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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-09-23

a Jail sentence has absolutely no
terrors for fellows Of this stripe
The very next time they are brought
before Circuit court the "habitual
criminal act" ought TO he invoked,
lust 10 set an example that there is
such thing as getting into serious
trouble even though trying to keep
just an inch or two this side OF CON
uniting felonieS
pns'ogc sun
Sterling Stegail, age IL. and Viii
liam Carver. l6. broke Pennington
jail Monday night about 8 O'Clock.
by prylng the iron bars apart with a
bed railing They were not in the
main building but IN an addition
that has been added to the jail
since the man building was erect.
"d The boys were in Jail awaiting
their trial IN the mex, term Of the
Circuit Cour, Tor breaking into Wells
Mercantile Cos store at Bonnie
Terre some time ago The lads
came 10 the NJ K 1 b I station at
Flat River and entered. taking some
pennies aud tickets and from there
they went To the station al ST Fran.
co.'s. where they entered taking like
ARTICLES They thea journeyed tu
De>los, where they took two horses
belonging % the Gotf Mercantile Go
Sheriff Williams teiephoned "a
Deputy sam BOSS after they had
hrohcn out Of jail and he at once
started a search for them He
stationed himself near ,he lake
South Of Bunne Ierrr and the thieves
appeared there about 3 o'clock Tues
day morning and we're arrested by
Doss aud brought to ne>loec where
they were given breakfast aud then
taken back to their home IN Farm.
lnttou These are Young boys tC
begin such a criminal career and
they should be 50 dealt with. aS tC
stop them from any future plan,
along these lines
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-09-23

state vs. Wander ani sam Fish,
murder. Continued
STATE v~ Harold HotanEer. appeal
from T. Pending on motion for new
trsa. Motion for new trlal overru.cd
state vs. Clarence Myers and William
Waite apoca, from J P.-Conuuuei by
agreement.
state vs.. Lacey B.a1e. assault and
hsuery Plea oi guilty Fine ii and
costs.
state vs.. A. l.. Bo!angeT, disturbance
Of the peace Dismissed by state
state IS Butord johnson and "Dunc"
Brown. malicious trospsss Plea Of
guilty and both defendants parolcd.
stale W. Asa Sparks. grand larceny
pciendan. filed application for con-
,inuancc. which was overruled. De-
'endrnt then h,ed application for change
Of venue.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER II
Ricketts, Brothers y. -, Louis, |. VI.
: Ry., damages Plaintiffs evidence
heard. Demurrer to the evidence t,ed
hy defendant and sustained bythe court
Walter Lynn vs. James ]. Stats, ap-
peal fromJ, p.-Tucd at March term
1913. Pending on motion for new trial.
Elisha Jones vs. Marshal LESLEY, ap-
pea from J. p.-Tred at March term
1918. Pending on motion for new tria,.
state eN re. Valley Johns vs. Geo W
Hill. ct al, action on bond. Dismissed "a;
+ cost Of plaintiff.
l.. h Graves v. J. W. Watkins. ct a.,
civil action on uate.-Djsmissei as tc
F.. otto Cato for want OF sufficient service.
/ judgement by default against ; W.
Watkins, Martha J Watkins. 0i. W, T.
Stepp and W. c. Cato in tae sum OF
( Silt> - with s per cent interest.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Il
James J. stats v. W. F. Gcedeu
! rcplcvin. Trial by Jury and plainud
given possession Of property rcplevied
I and deiendan; given S65.On on his ccun-
1 ter claim
! r.. \. wa.ker, e, al v. Emily f,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-09-23
Gan 4 Permanent GOOD Road
Be Made ChedpiV:.

Can a permanent earth road be
made cheapIv, and viii a cheap road
he permanently
These problems in earth road
building will be answered at the
Missouri State Fair on September
y, Good Roads day II has been
pretty generally conceded that a
permanent earth road can not be
constructed for less than $1,000 a
mile and experience has taught
most road supervisors that the aver
age cost for a permanent earth road
is $l,100
Now comes Col. John A. Williams.
Of Aurora. Mo, and proposes to con
Struct in the State Fair grounds on
September 27 an earth road. Satur-
ated TO a depth of 6 inches with
road oil, for from 1925 to $500 a
a mile Part Of the road will be
built through a bed of flint which
crops out in the section to be scarf
fed graded, oiled and rolled Col
Williams will guarantee the perma-
uenCy of such a road and cites the
same sort of a road which withstood
the ravaeeS of the floods at Pacific
and Valley Park near st Louis, a
few weeks ago A maCadam road
in the same section was ruined
while the saturated road, built at a
cost of little more than $3.50 was
used the next day after the food
waters receded and will need no re.
pairs whatever this year
About five miles Of typical earth
roads will he built in the Missouri
State Fair grounds on September
27 Every road overSeer, every
comfy highway engineer, every good
roads enthusiast and every state o.
fetal has been invited to with, ;
the road making demonstrators :
They will eclipse anything ever St, a
in Missouri or the central west 3
{ BigeerStaif. superintendent Of u 4.
Chinery. has signed six road mac l.
nery companies for the road demur
StrauonS and twenty tractor con
Germs will furnish the power to draw
The graders SCariherS and othel
road machinery To be used IN IN,
demonstrations
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-09-23
County Court Proceedings

tua" net pursuant to adjournment
Mema.- present. John owens preSld-
ing judge W. n. Limbaugh and T. -
lam3., associate judges, : 7. Pres
nell >a.ra and Oscar W. NouDt, clerk
Ec. tion made on state Auditor
for >7Hl i, state school money due
BojluG county,
Req ~tion made on state Audltei
for SIS "a, Good Road Option stamp
Fund .le Bollingcr county.
WI Leadbetter allowed $500 foI
rall-oas ARE for son % and from school
for dcaf at Fulton.
Drirg by the coUu that sherman
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-09-23
Southeast News.
=, Joseph observer

~ Joseph Observer
Missouri aspirautS for the big
turnip prize tins year must compete
with one Of the Cape Girardeau
Trihunes subscribers who has q
gian, sample still growing in his
garden which already has attained
circumference of twenty seven
inches
4 s,~Cial dispatch from Benton
dated Sep,emhera 9. says The Charles
ton Baptist association met at
Bluigeu Yesterday and to-day, Rev
J y S~ana9au presiding Pcrlna
ncn, organization was perfected by
elcvtine Rev v ] Wand II Chaiiee
iuo.icratur and C. " Pearman clefk
Sixty delegates enrolled Two new
churches. Birds Point and Well Is
hand we're received into the ass"
citation
jsnk~ua Items
sheriff Summers. accoinpanhEi by
" + Schadc and Henry { Go.keI,
Icf, sunday for jefferson City in
charge oi fisc convicted prisoners as
follows CslrIey Smith fourteen wears
for murder John l!a~kIns, t~o years
I'm breaking into Raus store at
pntctgown, Ia Whitcner four years
iu, burglary and iarrrncy, Frank
t.dmous,,n. two years ioF stealing a
horse The frs, three are negroes.
the Others white
kas.t i'gaarsr Eagle
The river bank n, Birds Point Is
catlnk again at a point Just below
the Cotton Belt landing Sunday
morning a large slice 300 feet long
caysvi in for q distance og hundred
fect back II ts saii she rtScE has
worked under the mattresses and
rip~rap wotk put In several years
asa and ~ lone as the current sets
TN, ard the bank the ~uTk Of erosion
will co0tinuc
pesgar Hsa9 Republican,
The s. Francis River Land and
Iron syndicate is going To install a
iOo.ton iron furnace in Butler coun'
Il. and the orders tor the material
have been placed The exact Ioca-
ton Of this iron furnace will be an
rsune,xi positively within forty eight
hours being deferred for the present
because Of matters Of purely business
character hut viii have no bearing
upon the transaction This hie iur'
mace lor making charcoal iron Is
ao,ne tn h. ready for operation IN
side Of one year. il it is possible ID
te, the material In that time, and
before four years have passed there
will be at least $500 full fedeed
men n, work in the furnaces
Charleston Enscrrrse-Courier.
This city now has daily news
naper in addition TO the two weekl,
panrs The new publication made
lis appearance on Saturday morning
under the caption Of The New Idea,
and is rapidly becoming an institu
ton Lutz and Howle are the edit
ors and publishers OF the new ven
ture and as both are excellent
printers there is no reason why the,
should not make profitable thinI
of il The size at present is thre'
columns. the length Of the columns
.beius about twelve inches, and lou
nases comprise the edition Th'
naper is published each morning
excep, Monday. and is delivered b.
carrier. The office Of the publica
,ion is at 2O6 West Commercial
street
pakRid<e Independent
The thine that attracted most at
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-09-23
FREE Trip To The
Cape For Everybody

Combine business with pleasure
Do your shopping tor fall and winter
IN Cape Come by either raH. auto
or team and the Retail Merchants
will rcfune your mileage on NoUT
purchases.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-09-23


box of snakes that were on display
at this Office Lloyd Malone brought
box of twelve eggs into town last
Thursday and. while in possession
two Of them hatchcd He then
brought the whole lot to us and We
placed them in a box in front of
this office The entire lot Of eggs
hatChed ard IN all there were
twelve live snakes of the spread
lug adder variety These snakes,
Immediately after Matching. were
about seven inches in length They
remained on display until Monday
and acre then taken To the Cape by
Cletus Ford and presented 10 Prof.
johnson Of the Missouri State
Normal
jackson ,tesra
\ scene vas enacted in The office
ol the county cierk last Monday
which greatly affected some Of the
witnesses 4 woman, accompanied
by her father. camc 10 sct permls-
SION TO have her nine~ rear old faith
erlr~s hoy sent Ia the county farm,
both alleging that they wcrr unable
to support the child The little tel
low was obi enough To- realize what
was going on and ~ept bitterly
une OF The officials told the woman
that ii he was VA her position he
would work ofr his finger nails be-
fore turning oil hls own child that
even cu~ wouldn't tx willing tn
discard her offspring in lch an IN,
human way There rs "a spot tive
or six miles north Of jac son which
needs cleaning out. am needs Il
badly as II - curaunil lted with
moral Iepo>y
t..s: Prairie Eagle
Kenneth Baker who Is working
near SIkestnn. nas in "a Ser the
Eagle man Monday tie showed Us
stone az or battle Ak. dug out Of
mound which VAS OF unusual size
measuring fifteen inches IoaA and
seven and half inches ut It's broad
est part II was of white flint and
had been skilfully clipped until It's
edge was almost as sharp as metal
AK Tie also had two smaller axes
some arrow heads and t~o circular
huisCuit-tke granite stones with
sunk places an each side Baker
has for several years been interested
in mounds aud the various inple'
ments contained therein and has
quite a large and valuable collection
having several hundred arrow heads
axes. spikes and other stone curios
several pipes and twenty-eieht
pieces Of pottery. all OF which haC
been obtained from mounds in Mis-
sissippi. Scott and New Madri,
counties.
jackson Items.
/ Slim Ethere,iee. colored, wa:
brought out from the Cape a few
days ago and lodged in jail-his sec
ond home-beCause he had becom,
tangled up with some chickens tha
didn't belong to him The case o
Slim. and few Others like him, ar,
pretty we'll hopeless. Take him fol
example. He has been in jail her,
almost time without number Oni,
during the present term OF a Circuit
court he pleaded guilty to stealing ;
watch from NJ. A. Scott at the Cape
and the fact that there was gray,
doubt OF the watch being worth a
much as $50 saved him from going
to the penitentiary. His sentenC'
expired only few DAYS ago. an,
here he is back in Jail again II,
has served a term in Federal prison
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-29
From Tuesdays Daily.
Brisbois-kIuoherz.

Miss Marcella Brisbois, daughter Of
Irs. Elizabeth Brisbois or 235
Wheeler avenue. North Mankato, and
MIR. Leo Klugherz of this city, were
united in marriage this morning at
st. Peter and Paul's Catholic church
at eight o'clock mass by Rev. Father
Hartman. In the presence of a large
assembly OF relatives and friends.
They were attended by Miss Anna
Brisbois, a sister OF the bride, as
bridesmaid. and by Mr.. Henry Klug-
herr, o brother of the groom, as best
man. The bride wore dainty gown
OF white crepe de chiene, with a
long bridal veil Her maid wore a
corn colored crepe de CHEN dress.
and wore white roses. Following the
ceremony the, wedding party repaired
to Tho home OF the brides sister and
brotherin-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Me La.
win. 2s1 Wheeler avenue. where a
wedding breakfast was served TO the
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January 15-ee.2g.

4 .TFTn January l5.ee.s9.4 r.
Citation for Nearing on Final Ac.
count and Tor Distribution.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
blue Earth. in Probate Court:
In the Matter of the Estate of Maria
Roberts. Decedent = .--~fs.
The State Of Minnesota to All
Persons Interested In the Above
Entitled Matter: Whereas Wm. ..
Hughes has filed In his court his
final account of his administration
Of tho estate Of the above named
docodcnt, together with his patition.
praying for the adjustment aud nj.
lowanco Of said final account and for
distribution of the residue OF said
estate 10 the persons thereuntO en-.
titled: II Is Ordered. that said pc.
titiOn he heard. and that all per
sons interested in said matter he
and appear before this court on tho
9Th day OF February 1915. ut ten
o'clock a. m. at the probate court
rooms I'm the court house. Mt Man.
h"'o' !" Sh'" ''"uts' anu theh iiH!
there or as soon thereafter as said
matter can 10 heard. show cause. IL
any they have. why said petition
should not he granted: and that
This citation be served by the publ.
cation thereof In The Mankato Free
Press according to. law.
Witness the honorable Evan
Hughes judge Of said court, and
the seal of said court. this 9Th day
Cr January 1915.
EVAN HUGHES.
Judge.
Probate Court Seal
Hughes and Ellsworth.
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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Charles T.. Gilmore,
Attorney for Petitioner.
ian. 22-a9.Fcb. =.
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Probate Of Win.

STATE OF MlNNESOTA County ol
Blue Earth. in Probate Court:
In the Matter OF the Estate Of Anton
Woelfcl, Dccodcnt:
The State Of Minnesota To Charles
Woelfel. and all persons interested
in the allowance and probate Of tho
will OF said dccedent. The petition Of
Charles Woelfel. being duly filed in
this court, representing that Anton
Woclfel, then resident Of the County
cf Blue Earth. State OF Minnesota.
died on the 10Th day OF November.
1914, leaving last will and tesla.
ment. which Is presented To this
court with said petition. and pray.
ing that said instrument be allowed
as the last will and testament OF said
decedent, and the letters testamcn.
tary on said estate. be issued thereon
TO Charles Woelfel. Now. Therefore,
yen. and each OF you, are hereby cited
and required to show cause. 1: any
you have. before this court. mt the
Probate Court Rooms i'm the Court
House. In Mankato, County OF Blue
Earh. State OF Minnesota. on the
18th day OF February 1915. ut t>n
o'clock a. m. why the prayer Of said
petition should not be granted.
Witness the Honorable Evan
Hug hes. JudSy OF said Court. aud
the seal of said Court. this 18th day
OF January. 1915.
fSeal) EVAN HUGHES.
Judge
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Jan. 22.29-Fcb.
Jan. 22.2Y-Fcb. ..
Citation for Hearing on Final Ae,
count and for Distribution.

count and for Distribution.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. in Probate Court:
I'm the Matter of the Estate OF Hum
phry Williams, Decedent
The state of Minnesota to All Per
sons Interested In the Above entitled
Matter: Whereas Sarah j. James has
filed In this court her final account
Of her administration OF tho estate
OF the above named decedent. TO.
gcthcr with her petition. praying for
the adjustment and allowance OF said
final account and for distribution Of
the residue nj said estate tn the
persons thereuntO entitled: u Is Or.
dered. that said petition be beard.
and that all persons interested IN
said mater he an appear before this
court on the 18th day OF February.
1915. nj ten O'Clock a. M. al The Pm.
hate Court Rooms in the tourl
House, at MankatO. IN said County.
and then and there. or as soon there.
after as said matter can. be- heard.
show cause. ii any they have. why
said petition should not he granted +;
and that tlfs citation be served by
the publication thereof in The Man.
katO Free Press according TO law
Witness The Honorable Evan
Hughes. Judge OF said Court, and
the seal OF said Court. this 18th day
of January 1915. Z,
lSnall EVAN HUGHES
Judge
ThOs. Hughes.
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Jan. l5-22.39.
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Administration.

administrator.
STATE or MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. i'm Probate Court.
I'm the Matter of the Estate OF Ole
l.. Anderson. Dccedcnt.
The State of Minnesota To all per.
Suns interested in tic granting OF
administration or the estate or sal
dccedent: The petition of Lewis An.
derson, having been filed In this
Court, representing that Ole l.. An.
derson then a resident Of the County
Of Blue Earth, state Of Minnesota.
died intcctatc on the 9th day OF De
ccmber. 1914. and praying that Let
tefs OF Administration OF his estate
Lo granted to Carl c. Erickson: And
the Court having fixed the time and
place for hearing said petition:
Therefore, you. and Each of You.
are hereby cited aud required to
show cause. II any you have, before
Rooms in the Court House. In the
City Of Mankato, I'm the County o;
Blue Earth. State of Minnesota, on
the Sth day of February. 1915 ut 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
18th day OF January, 1915. .. s..
EVAN HUGHES
..,. Probate Judge
probate Court Seal. o.. '-.-.....
Hughes & Ellsworth, -.... g..
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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Jan. 22.29-Feb. :.
Citation for Hearing on Final Ac.
count and for Distribution.

count and for Distribution.
STATE or MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court:
IN the Matter of tho Estate Of Anon
\ Olson. Dcccdent.
Tho STATE of Minnesota 10 M Po..
sons Interested In tho Abavc Entitled
Matter: Whereas Hans NJ. Evcrscn.
has filed In his court his final account
of his administration OF the estate
uf the above named deccdcnt, to.
gcther with his petition, praying for
the adjustment and allowance Of said
final account and for distrihuiiGn nj
the residue OF said estate TO the per.
sons Interested In the Above Emitted
cd. that said petition he helrh. and
that all persons interested in said
matter he and appear before this
court on the 18th day Of February
1915, at ten o'clock a. H.. at the Pro.
bate Court Rooms, In the Court
House, at Manaato. in said County
aud then and there, or as som there
after as said matter can be heard
show cause. IL any they have, why
said petition should not DC granted
and that this citation Nc served by
the publication thereof in The Man
kato Free Press according 10 law.
Witness the Honorable Evan
Hughes, Judge of said Court. and
the sell of said Court. this 18th day
of January 1915. ."r~a .' ..''
iScal -'.r'. EVAN HUGHES.
Judge
Charlie; H.. Gilmore,
Attorney FIR ppti,innGr
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ThOs. Hughes.
Attorney for Petitioner.

merchants will no doubt feel like
being as liberal as heretofore.
Those wigning merchandise prem
iums would rather have choice OF
merchandise in the store, because
they might not have use for q
particular article that was offered.
However. IL is up TO the giver to
say what the premium shall be, but
IL articles are given. IL Is suggested
that they be things that any farmer
can use. -a..
II is hoped that the replies can he
gotten in this week. because the
sooner the premium list Is made up
and printed the better. Those civ.
ing premiums will be mentioned in
the premium lists, which are to be
distributed broadcast among the
farmers.
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An1boy

II is with regret that your CORES
pendent records the death OF Edward
Kelsey, one of the leading farmers
of Southern Blue Earth county. who
died Thursday afternoon. Il was
thought nj first llat his illness was
due to appendicitis, hit DR.. Cooper
Of Winnobago was called aud pro
nounced the CAST inflammation uf
the bowels. Deceased was young
man in the prime or life. having
just reached his thirty.second year,
and possessed sterling qualities
which endeared him TO his friends.
lie was married in lJl2 to Miss
Eva Hartman. who. with their child
survives 10 mourn his loss.
The annual meeting OF the Willow
Creek Telephone company will h
held at the opera house in Amboy
on Tuesday. February =, at 10 a. IN.
sharp.
The delegates who attended the
Masonic Grand Lodge at St Paul
last week were !. J Meyer and r. O.
Torgerson.
August Wendt is under treatment
for heart trouble AT Emmanuel hosl
tai, .MankatO
Mrs James Parsons of st. Paul
spent few days last week with
her son., J. l.. Parsons of Amboy.
II. +. Day will build am addition
TO his hardware store in the spring.
Mrs Don Fox and Mrs. Fran
Briggs spent Sunday with Mrs. J.
W. Heritage. u
Elijah Cases old farm on the
river west OF Amboy is furnishing
considerable wood r. surrounding
farmers. The party now owning the
farm has decided to sell most Of
the timber on the place.
|. \ number of farmers along ~
river are hauling logs 10 August
Schroeder's saw mill. "
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Order Limiting Time to File Claims,
and for Hearing Thereon.

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 or 10.
hanna NJ. Norman. Decedent.
Letters OF Administration on said
estate this day having been granted
10 Frank c. Norman,
ID Il Ordered. That the time within
which all creditors OF the above
named decedent may present claims
against her estate in this court. be,
and the same hereby Is. limited TO
three months from and after the
date hereof: and that the Goth day
of April 1915, at ten o'clock a. m.
In the Probate Court Rooms mt the
Court House at Mankato. in said
County. be. and the same, hereby Is.
fixed and appointed as the time and
place for hearing upon and the OK.
animation. adjustment 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
kato Free Press. Is provided by law.
Dated January 10. 1915.
fSeal.l - - EVAN HUGHES.
Judge OF Probate.
Thos. hughes mosfotr 7saseHf
e Attorney - tseg = nsv.os 81