The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-21

Friday, January 81, 1916.
one time concert meister of the Phil
harmonic orchestra of Leipzig
1t is said that the cello is notsa
woman's instrument but Mrs. Dick
disproves this by her mastery tech
nique. She is a great favorite on the
concert stage.
Franklin Krieger, the pianist, is a
st. Paul musician who has won con-
siderable notice throughout the cOun-
try for his careful and scholarly work.
Nh: Krieger spent several years in
Berlin coaching with Stepanoff, the
famous Leschetizky exponent.
Ftoe, SATURDAYS DaiN.
Late yesterday afternoopAa meet
, ing was held in the land office at 40
North Front street for the purpose of
forming a stock company of Mankato
men to buy up large tract of Florida
land for investment purposes. r.
Wachtler presided as chairman of the
meeting, and in an Introductory adj
dress spoke very favorably of the
proposed investment He 1 explained
that the tract of land to be sold con-
sisted Of twenty thousand acres,
which belonged to the Arcadia Groves
Land company, and that the vice
president of the company, Mr.. c. d.
/ Nichols of Kansas City, was present
and would explain the proposition.
Mr.. Wachtler stated that he had
visited the land and that it was the
best he had seen in thirty-five states,
and he thought there was plenty of
capital in Mankato to forE e stock
company to take the tract over.
Mr.. Nichols, upon being introduced.
gave brief talk. describing the land
by means of chart. He explained
that his company has paid 81 an acre
for the land, and in the five years
they have owned it the expense had
run up to $40 an acre for which they
would sell it at wholesale He stated
that Arcadia was the largest single
shipping point in Florida having nine
packing houses, and had shipped out
1890 cars of fruit last year. He gave
very encouraging report of the land,
and said that if thirty or forty Man
kate people desired to invest they
could pay for it in four payments,
and undoubtedly sell at large profit
A special agent OF the Big Four rail
road was present to arrange for a
special Car. Nothing definite was done
about forming a company, however.
From Saturday. Cauv.
During the week just ending the
following bankruptcy proceedings
have been filed with C. E. Bredeson
deputy clerk of the federal court:
Filed on January 10, the petition
in involuntary bankruptcy of the
Maplctcn State bank, Herbert c. Ho-
falling aud William G. Schulz. all OF
Mapleton, Mimi, creditors for the
adjudication of John r. Tyler of
Mapleton, Mimi, the total liabilities
being ever $1,000. u. G. Orgetsinger
Of Mapleton is the petitioners attor
ney. aa
Filed on January II, the voluntary
petition of Andrew Nystrom of Worth
ington, Mimi, by his attorney, S. s.
Smith, of the same city, the total
debts being 1914 SO and assets $500.
Filed ON January II, the voluntary
petition of Oric A. Mobiles of Mankato
by attorney Ivan Bowen, the total
debts being 1914 16 and total assets
$685.
Filed January IA, in involuntary
bankruptcy, the petition Of Charles
Scheurer & Sons, incorporates; Isl
dor Breidbart, Henry Breidbart and
Samuel Breidhart, co-partners as |.
Breidbart & Brothers; j. Bouton &
~ Cd al Of
creditors for the adjudication Of Phil
ip C. Morrell of Mankato, alleged
bankrupt, the contention in this pro-
ceeding being that the alleged bank
,, rupt committed an act of bankruptcy
in that he transferred on December
10, 1916 certain portion of his prop
erty while insolvent, the transfer con-
tanning insurance policies and moneys
! payable under the same, on account
of fire loss suffered by the alleged
bankrupt, to one Bodies for the use
of Butler Brothers of Minneapolis,
with intent of preferring said Butler
Brothers over his large creditors. The
petition alleges other transfers in
preference to other creditors, those
mentioned being to the Standard Oil
company, October 26, 1915, in the sum
of $40 so, to F. Vogel andt Sons OF
Chicago, November s, 1915, $3.50, to
. the Waterloo Skirt and Garment COM
pany of Waterloo, Iowa, December 8,
1915, $51.52.
Subpoenas have been issued to the
United States marshal by deputy
clerk, G.. g. Bredeson, calling for the
appearance of John +. Tylsr, alleged
bankrupt and for the appearance
: of Philip c.. Morrell, alleged bank
rupt, On January 20. before the Unit
= edh States district court.
From Saturdays Da'N
Mankato Emmanuel hospital train
!, ing school for nurses has made great
progress during the past few years,
and is now, in a very fourishing con-
dition, under the efficient supervision
of Miss Harriet Schindeldecker. The
Emmanuel hospital is the first hospit-
al, outside those in the twin cities
to be placed on the accredited list of
Southern Minnesota Emmanuel hos
pital association, and the number OF
patients who go there for treatment