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Sussex. sergeant at arms.

Sussex. sergeant at arms. @1r
House Receives Governors Message.
The committee appointed to wait
upon the governor and notify him OF
the organization of the house were As.
semblymen Elvins. Wright and Nor.
ris. A few minutes late.. the g1yernH
Sent in his message, which WAS orsie e {
printed and placed in full upon tn.
records.
The following resolution was sub.
mitted by Leader Perkins:
Resolved, That the rules of the house
of assembly as published in the legis!a-
tive manua of 1895. with the following
addition to rule GS, to wit: nor shall any
person other than members and officers /
the legislature communicate with any
member of the house within the assembly
chamber while the house is in actual ST.
sion upon any matter pertaining to legis.
%lation,a be adopted as the rules of this
house until further ordered.
This later was Withdrawn and an.
other resolution adopted providing that
the rules of 1909 be adopted us the
rules of this house.
Illt OlllN tAtilihS IllNl'itlIt VI Tie udN
occurred when Mr.. Martin of Essex
presented the following resolution:
Resolved, That the proposed rules of
the house be amended by adding at the
end of rule 36 the following sentence: A
standing committees of the house shall
report all bills, joint resolutions and mat
ters referred to them within two weeks
after such reference unless a longer time
is allowed by resolution"
After a spirited debate Mr.. Martins
amendment was defeated-25 to 81.
In the makeup of the committees it is
considered by those who have carefully
gone over the lists in both houses that
the selections are fair to the Colby men
as we'll as the state administration
party.
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Higher Education Not Enough.

Every ought to be instructed
in the principles of business. Every
m ought to be able to make a
dress, trim a hat and cook a meal.
The opponents of higher education
may not agree with me, but l don't
agree with them in thinking any educa-
ton "higher" which places a woman
at the mercy of circumstances. A very
clever young college graduate was re-
Gently left to her W resources by the
Sudden departure of her maid.
she was placed in a position where
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Coin to tile Circus

copyright, 1905, by J. w. Muller.l
Coming home from the village one
afternoon with his horse and buggy,
with the ines loose in Is hand and his
thoughts fixed on the hay crop, Jabez
Parker suddenly ran across something
20 attract his attention.
Two miles from home and on a barn
by the roadside two men were at work
FASTING up circus posters. They had
the front of the barn pretty well Gov
cred, and they finished their work as
Jabez sat and looked at them. There
were lions, tigers, elephants, CRATES,
%galloping horses and what not, with a
woman walking a tight rope and a
clown making everybody laugh, and
the good old man, who had never seen
a circus in his life, even us a boy, sat
there long after the men had departed
and figured it all out in Imagination.
Presently he heard Il voice saying:
"Durn my buttons, but I'm goin' to
take in that circus or bust"
1t was his own voice, and it almost
jumped him off the seat. His heart
was in his mouth for a moment, but
then he gained courage to say 'getap"
to the old horse and muttered to him
self:
Yes, SIT. I'm nearly sixty years
old and never saw a circus, but I'm
goin' TO begin now | expect ma will
make Il terrible fuss over it, but l amt
goin' TO let her urn me aside. | dunno
what's come oyer me, but if it's wicked
to go to IA circus then I'm goin' to be
wicked
lie reached home to u~nharneSS ana
go to work again, and he said nothing
Of what was in his mind until supper
had been eaten and the milking done.
Then as he sat on the piazza with his
old wife he carelessly remarked:
Ma, | see that George Williams
barn is all covered with circus pic
lures"
"And he a Christian man!' gasped
the wife.
WAL, you know, folks don't look at
circuses the way they used to-"
"What do you mean by that, JabezY'
why, Il circus amt considered wick
ed. [ dunno as they ever was wicked,
but folks used TO think that way"
Il don't want to hear you talkin'
that way, Jabez. The circus vas al
ways wicked and always will be. It's
one of the broad roads leadin' down
to perdition.'
I've never seen a circus" said ia
be- after awhile.
"And you never will-not as long as
you live with me-"
1--WE often wondered where the wick
edness comes in"
Then you must be blind! Don't wo-
men, or things called women, dress up
in short skirts and ride hossback
jump through hoops? Can you imagine
anything more wicked than that?"
"yyhat makes you call hat wicked?'
Because it is, and you know it, and
there's no use to talk about it any
more. I've lived with you for thirty
nine years, and | know you from head
to heel. Jabez, was you thinkin' Of
goin' to that circus?"
'Kinder thinkin'."
Il had d feelin' in my bones that you
was. WAL, you stop it. l won't have
it for a minute"
Say, ma, I'm a-goin'."
"Jabez Parker
Yes. sir, I'm a-goin'. I've never
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she had to get the meals for herself
and her husband for one day.
You ought to hear her tell about it,
Bearing in mind the saying of her ia
vorite professor that to the trained in
telligence all things are easy. she open
ed the cookbook and. following the
instructions most scientifically. pro-
ceeded TO make biscuits. Well, they
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ate had been formally organized. The
governor. through this committee, con
veyed his best wishes to the senate. \
little later Private Secretary Grey pre-
seniors
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No. Hard 70; No Northern 75%: No. .
Northern 1925: NO 3 Northern 721s07ai5
No. Durum 634: No. Durum COS
No,3 yellow Corn 4aa No Corn 421l
No. White Oats 314; No Oats 294@?9A
Barley 36Q4z
Rye 5e2iM574
Flax Iio8
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his facile humOr as in his remark in as
s,lring the good keeping of his beloved
wife whom he ayerred was well, hearty
and a little rollypolly, and added, ia
ticiously, II always kind o'liked that lit
tie woman and guess | always shall"
which remark toned the asperities of his
more sombcr remarks and caused II
spontaneous ripple of laughter. His con-
gratulations to the church were ample
and warmhearted and at the close of his
most encouraging remarks sat down
while many God bless yous were ex-
pressed by the appreciative audience.
Mrs. Roy T. Bushnell of this city then
favored with most refreshing seec-
ton in song "The Half Has Never Been
Told" which was well and appropriately
rendered to the pleasure of all lovers of
sacred melody.
Home Missionary Superintendent Mer-
rill was next introduced by the pastor.
All who have had the pleasure of the
doctors acquaintance love him for his
whole -souled and appropriate remarks
on all OCCASIONS Probably the best ac
quaintcd with Congregationalism its
history and its usages in the state. The
doctor mostly confined himself TO the
congratulations of The church upon its &C
QUESTION of so magnificent an effort
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CEREMONIES CARRIED OUT YESTERDAY AND
LAST EVENING BY CONGRECA7IONALiSTS.
Rev E. L. HeermanCe Praised for The Energy Tie
Has Displayed; Addresses by Drs. Bushnell
and Merrill.

From Thursdays Daily.
The dedication services of the remod-
eled church building of the First Con-
EDUCATIONAL church were held yesterday
afternoon and last evening. The attend.
ance was large, and all admired the
handsome building which is for all prac-
tical purposes as good as 4 new one.
The improvements include the raising
OF the old church, the construction OF
a substantial foundation and high base
ment, the building of an addition on
the south side, and the construction of
buttresses and the pebble dashing of the
exterior, giving it a handsome appear
ance. The basement has cement stair
way leading down to il, and cement
floor. There is large auditorium pro-
vided with n stage at one end, and it can
be used for Sunday school work, for a
dining room, or for any other purpose
desired. A commodious kitchen is at the
south of the auditorium. \ new hot air
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sponsibility and PRAYER, and closeness
of men to each other in fellowship and
help. Take these away and nothing is
left. Only so will the settlement of
civil problems be brought about. The
local church was to be congratulated
greatly upon what it4liad done.
The choir sang the anthem. Come to
Our Hearts and Abide" by Macy.
Rev. II. A. Bushnell, ID. d., of La
Grange. suburb of Chicago, former
pastor of the church, preached the dedi-
catory sermon. His theme was The
Call Of the Church, and he gave an
able DISCOURSE He said that the last
time that he had ever spoken in the
church in the evening was eighteen years
ago. and he had then expressed the
hope that the church would prosper and
grow, so that he would never be ashamed
of having been its pastor. 1t had since
then had trying removals, but was on
the upgrade again. He was glad to
be back and see one of the most beau
tiful cities in the country. 1t created
satisfaction TO ne here and see so devot-
ed congregation and hear words OF
praise for the present pastor. 1t was a
gem. of church, and he could not help
but think that the changes could just
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as well have been made, while he was
pastor.
Rev, Bushnell announced his text from
the 18th verse of the 22nd chapter Of
Revelations: "And the spirit and the
bride say come and let him that hear
eth say come and let him that is
athirst come and whatsoever will, let
him take the wa, er of life free.
All people belong to one of three
classes, those trying to get back into
Eden, those having disposition to be
satisfied with this world, and those hav-
ing III them a call to heaven. All peo-
pie have some of all three in them. In
Eden all was innocent, in the world is
sorrow, while in heaven is holiness, which
is much greater than being innocent.
In Eden there was serpent, i'm the
world there are snakes, but in heaven
the old dragon has been east out. In
Eden there was always some danger OF
being cast out, in the world person
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TREND OF TRADE
Reported Daily by the Com
miDgs Commission Co., Room
IL Free Press Bldg.
GRAIN QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Cesh Close

Duluth received 233 VS. Az
Minneapolis Dec. Puts 735s12t. Calls 1875 oil
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which had been made to the great con-
veniences assured, and the commodious
edifce obtained for the work of the
church i'll the city Then the doctor
supplemented his remarks with sugpas
tipns which were wholesome and endear
ing as when he suggested memorial win
dows for the departed faithful and seats
in preference to chairs for the little
ones to stretch upon for the convenience
of mothers during service, which re-
marks proclaimed the endearing senti-
ments of the doctors large -heartedness
and were doubtless received with cor
dial approval.
Greetings from sister churches were
given by the pastors OF the various sur
rounding churches, all in their peculiar
way and vein. giving appropriate trib-
ute to the energy, promptness and gen
crosby of the pastor, the church and
congregation. who had made much sac
rifice of time, money and labor to pro-
modelling of the building to so admirable
a purpose.
The pastor, Rev. +. T.. Heermance,
and his willing associates have worked
like Troeans and accomplished great
things for the Kingdom by their eff
forts and offerings and doubtless He
who loves the gates of Zion even more
than all the tents OF Jacob will smile
upon their la'bons and hoho1~ His sanotu
AIRY with that presence which alone can
make their splendid pile a place of
blessing of effulgent and divine glory.
The afternoon exercises terminated
with song and benediction.
Evening Services.
The evening services were well at
tended After the organ voluntary, doX-
ology, invocation, scripture reading and
the singing of hymn No. 902 by the con-
gregation, the excellent church choil'
rendered the anthem, christian, The
Morn by Shelley.
Rev. G. r. Merrill d. D., state super
intendent, gave an address. He told
how Congregationalism had spread
across the country from. the earliest
colonial days. Cardinal principles OF the
church were the belief in the immediate
nearness of God, with nothing between
him and man, closeness to God in re-
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Started by Pastor.

Thomas Hughes, for the building COM
mittec, turned over the key OF the build
ing. He said that nine or ten months
ago the pastor had suggested the i'm
provcment Of the building, and had sug-
gestcd that his own salary be cut $50
a year to start a building fund. He
had previously cut his salary 500 a
year for missions, and Ne was only
getting $1,000 q year to begin with.
Architect Pass had then sketched the
Improvement and this had fired the i'm
agination of the pastor, who said that
the work must be done at once instead
of waiting several years, as had been
proposed at first. \ meeting of the
church was called, but the members
were lnkewarm, for they could scarce.
~ raise the sum needed for the pastors
salary. The task seemed almost i'm.
possible, but the pastor said, No. go
ahead" \ building committee was APP
pointed five months ago. and the old
and rusty key, which was typical of the
church, WAS turned over to it. The
building was behind the times. So the
church went to work The pastor put
on working mems clothes and worked
as common l,borcr, and some of the
others got ashamed and helped him.
The members subscribed what little they
could.
Especially worthy of mention ware rhc
pastor, Who had stood foremost in the
work. and Architect Pass, who con-
ccived the beautiful plans. and gave
literally Of his inc IN the building The
old auditorium, with its many hallowed
associai ions, had been preserved. 1t
was the builting that Deacon Welsh
constructed thirtyfive years ago, and
still stands as monument to the past.
Mr.. Hughes said that he was glad of
the improvement and thanked all Of the
good friends who had assisted. He
turned the key over to resident G. III.
Cooper, chairman of the board Of tr,is
tees.
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heart breaking bereavcments there. Man
was driven out of Eden with a two
edged sword.
Various arguments have been adj
vanced as to where the garden of Eden
was located, and one learned writer
claims that it was located at the north
pole. because that was the first spot
to cool sufficiently when the world
began to cool off, and that the people
spread all over the earth from there.
The speaker said that the garden of
Eden is in the home, where the little
children are the innocents. From there
the children go out into the world, and
find it mean, grand, contemplate, mag
nificent, full of snakes and of the arts,
of sunshines and of storm. of bounding
health and of crawling invalidism, of
magnificent victories and sad defeats,
a world of dispair and a world of hope.
God invites us TO heaven and wants
us to be little children again. Heaven
has all that was essential to Eden.
Mans Error.
Mans way of trying to get to Eden is
to go automobiling on Sunday, mortgage
ing his home to buy an automobile, pic
nicing on Sunday, caring nothing for
God and violating the law of the land.
He thinks that the world is making
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Oct. 1926. Nov 5. 1906.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of Blue
Earth.-Ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of William 4.
Arndt. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Ottilie Arndt. Administrative OF the estate
of William A. Arndt. deceased. repre-
senting. among other things, that she has
fully administered said estate and praying
that time and place be fixed for examining
and allowing the final account of her admins
tration and for the assignment of the residue
of said estate to the parties entitled thereto
by law
1t is ordered. that said account be examined
and petition heard by this court on Mon
day. the 18th day of November A. ID. 1S6. at ~
O'Clock a. M, at the probate Office in the city
of Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice there
of be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing copy of this order once i'm each week
for three successive weeks prior To said day OF
hearing i'm the Mankato Free Press a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at the city Of Mankato. the 18th day
of October, A. ID. 1a06.
BY the Court:
probate Court Seal. WM, Il. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
Plan & Pau. Attorneys.
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furnace has been installed, and closet
placed near the stairway. The basement
as well as the church proper is well
lighted By electricity The building will
now be equal to all calls for years ahead
unless unexpected growth takes place in
the membership.
according to a statement made last
evening by Rev. Heermance, the pastor,
the expense of the entire improvement
was $500. OF this $500 was donated
in the services of the architect. George
Pass, and others, leaving cash outlay
OF $1,000 To offset this. there is in col.
lecrable subscriptions S3,4S0, mostly paid
in, leaving but Sl,l2O to be raised.
From the latter figure can be deducted
about $3.50 given in the offertory yester-
day afternoon and evening.
Rev. Z. l.. Heermance said that the
church had not made a holdup canvass
Of the city, and no committees had gone
mp and down the streets and compelled
donations. If anyone had subscribed
who really did not want to he was at
liberty to cancel his subscription
Afternoon Services.
That environment has much to do
with the exercise OF the various func-
tions have to do with the cultivation of
coded, and where those particular func-
tions have 10 owith the cultivation of
mans spiritual life the sympathies of
his heart, how much more necessary that
his surroundings during the formative
period OF his religious character should
be of the most advantageous kind. needs
no comment.
That the place of worship should pos
sess all those characteristics and facul-
ties which render worship and religious
education and edification most complete
and easy, is foregone conclusion.
\ good church buIlulng is not only of
the greatest Importance to the higher
object of their existence but also en-
nance the value of their surroundings
and tastefully built are an ornament
to any city.
Such will the First Congregational
church of Mankato be in consequence of
the recent improvements to the edifice
both within and without.
That approximately $1,000 has been
spent in the remodelmg speaks much for
the congregation and citizens of Nam
kato and the city.
Instead of the shell which formerly
bore the august name of First Congre-
cational church of the city of Mankato
there is now building worthy of the
name.
a look through it and around it must
convince the most sceptical that grand
work has been accomplished. It's stable
foundation seems almost a precursor of
the millennium, with its solid blocks of
Mankato stone; its imposing buttresses
seem as ii they would stand till the
.archangcl blows his horn. -
Certainly ii is of the most enduring
kind, but that is not all, good foun-
dation adds strength to the superstruc-
ture and within that foundation also
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for their interest in the work and their
liberal terms, the foreman and workmen
for the pains they have taken with
hardly a single exception, the host of
volunteer laborers through the season,
both men and women, old and young.
Respectfully submitted, Edgar l.. Heer-
nance, NJ. B. HAYNES, Thomas Hughes,
ID. W. Wade, George R. Curran, building
committee"
Address BY Dr. Bushnell
The meeting then took a congratula
tory turn when DR.. Bushnell was in
trodueed by the Rev. Edgar L. Heer-
nance, the present pastor. As their
former beloved pastor. DIR. Bushnell, in
telling and far reaching terms, reviewed
his own career and the career of the
church from its organization.
The speaker was often solemnly effec-
tive in his remarks, speaking of the de-
parted members who co-labored in the
church in Alankato until his resignation
eighteen years ago, for many years, and
many of his former acquaintance were
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good. Millions of men have given up
happiness that they might gain blessed
moss
There is the call of the win wild, the
call of the ocean, the call of the prairie,
the call of the mountains, and the call
of the city. There is even the call TO
live in Chicago, and enjoy the process
of dying i'll that city. The call of the
church may be likened to the powerful
call of the wilderness, the mountains
or the ocean. A local church may fail
away from its Master and not have a
call, or may spread over a large area
and not have call.
There is nothing in football, baseball,
yachting, racing, etc, but human fell
lowship. A man having the fastest horse
in the world would have no pleasure in
going into Sahara desert and driving
his horse by himself at its fastest clip.
He wants others to see it go.
There is no sign of the present gen
eral prosperity greater than the laboring
mans tyranny over capital. The more
he gets the more he wants to get, the
same as capital does. All men are alike.
whether laborers or capitalists.
The great thing is to accept the invi-
tation to get into heaven. That is the
mission Of the church. The man who
does not believe III God is fool-an abb
solutc fool. Such a man could not see
the sun i'll a June sky. It's too good
not to be true.
Rev. Hecrnance then made q state
ment for the building committee, as
given above, and an offering was taken
toward the building fund, while Mrs. H.
A. Patterson sang an offertory solo very
sweetly.
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very panied to hear of the death of his
little son by an accident on the railroad
since his leaving this city, but the doc
tor also made bright many sentences by
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seems to himself to be struck, but in
heaven ne does not want to be cast
out and will not be- There will be no
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-17
MEN WHO SHOT F. n. CLARKE
Gal VAIN and Harry Clark Said to Be the
Guilty Pair,
COMP ANTS TO Be FILED BY COUNTY
Aidl.nnS -
u "'N'S I'm Attorneys ONCE Had
Sufficient Evidence to Warrant
Holding F1ury Prisoners
for Bankers Assault.

Did Calvin waln and Harry Clark. the
colored prisoners held on the charge of
shooting Edward Flury, shoot Frank N
Clarke two weeks ago at Nineteenth and
Chicago streets?
Deputy County Attorney Shotweh an
swered that question Friday morning by
saying his Office had sufficient evidence
against Clark and Vain to warrant films
complaints, against those two men on the
Clarke case.
1t is no secret that the authorities do
not want to make II known at this time
that Clark ana VAIN are even suspected Of
tho Clarke AFFAIR as it would but add fuel
to the flames to dIvulge such information
The deputy county attorney stated Fri
day morning that were It not for the Flury
case complaint would be filed against
Clarke and VAIN, charging them with
holding up and shooting Frank n. Clarke
on the strength of what Clarence Gath
right has offered.
AS a matter of fact, Mr.. Clarke told the
police officials he could not swear whether
his assailants were white or black, but
| it is understood Gathright has told on his
companions.
II was stated that complaints will b'
| filed at South Omaha Saturday morninl
against Gathright, Clark and VAIN.