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New Britain herald., 1916-07-06
HETTY GREENS WILL
 FILED FOR PROBATE
Bulk Of Estate Is Left to Son and Daughter Small Requests Made

Bellows Falls, Vt, July 6.-The will of Mrs. Hetty Green, long know as the wealthiest woman in America leaves the bulk of her estate to her son, Colonel E. H. Green, and her daughter, Mrs. Matthew Astor Wilks. The remainder is distributed in small %ler bequests to old friends of Mrs. Green.
 No estimate of the total value of the estate is contained in the will, and the closing clause provides that the son and daughter shall not be re- quired to file an inventory or appraise- ment, or. give bonds, and shall not be required to account in or to be subject to the Jurisdiction of the pro- bate court
 Filed After Funeral
 The will, a document of nine type written pages with sixteen items, was filed by Colonel Green and Charles w. Pierson, an attorney of New York, in the office of Probate Judge Warner A. Graham, after the funeral of Mrs. Green, here yesterday. Judge Gra- ham set July 22nd as the date for the hearing. The instrument is dated March 28, 1911. It was witnessed by Hoffman Miller of Tuxedo, N. Y, and James Smith and Mrs. Fay Smith, of Hoboken, N. J.
 Small Requests.
 After directing that all expenses in cured through Mrs. Greens illness and funeral shall be paid promptly, the following tokens of esteem" are \ bequeathed:
 Mrs Herbert P. Bancroft, formerly of Bellows Falls, now of New York, friend of Mrs. Green, $5,000.
 Amory A. Lawrence, of Boston, for merly trustee of the estate of Sylvia Ann Rowland, aunt of Mrs. Green, $1O,000. ."
 Ruth Lawrence, of 69 Washington Place, New York, s5,000. = Matthew Astor Wilks, husband of Mrs. Greens daughter $5.000 as "an nuptial relinquishment of any claim on his wife's property"
 Marriage Clause.
 The will disposes of the estate of Mrs Greens husband as directed in his will The property goes to the son and daughter with the provision that it is given "to the exclusion of any interest therein or control thereof by any wife or husband whom he or she has or may wed.'
 All iewelry, household furniture, portraits, paintings and other per- sonal effects of Mrs. Green are to be divided equally between son and daughter as they may agree.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-06
AGAINST FREIGHT RATES Lumber Concerns Claim DiscTimina- ton in Alleged Excessive Charges

Washington, July 6.-Lumber mills In Virginia and West Virginia and lumber consuming concerns in New York, Penna., and New England states joined today in a complaint to the interstate commerce commission against freight rates on lumber out of Virginia and West Virginia.
 They claimed that a higher rate was maintained on soft wood from that territory than on hard wood to the same points of consumption and that this was discriminatory against them.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-06
TO BUY CIRCUS GROUNDS.
Mayor Quigley Negotiating With Union Realty Co. For Purchase.

Mayor G. 4. Quigley announced to- day that he is negotiating for the pur- chase of the Rentschler park property fronting on Shuttle Meadow avenue from the Union Realty company.
 There are thirty-four lots In the tract and if the deal goes through Mayor Quigley announces that there will be no more circuses on the lot. The Buffalo Bill show has a lease of the lot for next Wednesday, but it is believed that it will be the last to show at Rentschler's park.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-06

back to Walnut Hill park. Private Eddie Prior of Company I was ner- yous all day during the Fourth and inquiry brought forth that he was worried for fear the program, ar
 ranged by the public amusement committee, of which he was chair
 man, might go amiss. Since coming to camp Eddie, with other menb bers
New Britain herald., 1916-07-06
COMPANY E GUARDS
 CAMP AT MORALES
(Continued from First Page.)

ly and to note any sickness resulting from anything but duty, such as in toxication, etc. If any man gets sick as a result of his own folly the time of his illness will be noted and added to the term of his enlistment.
 There was no especial celebration of the Fourth of July here and along about o'clock there were many of the boys whose minds carried them
New Britain herald., 1916-07-06

of the company, has been frequent visitor at the moving picture show. Eddie knows a good moving picture when he sees one, and he also knows a bad one, but as yet he has not had to complain to the management.
 On Monday night after everyone had retired to dream of home, num- Der were awakened by a piercing cry from the tent occupied In part by
New Britain herald., 1916-07-06

Iotal blapllltles '''........ $S, 139s
 State of Connecticut, County of ford, ss. New Britain, July 1, 191E I, F G. Vibberts, Treasurer of the said New Britain Trust Co.,, do sol & swear that the foregoing statement i'd
 to the best of my knowledge and belie&
 F. G. YIBBERTN
 Treasuj Subscribed and sworn to before mel 6th day of July, 1916. N
 R. R. HEALEj
 Notary Pun3
New Britain herald., 1916-07-06
Report of the Condition of

NEW BRITAIN TRUST COMPAN the close of business on the 3oth q
New Britain herald., 1916-07-06

Jack Corners. Jack insisted thsl
 had been bitten by 8 tarantulal investigation showed that a flea was responsible. AS yet noI tlesnakes or centipedes have beena covered.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-06
PROMINENT MASON DEAD.

Waterbury, July 6.-Henry w. At wood, who was recently reelected secretary of the Connecticut Regi- ment Masonic Veterans association at the annual meeting in Hartford, died here today of Bright's disease. He was formerly city superintendent of public charities for a number of years.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-06

In the city court Judge James T. Mesk1Il has awarded judgment of $12.55 without costs in the case of the New Britain Lumber and Coal company against Timothy Kelly.
Evening star., 1916-01-30
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for January 80, 1916

sible, we'll be friends. But just as soon
as l begin receiving the first complaints
from my customers, you'll lose fifty dol
lars week-pouffElike that! You un-
derstand?"
They did, and showed they did. II
guess they need money as much as do,
thought Henry. @Well-here's where
go for mine"
He went to his room for his precious
book of contracts. Half an hour later he
entered the Office of the Stuyvesant Trust
Company and sent in his card to Mr..
Hawkes., the second vice-president.
II want to open an account" was
the promising statement written on the
card. l~f@
you're to go right in" said the office
boy, returning almost Immediately.
"MR. HAWKES." began Henry, as soon
as he was seated, "here's bound
volume of contracts. There are six hum
dred and four altogether, and each one is
legal agreement to pay me ten dollars
a month until further notice."
Mr.. Hawkes. looked very wise and very
wary, and contented himself by raising
his eyebrows.
f3Read one of the contracts" said
Henry.
"Ah, yes," said Mr.. Hawkes.. II be-
lieve my wife was telling me something
about this. Yes, yes.
"Look at contract number 212," per-
sisted Henry.
"Ah, yes. My wife's signature. Of
course
"Look at contract number 1885,"
"Mrs. Thornwald. All, yes. That's
the wife of our first vice-president? I
thought so. Yes"
"Look at number 417."
"Mrs. Peter ]. McVann. Our trust
officers wife. Very interesting. Very"
"Look at number 1884,"
"Mrs. Axel Bergstrom. Our secretary's
wife. Well, well!"
"Look at number 361."
@Mrs. Arthur J. Mathewson. The wife
of one of our directors"
Number 1921"
"Mrs. Henry Potts. Another directors
wife! Remarkable!"
@Not at all remarkable! Not at all,
Mr.. Hawkes.! The Apartment Service
Company is founded upon a downright
want. l merely show you these names to
give you an idea of the class of people
who have agreed to pay me ten dollars a
month till further notice. Roughly speak
Evening star., 1916-01-30

ing, that's $235 week. To earn this
money l do their wash and send them a
good chorewoman once week. That
costs me $1.75. In other words, still
roughly speaking, make sixty cents a
week out of every one of my customers, or
about $500 week from the names so far
obtained. Incidental expenses may pull
that down to $500 week, but no lower.
"How are you going to do the laundry?
Have you facilities? Horses and wagons
Henry told him how he was going to do
the laundry.
Evening star., 1916-01-30

didn't go on with his selling taIk-in fsrf-
it wasn't necessary. because somehow his
arms just naturally opened. and M.r<zrSs
went into the company.
On the way to the theater that ni<hf.
they passed corner orator. -Fslls~
citizens!- he was shouting -Th- trusts
are eating you alive. A young man hasn't
chance any more,-
"Now. that's funny thought Hesry n
surprise. his arm around Margzrst ~ ~
pushed his way through the crowd 4
used to think the very same thing my-<f--
Evening star., 1916-01-30
service; and the third was Margaret

Up and down the apartment-house dis
trict ranged Henry ]. Miller, confning
himself to those buildings where the rents
ran from $75 up. hey can afford it,
easy," he thought, aa6a won't be vast
ing any time on those DO can't
HE started with one of Mrs. Banning's
friends, her note of introduction giving
him access to the fashionable apartment
house in which she lived.
Madam" said Henry, "do you ever
have any trouble with your help? You
naturally do-every one does. That is
why we have organized the Apartment
Service Company-Solvers of the House
keeping Problem. Let me tell you what
the Apartment Service Company will do
for you and for its other charter sub
scribers."
And there he was-on horseback.
"No more trouble with the washer
woman, madam. No more unsanitary
steam in your apartment. No more clothes
stolen from the roof. And we don't limit
you to quantity, either. As long as you
can make one large bundle of it, that's all
we ask. Then, your foor-cleaning
hard, back-breaking business it is for
the average maid We relieve you of all
that. Your floors become our special care.
We oil them, wax them-whatever you
wish And then, your window-cleaning-
such dangerous work for many! Our
woman will clean your windows every
week-polish them till they look like
crystal"
Yes, there he was on horseback, radi-
ating confidence and inspiring enthusi-
asm with every word he spoke.
By noon he had nine subscribers to
his service-"Which will start, madam,
as soon as we have five hundred charter
subscribers, probably by the first Of next
month"
At six o'clock that night he had signed
up twenty-one; and, as he always made
it point to secure cards of introduction
from each subscriber, he had his next
days work already cut out for him.
"Nothing to pay down, madam-noth-
ing whatever to pay until you have had a
full months service, and then you will
get your bill and can mail us your
check"
A small matter, which nevertheless ap-
pealed to many housewife who had been
paying for laundry and extra help out Of
her privy purse.
ain word, madam he earnestly
added, "our success isn't due to the profit
we make, but to the service we give"
Upon that basis, contract after con-
tract found its way into Henry's pocket,
each one coming easier than the ones be-
fore it, each one making it easier for the
next. And always, when Henry fastened
the contract to the others, he looked care
fully at the name, and always he asked
the same question:
"Oh, Mrs. So-and-So, is it your hus-
band who is president of the Nineteenth
National Bank"
1t wasn't until the second week that
he heard what he was listening for.
"No,' said polite matron, returning
Henry's fountain-pen; "Mr. Hawkes. is
second vice-president of the Stuyvesant
Trust Company"
Twenty minutes later Henry came out
of the Stuyvesant Trust Company build
ing. He was reading list of officers and
directors, and the smile upon his face was
cheerful and large.
Evening star., 1916-01-30

HOW your partner kttttnE
on?" she asked.
Fine! l tell you, now. it's
great to have somebody in the
firm with money. We're going to
have our own laundry and rug
cleaning machinery as soon as I
get another six hundred subscrib-
ers. Going to start right after
them next week. First. though. !
want to go away for few days:
important business
"Oh?r said Margaret. widening
her eyes. Something else. Henry
@Yes. Another company I'm
about ready to organize Limited
number of STOCKHOLDERS Steady
dividends. Oh, a fine busine-s-
fine!'
"But. Henry! You haven't tod
me! What's the name cf tins
new company? Tell me about M
He drew her to him with tbe
manner Of one who imparts -ecrets-
~It's the Honeymoon Company.
Limited, he whispered in her ssr-
I'll take fifty per cent of th~
stock il you'll take the Orh~r
half. and-oh. Margaret He
Evening star., 1916-01-30

were in the form of small silver and
copper coins.
@It's close shave" he nodded, @but
guess l can pull through without losing
any skin."
AS soon as he had breakfasted, he put
his bound volume of contracts underneath
his arm and hurried downtown. First he
called at the rectory of St. Matthews
Episcopal Church, and next he called on
the priest of st. Luke's At each place he
stayed nearly an hour, and then he hur-
ried back uptown to his friend, the in
genious little printer who knew how to
print fifty cards for quarter, and make a
profit out of it, too, even after he had
thrown in a handsome card-case. And
that night, when it had grown dark down.
town, and the wise, blase clerks were going
home, Henry was running around the
financial district with an armful of circu-
lars, and every time he saw scrubwoman
going to her nightly labors he gave her
couple Of circulars which were printed like
this: tt
LADIES! LADIES!
If you want to earn 81 25 a day for only
eight hours work house-cleaning, call at
at 10 A. M, October 28th, or call at st.
Luke's Rectory at p. M. same day.
Don't be afraid of the crowd.
We want at least one hundred QOO.
STEADY WORK SURE THING GOOD PAY
At half-past six he began to make a
systematic tour of the largest Office build
ings, giving each night elevator-man a
dozen circulars.
"Help the poor scrubwomen along,
boys" he said. "See they all get one
1t won't interfere with their work down
here, and they'll never know how to
thank you enough"
Up and down the streets ran Henry.
Early in the morning, long before those
blase clerks had wisely climbed from their
little beds, he was at it again. And before
night he had the names and addresses of
more than four hundred applicants who
were eager to earn $125 day for eight
hours work.
ave shall open an Office downtown here
the day after tomorrow he had told
them. II will send you each postcard
giving the address and telling you when
to call at the Office for your first assign
ment. Remember! You'll be paid for
each days work just as fast as you do it.
And remember! You work from half
past eight till half past four, and you get
your dinner and dollar twenty-five! So
don't forget to come to the Office
as soon as you get your card, and
that is all for the present, thank
Evening star., 1916-01-30

don't forget to come to the Office
as soon as you get your card, and
that is all for the present, thank
YOU
Whereupon Henry had hurried
uptown again, inwardly growing
with success. "And yet it's easy"
he thought. dts easy because
I'm trying to do everybody real
service instead of trying to stick
somebody. That's why I got
the contracts, too. 1t isn't be-
cause I'm clever,-the jails are
full of cleverer men than l am,-
it's simply because I've hit on
a scheme that helps everybody
and hurts nobody. And now I've
got to help somebody else, and
then l guess I'll begin to help
myself.
Henry had already made
partial list of the laundries in
his district. The year before, one
of these places had opened in
every few blocks, with the result
that practically none of them was
making money. Henry selected
the six cleanest and most respon-
sible looking places he could find,
and made an arrangement whereof
should do hundred washes a WI
the Apartment Service Company.
"I ought to get a special wholesa
out of you boys" he told them, "l
give you your regular retail price I
cents for each wash. You'll have
for it and deliver it, and l want
make enough money out of me so
do everything you can to please n
my customers. It's service | want
last, and all the time. So remembt
long as you give me the best servi'
Evening star., 1916-01-30

ONE afternoon, a fortnight later, Henry
called on Margaret again.
Everything going along fine,- he an
nounced, his eyes almost as bright as hers
"Not one complaint so far this .seek-no,
one! Everybody tickled to death, tell
you, Margaret, it's been hard workout.
oh, isn't it worth it!'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18

stomach by heavy crowbar, which
inflicted internal injuries, a bad per-
foration of the bowels resulting. He
was operated upon but his life could
not be saved
Deceased was born in Germany,
April IL, 1855, and made his home
in Litchfeld, Germany, until a young
man. He came to America about
thirty eight years ago, and was mar
ried at Heron Lake shortly after
coming to Minnesota. After living
there for about five years the family
came to Mankato which has since
been the family home. After the
death of his wife about five years
ago Mr.. Lerch made his home with
This daughter, Mrs. Alph Temple, SOL
North Fourth street. The surviving
relatives are three daughters, Mrs.
Louis Miller, North Broad street;
Mrs. Alph Temple, sol North Fourth
street, Mrs. George Summers, West
Mankato: and one son, Charles
Lerch, North Broad street. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18
August 4-11-18.
FOR HEARING ON PETf-
TON TO SELL, MORTGAGE OR
LEASE LAND.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth In Probate Court:
In the Matter of the Guardianship OF
Lylah NJ Williams, Minor
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the sale of certain
lands belonging to said Lylah M. Will
liams. The petition of Eva Isabelle
Williams as representative of the
above named Lylah M. Williams, being
duly filed in this court, representing
that it is necessary and for the best
interests of said estate and of all in
terested therein that certain lands OF
said minor described therein be sold
and praying that license be to Eva
Isabelle Williams granted to sell the
same:
Now, therefore, you, and each OF
you, are hereby cited and required to
show cause, if any you have, before
this court, at the Probate Court Rooms
in the Court House, in Mankato
County of Blue Earth, State of Mime
sofa, on the 26th day of August 1916
at ten o'clock a. m, why the prayer OF
said petition should not be granted.
Witness the Judge of said Court, and
the seal of said court, this 2Sth day OF
July 1916
Court SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate
ThOs. Hughes,
Attorney for Petitioner
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August 4-11-1S.
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 Charles
Dittman, Decedent
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the granting of adj
ministration of the estate of said de-
cedent: The petition of Fred Dittman
having been filed in this Court, repre-
senting that Charles Dittman then a
resident of the County of Blue Earth,
State of Minnesota, died intestate on
the 8th day of November, 1910, and
praying that Letters of Administration
of his estate be granted to Nicholas
Juliar: And the Court having fixed the
time and place for hearing said pc
tition: Therefore, You, And Each or
You, are hereby cited and required to
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 26th
day of August, 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 31st
day of July 1916.
Court SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge.
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August 4-11-1S.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETl.
TION FOR PROBATE OF WILL.

STATE OF. MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Bene-
dict Bangerter, ST., Decedent:
The State of Minnesota to T. c.
Nicholson and all persons interested
in the allowance and probate of the
will of said decedent. The petition OF
Maria Bangerter, being duly filed in
this court, representing that Bene-
dict Bangerter, Sr., then a resident
of the County of Blue Earth, State
of Minnesota, died on the 9th day OF
February, 1915, leaving last will
and testament, which is presented to
this court with said petition, and
praying that said instrument be al
lowed as the last will and testament
of said decedent, and that letters of
administration with the will annexed
on said estate be issued thereon tC
T. C. Nicholson. Now, Therefore
you, and each of you, are hereby
cited and required to show cause, if
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 26th day of August 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
August, 1916.
Court SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
Judge
Jno c. Noe,
Attorney for Petitioner
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August 11-18-25.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETI.
TON FOR MINISTRATION

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Nels
Sandquist, Decedent
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the granting Of
administration of the estate of said
decedent: The petition of Johanna
Sandquist having been filed in this
Court, representing that Nels Sand
quist then resident of the County
of Blue Earth, State of Minnesota,
died intestate on the 7th day of July,
1916, and praying that Letters of
Administration of his estate be
granted to Johanna Sandquist: And
the Court having fixed the time and
place for hearing said petition:
Therefore, You, and Each of You,
are hereby cited and required to
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
Hue Earth, State of Minnesota, on
the End day of September, 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 9Th
day of August, 1916.
(Court SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge.
Geo. F. Danes,
Attorney for Petitioner.