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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-20
NEWS OF MAPLETON
Notice Regarding Federated Church
Service; Personal Mention

Mapleton. Mimi, April 1S.-Oscar
Borchert. who is a student at the
state university, spent the week end
at this home here.
Forty six numbers were sold at
the dance at the Legion hall Fri
day evening Fine music was fur
nished by Al Menke's orchestra Of
Minneapolis.
Mrs. H. NJ. Berry entertained a
number OF guests at a party in honor
of her mother, Mrs. Heath on Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. Heath returned
Tuesday after an extended visit at
the Berry home.
Until further notice the morning
and evening services of the FEEDER
ated churches will be held at the
Congregational church beginning
next Sunday, April o. Please bear
this in mind. During this period
the Baptist crurch IS being re dec
GRATED and a more pleasing inside
appearance is being made.
Parents OF Children please read
the new law recently passed by the
state legislature in regard to minors
entering dance halls.
The great picture drama. "Smilin'
Through" featuring Norma Tai
madge, will be shown at the Pas
time theater at this place on Fri
day and Saturday evenings, April
Goth. and 21st The picture is a
Joseph Schenck production and
comes highly recommended. Do not
fail to see this great picture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Stanzel have
returned from their visit with their
| children at Randolph, Wis. and
Lakota, Iowa.
Miss Lucille Leo. primary teacher
Of the public schools, spent the
week end at her home in Mankato.
Pearson's orchestra OF Mankato
will play for the big dance at the
Legion Hall this Friday evening.
April goth.
Miss Lucia Spaulding spent the
past two weeks visiting her sister
at Mobridge, S. d,
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April 20-27- May 4.
CITATION FOR HEARING on pE-
TlTlON FOR ADMlNISTRA-
TON

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County
Of Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate ofPhiiip
J: McGraw, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota all per.
sons interested in the granting Of.
administration of the estate Of sail
decedent: The petition of Mary 4.
Brown. Nora E. Brotherton and
katherine V. Meighen. having bees
fled in this Court, representing that
Philip J. McGraw. then a resident
of the County cf Blue Earth. Stote
Of Minnesota, died intestate on the
9Th day of April. 1898: and pravinr
that letters of administration on his
estate be granted to Nankato Loan
& Trust COMPANY. and the Court
having fixed the time and Mace for
hearing s@id petition: Therefore.
You: and Each of You, are hereby
cited and required to show cause.
# any YOU have. before this CourI
at the Probate Court Rooms in the
Court House. in the CITY of Manka-
TO. in the County OF Blue Earth
State of minnesota. on the 18th dow
Of May. 1923. at ten O'Clock a. m.
why said petition should net be
granted.
Witness. The Judge of said Corrt.
and the Seal Of Gid Court. this 10th
'"v Of April, 1922
Court Seal .--E
HARRY A. JOHNSON. i
Probate Judge
Attorney for Petitioner.
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April 20-27- May 4.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON FL
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR
DISTRIBUTION

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County
Of Blue Earth In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Fred
SchOstag, Sr., Decedent. ..-.
Whereas, George H. Hubmer has
hled in this court his final account
of his administration of the estate
of the above named decedent, to-.
gether with his 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:
1t Is Ordered, that said petition be
heard, and that all persons inter
ested in said matter be and appear
before this court on the 18th day of
May, 1928, 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 there
of in The Mankato Free Press ac-
Cording to law
Witness the Honorable Harry A.
johnson, Judge Of said Court, and
the seal Of said court, this 18th day
of April. 1923.
(Court SeaD
HARRY A. JOHNSON.
Judyn
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X. X. X. WARNING RECEIVED
Fairmont Man Hears From Khan. But
Loses No Sleep

Fairmont, April I'm. J. Gibson
feather mattress manufacturer, and
more or less we'll known in Fairmont
. and St. James court circles, today
was exhibiting two postal card
"warnins," bearing the initials *
X. X" X! ich he received Saturday
Gibs-.n ives on the second floor al
200 l,of1h avenue.
Ore of the cards says:
Nj. Gibson, Fairmont Mimi, Dear
Sir: | want to tell you very kindly
that we know what kind of a ranch
you are running. We will make II
hot for you X. X. X"
Under the initials *. K. X. was
the initial "B" which probably stands
for bunk" Feathers says.
This postcard bears the Fairmont
postmark. Dated April II and was
mailed at p. m.
A second portcard, received the
same date, was addressed Mr.
Feathers" This had no address, and
was dropped into Gibson's mail box
Over the stamp was the initials *
X. K" and on the reverse side, this
message:
Beware, or we will get you and
others. B. K. X. K" The message
and Gibson's name were written in
ink, in a good legible hand, and un
der the message was a long cross
drawn with lead pencil.
Mr.. Gibson apparently had lost nc
sleep over the warnings" as he was
in slumber at 10 a. m. today, when
a reporter went to interview him.
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Evan Hughes,
Attorney.
April $500.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
TlTION FOR ADMiNlSTRA-
TON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County
OF Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter ofrthe Estate of Han
nah Johnson. Decedent.
The State Of Minnesota all per-
sons interested in the granting OF
administration of the estate of said
decedent: The petition of Loretta
c. Johnson having been filed in this
Court, representing that Hannah
Johnson, then a resident OF the
County of Blue Earth, State of Min
nesota, died intestate On the Gath
day Of July, 1920: and praying that
letters of administration on her es-
tate be granted to Tudor D. Jones,
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, II 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 2Sth day Of April, 1923, 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 End
day of April, 1923.
(Court SeaD HARRY A. JOHNSON,
Probate Judge.
Evan Hughes.
Attorney for Petitioner.
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MAR. 16-23-30, Apr. 6-13-20)
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

NOTICE IS /HEREBY GIVEN. That
default has occurred In the conditions
delivered by Robert B. Applegate and
Gladys Apologize. his wife, and Artie
M. Christy and Lulu F, Christy. his
wife. as mortgagors to Charles D. OFT.
as mortgage. dated the LIST day OF
March 1920. and duly recorded in the
for Blue Earth County. Minnesota. on
the 10th day OF March, 1920. at eleven
O'Clock A. NJ. in Book "91." Of Mort
cages. on page $40: that said default
terest on the PRINCIPAL sum secured by
said mortgage. which said interest be-
came due and payable on the LIST day
OF March. 1928, and amounted to the
sum Of Six Hundred Dollars ($60000 :;
that the undersigned. mortgage there
In. has elected and does hereby elect to
declare the whole principal sum due
and payable because OF such default as
provided in and by said mortgage: that
there is now due. and claimed to be
due at the date OF this notice the said
principal sum of Ten Thousand Dollars
$4,000 the sum .s Of G SIX Hundred
TN and sos Po If T"G paid
the premises mortgaged thereby from a
sale thereof for the taxes thereon for
the year 1920, paid by the undersigned.
IOBcCucF Will IIe SUN VI DIX anu o. OU
Dollars (s6.o5) interest on said sum so
paid for redemption as aforesaid, the
sum Of Six Hundred Thirty-six and
21-1oo Dollars GsS6.21l taxes on said
premises for the year 1921. with accrued
penalties, paid by the undersigned on
the Bird day of March. 1923. together
with the sum of One Dollar (s1.00) in
terest on said sum so paid for said
taxes. amounting In all to the sum OF
Eleven Thousand Four Hundred Eighty
that no action or proceedings has been
instituted at law or otherwise 10 re-
cover said amount or any part thereof.
That under the Power of Sale con-
tanned in said mortgage, and pursuant
provided, the said mortgafe will be
foreclosed by a sale of the premises de-
scribed In and mortgaged thereby, sit
uate in the County Of Blue Earth and
State OF Minnesota, described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
The Southeast Quarter (SEA) of Sec
ton Thirty (30), in Township One Hun
bred Six G06l. Range Twenty-seven
(27), west OF the Fifth Principal Meri-
l16o) acres. more or less, according to
the Government Survey thereof,
by the Sheriff of said Blue Earth Coun-
ty, Minnesota, at public vendue to the
or main Fifth Street entrance to the
County Court House. in the City of
Mankato. in Blue Earth County. Min.
nesota- on Saturday. the 28th day Of
April. 1923, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon. to satisfy said principal sum and
interest, and the said sums so paid for
and on account of taxes on said prem
Uses; together with the costs and dis
bursements allowed by law, and the sum
of One Hundred Dollars (s10O.O0) Attor-
ney's fees, stipulated and allowed by
said mortgage. subject to the right of
redemption within one year from the
date of such sale as provided by law.
Dated this 14th day Of March, A. D.
1929
CHARLES D. OFT,
Mortgage.
c. E. Phillips.
Attorney for Mortgage,
Mankato Minnesota
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SCHOOL BOARDS HELD LIABLE
Case That II of Interest To Direc-
tors of Minnesota

Mantorville, April 1S,G-Saturday
afternoon in district court in this
village jury rendered a verdict in
law suit that may have fair and
grave effects upon the school boards
OF this state.
The substance Of the case is that
in 1916 a giant stride "a piece Of
playground equipment) was erected
on the school grounds in the village
of Dodge Center, the same being paid
for by a Sunday school class in the
village. The giant stride was in use
until the fall Of 1921 when it was
broken down while being used by
the small children and a little girl
by the name Of Wier was instantly
killed. The parents brought suit
in district court against individual
members of the school board. The
case was tried. before Judge Sem.
The verdict of the jury was in favor
of the plaintiff for SOL. In the
opinion Of many attorneys the case
has the same significance as If the
verdict had been for a hundred
thousand dollars as 1t virtually rem
ders individual members Of any
school district liable for any acct
dent that may occur on the grounds
or when using equipment. if it can
be proven that the same had not
been examined and carefully tested.
Evidence was offered to show that
an examination had been made by
competent individuals and that no
defect or sign of decay could have
been found without an examination
being made below ground and below
the top of the cement which held
the pole in place.
The opinion is that unless the
laws of our state are soon changed
there will be few financially reliable
men and women who will be willing
to serve as school board members.
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administration of the estate of said
decedent: The petition of Russell
5. Greenfield having been filed In
this Court, representing that J. EN-
erson Greenfield, then resident OF
the County of Blue Earth, State of
Minnesota, died intestate on the 18th
day of March, 1928; and praying
that letters of administration on his
estate be granted. to Russell S.
Greenfield, 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, II any you
have, before this Court at the Pro
bate Court Rooms in the Court
House, in the--City Of Mankato, in
the County of Blue Earth, State Of
Minnesota, on the LIST day of May.
1923, 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, thie Ord
day of April, 1928.
(Court SeaD HARRY A. JOHNSON,
Probate Judge.
Haycraft e McCune.
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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April 20 o. Nav -.
CITATION FOR HEARING nM FL
NAL ACCOUNT AMI FOR
DISTRIBUTION

STATE OF MINNESOTA. Count
or Blue Earth, In Probate Court
In the Matter Of the Estate or
lanes p. Ncr-aw. Da-edant
Whereas. Philin T. Meiohen has
FLED in this court his final account
of his administration IF the estate
of the above named decedent, TO
gethe" with his petition nravipe TO-.
'"n adjustment and allowance of
said final account and fl" dietrib~-
ton Of the residue Of said estate tn
the ne~soDs thereunto entitled: VI
Is 0rdere1. that said netiticn be
heard. and that all nersors inter
ested in said matter he o-d annes-
before this court on the 18TH day ~
May. 1929. ar fer o'clock a. M. at
no Probate Court Rooms in tba
Court House. at Mankato in safA
County. and then and there. or as
soon thereafter as said matter can
10 heard. show cansat if anv thew
have. WHY said petition should not
"e granted and that this Ncitation
be served bv the publication there
of in, The Nankato Free Press ac-
cording to law.
Witness the Honorable. Harry A..
~hrsop. Judge Of said Court. aud
the seal Of said court, this 18th day
Of April, 1923.
Court Seal
HARRY A. JOHNSON.
Judge.
C. o. Daley.
Attorney for Petitiona.
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this court with said petition, and
praying that said instrument be al
lowed as the last will and tesla
ment of said decedent, and that
letters Testamentary be issued
thereon to John J. Holden, Now
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 Man
kato, County or Blue Earth, State
Of Minnesota, on the 9Th day of
May, 1923, at ten o'clock a. m. why
the prayer of said petition should
not be granted.
Witness the Honorable Harry A.
Johnson, Judge of said court, and
the seal of said court, this 5th day
Of April, 1923.
(Court SeaD
HARRY A. JOHNSON,
Judge
Thomas Hughes,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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New Holstein Champ
Found at Lake Crystal

Announcement of new Hol-
stein champion In the junior
four year class for production
in 3o5 days Is made by the Ad-
vanced Registry. korndyke
Pontiac Lady, owned by Wallie
Anderson Of Lake Crystal, is
reported as producing $1,000. 8
pounds Of milk and 613. 0S
pounds Of butterfat In 3o5 days.
This fat Is production is equll to
766. 35 pounds Of butter.
The new champion takes the
place Of Oak Fern Mechthilde
De koI, owned by the Mime
sofa Holstein company Of AUS
tin, former champion Gin this
class and division.
Malcolm h. Gardner who has
had charge of the Advanced
Registry work for eighteen
years says that Advanced Reg
istry Is the very foundation Of
progress. BY knowing produc-
ton constructive breeding can
be carried on and without
knowing production all is a
guess.
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EXPECT BUSY SEASON
Head Of Lakes District Preparing
For Big Business This Summer
IASc0ciatad Prose- DiSnntch1

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch]
Duluth, Mimi, April 1.-THE OIL
yer Iron Mining Company, ore pro-
ducing subsidiary OF the United
States Steel Corporation, and owner
and operator of forty per cent OF the
ore properties in the Lake Superior
district, the worlds greatest ore
beds, will open no new mines in
1923, according to an announcement
ger.
All of its forces will be conferred
on developing the previously estab-
lished properties to meet what Is
expected to be a smart demand for
the iron mineral, Mr.. Mclean said.
While no definite word was avail
able from the various districts pend
ing the announcement of the actual
program of production for the sea-
son, Mr.. Mclean declared that the
divers entire force Of approximate
ly 1000 men would be working full
shifts this summer He thought it
probable that a thousand or more
men might be added during the bus
lest part OF the season.
independents operators in the dis
trict report similar activity in ad =
vance of the opening of the shipping
season next month.
The Mesaba range, the largest ana
oldest in the district, is the center OF
the divers properties. The oliver
company moved is, 956,426 tons from
its 90 mines, which was 56.08 per
cent Of the total production for the
Mesaba last year. In 1921 the Oliver
moved approximately 70 per cent. OF
the ore shipped from this range. The
Mesaba's "a mines produced $500,
1894 tons Of the approximate 100000
900 tons hauled from the district in
1922 This was an increase for the
Mesaba Of II per cent. over the pre-
ca6inp wear
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WAS SENT TO JAIL
w. T. Ferguson Drove Car While
Under Influence of Liquor

w. 7. Ferguson Drove Car WhIIe
Under influence of Liquor
Fairmont, April 18.-W. T. Fer
guson, residing in the Second ward
drove his Hupmobile recklessly
around the First National Bank cor
ner Monday evening and crashed in
to a Ford on the wrong side Of the
street. The Ford was occupied by
two school teachers, the Misses
Swearingen and Owens.
This morning in Justice Nelson
court Mr.. Ferguson incurred the fol
lowing penalties as the logical re
action from the incident noted in
the foregoing paragraph.
Fined $40 and costs for being
drunk.
Sentenced to sixty days in the
county Jail for driving an automobile
while intoxicated.
Held to the district court under
$500 bonds for having liquor in his
possession for transportation and
sale.
Deprived of the right to drive a
car for three months.
Car attached as security for pay
ment of fine, costs and damages to
car with which he collided
Suffered confiscation Of Exhibit
A. cause Of all the trouble.
Ferguson pleaded guilty to the
charges of intoXication and driving
while intoxicated. He asked for an
examination on the charge of trans
porting liquor Sheriff Carver was
sworn and testified that he found
a bottle Of liquor on Ferguson which
he had at least transported from the
Ford Garage to tho county jail.
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Enqine Whistle Fire Alarm

Winona. April 1S.-A loss Of
$4,000 was experienced Monday
when fire visited the farm house of
Mrs. Hulda Simon Funk on the
Fountain City road. a quarter of a
mile west Of Bluff Siding. Mrs. Funk
lived in the house with her son
Louis Simon and daughter Emma
Simon The fire secured a good start
in the roof before being discovered.
Attention of Bluff Siding residents
was attracted by the screeching of a
Chicago and Northwestern railway
locomotive on passing freight
train. Constable Vincent Rudnik
and George Rekowski, living on the
dixie road just south of the Gerson
place were awakened and, an alarm
was sent at 1870 a. m. to the Wins-
ma fire department. Response was
made by Captain Arthur Rice and
Ernest Harvey, who went over in
the chiefs car with a chemical en-
CINE.
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April 49, 1927.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON
PETITION FOR PROBATE
OF WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County
or Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Jo-
hannah e. Garberg, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all
persons interested in the allowance
and probate of the will Of said de-
cedent: The petition of John J.
Holden being duly Z filed in this
court, representing that Johannah
4. Garberg, then a resident of the
County of Blue EaVh, State, of Min
nesota, died on the Ord day Of Feb
ruary, 1923, leaving last will and
testament which Is presented to
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PAGE SEVEN

above named decedent may present
claims against his estate in this
court, be, and the same hereby is,
limited to six months from and aft
er the date hereof: and that Mon
day, the 18th day of october, 1923,
at ten O'clock a. m, in the Probate
Court Rooms at the Court House at
Mankato, in said County, be-. and
the samel hereby is fixed and ap
pointed 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 April Is, 1928
probate SeaD ..-
HARRY A. JOHNSON,
Judge of Probate.
C. f. Gilmore, -.
Attorney.
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April 6-13 20 81 May 4-11-1S.

April 613- 20 81 May 4-11-1S.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the
conditions Of a certain mortgage
executed by Christ Ahrens, a wild
over. to Citizens Loan and Trust
Company Of Mankato, Mimi, dated
September IA, A: D. 1920. and re-
of Deeds in and for the County Of
Blue Earth in the State of Mime
sofa, on the 21st day Of September,
A, D. 1920, at three o'clock p. m,
in Book SO Of Mortgages on Page
374, by which mortgage there was
conveyed and granted the following
described real estate, situate in the
County of Blue Earth aforesaid, to-
wit: Lot Three CD of Auditors
Plat number Six (6) Of Mankato,
to secure the payment of the sum
of Three Thousand dollars, with
interest thereon at the rate of seven
II, 1921, and semi annually there
after, according to the conditions
of one principal note, and ten GER
tain interest coupon notes bearing
interest after maturity at the rate
of seven per cent per annum. all
bearing same date as said mortgage,
and it being provided by the terms
Of said mortgage that in case of de-
fault by said mortgagor in any of
the provisions thereof it shall be
lawful for the mortgage to declare
the whole sum secured by. said
mortgage to be due, and default
of interest on said mortgage debt,
and in the payment of taxes upon
said property, as provided by said
mortgage, the whole debt secured
by said mortgage is hereby declared
to be due, and there being due and
unpaid upon said notes and mortgage
at the date of this notice the sum
of Three Thousand Four Hundred
and Fifty five Dollars and Fifty
seven Cents (S3455. SD and no &C
ton or proceeding at law or other
wise having been instituted to re-
cover the amount Of said mortgage
MORTGAGE having in order to pro-
tect its mortgage lien thereon, paid
taxes and assessments upon said
mortgaged premises for the year
1921 as follows: May 31st. 1922,
S115. 20. October 31st. 1922. Sis. 20.
for which sums and interest thereon
from said respective dates at the
rate Of seven per cent per annum an
additional lien is claimed upon said
premises.
Now Therefore. Notice is hereby
given that by virtue and in pursu-
ance Of power Of sale in said
mortgage contained and Herewith
recorded. and of the statute in such
case made and provided, the above
described premises will be sold at
public auction at the easterly main
entrance door of the Blue Earth
County Court House. in the Citv Of
Mankato in said County. on the 10Th
day of Nav, A. D. 1928. at ten
o'clock in the forenoon. to satisfy
the amount of said mortgage
debt then due and unpaid. to-
gether with said taxes so paid as
aforesaid with interest thereon. and
the costs and expenses, OF such fore
closure proceedings including sew
enty- five. dollars attorneys fees AS
stipulated in said mortgage. and
said mortgage will be thereby fore
closed.
Dated at Mankato, Minnesota, this
9Th dav Of April. A. n. 1929
CITIZENS LOAN, AMI TRUST
COMPANY, OF MANKATO,
MINI.
Mortgage.
S. B. Wilson,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Mankato, Mimi.