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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
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 on 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 18th 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 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 C. Stahl: And the
Court having fixed the time and
place for hearing said petition:
THEREFORE,, YOU, AND EACH OF
YOU, arc 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 loIl udy VI MdTCn, l5lt 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 7th day of February 1917.
&. ~- EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge.
probate Court SeaD
H. L. & j. w. Schmidt,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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the State of Minnesota for the sum OF
($120), One and 20-100 Dollars.
co That thereafter, and on the 14th
day of August, 1916, the said piece or
parcel not then having been redeemed
from said sale, was sold and con-
veyed at public sale by the County
Auditor of said County pursuant to
the order and direction of the State
Auditor of Minnesota, and pursuant to
the statute, to an actual purchaser
for the sum of Nine Dollars and
Thirty-two cents.
(4) That the amount required to
redeem said piece or parcel of land
from said sale, exclusive Of the costs
to accrue upon this notice, is the sum
of ($9.32), Nine Dollars and Thirty
IL per cent per annum on ($9.32),
Nine Dollars and Thirty Two cents,
from said 14th day of August, 1916, to
the day such redemption is made.
90 That the tax certificate of sale
issued to said purchaser has been
presented to me by the holder there
of, and this notice requested. g. 81
CO. That the time for the redemp-
ton of said piece or parcel of land
from said tax sale will expire '(60)
sixty days after the service of this
notice, and the filing Of proof of such
service in my office.
Witness my hand and official seal
this Both day of Dec, 1916.
G. L. KENNr--.
Auditor Blue Earth County, Minnesota
(Official SeaD
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
g.. THEREON. ..

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the matter of the Estate of Sarah
E. Taber, Decedent. E
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 10th 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.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Man
kato Free Press as provided by law.
probate SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
t.. Judge of Probate.
Dated February Is, 1917.
Jno. c. Noe,
Attorney.
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CITATIONS FOR HEARING ON Pc.
TITION FOR ADMiNlSTRATION

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
III 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 a 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 he granted.
Witness, the Judge of said Court,
and the Seal of said Court, this 18th
day of February, 1917.
court Seal.)
EVAN HUGHES,
so Probate Judge.
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CITATION 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
81 interested therein that
certain lands Of said decedent de-
scri5ed therein be sold and praying
naL d license be to John A. Smith
granted to sell the same: ~
Row, therefore, you, and each Of
you, are hereby cited and required
% 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.
,,.CneSs the Judge Of said Court,
md the seal Of said court, this 18th
day Of February, 1917.
probate Court SeaD.
EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Benjamin Taylor,
Attorney 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.
1t 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.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Man
i-&to Free Press as provided by law.
Datcd Feb. IS, 1917.
probate Seal)
EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
c. o. Daily,
Attorney.
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CITATION FOR HEARING ON FL
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR DlSTRI-
BUTTON.

State of Minnesota, County of Blue
Earth. In Probate Court
In the Matter of the 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 decedent, together
with her petition praying for the adj
justment and allowance of said final
account and for distribution of the
residue Of said estate 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. NJ, 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 7th day of
February, 1917.
EVAN HUGHES.
--... Judge.
court SeaD
Pau e Pau,
Attorneys for Petitioner .--- \
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NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OI
TIME OF REDEMPTION.
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,
County of Blue Earth, State of

OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,
County of Blue Earth, State of
Minnesota.-ss.
To j. H. Stewart:
% You are hereby notified that
the following piece or parcel &C land
situated in the County of BIZ u h,
State of Minnesota, and kE ID
described as follows, to-wit :. 6,
Block 2, Germania Park, Addition to
Mankato, is now assessed in your
name.
(2) That on the Sth day of May,
1911, at a sale of land pursuant to
the real estate tax judgment duly
given and made in and by the Dis
trict Court in said County of Blue
Earth on the goth day of March,
1911, in proceedings to enforce the
payment of taxes delinquent upon
real estate for the year 1909, for
said County of Blue Earth, the above
described piece or parcel OF land
was offered for sale, and no one
bidding upon said offer, said piece
or parcel, was bid in for the State
of Minnesota for the sum of ($1.24,
One and 24-10O Dollars.
60 That thereafter, and On the
14th day of August, 1916, the said
piece or parcel not then having
been redeemed from said sale, was
sold and conveyed at public sale by
the County Auditor of said County
pursuant to the order and direction
of the State Auditor of Minnesota,
and pursuant to the statute, to an
actual purchaser for the sum of
Eleven Dollars and Thirty -Four
cents. -.-
Cd That the amount required to
redeem said piece or parcel of land
from said sale, exclusive of the costs
to accrue upon this notice, is the
sum of ($11.34), Eleven Dollars and
Thirty -Four cents, and interest at
the rate of II per cent per annum
on ($11.3D, Eleven Dollars and
Thirty -Four cents, from said 14th
day of August, 1916, to the day
such redemption is made.
90 That the tax certificate OF
sale issued to said purchaser has
been presented to me by the holder
thereof and this notice requested.
co That the time for the redemp-
ton of said piece or parcel of land
from said tax sale will expire (6O)
sixty days after the service of this
notice, and the filing of proof of
such service in my office.
Witness my hand and official seal
this Goth day of December, 1916.
C. L. KENNEDY,
Auditor Blue Earth County. Minnesota.
(Official Seal.) 9u..
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. District Court, Sixth Ju-
dicial District
Mertie d. Kelly and Clayton L. Kelly,
her husband; Mary B. Pew, a widow:
John. f, Pew, a single person, and S.
Il: Wilson, as guardian of the Estate
OF Mary Pew. Minor. Plaintiffs, VS..
Francis d. Pew and Clara F. Pew, his
wife: Samuel c. Pew (Known as
Charles S. Pew and Esther B. Pew,
his wife; Emma ]. Ryley, a widow;
margaret La Rue and c. w. La Rue,
her husband; George E. Pew and Belle
Pew, his wife; Mary A. Cornish. a
widow; Annie G. Pew, as guardian of
the Estate of Michael A, Pew. an in
competent person, and Annie G. Pew.
Wife of said incompetent person; John
F. Pew, single person. George ".
Pew and Mrs. George v. Pew, his wife,
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= EGAL tees =

and all other persons unknown having
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-
tered on the 9Th day of February, 1917,
which certified to by the clerk of said
court having been duly delivered to me,
wherein it is provided among other
things that the following described
premises lying and being in said Blue
Earth County, Minnesota, to-wit: The
Southeast Quarter (SEA) of Section
twenty-one CID, in Township one hum
dred six q06) north. of Range twenty
Minnesota, be sold at auction to the
highest bidder for cash, as provided by
law.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, 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
erly main entrance door Of the Court
House facing on Fifth Street, in the
City of Mankato, in said Blue Earth
County, Minnesota, on the 9TH 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 &C.
tion 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.
1917.
ANTON OSTEN,
Referee.
S. B. Wilson,
Attorney for Referee,
MankatO, Mimi.
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to the sorrowing mother, who has
given so unstintingly of her love and
acer through this long and lonely
vigil while striving to regain the
health of this young life. The obit
uary and particulars will follow later.
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Arguments to Jury.

Arguments to Jury.
, Late this morning the addresses Of
the attorneys to the jury in the suit
of c. A. Meixell and e. S. Johnson
against Mrs. Sarah Butler, on trial
in the district court, began. It was
expected that the case would reach
the jury some time this afternoon,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28
TROOPS FROM OHIO CLAIM ID LEAD IN
 BOND CAMPAIGN
Camp Sheridan's Subscrip- tion Expected to Reach Million and Half-Depot
 Brigade Is Absorbed

Montgomery, October 27. Special Ohio soldiers at Camp Sheridan had subscribed for liberty bonds to the amount of s1, ,4S2, $50 when the final tabu- lation was made Saturday night, but others came in after that time and it is probable total subscriptions will be over a,500,o0o. Camp Sheridan claims the lead of all national guard camps in America.
 Several officers subscribed large amounts, Maj Otto Miller of Cincinnati invested SlO,00O.
 Final work of planning for the ab- sorption of the depot brigade into other units of the Thirty seventh was com pleted Saturday night and the actual transfer will be made early in the week. This eliminates three regiments of in- part in the old Ohio national guard, the First of Cincinnati, Second of Ada and Seventh of New Lexington.
 Intensive training under the IS wel1s' schedule will begin early in the week and will continue with no interruption for three months. Soldiers will rest on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons and holidays.
 Work was started Saturday on the construction of a gas house, in which soldiers will be trained in the use of masks and in protecting themselves from German gas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28
PLANS ARE COMPLETED FOR NEGRO SELECTMEN PARA DE
Men Will Report at West Park For Final Instructions Tomor row-Parade Will Be Formed at One O'Clock and Many
 Civic and Patriotic Organizations Will Honor Negroes

Eighteenth street, down Eighteenth street to Third avenue, east on Third avenue to Twentieth street, south on Twentieth street to First avenue, east on First avenue to Twenty-First street, north of Twenty first street to Fifth avenue, then to Terminal Station, where about half of the contingent will entrain.
 The parade will be led by the police force of the city, followed by the grand marshal and staff, who are Commander Berstein of the Spanish American War Veterans Commander Cullom of the United Confederate Veterans, Con- mander Chapman of the Grand Army of the Republic, Capt. J. B. Hutchenson of the United States army, Dr. George Stuart, Messrs, Jacob Burger, James Weatherly, F. o. Harvey, Ira G. Bond, A. c. Jenkins, J. D. Rosenberger and J. l.. Keith
 The band, Confederate Veterans, Grand Army of the Republic, city commission CTS, honor day committee, selectmen and different civic organizations of the city.
 A committee appointed by the Negro Civic league has been working in unison with the white committee on arrange ments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28
OFFICIALS SLATED
 FOR TOBOGGAN IS
 RUMOR AT CITY HALL
Captain Shirly to Succeed Chief Eagan and Scud- der Ryall to Be City Clerk is Persistent Ru mor-Other City Officials to Go-City CommissiOners-ElectM Meet and As
 sign Departments.

sioners, but the above matters are un- derstood to have been threshed out and agreed upon though none of the com missioners would say anything further than that they had assigned the various city departments.
 J. Ellis Brown, who becomes commits soner of public utilities, is lawyer 1T. P. Burruss, who becomes commissioner of public Improvements and streets IS a civil engineer, and has had experience in hadling men, as well as having had considerable experience as teacher. John H. Taylor will take charge of the department of public safety, he having had it understood that he was run ming for this place. MT. Hornady, in- cumbent commissioner of health and education, will retain his place.
 The idea Of the commissioners in allot- ting the various departments was in or der that the commissioners might begin to study their departments and familiar ize themselves with their new duties
 The action of the new commission yer flies the current reports as to what the assignments would be, and if the other changes as stated are made, will further corroborate the opinion of many local political diagnostcians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28

Commissioners -elect of Birmingham met in the office of the president of the city commission yesterday and as signed the various departments at the city hall among themselves, and though the meeting was of private nature, only the commissioners elect being pres ent, it was announced after the meeting that Commissioner Hornady would re- tain his present departments, Commits sioner Taylor would succeed Arlie Bar Der, Commissioner Burruss would sue ceed J. D. Truss and J. Ellis Brown would succeed Mir, Weatherly. Dr. Bar ret, of course, succeeding MT. Ward.
 H. Scudder Ryall will be named city clerk to succeed Clarence B. Lloyd. James Jones will be the successor of Louis l.. Levy as city comptroller and Thomas J. Shirley, chief of detectives, will become chief of police, while Mar tin Eagan will be denoted to a cap taincy. Other changes at the city hail will likely be made later. the present city attorney most likely holding over until January 1, if he so desires. Minor off cials were not discussed by the commas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28

ters in the national guard and nationa army camps was today given Scnatory Bankhead of Alabama, who called at the war department in behalf of various Ma sonic bodies to ask that they be placed upor an equal footing with the organ izations mentioned. Secretary Baker told, Senator Bankhead that he realized and appreciated the justice of the claims of the Masons, Odd Fellows and similar or- ganizations and that d plan was now be- ing worked out to be announced within the next few days which would be sats isfactory to all concerned, and place all upon an equal basis. Further than this he declined to go into details. Senator Eankhead emphasized that he had no objections to the Knights of Columbus, the Y. M. c. A. and Y. M. H. A. hay ing their clubs in the camps, but in sisted that all should be placed on the same basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28
Christmas Packages for ''Sammies" Must Be
 Mailed by November 15

l.. Poole, chief clerk of the railway mail service here, is emphasizing the necessity of the early mailing of packages intended to reach our troops in France by Christmas, and the fact that such packages must not exceed seven pounds in weight.
 The department advises that unless the packages intended as Christmas presents for the troops in France are deposited in the postoffices on or be- fore November 15 it will not be pos- sible for them to reach destination by Christmas day.
 On account of the postal regulations in France, packages weighing more than seven pounds cannot be forward ed by mail says MT. Poole
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28
Local Data
DRAFTED NEGROES
 URGED TO REPORT

Tn order to save himself from the possibility of serious trouble, every negro man who has been examined and ac- cepted by the local boards for military service, should report at the Sixteenth Street Negro Baptist church Monday morning at o'clock, since it is evident that only about $50 of the 753 have not received their summons. only 25O having reported, said Secretary B. A. Pepper man last night.
 negroes trouble, and we feel that when they receive their summons they will re- port. But we know that there are those who have not received the letters of no- tification, and it will be to their interest to report, and if they are not in the call. then they will be dimissed If they are, then they will be on the safe side"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28
CYCLIST IS HURT IN
 CRASH WITH TRUCK

Bill Farley, white man, was se- riously injured yesterday afternoon about o'clock when the bicycle he was riding was hit by an automobile truck of the Alabama Grocery com pany near Lewisburg. Farley sustained a broken leg. He was removed to the Hillman hospital by Shaw's ambu- lance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28
BAKER INITIATES
 HE WILL SATISFY
 FRATERNAL BODIES

Washington, October 27.-(speciaD-The first assurances that have come from Secretary Baker that he will change the rule which permits only the Y. M. c. A., the Knights of Columbus and Young Mems Hebrew association to place club houses, rest rooms and recreation quar-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28
PERSONALS

Mrs. P. II. Anderson of Holly Springs, Miss, is the guest of Mrs. p. l.. Read on Clarendon avenue.
 Mrs. J. Perry Greene has returned to her home in Atlanta, after a visit to rel atives here.
 MT. and Mrs. M. D. Self and children have returned from a visit to relatives in Mississippi.