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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-12
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
H. Williams, Decedent.
Letters of Administration with the
will annexed on said estate this day
having been granted to Henry F..
Leonard
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 here
of; and that the 9th day of July, 1917
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 up
on and the examination, 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 January 6, 1917.
probate Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
S. B. Wilson,
Attorney.
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FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND FOR DlSTRl-
BUTTON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate OF Re-
becca Falknor, Decedent:
The State Of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the final account
and distribution of the estate of saiT'
decedent: The representative. of the
above named decedent, having FLEE
in this court his final account of the
administration of the estate of said
decedent, together with his petition
praying for the adjustment and al
lowance of said final account and fo'
distribution of the residue of said
estate to the persons thereunto en-
titled; 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
Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, on
the 3rd day of February, 1917, 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 4th
day of January, 1917.
court SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge
Thos. Hughes, -,
Attorney for Petitioner
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CITATION FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND FOR DISTRl-
BUTTON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Cath
rine Evans, Decedent:
: The State of Minnesota to, all per-
sons interested in the final account
and distribution of the estate of said
decedent: The representative of the
above named decedent, having filed
in this court have final account of the
administration of the estate of said
decedent, together with their petition
praying for the adjustment and al
lowance of said final account and fo1'
distribution of the residue of SAT-
estate to the persons thereunto en-
titled; 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
Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, on
the 3rd day of February, 1917 at ten
O'Clock a. m, why said petition shot
not be granted
Witness. the Judge of said court.
and the Seal of said Court, this 9Th
day of January, 1917.
Court Seal) EVAN HUGHES.
Probate Judge
Hughes C Ellsworth,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETl.
TON FOR ADMINISTRATION.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Ed E..
Dawson, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the granting of
administration of the estate of said
decedent: The petition of Maud E..
Dawson having been filed in this
Court, representing that Ed e. Daw-
son then a resident of the County of
Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, died
intestate on the 14th day of Deem
Der, 1916, and praying that Letters of
Administration of his estate be
granted to Maud E. Dawson: 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 Blue Earth, State of
Minnesota, on the 5th day of February,
1917 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 January, 1917
probate Court SeaD
EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge.
Benjamin Taylor,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth, in Probate. Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Christopher Brands, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota to Charles
J. Pagenkopf and all persons inter-
ested in the allowance and probate
of the will of said decedent. The
petition of Charles J. Pagenkopf. be-
ing duly filed in this court, repre-
senting that Christopher Brands,
then resident of the County of
Blue Earth, State of Minnesota,
died on the 18th day of December,
1916, leaving a last will and tesla
ment, which is presented to this
court with said petition, and pray
ing that said instrument be allow
ed as the last will and testament OF
said decedent, and that letters
testamentary on said estate be is
sued thereon to Charles ]. Pagen-
kopf. NOW THEREFORE, you, and
each of you, are hereby cited and
required to show cause, il any you
have, before this court, at the Pro-
bate Court Rooms in the Court
House, in Mankato, County of Blue
Earth, State of Minnesota, on the
9th day of January. 1917, 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 18th
day of December, 1916.
court SeaD EVAN HUGHES.
Judge
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-12
EFFICIENCY and
DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNMENT

That popular Indifference is a
source of q great deal of weakness
and inefficiency in the democratic
system Of American government was
a general view brought out at the
meeting of the Social Science club
in the library of DR.. j. w. Andrews
last evening. Still, there was no
sign of willingness on the part of
any to give up democracy for either
monarchical or an aristocratic
form of government.
Rev. j. M. Balm read the leading
paper of the evening on the subject,
Efficiency and the Democratic Gov
eminent" He said in part:
Efficiency can only be secured by
combining with democracy the high
est type of patriotism. Not that pa
triotism doggedly displayed at present
among the warning nations across
the sea, which seemingly has Great
ed passion to destroy the life and
property of rival nations. Such a
patriotism may be conceded to ma
tions of ancient history, but no such
definition tolerated in this age of
greater enlightenment.
''In past ages, for example, Assyr-
ia for the sake of her own glory
thought she must conquer Syria and
all lesser powers; Babylon in turn
must conquer Assyria; Modes and
Persians following suit must conquer
Babylon, and Alexander the Great
thought for the good of his country
he must conquer every other nation
under the sun. Rome when in full
power felt, to maintain her stand
ing, all the world must be subject
to her; the Caesars interpreted pa
triotism in similar manner and the
Hebrews were not immune to this
barbarous practise.
Quoting from recent editorial we
read: There is hut one way to rid
the world of the German menace,
Germany must be destroyed again:
There is but one way Germany can
come to her own, Great Britain must
be crushed
Spirit of Good Will.
Cali such talk is not only bar
barous but un-American and should
not be tolerated. The spirit of
Peace on earth, good will toward
all men needs to be fostered with
at least the Golden Rule spirit car
ried out among individuals and ma
tions.
"In conclusion, l will say simply
that the familiar phrase, 'Forewarn-
ed is forearmed, knowledge is safe
ty,' must not be lost sight of. In
dividual rights and. responsibilities
must be recognized and safely guard
ed. The family, local community and
the state, each has its claims upon
every citizen and no one of these
should be emphasized to the neglect
of the others. There are tendencies,
while keenly alive to our responsible
ity to the family and our private
business, to overlook the demands
of the community and still more the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-12
CITATION FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND FOR DISTRl-
BUTTON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Jesse
Falknor, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the final account
and distribution of the estate of said
decedent: The representative OF the
above named decedent, having file
in this court his final account of the
administration of the estate OF said
decedent, together with his petition
praying for the adjustment and al
lowance of said final account and for
of the residue of said
estate to the persons thereunto en-
titled; 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
Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, on
the 3rd day of February, 1917, at ten
o'clock a. M, why said petition She
not be granted.
Witness, the Judge of said court,
and the Seal of said Court, this 4
day of January, 1917.
(Court SeaD ~ EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge
Thos. Hughes,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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FOR HEARING ON FL
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR DIS
TRiBUTiON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate Of VIM.
C. Jones, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota TO all per-
sons interested in the final account
and distribution of the estate of said
|decedent: The representative of the
above named decedent, having filed
in this court his final account of the
administration of the estate of said
decedent, together with his petition
praying for the adjustment and al
lowance of said final account and for
distribution of the residue of said
estate to the persons thereunto en-
titled; 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 Blue Earth
State of Minnesota, on the 20th day
of January, 1917. 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 21st
day of December. 1916.
probate Court Seal.)
/ EVAN HUGHES.
J Probate Judge
Thos. Hughes,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
John G. A. Marsh, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota to all
persons interested in the final ac-
count and distribution of the estate
of said decedent; The representa-
tive of the above named decedent,
having filed in this court her final
account of the administration or
the estate of said decedent, togeth-
er with her petition praying for the
adjustment and allowance of said
final account and for distribution of
the residue of said estate to the
persons thereunto entitled; THERE
FORE, 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
Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, on
the 10Th day of January, 1917, 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 End day of January, 1917.
court SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
H. L. & j. w. Schmitt,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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At Rubenstein's he bought several
articles of wearing apparel. At Alder
son Brothers grocery store he bought
a sack of flour, fifty cents worth of
sugar and pound of coffee. He had
these articles taken TO the home of
Mary Scott of Scott G. Everstine's
art shop.
Miss Scott recognized the store
from which the coffee came by the
brand on the package and called
Alderson's, asking what the order was
doing there. This put the members
of the firm on the alert and they at
once started efforts to locate the
purchaser.
In the meantime, the forger went
to the Steinberg store in the Broad
way house and bought candy. apples
and other Injuries. He handed p
check for $12 in payment. He received
the change here as at all other places.
That is the last time, he was seen
in the city.
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Paper Read BY Rev. }. NJ.
Balm Before The Social
Science Club Last
Night

state. If this is permitted, which we
too frequently sec among our best
citizens along other lines, things of
the. state will be left to the less
thrifty, with CORRESPONDENCE less
capability and character.
May we not consider, as salient
individual rights and obligations, as
related to democratic government,
in order to secure the great efficien-
cy, the following: Malice towards
none, charity for ALL Lincoln's prov
erb. Equal and universal suffrage
for both sexes, under educational and
moral restrictions. Fair play in in
dustrial and trade relations, with
labor and capital subject to just gov
ornamental settlement when Difficult
ties arise. Means to enjoy public
culture and recreation equally open
to ALL Civil service rules alike to all
to serve the public according to abil-
ity in all public places and convey
ances. Administration and enforce
ment of law, irrespective of social or
financial standing, bearing in mind
that the common good is the good that
Is cOlHIlOu W ali, diSO "clSnllhS
well the phrase in the Declaration
of independence: That all men are
created equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain inalien-
able rights, that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
Has Faith In Democracy.
Instructor J. M. Mcconnell, who led
the discussion, said in part:
"In conclusion let me say that /
have full faith in the ultimate sue
cess of democracy as form of gov
eminent. 1t is and always will be sub
ject to certain limitations. Still it will
ultimately win out both in endurance
and in efficiency, because it is sup
ported by the reserve force Of the bet
ter and saner judgment of the people.
And the people can be counted on
when once they are reached by great
emergencies, even though they may
be Indifferent and neglect their duty at
other times. Experience everywhere
has shown that absolute government
usually responds more quickly to
sudden demands, is better in prepar-
edness. 1t also shows that while the
response of democracy is slower, the
blow struck is ultimately harder and
the endurance greater. When the
millennium is reached, democracy in
some form will doubtless be the gov
eminent 1t will be deocracy exer-
cised by representatives who are
given large powers and correspond
ing responsibility 1t will be handled
largely by specialists in government,
who will truly and honestly repre-
sent the masses, but it will not be a
government exercised directly by the
masses themselves, nor will it always
respond to every wave of sentiment
that goes over them. 1t will then
without doubt be the most efficient
form of government that can be con-
trived"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-12
OVER MILLION DOLLARS
/KNDL WE'D IN THE bitches

The following is a statement of pub
lie ditch work in Blue Earth county,
for the year 1916, under the super
vision of Roy H. Allison, county en-
gineer and surveyor. :"
Judicial bitches.
Judicial Ditch No. Z, contract let
and construction three-fourths COM
pleted, cost $16,123.66.
Judicial Ditch No. s, plans COM
timated cost, $106,377.44.
Judicial Ditch No. 9, plans complet-
ed, contract let and construction
started; cost, $45,424.7S.
Judicial ditch No. 10, contract let
and construction completed; cost $13,-
$4,000.
Judicial ditch No. II, plans compIet-
ed. awaiting decision of court; esti-
mated cost, $42,045S5.
Judicial ditch No. u, surveyed and
plans completed, awaiting decision of
court; estimated cost, $119,S7956.
Judicial ditch No. IS, surveyed and
plans completed, contract let and con-
struction three-fourths complete; es-
timated cost, $3,55600.
Judicial ditch No. IA, surveyed and
plans completed, awaiting decision of
court; estimated cost, $5,440.75
Judicial ditch No. Is, surveyed and
plans completed awaiting decision of
court; estimated cost, $49,556.56.
Judicial ditch No. 16, surveyed and
plans completed, awaiting decision of
court: estimated cost, $9,275.04.
Judicial ditch No. II, surveyed and
plans completed, awaiting decision of
court; estimated cost, 81 ,175.75.
Judicial ditch No. IS, surveyed and
plans completed, awaiting decision of
court; estimated cost. s3,31299.
Judicial ditch No. 10, surveyed and
plans completed, awaiting decision OF
court; estimated cost, $5,379.67.
Judicial ditch No. 20, surveyed and
plans completed, construction order
ed; estimated cost, $33,216.68.
Judicial ditch No. 81, surveyed and
plans completed, awaiting viewers re-
port; estimated cost, $30,90365.
Judicial ditch No. %, surveyed and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-12
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Annual Meeting of the State Bank
Stockholders.


Stockholders.
The annual election of directors
of the Mankato State bank was held
yesterday afternoon and resulted as
follows: Fred Kron, DR.. q. G.. Har-
rington, E. Schoyen, George B. Owen,
M. D. Fritz, B. F.. Pay, F. D. Sleight,
A.. G.. Bierbauer, August Schultz,
Fred NJ. Otto, Nicholas Juliar.
The bank has had successful
year, and paid a ten per cent divi-
dend to it's stockholders. The bank
ing building which has been in the
remodeling process since last April
is now nearing completion, and will
probably be finished sometime next
month. The bank is again doing
business in the front part of the
building, and the contractors are
progressing rapidly with the new
addition. AS soon as completed the
public will be given an opportunity
to view the interior in which is
used largely Mankato marble.
The present officers Of the bank
are: F. Kron, president; E. Schoyen,
cashier, T. c. Nicholson, assistant
cashier.
Monday.
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plans completed, awaiting decision OF
court; estimated cost, SCISSORS.
Judicial ditch No. %, surveyed and
plans completed, awaiting viewers re-
port; estimated cost, $9,779.54
Judicial ditch No. "a, survey COM
pleted and plans drawn; estimated
cost, $14O,OOO.OO.
Judicial ditch No. 26, survey COM
pleted and plans drawn; estimated
cost, $32,3O391.
County bitches.
County ditch No. SO, supervision of
construction; cost, $15,7270O.
County ditch No. Al, construction
completed November 1916; cost, So
115.49.
County ditch No. AZ, construction
three-fourths completed; cost, s19,-
1859.
County ditch No. 43, surveyed, plans
drawn and construction completed
estimated cost, $12,401.90.
County ditch No. Al, surveyed, plans
drawn, awaiting decision of county
board; estimated cost, $3S,291.71.
County ditch No. 40, surveyed, plans
drawn, awaiting decision of coun-
ty board; estimated cost, S11 ,9S6.56.
County ditch No. 46, surveyed, plans
drawn, construction one-half com
pleted estimated cost, $S,59400.
County ditch No. AZ, surveyed, plans
drawn, awaiting decision of county
board estimated cost, $36,0S0.16.
County ditch No. As, surveyed, plans
drawn, sold now under construction
cost, $12,216.50
County ditch No. 40, surveyed, plans
drawn, sold, now under construction
cost, $1,416.71.
County ditch No. so, surveyed; prob
able estimated cost, $16O,000.O0.
Total, $1,006, 320.3S.
In addition to the above approx
mately $4,000 rods of private tile
drains have been surveyed and con-
structed under my supervision at al
estimated cost of approximately $75,,
O00
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Mary J. Phillips. Decedent:
The State of Minnesota to all
persons interested in the final &C
count and distribution of the estate
of said decedent: The representa-
tive of the above named decedent,
having filed in this court his final
account Of the administration of the
estate of said decedent, together
with his petition praying for the
adjustment and allowance of said
final account and for distribution of
the residue of said estate to the
persons thereunto entitled; THERE
FORE, YOU, AND EACH OF YOU,
are hereby cited and required to
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EG AL II O TICE S

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 20 day of January, 1917, 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 End day of January, 1917.
court Seal) iEVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge
VIM. F.. Hughes,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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Fairmont Independent: Al

Fairmont Independent: Attorney
A. R. Pfau, Jr., one of Mankato's lead
ing and most brilliant disciples of
Blackstone and J. A. Johnson,
prominent real estate dealer in that
city were Fairmont visitors Monday.
Lieutenant Herbert Hauck, who ar
rived in Mankato with the Second
regiment this morning. was fur
Laughed, and left Company H at this
city. He spent the morning visiting
with his relatives and friends, and
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FORGER WORKED FAST
He Cleaned Up Considerable Change
in Rochester.


Rochester, January 10.-A forger
operated in Rochester last evening
between $3.50 and seven o'clock and
successfully passed four checks,
drawn on the First National bank,
each in the sum of $12, made out to
Frank Norman and signed by Charles
Hanson.
The checks were cashed at the fol-
lowing places of business: The first
at Mcconnell livery, the second at the
Rubenstein store, the third at Alder
son Brothers grocery and the fourth
at Steinberg's store at the Broadway
house.
The forger passed the first check at
the Mcconnell livery in payment Of
bill for team hire. He received cash
in change for the check which was for
s12.
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NANTED--Lady of refined business
ability to handle our line of en-
graved Christmas greeting cards
on commission. Only one repre-
sentative in each city. References
required. l.. N. Smith Engraving
Co., 424 Sixth Ave-, So. Minneapo-
lis.
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Ban on Campaign Literature.
limited Press niSna fch 4

st. Paul, Mimi, January 4.-Repre-
sentative Frank E. Nimmocks today in
troduced bill to prohibit the circulation
of campaign literature to boom any can
didate for any office without the Consent
of that candidate. -
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this afternoon attended the committee
meeting at the Commercial club rooms
where plans for the welcoming home
of the Mankato Company H boys
were talked over.
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Night of Calm.

United Press DfSpatch.1
Paris, France, January 10.-A night
of calm on the entire western war
front was reported this morning.