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The Nenana news., 1917-06-23

Washington; An official statement issued by the Trade Commission thi. morning says that at the present ratio of sInklngs the Germans will have destroyed ten million tons of shipping in the fir year of their submarine blockade. It k also stated that the present output of tn.. yards of the United States will total si, million tons year.
 London: According to a statement is- sued by the war department this morning British transport was torpodoed in tie Mediterranean yesterday with the loss of 63 lives A Japanese battleship winch was conveying the transport sank the diver immediately after the torpedo was hred and took off the crew and all others aboard the transport before she sank.
 London: A statement published this morning by the war department announc- es that according to very conservative estimate, based on the most authentic records obtainable, the total German casualties ill killed, wounded and prison CTS for the period of the entire war, up to June lst of this year, amounts to A. 35o, 76O men, which equals more than one-half their entire resources ill man power.
 Alaska has been allotted twenty candi- dates to the second reserve officers train ing camp to be established at the Presidio ln San Francisco on August 27 This al- lotment was made only after a personal appeal to the Adjutart- General by Dele gate Sulzer, and a telegram from the delegate received this afternoon states that he is now endeavoring to arrange that applicants for admissions may be ex- amined i'll Alaska, eliminating the trip Outside, such as would otherwise he re- quired. Application blanks have been mailed to the United States Commission CTS in all towns and districts ill the Ter ritory, as we'll as to the commanding ot- ficers of Alaskan army posts. Travelling expenses of the successful candidates will be paid to San Francisco, and they will receive S100 month while ill training camp.
 Los Angeles: The towns of Oiai and Nordhof, in Southern California have been wiped out by a forest fire which has been raging i'll that vicinity for the past several days. Three women are re- ported dead from shock and exposure and one of the fire fighters is dead as the re- suit of sunstroke, the thermometer reg istering as high as l04. The town ot Needles is also reported to be seriously threatened by a flood of the Colorado river.
 Wednesdays Bulletin
The Nenana news., 1917-06-23
Mondays Bulletin

Amsterdam: We'll authenticated rumors were received here this morning of riots in several different cities in Germany.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-28
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CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc.
TlTION FOR ADMlNiSTRA-
TON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of George
d. Rorman, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the granting OF
administration Of the estate of said
decedent: The petition of Richard
o. Juliar having been fled in this
court, representing that George d
Rorman then a resident of the County
of Blue Earth State of Minnesota
died intestate ON the 3rd day of jan
uary, 1917, and praying that letters
of administration of his estate be
granted to George H. Hubmer; 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 Man
kato, in the County of Blue Earth
State Of Minnesota, on the 5th day
of January, 1918, 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 December, 1917.
(Court Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge
Thomas Hughes,
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dec. 2S-January Aid
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 Eliza
beth G.. Evans, Decedent
Letters of administration on said es-
tate this day having been granted to
Thomas Hughes.
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 six months
from and after the date hereof; and
that the oath day of June, 1918, at ten
o'clock A. NJ, in the Probate Court
Rooms at the Court House at Mankato,
in said County, be, and the same here
by is, fixed and appointed as the time
and place for hearing upon and the
examination, adjustment and allow
ance 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 December %, 1917.
probate SeaL) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Thomas Hughes,
Attorney.
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CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETl-
TON FOR PROBATE OF WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Henry
Wandersee, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the allowance and
probate of the will Of said decedent.
The petition of Bertha Schumacher
being duly fled in this court, repre-
senting that Henry Wandersee, then
a resident of the County of Blue Earth,
State of Minnesota. died on the 9Th
day of December, 1917, leaving a last
will and testament which is present.
ed to this court with said petition, and
praying that said instrument be al
lowed as the last will and testament of
said decedent, and that letters tesla
mcntary on said estate be issued there
on to J. J. Flachsenhar. Now, There
fore. you. and each CT you, are hereby
cited and required to show cause, II
any you have, before 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 January, 1918, 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 10Th day of
December, 1917.
Court Seal.) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge.
C. J. Laurisch.
Attc~rey for Petitioner
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CITATION FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND FOR DISTRi-
BUTTON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of MAIDS j.
Bekke, Decedent.
The State Of Minnesota To All Per-
sons Interested In The Above En-
titled Matter: Whereas, Citizens Loan
& Trust Company has filed in this
court its final account of it's admins
tration Of the estate of the above
named decedent, together with its Pc
tition praying for the adjustment and
allowance of said final account and
for distribution of the residue of said
estate to the persons thereunto en-
titled: 1t Is Ordered, that said petition
be heard, and that all persons inter-
ested in said matter be and appear be-
fore this court on the 9TH day of jan
uary 1918. 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 18th day of
December, 1917.
Court Seal.) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge.
S. B. Wilson,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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HANDLES BIG INSURANCE
BUSINESS VERY NICELY
Government Taking Risks On It's Soldiers; How
This Work Is Conducted For the
United States
UNITED Press Dispatch.1

Washington, December 2G.-Of all
the monster war mushrooms that
have grown ca Uncle Sans doorstep
here since war was declared, the
great insurance Eushr2 ON is perhaps
the most unique.
up to the close of business today"
said a statement from the bureau,
1.-THE military and naval division of
war risk insurance had received 1884,
222 applications from American fight
ing men.
These applications represent in
surance of 81 665, 1874 900. The average
amount of insurance applied for per
man is $S,574, the maximum permitted
by the law being $4,000 and the mini
mum $1,000.
Applications continue to come in
at fast rate. averaging about $55,-
100000 day"
1t is believed that this government
! Insurance baby is the biggest insur-
ance company in the history of the
world.
Full of Human interest
The whole thing is chuck full of
human interest of the deepest dye.
Just as this statement was being pre-
pared for the United Press there came
the story of soldier at the front who
was killed fifteen minutes after he
/ had signed application for $4,000
policy for his mother, dependent on
him for support back in. America.
Starting at zero when the war in
surances, allowance and compensation
| law went into effect October 6, it has
grown in the few intervening weeks
into a monster government machine
intricate, complicated and exacting,
functioning perfectly and growing like
mad
At the present moment there is,
gathered from the four corners of the
| land, a working force of nine hundred
and sixty seven men, women and girls,
working long hours feverishly.
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CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
TITiCN FOR PROBATE OF
WILL

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Louise
M. Hanna, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the allowance and
probate of the will of said decedent.
The petition of Lille Belle Weeks
being duly filed in this court, repre-
senting that Louise NJ Hanna, then
resident of the County of Blue
Earth, State of Minnesota died on
the 23rd day of November, 1917, leav-
ing a last will and testament, which
is presented to 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 Parliamentary on said
estate be issued thereon to Michael
d. Fritz. Now, Therefore, you, and
each of you, are hereby cited and
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 1918 at ten o'clock A. NJ.
why the prayer of said petition
should not be granted
Witness the Honorable Evar
Hughes, Judge of said Court, and til
seal of said court, this Goth day o.
November, 1917
Court SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
Judge
Miles Porter,
ATTORNEY for Petitioner
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CITATION FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND FOR DlSTRI-
BUTTON.

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 Above Entitled
Matter: Whereas, Maud E. Dawson
administrative, has filed in this court
her final account of her administra-
ton of the estate of the above named
decedent. together with her petition
praying for the adjustment and al
lowance of said final account and fol
distribution of the residue of said
estate to the persons thereunto en-
titled: It Is Ordered, that said petit
ton be heard, and that all persons in
terested in said matter be and appear
before this court on the 9Th day OF
January, 1918, 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 there
after 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 10th day OF
December, 1917
(Court Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge
Raniamin TAYLOR
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ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION
TO CONVEY LANDS ON CON-
TRAHT

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of
Blue Earth.-ss In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Fred
erick Kron, also known as Friedrich
Kron and Fred Kron, Deceased.
On Reading and Filing the Petition
of Frank H. Nuebel, claiming to be
entitled to conveyance IF certain
real estate from the administrator of
said estate, setting forth that Fred
erick Kron, deceased was bound by
contract in writing to convey said real
estate to the said Frank H. Nuebel up
on the terms and conditions therein
stated, with description of the land
to be conveyed, and the facts upon
which such claim to conveyance is
predicted, and praying that the Pro-
, bate Court make a decree authorizing
and directing the said administrator to
convey such real estate to said petit
toner as the person entitled thereto.
1t Is Therefore Ordered, That all
persons interested in said estate may
| appear before this Court, at special
term thereof to be held on Saturday
the 10Th day of January, A. d. 1918, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the
Probate Office in the Court House in
Mankato in said County and oppose
said petition
And 1t Is Further Ordered, That this
order shall be published once in each
week for three successive weeks prior
to said day of hearing in The Man.
kato Free Press weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato in
said County
Dated at Mankato the 21st day of
December A. d. 1917.
BY the Court,
| probate Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
| II. l.. & j. w. Schmitt.
| Attorneys.
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Dec. 21-2S-Jan A.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETi-
TON FOR ADMINISTRATION.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Eleanor
r. Bartlett, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sors interested in the granting of ad-
ministration of the estate of said de-
cedent: The petition of Warren G..
Bartlett and Andrew H Maconber hav
ing been filed in this court represent
ing that Eleanor r. Bartlett then a
resident of the County of Bue Earth,
State of Minnesota, died intestate on
the 23rd day of November, 1917, and
praying that letters of administration
of her estate be granted TO Andrew
H. Macomber: 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 18th day OF
January 1918, at ten o'clock a. M. why
said petition should not be granted.
Witness, The Judge of laid Court,
and the Seal of said Court, this 14th
day of december, 1917.
(Court Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge.
Tfa, e. Tofau
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his wife since three years ago last
month. IN that letter she told of the
fear of the peopls. who were fleeing
before the invading army of Germans
and sent loving messages to the alb
sent husband and father from their
three daughters and son. Then came
silence, and q weary waiting for
news. No word came from the wife
but terrible news came from the town
OF Wilskerlse. near Osten, and other
towns, invaded by ! the Germans,
which was published in the newspa-
pers. A year aso Mr.. ,Cattrysse re-
ceived letter, from his brother, who
was living in France at the outbreak
Of the war. and he told him that
their aged father had been dead for
two years, but had no news of Mr..
Cattrysse's wife and children.
Kenny Macs, another Belgian in
the employ of Mr.. knott, who came
10 America about three and half
years ago, is unable to receive any
news of his wife and children, who
lived near the same town Mr.. Macs, in
addition to his mental worry, has suf-
tered serious physical illness, and
has Just recovered sufficiently to leave
the hospital
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LIE G AL NOTICE S
SUM MONS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, District Court, Sixth
Judicial District.
John A. Devens and Robert Devens,
Plaintiffs, VS. James Mcmahon, Cath
rina Mcmahon, W. K Young, George
w. Givens, Mary F. Giyens and
George Givens, Jr., and all other
persons and parties unknown claim
ing any right, title, estate, lien or
interest in or to the real estate de-
scribed in the complaint herein, De-
PENDANTS.
The State of Minnesota to the Above
Named Defendants:
You and each of you are hereby
summoned and required to answer
the complaint of the plaintiffs in the
above entitled action, which complaint
has been filed in the office of the clerk
of said District Court at the Court
House in the city of Mankato, Min
nesota, and to serve a copy OF your
answer to the said complaint on the
subscriber at his office in the city OF
Mankato in said county, within twenty
days after the service of this sum
mons upon you, exclusive of the day
of such service; and if you fail &c
answer the said complaint within tbs
time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this
action will apply to the court for the
,a!. demanded in the complaint.
Dt,t1L December 10, 1917.
THOMAS HUGHES,
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
Mankato, Mimi
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Selma BOYS Insurance.

This force merely inaugurates the
work Of selling Americas lighting
men from $1,000 to $4,000 worth of
insurance each, of seeing that depend
ents get their allowances and that
wounded men get their compensation.
With practically 1000 workers hard
at it getting the system under way,
new faces being added at the rate of
100 TO 200 a week, it is estimated that
this force will number several thou
sands before the work has progress
ed another six months.
In the long, high-ceiling rooms
packed full Of girls at gathering type
writer's, here is 9 stenographer from
Seattle and beside her one from Ten
nessee. An Office boy from Maine
slaps patches of correspondence on
both their desks, which came from a
man who volunteered from Alaska.
Most Of these young folk never had
seen Washington until a few weeks
ago and none CT them have had a
chance to more than glance at it since
they arrived
Taken Up Floor Space.
This bureau, has planked its units
down wherever it could find floor
space. Up to the present it has COM
Wandered 10000 feet of floor space.
The amount is not so unusual as its
location. It is about equally divided
between a hospital. public market
ard national museum. goe
Behind the great, frosted glass doors
whose geld lettering informs that
therein you will find the Division of
Mammals Of the New National Muse
UNI, you come upon small army OF
claim experts,Ip acked inIfhe big room
like sardines ldand pouring over Off
cial papers to see if they're all right
The bureau just now is receiving
and dispatching an average of thir-
ty-four thousand letters every six
days.
The organizing genius behind all his
is Willard Streight, New York banker
and magazine editor.
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CONFLICT IN EUROPE HAS SEVERED
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COUPLES;
SADDENED HUSBANDS IN IANKATO

Divided from wife and children by
half a world of space, and with the
broad Atlantic surging between, is
sorrowful enough in times Of peace
but when communication with the
dear ones is suddenly cut off, and the
town in which they live invaded by
the cruel foe when war surges over
the land then the husband and father
is deserving of all sympathy for the
depths of despair into which he has
been plunged.
Such is the case of two Belgian cab
met makers in the employ of the
Herman knott Manufacturing com
pany. They came to America the land
OF promise, to make much money for
those at home. German foes invaded
the Belgian towns where their families
lived, and since then they have been
unable to secure any information as
to whether their families are among
the living or are dead.
Last Letter Three Years AGO.
Jerome Cattrysse, a young Belgian
who has been in the employ of the
knoff manufactury for the past five
years on the twenty first of last
month, has not received a letter from
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CITATION FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND FOR D1STRlBU-
TON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of William
Boswell, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to All Per-
sons Interested in the Above Entitled
Matter: Whereas, Clay S. Boswell has
fled i'll 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 persons thereunto
entitled Ii Is Ordered, that said petit
ton be heard, and that all persons in
terested in said matter be and appear
before this court Oh the 18th day of
January, :5Io, at sen o'clock A. NJ, at
the Probate Court Rooms in the Court
House, at Mankato in said County,
and then and there, or as soon there
after 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 22nd day of
December, 1917.
court Seal.) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge.
S. B. Wilson,
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! ther are better than in any other
| town having 4 large cantonment near
by. Since leaving home on October
II Mr.. and RMS Currier have seen no
rainy days, and but few cloudy
ones. The rainy season in the south
is about due now, and the people
there expect ten or twelve inches of
rain between now and March.
Mr.. and Mrs Currier crossed the
mountains by auto stage couple of
weeks ago, taking the 120 mile drive
into the Imperial valley. During the
trip they obtained a view of the ia
nous Salton sea at a distance of
about sixty miles. The drive over the
mountains is full of interest and ex-
cltement. One long hill has 1876 horse
shoe turns in the road before reaching
the top, and there are numerous
places where the slightest error on
the part of the driver would send the
machine over a precipice and upon
the rocks below. In spite of the dan
ger accidents seldom happen. The
crops in the Imperial valley are prin-
clpally cotton, alfalfa, Egyptian corn
ana melons, and the dairy industry
is quite important. The people of the
valley expect to ship out ten thousand
oales of cotton worth ten million dol
lars this season. All the southern
cities visited by Mr.. and Mrs. Cur
fier were quiet as to building opera
lions, but generally speaking business
was good along the coast Mrs. Cur
rier is not improving in health as rap
IDLY as was hoped she would in the
soutn, but good results are expected
TO follow the treatment she is now
taking.