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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-28
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kasota

Mrs. r. l.. Bradshaw went to Le-
Sueur Center, Thursday for a short
visit with relatives and friends.
The Cheerful Workers" will give
a social at the home of Frank Call
Friday evening.
Philip Koenen was reported to be
quite i'll the first OF the week
Miss Gertrr = Vernon left the lat
ter part of l; : week for Grogan, to
remain indefinitely.
Miss Cloris Bailey substituted as
teacher in the Brown district the
first of the week, for Miss Ruth John
son, who was confined to her home
several days with the grip.
j. August Peterson made a bust
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January 21-2S-F ebruary 4.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
TiTlON FOR PROBATE OF
WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of John
@. A. Marsh, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota to Mar
guerite E. Marsh and all persons in
terested in the allowance and probate
of the will of said decedent. The pc
tition of Marguerite e. Marsh being
duly filed in this court, representing
that John @. A. Marsh, then resi-
dent of the County of Blue Earth,
State of Minnesota, died on the 26th
day of December, 1915, leaving a last
will and testament, which is pre-
sented to this court with said petit
ton, and praying that said instru-
ment be allowed as the last will and
testament of said deeedent, and that
letters Testamentary on said estate
be issued thereon to Marguerite E.
Marsh. 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
14th day of February, 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 8th day
of January, 1916.
Court Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge.
H. L. & J. w. Schmitt,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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1ifvoL

Despite the cold weather Sunday,
church was attended by fourteen.
Rev Stevens had a splendid sermon
his topic being, 1.-The Temptations OF
Jesus" which was very interesting.
Mr.. Garry Haigh OF Eagle Lake
accompanied Rev. Stevens down
from Eagle Lake. nj
Mrs. John Morse called on Mrs.
John Gates Thursday. .tr
Misses Anna and Clara Larson
visited Mrs. Mary Phalen Saturday
Miss Esther OFT returned last week
Friday from Amboy.
Miss Elsie Ford visited Misses
Larson Sunday.
The farmers held meeting Satur-
day evening at the schoolhouse and
organized a Farmers club. This club
will meet and spend a social time at
the homes of the members.
Miss Anna Larson visited Miss
Minnie Miller Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Grace Bucholtz of st. Clair
visited her aunt, Eottie Bennett
Sunday. ''e VT
Mrs. Emma Kelley and sister,
Minnie, visited Mrs. John Gates
Thursday.
Quite a number of Tivolians at
tended the social at Eagle Lake
Thursday evening.
A party Of young people enjoyed a
coasting party the other evening, on
what is known as the 'Purdy HILL.
B. l.. Miller and daughter were
shoppers at Mankato Tuesday.
w. Harris visited Espy Gates one
day this week.
Mrs. o. Larson and son, Walter
visited Mrs. B. L. Miller Thursday
afternoon. 5sa ...a
Joe Mosher called on J. Gates
Monday .,,f ~ 49,
Mrs. Emma Kelley was on the
sick list last week. g.. b..
Espy Gates assisted J. w. Morse
with putting up his supply of ice for
this summer.
J. w. Morse is again trying tc
j. Gates. 1t is hoped he will have
good luck as he has tried several
times but failed.
Olaf Larson has made several
trips to his own place in Belgrade
after corn stalks. .
j. Gates dog seemed to like the
Marysburg climate and has made five
trips back there in about two months
being brought back here four times
badly battered from each journey
but he still persists in going back.
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ness trim to the cities Wednesday.
Miss Hazel Stockton returned home
Wednesday evening from a visit of
several weeks with relatives in Wis
consin.
Mrs. w. H. Powell entertained the
Crochet club Thursday evening.
Miss Anna Swenson entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Swenson and
family and Miss Olive Little at. six
o'clock dinner Wednesday evening.
John Grip of Sandstone, Mimi,
arrived Wednesday to visit his broth
er, A. H. Gripp, who is very serious
ly i'll.
Five of the f. R. Vernon family
are recovering from a siege of the
grip. :
Mr.. and Mrs. William st. John,
who have been visiting in Farming
ton since Christmas. left there the
first of the week for an extended visit
with relatives in Iowa.
Misses Patricia and Bernice Kneefe
have been unable TO attend school
this week because OF illness.
Mr.. Peach of Cleveland was a
visitor at the home of John Mention
this week.
Agent, C. r. Anderson, had the
misfortune to have his left hand
badly crushed last Tuesday while
loading express.
Mrs. c.. NJ. Nelson has been in
poor health for several weeks past.
Miss Emma Leaf has been award
ed first honors il the senior class
Miss Lillian Wistronl second, Harold
Adams third, and Mabel Gripp fourth
Mrs. Sarah Anderson returned
home Wednesday, from several
weeks visit with her son, Will, anG
family of Minneapolis.
A telephone has recently been in
stalled IN the home Of c. n. War
rant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-28
JUDICIAL DITCH NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. District Court, Sixth
Judicial District.
In the Matter of Judicial Ditch Pro-
ceeding in the County of Blue
Earth, Minnesota, on the Petition
of c.. J. Laurisch, and Others, to
be Designated and Known as
Judicial Ditch No. II of Blue
Earth County.
NOTICE OF FILING PETITION AND
HEARING THEREON IN THE
MATTER OF JUDICIAL DITCH
PROCEEDING NO. IL I'M SAID
COUNTY AND STATE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
petition, of which the following is
q copy, has been filed in the Office of
the Clerk of the District Court in and
for said Blue Earth County, Mime
sofa, signed by G.. J. Laurisch and
others, praying for the establishment
OF public ditch in the townships OF
Lincoln and Garden City in said Blue
Earth County, and that hearing
will be had upon said petition before
the Honorable w. l.. Comstock
Judge of said District Court, in the
court room, in the court house in the
City Of Mankato, in said County and
State, on Wednesday, the 23rd day
of February, A. D. 1916, at ten O'CLOCK
in the forenoon of said day, pursuant
to the order of the Court fixing the
time and place of said hearing ir
said matter.
Dated at Mankato, Minnesota, this
10Th day Of January, A. D. 1916.
GEORGE G. KROST,
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LETTER FROM ]. N. BARCLAY

export corn. 1t may be fairly said,
however, that with the adoption of
scientific methods the corn belt
center, may move quite ways to-
ward the Gulf of Mexico; and even at
that, Minnesota corn will eventually
rank higher as a cereal than that
produced farther south, on account of
cur climate. This solid democratic
country will be solid for Mr. Wilson at
the democratic national convention but
you may be interested to know that
he is a great deal less popular than
he was at election time in 1912.
Some things have happened which
are distinctly unpleasant to our
friends the enemy" in this neck of
the woods and in fact all over the
gulf coast and through the cotton
states. One thing which might be
noted with glee by republican stump
speakers if such were permitted to
run at large here during heated
campaign is prospective free sugar.
The sugar cane growers will never
forget that they were slaughtered in
the house of their friends while there
was nothing to hurt the great Iron
Steel combines; and that the wool and
cotton manufacturers were left a
very comfortable margin, but that
anybody could capture cotton ship
Oh the high seas and run it into port
and keep it even if it did sail under
the American flag. There is quite a
lot Of feeling Oh these subjects
among the people south, although the
press is solid nearly for Wilson An
other thing which one can easily find
out is that Theodore Roosevelt is
easily the most popular Of all the re-
publican leaders. OF course, it could
not do him any good in an election
for this country votes the straight
democrat ticket, so far, but it would
not be surprising if soon the old par
ty would begin to disintegrate as If
must some day.
! Some have thought that prohibi-
ton would wreck it sooner or later;
| but that question is so closely con-
nected with the "nigger question, -
and prohibition seems so necessary
| III the black belt for the protection
| of white women that can see no
| break through that, especially as the
express companies will bring all the
interstate commerce" of that sort
! that Will be necessary to relieve the
tension and at prices very much low
er than the stuff could be bought at
| from home dealers even if there were
! home dealers, which there are not.
! There are some boot leggers, how
! ever. In Iowa when the republicans
put prohibition into their platform
! the democrats fought them under the
| personal liberty" plea, but here the
democrats themselves brought prohi-
| bition about, and the republicans
| generally acquiesced. So whatever
scrap there may develop will be
among themselves, and the republic
ans are so few as to be negligible
at any rate. The democratic party
| has chance to split now on protec-
| tion. Free sugar may bring them to
it, bat now while they have patron
4, age both state and national to for
tify themselves with.
The weather has been delightful
over since we came here and Mrs.
Barclay is doing nicely. We have
had a little cold snap and touch
OF frost but nothing to annoy Min
neSOtan
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being able to be removed from the
hospital.
The stormy weather of last week
cut deeply into the attendance at
school. Some mornings were plenty
cool, though it puts the vim into a
person when he gets out into the
fresh air
Mr.. Wrightson has been quite sick
at the home of George Richardson
hut is reported as being better at
this time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-28

Chronicle, Ala, January IS, 1916
THE other day had an opportunity
to witness the dipping of bunch of
Alabama cattle for fever tick"
which has heretofore for several
years been a great source of loss to
Alabama farmers and stockmen. The
tick gets into a herd and quickly in
fects the whole, producing what is
now known as tick fever and so great
has been its ravages that the au-
thOrities have taken it in hand and
all over Mobile county there have
been established baths" Tor public
use; and all cattle must be bathed or
dipped" as they call it, once every
two weeks or oftener. There were
about fifty head in the bunch | saw
treated nearly all Guernseys, Alder
neyS or Jerseys Of some sort and they
went into the vat one at a time in
lots of ten to twenty until all were
through The vat is 3X35 feet and
eight feet deep. A sharp incline
slides the "critter" in at one end where
she goes clear under and swims to
the other end and climbs out by q
cement stairway into dripping room
whence she is driven on into larger
room to dry The drip runs back. on
a cement floor properly slanted, into
the vat again and the same solution
is used over and over. There is a
three foot alley way with heavy
Board sides leading into the bath, and
the cattle crowd each other through
this alley to the brink of the bath
where if they hesitate, AKA scantling
running across the alley between the
stout plank sides behind the critter
and propelled by two stout colored
men one on each side gently but
firmly shoves il in. Cattle which have
been through several times never
hesitate but spring as far as possible
into. the pool, swim across, climb
out, shake themselves and evidently
enjoy the performance. The bath be-
ing repeated q few times eradicates
the tick and finally the county COM
missioners free" the neighborhood
and the tick" is considered as
stamped ont. s.
$3.50
I notice on this my second visit
to this locality, (the first four years
ago. much improvement in almost
every direction and among other
things I am informed that farmers,
or planters, as they are called here,
treat the departments of agriculture
both state and national with good
deal more consideration than form
ely. That is a most hopeful and en-
couraging sign. We of Blue Earth
county know that the farmers in
stitute has been the most benefcient
single agency in the past for i'm
proved agricultural methods, and
largely through it the agricultural
college directly and the university in
directly have made great strides in
the affections of the people. We are
getting results. Alabama is sending
able lecturers out to teach her peo-
pie new ways, and not long ago an
Alabama boy won first national
prize with 122 bushels Of corn to the
acre. Now this year JuniuS Hill has
set a mark for Etowah county boys
by producing ia bushels OF corn On
an acre Of land at cost Of 20 cents
per bHshel This result is largely at
tributed to scientific management. |
have no doubt the long hot season
gives the south an advantage in a
yield contest where commercial fer
filters may be used, yet the great
middle west corn belt continues so far,
20 &f ..
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SEA r........ 5 LOT 20
Charles P. Larson, Sk
of SWA and WIZ of
SEA ........ 5 107 %
And your petitioners pray that the
court by its order fix time and place
for a hearing upon this petition and
that such other proceedings under the
provisions of Chapter AS, Laws of
1907, may be had as are necessary and
requisite to the establishment and
construction of such a public drain as
prayed for herein.
Dated January 8, 1915.
G. ]. LAURISCH,
w. C. CAMPBELL,
l.. HANSON.
S. B. Wilson, c. J. Laurisch,
Attorneys for Petitioners,
Mankato, Minnesota.
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from tuesdays Daily.

HI. M. Green of Lake Crystal, pres
ident of the Blue Earth Cou"+v Purn
Seed association, spent yesterday and
today in the city, making prepar" tons
for the coming seed fair, and the
premium list is now in the hands of
the printer.
Hob breeders in the vicinity OF Man
kato have offered to donate spring
pigs, and the chances are that six
will be given. These pigs are worth
from $25 to $50 each, and are all reg
istered stock, which brings the total
value of premiums offered up to more
than $500. The pigs will be among
the most valuable premiums to be
given.
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Quarter of Section Nineteen (19)
Township one hundred seven (1O7),
Range Twenty eight (2S); thence
Easterly and Northeasterly through
the South Half of said Section Nine
teen Q9) Township On hundred sew
en- 900 Range Twenty eight (2S) to
a point about fifteen rods East of the
center of said Section Nineteen (19)
Township One Hundred seven GOD
Range Twenty EIGHT (2S); thence
Northwesterly, Northerly and North
easter1y through the Northwest Quar-
ter of said Section Nineteen 19,
Township One Hundred seven GOD
Range Twenty eight to the Northeast
corner of the Northwest Quarter of
said Section Nineteen (19), Township
One Hundred seven GOD Range
Twenty eight (2S) thence Nortnerly
through and under the East and West
Highway between Sections Eighteen
(1S) and Nineteen (19) Township One
hundred Seven GOD Range Twenty
eight (2S); thence NorthwesterIy and
Northeasterly through the West Half
Of Section Eighteen (1S) Township
One hundred seven 900 Range
Twenty eight (2S) to the Northeast
corner of the Northwest Quarter of
said Section Eighteen (1S) Township
! One Hundred seven 900 Range
Twenty eight (2S): thence Easterly
and Northeasterly through the South
east Quarter of Section Seven 90
| Township One hundred eight (10S)
Range Twenty (27 70 a point
about one hundred rods North of the
Southeast corner of said Section Sew
| en- CD Township One hundred eight
| (108) Range Twenty seven CD ;
thence in a Northeasterly direction
| through the West Half of Section
Eight (S) Township One Hundred
eight (1O8) Range Twenty seven (27)
and the Southwest Quarter of Sec
! ton Five (5) Township One hundred
eight (10S) Range Twenty seven
| cd to point on the North and
South quarter line in said Section
Five 90 Township One hundred
eight (10S) Range Twenty seven or
about Sixty rods North of the South
east corner of the Southwest Quart
er of said Section Five 60 Town
ship One hundred eight (10S) Range
Twenty-seven CD; thence North
eighty rods; thence East forty rods
and thence Northerly and North
easterly through the East Half OF
Said Section Five 60 Township One
! hundred eight, Q0S) Range Twenty
seven (27) to Crystal Lake, there tc
| terminate as it's outlet.
Above described ditch to follow the
course Of County Ditch No. i, SO fan
as practicable; also such branches
and laterals as the Engineer may
deem necessary to provide a proper
outlet for all low lands lying within
| this watershed.
And your petitioners further repre-
sent and state that the following is
a legal description of all of the lands
! to be drained by said proposed pub
lie drain as nearly as can be ascer-
! tanned by us, to-wit:
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Mc"c~ Making F~occccs.

Er~~~ 'g,r>S--'"s OaiIN
fayor A. G.. Meyer, who has been
ct the Emmanuel hospital for some
days undergoing treatment to get him
into condition for an operation for
gallstones, is reported to- have been
making good progress. s22eSa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-28
Fiiian CannibaIs.

Fijian CannibaIs.
Fijian cannibals worship Matawaloo,
god with eight stomachs, who is be-
lieved to he always eating.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-16
STANDING or TEAMS IN FORT
SKATER LEAGUE.

Especial Star. Bulletin Correspondence
FORT, SKATER, June 16.-Due to-
the fact that the LIST Battalion has
completed the series and the Sd Bat
talon is on the range only one game
was played on the Shafter diamond
yesterday. H Company showed the
crowd what q "come back" really was
and took the G Company aggregation
into camp to the tune Of So. The de-
feat of H Company by the fast F Com.
pany team on Wednesday was a sur
prise to all the followers of the game,
but today's results convinced them
that H Company is yet to be consider
ed.
An unusually small crowd was pre-.
sent and these were more or less dis.
appointed as the game was rather
slow, taking about two hours, and was
not marked by any spectacular plays.
Today F. and G will fight it out, and
as Ford, their wonderful southpaw,
showed Odell some of the fine points
of the game on Wednesday this will
prove to be more interesting than
that of yesterday. O'Dell was not in
the pitchers box yesterday as he was
resting after the previous days hard
play, so probably this Is one Of the
reasons that the G-H Company game
was go slow
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-16
TOURNAMENT FOR
BOWLERS Opens
AT N. G. ARMORY
Company B lnaugurates Sea-
son BY Winning Three
Straight From Co. A

Strikes, spares and those creations
Of the evil ons, splits, were in evil
dence last evening when number OF
ardent bowling fans watched the first
game of the tournament at the Nation
al Guard armory. Bowling has taken
hold among the members and the
schedule will introduce number. Of
star knights of the maple slide.
Company B carried off the honors
last evening. winning three straight
games from the Company A five. Capt.
Methven of the B squad has the hon.
or of making the highest score to date,
rolling as. Carter of Company B
made the high individual score, land.
ing 1879 In the last game. The next
game will be played on Wednesday
evening between Company D and Com.
pany H, two OF the best teams in the
guard. The results of last nights
bowling were as follows: III i
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-16

The STAR-BULlETIN is fully
installed in the three story
tar-BuIIetin Building, at 1925
Merchant Street, next to the
StangenWald. Phone 4911 for
all departments.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-16
A REAL BASEBALL YARN.

= Just as a ball game was about (
4 to begin in a Missouri town I
4 about 80 miles from Kansas City :
4 the other Sunday, the manager :
4 Of the team said so that a couple :
y of town boys" could hear, I'VE :
4 can't start the game cause our :
= signals are in the black grip at =
4 the hotel" Ia. - -. :
4 "I'll get EN-" volunteered one
y of the listeners. r..
+ They're in the black grip in
4 room IL, and hurry, as the game
4 begins in half an hour" the man !,
= ager said. - -. ..~# -.
- The hotel was a, mile and a
y half from the bali grounds, but )
X in about Is minutes the un :
= sophisticated youth came runs
4 ming back breathless and said:
= which one of the black grips
= are they in: they're, four Of ).
y emf" ..,..~. =,
\ He is now known as Signal
4 Henry."-Alport A. Hager, in
y Kansas City Star. 'silss ), -lssr. s,gst
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-16
MEREDITH PICKS
WINNERS OF BIG
INTERCOLLEGIATE
Star Bulletin Selections Win in
Nearly Every Event; Nine
Winners Selected

SAN FRANCISCO, June LIFTED
Meredith, the University Of Pennsyl-
vania track captain and star of the
recent intercollegiate meet at Cam
bridge, evidently is a close student OF
the ability of his contemporaries and
rivals in athletics. A few days be-
fore the meet Meredith Ventured a
forecast of the probable performances
of the Stanford and University of Cali
fornia athletes. The results as conf
pared to his forecasts are worthy OF
record.
Meredith predicted that Stanford
would finish in second place and Cali
fornia fourth. The two universities
tied for third place. He gave Stan
ford 20 points and California IS. They
scored % points each. = ~.
Murray for First. ~. 49,
The Pennsylvania picked Murray
of Stanford to win in both hurdle
events. He did. He conceded Capt
Preble of California second place in
the high hurdles. Preble placed third
In both hurdles he placed Norton OF
Stanford third. Norton ran third and
fourth. .~.*.l - M:- -@
The best he would accord to Wilson
of Stanford in the mile was third
place while the popular verdict &C
corded him a great chance of being
return victor Wilson finished in
fourth place.
He conceded the hammer throw te
Gildersleeve of California, who won
1t. 80
In the broad jump he accorded sec
ond place to Maker of California and
third place to Sisson of Stanford
They finished in fourth and third
place respectively. -