The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-07
From, Saturdays Daily.

From, Saturdays Daily.
The Ladies' Bethany college OF
Mankato will receive sl.0c0. be-
quest sfrom the late John G.. Schwartz
of st. Paul. who died Saturday. The
deceased stipulated a number OF be-
quests I'm his will. among which arc
Bethany Ladies' college. MankatO,
$1,000: Home for Orphans and Aged.
Belle Plaine. $500: st. Johns German
Evangelical Lutheran church, st.
Paul, $500: DIR. Martin Luther COL
ege. New Ulm. $4,000.
The deceased was for many years
he Wilder coachman and was recent
" the custodian Of the Wilder build
ing I'm 81. Paul. lie was n bachelor
gentleman and was very reticent con-
corning his affairs. He was well
known to Professor A. Ackermann ot
the DR.. Martin Luther college. The
knowledge of the bequest came as a
surprise to the officials OF the local
institution as they did not know that
he anticipated any such action. The
estate consists of ISL .000 I'm personal
property and $1,000 in real estate.
from Saturdays Daily.
The Black and Yellow Trail through
Brown county will be completed by
December 81. according to District
Engineer Robertson. Work on that
part Of the highway. which Is des-
grated as highway No. 81, between
Sleepy Eye aud this city has already
commenced. Barney Schmidt OF Wa
basso. who has the grading contract
from three miles west Of Sleepy Eye
to New ulm il throwing dirt this
week. VIM. Jensen and Harvey Leo
pold also. Of Wabasso. secured con-
tract for part of the work on the
highway in this county. The three
contractors will push the work this
season. Jensen and Leopold both did
some work on their contracts last
fall
The contract for placing the cul-
verts and bridges was let to Otto
Neitge OF Mankato. There are sixty
Ave culverts and three bridges called
for. Eighteen culvcrts were placed
last fall.
from Saturdays oaiiv.
J. A.. Farmer OF this city returned
today from Minneapolis, where he
Yesterday attended the funeral of his
mother. Mrs. Ellen r. Farmer of that
city. The service took place yester-
day morning I'm the chapel of Lake
wood cemetery. Mrs. Farmer was
widow. She Is survived by four sons
and ive daughters. namely. Martin.
William. Matt and Miss Alice Farmer.
Mrs. =. l.. Wym3n. Mrs. Minnie Jones,
Mrs. Maud Hubert and Mrs. ID. A.
Reed. all OF Minneapolis. and .. A.
Farmer of Mankato.
The deceased was born In New
York state. her maiden name being
Miss Ellen Weston. Fifty years ago
she came west. and was married to
Matthew Farmer. n farmer of Vernon
Center. He died there thirty years
ago. Ten years later Mrs. Farmer
moved TO Mankato. where che resid-
cd short time. and later she made
her home In Minneapolis.
From Saturdays Daily.
A. J. Rush, state oil Inspector. said
yesterday that several independent
oil companies which heretofore have
refused to pay the state inspection
charges have agreed to make a set
Element in view of the reduction In
the rate from 10 to Z cents a barrel
made by the legislature.
IL also Is understood that Govern
or Hammond notified these concerns
that II they did not settle the state
would not inspect any more of their
OIL and therefore prevent Its sale in
Minnesota -
This is the first vigorous action OF
this Kind taken. although suits have
been pending for some months
against several Of the concerns.
From Saturdays bsriy. Ron
Mr. and Mrs; 7. G: Edwards have