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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-07


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TiiYoh
From Mondays Daily.

FROM "CHuSyS OaiIy
Miss Anna Macbeth, who teaches
near Amboy, is home spending the
holidays
Santa Claus took the form of
Christmas. stork this year and left
boy at the home Of Vint Smith and
a girl at Henry Wilkinson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beschnitt spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Miss Frances Hoagland is in ST.
Clair caring for Mrs C. Macbeth, who
is in i'll health.
Mr.. Espy Cate is entertaining a
friend from Waseca
Miss Detamore went to her home,
Tuesday to spend the remainder of
her weeks vacation.
Mr.. w. H. Detamore of Mankato
attended the meeting at the school
house Monday evening.
Miss Grace Buchholtz spent the
week end with her mother, Mrs c.
Hilton in st. Clair.
Mr.. Ed Van Buren, moved his fam
lily Wednesday to their new home,
which he purchased recently.
Little Eva Barton has just returned
from Mankato where she has been
undergoing an operation on her ton
sis. She also had adenoids removed
Diona and Ronald Tanner spent
Christmas night with Grandpa and
Grandma Tanner Little Jessie Mae
Jensen entertained them with her
Christmas tree.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Armstrong and
Mrs. Lucy Kruger and children spent
Sunday at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
w. Schroeder.
Mr.. Guy Ford is suffering from a
sprained arm, as a result Of an acct
dent, with his gasoline engine
School closed Friday for a weeks
vacation. a jolly afternoon was spent
by the teacher and children, opening
the pretty packages and fishing for
them from a pond built in one corner
of the room. The boys popped corn
and the girls made candy All left
with a good Christmas spirit and a
Merry Christmas on their lips.
The Christmas entertainment Civ
en- by the Tivoli Sunday school was
well attended and although the tree
came near to destruction, when q
slight touch caused it to topple and
fall, everything was put to rights in
time to welcome Santa Claus, who
made every. one laugh with his pecu-
liar North Pole pronunciation of the
childrens names.
Mrs. Barton's nephew, Lee Shindle,
is visiting her for, few days.
The meeting at the Tivoli school
house conducted by Mr.. George F.
Howard of the Minnesota extension
division was well attended. A COM
mittee of five was appointed to talk
over the organization of a farmers
club and draw UP constitution
and bylaws, and if the committee
sees fit, also to appoint the next meet
ing. After the lecture, refreshments
were served. The coffee was made on
the new oil stove purchased by school
children for the benefit of the hot
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December 31-Iannary LA.

-DecemDer 3I-January LA.
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Dissemination of Descent of Land.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth in Probate Court:
In the Matter of the Estate of Will
liam RetZlaff, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota To all per-
sons Interested in the determination
Of the descent Of the real estate Of
said decadent: The potit,"n c? Han
nah Retzlaff having :. Ger fled in this
court, ToG.EcGcnting that said decedent
died 81 than five years prior to
iha filing thereof, leaving certain
real estate in said petition described,
and that no will of decedent has been
proved nor administration of his es-
tate granted IN this state, and pray
ing that the descent of said real es-
tate be determined by this court;
Therefore You. and Each CT You,
are hereby cited and required to
show cause, if any you have, before
this court at the Probate Court Room
in the Court House in the City OF
Mankato in the County of Blue Earth
State OF Minnesota, on, the oath day
Of January 1916, at ten O'Clock a m.
why said petition should not be
granted.
Witness the Judge of said court,
and the seal thereof, this 28th day OF
December 1915. =.
EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge
Prokatc Court SeaD
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INDIAN Lake
From Mondays oaITy.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gromquist and their
son and daughter, family OF Mrs. John
Duffy visited the j. Duffy home on
Christmas day. A tree was set up
and an old fashioned dinner was
served The brother and sister re-
manned over night, returning with the
+! family in time for church Sunday
morning.
S. F. keenan, and family ate Christ
mas goose with Grandma Keenan,.
Mrs. Gromquist of West Mankato is
ill with a complication of diseases ag-
gravated by grippe.
Harry keenan, enjoyed a few days
visit at home last week, returning to
the farm near Lake Crystal in time for
his partner, Martin Ulman to come
down and spend Christmas with his
parents Mr. and Mrs. j. Ulman.
The Indian Lake school closed on
Thursday evening with splendid pro-
gram, of music, recitations and drills.
The children were well trained and
had their parts perfect. The attend
ance was much enlarged by the hap
by group of young teachers, high
school pupils and others home for
their vacations. The teacher, Miss
Marie Maynes Of st. Paul. departed
for her home Friday morning. She will
return in time to take up her work in
the school room on Monday, January
10TH
During the vacation the school
house will be fitted with storm win
dows. 1t is interesting to note that
the furnace is doing splendidly this
year, the room being readily warmed
in an hour.
1t is interesting during ride on
a pleasant day along the lake to see
the good array of muskrat houses and
to watch the little creatures at play
1t is to be hoped that the fur hunt
ers will allow them to remain this
year, especially as fur is not high and
not much can be made by hunting
them. Also we have heard of some
thoughtless people trapping them and
not visiting their traps often, thus
causing much suffering which might
have been averted.
Mrs. Frank Pearson is quite poorly
having taken cold early and does not
seem to recover readily.
Mrs. Agnes Watts and family visit
ed Mr.. Frank Watts Sunday. having
spent Christmas with her daughter
Mrs. Charlie LOe. Mr.. Loe and wife
were there, also Mr. Loe's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole K. Loe.
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N. y. TICIU, :.
Attorney for Mort gagee.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Decemhor "a al January 7.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETl-
TlCN FOR ADMINISTRATION.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In tho Matter of the Estate of George
f. Brett Decedent. ~
The state Of Minnesota to James Ed
ward Brett and all persons Interested
in the granting CT administration OF
The estate of said decedent: The, petit
ton Of Lizzie E. Brett having been
filed in this court, representing that
George E. Brett then a resident OF the
County OF Blue Earth. State OF Min
nesota died interstate on the 2gth day
OF November, 1915, and praying that
| otters CT Administration Of his es7
tate be granted to James Edward
Brett: And the Court having fixed the
time and place for hearing said petit
ton: Therefore, You, And Each OF
You. are hereby cited and required
to show cause, if any you have, be-
fore 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 January, 1916, at ten
o'clock a. ~, why said petition should
not be granted.
Witness, The Judge of said Court,
and the Seal of said Court, this 10Th
day of December, 1915.
Court Seal EVAN HUGHES'
Probate Judge.
S. r. Wilson,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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kasota
from Mondays Daily.

from Mondays Ddfiy.
Mrs. J. E. Davies visited relatives
in Mankato Thursday.
Carl Anderson, son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Anderson, is quite seriously i'll
with heart trouble
Miss Ella Gripp visited friends al
Minneopa the first of the week
Miss Margaret Humble is making {
week end visit with friends in Win
dom.
Allen Wheeler of Plevna, Mont.
was a guest at the home of Rev. Bailey
and family, from Wednesday until
Thursday evening.
Magnus Stevenson is taking treat
ments for rheumatism at Mudbaden
Mrs. e. B. Nelson is among the
many suffering with the grippe
Miss Mildred Franks was a twin
city visitor Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week.
Mr. William Moses returned Mon
day evening from Wells, where she
spent Christmas with DR.. and Mrs
Claude Bugbee.
Mrs. o. P. Buell. and daughters,
Ruth and Laura and Miss Ethel Will
cox were Mankato shoppers last
Tuesday.
Miss May Gardner of Minneapolis
visited at home over Christmas.
Miss Edla Starr of Redwood Falls
is visiting at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. J. r. Ream and family
Mrs. j. Livingston entertained her
Sunday school class Wednesday aft
ernoon.
Miss Estelle Franks of the state
university visited Kasota relatives
over Christmas.
Leonard Lauro and family are
spending the week in Minneapolis.
w. H. Moulton and H. Severson are
doing some marble setting at Mudbad-
en- this week.
John Pringle of Knoxville, Iowa,
visited at the James Franks home the
first of the week.
Miss Cloris Bailey entertained her
class in Sunday school at six o'clock
dinner Thursday evening.
Miss Esther Lundquist Of Elbow
Lake is visiting Kasota relatives.
The funeral of the late Mrs. John
Martin, whose death occurred last
Sunday following an illness of one
week with pneumonia. was held We'd
nesday morning at 1890 o'clock in the
Catholic church at st. Peter. Inter
ment was made in Calvary cemetery.
The children of the deceased were ali
present at the funeral They are john
Martin of Fergus Falls, Thomas of
Slayton, Henry of Mankato. Mrs. Pat
rick Kneefe of Oshawa and Mrs. Da-
vid Hugunin of Kasota.
The third chapter of the serial pic
ture 'The Diamond From the Sky"
will be shown at the hall Saturday
evening, January /. Dance after the
show. Music by VERSIONS orchestra
of st. Peter.
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December 3-10-17-24-31, January Z.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE
~ CLOSURE SALE.


Default having been made in the
payment of the sum of Two hundred
sixty and 50-100 1880. 5O} dollars,
which is claimed to be due and is
actually due and payable at the date
of this notice upon that certain mort
gage executed and delivered by Judd
3. McKibbin and Elncra McKibbin,
his wife, mortgagors, to H E. Web
Der, mortgage, dated April 26, 1915,
and recorded in the Office of the reg
lister of deeds of Blue Earth county,
Minnesota, on April 80. 1915, at nine
o'clock a. M, in book 6S of mortgages
On page 42S; and no action or pro-.
ceedings having been Instituted at
law or otherwise to recover the debt
secured by said mortgage or any
part thereof
NOW THEREFORE,. Notice is here
by given that by virtue of the power
of sale in said mortgage contained
and pursuant to the statute in such
case made and provided, said mort
gage will be foreclosed and the prem
ises described in and covered by said
mortgage, which are situate, lying and
being in the County OF Blue Earth,
State of Minnesota, to-Wit: An I'M
divided one-fifth do interest of the
East half of southeast quarter (Eh
Of SEA- }, of section eleven 11l. in
township one hundred and six G06),
of range twenty-five (25), subject TO
the life estate of William 3. McKib-
bin: and an undivided two fifteenths
(2-15) of the northwest quarter of
the southwest quarter (NWA OF
SWAl, Of section twelve 12), in
township che hundred and six (106).
of range twenty five, (25) will be sold
at public vendue to pay the amount
then due on said mortgage twenty-five
(25l dollars attorneys fees and tho
lawful disbursements. which sale will
be made by the sheriff Of Blue Earth
County at the rear or easteriy main
entrance door of the District Court
House Of the District Court of the
Sixth Judicial District, Minnesota, in
the City of Mankato. said county ard
state. on January o., 1915. at 10
o'clock q. NJ, subject to redemption
within one year from the date of sale
! as provided by law.
| Dated November 80 1919
/ H. E. WEBER,
] Mortgage.
\. r. Field.
| Attorney for Mort gagee.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
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December 24-31- january T.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
TlTiON FOR PROBATE OF
WILL

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter OF the Estate OF Their
esa Mayer, Decedent:
The, state of Minnesota to Charles
K. Mayer and ell persons interested in
the allowance and probate of the will
of said decedent. The petition of
Charles K. Mayer being duly filed in
this court, representing that Theresa
Mayer, then resident OF the county
of Blue Earth, state of Minnesota, died
on the 18th day of November, 1915,
leaving a last will and testament,
which is presented 10 this court with
said petition, and praying that said in
strument be allowed as the last will
and testament Of said decedent, and
that letters testamentary on said es-
tate, be issued thereon to Charles K.
Mayer 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 CT Minnesota, on
the 18th day of January, 1916, at ten
O'Clock a H., why the prayer CT said
petition should not be granted.
Witness the Hon. Evan Hughes,
judge of said court, and the seal of
said court, this 18th day of December,
1915.
(Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
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December 31-January TIA.
Citation for Hearing on Petition fo'
Discrimination of Descent OF Land.

December 31-January ia.
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Determination of Descent OF Land.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County oil
Blue Earth in Probate Court:
In the Matter Of the Estate OF Henry
Retzlaff Descedent:
The State OF Minnesota To all per-
sons interested in the determination
of the descent of the real estate OF
said decedent: The petition of Han
nah Retzl9ff having been filed in this
court, representing that said decedent
died more than five years prior to the
fling thereof, leaving certain real
estate in said petition described, ana
that no viii of decedent has been
proved nor administration of his es-
tate granted IN this state. and pray
ing that the descent Of said real cs-
tate he determined by this court;
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 Room
in the Court House in the City OF
Mankato in the County of Blue Earth,
State of Minnesota, on the oath day
of January 1916, at ten o'clock a. M,
why said petition should not be
granted.
Witness the Judge of said court,
and the seal thereof, this 2Sth day of
December, 1915.
EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge
probate Court SeaD
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lunch, which has now become a part Of

lunch, which has now become part Of
their daily program.
Donald Harvey, who is attending
the agricultural school at Hamline
and Leslie Morse, who is attending the
university law school, are home for
their vacations.
Miss Lottie E. Bennett entertained
her Sunday school class and their
husbands at dinner Thursday evening.
Plates were laid for twenty-six. The
evening was spent in social chat with
music intermingled.
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ticn took place yesterday afternoon
before Court Commissioner Benjamin
Taylor, who soon concluded that there
was no evidence warranting the hold
ing of Kinney to the federal district
court, and the defendant was given
his unqualified discharge. He at once
made arrangements to go back to
Amboy and resume his employment
on the farm of o. K. Olson
Child Goes to Papa.
Yesterday afternoon the woman
herself and her husband and child
were again before Judge Comstock in
regard to the habeas corpus proceed
ings instituted by the father to OBJ
tain the custody of the little girl. 1t
will be remembered that a few days
ago the father and mother consented
to have the matter of the custody of
the child adjudicated by the district
court in Indiana, where both are
known, and with that understanding
the habeas corpus proceeding was
given a continuance. But yesterday
afternoon the mother showed that she
had changed her mind and decided
not to go back to Indiana with her
daughter at all. Hereupon, the court
ordered the custody of the child to
be awarded to the father, and ]. w.
Schmitt, attorney for SWartzbaugh,
led the child to him.
The mother was far from giving up.
She followed Mr. Schmidt, Mr.
SWartzbaugh and the child to the I'M
ion depot, and she boarded, the same
train. 1t is probable that after all get
to Knox, Indiana, the mother will
make an endeavor to obtain posses
sion Of the child through district court
in Indiana, thus doing practically
t what she agreed to do a few days ago
but refused to carry out yesterday.
! Tro~ Erids.'s CafIu
Curriers' of Mapleton and Mankato
met at the Caledonian Curling club
Kinks in the new pavilion at the fair
ground yesterday, in the opening
! games Of the season, the affair prov
ing a great success. The Mapleton
boys with a full rink came down early
| yesterday morning and the game
!. opened at 1890 a M. continuing until
noon. During the afternoon the visit
ors attended the play "The Birth Of a
Nation" at the Grand theatre, and
early in the evening the games at the
! pavilion were resumed, the street car
! service being extended to the fair
grounds.
/ Chris Nerbovig's rink was defeated
by Mapleton by score of IA to s, and
George b. Owens rink, consisting OF
Fred Otto, John and Cecil Snow, with
Owen as skip, defeated Alva Lewis
backed by Al Quimby, Fowler and Nc
Laurin, score II to 9 in favor Of Ow-
ems rink. John Nyquist, president OF
the Mankato Caledonian Curling club
/ was present and his cordial welcome
made everyone at home at once
! The new pavilion makes ideal head
quarters for the club, and the audi
ence rooms at tip upper end of the
building give an excellent vantage
point from which to view the games
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Eagle Lake

The mill is now going at it's full
capacity and is turning out twenty
five barrels of flour daily. H. Cum
mings, the manager is offering the
farmers E, good deal on the grain that
they bring in and he takes wheat in
exchange for -four.
Maude Risten, who is principal OF
the Smith Mill school, is home for q
two weeks vacation
j. L. Burgess and family went to
Blue Earth to spend Christmas with
the formers sister, Mrs. Cook.
DR.. Meredith has set UP an office
success in his undertaking.
c.. J Freeman is spending few
days with his brother in law, J. H.
Burgess.
Mrs. E Stevens entertained rela-
tives during the fore part of the holi-
days.
Ben Burgess, who is working as
western telephone exchange at Fari-
bault was given lay off for thirty
six hours and spent part of Christmas
day at home.
G.. Hartung and wife spent Christ
mas with their daughter, Mrs john
Bremen.
G. M. Palmer, manager of the Hub
bard Milling company, has announced
that he will offer S45 in cash prizes
for the best bread made from Ardeo
-four shown at the Pure Seed show to
be held in this city next February
The Hubbard Milling company makes
speciality of manufacturing the
highest quality of -four made in the
United States, and breaches quality
Hour and quality bread most insistent-
ly. The Ardee -four has won an envi-
able reputation wherever introduced
as absolutely the best -four. Perfect
bread can easily be had by anyone
using this famous brand, and the
prizes are offered for the purpose OF
SHOWING what superior bread can be
made from it. There will be three
classes, as follows:
The List of Prizes.
Ten dollars for best loaf of Ardee
bread made by am one living in any
city or village in Blue Earth, Nicollet
or LeSueur counties.
Ten dollars for lest loaf of Ardee
bread made by any. one residing Or
a farm in these counties.
Ten dollars for best loaf Of Ardee
bread made by girl under sixteen
years of age, living in any city, vii
lage or On a farm in the same coun-
ties.
Five dollars will be given for sec
ond best loaf in each class.
II any girl wins two first prizes
an extra SO will be given her, max
ing it possible for some girl to wir
$50 in prizes. A lady from the Agri-
cultural college at st. Anthony Pari
will be Judge.
Best Bread Maker Barred.
The girl in Mankato who recently
sent a loaf of Ardee bread to the
Howard Laboratory, which was pro
nounced "a perfect loaf is barred
from this contest 1t is believed There
will be such a show of good bread al
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was. never shown in Mankato, as the
prizes are not only liberal and worth
contesting for, but the honor of VIM
ming such prize is worth far more
than the money involved. The COM
test will add much to the popular in
terest in the Seed Show.
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F~os-- rr'Is -. Hnilv
With the departure of Robert p
Swartzbaugh of Knox. Ind, for his
home yesterday afternoon, .accompan-
led by his four year-old daughter and
closely followed by the mother. who
boarded the same train, the last chap
ter of the Swartzbauah Kinney story,
as far as Mankato is concerned, was
enacted at the union depot at five
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
/ AS far as getting custody of his
daughter was concerned, r. F. Swartz-
baugh won victory by his trip to
Mankato, but he failed utterly in his
attempt to have his wife's step broth
er, Joseph Kinney, prosecuted on the
charge of violation of the Mann white
slave act. Kinney was arrested On
Thursday of last week on the charge
of violating that law in inducing his
step-sist TO leave her home at Knox
and come to Amboy. The examina-
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NOTICE.

probate Court seaD
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EVAN HUGHES,
Judge,
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.. II NFIH-5VIF'
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-31

Upon discovering an approach ing team, the autonobf1ist must stop off-side and cover his machine with a blanket painted to correspond to the scenery.
 2.-The speed limit on country roads this year will be a secret, and the pen alty for violation will be $10 for every mile an offender is caught going in excess of it.
 3.=In case automobile makes a team runaway. the penalty will be $50 for the first mile, $10O for the second, s200 for the third, etc, that the team
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-31

runs; in addition to the usual damages.
 4.-On approaching a corner, where he cannot command view of the road ahead, the automobilist must stop not less than 100 yards from the turn. toot his horn, ring his bell, fire a revolver, hal1oo, and send up three bombs, at intervals of five minutes.
 5.-Aut0mobiles must again be sea- sonabIy painted, that is, so that they will merge with the pastoral ensem- ble and not be startling. They must be green in spring, golden in summer, red in autumn and white in winter.