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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30
July 80 Aug. 6-13.

July 80 Aug. 613.
Order Limiting Time to File Claims,
and fer Hearing Thereon.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth. in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate OF Joseph
Stegmaier. Decedent.
Letters testamentary on said es-
tate this day having been granted to
James Sullivan
1t 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 Goth day OF jan
uary. 1916. at ten o'clock a. m. in the
Probate Court Rooms at the Court
House at Mankato in said County, be.
and the same hereby is fixed and ap-
pointed as the time and place for
hearing upon and the examination. ad-
justment and allowance of such claims
as shall be presented within the time
aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Man
kate Free Press as provided by law.
Dated July 2Sth, 1915.
(Seal3 EVAN HUGHES.
Judge OF Probate.
H. L. and ]. W. Schmitt,
Issfttorpsys- ,sar2 oeiloess .eessala
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July $3.50 Aug. 6.
Citation for Hearing on Final Ac-
count and for Distribution,

CItdttOn TOT nSdT1n8 on EtHdi nc
count and for Distribution.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court:
In the Matter of the Estate of August
C. Malchow, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota To All Per-
sons Interested In the Above entitled
Matter: Whereas Ernestine NAL
chow, has filed in this court her final
account of her administration of the
estate of the above named decedent,
together with her petition. praying
for the adjustment and allowance Of
said final account and for distribution
of the residue of said estate to the
persons thereunto entitled: 1t Is Or
dered. that said petition be heard
and that all persons interested in said
matter be and appear before this
court on the 10th day of August, 1915
at ten o'clock a. m, at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House. az
Mankato. in said County. and then and
there, or as soon thereafter as said
matter can be heard, show cause, il
any they have. why said petition
should not be granted; and that this
citation be served by the publication
thereof in The Mankato Free Press
according to law.
Witness the Honorable Evan Hugh
es, Judge of said Court. and the seal
of said Court, this 9Th day of July
1915.
EVAN HUGHES.
Judge
(Seal)
Thos. Hughes.
Attorney for Petitioner.
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July 1880 Aug. 6-t3-2o-27.
Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate Under
Judgment Of Foreclosure, of Me-

Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate Under
Judgment Of Foreclosure, of Me-
chanics Lien
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF
Blue Earth-ss. District Court.
Sixth Judicial District
Owen f. Jones. Plaintiff vs.. William
Mitchell, Lizzie Mitchell and West
ern Town Lot Company. Defend
ants
NOTICE is hereby given that under
and by virtue of a Judgment and De
cree entered in the above entitled &C
ton on the 18th day of July, 1915, a
certified transcript of which has been
delivered to me. !. the undersigned.
Sheriff of said Blue Earth County,
will sell. at public Auction. to the
highest bidder for cash. on Saturday
the fourth day OF September. 1915.
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon. at the
easterlv front door of the Court House
in the city of Mankato. in said Coun
ty. the premises and real estate de-
scribed in said Judgment and Decree.
| to-wit: All that tract or parcel OF
land lying and being in the County OF
Blue Earth and State of Minnesota,
described as follows, to-wit: Lot ten
10) in Block five O. of Western
Town Lot Company's Second Add
ton to the Town of Judson, accord
ing to the plat thereof on file and of
record in the office of the register of
Deeds Of said county OF Blue Earth
Dated July 10th. 1915.
ANTON OSTEN.
Sheriff OF Blue Earth County
Thomas Hughes,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
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from Tuesdays Daily.
+ + 4 + + 4 = Z = 4.

+ Mr.. and Mrs. 3. Hessmer, Of
; Chicago. who are guests at the
: home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
+ Koch, on North Sixth street,
+ this morning received letter
: from their daughter. Mrs.
+ Edna Pottie Of Chicago. whose
+ husband is a foreman In the
Western Electric company,
+ and who missed going on the
, Inflated Eastland. which he
: did not consider safe. The
+ letter in part reads: "AII the
; Potties went on the excursion
+ but it happened that Henry
, Pottie thought the EastIand
, not safe sc they boarded the
+ Teddy Roosevelt instead. The
+ Eastland going out first; but
+ it was only just united. and
+ the tug commenced pulling 1t
+ out, when it turned over on it's
+ side between LaSalle and
3 Clark street bridge. A ter
I ribIc thing; tell you there
= was some excitement. As the
: Eastiand took the first load.
Z the other boats in waiting
: were there and instead Of 60
+ ing out they were used az
: morgues for the dead women
: and children. The poor peo-
: Pile on the boat were caught
: like rat in trap"
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From Wednesdays Daily.


State highways aggregating so miles
in length were ordered improved at
a cost of S13l.500 by the state high
way commission today. says The Min
neapolis Journal. In Nicollet county
S30.500 will be spent in graveling II
miles or road northwest from Man
kato. a link in the Chicago. Black
Hills and Yellowstone and in the
Mankato. st. Peter and New Ulm road
system.
A link in the Minneapolis. Aberdeen
and Yellowstone trail will be built in
Yellow Medicine county. where $40
400 will be spent in the improvement
Of an extension Is miles long running
west from Granite Falls.
In Aitkin county Is miles of road
will be partially graveled at a cost
of $51 200. to form link in the high :
way from the twin cities to the Gu
yuma range
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Corn Eiuht Feet Tall.

Sacred Heart. Mimi. July Is
While claims are coming in for the
most advanced corn. it appears that
Renville county must be reckoned
with. F.. G. Enestvedt, who is grow
err of seed corn. has corn feet tail,
fully tasseled and now silking. grow
ing under field conditions south of
Sacred Heart.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

Mrs. ]. l.. Rodgers who resides in
the Security flats has a cousin, Miss
Bertha Schwanken. who was on the
Inflated steamer Eastland. when il
went down in the Chicago river Sat
urday morning. She. however was
saved by clinging to one of the ropes
thrown out from the dock and after
great struggle. Two of Miss
Schwanken's companions, May and
Esther Price. are among the number
who lost their Nves,ysu nsdi etsl ;.
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widow and three daughters, Misses
Rose. Ida. and Lucy. three brothers,
Joseph and William, living in Elsas.
Germany. and August in Paris. and
one sister. Miss Francis, living in Ell
sas. Germany Funeral announcements
will be made later.
The funeral will be held Thursday
at . a. m. from st. Peter and Paul's
Catholic church. and interment will be
made i'm Calvary cemetery
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30
One Victim Refuses to Obey Orders, !:
Shot Twice and Killed
Instantly
From Mondays Daily.

Word was received during the night
at the Omaha passenger depot of a
holdup and murder. occurring on a
freight train on the Omaha road at
Belle PLANE. That freight train left
Mankato at $50 in the evening under
the charge OF Conductor w. w. Hauck
There were six men riding in a box
car. As the train came into Belle
PLANE. two people. man and WON
an. wearing BLACK masks. entered the
car and ordered all who were in the
car at the point OF a revolver, to give
up their money. The men were re-
quired to stand with their faces to the
went wsll Z u "a ssG Gs5la sss ;sssss'
ATs YaaaHo ava TNoH4 Ha
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
c. v, u.lAWS SCHOOL.
TO HOLD BANQUET
Fiftieth Anniversary Of Foun-
" dation Will Be Celebrated by
Gathering at Rauscher's.s

Students. alumni and faculty Of the
George Washington University Law
School are completing plans for an en-
thusiastic gathering and banquet May
to mark the fiftieth anniversary of
the school. The dinner will be held at
Rauschers Saturday evening. and ar
rangement are in charge of commit
tee comprising members Of the alumni.
faculty and student body.
The Alumni Association has made
plans for reunion and smoker at the
University Club Friday evening. Plans
are In charge Of the executive commit
tee of the association and a committee
Of fifty. representing every class from
1866 to 1915 inclusive.
At the law school dinner Saturday.
the dean of the law school, Prof. Ever
EFT Fraser, will serve as toastmaster.
An attractive list of speakers has been
obtained including John w. Davis, So
licitor General Of the United States;
Chief Justice Walter Clark, of the su-
preme court of North Carolina. a
70; Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton,
president Of the university; William
Bruce King. of the class Of 80, presi-
dent Of the Alumni Association Of the
law school, and Shirley p, Jones. of
the senior class, who will be speaker
for the student body. An invitation
has also been extended to John
Garland Pollard, OF the class of '93.
now attorney general Of Virginia.
The program will include, besides the
usual menu and after dinner speeches.
a number of stunts" by the students,
songs, and other varieties of enter
tanment that will make the dinner an
appropriate commemoration OF the
fiftieth anniversary of the school.
The law school was organized In 1926,
four years after the Incorporation OF
the university as the Columbian Uni
versity. 1t was soon discontinued, how
ever, and 1t was not until 1865 that II
was re-esta blished. Since then 1t has
been in continuous existence, thus being
the oldest law school In the District.
Since 1865 the school has conferred de-
Grees on more than 5000.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
Police Away, Amateur
Gamblers Fill Streets

NEW YORK, April B.-One of the
effects Of the great revival in business
activity in the Wall Street district has
been observed in the return to New
street of the coterie Of amateur gamb-
lers who were actively engaged in con-
Quoting both sweat" and crap games.
These games were extensively patro-
nized by the messenger boys and stock
runners, who. since the boom in the
market has started, have made all kinds
of money and have become imbued with
the present intense speculative fever In
Wall Street.
Several OF these games were being
carried on in the block between Ex-
change place and Beaver street for
merly occupied by the gutter market" ."
which held forth there during the time
that, the Stock Exchange was closed
down.
The stakes played for were not con-
fined to dimes and nickels. but fire.
quently half dollars. dollar bills and
even those of larger denomination were
wagered on the turn of the dice.
The police were on their annual pa
rade and lookouts watched for any
chance bluecoat
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
To Ask for New Trial
In Hutchins Will Case

Motion for a new trial will be filed
by Walter Hutchins following the jury
verdict breaking the 1910 will Of the
late millionaire. Stilson Hutchins. who
left an estate valued at 100000 In real
estate. stocks, and bonds. II the mo-
tion Is denied. 1t Is most probable that
an appeal will be made from the YER
dict. say those connected with the case.
Lee Hutchins. younger son. who in
stituted the proceedings against the 1910
will. will fight this motion for a new
trial and the appeal II made. He con-
tends. say his attorneys, that he is en-
titled to at least as much OF the es-
tate as his brother and will also. when
the 1902 will Is filed for probate, start a
similar litigation on the same ground
as the one just concluded. II the 1902
will Is broken. then. under the law.
each son will get a third Of the estate.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
MISS STONES CAPTOR
KILLED BY UNKNOWN
Yanne Sandausky, Macedonian
Bandit, Who Held Missionary
for Ransom, Is Murdered.

LONDON. April 25.-Yanne San
dausky. the Macedonian brigand leader
who gained notoriety In 1901 through
the kidnapping and holding for a large
ransom of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, an
American missionary. has been killed
In mountain by unknown persons.
Miss Stone and Mrs. Tsilka. the wife
Of an Albanian preacher. were carriSd
off by brigands in 1901. while they were
on their way With company of friends
from Bansko to Djumaa. There were
more than thirty-five brigands in the
attacking party. Except Mrs. Tsilka.
the friends of Miss Stone were allowed
to proceed on their way. Later a de-
mand was made for $l12,500 ransom for
the release Of the two women
The KIDNAPPING Of Miss Stone became
a matter of international Importance
and her release was worked for by the
Government here with energy. Spencer
Eddy. first secretary of the legation
at Constantinople. who had charge OF
the negotiations to secure her release,
capture of Miss Stone was a political
matter, and that all the people OF
Macedonia were in sympathy with It,
for they believed that 1t was a step to.
ward freeing Macedonia from Turkish
rule
Negotiations for Miss Stones release
without the payment of a ransom were
futile. She and Mrs. Tsilka were final
ly, on February %, 1902 released after
the brigand had received $s5,0oo ransom
money
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
Woman Says Husband =,
Acted Like Gamer

EVANSVILLE, Ind. April &-The
suit Of Mrs. Amelia Smith against her
husband. Edward r. Smith. for divorce
and 5000 alimony, Is being tried in the
Vanderburg superior court. Smith is a
chair manufacturer.
Mrs. Smith on the stand said when
her husband came home intoxicated he
conducted himself like a camel and
would be unable to walk and would
then have his hallucination Of being in
a moated castle on q medieval estate.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
Actor on Broadway
Clad in Nightshirt

NEW YORK, April 25.-The spectacle
Of corpulent man. putting Indignantly,
and clad only in a nightshirt, being
showed about BY a jeering crowd on
Broadway at Forty-eighth street in the
small hours of the morning. startled
Patrolman McVey.
Hastily dispensing the crowd Of late
diners. the patrolman walked the man
to the West Forty-seventh street police
station. There he said he was BARLEY
explained he had been dumped into a
tub of cold water during an initiation
into a social club earlier in the even
ing. and that later he dreamed the
plunge was going to be repeated. so in
his sleep he fed from his bed to
Broadway.
After McCullem had quieted he was
sent home in a taSSSab.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
EVANSVILLE.

One of the leading society events of
the year took place yesterday when
MISS Marguerite Waring C!agett became
the wife of Joseph Addison. of Colling-
ton. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. F. f. McManus. OF Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church. Upper
Marlboro. The maid OF honor was Miss
Rachel c. Clagett. sister OF the bride,
and the bridesmaids were Miss Elsie
Ely. OF Savannah, Ga: Miss Katherine
8llopp, Miss May Csgett, Miss Louise
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
Marconi to Give Aid
If Italy Goes to War

NEW YORK, April 25.-sir William
Marconi, c. c. v. o.. wizard OF wire
less. arrived from Liverpool yesterday
on the Lustainia to visit the stations
operated by his company here and to
attend O law suit that has been brought
against the Atlantic Communication
Company.
The inventor declared that the Ital-
ian warships are all equipped with
wireless telephones.
II Italy goes to war, he says, he
will hurry back to help.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
New Yorker Disappears;
F" Wakes i'm Cincinnati

NEW YORK. April 25.-The mystery
Of the disappearance Of J. Fostere
jenkins. former police commissioner Of
Yonkcrs. who had been missing from
home since April Z. was cleared up to-
day by a letter to his wife from Jenkins
in which he said he was In Cincinnati
and could not account for himself.
Twelve years ago Jenkins suffered an
attack Of amnesia and II Is supposed
the affiction came upon him again
Mrs. Jenkins started for Cincinnati to
bring her husband home.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
Chinese Kill Selves
To Avoid Starvation

Famine sufferers In the province OF
Szechuan, China. are committing suicide
to escape the terrors of starvation,
while many of the people are SO desper-
ate that they are eating roots and bark
from the trees and even clay. accord
ing to report TO the State Department
from e. Carleton Baker, American
consul at Chung-King.
was due to prolonged drought. Presi-.
dent Yuan Shih Kai, he said, was re-
ported to have authorized an expendi-
ture of 100000 for relief of the famine
a,iffarers
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
Girl Victim of Monoxide
Gas Reported Improved

After being found unconscious from
carbon monoxide gas poisoning late yes
terday, Mildred Schultz, fourteen years
old, of $3.50 I street northwest. was to-
day reported as almost recovered from
the effects of the fumes. The girl was
visiting at the home of her aunt. Mrs.
Maurice Enright. 2511 l street north
west, and was found by the latter in
the bath room. The gas is supposed to
have been generated in the water heater
in the kitchen under the bath room.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
Carts Garry $l35, 100000
In Cash Through Street

NEW YORK. April 25.-Wall Street
was treated to the rather unusual spec
tacle of heavily laden trucks moving
through the district, manned by armed
detectives and guarded by uniformed
policemen.
These trucks contained about S1s5.-
COO. 900, belonging to tho Mechanics and
Metals National Bank. which was be-
ing transferred from the banks old
quarters to it's new home.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

Clagett, Miss Josephine X. Roberts.
and Miss Carol v. A. Wilson. The best
man was, f., Bowie Addison, brother Of
the bridsstbtE andt tfk chshers were
William 3. Clagett,- c. H: Clagett. and
W.. M. Roberts, John B. Magruder.
and Edward B. Lowndes, of Baltimore,
and Vernon e. West. Of Washington.
A. reception at the brides home follow
ed the wedding. Mrs. Addison is a
daughter of the late State Senator Will
liam B. Clagett. Mr.. Addison is q law
Yer. and represented this county In the
lower house Of the State legislature last
session.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
ALEXANDRIA GUARD
/ TO CHOOSE CAPTAIN
Light Infantry viii Elect Sue.
cessor to F. C. SIaymaker,
Resigned.

ALEXANDRIA. April ga special
, meeting of the Alexandria Light Infan-
try, officially known as Company @.
First Resiment, Virginia Volunteers
will be held tomorrow night to elect q
captain Capt Frank l.. Slay1nAker
resigned two weeks ago. At tomorrow
nights meeting action will also be taken
on the proposition to have a new root
on the armory. The project for the re-
modelling Of the building at a cost OF
5000 has been abandoned for the pres.
ent
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

The Hyattsville baseball team lost its
first game of the season yesterday af-
ternoon to the College Park Club, l3 to
Long and Shipley formed the bat
terry for the visitors while Fenwick,
Piozet and Kenneth Brooks worked for
Hyattsvillle
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

Edwin Connick entertained a company
of friends yesterday at his home in
Good Hope road in celebration of his
tenth birthday anniversary. The guests
were Lester Murphy. Evelyn Murphy.
Roy Selby, Edith Murphy. Wallace
stansbury, Charles Murphy. Gladys
Murphy and Lois Thompson.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
ANACOSTIA.

John F. Carroll has gone to Tocaino
3. c.. where he will assume charge O
special work in several large mics
mines He will be gone several weeks.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

Fire late yesterday afternoon threat
ened to destroy the Marshall House.
rear Of L. L. Milton's store, and spread
to q small warehouse at the rear OF
tho Marshall House. The residence at
ITO South Pitt street. occupied by John
Magner and family. became ignited, and
was partially destroyed. The total dam
age will amount to 1000.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

Miss Lorena Gourley, Of Holland
Point. is the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Thomas E. Lattimer.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

Mrs. o. B. Zontzinger has returned to
her home after visit with her sister,
Miss Minnie Chew. in Upper Marlboro
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

Funeral services for Herbert S. Bishop
ware held this afternoon from the
home, 103 King street, and were con-
Quoted by the Rev. J. w. Duffey and the
Rev. w. r. Watson, of the First Bap-
list Church
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

Mrs. Alice Clarke. of Baltimore, who
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. HoI-
land. has gone to Washington for a
visit OF few days
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

A meeting of Alexandria Lodge OF
Elks will be held tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

Secretary Haar of the Anacostia Citi-
gems Associa ton has written the super
intendent of public buildings and
grounds asking that the high wall ut
the south end of Logan Park be re-
moved
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

The Holy Name Society Of St. Je-
rome's parish. which has recently been
reorganized, will hold special services
this afternoon at st. Jerome's catholic
Church. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Currier,
OF Washington. will preach.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

Denton Scott Lowe. Of Whitman, Md.
and Miss Carolyn Louise Price, of Bal
umore, We're married in Rockville yes
terdaY by the Rev. Thomas A, Ha,ieh-
ton-Burke
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Wood have
returned from Palm Beach.

Anacostia Council. No. 16, J. O. L.
A. NJ, will meet Tuesday night. Mr..
Tillman, a member Of the order. has
Just returned from a visit to Tiffn,
Ohio. where the orphan home of the
him two orphans from this Jurisdiction.
the first to be entered in the home. The
council will have charge Of a public
flag raising to be held at Bradbury
Heights on Nav 81