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SUIT FOR $500
Action Has Been Started BY Louis
Evans at Fairmont

Action Has Been Started BY Louis
Evans at Fairmont
Fairmont, August 23.-Louls
Evans, buyer for the wye Grain
company, Minneapolis, who was in
jured in an automobile collision
Saturday, July 81, has brought action
against the Fairmont Packing com :
pany to recover $500 damages, it
become known today.
Evans was riding home from the
Legion convention at Jackson with
Leroy Barto, Fairmont mail carrier,
when the accident, occurred, a short
distance east of Alpha. Bartos car
ran into the back end Of Fairmont
Packing company truck. which was
parked beside the road, it is charged.
Both Barto and Evans sustained
severe body bruises and cuts about
the face, arms and legs. Evans, 1t
Is said, was the most severity in
jured, claiming he was unable to
attend to his duties for a week. Bar
to's car was badly damaged and he
says he was laid up two or three
days.
1t is understood that when sum-
mems and complaint were served on
local officers of the Packing com
pany, all charges were denied, and
the matter was turned over to a
Minneapolis insurance company for
defense, as the packing company
trucks are insured against collision.
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pHun 5Evzr

cat be allowed as the last will and
testament of said decedent, and tnat
tsttsEs FsstasaeasaEy be issued
thereon 90 Fred Koch, Jr., Now
Therefore. you, and each of you, are
hereby cited and required to show
cause, any you have, before this
court at the Probate Court Rooms In
&c Court House, in Mankato, Coun-
ty OF Blue Earth, State of Minneso-
ta, on the LIST day of September,
1928, at ten O'Clock A. NJ, why the
prayer or said petition should not be
granted
Witness the Honorable Harry A.
Johnson, Judge of said court, and
the seal OF said court, this 4th day
of August, 1923.
COURT SEAL.)
HARRY A. JOHNSON,
Judge.
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FLIERS BEAT THEIR
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Pilot Paul +. Collins took up the
flight to New York two minutes
later leaving at 1929 a. m. Collins
expects to ny through to New York
without stopping Al Bellefonte. Pa.
Pilot Winsiow Hoped OF
San Francisco, Cal, August %
Pilot Buzz n. Winslow OF the postal
air service took OF from Crissy
Field here at Blk o'clock this morn
ing with the third batch OF mail to
leave San Francico for New York
and intermediate points.
Planes Are West Bound
Rock Springs, Wyo, August 20
Pilot II. COLLISION reached here from
Cheyenne with west bound mail at
seven q. M, mountain time. Pilot
Bishop hoped OF In another ma
chine for Salt Lake City two
minutes later.
Another Western Flight
Hampstead, N. Y, August 23.-
Pilot Wesley L. Smith LETT Hazel
hurst Field at 1886 a. m, eastern
time today with another baton or
mail for the Pacific coast.
Reno, New, August 23-After
fighting a strong head wind all the
way from San Francisco, Pilot B. H.
Winslow alighted at the air mail
field here this morning at S:06. One
minute later, claimed as a record
for the transferring of mail, Pilot
Mouton sped out of the hangar to
Elko, eastbound on the second leg OF
the flight in the transcontinental day
and night service. Fog leaving San
Francisco and the wind all the way
made Wlnslow's time slow on the
first lap, he said.
Arrive With Frisco Mall
Hampstead, NY. August 23-Pilot
Paul +. Collins of the air mail ser
vice landed here at 1922 o'clock
eastern standard time this afternoon
with the first batch Of transcontin-
entail mail from San Francisco
which had been delayed Tuesday
night by heavy fog at Laramie, Wyo.
Collins left Cleveland where he re-
placed Pilot Warren D. Williams at
S:27 o'clock this morning, eastern
standard time.
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BIRTHDAY CLUB ENTERTAINED
Social Function In kerns; News
Notes From The Neighborhooo

Social Function In kerns; news
Notes From The NeIghborhoou
Kerns, August 22.-Mrs. w. Sharp
entertained the members Of the
Birthday club of which she Is a
member, Monday afternoon. A de-
icious lunch was served and after
that Mrs. L. B. Steel gave an inter
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Steel and daugh-
Fairmont, just returned from a
three weeks trip to the country
around Duluth. They went up by
train. They did some camping and
flshIng, out and around the towns
OF Evelyth and Ely and visited Mr..
and Mrs. SteePs son Harry and
family at Buhl. They next went to
Guthrie and visited Mrs. Steeis Sis
ter, Mrs. Wright and family. At
the Wright home they met Mr.. and
Mrs. George Johnson, Doris john
son and Mrs. Chester Purrier and
two children, who had motored up
from Kerns to spend few days.
Amy Lindsay received word that
her grandfather, Rev. George +.
Brown OF Houghten, s.. d., was
seriously i'll at a hospital at Aber-
deem, where she had had an opera
ton. ..
Members Of the Young Peoples
society held picnic at Lake Jeffer-
son last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Grice and Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Grice and children,
attended the old settlers picnic at
Sibley Park in Mankato last Thurs
day. ..
MIR. and Mrs. Roy Miller left Sat
urday morning to spend the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Rash at
Kingsdale.
The band boys have received their
new uniforms.
Earle Grice, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Grice was operated upon for
appendicitis last Friday evening.
He is at the Emmanuel hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. j. Johnson ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Farm left for
Ellsworth, Wis. last Saturday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Farm went
to Minneapolis Sunday and will
spend two weeks visiting at the
August Koust and Oscar Farm
homes.
Evelyn Budde spent part Of last
week at White Bear lake with her
friend Miss GLADYS Smith. The
born last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett Budde spent
uday with the Schledle family at
Nicollet.
Albert Peterson is working in the
cities.
Edna Sharp spent Sunday with
friends at Lake Crystal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kline, who recently
moved from the Schloeman farm to
the parsonage have twin girls, born
last Friday.
Max Shields and his family have
moved to the Schloeman farm.
The ball game Sunday was wit
messed by a large crowd. The game
was won by N1collet, the score be-
ing twelve to eight.
William Cross of st. Paul spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII Carter.
Gertrude Eldred Is spending the
week with Mrs. Frank Jefferson.
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Aug. 10-17-24, 1923.
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING

ORDER LINZ ING lM6 " TILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County
Of Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate OF John
A. Fagerskog, Decedent.
Letters of Administration this day
having been granted to Alex j.
It is ordered; That the time
within which ali 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 af-
the date hereof: and that Tues
day, the 5th day OF February, 1924,
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, adjust
ment 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
ankato Free Press as provided by
law.
Dated August 4, 1923.
probate Seal)
HARRY A. JOHNSON.
Judge Of Probate.
Geo. T. Olsen, Attorney.
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lortheastern Minnesota and Parts
of Michigan were Touched
Associated Press DispRtch.1

"
of Michigan were Touched
Washington, August 22.-The
eastward sweep OF the northern
weather disturbance from the upper
lakes region to the mouth Of the
st. Lawrence river during the last
twenty four hours brough frost this
morning to parts of Michigan and
Northeastern Minnesota, and the
weather bureau today predicted
light frost tonight in exposed places
in Northern New England and
.>orthern New York.
The chill storm has been followed
by sharply cooler weather over the
northern and middle states east Of
Rocky mountains and has been at
tended by considerable rain.
Duluth, Mimi, August 22.-Last
nights frost in sections Of North
eastern Minnesota caused little or
no damage to growing crops, &C
cording to reports to the local
United States weather bureau to-
day. II. w. Richardson, superin-
tendent, announced. Mr.. Richardson
said the frost was felt in low lying
places and in districts surrounded
by forests where the air drainage
was irregular. A temperature Of
thirty two degrees was reported at
the Jean Du Luth farm, six miles
from Duluth, while the minimum
marks in this city was forty one.
q average date for the first frost
in this section is September 16.
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Former lie sueur centerIte Dies

lie Sueur Center, August %
George w. Seal, a resident OF LIE.
Sueur county many years ago, lost
his life by heart failure and drown
ing near Colville, Wash, recently.
The deceased was born in LeSueur
in 1852, a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
y. Seal pioneers Of the, county. He
vent west many years ago and
founded the town of Addy, Wash,
Later locating at Colville. He had
gained much prominence in that
state as a successful business man
and appears to have been a man maj j.. Of
deayor Mr. Seal had gone for an
early morning swim at his summer
camp. He did not return at the APP
pointed time and was found dead in
TWO feet Of water The deceased
was related to Mrs. G. W. Dickinson.
The Solberg family and the Holiday
family. Of this community. In ear
ffer days they lived on what is
known as the Boettcher farm, north
west Of the village
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Program At Tracy

Springfield, August 23.-Dedica.
ton Of a fountain, lagoon and play
ground in the City park is maue
the occasion for big time in Tracy
today. Dedication exercises and
band concert on the street occupied
the forenoon, and vaudeville
program and ball game between
Rushmore and Tracy was staged
this afternoon. Vaudeville program
will be repeated in the evening,
followed by a pavement dance, with
Lerschen's orchestra furnishing the
music. Municipal and Ladies' Tam
O'Shanter bands will play. For the
program they will double up, max
ing band of more than fifty
pieces. Tracy invites you to see and
hear something worth while and
have the time of your life.
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Aug. 10-17-24

Aug. 10-17-24
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County
Of Blue Earth, District Court.
Sixth Judicial District.
In the Matter Of the Insolvency of
the Farmer and Labor Co opera
alton.
ORDER
On reading and filing the verified
petition of Hiram S. Golf, represent
ing amongst other things that the
above named corporation has haan
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Especial TO The Free PresSJ
Tracy, Mimi, august 23.-George
Cooper, who opera.es a farm south
east Of Tracy, has just threshed his
oat crop. OF of ninety five acres
the yield averaged seventy five bu.
shells to the acre.
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Aug. 10 17-24. 1923
TATloN FOR HEARING ON

OF WILL
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. In Probate Court.
In the Matter OF the Estate of Fred
erick Koch, ST., Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the allowance and
probate OF the will of said decedent:
The petition of Fred Koch. Jr., be-
ing duly filed In this court. repre-
then a resident of the County of
Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, died
on the 18th day of June, 1923. leav-
ing a last will and testament which
is presented to this court with said
petition. and praying that said instru-
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Crazy

The wild waves are wild because
they are crazy with the heat
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Sinaina Frogs

Singing frogs are being sold in
Toxic. The little fellows may sing
hacaraa thav ara not lizards
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High priced Place
Stay away from Germany. Rail
road fares have been quadrupled.
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Chance For Somebody

ChdHCc ToT SOMEBODY
There are books on how to play
golf. The golf widows need one on
how to stop playing it.
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A. Wonder

Paris wire says Mrs. Bullitt is d.
vorced- without a shot.
Evening star., 1923-06-24
Minister of Persia
To Be Honor Guest at
Arts Club Function
AL Fresco Supper and Little
Follies" In Program Ar.
ranged for Tuesday Even
ing on Club Lawn.

The minister of Persia Mira Hus-
sein Khan Alai, will be one of the
honor guests at the al fresco supper
and little follies" of the Arts Club
of Washington Tuesday evening. The
party will be given on the lawn of
the home of DR.. and Mrs. Frederic
harrington, at the corner of Con-
necticut avenue and Shepherd street,
Chevy Chase, Nd. The minister has
shown great interest and given val
liable help in the production of the
Persian play The Pastime of Eter-
nity," written by Mr.. G. A. Lyon, which
$3.50 clock on the lawn Of the Chevy
Chase School.
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest, chairman
of the dramatic committee which is
producing the play, and Mr.. G. A.
Lyon, the author. will have as their
guest. the Secretary of the Persian
legation. Abdullah Khan Entezam,
through whose interest numbers of
Persian costumes and settings have
been arranged, according to ancient
Persian paintings and old drawings
at the legation.
The members Of the cast of "The
Pastime of Eternity" all Of whom are
Arts Club players, and also Miss
Marion chace. Miss Ev, IN Davis.
Miss Judy Lyeth and Miss Florence
Thompson, with Miss Caroline Nc
Kinley, will be the guests of the club
at the "follies" supper. preceding
the performance.
Over two hundred reservations for
the supper. have been made and the
list is closed, but it is possible
still to obtain cards for the play.
Among those having reservations
for supper are DIR. and Mrs. Frederic
Harrington, DR.. and Mrs. Frederick
Coville,- DR.. and Mrs. Mitchell Carroll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bush-Brown. Miss Ar
line Sullivan, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Lyon. Mrs. Randolph Keith Forrest,
DR.. and Mrs. Louis A. Bauer, Mr.. and
Mrs William E. Fendall, Mr.. Charles
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kauff-
mann, DIR. and Mrs. Paul Bartsch, Mr..
Glenn Madison Brown, Capt. and Mrs.
William Wolff Smith. Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter, Miss Mary e. Maxwell. Miss
Isabel McDougall, Miss Bertha Noyes,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Leisenring and
Mrs. Howard Nyman.
Evening star., 1923-06-24
List of Engagements
Recently Announced

Prof. and Mrs. Charles r. Ely of
Kendall Green announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Elizabeth
Day. to Mr.. Elmer Stewart, the son
of. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart, 1912
Lamont street.
Miss Ely is a graduate of wellesley
College, class of 1922. Mr.. Stewari.
who is a Washington patent attorney,
graduated from George Washington
University and was a captain in the
Coast Artillery, A. E. F.
Mrs. Jessie Nesbit Diggett an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Dorothy. to Mr. Edgar
Newton Brawner, son of Mr.. and. Mrs
Henry N. Brawner. Miss Diggett will
sail Saturday for two month stay
in England.
Evening star., 1923-06-24
Diplomatic Corps Planning
for Summer and Autumn
Many Ambassadors and Ministers to Be in
Europe-Others Establish Official Head
quarters at Popular Resorts

Island, where they are spending tho
week end. DIR. Hubrecht attended
the celebration Friday of the ami
versary of the landing of the Dutch
at Fort Nassau, which is now Glou
cester, y. ].
Mrs. Tsamados. wife OF the charge
d'affaires of Greece left YESTERDAY
for Buena Vista. Pa. where she will
spend a fortnight.
The former minister of Czechoslo-
yakia, DR.. Stepanek, will leave New
York the latter part of the week for
San Francisco. Calf, where he will
spend the remainder of the summer.
The new counselor of the French
embassy. Mr.. l.. de Laboulaye, will
arrive in this country shortly TO take
up his duties at the embassy. Mr.. de
Laboulaye, who succeeds Count
Charles de Chambrun, served as sec
retary of the embassy here about
five years ago.
The counselor of the Cuban lega-
tion, DR. Arturo Padro Almeida
and Nine. Padro have returned TO
Washington after a visit of several
months in their home in Cuba DR..
Padro will not assume his duties as
charge daffaires of Cuba until the
1st of July, and DR.. Jose I. Baron.
secretary of the legation, who has
been charge d'affaires during the alb
sence of DR.. Padro, will continue tenn
porarily in that position.
The counselor of the Czechoslo-
vakian legation and Nine. Stangler
will sail in July for Europe to spend
several months in their home in
CZechoslovakia-
The new counselor of the Czecho-
sIovakian legation, Mr.. Stanislav
Spacek, is established at 1885 Ken
yon street, having arrived in Wash
ington several weeks ago.
The retiring military attache nj
the British embassy, Gen. H. i.
Bethel, is spending the week end in
Philadelphia and will return to his
house on 18th street tomorrow. Gen.
BETHEL has not completed his plans
for the summer. but will probably
make several visits in the north be-
fore returning TO England.
The military sttache Of the Italian
embassy, Col. V. di Bernezzo. will
leave today for Minneapolis to at
tend the convention Of Disabled
American Veterans of the World
War. which will open there tomorrow
and continue until Saturday Col. di
Bernezzo will return next week.
The commercial counselor OF the
German embassy and Frau Neumeis-
ter have given up their apartment
in the Balfour and are established
at IA Hesketh street, Chevy Chase.
nd
The second secretary Of the Peru
Wan embassy, DIR. Bedoya will re
tnrn the middle of this week from
n short stay in Chicago and ST. Louis
The new attache of the Mexican
embassy, Senior Carlos A Baumbach
Griethe. has arrived in Washington
end is living at the embassy, on 10th
street.
The new honorary attache of the
Salvador legation, Senior Don AL
tredo Guirola, has arrived in Wash
iington to take up his duties at the
legation.
Evening star., 1923-06-24
Society Folk Make
Plans for Comfort
In Heated Season
Refuge at Seaside and
Mountain Resorts Sought.
Summer Camps Where
Cool Breezes Prevail.

Former Attorney General for the
State OF Indiana and Mrs. Louis T.
Michener have closed their house and
are staying with their son-in-law, Mr..
Barry Mohun, in his apartment, at
2029 Connecticut avenue. Mrs. Mohun
and her children have gone to Maine
for the summer and Mrs. Michener
| will leave Friday for California to
spend the summer and early autumn
with her other son-in- law and daugh-
ter. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Halstead, in
Los Angeles. Mr.. Michener will re-
| main with Mr.. Mohun through the
summer.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries
and their children will leave Wash
ington in about a week for Califor-
mia, where they will spend the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Cary r. Grayson, wife Of Rear
Admiral Grayson. and their sons have
gone to Narragansett Pier. where
they have a cottage for the summer.
Admiral Grayson expects to remain
in Washington throughout the sum-
mer; joining his family for week ends.
Gen. and Mrs George Downey will
go to Elkins, w. Va. to attend the
md Mr.. Stoddard Pintard Johnston
Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. H. Campbell
Iraef also will go TO Elkins for the
wedding.
Mrs. Winterhalter. widow of Rear
Admiral Albert G. Winterhalter. who
has been visiting friends in New Jer-
sey, has gone back to the Hotel Astor,
in New York, for few days before
returning to Washington.
Mrs. George Barnett, who has been
with Mat Gen. Barnett in San Fran
cisco, Is en- route to Washington. She
viii open her summer home, Wake
the summer, later sailing for Europe
to join her son-in-law and daughters,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r. Dickey, jr.,
and Miss Anne Gordon. Gen. Barnett
Will be retired in few months and
will be relieved Of command Of the
Gen. W. c. Neville.
Medical Director and Mrs. James
Duncan Gatewood have closed their
Ridge Summit, Pa, where they have
taken cottage for the summer.
They have with them their son-in-
law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Henry
p. Jenkins. who recently returned to
this country, after spending two years
in Haiti. Mrs. Earl North, wife of
Maj. North, u. s. A, who is stationed
at Mobile. will join her parents. DR..
and Mrs Gatewood, July 1. They also
will have with them for part Of the
summer Mr.. and Mrs. Toy Dixon Saw
age of Norfolk. Mrs. Savage Is an
other daughter Of Dr. and Mrs. Gate
wood.
Commander and Mrs. Henry Mar
tin Jensen left Washington yesterday
by motor for Newport, r l., Com
mander Jensen having been ordered
to the naval training station there.
Mrs. r. s. Field and her small son
Robbie are visiting Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Charles r. Plunkett, the latter
Mrs. Fields mother. Admiral Punk
EFT Is commandant of the Brooklyn
navy yard. Commander Field, who
is cruising in the Black sea, is ex-
pected to return to the United States
during the summer.
Mai and Mrs. xenophan H. Price.
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