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Mapleton

The Red Cross meeting held at the
school assembly room Monday even
ing, revealed the fact that the society
now has wo-hundred and thirty two
members. All bills are paid, and a
small amount is still in the treasury.
Several auto loads attended the
get together meeting in Mankato,
"Wednesday. A showing of knitting,
sewing, and crochet work was taken
by the ladies for display purposes.
Those who went are William Nc
Queen, Thomas Howieson, Mrs. T..
EHowieson, Mrs. HI. Wadell, Mrs. J..
Johnston, Mrs. Charles Gilmore, Mrs.
Belle Libby, Mrs L. Cooper, Mrs. L..
Launders, Mrs. j. Schwitzer and Mrs.
C. Schwitzer.
Mrs. Fanny Andrews and daughter,
Ida, of Mankato were visiting here
between trains on Tuesday.
+ Mr. S. Jones of ST. Cloud, transact
ed business in Mapleton, Monday.
Earl Hanna, SON of w. Hanna, at
Fort Winfield Scott, CAL, has been
promoted to the rank of corporal.
Mrs 1. A. Lownes drove to Man
kato Tuesday to meet Mr.. Lownes on
his return from Nebraska.
| Mrs. J. T. knight and Miss Rachel,
drove to Mankato, Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Paul Barney, and Mr..
and Mrs George Nerbovig, drove from
Mankato, Tuesday evening, to visit
the ladies parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A.
Gilmore of this place.
Attorney C. J. Laurisch of Mankato,
accompanied by his wife spent We'd
nesday here. While Mr.. Laurisch was
busy with court business, Mrs. Lau-
risch visited friends.
Mrs. Albert Johnson and Mrs. w.
Muske, went to Mankato Tuesday,
where Mrs. johnson consulted a
, throat specialist. 80
Hugh Quinn and sister, Miss Carrie
Quinn, left Saturday evening for a
trip to Montana, to visit the formers
daughter, Miss Louise Quinn, who has
been teaching at Jordan of that state.
Mrs. Alex Alickson and daughter,
Dorothy, Of Minneapolis, are the
guests of Mrs. Clarence Anderson.
Mrs. Alfred Anderson and daughter.
are guests of the formers mother,
Mrs. Mary Miliken.
Miss Laila Quinn, is visiting at the
home Of Judge James Quinn, of Fair
mont. !
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the date hereof; and that the
18th day of January, 1915, at ten
o'clock A. NJ, in the Probate Court
Rooms at the Court House at Manka-
to, in said County, be, and the same
hereby is, fixed and appointed as the
time and place for hearing upon and
lowance 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 July 13-~1917.
probate Seal.)
EVAN HUGHES,
Judge Of Probate.
Paul C. Cooper.
Attorney
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July 2o-2z- Aug. 8.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON
FINAL ACCOUNT AND FOR
DISTRIBUTION.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Sarah
e. Taber, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
SONS interested in the above en-
titled matter: Whereas, Earl C.
Taber has filed in this court his final
account of his administration of the
estate of the above named 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 per-
sons thereu11to entitled: 1T is
ORDERED, that said petition be
heard, and that all persons interested
in said matter be and appear before
this court on the 18th day Of August
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noon that he made the acquaintance
of these three men. They visited Sa-
looms and drank considerable amount
of liquor. Schaefer, however, claims
that hegwas not, very drunk.
After a time all four went over in
to the railroad yards. where they sal
down near the Northwestern round
house. This was about SIX u-Ctock
Here Schaefer said he doZed off. This
the men considered their opportunity
They began to search him, andr tried
to pull off his shoes. This woke him
up. Feeling that he was in danger
he got up and hurried off.
Three Men Pursued Him.
The three men pursued him. They
overlook him on the Milwaukee track
below the pumping station. Here the
victim was set upon with clubs. He
fought desperately with his fists and
uttered cries for help.
The noise attracted the attention of
Northwestern engineer at some dis
lance away, and he spoke to the
Northwestern yard engine firemen
The fireman hurried over to the scene
On his approach one of the men fed
Another ran, just as he came up. He
managed to strike the third with his
fist, and then this man, the largest,
it seemed also fed
The fireman did not get good
look at the first man who fed. The
big fellow, who was there last, had
a blue suit and a dark gray SLOUGH
hat. This fellow had grayish hair.
A smaller man, the second ,tosrun, had
a greenish or khaki suit This man
had.a gray SLOUGH hat and yellow
shirt. He had suspenders and his
coat was in his hand, It was. seen
that this man had a gun. This man
fell as he ran but got up and ran on.
The men ran in the direction of the
stock yards and disappeared
The police were notified and the
stunned and dazed man was taken to
the station with~a horse and buggy.
Schaefer himself is a pretty good
sized man, and it is not surprising
that he put up good fight, though
assailed by three others with clubs.
Itsappears that these clubs were piec~
es of lumber that the robbers had
picked up. Schaefer is feet II in
ehes tall and his weight is 165 pounds.
Schaefer said one of the men was
a big fellow. This was the man who
begged twenty-five cents to "get
something to eat" Another, he said,
was about his own size. He said this
man had khaki pants and black hat.
The other was smaller fellow, who
also has khaki pants and black hat.
He said this was the first of the
three to meet him and the one he
would l,now best.
Schaefer thought ne spent So to
So on his spree and that the robbers
got about 49,
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EIGHTEEN.
July 20-27 Aug. 8.
ORDER LIMITING. TIME TO FILE
ffCLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
t THEREON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of George
B. Bartlett, Decedent.
Letters of Administration this day
having been granted to Eleanor R.
Bartlett.
IT IS ORDERED, That the Mime
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 hereof; and that on the
10th day of January, 1913, at ten
O'Clock A. NJ, in the Probate Court
Rooms at the Court House at Manka-
Ito, in said County, be, and the same
thereby is, fixed and appointed as the
time and place for hearing upon and
the examination, adjustment and al
lowance 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 July II, 1917.
| probate Seal)
EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
is. B. Wilson,
Attorney.
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Kerns

Rev. George e. Brown and wife went
! to Mapleton Saturday, and Rev. Brown
preached in the morning at the Con-
gregational church and a1so preached
the funeral sermon for E. L. Sanborn
Mapleton, preached at the Kerns
| church, Sunday morning, and evening
and was entertained at the Budde
home while lin the neighborhood.
Ned Rist and daughter and SON
| in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. McLaury, spent
Wednesday of last week at the Rist
| home in the .neighborhood.
| Mrs, ]. P. Nichols was called to
Morgan last week Tuesday, to see
| her sister, Mrs. Picker who was very
sick. Mrs. Picker died Saturday
morning and ]. P. Nichols went to
Morgan Sunday, to attend the funeral
the afternoon.
+ Mrs. w. H. Sharp, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Sharp, called at the, Spear home
in South Bend, Sunday afternoon.
/ Mrs. C. Severance srent most of
last week in Minneapolis and re-
turned Saturday night
Mrs. e. Fletcher and son Arthur
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. L. P. Parsons.
| Tom Hanson, George Loucks, -Evart
Budde, Army Lindsay, Marcella
Parsons and Lizzie Parry took supper
Sunday evening with the Michels
young people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenne and daughter
of Omaha, Nebr., visited Mrs. l.. P.
Parsons last week. Mrs. Kenne and
Mrs. Parsons were schoel1hates fifty
years ago, and have never met since
until last week.
Rev. Brown attended a meeting of
the fellowship committee at the
Y. M. C. A. in Mankato, Friday Rev.
Brown and wife were entertained for
dinner at the Congregational parson-
| age -by Rev. A. Bell and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hoppe visited at
Henry Schmitt's in Belgrade, Sunday,
then both families motored to st.
Peter and called on friends.
Mrs. Joe Manning and children are
visiting at Mapleton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Heise and
sons visited at Jack Schmitts in
Lime town Sunday.
Mrs. Owens had a bad runaway at
/ the creamery, Monday morning. A
4 careless auto driver went past with
the cut-out open making SO much
noise that the horses became fright
ened.
4 Mrs. Meyer and three children of
Portland, Oregon, are visiting with
Mrs Nordgren.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Will Carter enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs/ Joe Lorentz,
/ Sunday afternoon.
Arthur and Leslie Lindsay and
/ Bert Hanson spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs Eli Michels.
The annual school meeting win be
i held Saturday evening at 1880 at the
school house. One director is to be
elected.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Childs and children OF
/ Garden City visited ut the home OF
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Elmer Burnett, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Currier and sons
of Swan Lake and Mr. and Mrs. Rob
Tate of Mankato took dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Severance, Sunday.
Mrs. III. a. Hanson is still with her
father in Illinois, H. A. Hanson went
to Illinois Saturday to spend few
days with Mrs. Hanson Sand her
people. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Burrill of Man.
kato. and Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Bur-
rill from the Warren farm spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Louchs.
Sylvia Smith and Warren, Minnie
and Irene Melvin took dinner, Sum
day with their aunt, Mrs. Willis
Randall.
Crops are looking fine, haying is
progressing as well = as frequent
showers will permit. People are now
using their vegetables and many
have new potatoes from their ~own
gardens s1s GG
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1917, at ten o'clock a. M, at the Pro
bate Court Rooms in the Court House
at Mankato in said county, and theL
+ 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 18th day of July, 1917.
court Seal)
EVAN HUGHES,
Judge.
t John C. Noe,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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has had much of his training in t
United States.
Hard Fighting Prevails.

Hard Fighting Prevails.
London, July 18.-There has been
no relaxation in the intensity of the
fighting between the French and Ger
mans on various sectors of the south
era line in France from the region of
Scissors eastward through the Cham.
pegne and into the district northeast
Of Verdun centering about the famous
Hill 304.
Victories are recorded for both
sides-for the Germans along the
Laon-Soissons road in the penetration
and destruction of French trenches
land In Champagne, where the forces
of the crown prince previously had
been repressed with heavy casualties
and for the French in the Verdun sec.
tor, where they took enemy lines on a
front of a mile and half to a depth
of about two-thirds of mile by a pow.
.erful attack.
The German success north of Mont
Teton, in Champagne, was obtained
through persistent counter attacks on
positions they had lost last Saturday
In which their losses had been ex
tremely heavy.
While Berlin asserts that all the
old German positions were recaptured
the Paris official communication says
the troops of the crown prince only
regained footing at cer1dn points in
the trench elements.
Intensive Air Fights Continue
Artillery duels and small operations
carried out by raiding parties continue
to feature the situation on the line
where the British are facing the Ger
mans. Intensive air fighting still is in
progress in this region, in the latest
Of which six German machines were
driven down and three others forced
down out of control by British airmen
i whose machines all returned safely.
The Russians in East Galicia have
been forced for strategic reasons tc
evacuate Kalusz and take up positions
on the southern side of the Lomnice
river. The Important crossing of the
Lomnica was made secure by the
troops of General Brusiloff after they
made their retreat.
Serious fighting has taken place ir
this immediate region, the Austro-Ger
mans capturing the village of Novica
but later being driven out on the ar
rival of Russian reserves.
Heavy artillery fighting continues
along the northern front around Riga
Dvinsk and Smorgon, but the extent O
the operations have not been revealed
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Cigarets to Cost More

The price Of "coffin. nails" took an
up-shoot in lTankato All cigarets
selling for five cents. now selling fol
eight cents, or two packages for Is
cents; 10 cent packages, Is cents OF
two for rs cents;c15 cent packages, 20
cents or two for. rs cents.
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July 2o-27- Aug. 8.
ORDER LIMITING TINE TO FILE
{. CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In tho Matter of the Estate of John
Urban, Decedent.
Letters Testainentary this day
having been granted to Leo Urban.
IS ORDERED, That the time
within which all creditors of the
above named decedeTt may present
claims against his estate in this
court, be, and the same hereby is,
limited to six months from and after
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audience and put Miss Rusk among
the high places in Jones chautauqua
entertainers.
Miss Viola Schwartz of Chatfield is
visiting her brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Redfield in
the village. ~ Il.
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wANTEp-to hear from owner of
good far mfor sale. State cash
price, full particulars. D. F. Bush,
Minneapolis, Mimi.
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Soldier From owatonna' Wounded.
Ottawa, Ont, July 1S.-The Cana
dian casualty list issued today con-
tains the name of .. s. fLarkey or
|Owatonna, Mimi, wounded IN battle.
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LuRED TO RAIL YARDS

Continued From Page One,
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RUSSOS ARE DRIVEN

Continued From Page One.)
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DAILY MARKET REP oRT
Cattle Market
St. Paul. JULYis
LATEST 2UOTATtO
BY WIRE
Mill City Wheat Close

Minneapolis. JDNE IS The close
Il the mill city today was.
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Governor Stephens Sends Appeal for Aid to the Authorities at
 Washington.
SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE
Petroleum Consumption Is 0utrunning Production One Million Barrels
 Every Month.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. 19.- Gov. Stephens has forwarded cop ies of the report of the California Petroleum committee to President Wilson and other federal officials and asked their aid in meeting the existing emergency in the oil indus try in California.
 The committee recommends:
 |. That the production of Califor mia petroleum be promptly increased and the consumption decreased wherever this can reasonably be done
 g. That the federal government be asked to direct eastern manufac- turers of oil well supplies to devote a sufficient capacity to the produc tion of oil well supplies, and to di rect the railroads to transport the same promptly.
 3. That the attention of the gov ernment be drawn to the advisabil- ity of exempting skilled workmen in the petroleum industry from draft.
 4. That the government author
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cLosE-To-HoME INDUSTRY

DOUGLAS, Sept 19-The past two days having been somewhat stormy, Tom Cox and Abel Ander son, local fishermen, did not care to venture out Of Gastineau Channel with their small fishing craft, so they operated close to home. Sun day they fished about half way be- tween Douglas and Juneau, taking 156 pounds of halibut. Yesterday they fished between Douglas and Thane and this morning they dis posed of their two days catch to the Alaska Coast Fish Company for $4650. One of the halibut caught yesterday near Thane weighed 211 pounds. Some of the Douglas school boys are making from $6 to $8 day fishing from the docks here after school hours. Half a dozen fish boats which have been here for the past several days left for the fishing banks this morning A number of others which have been out from a week to ten days are expected in any time.
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INNOCENCE ABROAD

DOUGLAS, Ser. 19.-Just for the reason that gentle precipitation has been almost continuous for the past few days, during which time dark and mist-fringed clouds have lowered over the horizon, new conner, chechaco school teacher, innocently asked of an old-timer yesterday if there was any liklihood of the sun ever shinging on this part of the sphere mundane. Bless her ignorant sweetness, she has yet to experience the perfect weath- CT which invariably follows a preci- pitous period in this portion of All aska. True, the latter may last a long time but, like the European war it is bound to terminate some time, and when it does, the bril- fancy of the sunshine will cause her to wonder that the present style of weather could have even hap pened The brightness of the sun shine here at times makes that of even Florida or California look like a total eclipse, all of which the newcomers will find out sometime between now and the closing of school next May. It may be March before it comes, but it will come. It is a case in which time is the essential factor.
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gumented or the consumption large ly decreased.
 6. The chief obstacles to the in creased production of California pc troleum are (a) litigation with the government which has tied up full ly three-fourts of the best undrilled oil land in the state; (b) scarcity and high price of oil well casing drill stem and other oil well sup plies; and (c) the scarcity of skill ed labor.
 2. About 5,O0O,O00 additional bar rels of California fuel oil can be conserved by the substitution oi Mexican fuel oil, coal, hydro-electric energy or other fuel or power. 8. Mexico can increase the pro duction of petroleum from 136,00( to 1,O0O,0OO barrels daily, but the dearth of ships prevents the trans
 portation to the United States ol any largely increased supply from Mexico.
 The report points out that if the United States carries out it's program lof constructing aeroplanes of the present design, it may be necessary to curtail the use of gasoline in the
 United States. so that the aero planes may be operated.
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LONG ESTABLISHED DOUGLAS
 DAIRY CHANGES HANDS

DOUGLAS. Sept. 19.-The Doug las Dairy, which has been owned and operated by MT and Mrs. AL Eagen for the past six years has been sold by them to Messrs. Alt mueller & Smith of Juneau, who have already taken the business ov- CT. The new owners will move the stock of COWS, forty in number to their place on Salmon Creek, near Juneau, and will maintain milk depot here from which Island GUS toners will be supplied each morn will be raised from 15 to IS cents per quart in the very near future, the dairy people asserting that, Ow- ing to the advanced cost of feed, there is no profit in the business at the price of 15 cents per quart. While Mr. and Mrs. Eagen will remain in Douglas, it is with re- gret that their many old customers will learn that they have disposed of their business to which they have so industriously devoted their time and energy during the past six years. Mrs. Eagen has always been Ion the job" regardless of summer rain and wintry winds and so regular was she in making the rounds in the mornings that clocks have been regulated by her appear ance to exchange lacteal fluid for empty bottles. The Eagens have al ways treated their customers right and, regardless of the fact that this portion of the country's greatest asset is water they have never been accused of using it in connection with their business for other than washing bottles.
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ize the filing of stipulations in suits California oil lands, per hitting the claimants to develop these lands immediately, under an equitable arrangement for the dis position of the proceeds from the sale of petroleum.
 5. That the government be re- quested to re-examine the facts with reference to Naval Reserve No. 2 to ascertain whether under existing conditions a dependable reserve real ly exists, and whether in view of the present emergency in the na tions petroleum situation intensive drilling should not be permitted in at least a part of the reserve.
 6. That the government enact a leasing bill for permanent and constructive solution of the Cali fornia oil land situation.
 2. That as soon as possible fur ther burning of California petroleum unless first refined, be prevented the higher use of California petrol cum and it's products insured, sub stitute forms of fuel or power de veloped and the supply of Califor mia petroleum by the most effic tent use be conserved.
 Among the committee's findings are the following:
 1. California produces between one-fourth and one-fifth of tht worlds supply of petroleum ana one-third of the United States.
 2. The consumption of California petroleum is outrunning the produc tion over 100000 barrels a month
 3. At the present ratio of pro duction to consumption the entir' available storage of California fue oil will be exhausted by June 1 1919.
 4. Unless the production is large ly increased, the wars increasin, requirements will result in the ex haustion of California storage consid erably before June 1, 1919. 5. Bearing in mind the increased war requirements, the entire petrol cum storage of the United State will be exhausted within two year unless the production is largely au
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AT DOUGLAS MOVIES

DOUGLAS, Sept. 19 - Florence Turner in "The Welsh Singer" will be seen tonight for the last time at the Douglas Lyric. Beginning tomorrow night the Yankee Doodle Boy, George M. Conan. will be the attraction for the remainder of the week in Broadway Jones'"
 At the Douglas Orpheum tonight Dorothy Kelly and Charlie Chaplin will be the two stars. Chaplin will be seen in The Bank" and Miss Kellys feature will be "The Money Mill" Evart Overton will be the other principal with Miss Kelly.
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HERE FROM YUKON

]. DOUGLAS, Sept. 19.-Walter Ger ard. whose wife has been visiting here for the past week. the guest of Mrs. E. J. White, arrived from Whitehorse. Yukon. on the Alameda last night and will be here for a few days. MT. and Mrs. Gerard have not fully decided as to. whether to go on to the westward now or 70 inside for the winter and return in the spring,f
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BIG DANCE TONIGHT

DOUGLAS, Sept. 19.-It will take more than damp weather to chill the ardor of the Sons and Daughters of Norway who will inaugurate the fall and winter series of dances to- night at Eagle Hall for which ex- tensive preparations have been made. A good time is promised all who attend. Dancing will start at 9 o'clock.