvin Goodrich. a we'll known physi-
clan.
When he had completed his school
ing he engaged in the wheat commits
sion business for a few months. In
the fall of 1877 he entered the en-
ploy OF the Minneapolis Street Rail.
way company and had been associat.
ed with that concern for the past
thirty-eight years.
AS an employe he occupied a posi-
ton in every department, having been
successfully a bookkeeper, superin-
tendent, general manager, vice presi.
dent and president.
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give a response. w. A. Cochel of the
Kansas College of Agriculture, who
has had twenty years of experience in
feeding, will discuss feeding poor
quality roughage to beef cattle. l.. T.
Hacker will talk on the cost of pro-
ducing beef, basing his talk upon ex-
periments carried on for years at the
Minnesota Experiment Station. George
McKerrow OF Wisconsin, will talk of
pure bred live stock for the northwest.
G. Watson French of Davenport, Ia,
will probably discuss tho foot and
mouth disease, and the appraisal of
pure bred animals. r. w. Morrill,, a
well known dairy expert, is also on
the program.
The various auxiliary breeders as
sociations will hold their individual
meetings. The speakers at the meet
ing of swine breeders, Wednesday,
January 5, will be l.. p Martiny, one
of Wisconsin's most successful hog
breeders: r. c. Ashby of the Min
nesota Experiment Station, on the
value of self-feeders: and NJ. Fl. Rey-
nolds, also of the Minnesota Expert
GitHl SIdllOll, OI uiNtdSG5 Vi hOSS.
AT the meeting of sheep breeders,
Wednesday, January 5, George Nc
Kerrow of Wisconsin, for thirty Ave
year u successful breeder of sheep, will
discuss the feeding OF sheep for the
show ring and the market, and T. G..
Patterson OF the Minnesota. Expert
ment Station, will make a comparison
of cross breeds and grades.
At the meeting of the horse breeders
Wednesday, January 5, IL arrange
ments are carried out, A. z. Trow-
bridge of the University OF Missouri,
viii talk on breeds; and DR.. Shores,
who has promoted the successful colt
shows at Lake City, will discuss colt
shows.
The star Of the beef breeders
meetings, Friday. January Z, will be
John Clay Of Chicago. one OF the
largest breeders of beef cattle in the
United States.
At the meeting of Jersey breeders,
Friday, January 7, NJ. d. Mum, presi-
dent OF the American Jersey. Cattle
club, and president of American So
ciety of Record associations, will be
one of the principal speakers. With
him on the program will be Hugh Van
Pelt, of Iowa. At the Holstein meet
ing. w. +. Schilling of Mortified,
Minnesota, and G. Watson French of
Davenport, Iowa, both large breeders
Of Holstein cattle, will speak. The
program for the Guernsey breeders
meeting, Friday. January Z, has not
yet been completed, but will be of the
ZANE character as that of the other
dairy breeders.
In addition 10 these meetings and
conferences during Farmers and
Home Makers Week, will be offered
opportunity TO hear lectures and dem
onstraticns on all of the leading phas-
es Of farming. especially as applied to
Minnesota; and for the women of
Minnesota's homes, will be offered
most attractive courses dealing with
such problems as the home care of the
sick, the care of children. foods, and
clothing, together with conferences OF
housewives and mothers.
Profitable and enjoyable entertain
ments and addresses will be given in
the evenings.
One of the big features of the week
that should not be forgotten-is the
meeting Of the farmers clubs of the
state to decide upon the question Of a
state federation.
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December 1-Janusry 7.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
TiTIoN FOR PROBATE OF
WILL.
Attorney for Mortgage,
Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of
Blue Earth. I'm Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Their
esa Mayer, Decedent:
The state of Minnesota to Charles
K. Mayer and all persons interested in
the allowance and probate OF the will
of said decedent. The petition OF
Charles X. Mayer being duly filed in
this court, representing that Theresa
Mayer, then a resident of the county
of Blue Earth, state of Minnesota, died
on the 18th day of November, 1915,
leaving a last will and testament.
which is presented TO this court with
said petition, and praying that said in
strument be allowed as the last will
and testament of said decedent, and
that letters testamentary on said es-
tate, be issued thereon to Charles K
Mayer. Now. Therefore, you, and each
of you, are hereby cited and required
TO show cause IL any you have. before
this court, at the probate court rooms
in the court house. in Mankato, county
of Blue Earth, state of Minnesota. on
the 18th day OF January. 1916 at ten
o'clock a. m, why the prayer of said
petition should not be granted
Witness the Hon Evan Hughes.
Judge OF said court. ard the seal Of
said court, this 18th day of December.
1915.
(Seal) EVAN HUGHES
Judge
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TIvoH
From wedne.dav's paIIy.

From WEDNESDAYS Daily.
The high school students will arrive
home Thursday evening for the holi-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mosher and
little daughter, Elya, visited the for
mer's mother last week and returned
home Sunday.
Practice for the Christmas singing
was begun Sunday after church. Miss
Detamore Is organist for the program
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Tabor and son
visited the home OF z. Mosher last
Sunday.
Last Friday was observed as moth
er's day at district 8. There were
six present and enjoyed the afternoon
greatly. Miss Detamore served oyster
stew. There are about IS scholars.
Mrs. James Laird and SONS are
visiting her mother, Mrs. Walter
Macbeth.
Mr.. Leslie~ Morse, who is attending
the university at Minneapolis has
arrived home for this vacation.
Misses Anna Larson and Minnie
Miller visited Mrs. z. Mosher Mon
day afternoon. -
Mr.. Olaf Larson assisted Mr.. b. l..
Miller Monday.
A young man from Minneapolis will
speak az the Tivoli school house on
Farmers clubs January I'd. Everyone
Is invited to attend who can. Hot
coffee and lunch will be served.
Mr. Joe Mosher was a Mankato call
er Thursday.
Mrs. Larson and daughter and Joe
Mosher visited the b. Miller home the
first OF the week.
Beginning next Sunday Rev Mr..
Stevens will begin series of sermons
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December 3-10-17-24-31, January Z.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE =, FORE
CLOSURE SALE.

Default having been made i'm the
payment OF the sum OF Two hundred
sixty and $1,000 1890. 500 dollars.
| which Is claimed to be due and Is
actually due and payable at the date
of this notice upon that certain mort
gage executed and delivered by Judd
b. McKibbin and Elnora McKibbin,
his wife, mortgagors, to II. E. Web
| Der. mortgage, dated April 26, 1915,
and recorded I'm the Office of the reg
lister of deeds OF Blue Earth county,
| Minnesota, on April 30. 1915, at nine
O'Clock a. m, in book IS of mortgages
en- page 42S: and no action or pro-
| ceedings having been instituted at
law or otherwise to recover the debt
secured by said mortgage or any
part thereof:
NOW THEREFORE,. Notice is here
| by given that by virtue OF the power
of sale i'm said mortgage contained
and pursuant to the statute in such
case made and provided, said mort
gage will be foreclosed and the prem
| ises described In and covered by said
mortgage, which are situate, lying and
| being in the County of Blue Earth,
State of Minnesota, to-wit: An I'M
divided one-fifth C-5) interest Of the
East half OF southeast quarter (EA
of SEA), of section eleven IN, In
township one hundred and six (106),
of range twenty-five (25), subject TO
the life estate of William B. McKib-
bin: and an undivided two-flfteenths
! (2-15) of the northwest quarter Of
| the southwest quarter (NWA OF
SWh). of section twelve Q2). In
township one hundred and six (106),
of range twenty five. (25) will be sold
at public vendue to pay the amount
then due on said mortgage twenty-five
! (25) dollars attorneys fees and the
lawful disbursements, which sale will
be made by the sheriff of Blue Earth
County at the rear or easterly main
entrance door of the District Court
, House OF the District Court of the
: Sixth Judicial District, Minnesota, In
the City of Mankato, said county and
state. on January %, 1915. at 10
o'clock a. m, subject to redemption
within one year from the date Of sale
as provided by law.
Dated November 30. 1915.
H. E. WEBER,
Mortgage.
: n. F. Field,
, Attorney for Mortgage,
Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Charles o. Marginske to Thomas
Bowe. both Of Blue Earth county. west
half of southwest quater of section 20
and southwest quarter of northwest
quester OF section q. all in McPher-
son township, $4,000. ... p.
Willard r. Roberts of Blue Earth
county, Minnesota, to Arthur II. Wertz
of Kankakee county, Illinois, $4,000,
north half Of northwest quarter and
southwest quarter Of northwest quart
er, section IA, Judson township, 129
acres. ...-.a.. ...s.. -,
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PLOT TO SMUGGLE RUBBER
Woman Sailing From New York Had
3,400 Pounds In Trunks.

New York, Dec. 22.-Details of how
the government interrupted what was
to have been a continuous procession
Of women travelling from New York to
Rotterdam on Dutch steamers, their
trunks loaded with crude rubber for
German military use, came to light
here.
Federal officials had a statement
from Miss Anna Dekkers, whose bag
gage was seized. Her trunks contain
ed 3,400 pounds of rubber destined
ultimately to German motor car fac
tories.
Max Jaeger, naturalized American,
is said to have been the engineer Of
the plot. The United States attorney
is expected to take action charging
failure to manifest merchandise ex.
ported for profit.
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QUIET PREVAILS
ON CREEK FRONT
Allied Camps at Sa|onlki Only
Scene Of Activity.
CENTRAL POWERS MAY ATTACK
Considerable Artillery Action Prevails
In Belgium and Franee-Paris War
Office Reports Capture of an lmpor-
tart Part Of the German Works.

London, Dec. 22.-The situation on
the Greek front remains tranquil, al
though the greatest activity prevails
in the allied camps at the port OF Sa-
loniki. The proposed entry of Bull
garians into Greece with a German
army Is at present the subject OF
diplomatic pour parlers in Athens and
the Greek public is more keenly
aroused over this matter than any
phases OF the situation which, here.
tofore. have threatened to precipi.
tate a crisis.
The results OF the Greek elections
are looked upon by the press favor
able TO former Premier VenizelOs as
a defeat for the government, il being
declared that the returns show that
nearly nineteenth of the electorate fol.
lowed the adherents of Venizelos in
refusing to go to the polls.
The possibility of further Zeppelin
activity is agltating London. as the
result of the receipt of a telegram
from Ameland. Holland, saying that
at noon an airship passed over North
Ameland bound in a westerly direc.
ton
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MITCHELL DEFEATS PALMER
Lightweights Box Ten Fast Rounds
at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Dec. 22.-Ritchie Mitch.
ell. Milwaukee lightweight boxer. out.
pointed Benny Palmer, Memphis, in a
fast ten-round bout here. Both boys
gave a clever exhibition with most OF
the honors going to Mitchell by rea,
son of his cleaner boxing.
Mitchell took the first, sixth, sew.
enth, eighth and tenth rounds. The
rest were even.
In the ninth round Palmer was
dazed with a left swing to the jaw
Before Mitchell could follow up the
advantage Palmer recovered and stag.
gered his opponent with two stiff
lefts to the chin.
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vARNA REPORTED CAPTURED
Russians Said TO Have Taken Bull
carian Port.

London. Dec. 22.-The Daily Chron
icle reports the capture OF Varna, Bull
garia's chief Black sea port, by the
Russians. II says the bombardment
OF the Russians silenced the Bull
garians' guns and laid the town in
ruins, the garrison suffering heavily
The Russians then. according to the
report, landed infantry and artillery
without loss and in sufficient force to
hold the town against Bulgarian at
tack.
II is announced from Teheran. &C
cording to a dispatch received here
from the Petrograd semi-official news
agency. that the Russians have occu.
pied the town OF Kun, eighty miles
southeast of Teheran. after a great
battle in which the opposing forces
we're completely defeated.
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WOMAN IS KILLED IN FEUD
Families Fight Pitched Battle Over
Land Ownership.

Klamath Falls. Ore. Dec. ga
feud over the ownership of land occu.
pied by the contending claimants was
responsible for a pitched battle with
rifles, shotguns and pistols between
two families In Dodd Hollow. near
here.
On one side Mrs. Alma Kuehene
was killed. on the other Guy Hunter
was shot through. the arm. Hunters
wife. who is accused of firing the shot
that killed Mrs. Kuehene, A. z. Law.
renee and Andrew Kuehene. son Of
the dead woman, were arrested.
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LANSING REMAINS SILENT
Declines TO Comment on Trip Of Col.
oneI House.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Secretary
Lansing declined to add anything to
the announcement by Colonel House,
that he was going TO Europe at the
request Of the president and the sec
rotary OF state.
From other official sources, how
ever, came the intimation that the in
ternational questions which Colonel
House is to take up with American
ambassadors at the capitals of bel
ligerent powers are of such an ex-
tremely delicate nature that they can.
not be discussed.
II is suggested that Colonel Houses
statement shall be taken at its face
value and questions as to whether he
will make informal inquiries concern.
ing the prospects of peace ELECTED no
response.
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on the Life of Christ. Everyone is in
vited to attend as Mr.. Stevens is prov
ing an excellent minister and his
sermons are much appreciated by all
who hear him.
It is hoped that the weather will be
favorable next Saturday evening so
the people can attend the Christmas
trio and program at the schoolhouse
and perhaps get glimpse of Santa
Claus at the end OF the program on
his rounds through Tivoli.
II is hoped that everyone will enjoy
the supper and bazaar at Mr.. and Mrs.
p. J. Garvey's December 81.
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BAD WEATHER PREVAILING
Hampers Operations on Greater Part
Of Western Front.

Paris, Dec. 22.-The following off.
cial communication was issued by the
war Office:
Bad weather has hampered opera.
tons on the greater part of the front.
In Belgium and between Scissors
and Rheims our artillery bombarded
communication passageways and dis
persed revictualing conveys of the
enemy.
I'm Champagne, German works at
the Butte du Mesnil were bombarded.
A destructive fire on an enemy salient
on the Rioupt height to the north OF
Pont-aMousson gave good results.
IN the Vosges, at Hartmann's-
Weillerkopf. strong attacks by our
troops, delivered after an artillery
preparation, permitted us to occupy
an important part of the enemy's
works and TO take prisoners"
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CANADIANS TO TOTAL ESQ, 900
Expected 10000 Men Will Volunteer
Before May 1.

Winnipeg, Dec. 22.-Two hundred
and fifty thousand men will be the
strength of the Canadian expedition
airy force in Europe by May 1, ac-
cording to Colonel William McBain
OF General Hughes stan.
Canada Mas 10000 men at the
front; she has 100000 more in train
ing and by next May there will be
10000 volunteers.
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General Christian de Wet, one Of
the leaders of the South African re.
bellion against the British govern.
ment in 1914 and who was convicted
OF treason at Bloemfontein, Union of
South Africa, last June, has been re-
leased from prison, as have 11S 9th.
er high treason prisoners, according
to a dispatch from johannesburg