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Life On the Farm
Continued from Page One.

township is thirty per cent higher
than that of the state, but the young
'er generations are breaking church
connections. Farmers MAINTAIN that
'present-day conditions on the farm
make it too hard to get to church
or anywhere else n
"The farmers wives are not as
anxious to leave the farm as their
husbands. Twenty-Five per cent of
the men want to go to town to live
las soon as they can afford to do so;
only IL per cent of the wives had
the same desire.
with the youth it is different;
the girls leave the farm more than
the boys. Seventy-eight per cent of
the sons over twenty-One years of
age of present heads of families are
now farming, while only AZ per cent
of the daughters are living on a
farm. The causes for the outflow of
youth are the same as the causes
for the hired-help problem and the
tenancy problem They are social
causes.
Farmers say that the only way
to improve country life is to make
it return bigger proflts-big money
returns are needed, not only big
crops
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Fuss About Bill to Reorganize The
State Departments
COMMISSION TO BE SELECTED
Personnel of That Body Is Rock Upon
Which Executive and Leg
isIatOrs Split

st. Paul, April 9.-Goveronr A. O.
Eberhart has withheld his consent
for the Introduction of the bill for a
legislative committee to investigate
state departments and plan a reor-
ganization, which was framed by
the house public accounts commit
tee. Clashes and conferences TODAY
marked the progress of the cam
paign for reorganization of depart
ments, and a contest between the
governors partisans and the legisla-
tive organization seems imminent.
Features of the controversy were:
Lieutenant governor and speaker
OF the house, in conference with the
governor, decline to discuss who
they would name on a legislative
commission.
Governor gives consent to intro
duction of C. l.. Sawyer bill, provid-
ing for efficiency commission to be
named by governor, chief Justice and
attorney general
Public accounts committee plans
to report back Knud Wefald's in
vestigation bill with amendments, if
governor continues to withhold con-
sent for introduction of committee
bill
Attempt to advance bills wipine
out oil inspection, hotel inspection
and game and fish departments to
house calendar fails.
Strong prospects that all reor-
ganization bills and plans will meet
with failure owing to the disagree
ment at this late date.
Position of the Governor.
Governor Eberhart's position was
stated by his private secretary,
George F. Author "The governor
is in favor of an efficiency commits
sion,' he said, "and already has
given consent TO the introduction of
Mr.. SaWycr's bill. When it comes
TO a legislative commission, he
wishes 20 know something about the
personnel. He wants to see the in
VestigatiOn conducted by big men,.
free from political or personal preju-
dice. He has not refused to request
introduction of the public accounts
committee BILL but neither has he
given his consent"
The Sawyer bill will be introduced
with the governors consent today
and will be referred to the public ac-
counts committee. This is the bill
which seventy seven members Of
the house agreed tc join in present
ing last week. but which failed to
muster a two-thirds vote for suspen-
sion of the rules.
Speaker Henry Rines told the gov
ernOr shat he has no objection to
discussing the personnel of the COM
of hn &c, hut
not before. The governor wants It
understood before the bill is intro
duced Lieutenant Governor J. A.
A. Burnquist took a position similar
to that of the speaker.
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From Wednesdays Daily.
ee. Cfnrro

A very pretty wedding took place
this morning at eight o'clock from
ST. Peter and Paurs Catholic church,
hen Miss Ida Lee and Mr.. Joseph
Sturm were united i'm marriage by
Rev. Father Kramer. The bride was
attired i'm a beautiful gown of oriental
lace over cream satin. The lace
skirt was caught up by clusters of
rhinestones She carried a bouquet
of cream roses.
Miss Louise Sturm, a sister of the
groom, acted as bridesmaid. She
wore gown Of pink wolfe over silk
and carried bouquet of pink carna-
tons.
The groom wore the conventional
black and was attended by Oscar
Lee, q brother of the bride.
After the ceremony sumptuous
wedding breakfast was served. The
table decorations were red roses and
carnations.
The bride is a daughter of Andrew
Lee of Rapidan and has a large cir
Gle of friends. The groom has resided
at Rapidan and has many friends
there and in this city, IL,
Mr.. and Mrs Sturm left at 4 :45
for Minot, North Dakota, for. an eX-
tended wedding trip ,,,
After May l. they will be at home
to their friends on Fifth street of
this city.
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Eagle Lake

Roy Compton called at w. H. Comp
toms Sunday.
Guy Compton has been i'll for the
past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. James Johnston drove
to Mankato Saturday.
Mrs. Ernest Johnson made visit
10 ST. Peter last week
Mrs. Lottie Englerth spent last
week at the G.. J. Wells home.
Miss Ora Compton visited Saturday
and Sunday with her cousin, Luella
Compton
Mrs. l.. p Mueller and children
spent last week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph Oehler.
" Misses Ora and Luella Compton and
Richard w. Englerth visited at the
). A., Anderson home Sunday after
noon and evening.
Mrs. o. NJ Owens and son Richard
left last week for Portland, Ore,
where Mrs. Owens will make her
home with her son.
e Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Wells, sons
Oscar and Clinton e. Madison Lake
and Miss Jennie Lane of Smiths
Mill visited at the j. A. Anderson
home Sunday.
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was back at his old place yesterday
to get some OF his machinery.
Mrs ed. Jensen spent several days
at home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schrader and daughter
Beulah visited their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Edwards, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mccoy of Man.
kato spent Sunday with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ireland.
Aisle McCollum has learned the
paper hanging trade. Anyone want
ing papering done just call on him.
Miss Rose Yeager, who had quite
serious operation at one of the
local hospitals, is now on the road
10 recovery.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given Sunday evening for Miss Lyde
Laube, in honor of her birthday. The
evening was spent with music and
playing games and an enjoyable time
was had. Delicious refreshments were
served at late hour and all depart
ed for their homes, wishing Miss
Laube many happy returns of the
day. She was presented with sew
eral beautiful gifts.
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[ KENNEDY BRIDGE ITEMS.

William Franske has now recover
ed from the mumps.
Charlie wager sawed wood for
Gust Schmidt Saturday.
I Russell Miller was a visitor al
the Franske home Sunday.
A number of people in this section
are busy doing their seeding.
Mrs. Wilcox is visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. McCollum this week.
Miss Matte Johnson, who has been
attending college, is now at home.
Miss Lois Yeaplc was home from
her school to spend spring vacation.
William Laube has purchased a
fine new driving horse and buggy.
Miss Alma Hansen is assisting
Mrs. William Schostag with her work.
Miss Emma Hansen, who is work
ing in Mankato, spent several days
with her parents.
Miss Eva Goodell, who is working
in Mankato, spent Saturday and Sun
day with her parents.
Lou Coult, who moved to Decoria,
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New System Adopted BY Chief
For Night Patrolmen
MUST KEEP ON THEIR BEATS
Report Every Hour at Station, But No
Fifteen Minutes Rest. As
In the Past

In meeting with the police Off
GERS yesterday afternoon, Chief OF
Police Eli KlugherZ assigned the men
to their beats for the remainder OF
the month and made n slight change
in the schedule OF the night force
Heretofore, each man has been ac,
customed to leave the station for
forty.five minutes. and then remain
fifteen minutes at the station. In TINS
way there was an officer at the sta
ton all the time, besides the desk
sergeant, so that If call came In
someone was there to respond. NOW,
each man reports at the station every
hour, hut does not stay He simply
reports and goes out on his beat
again. The chief is Of the opinion,
that if an urgent cali is sent TO the
station. a man may be summoned
from the beat by blowing whistle.
This keens all four men on the night
shift on the street all the time.
Difference of Opinion.
II is thought by some of the Off
GERS that this plan will not work out
well because sergeant will be at the
station alone all the time, and if an
urgent call should come in, and an
officer was too far away to hear the
whistle, or if the wind was blowing
in the wrong direction to carry the
sound to him. the sergeant would
have to answer the phone.
On the night shift, Officer A f..
Carlson will have the North Front
street beat. and Officer Mic Shilgen
the South Front street beat. Oificer
Frank Bienapfl will cover the north
end at large, and Officer John X.
Albrecht the south end. On the day
shift are Officers ]. G. Schrodt, and
Albert Nierdahl the former mas the
north end of town and the latter the
south end.
II is understood that orders have
been given the head OF the police de-
partment 10 clean out the slot ma
chimes and every form of gambling
device now in the city. 1t is ex-
pected also that no more Will the
lid be lifted by some of the saloons
on the Sabbath day.
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former st. Paul saloonkeeper, nov.
at Redwood Falls, but that when the
money did not arrive Monday she,
weary Of resting under life's dark
clouds, determined to end it all
by killing herself.
"A girl may eke out an existence
on S. . week." said the still suffer
ing girl at the hospital today, but
she can't buy clothes and get any
thing else out of life on such small
wages. ] tried it, | know the strug-
gle a girl alone in a big city has
to get along" aa
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Returns From Dayton
Continued from Page One.

to work. The express company
there runs thirteen or fourteen wag-
ons, which were all gathered at the
office. Some one went by and told
them that the food was coming and
their horses for safety The food
overlook them before they had gone
two blocks and two of the horses
were drowned One of the drivers
told me that his horse swan, pull
ing the wagon, for nearly block
before they reached safety
sas. Days Without Food.
Zone of the men employed in the
office could not get out and he went
to one of the upper floors of the
building where he remained for three
and one-half days without food or
water, before he could be rescued.
He said that while he was impris.
Oned there he saw horse swim
ming down the street and catch hold
of a window sill of the building
across the street with its teeth. The
horse hung on for two hours and
then sank from exhaustion and was
drowned.
strong that it swept plate glass
fronts down before it as a reaper
cuts grain Office furniture was
carried out bodily before the impact
of the water. When / arrived there
the water had receded and great
piles of furniture and other movable
things were in the streets. People
were shoveling the mud out of the
store buildings with shovels. | saw
an oil tank that would hold two or
three carloads of oil, which had come
two or three miles and was deposit.
ed in the middle Of the street
Pieces of asphalt paving six or eight
feet square were torn up and car
ried into the yards.
Carloads of Foodstuffs.
"The express companies carried
relief stuffs in without charge from
all over the country and on that
first train there were four carloads
which went into Dayton. The next
day there were six carloads, and
several carloads came in each day
while / was there. There was bread,
in the hands of the military men
which was Immediately turned over
to the militia. The entire city was
in the ahnds of the military men
and no one was allowed to go into
the flooded districts without pass.
After seven o'clock at night no
one was allowed on the streets.
''The spirit of the people was
commendable. Everyone turned out
to help clear uD the debris and there
was no one idle. On Thursday it
was reported that another flood was
coming. but everyone laughed. All
signs of panic had disappeared and
everyone was working hard and
steadily to recover what could be
restored. One of the large news
papers had a press sent in and set
up i'm the street A house was built
over it and on Friday paper was
printed. The presses of the shop
were under water in the basement
when | left Dayton on Saturday
one street car line was in operation,
but there was still no light or wa.
fer"
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RALSTDN NEEDS RELIEF
Blown BY Tornado It's Citizens Are In
Distressed Condition; Must
Have Assistance

One of the towns that suffered
greatly by reason Of the recent tor-
nado i'm Nebraska is Ralston, manu-
featuring suburb Of Omaha, and the
people there are III a bad condition
and need assistance. The following
appeal has been sent out by the relief
committee:
"Ralston was the only town in Ne.
braska devoted exclusively to manu-
featuring, and when on March %, 1913
every manufacturing plant and busl-
ness house Of this place was leVeled
to the ground by the same destruct'
i've tornado that swept the residence
district OF Omaha-its people were
the hardest hit OF any town in the
cyclone district.
IF the homes, instead Of the fac
tories had been blown away, the pay
roll could have continued and the
neople IN time could have rebuilt
their hoTcs, but the business interests
being entirely wiped out all means
of support is taken away.
III the factories can be rebuilt the
men who are dependent on them for
support will have the opportunity to
earn IL NV anu Will ioc w
compelled to abandon their homes.
If the factories cannot be rebuilt the
two hundred workmen dependent up.
on them must sacrifice their ALL not
to say anything of the employers who
have lost everything.
THE working people and the EN-.
ployers OF Ralston are willing to bear
heavy burdens to regain their small
savings, but the load is too great to
bear alone Ralston in itself has
now no resources upon which to
draw. 1t can not rebuild itself. 1t
needs your immediate assistance.
This appeal of the relief commit
tee must be answered at once for the
people OF Ralston cannot wait All
funds will be used for restoration
purposes in helping these people to
help themselves. @
Make al orders or remittances pay
able 10 c. NJ. Skinner, mayor and
chairman of the relief committee
headquarters at No. 315 State Bank
building, Omaha, Neb"
The Omaha World-Herald of re
cent date referred editorialIy to the
distressed condition of the people OF
Ralston and the urgent need of i'm
mediate relief.
Anyone wishing to contribute SHOULD
leave the money with Mayor Meyer
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Sad Experience of Country Girl
In a Large City
TRIED TO END ALL IN DEATH
Could MOI Live Honestly On Five Dollars
Per Week; She Fell BY the
Wayside

ST. Paul. April 9-Claretta John
son couldn't live on So week. She
drifted into ways disclosed by the
wages and vice probe recently con
Quoted in Illinois.
Two or three years of this method
of gaining living convinced her
that the wages of sin is death
She tried to pay the debt by
drinking poison at Ninth and Frank
lin streets late Monday afternoon.
An unknown man struck the bot
tie of lysol from her hand, and
thinking she had swallowed none of
the poison, left her.. She had i'm
bibed some of the poison, however,
and fell unconscious in an alley near
Seventh and St Peter streets, where
the police found her. She was taken
to The city hospital and recovered
consciousness yesterday.
DIR. G. w. Snyder says the woman
will recover
Gave Up the Struggle.
Four years ago Claretta Johnson
came to st. Paul, country girl,
from Appleton, Wis. She says she
tried TO earn an honest living. She
worked as a waitress i'm restau-
rant. Subsequently she obtained
various other employment, she says,
rarely ever being paid more than
$4 or So a week
Recently the young woman says
she worked at hotel, getting SIS q
week
She says she couldn't live and
Clothe herself on the money she
was able to honestly earn, so lapsed
from the narrow path.
Expected Some Money.
She says she expected to receive
some money from Verne Baldwin.
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COMING AND GOING.

Everett Marsh of Amboy is in the
city today
Mrs. Ed. Geyer of GAINESVILLE visited
here yesterday.
A. Wellquist of Cannon Falls called
on frineds here today
Mrs. ]. Penn of Smiths Mill spent
yesterday in Mankat0.
G. H. BorgTerdt of Fairmont was
in the city yesterday
T. C. Hennipen of Ceylon visited
in the city yesterday.
Attorney Carl Strom of Lake Crys-
tai was in Mankato today ,.s+..
Mrs. Emma Foose of Blue Earth is
visiting with friends here.
NJ. M. Davidson of Waseca was a
Mankato visitor yesterday.
w. A. Dodge of Lake Crystal Wis
tied in the city yesterday.
Gilbert Hansen of Lake Crystal is
visiting in Mankato today.
II. w. Reicke of New Ulm is in
the city today on business
S. C. Glow of Redwing was in the
city today calling on friends.
]. G.. PaSche Of WinnebagO spent
yesterday in the city on business.
y. ldS ItiuIlltu from ii
weeks business trip to Winnebago.
Fl. S. Roberts of Milbank, S. D.,
transacted business yesterday in Man
kato.
J. r. McClelland of Redwood Falls
was in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
w. w. Baker of Slayton spent yes
terday in Mankato attending to some
business affairs.
Mrs. d. FELTON, left today for Fair
mont for few days visit with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. r. B. Thomas of Lake Crystal,
grand deputy of the Order of the
Eastern Star, came to Mankato this
morning to attend the school of in
struction which is being held, at Ma
sonic hall today.
C. w. Jessup, C. NJ Johnson.
George Anderson, Joseph Hampl. Will
liam Morgan and Joseph Schabel
went to St Paul this morning They
will work in the interest of the bin
advocated by the Modern Woodmen
DR.. and Mrs. Cyril Sweet of Minot,
N. D., left today for their home after
spending few days at the home of
Mrs. Sweets sister. Mrs. w. A. Beach.
They We're on their way home from
a two months trip in the south and
east ''~
Sam Kirby, who has been in charge
of the Omaha passenger depot at
Rochester for the past two months is
again at his post behind the ticket
window in the Union depot here.
Sam says Everythings lovely" in
Rochester, but is not sorry to get
back home
Mr. and Mrs. p S. Ware of San
Francisco were in the city this morn
ing on their way to Candy where
Mr.. Ware has purchased an in
terest in The Candy News. Mr.. Ware
is newspaper man of wide expert
ence. He started the Aberdeen, S. d..
Daily News and conducted it for
some time.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Mr. and Mrs. August Geiger to
John ID. Kietzer for the sum OF $3.50,
the w six acres of the SEA of the
SEA of the SEA of section 5, Shell
by township.
Mr. and Mrs. d. A. Folsom TO, Griff
TO- Jones, for $3.50, the VIZ of the
SWA of section z, Garden City
township.
Mary Hike to William j. Pruss,
lots s and 8 in block |, Houk'S first
addition to Good Thunder for the
sum of $4,000.
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ENGLISH TARIFF COMMENT
London Papers Take Various Views
on Underwood Bill. -

London, April 9.-The proposed re-
vision of the American tariff has
caused lively speculation in England
as to the effect it is likely to have on
British trade In the United States.
The tariff reform press, in reviewing
the proposed changes, argues that the
tariff, as a whole, remains strongly OF
a protectionist character, while the
free traders quote the list OF articles
placed on the free list and the de-
creased duties on others as distinct
move toward their ideal.
The Morning Post says that the
new scale of duties must be regarded
as compromise, but the tariff, as a
whole, remains strongly of a protee-.
zionist character. .sGI rs
The Graphic says: President VIII
son is not going to repeat President
Taft's blunder in not redeeming his
pledge to reduce the tariff.
The free trade journals are .iubilant.
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April 11-1S-25.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON FL
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR DIS
TPJpITTION

CITATION FOR HEARING ON FL
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR DIS
TRIBUTION.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Louisa
Bierbauer, Decedent
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the above entitled
matter: Whereas, A. G. Bierbauer
has filed in this court his final ac-
count of his administration of the es-
tate of the above named decedent,
together with his petition, pray.
ing for the adjustment and al.
lowance of said final account and for
distribution of the residue of said
estate TO the persons thereunto en-.
titled: 1t Is Ordered, that said petit
ton be heard, and that all persons
interested in said matter be and ap-
pear before this court on the Bird
day of May, 1913, at ten o'clock a.
m, at the probate court rooms in the
court house, at Mankato, in said coun-
ty, 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 5th day
of April, 1913.
Court Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge.
C. L. Benedict,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, April observation-disclosures,
sf.OO@9.20; Texas steers, $6.25G7.s5;
Western steers, $6.S5@S.10; stockers,
and feeders, $6.10@Sl0: cows and
heifers, s370@S.35; calves, SCOOPS
%. Hogs--Light. $9.00@9.4O; mixed,
sS.SO@e3O; heavy, sS.60@9.2O; rough.
$S.60@S.SO; pigs, S6.90@9.20. Sheep
Native s625@7.35; yearlings, $7.251
$50; lambs, $6.15@910.
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April 11-1S-25
CITATION FOR HEARING ON FL
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR DIS
p>pJpTyrJON

CITATION FOR HEARING ON Fl
NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR DIS
TRIBUTION.
STATE Of MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Col
we'll Goodridge, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the above entitled
matter: Whereas, William G. Clark
has filed in this court his final ac-
count of his administration of the
estate of the above named decedent,
together with his petition. praying
for the adjustment 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 that all persons interested in said
matter be and appear before this
court on the End day of May, 1913
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 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 LIST day Of
April, 1918.
Court Seal.) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge.
Thos Hughes.
Attorney for Petitioner.