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The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-11
THE NEGRO VOTE.

The negroes of the state are at sea with reference to their political al- legiance They have declared in con- vention that they do not consider themselves obligated to support Wal lace Townsend, the Republican nomi- nee for governor, and the leaders say that very few will vote for him. It would be a radical change in policy to support the Democratic nominee, and yet that is what the leaders say thousands of them will do,
 There was an effort to arouse sui ficient interest to put up the name of some prominent negro as their own candidate for governor. Scipio Jones of Little Rock and a Helena negro were prominently mentioned, but their political ambitions could not be worked up to the sticking point, and last Saturday, the last day for the certification of candidates. passed passed without any action being taken
The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-11
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The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-11

Read the ads in this paper and then go to the business houses who place them there. You will find everything just as represented The merchants whose ads appear here want your trade-they appreciate your business enough to ask for it through these columns and you will do better by calling on them when you make your purchases.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-11

The price of the Nevada News is only Sl.00, per year. The paper is the best one ever published in the county and is worth more than the price asked. If you are not subscriber we would be glad to have you become one.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-11

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 Published by Ne News Printing Company

Entered as second class mail mat ter November 4th, 1905, at the post office at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 8, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-11

io i've by one mans will be- ''''e the cause of all mems mis- eFy-Richard Hooker.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24
Vernon Center
From Wednesdays i,aNy.

Mrs George Foster has been rather
poorly, being cOn1ned TO the house
the greater part Of the winter. We
trust that with the coming Of spring
and warm weather, that she may i'm
prove and be able to resume her place
in the activities OF the community.
Al. Brush of AmbOy and his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Pearl DObie and little daugh-
ter, Of Sterling spent the Weekend
with their cousin, Mrs. Ella Stoner
and daughter, Faye.
Rev. Peter Clare of ST. Paul, who is
working to raise the 100000 for the
superannuated minister fund, filed
the Methodist church last Sunday
morning and evening. In response to
the splendid pledges from members
for the fund, he heartily thanked
them.
Mrs. George Robinson and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Floyd Robinson Of Faribault
are spending a week with their nu-
mcrOus relatives and friends in the
old home town.
1t seems as if nearly everybody at
tended the auto show in MankatO last
week, and all speak most highly of
the affair bat We believed Vernon has
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24
March 2fS31 April 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 Lewis
L. Davis, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota To all
persons interested in the granting of
administration of the estate of said
decedent: The petition of Mary VI .
Humiston having been filed in this
Court, representing that Lewis L..
Davis then a resident of the County
of Blue Earth, State of Minnesota,
died intestate on the 18th day of
March, 1916. and praying that Let
ters Of Administration of his estate
be. granted to Minnie NJ Davis: And
the Court having fixed the time and
place for hearing said petition !:
Therefore, You, And Each Of You,
are hereby cited and required tc
show cause. if any you have. before
this Court. at the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House, in the
City of Mankato, in the County OF
Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, on
the 18th day of April, 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 goth
day of March, 1916.
court SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge
Hughes e Ellsworth.
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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..--.s March 24-31-April L. .,.,
ORDER LIMITING TINE. TO, FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court. ..
In the Matter of the Estate of Robert
J. Thomas, Decedent. , ...-
Letters of Administration on said
estate this day having been granted
to VIM F. Hughes
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
three months from and after the date
hereof: and that the 10Th 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, and the same hereby is,
fixed and appointed as the time and
place. for hearing upon and the ex-
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
Mankato Free Press as provided by
law. .-...
Dated March IS, 1916. ......!
(SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
IL Judge of Probate
Hughes & Ellsworth.
Attorneys.
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@ ~ March 1G-17-24.
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 John
Herbert Decedent.
Letters testamentary this day hav-
ing been granted to John T. Lewis
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 9Th day of Sep
TENDER, 1916 at ten O'Clock a. M
in the Probate Court Rooms at the
Court House at Mankato in said
CoImty, be, and the same hereby is.
fixed and appointed as the time and
place for hearing upon and the ex-
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 as provided by law.
Dated March 4th, 1916.
(Probate Court Seal)
EVAN HUGHES,
- Judge of Probate
Thomas Hughes,
Attorney
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children and Mrs. Lindsay, Amy anG
Leonard spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Brown.
Mr.. Lundgren who lives on the
former Page place visited at the
Cram mill last week.
George Rash, Sr., who has been
staying at Charlie Smiths has gone
to Hebron to work.
Mrs. Joe Enz visited with Mrs
Oleson last Wednesday afternoon.
George Loucks took dinner with
Tom and Bert Hanson Sunday
Miss Wilkinson of Mankato is
staying with Mrs. George Cole.
Alfred and Albert Seppman OF
South Bend township started to cross
the ice with a load of logs last week
and broke through. They got out
after having considerable trouble.
NJ NJ. Cram and Guy Trask at
tended the automobile show in Man
kato last Thursday.
Mrs. Larson, mother of Mrs. Gus
Peterson, is very sick with the grip.
Julius Schmitt, C. H. Loucks and
Frank Loucks took cattle to Judson
Monday for. Ralph Thurston.
c.. H. Loucks and son, George
took some cattle to hudson, Saturday
Frank Budde attended the, auto
mobile show in Mankato Saturday.
The roads are bad in some places
The gravel roads are finished past
the store. Mr.. Spooner and Mr..
Lameraux expect TO finish their work
on the roads in about two weeks.
There are some signs of spring as
there are any amount Of robins, blue
birds, hawks and black birds around
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March 10-17-24.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth SIS In Probate Court
General Term, March 7, 1916. r
!, In The Matter of The Estate of New
ton n. George, Deceased.
On Reading and Filing the Petition
of Ella c.. George representative of
the estate of Newton n. George
deceased, representing, among other
things, that she has fully admins
tered said estate, and praying that a
time and place be fixed for eXamin-
ing and allowing the final account of
her administration, and for the as
signment of the residue of said estate
to the parties entitled thereto by
law: ....
1t Is Ordered, That said account be
examined, and petition heard by this
Court, on the 3rd day of April A. d.
1916, at ten o'clock "a M, at the
Probate Office, in the City of Man
kato in said County.
And 1t Is Further Ordered, That
notice thereof be given to all persons
interested by publishing a copy of
this order once in each week, for
three successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing in The Mankato Free
Press q weekly newspaper printed
and published at Mankato in said
County.
Dated. at Mankato the 18th day of
March A. d. 1916.
BY the Court,
probate SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
.. 10, Judge of Probate
f.. l.. & J. w. Schmitt,
Attorneys. a..
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March 17-24-31
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

STATE, OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, SIS In Probate Court,
General Term, March II, 1916.
In The Matter OF The Estate Of
Louis Seppmann, Deceased.
On Reading and Filing the Petition
of Augusta Seppmann, representative
of the estate of Louis Seppmann de-
ceased, representing, among other
things, that she has fully administered
said estate, and praying that time
and place be fixed for examining and
allowing the final account of her adj
ministration, and for the assignment
of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law:
1t Is Ordered, That said account be
examined, and petition heard by this
Court on the 18th day of April, A. D.
1916, at ten o'clock "a M, at the
Probate Office, in the City of Man
kato in said County.
And it is Further Ordered, That
notice thereof be given to all'persons
Interested by publishing copy of
this order one in each week, for three
successive weeks prior to said day OF
hearing in The Mankato Free Press a
weekly newspaper printed and pub
'lished at Mankato, in said County.
Dated at Mankato the 18th day OF
March A. D.. 1916.
BY the Court
probate SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
: Judge of Probate.
n, /. & J. w. Schmitt,
Attorneys.
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the distinction that no other town can
boast of one man mot in the auto
business) buying two cars. F., II
Barnes believes in the old adage, Get
| plenty while you're getting" and
! bought Ford runabout with a trailer
and a five passenger Hudson at the
auto show last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Lowell returned
| Monday from Mankato, where they
attended the auto show, while visiting
their son in-laW and daughter, Hon
and Mrs Miles Porter and family.
/ Mrs Leu Johnson Of Garden City
! township was hostess to a very pleas
ant social affair at her home yeSter-
| day afternoon. Mrs. George Gray and
! her daughter in law, Mrs. Miles Gray
! OF North Vernon, were participants i'll
! the function. Mrs. Miles Gray is a
sister OF Mrs. Johnson.
Mrs. Bonnie McElmeel and her sis
ter, Miss May Cornish spent the
week end with friends in Mankato.
Miss Cornish, who is taking treat
ments for her eyes, returned Monday,
! having the difficulty with her eyes
completely removed.
Mrs. Clifton and son of Kankakee,
| H., and Miss Ella Zumwalt are here
on visit to relatives in the Zumwalt
and Fitch homes in South Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Champlin spent
the week end and over Sunday with
| their son in Mankato.
Hon. J. d. Washburn Of Duluth ar
rived Sunday for a short visit with
his brother. Ed, and sister, Mrs. Jen-
ME Webster Mr.. Washburn is one
of the busiest men in the state, ar
rived in Mankato Sunday morning.
He might as we'll have been stranded
in the Klondike, as far as there was
any show of getting to Vernon by
train, and everybody told him that
I autOing was entirely out Of the ques-
ton, but there is no give up in J. d.
make up, and when he starts out TO
do thing, and as urgent business
called him back Monday on the four
o'colck train, it was vernon or bust. "
! So he went the rounds OF the garages,
but no one could possibly think OF
even making the start, until a bright
! thought struck him and he inter-
viewed Frank Hotaling, who rather
| enjoyed taking risk, with the result
that he got out his trusty old REQ and
! struck the trail via Vernon by the
state road. Well, the roads were
something fierce and locomotion was
slow and perilous. ALL went we'll un-
til about two and half miles north OF
town small rod broke and their
| Waterloo was met. A passing buggy
| picked up Mr.. Washburn and brought
| him to town and Mr.. Hotaling hit the
trail via the railroad track. Mr.. Ho-
| falling was a guest for dinner at the
home of C. F. Force, he being the REQ
agent here.
Miss Selma Petrich, who teaches
| school in the Porter district, is pre-
pairing for box social to be held in
the school house, Wednesday evening
/ March 30 She and her pupils are
working hard on program, which
will be something out of the ordinary
! Everybody most cordially invited to
come Ladies bring boxes and gen
1 tlemen their pocketbooks. Admission
of ten cents will be charged to ladies
who do not bring boxes.
l Everybody is looking forward with
| pleasant expectations to Friday even
ing, March "a, when the Epwortl
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CITATION FOR HEARING, ON PETIT.
TON FOR PROBATE OF WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Flor;.
Gates Haynes, Decedent: d.
The State of Minnesota to George
NJ Palmer and all persons interested
in the allowance and probate of the
will of said decedent.. The petition OF
George NJ. Palmer being duly filed in
this court, representing that Flora
Gates Haynes, then a resident of the
County of Blue Earth, State of Min
nesota, died on the 9th day Of Feb
ruary, 1916, leaving a last will and
testament, which is presented to this
court with said petition, and praying
that said instrument be allowed as
the last will and testament of said
decedent. and that letters testament
tary on said estate be issued thereon
to George VI. Palmer. Now, There
fore, you. and each of you, are here
by 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 3rd day of April, 1916. at ten
o'clock a. M, why the prayer of said
petition should not be granted.
Witness The Honorable Evan
Hughes, Judge of said Court, and the
seal OF said Court, this End day OF
March, 1916.
(CCurt SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
Judge
G.. o. Daley,
Attorney for Petitioner. So,
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CHARLES kELTCEN, R.
| FOUND DEAD IN field
Prominent Resident of Belgrade
Died Suddenly
WAS WELL. KNOWN MAN
Fell From Wagon In Which He
Had Been Riding To His
Farm Work ,....
Fron, tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays OalIv.
Charles Keltgen, Jr., a prominent
resident of Belgrade township, liv-
ing about nine miles west of this
city, was found dead in the field on
his farm yesterday afternoon at
about $50 o'clock. He had been sub
ject to epileptic attacks, and it is
considered certain that his death was
due to one of these, as he had fallen
from the manure spreader that he
was operating and had alighted .on
his face in the mud. and probably
smothered to death, being perfectly
helpless.
Mr.. Keltgen ate his dinner as usual
and said that he felt fine, and went
to work on the field, to get ready
for the spring farming work. He
drove a team, and all seems to have
gone we'll until his attack came on
suddenly. After he fell from the rig,
the horses, left to themselves, took
the road to the home of neighbor,
Charles Peterson. There, Mrs. Mich
ael Dumbeck noticed the driverless
team and suspected that something
might have happened and telephoned
~ MI. heltS gen = IloHlt. llS Idtlti-
in-law, John A. Lorentz, and Anton
Vogel went out into the field where
Mr.. Keltgen had gone, in order to in
vestigate and learn why the team
had gone away driverless. There, In
the mud from the melted snow, ly-
ing face downward, they found the
lifeless body of Mr.. Lorentz SON
in-law The body was removed to
the house and a doctor called, who
concluded that Mr. Keltgen had been
stricken with another of his epilep-
tic attacks. ...-.
Mr. Keltgen was born, on the farm
where he died. September 6, 1873. His
parents are dead, but he leaves his
wife and six children, and also three
brothers, John and Mic, who live in
Belgrade township, and Peter J., who
works at st Peter, and one sister,
Mrs Anna Prom, of Oshawa town
ship
Mr.. Keltgen was active in the life
of the community, a good citizen, a
kind father and husband and good
neighhor, and leaves large circle
of friends 10 mourn his untimely TAX
ing Off The wife and children will
have the sympathy of all in their
great loss. ..,. ~.
The funeral services will be held
at St. Michaels Catholic church to-
morrow morning, and the interment
will be made in the cemetery close
at hand.
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. March 24-31-April Z.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth-ss. In Probate Court
In The Matter OF The Estate OF
Mary B. Hagemeister, Deceased.
On Reading and Filing the Petition
of Herman A. Hubmer, representa-
tive of the estate Of Mary B. Hag-
emeister deceased, representing,
among other things, that she has
fully administered said estate, and
praying that a time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing
the final account of her administra-
ton, and for the assignment of the
residue of said estate 10 the parties
entitled thereto by law:
1t Is Ordered, That said account
be examined, and petition heard by
this Court, on the 10th day of April,
A. D. 1916 at ten o'clock a. M, at
the Probate Office, in the Court
House in said County.
And 1t Is Further Ordered, That
notice. thereof be given to all persons
interested by publishing a copy of
this order once in each week, for
three successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing in The Mankato
Free Press a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato in
said County.
Dated at Mankato the 18th day OF
March A. D. 1916.
BY the Court,
probate Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate
H. L. & j. w. Schmitt,
Attorneys.
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kernS
From Wednesdays Daily.

Rev. Brown preached an interest
ing sermon to a large congregation
Sunday. Several who have been un-
able to attend church for some time
were present Sunday morning. There
were four correct answers. to. the
question which was found in John
q, 81, 20 The question next Sun
day Will be 'sWhen did Jesus refuse
to settle a dispute between two peo-
pie"
The Christian Endeavor will have
g special program next Sunday even
/ ing. .-.., -..-..
The Literary will be held FRIDAY
evening, March 81, and the program
will be given next week. The first
issue, Of the Kerns Dynamo will be
read at this meeting. ........ a.,
! The Mission Study club will meet
with Mrs. Brown at the parsonage
! Saturday afternoon Of this week.
| The state examinations will be
given by Miss Mark Thursday and
Friday of this week. ..... ...... .-.
| r. E. Grice, Elmer Grice, Charlie
| Smith, George CUP, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Adolph Heiser, and Mr. and Mrs. F..
e. Jefferson and Mr.. and Mrs.
! Strader were among those who at
tended the Citizens Telephone BAN
! quet last week Tuesday evening. .
H. A. Hanson sold two fire horses
last week. .....
| Sunday Edna and Hazel Sharp en-
tertained their friends, Nellie, Stella
! Ida and Mary Steel and Naomi RAN
dali. The girls enjoyed dinner and
| talked over olden times.
/ number from the neighborhood
went TO Hebron this week Tuesday
to attend the funeral of the late A .
! W. Rood. The Kerns choir was called
upon to sing.
Ed Parsons of Eagle Lake drove
over Saturday to visit his parents for
a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Allery and chill.
! dren spent Thursday afternoon with
Mi. and Mrs. Hopp.
Mr.. LamerouX went to Wyoming
on business last week.
! Elias Johnson was kicked by q
colt last week and is under the
doctors care.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bussie of North
Mankato ard Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
! Parsons visited with Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Hopp Sunday.
Mrs George Cole had the mis-
| fortune to fan ON the ice last Thurs
day and broke bone in her hip
DR.. Osborne was called and she pro-
Dnounces Mrs. Cole getting along very
nicely. Mrs. Chester Steel is taking
care of her mother
1 Floyd Cole came home from
Guthrie, Mimi, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sharp and
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Office of the Register Of Deeds,
County of Blue. Earth, Minnesota
I hereby certify that the within
instrument was filed in this office for
record on. the 18th day of March
A. D. 1916, at $50 "a m, and was
duly recorded in Book IA of Mort
cages, page $50.
F. B. GABLER,
.. Register of Deeds
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, Wanted Names and addresses of
people suffering from Eczema and
other skin diseases. For valuable in
formation address R. NJ. Sheets,
Brainerd, MINI -Adyt.
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league entertainment, consisting of
two playlets, interspersed with Il
splendid musical program both vocal
and instrumental Remember the
date, Friday evening. March 20, at the
opera house.