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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
CITATION FOR HEARING ON q Pc
Triton FOR ADMINISTRATION.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Hen
rietta M. Bjelland, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota To all
persons interested in the granting OF
administration of the estate OF said
decedent: The petition of Paul
Bjelland, having been filed in this
Court, representing that Henrietta
M. Bjelland, then resident OF the
County of Blue Earth, State of Min
nesota, died intestate on the 9Th day
of February 1917, and praying that
Letters of Administration of her es-
tate be granted to c. l.. Oleson, 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 10th day of March, 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 14th
day of February, 1917.
(Court Seal)
EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge.
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FARMERS INSIST HIGH PRICES
Do NOT REACH THEM
Point Out to The United Press Where
Asricylturists Are Receiving Much
Less in Proportion Than What Goes
Into the Golfers Of the Dealers; Sur
vey Made of Cost Of Articles in the
State of Iowa
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
In the cycle of high prices the
retailer blames the commission men
and wholesaler, who in case of meats
and foodstUffS passes the buck to
the producer. The United Press Sc
lected Iowa as typical farming state
and asked its representatives to see
what the farmer was getting. The
result is here given.
Des Moines, Ia, February 23.-Iowa
farmers are today enjoying fair share
OF prosperity from the prevailing high
prices of foodstuffs.
However, they believe present retail
prices are out of proportion to what the
farmers received for their produce. Eggs,
for which the farmers received Is cents
last summer are 40 cents retail now. They
were placed in storage. Iowa farmers
received 81 to $3.50 for a bushel of po-
tatoes. The retail price of potatoes here
today is 1928 per bushel.
The farmers prefer present conditions
of 81 corn and $3.50 wheat and record
prices for hogs and steers to low prices,
even though hired labor, wire fences,
drain tiles, implements and virtually
every other implement in farming costs
them more. Nearly every other Iowa
farmer has an automobile. The number
who have heating plants, gas and cleo
trio lights in their homes and are build
ing modern homes is increasing at an
unusual rate Even tenant farmers have
automobiles. Farmers who feed 81 corn
to their livestock have to get big price
for the animals when shipped to the
market.
State Senator j. T. Kalt, farmer. sold
a carload of steers Tor $2,7J0 recently.
Three carloads would barely have brought
this price few years ago.
The Price of Wheat.
Good crops of wheat were raised in
Scott county and 70 per cent of the
farmers sold their wheat at $120 bush
ell Even this which is IS cents below
the present price, was a third more than
Although pra ctically every Iowa grain and
farm crop last season was below the
previous year in yields this crops price
was much greater. To this shortage the
farmer and midGleman here ascrib ethe
high prices.
Only H. H Chase, leading Iowa whole
sale grocer, charged manipulation and
combination among middlemen. He could
give no specific instance.
4 Better marketing systems and more CO.
operation among farmers together with
intensive farming methods were solu-
lions for the cost problem suggested at
Iowa state college of agriculture at Ames
The professors blamed high labor costs,
short crops and railway car shortage for
high prices High cost of seed potatoes
threatens another short crop next sea-
son.
G. C. Taft, leading Iowa wholesale
grocer has an enormous amount of po-
tatoes stored today. But the POSSIBILITY
of s'cornering" such q highly perishable
commodity was emphatically denied. Oth-
err dealers admitted speculation in feed
stuffs but recounted the danger and in
other years their losses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
TITION FOR ADMINISTRATION.

State of Minnesota, County of Blue
Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Fred
erick Kron also known as Fred
rick Kron and Fred Kron, De-
ceased.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO
all persons interested in the grant
ing of administration of the estate OF
said decedent: The petition OF Jo-
hanna Kron having been filed in this
Court, representing that Frederick
Kron, then a resident of the County
of Blue Earth, State of Minnesota,
died intestate on the list day OF Feb
ruary 1917, and praying that Letters
of Administration of his estate be
granted to Frank G.. Stahl: And the
Court having fixed the time and
place for hearing said petition:
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 March, 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 7th day of February 1917.
EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge.
probate Court SeaD
III. L. & j. W. Schmidt,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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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 Sarah
E. Taber, Decedent.
Letters of administration on said
estate this day having been granted
to Earl C. Taber.
1t Is Ordered That the time within
which all creditors of the above
named decedent may present claims
against her estate in this court, be,
and the same hereby is, limited to
three months from and after the date
hereof; and that the 18th day of May,
1917 at ten o'clock a. m. in. the Pro-
bate 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 afore-
said.
vLet notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Man
kato Free Press as provided by law.
(Probate ,SeaD EVAN HUGHES, i
Judge of Probate.
Dated February Is, 1917.
Jno C. Noe,
Attorney.
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Judson


The lumber for the new residence
of George McCarger arrived there
Monday.
T. w. Brown has another carload of
coal on the track this week
The Lundin Brothers are erecting
for their own use concrete barn on
the factory site.
G. E. Rodekuhr returned Saturday
after a two weeks visit to Fergus
Falls. h-1
Mrs. Thomas q. Jones acted as
nurse at the home of Mrs. Isreal Pet
erson this past week.
Mrs. Louis Swanson is on the sick
list this week.
Otto Hopp moved his family and
household goods from the A. E. Nc
Carger farm to the Evans farm Mon
day.
Lawrence Goodall made business
trip to Mankato last week.
Earl Bowen of ray will move onto
the John Wigley farm this week.
Rich F. Jones and wife were Man
kato callers Saturday.
E. N. Jones, Mrs. Thomas Jones,
Robert l. Jones and wife, Hugh R..
Jones and wife and E. R. Jones all of
Mankato, attended the funeral of
Mrs. Gwillym Pugh, Monday.
Hugh Jones made trip to Madison
Lake on business, last week.
Miss Esther Evans accompanied by
her sister, Mrs John M. Jones and
baby spent day at Mankato last
week.
D. M. Jones of Mankato delivered a
piano at the home of o. F. Jones this
week.
The Christian Endeavor meeting
last Sunday night was well attended.
Robert G. Morris led the meeting.
Mrs. Vernon Markham and 'daugh-
ter Ethel left Friday for Scarville, Ia,
to visit her sister Selma.
The Ladies' Aid met at the home q
Mrs. Louis Swanson. A large crowd
was present During the business
meeting it was suggested and secor'
ed that the aid should present the
church with SIS toward paying for
improvements made last fall. The
next meeting will be at the home OF
Mrs. o. F. Jones.
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L EG Al NO TICE S

In the Matter of the Estate of Eu-
gene Vandenberghe, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the granting of ad-
ministration of the estate of said
decedent: The petition of E. P.
Kelly, having been filed in this
Court, representing that Eugene
Vandenberghe, then a resident of the
County of Blue Earth, State of Min
nesota, died intestate on the 18Th day
of December, 1916, and praying that
Letters of Administration of his es-
tate be granted to Desire Depuydt:
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, 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 March, 1917 at ten
o'clock A. NJ, why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness, The Judge of said Court,
and the Seal of said Court, this 18th
day of February, 1917.
EVAN HUGHES,
probate Court Seal.) Probate Judge.
H. l.. & ]. w. Schmitt,
Attorneys for petitioner.
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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 Charles
Kleinschmidt, Decedent.
Letters of Administration with
will annexed on said estate this day
having been granted to Mankato
Loan & Trust Company.
It Is Ordered, That the time with
in 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
hereof; and that the 18th day OF
August 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 upon and the ex-
animation, adjustment and allowance
of such claims as shall be presented
within the time aforesaid.
lot notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Man
kato Free Press as provided by law.
Dated Feb. IS, 1917.
probate Seal.)
EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
C. o. Daily,
Attorney.
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FOR HEARING ON Pc.
TITION TO SELL, MORTGAGE
OR LEASE LAND.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth, In Probate Court:
In the Matter of the Estate of Mary
E. Smith, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the sale of GER
tain lands belonging to said estate
The petition of John A. Smith as
representative of the above named
estate. being duly filed in this court
representing that it is necessary and
for the best interests of said estate
and of all interested therein that
certain lands of said decedent de-
scribed therein be sold and praying
that license be to John A. Smith
granted to sell the same:
Now, therefore, you, and each of
you, are hereby cited and required
D show cause, if any you have, be-
fore this court, at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House, in
Mankato, County of Blue Earth,
State of Minnesota, on the 18th day
of March, 1917. at ten o'clock a. M,
why the prayer of said petition
should not be granted.
Witness the Judge of said Court,
md the seal of said court, this 18th
day Of February, 1917.
probate Court Seal).
EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Benjamin Taylor,
Attorney for petitioner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
VETERAN IN BANKING
BUSINESS IS CALLED
Frederick A. DonahoWer, For
Many Years Resident of
St. Peter, Dead
From Wednesdays Daily.

From wednesdays DAILY.
Frederick A. Donahower, died at
his home in st. Peter yesterday at
the age of eighty-six years. Mr.
Donahower was one of the Oldest
bankers in the state Complica-
lions incident to advanced age caus
ed his death.
Born in Chester county, Pennsyl-
vania, September 16, 1880, Mr.. DON
ahower came to Minnesota in 1853
Parker, private banker, who then
was compiling Ramsey county's first
set IF abstracts.
At the height of the boom of ST.
Peter for the state capital, Dona-
hover was employed by Mackubin &
Edgerton, private bankers of St
Paul, and he was sent here to open
a branch establishment in May, 1857
A private bank under the firm name
of Edgerton, Smith & Donahower,
was founded.
In 1871 the First National bank of
st. Peter was organized, and it now
is the oldest bank in the state in
point of continuous operation I'M
der one management
Mr.. Donahower was made cashier
at the outset, and in 1889 was elect
ed president. He was president con-
tinuously until January II, 1914.
Mr.. Donahower is survived by his
widow and five children, who are
William j. and Harry L. Donahower
of st. Paul, Frank A. Donahower of
Denver, Colo; Fred M. Donahower
of St. Peter, and Mrs. A. F. Kill
bourne of Rochester.
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An1boy
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Albert Schwarz is suffering with an
attack of pneumonia and his friends
hope for his speedy recovery.
Lee Cox and family will move this
week to the vicinity of Garden City
and Andrew Larson of Ceresco will
work the farm of Bert Barnes which
Mr.. Cox has rented for several years
past.
J. Jones and sons will hold their
noted sale Of Durocs on Tuesday OF
this week. A large tent has been Sc
cured for the sale and large crowd is
expected.
Gravel hauling goes merrily along
and if the sleighing holds on for few
weeks longer the road from Vernon to
Amboy will be completed.
T. H. Day has bought the hardware
stock of A. c. Gray at Amboy, which
he recently purchased of SCHNEIDER
Brothers. Mr. Day is one of the Oldest
merchants and business men OF Am
boy and his many friends will be
pleased to see him in his old place of
business.
Elias Oleson, mail carrier on Route
No. 4, is seriously i'll with the grip
and Kirk Loerer is acting as substi-
tute.
Charles Ulrich sold some corn in
Amboy last week for $1.O5 which is
the highest price ever paid for corn in
this locality.
The Amboy garage received NUM-
Der of Fords which seem to be the
most popular car in the locality
Rev. Jones spoke in the Amboy
churches last Sunday as Rey. Ferris
was attending the ministerial conven-
ton at Mortified.
The parents meeting at the assembly
room of the high school was well at
tended. The pupils held another sale
of bakery goods Saturday afternoon.
AS the proceeds go toward the. play
ground apparatus, the parents did all
they could to make the sale sue
cess.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
GOPHER STATE TAXES
REACH into MILLIONS
Statement Was Made Public BY
Auditor Preus; lIIuminat-
ing Figures
Erom Wednesdays Daily.

Current taxes of $55, 969,523 are
levied against Minnesota property of
the taxable value of s., $50, 200,95S, ac-
cording to an abstract, of county tax
lists made public yesterday in the Of
fee of State Auditor Preus. The last
tax levy totaled $52,O55,1S and the
taxable value was $1,491, S64,54S The
average rate is 35.42 mills for taxes
for collection this year, against 34.89
mills last year. ~
This average tax rate in Minnesota
is the highest of record, despite the
fact that the total of taxable values
is also much larger than ever before.
Listed in the new abstract are A.
776,417 acres of land, valued, with
structures, at 1881 ,627,282, or an aver
age of $20.S0 an acre, and $436,092, i40
of city realty and structures, also per-
sonal property of $212,4S1,536 taxable
value.
A gain of $59,33O,927 in unplatted
real estate is the big item in the $685.
236,437 increase in the taxable value
total
Moneys and credits of $223,S5S, 1873,
at a 3-mill rate on that total, will yield
$671,S31 of taxes for collection this
year, compared with total levy of
S639 $40 computed on a total of $213,-
O7S,632 last year. Onesixth of the
new yield on moneys and credits or
$111,973 will go to the state, a like
portion and amount will be apportioned
among the counties and the remain
der will be divided, equally for ap-
portionment among school districts
and among cities, villages and town
ships, each class receiving one-third
or 1929 944 80 nc
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DEsERTION is ALLEGED
Young Man In Trouble; Matter Taken
Into Court.
MnndoWc naiIV

Young Man In Trouble; Matter Taken
Into Court.
From Mondays Daily.
A Minneapolis employe of the
Chevrolet automobile company was
placed under arrest last Saturday in
that city by Deputy Sheriff Nerdahl
of Blue Earth county, sent there by
Sheriff Osten for the purpose, on
the charge of desertion, preferred
by his wife, who lives in Mankato.
The defendant was brought to Man
kato and was Gin Jail Sunday and
Monday. Arrangements were made
for his arraignIhent in the munich
pal court this afternoon.
This desertion lease came before
Judge Plymat this afternoon and the
defendant was held to the grand jury,
the court fixing the amount of bail at
$1,000. Being unable to furnish this,
he went to jail
The defendant was before the court
some months ago on a non-support
charge, and was to report to the court
on November Allie failed to show up.
The court therefore found him guilty
of contempt of court, and imposed a
fine of $40, with the alternative of fif-
teen days in jail The fine not being
paid, it seemed probable that the man
would serve out the days, while wait
ing for the district court to act on the
desertion charge.
w. M. Cowen, the Minneapolis young
man arrested about a week ago on the
charge of passing bad checks, also had
hearing before the court this after
noon and was held to the grand jury,
His bail was fixed in the sum of $500.
Unable to furnish this, he went back
to Jail. Attorney J. E. Regan appeared
for COwen.
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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
Christopher Brands, Decedent.
Letters Testamencary Cd said es-
tate this day having been granted to
Charles J. Pagenhoff
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
three months from and after the
date hereof; and that the 10th day OF
May, 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 upon 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
Mankato Free Press as provided by
law.
Dated February Is, 1917.
EVAN HUGHES
probate Seal) Judge of Probate.
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CITATION FOR HEARING ON FL
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR DlSTRl-
BUTlON.

State of Minnesota, County of Blue
Earth In Probate Court.
In the Matter of theg Estate of Julia
A. Presley, Decedent.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN
THE ABOVE ENTITLED MATTER:
Whereas, Charlotte Presley has filed
in this court her final account of her
administration of the estate of the
above named dece tent, together
with her petition prs ying for the adj
justment and allow nee of said final
account and for lstribution of the
residue of said tate to the persons
thereunto entitled. 1T is ORDERED,
that said petition be heard, and all
persons interested in said matter be
and appear before this court on the
10th day of March 1917, at ten o'clock
A. M, at the Probate Court Rooms
in the Court House, at Mankato, in
said County, and then and there, or
as soon thereafter as said matter can
be heard, show cause, if any they
have, why said petition should not be
granted; and that this citation be
served by the publication thereof in
The Mankato Free Press according
to law.
Witness the Honorable, Evan
Hughes Judge of said court, and the
seal of said court, this 9TH day OF
February, 1917.
EVAN HUGHES.
Judge.
(Court SeaD
Pau & Pfau,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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or claiming an interest in the property
described in the complaint herein, De-
PENDANTS.
REFEREES NOTICE OF SALE OF.
REAL ESTATE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That, by
virtue of an order and decree of the
District Court of Blue Earth County,
Minnesota, rendered and filed and en-
in the above entitled action copy of
which certified to by the clerk of said
court having been duly delivered to me,
wherein it is provided among other
premises lying and being in said Blue
Earth County, Minnesota, to-wit: The
Southeast Quarter (SEA) of Section
twenty-one CID, in Township one hun
bred six (106) north, of Range twenty
eight (2S) west, Blue Earth County,
Minnesota, be sold at auction to the
highest bidder for cash, as provided by
law.
NOW, THEREFORE,, /, the undersign-
ed referee appointed by the order of the
court in the above entitled matter, will
sell said premises at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, at the east
House facing on Fifth Street, in the
City of Mankato, in said Blue Earth
County, Minnesota, on the 18th day of
April, A. d. 1917, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of said day. The said sale will
be made in pursuance of said order and
decree made in the above entitled ac-
ton, which is an action in partition of
said premises, and the terms of said
sale will be cash. and said sale will be
made subject to the approval of the court
in the above entitled matter, and the re-
suit of said sale will be reported to
the court for confirmation or rejection
forthwith after the making of said sale
and as soon as the undersigned can by
said court be heard.
Dated this 18th day of February, A. d.
ANTON osTEN,
Referee.
S. B. Wilson,
Attorney for Referee,
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Rapidan>Decoria

Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Coult were visit
ors at J. Johnson's home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. GRANDSON accom-
panied by their son and daughter
Theodore and Ruth spent Saturday
evening at the H. L. Cotton home.
Mrs. H. j. Noyes is slowly recover
ing from an attack of the grip.
The next on the program is Mr..
March Thaw. We presume that he will
be welcome after SO many weeks of
cold stormy weather.
Miss Julia Norton went.to her home
at ST. Clair Friday evening to remain
until Monday.
A party of friends and neighbors
gathered at the home of Peter Peter
on Saturday might bringing refresh
ments with them. They spent the
evening playing cards and nice time
was had. The party was in the nature
of surprise on the Petersons who
are moving to their new home in Man
kato. .
The Decoria Aid society will hold
their next meeting in the church,
Wednesday, March IA. There was a
large attendance at the last meeting
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
C. Young. The ladies sewed all the
carpet rags available. We learned
that our efficient lineman was in at
tendance which pleased the ladies for
he helped greatly in the sewing. Come
again Mr.. Huff.
There was large crowd of men
and women and children in evidence
at the Peter Peterson auction sale.
The stock sold at fair price especial
ly the COWS. The grain went sky high.
Corn sold at $125 per bushel, oats at
seventy cents and the barley at $1.10.