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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-21
dec. 21-2S-Jan 4
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETl-
TON FOR PROBATE OF WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
II 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 filed IN this court, repre-
senting that Henry Wan lersee, then
resident Of the County Of Blue Earth,
State of Minnesota. died on the 9Th
dav of December, 1917, Lowing last
will and testament. which is present.
ed to this court with said netition, and
praying that said jnstrun ant be al
lowed as the last will and testament of
said decedent, and that letters tesla
mcntarv on said ectate be i"sued there
on to 7. 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 CT 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, 1917. ~
(Court Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge.
c. ]. Laurisch.
Attorney for Petitioner.
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Rapidanl|

The severe cold weather prevented
many from attending the Aid society
of the Decoria church which was held
at the H. l.. Cotton home last
Wednesday afternoon. There were
only a few present.
Charles Samuelson, living on the A.
w. Anderson farm, had the misfortune
to lose his pocket-book Friday night
as he was driving home from Mankato
where he had been with load OF
oats. The night was cold and Mr.
Samuelson got off seperal times tc
walk, the last time he got off to walk
was up the LIE Sueur hill where the
pocket book was found containing
$50 the same evening by Henry Cot
ton.
Henry Cotton had the misfortune
last week to loose two of his young
cattle, their deaths occurring only
three days apart. 1t is supposed they
died from eating mouldy corn. Corn
was cut early and did not cure as il
would had it been an ordinary fall
DR.. Phillips, Veterinarian, was called
and administered to them but coulC
not save them. The animals were in
fine condition and had been fed the
same fodder corn for the past month
or more.
The school is preparing a Christ
mas tree, and program for Friday
evening, December 81. The teacher
hopes that all residents of the district
will come and bring their presents
for their friends if they wish.
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dec. 14-21-28.)
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 it's final account of its admins
tration CT the estate Of the above
named decedent, together with its pc
tit;On 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, thot said petition
be heard and that all persons inter
ested in said matter be and appear be-
fore this court on the 9Th day CT 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 Manzato
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.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-21
An1bol7

The high school literary was held
at the assembly room on Friday even
ing December IA. A large audience
enjoyed the exercises. The following is
the program: Piano solo, Margaret
Wilbur; reading, Billy Brad and the
Bigbee, Richard Bosch; trombone
and violin duet, Adolph Reinhart and
Walter Schmidt; book review, A Christ
mas Story, Erma Lee; Grafton, What
Is Patriotism? Clarence Woolson
reading, Where Innocence Is Bliss,
Rudolph Bigusvold; piano duet, Myrtle
Mead, Anna Steinberg; optional, Guy
Taylor; reading, Little Orphan Annie,
Emil Mullen; original poem, Winter,
Naomi Crook; The Beaner, editor-in
chief, Warren Dennison; associate
editors, Adolph Reinhart, Margaret
Wilbur, Clarence Schwary. Farce
e How They Cured Him, Clarence
Schwarz, Blanch Bosch, Doris Jones
DR.. Frazee of the health department
of st. Paul gave an illustrated lecture
at the high school on Thursday even
ing which was much enjoyed by a
large audience.
s Hc L cuIS lSdCLclS CluU Will
have charge of the short course which
will be held in Amboy the coming
winter President Hanson appointed
the following committees to assist in
the work. Executive committee: Presi-
dent, ]. L. Ubin, secretary, J. w. Hertz
age, treasury, w. E. Schmidt, S. Lamol
Nels Grass, X. Loner, T. M. Boesch;
agricultural committee, George KEN
holz chairman; Albert Scramlin, Wal
ace Brush, Arthur Busse, A. M
Brush; home economics, Mrs. Schmidt
chairman; Agnes Sorenson, Mrs. Axt
Mrs. Crook, Mrs. DR. Merrill, Miss
Jensen.
M d. Heritage spent Tuesday il
Mankato on business.
The program committee of the Par.
ents and Teachers club was helt
Wednesday night to arrange for the
January meeting.
A carload of horses was shipped
from Amboy last week
A flock of ducks can still be seer
in the cornfields west of the river AM
some old settlers predict an opel
winter.
Christmas exercises will be held il
some of the churches in Amboy AM
the children anticipate considerable
pleasure. Good programs have been ar
ranged.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-21
LEGAL NOTICES
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. Givens 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 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 70
answer the said complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this
action will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated December 10, 1917.
THOMAS HUGHES,
Attorney for Plaintiffs,
Mankato, Mimi
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Olaf Lokensgaard is home from
Camp Dodge on short furlough.
John Bowen spent the day at YER
non Center, attending to business
matters.
E. w. Goldenstar spent the after
noon at st. Peter attending to bust
ness affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Stewart of Red
wood Falls, were business callers in
the city yesterday.
Gilbert Fletcher is home from New
York, and is visiting with his mother
Mrs. L. G. M. Fletcher.
Mrs. G. Conkling has gone to Albion
Mich, where she will spend the win
ter with her son George and family
r. G. Champlin, assistant cashier
of the Farmers National bank OF
Vernon Center, brother to Mayor Lee
Champlin, was visitor in Mankatc
yesterday.
Olaf Lokensgaard, who is having g
five days furlough from Camp Dodge
visited ir Mankato yesterday, and
will also visit at Minneapolis and
Henley Falls, before returning to the
camp.
George Moan Of Missoula, Mont
was in Mankato yesterday visiting
friends. The Moan family formerly
resided here. Mr. Moan is connected
with large machine shop anG
foundry in Montana.
Mrs. H. Thielman of st. Clair was &
business caller in the city today.
Oscar Wendtland of Good Thunder
was in the city on business yesterday
DR.. and Mrs. w. R. Cullen of Lake
Crystal were in the city shopping to-
day.
Chris. Paulson of Nevada, Ia, who
about year ago purchased a farm
near Lake Crystal through the agency
of George Atchison, was in the city
today, and will spend some time at.
tending to business affairs at his
| farm.
Misses Kate and Ruth Sinotte, whs
taught school in Austin, are home K
! spend the holidays. Their vacation:
are considerably heightened owing tt
the fact that the Austin schools wer,
short of coal and were obliged tt
close.
Albert Lea Tribune: R. R. Hamil
ton, advertising man for George E
Brett & Co., came down from Man
kato today and will spend the mex
few days attending to business TO
the local branch. Mr.. Hamilton look
pretty fine in his new wool uniform
and overcoat of the home guards. TIL
Mankato guards were in the twill
cities on guard duty for eleven days
If the members of the Mankat
guards are all like Sergeant Hamil
ton, that city has got a company O
/ bows of whom thew can feel proud
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Ker:nig

There will be a stocking social at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Jeffer-
son next week Tuesday evening. That
will be Christmas night. Everyone is
welcome to attend. The following
program will be carried out: Duet, Mrs.
F. E. Jefferson, Mrs. Jessie Lindsay.
Song, Choir.
Instrumental music, Carrie Busby.
Quartet, Holy Night.
Song, Choir.
s Solo, Jane Parry, Penelope Hanson,
Z Cats Concert.
Distribution Of presents by Santa
Claus,
There will be an entertainment at
{ the school house in district No 81 this
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cleveland

Miss Eva Friedrich of Lake Madison
spent the week end with ner aunt
Mrs. Frank Hobson.
Miss Elenora Groh of Mankato call
ed on relatives here wednesday.
Mrs. John keenan, was guest OF
Mrs. Mary Kramer Sunday.
There will be a program at the
Christian church Christmas eve
Everybody invited.
Charles Hoehn of Madison Lake
suent Sunday at the Frank Hobson
home.
Mrs. Frank Hobson returned nome
Friday from few days stay in Man
kato.
A revival meeting will be held at
the Christian church, December "a
to December so. Rev. John Bolden OF
Minneapolis and the pastor Will onl-
ciate. Special music. Everybody
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Groh, Mrs
Frank Hobson and Frank MateJeck
motored to Mankato Sunday evening
and called at the N. H. Groh home.
Frank Hobson has bought out the
Groh grocery store in North Mankato
and took possession week before last
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobson will move their
household goods there the first OF
the year. The best wishes of their
many friends go with them.
Miss Gladys Flowers returned home
from La Crosse, Wis, Saturday even
ing to spend her Christmas vacation
with her parents.
Misses Katie White and Francis
Keenan, were Mankato callers Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cheadle at
tended the spelling contest between
Kasota and Cleveland Thursday
evening at Kasota. -s.. ss.- ...s...
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Davis returned
to their home at Sanborn Friday aft
er few days visit with relatives and
friends here. SOD
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Rohlfing were en-
tertained at the William Flowers home
Sunday. ~ .-.r .....
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Davis and Mr.
and Mrs. John Davis were entertain
ed at the William Davis home We'd
nesday.
Mrs. C. Hermel and daughter Ida
were ST. Peter callers Monday.
Mrs. w. G. Davis returned home
Saturday evening from few weeks
visit with her daughter at Pipestone
MINI. +.-.-...
Mrs. Charles Montgomery returned
home Monday after spending a few
weeks with her parents at Slayton
Mimi.
Mrs. Herman Korm, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis at the
Emmanuel hospital at Mankato, re.
turned home the fore part of the
week.
Mrs. Finnigan entertained a party
of boys Sunday afternoon in honor
of her son, Earl, it being his thirteenth
birthday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-21
NOTICE OF LIS PENDENs.

No I'VE VT Liz TENDGNS.
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. Givens and
George Owens, 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.
Notice is hereby given that an ac-
ton has been commenced in this Court
by the above named plaintiffs against
the above named defendants the object
of which is to obtain a judgment that
said plaintiffs are the owners of the
following described real estate, and
that said defendants and each of them
have no estate or interest therein or
lien thereon or any part thereof: The
Westerly fifty 500 feet of lot one ID
n Block five 90 Of Givens and Lewis
Addition to Mankato. according to the
plat thereof on file and of record in
Tie cuICt VI Lht ISCSlSlti VI DCCuo, VI
said county, said land situated in Blue
Earth County, Minnesota.
Dated December 10. 1917.
THOMAS HUGHES,
Attorney for Plaintiffs,
Mankato. Minnesota.
Office of the Register of Deeds,
County of Blue Earth, Minnesota.
I hereby certify that the within in
strument was filed in this office for
record on the 10Th day of December.
A. D. 1917, at 3 p. M, and was duly
recorded in Book sc of Mtgs.. page AZ.
F. B. GABLER,
Register of Deeds,
Blue Earth County, Mimi.
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CHARGED With An Illicit Fee.

st. Paul, Mimi, December 19-Hun-
dreds of Minnesota fuel retailers are
getting away with an illicit IS cents
per ton, on coal deliveries. according
to coal administrator MCGEE today
This increase was granted mine own
ers by the federal government. but
has not been granted Minnesota deal
ers he said.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-21
WILL REBUILD DAN PATCH
Plans For Reconstruction of Road
Have Been Announced.


Minneapolis, December 19.-Plans
for the reconstruction of the Mime
apolis, st. Paul, Rochester and Du-
buque Electric Traction company's OF
Dan Patch line, from the Minneapolis
terminal at Seventh street and Third
Avenue N, to Northfield and Faribault
at a cost of approximately $750,00O
were announced today by President c.
It. Jaffray of the First and Security
National bank. G. T. Bratnober, who
was receiver for the Dan Patch line
during the tendency of the many court
cases involving it's legal status, is in
charge of the new plan.
Mrs. Jaffray and his associates today
bought the cutoff" which is that part
of the Dan Patch line that extends
from a point near the Minnesota river
to junction with the Luce line neal
Glenwood park, for 100000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-21
Actresses Play in Tough Luck.

St Paul, MINI. December 19.-Ac-
tresses play tough luck. according to
Fizzie Marie Mitzie. steller wiggler at
the Star theatre, today. If she really
looses her Jewels, she stands no show
of interesting the police. Fizzie. saws
because the official begins thinking
of press agents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-21
Maxine Wine At Home Legal.

Pierre, S. D., December 19.-Making
wine at home for personal use is
legal, even in prohibition South Dako-
ia, according to a ruling from the
office of the attorney general today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-21
Result Known In Advance.

St Paul Dispatch: The trouble With
the kaiser's Christmas peace proposal
lis that most people know in advance
that it will be unacceptable.
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National Safety League Meeting.

The National Safety League OF
Mankato will hold meeting at the
city hall Friday night. Eight o'clock
is the hour.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-25
eathtub, and Bathing.

In many European countries "tne
best people''-if you know what tina,
nleans-never battle in water. ~
Spanish NATIONS have expressed
much surprise at my complaints about
the absence Of bathing facilities in the
Madrid hotels. One lady, wife Of dis
tinguished member Of the coltss, told
me she had herself rubbed down in OF,
once week, but never had. got into u
tub Of water and never would!' 4,
My memory fof London hotels goes
back to. 1875, when there was not a
single bathtub in any hotel iii that city.
A tin pan and bucket Of warm water
was the only tub" and you. were
lucky to get that.
And in that same period In New York
city the Metropolitan and st. Nicholas
hotels, supposed to be models Of excel
lence, were totally wanting In bath
rooms. - ,l
, Admittedly, it IL as difficult to irnag-
inc life without notorcars as without
bathtubs, but the former are less than
a twenty-year-oh necessity, while the
bath was an institution long before the
times OF the Roman emperors.-Julius
Chambers In Brooklyn Eagle. g
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-25
Motor iorixina. at Niaht.

Every automobile owner should CO.
operate in solving the most difficult
problem of night driving Ting head
lights. They are more than objec-
tionable; they are source Of con-
slant danger. To meet another car ut
night with Its dazzling, brilliant lights
shining straight in your eyes Il a very
trying ordeal. 1t absolutely blinds you
and forces you either to slow up until
he passes You or risk either a COLT
sion or going into a ditch. That many
laws have been passed in various parts
Of the country regulating the kind Of
lights that may be used indicates that
thoughtful motorists are united in their
efforts to eliminate every condition
that tends to create discomfort and
danger to the automobiling public.
Brilliant, glaring lights are not nee
essary. Several lamps are available
that have practically solved this prob
lem, each In Its own way, and every
car owner should do his part in max
ing the glaring light only memory to
the great motoring public.-C. p. Chris
tOpEer in Southern WomanS Magazine.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-25
a Wonderful Aboriainal City.

Near Laguna, n. NJ, may be seen
Acoma, the 'sky city," claimed to be
the most wonderful aboriginal city in
the world. It stands on. an isolated
rock eminence 400 feet in height The
city embraces three rows OF houses
over a thousand feet in length, rising
up In terraces four and five stories.
One is amazed when he stops to con.
slider that the material for these build.
ings were transported long distances
and up the cliffs upon the heads and
backs of these human burden bearers.
Their graveyard consumed forty years
in building by reason Of the necessity
of bringing earth from the plain below,
and their church must have cost the
labor Of many generations, for its walls
are sixty feet high and ten feet thick.
and it has timbers forty feet long and
fourteen inches square.-Exchange.
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Walkers reply; Its altogether TOT

Walkers reply; its altogether too
dead easy"
A woman sat in q seat on the other
side of the aisle from US who seemed
to be interested IN us. l whispered to
Frank a caution not to appear to be
watching our quarry, for l suspected
this person Of having noticed US doing
SO. Presently Frank went to the end
Of the car for drink Of water, and
while he was gone the woman op-
| posite came to me and said in low
tone:
Reckon you're on to Jim Harker.
I'm the party that gave the informa-
ton on the bloke. Don't try to take
him unless you're armed and get him
where he can't shoot. Hes desper-
ate man. The woman with him is
wanted, too, but II you get him you'll
do Well. Don't try to do too much"
BY the time Walker returIed to his
seat the woman had returned to hers.
As we approached town OF impor-
lance just before we pulled into the
station the woman with Harker got
up and went to the saloon, which was
at the rear of the car. A moment later
Harker bolted to the front car door.
Frank dashed after him, and started
to go in the other direction to the sa-
loon when the woman who had given
us the information got in my way.
Where are you geing?' she cried
excitedly. Don't you see that your
man has gone out by the forward
door?' 49,.
Let me pass!' l said angrily. "My
friend Is going after him. I'm to get
the woman. ...... -,
"See here" she retorted, bristling.
"pve put you on to this thing, and
don't propose to have it spoiled by
your tuMdity. i tell you Jim Harker
has gone IN the other direction"
She kept ne ID long as she could,
then let ~ u hy. When got to the
saloon 4 fond 81 empty. The woman
had gone ont the rear door. l went
On 70 the piAffofn, but there were so
many pers0nS moving hither and thith-
Ct that could not distinguish her
among them
There seemed nothing for me to do
but wait for walkers return. Within
half an hour he came in with his
quarry. Frank had armed himself with
. revolver, deputy sheriff's badge ana
a pair OF bracelets, the latter articles
being now on his prisoners wrists.
4! Il got him." said Frank, evidently
very nrnn6 NJ himSolf .-. DO, 49,
: I'm glad you didn't get killed on the
|ob," replied. mine was too smart |
for me-, E@,. 4 ~, .,.
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A Story Of Lonefeiiow.

In Longfelipw's Journal, in which he
chronicled daily things that came I'm
der his observation. he notes that upon
certain occasion he attended .
church where the minister took as bis
subject Progress He was\very nat
tered when the latter quoted abou1
half Of tie Psalm Of Life" After re-
peating the verses the minister said,
II could never read that poem without
feeling the inspiration with which II
was written" To this incident Long.
fellow adds: "But ! had the conceit
taken out Of me On the evening q that
day when l happened to meet ! lady
at Prescott;s and iii our conversation
she referred 10 the sermon in the
morning and added, He quoted some
beautiful verses. but nobody knew
whence came the quotations. >" =:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-25
Chan Imitation,

The shopper-Are these genuine gold
6sh? The Sales Persol'-No'm. not at
that price. These are only rolled plate.
philadelphia Bulletin. II
-~--------~- y
The devil telnpts lis not: it's we
tempt him. George Eliot.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-25
Trench No. l

at The Basement IF AZ \ I Store
where. we have a veryiaree stock
of beds and wall papera which 10
order to rearrange our Basement,
we will offer It good prices.
There is nothine shopworn or
out Of date in the entire line.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-25
Eattina tho Air

] have known city men. hundreds II
them. who had firm conviction that
one OF the greatest obstacles in their
way to becoming healthy lay in the
fact that city air has less ozone in 1t
than the air up state or at the seashore
True. the air down by the sidewalks
would not assay as high in ozone US
that in the Catskill mountains. but the
difference chemically is so slight that
1t isn't worth talking about.-Dr. L. r.
Welzmiller in Worlds Work.