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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
(April 5-12-191
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Fl
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR DIS
TR1RIITiNM

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter OF the Estate of Sophia
Hall, Decedent.
The State Of Minnesota To All
Persons Interested In The Above
Entitled Matter: Whereas, William b
Hall has filadin this court his final ac-
count of his administration of the es-
tate of the above named decedent, to
gether with mis- petition praying for
the adjustment and allowance of
said final account and for distribu-
ton Of the residue of said estate to
the persons thereunto entitled:
It Is~Ordered, that said petition be
heard, and that all persons interest
ed in said matter be and appear be-
fore this court on the 9th day of
April, 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
he heard, show cause, if any thew
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 2Sth day Of
March, 1913.
fCcurt seaD EVAN HIrGHES.
T,.do1
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12

efficient Our railroads. our camps,
our food, our water supply, and our
rapidly increasing military equipment
are miracles of swift and thorough
achievement.
"In the business Of keeping our
soldiers physically and morally fit,
the program of our military author
tiles is the most comprehensive and
aggressive ever laid out by nation
at war The stories of wholesale
drunkenness and vice circulated in
some quarters at home concerning
the American Expeditionary Force
were false.
While some men and groups Of
men have committed grave excuses
and shamed their uniforms, the small
number of those in proportion to the
total number under arms is d
source of qualification and pride to
every citizen who believes in the
moral soundness of American society.
MY own investigations substantiatc
the figures already made public by
the army medical department. which
prove that the American soldier in
France is living on a higher moral
plane than the moral plane of Ameri-
can civilian life. General Pershing
and his associates deserve not a
resolution of inquiry and censure but
a vote of confidence and the assur-
ance of the nations. wholehearted CO.
operation and support.
"The work of the Young Mems
Christian association in the Ameri-
can army zone cannot fail to receive
the enthusiastic communication OF
every visitor. The organizations
many sided work makes it the
mightest constructive agency of its
kind in Europe
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC,
REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CON-
GRESS OF AUGUST "a, 1912,

OF Mankat Weekly Free Press. pub
lished every Friday at Mankato, Mime
sofa, for April /, 1918.
SLATE Or MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth.-ss.
Before me, a notary public in and fol
the state and county aforesaid, personal
ly appeared NJ. ID. Fritz, who. having
been duly sworn according to law, de-
poses ard says that he is the president
of The Mankato Weekly Free Press ano
that the Following is to the best of his
knowledge and belief, a true statement
of the ownership. management (and il
n daily paper the circulation), etc., OF
the aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required by
the Act of August "a. 1912, embodied in
section 443, Postal Laws and Regula-
tons. printed on the reverse of this form,
to-wit:
L. That the names and addresses of
the publisher and editor are.
Name of publisher, Free Press com
pany; postoffice address, Mankato, MINI.
Name of editor ]. f. Reynolds; post
office address, Mankato. Mimi.
q. That the owners are: NJ. d. Fritz.
Mankato, Mimi: l. N. Tompkins, Man
kato Mimi; C. r. Butler, Mankato
Mimi; n. L. Hurst, Minneapolis. MINI.
H. A. Ziebarth. LeSueur Center; c. c.
Wood Mankato, Mimi; E. Glenn, Man
MINI.
g. That the known bondholders, NOR
gagees and other security holders own
ing or holding one per cent or more OF
total amount Of bonds, mortgages, or
other securities are: None.
T. That the two paragraphs next
above giving the names of the owners,
stockholders and security holders, OF
my contain not only the list of stock
holders and security holders as they APP
pear uDon the books of the company but
also. in cases where the stakeholder or
secnrity holder appears upon the books
Of the company as trustee or in any other
fduciary relation, the name of the
person or corporation for whom such
trustee is acting is given: also that the
aid two paragraphs contain statements
embracing atlantis full knowledge and
belief as to the circumstances and con-
1ftions under which stockholders and Sc
nuritv holders who do not appear upon
the book of the company as trustees,
hold stock and securities in capacity
other than that of bona fde owner: and
his affiant has no reason to believe that
any other person. association. or cor
,nration has any interest direct or in
lirect in said stock, bonds or other
-ecurities than as so stated by him.
). That the average number of COPIES
IF each issue of this publication sold or
distributed through the mails or other
-ise TO paid eubsrribers during the six
months preceding the date shown above.
M. ID. FRITZ,
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
ith day of April 1918
lSeal) G. B. BURMEISTER,
my commission expires Nov. s. 1928,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
Pleaded For Sons Pardon.

st. Paul. Mimi, April 10-Plead-
ing that his son was a victim of
tuberculosis, the father of Cleo de
Havre. a convict at the state prison
at Saltwater appeared before the
pardon board today and begged that
the young man be paroled that he
might be taken to Arizona for the
sake of his health
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12

where they are forced TO work. The
newspapers do not speak about this,
but merely reprint the response given
by the German government TO Deputy
Hauss.
Claim Some Volunteered
The government stated that in the
female personnel there are only eight
per cent of the young girls who are
under seventeen years of age. Among
these there are some who volunteer
ed. Quite naturally, because many
not to starve to death one is forced
factories are closed, and in order
to accept what ever presents itself
to say nothing of the other means
of persuasion that. the BoChes have
at their disposal.
THE government continued its
reply by saying that all young girls
under seventeen are now to be sent
back to their families; first those
that are now working against their
will, and later all the rest as fast
as circumstances will permit.
Leaves of Absence For Soldiers
at has now been decided to grant
leaves of absence to soldiers from
Afsace- Lorraine the same as 10 others
Therefore, they have not had any up
to-date?
1.-THE foreclosure of French prop
critics continues on every hand. The
chateau de la Robertson near Stras
bourg, belonging to the des Bussicres
family, has been sold to Boche
emigrant for million and half
marks.
AT Mulhouse and Riedishen there
is a shortage of coal. At Mulhouse
several schools have been closed and
the classes in the others doubled in
order to save coal. At Haisingue and
in all the other villages the Bocnes
are tearing up the floors and de-
molishing everything.
ITO speak French. and especially
TO a French prisoner, entails always
a fine of twenty to thirty marks.
Leather Becoming Scarce.
Leather is becoming scarcer and
scarcer, but the dealers in it are
doing a great business. The leather
factory of Adler & Oppenhiemel at
Strassbourg had it's profits increased
the first year of the war 7S4 per
cent: the second year, 1918 per cent
up until 1913 Krupp had never
employed a single woman. On Decem-
Der 81. 1915 they were employing
10,93S. According to the 'Mulhaus-
ertagblatt' this number has been
quadrupled.
ITO tranquilise the population, the
newspapers state that the Americans
will only be able to. send in France
several hundred or possibly several
thousand soldiers who Will succeed
in escaping the submarines. All tho
others, they assert. will be sunk"
All MobiIized For Work
Another letter from a priest an
nounces that the entire population OF
Alsace-L Lorraine between, seventeen
modified for civilian work. Priests
are included.
Still other letters declare that
cloth of all kinds has become SO
scarce that it is not to be found
and leather is likewise disappearing.
"At Strassbourg," the letter contin-
ues'' both men and women are to be
seen going about barefooted, many
not even having wooden soles with
their paper thongs"
Other letters state that in the two
provinces, as elsewhere in Germany,
the bulk of the wearing apparel is
now made out of the paper substitute
for cloth which has been devised in
Germany since the beginning of the
war. ;,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
Caboose was Smashed.

A caboose was utterly smashed IN
switching operations in the local
Northwestern railroad yards about
four O'Clock this morning. Some cars,
loaded with sand, made too much re-
sistance, and the caboose could not
stand the impact. No one was hurt.
This occurred near the spinning mills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
An Efficiency Conference.

An efficiency conference for Sunday
School association officers will be
held at the Presbyterian church April
13 and IA. A lengthy. program has
been prepared for this event "A. NJ.
Locker of st. Paul. state superintend-
ent; Mrs L. M. Tesh, ST. Paul, and.
Miss Grace NJ. Longfellow, Minne-
apolis. will be the team leaders.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12

John Koch of the George E. Brett
Inc. stores, is now in New York on a
purchasing "trip, selecting stock for
the Brett stores in this city and at
Albert Lea.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
Gale Of Seats Tomorrow.

Tickets fer the Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestra concerts will be on
sale at Ed Lamm's drug store to-
morrow
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
DALI MARKET

These are the market quotations
which prevailed today. The
Free Press cannot guarantee
that these same figures will pre-
vail tomorrow. The markets are
corrected daily with a desire TO
have them as accurate as hu-
man endeavor can make them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
MORALS Of YANKEES

CONTINUED from page Onc)
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where they are forced to work. The
newspapers do not speak about this,
but merely reprint the response given
by the German government TO Deputy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12

Sworn to and subscribed before me this
ith day of April. 1918.
(Seal) G. B. BURMEISTER,
my commission expires Nov. s. 1922
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
CITATION NOTICE.

The State of South Carolina
County of Bamberg-By J. ]. Brab-
ham, Jr., Esq, Judge of Probate.
Whereas G. w. kearse hath
made suit to me to grant him letters
of administration of the estate and
effects of NJ. A. Inabinett, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of the said NJ. A.
Inabinett, deceased, that they be
and appear before me in the Court OF
Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on
Saturday, January '26th, next, after
publication thereof, at II o'clock in
the forenoon, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said administra-
ton should not be granted.
Given un Ter my hand and seal this
18th day of January, Anno Domini,
1918.
J. ). BRABHAM, JR.
Judge of Probate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Caught in His Own Trap.

1t happened in the court room dur
ing the trial of husky young man
who was charged with assault and
battery. Throughout an especially
severe cross examination the defend
ant stoutly maintained that he had
merely pushed the plaintiff "a little
Bit"
We'll. about how hard?" queried
the prosecutor.
oh, just a little bit," responded
the defendant.
Now" said the attorney for the
benefit of the judge and the jury,
you will please step down here and,
with me for the subject. illustrate
just how hard you mean"
Owing to the unmerciful badger
ing which the witness had just been
through, the prosecutor thought that
the young man would perhaps overdo
the matter to get back at him, and
thus incriminate himself.
The defndant descended as per
schedule, and approached the waiting
attorney. When he reached him the
spectators were astonished to see him
slap the lawyer in the face, kick him
in the shins, seize him bodily and,
finally, with a supreme effort, lift him
from the floor and hurl him PROSTATE
across the table.
Turning from the bewildered pros
ecutor, he faced the court and ex-
planned mildly:
"Your honor and gentlemen, about
one-tenth that hard!'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17

without interfering with their pro-
duction. The results of much of this
expansion will be felt this spring in
increased deliveries of all types Of
ordnance material.
Anticipating the needs of the ma
val service and marine corps for ad-
ditional machine guns, the bureau
wisely conducted test Of the Lewis
machine gun early in April, 1917,
with a view to definitely determining
it's serviceability. Recent reports
from the war zone indicate that the
gun is giving entire satisfaction.
Depth Charges.
Under depth charges, which the
committee thinks may be properly
termed the terror of the submarine,
have been produced in quantity, and
are in use by.our destroyers and sub
marine chasers.
'It was especially gratifying to
note that the skill, ingenuity and in
ventive resources of the bureau have
been productive of new designs de-
manded by the present methods OF
modern warfare. Advantage has
been taken of every suggestion, ir-
respective of it's source. *
Fine Executives.
"The committee was gratifled at
the executive ability shown by naval
officers placed in charge of industrial
work. AS an illustration, the bureau
found it necessary to commander a
plant producing binoculars and other
optical instruments for the navy.
Under the former management this
plant produced but 16S standard BIZ
noculars in two months, whereas dur
ing the first two weeks of operation
under navy management it has pro-
duced 500 satisfactory binoculars for
the use of lookouts and spoilers.
THE committee made special in
quiry as to the damage done to tor
pedoes at the Bliss works. 1t ascer-
tanned that torpedoes or damaged
parts have found their way into SER
vice, that spare parts for torpedoes,
such as gyrowheels, had been tamper-
ed with, but this was promptly de-
tected by the naval inspector of ord
nance and a close watch was main
tanned upon these articles, with the
result that the perpetrator of the
damage, one Paul Charles Hennig, a
native of Leipsig, Germany, who had
been in this country since 1908, has
been arrested and is awaiting trial.
Attacks Warded Off.
The committee was supplied with
full information of how many attacks
of submarines upon armed merchant
men have been warded off by the
ships gun crews using the battery
with bravery and skill, and was CIV
en- the details of certain engagements
Of special interest. The record of at
tacks on our merchantmen shows
comparatively small percentage were
successful, and that the chances of
escape, when a submarine is sighted,
before she has time to fire torpedo,
are very high, due to the efficiency
of the naval personnel. The unseen
torpedo is responsible for 80 per cent
of the sinkings."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Cut the Lights.

He-"Since you lost that bet, l
think l can claim the forfeit
She-"Really, l don't know what
you mean, and besides someone might
see us. ."-American Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-17
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Groves.
J. ). BRABHAM, JR.
Judge of Probate,

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties ofQUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-05-30
SERVICE flag
GIVEN TO COUNTY
DONATED IN HONOR OF SOLDIERS
Young Men Preparing to Depart for
Camps Given Service Kits and
Good Wishes of Large Crowd.

A large crowd of people assembled
at the court house Sunday afternoon
to witness the presentation of large
service flag to the county by the
Daughters of the Confederacy, and
to bid farewell to the departing sol
diers. The presentation was made in
the presence Of the thirty-six young
men who met there to prepare to go
to the training camps.
The presentation speech was made
by DIR. Featherstun in exceedingly
well-chosen words, and there was not
a person present who did not feel the
force of his address. AS he closed,
Mrs. Sylvia Disharoon drew the cord
which raised the flag, amid the APP
plause Of the sympathetic audience.
Sheriff Davenport accepted the flag
on behalf Of the county with few
very appropriate remarks, pledging
the hearty support of the county to
the men who had gone and were GO
ing to fight for their country.
The flag contains 250 stars, star
for each man who has gone from the
county. In the center is a gold star,
representing the one man,young AM
brose Parsons, who lost his life in the
service of his country 1t viii be re-
membered that he died of pneumonia
at Camp Pike while training to go to
the front
Then Lieut.. Disharoon, here on a
short leave, gave the young men an
idea Of what would be expected of
them, and gave them timely advice.
Following his excellent talk, he pre-
sented each, on behalf of the Red
Cross, service kit.
The very impressive exercises came
to an end by an appropriate prayer
by DR.. Featherstun.
People crowded around the young
men at the close of the evenings pro-
gram, shaking hands with them and
wishing them God speed.
The loved ones of the departing
soldiers bravely bore the separation,
and it is the sincere wish and prayer
of every one that the war will soon
be over and that these fine rerepsent-
atives of the county's loyalty may be
returned to those who sacrifice most.
Before leaving, the young men pre-
pared their ballots to be voted at the
August primary and gave them to the
circuit clerk.
In addition to the thirty two
whose name appeared in last weeks
Reveille, four more were added to the
| list, Morris Remington, ]. w Heath
Harry d. Parker, and Willie +. Green
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-05-30
S7S,5OO REAL
ESTATE DEAL
RECORD SALE FOR COUNTY LAND
Bowling Green Plantation and All
Live Stock and Farm Machinery
Included in Deal. Other Sales.

The largest sale of farm property
ever made in the county was recently
consummated when Bowling Green
plantation Of thnusahd acres, in
cluding large quantity of live stock
and some farm machinery, changed
hands.
The property was sold by Robert
y. Holmes of Mattoon, Ill, to w. w.
Hubbard Of Annapolis, and "A. w.
Button, who managed the property
for Mr.. Holmes. The real estate
brought $4,000, and the stock $22,-
500. The stock was bought by Mr..
Button individually.
Bowling Green is beautiful prop
erty, lying along the Port Gibson and
st. Elmo road about four miles from
Hermanville. It formerly belonged
to the Showers estate, and in its un-
improved condition sold five year ago
for 100000 1t is now in a much bet
ter state of cultivation and equipped
with fences and other improvements
for stock raising.
Mr.. Button will continue to be the
manager of the property.
OTHER SALES.
There have been other sales Of real
estate in the fourth district in which
Mr.. Button was interested. He has
sold the Grant place of 1420 acres,
several miles above Hermanville, re-
Gently bought by him, to Walter S.
Johnson of indianapolis for $4,000.
This large place is but partially de-
veloped.
The Jones place Of $50 acres, near
Hermanville, was also sold by Mr..
Button to Maj. r. L. Montgomery
for $3,750. This place was only
recently bought by Mr.. Button.
1t is not uncommon now for real
estate deals in this county to reach
five figures. In fact such sales are
as common as small ones. 1t is note
worthy, too, that when a place chang
es hands more than once it is always
better improved the second time thar
it was at first. Owners realize that
improved property is much more sale
able than unimproved, in many cases
bringing two or three times as much
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-05-30
APPRECIATES GIFTS

To the sainted one whose untiring
efforts prompted this movement in
my behalf, and her co-laborers of the
Red Cross, l desire tu cypress in So
slight measure my sincele spnre-
citation of a most generous gift. Be,
ing unexpected as it was undeserved,
they may sense the situation implied
by lack Of words, sufficiently to know
that while the feminine fancy often
scars to wide realms of frills and fur
bellows, every material want has been
amply supplied. Indeed my only fear
is that | shall be mistaken for an
Irish sympathizer over there on find
ing so much Of "the green" about me-
recompensed, if ten talents more or
less should subserve the one great
aim. Gratefully yours,
MARGARET McDOUGALL,
Nurse for Red Cross Division Abroad.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-05-30
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