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is the guest of her sister, Miss Fleeta
NJ. Tousley. for few days.
! Charles j. Popelka. assistant cash
Ter of the Madison Lake bank was
u Mankato today on business.
| 4 Attorney Frank Cfague of Red
wood Falls was a visitor In the city
today. stopping at the Saulpaugh.
III. ]. Wagon. general agent of the
Chicago and Northwestern at Winona
was a visitor In the city last evening.
Sheriff Osten motored to Vernon
Center to serve papers and was ac-
companied by George G. Krost, clerk
of court.
J. A. Hancock, travelling auditor of
the Chicago and Northwestern located
at Winona, was In the city yesterday
on business
NJ. J. Boyle, superintendent of the
/ Minnesota division of the Northwest.
ern. With headquarters at Winona,
was in Mankato last evening.
G.. II. Clayton OF Winona. roadmast-
er of the eastern subdivision of the
Minnesota division of the Northwest
ern, was In Mankato on business
yesterday.
: w. j.. Daehn. rcadmaster of the
Minnesota division of the Chicago
and Northwestern, with headquarters
at Tracy. was in the city on bust
ness today.
o. T.. Velander. formerly employed
at Mankato by the ]. 4. Case Thresh-
ing Machine company, left yesterday
for Minneapolis, to take another po-
sition with the same company in
that city.
Jack Martin and son. Jack Mar
tin, Jr. were at Madison Lake to-
day attending to the ten-day auc-
ton sale that is being held at the
general merchandise store of Julius
Reinsberg.
Hon l.. p. Sandstrom. of Bottineau,
n. d., Is a guest of his father-in-law,
w. w. Wells. Mr.. Sandstrom is an
other Blue Earth county boy who has
made good, he having been recently
elected to the state senate.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rowlands,
Mrs. Triphena Hughes, Mr.. and Mrs
J. Fl. Jones. Mr.. and Mrs John
James and Mrs. Mathews have orga-
nized travelling party and are on
their way to California to spend the
winter there
Train Dispatcher Nixon Of the
Omaha road. located at Spooner,
Wis, former telegrapher at the Oma-
ha union depot in Mankato. was in
the city this morning on his way
to Waseca to attend the funeral of
his sister-in-law. Mr.. Nixon was To-
Gated i'm Mankato eight years ago
b. b. Scriptures, known to all
his friend as Scrip" and who is one
Of the old-time conductors on the
Chicago and Northwestern road. run
ming between Winona and Mankato,
will depart tomorrow for Los An
geles, Cal, where he win remain
for several months. His train,
meanwhile, will be handled by Louis
Kitzman, another "old reliable" who
has put in many years on the North.
western.
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Eagle Lake

Mrs. James Wagner and son
James have returned home from
Willmar, where they made an ex
tended visit with Mrs. Wagoners
mother, Mrs. Higgins.
Cummins & Co.. have been doing
a great business i'm apples, having
sold up to this time nearly one hun
dred barrels.
Ed. Stegmeier. who lives about one
and a half miles east OF town. was
run into by some reckless driver
December 10. The car Is said to have
had no lights and after the accident
occurred the driver went on his way
Owing to the fact that IL was a dark
night Mr.. Stegmeier was unable to
get the number of the car.
A big rabbit and oyster supper
took place at the Methodist church
Saturday evening, December IL. In
spite OF the cold and the fact that
the night was not an especially good
one for such an affair. there was q
large attendance and everyone en-
joyed the occasion.
Mrs. George Van Buren, and daugh
ter were Mankato visitors last week
Il. NJ. Zuel was seen i'm the village
with ID. ID. Cummings. manager OF
the Eagle Lake Automobile com
rany.
r. Fisher was in Mankato Friday
doing some Christmas shopping.
John Tachney. who has been en-
gineering the work on the r. Fisher
farm, has accepted position as
manager OF farm in Decoria.
Claus Eckman was in Nanhato last
week visiting his sister, Mrs. E
Engwaldson.
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Kasota
from ruesa,v,s bs,lv.. 60

from TUESDAYS Daily.
Mrs. w. II. MOuilon and son. Claude
were visitors In Mankato between
trains last Friday.
Miss Margaret Humble visited
over Sunday with relatives In the
twin cities.
Miss Hertha Doepke OF the Man.
kato normal school visited from Fri
day TO Sunday at the Stockton home
&. w. Babcock and daughter. Mar.
ion. were shoppers in Mankato Fri
day.
Mrs. C. r. Swenson and daughter,
Miss Ruby. were Mankato shoppers
Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Landquist entertained a
PARTY of ladies Monday evening, the
guests being wives of the men who
attended the Knights OF Pythias
lodge. The evening was pleasantly
passed at needle work and nice
lunch was served
Mrs. o. p. Buell. and daughter.
Laura, were Mankato shoppers be-
tween trains Saturday
Louis Hanson is now visiting rel.
atives In Winthrop.
Il. IL. warrant TetuTneu nome Sat
urday from the twin cities, where
he has been serving en- the, grand
jury.
Mrs. Mary Davies visited St Peter
relatives last Saturday
Mrs. c. w. Babcock visited her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Volk of St
Paul over Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Weygandt and children
of Mankato were guests at the Lev.
erson home last Friday.
Mrs. Mary Way of Minneapolis Is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Hammstedt.
! Mrs. c. J. Salter was in Mankato
last Saturday. .a. t.....
Luther Apell of st. Clair spent Sun
day at his home here.
Arthur Heglund of st. Peter Wis
tted at the Fossberg home on Sun.
iay. f.sH.
Ralph Woolhouse spent Sunday
9th st. Peter friends.
sClifford Johnson enrolled at the
edgh school on Monday.
Miss Olive Little spent Saturday
er.d Sunday with friends at Mankato.
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'Some Problems before the State
OF Minnesota was the subject on
which Senator j. e. Haycraft OF
Fairmont addressed the Presbyterian
brotherhood last, evening In the
church parlors. The address was de-
livered just after an evening din
ner.
Mr.. Haycraft dwelt for some time
on the work OF the efficiency and
economy commission. He spoke OF
the multiplicity of state boards and
bureaus. and told how their author
ity conflicted. He said the state
legislature ought certainly to en-
act the proposed law. systematic
ing and simplifying the state admin
istration.
The speaker also commended the
work OF the state educational com
mission. He believed that commission
would have ready for the Legislature
the draft OF law that would give
system to the educational activities
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the Morgue could not do. II softened
the heart Of the woman who smiled
in the face of life sentence I'm prison.
and Mrs. Sharpless bowed her head
and wept Sunday as another woman
played on the piano i'm the jail cor
Fidor the old tune, Nearer My God
to Thee"
Early in the afternoon the ser.
vices began. They are held regularly
in the Jail by women of the w. c.
7. L., and often the prisoners look
down from their barred cells and
join in the songs and prayers. Yes.
terday Mrs. Sharpless attended the
services. For nearly an hour she sat
with eXpressionless face. the same
woman who, cool and collected, I'm
district court last week had parted
every question that Assistant County
Attorney Baldwin could propose.
Then the speaking ended and a
woman took her place before the
piano AS the strains of the old
tune rose, the men I'm the upper cor
ridors began TO take up the song.
softly at first, as though ashamed,
and then louder as their companions
joined with the words.
A change came over the woman in
black. The lines OF the face began
to soften and the lips quivered. Then
suddenly Mrs. Sharpless buried her
face in her hands and big tears
trickled through her fingers. When
the music ended she raised a face
which showed soft lines In place OF
the mask that had faced the jurors.
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From Tuesdays DaIIy.

!
st. Paul, December l5.-Thirty.nine
members of the 1915 state senate
have formed combination to con-
troll the patronage of that body. They
will name all employees and other
wise dominate i'm the distribution of
plums.
Formerly the republicans in the
senate, generally about forty-tive I'm
number, have controlled in these mat
tiers. The party caucus decided the
persons who were TO be employees.
This year there are no parties as
, far as the Legislature is concerned, so
some different method had to be de-
yised.
II was impossible for the advocates
of any certain legislative issue, such
as county option. or the opponents
of any issue to combine to dictate
patronage. so the old members de-
cided that the new senator's should
be given the same consideration as
the democrats have received in years
past and get nothing.
To carry out this scheme, letters
have been sent out to all senators.
elect who have served in either
branch Of the legislature at previous
sessions, and IL is understood ALL
regardless of party affiliations. have
Joined the combine. George w.
Peachey of Owatonna is to be re-
elected secretary of the senate and
he is to be unofficially the secretary
of the combine.
The members who are said to have
Joined in this agreement are:
j. A. Duxbury, Caledonia, s. NJ.
knopp. Winona; James A. Carley,
Plainview: A. S. Campbell. Austin:
Il. b. Collester. Waseca: Frank 4.
Putnam. Blue Earth: Henry N. Ben
son, st. Peter; Harry F. weis, lie
Sueur; Frank l.. Glotzbach, Fart,
bault; A. J. Rockne, Zumbrota; Geo.
Fl. Sullivan, Saltwater: Joseph A.
Jackson, James Handlan, Peter Van
Hoven. James ID. Denegre, w. w.
Dunn and Charles n. Orr. st. Paul:
Frank l.. Palmer, w. s. Dwinnell, z.
v. Westlake, w. A. Campbell and
Carl L. Wallace, Minneapolis: John
ID. Sullivan. st. Cloud: p. II. Nc.
Garry, Walker: James Johnston, Der.
tina; o. A. Lende, Candy: N. J. Holm.
berg, Renville; p. A. Gandrud, Kerk.
hoven; f. p. Peterson, Litchfield:
+. +. Lobeck. Alexandria: Edward
Rustad. Wheaton: John A. Healy.
Hibbing: F. II. Peterson, Moorhead;
Ole o. Sageng, Dalton: A. L. Han.
son. Ada; ID. o. O'Neill, Thief River
Falls; J. r. Alley. Buffalo: John w.
Pauley Minneapolis; r. c. Dunn.
Princeton.
! 1t is pointed out by the organizers
pf the movement that Il is per-
fectly' legitimate one and no different
from the patronage control hereto.
fore exercised by the republicans.
IL is contemplated that there will be
forty-nine senate jobs to be distri-
buted. Each senator i'm the combine
will select one man and ten viii be
chosen by congressional districts.
In the selection of these the new
senator may be given a voice. but
otherwise they will be rigidly ex.
cluded.
From Tuesdays Dairy.
A meeting of the utmost import
ance to the potato industry of Min
nesota. will be held at university
farm st. Paul. Thursday, January
z. 1915, at 1:50 p. m
II Is expected that at this meeting
o statewide potato growing associ-
alton VIII be formed The aim OF
this association will be to stan
fiardfze the varieties Of potatoes In
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| Minnesota and to throw up defenses
against the introduction of potato
| diseases into the state. A represent
| alive of the Wisconsin Potato Grow.
| ers' association which has done i'm
mense service to the industry in
Wisconsin, will be present to out
line the work in his state. where
many communities grow the sam
variety, thus enabling the farmers
TO ship in car lots. making a saving
in freight charges and increasing
their profits.
In Minnesota the Standardization
OF varieties has been largely neg.
lected II is reported that at one
place in Minnesota not long since, a
mongrel lot of potatoes from the
surrounding farms were being sold
at eighteen cents bushel Even
then they were finding few buyers.
On the very same day at another
place where the farmers had gotten
together and agreed TO grow the
same varieties. potatoes were being
sold at upwards of thirty-two cents
a bushel In this kind of thing Is
the answer to the question. Does II
pay?
The plan is being supported by
the Extension Division of the Min
nesota College of Agriculture. All
persons who are interested in the
development of one of the states
most profitable industries. should
give this movement their loyal sup
port.
There will be a chance for a large
attendance at this conference be-
cause in the week from January
4 to 2, a dozen or more conferences
Of state Importance will be held
These conferences include such as
sociations as those of the cream.
cry managers; Minnesota Live Stock
Breeders; Horse Breeders: Swine
Breeders: Sheep Breeders: Short
Horn Breeders: Hereford Breeders;
Holstein, Guernsey. and Jersey
Breeders: members of the Mime
sofa Crop Improvement association;
growers of fruit; and county agents.
From TUESDAYS Daily.
\ knights of Columbus Home Asso.
citation of Mankato," is the name of
a hCW iuCOi pOidtc COh.pdh.. utTe
is no capital stock In the company
and no assessment is levied on men,
bers, but any member In good stand
ing of Nicollet lodge No. 901. Knights
of Columbus, Is member CT the
association. The association Is or
ganized for the purpose of buying
and maintaining lodge and club
rooms for the use of the knights of
Columbus
The officers are: T. NJ. Coughlan,
president: August Schultz, vice
president; John ~ Wintheiser. sec
rotary; Fred G. Walser, treasurer.
There are also seven trustees. I'm.
Guiding the four officers. The re-
naming three are John Deglman.
Joseph III. Thro and M. r. Sullivan.
From Tuesdays Caiiy.
Mrs Charlotte Sharpless. who faced
with unilinching nerves the accusa-
tions that attorneys hurled at her in
a courtroom thronged with members
of her sex, gave way and wept Sun.
day. says The Minneapolis Tribune.
An old fashioned church song ac-
complished what the sight of her
husbands dead body on a slab at
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Butternl,t Valley
N Tuesdays Daily.

IN Tuesdays Daily.
~ Reece gave special lecture
The young people of his church
Srday evening.
e play, Down in Dixie" given
pyudson talent Friday evening
scf success and was well pat
rold considering the Indictment
weer. ar -
land Alec Hansen attended the
iuf OF an aunt at st James
lasfek. fs 800 a.
~ farmers are drawing their
corn market these days. Having
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c. NaAckerman of Mapleton |
In Manato today. II
Charlie Hanus of Tracy was
visitor I the city today. 4
X. MNgren of Chaska visit
friends u Mandatory oday. L
Miss htherine 'Roway has 4
turned hoe after week visit will
her cousin Mrs. McGuiggan, at NJ
pleton.
ID. Colehn of Blue Earth was
Mankato Nitor yesterday.
j. Fl. kaI of Dundee, Mimi, Gale
on friends the city today.
Otto Petson went to webst,
City. Iowa. business today.
j. j. Brow of Madison Lake ira
sacted busins here yesterday.
Frank Scf1sider of Amboy spel
part OF yesteay in Mankato.
Thomas Mihn of st. James wi
in Mankato o. business today.
Frank Simon OF Mapleton was
Mankato on illness yesterday.
George M. Inner went to Mi
neapolis today r short stay.
Andrew Johns of Rapidan tran
acted business iMankato yesterda
E. s. Pike of sdar Rapids Gale
on acquaintancesh the city yeste
day. arH!
DIR. and Mrs. CT. Nerbovig WEI
to St Paul toda,to spend a fe
days.
William e. Schulz of Belle P,air
was guest at u Heinrich hot
today.
Edward c. Farme of St Jam,
called ON acquaintans in MankaI
yesterday.
e. w. Evans of sley Eye calls
on business association the eff
yesterday.
Attorney ]. w. schft left IN
afternoon on a businessrip To N
son City, Iowa. ~
W. IL. Anderson left Avestertl,
for Sioux Falls. S. d.. the aw,
} for week or two. "a
|. Miss Beatrice Tousley ote sue
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'nro' Daily Sleeping Car Service
70 Hfornia Via Chicago and
Ncrthwe stern Line

Enee December LIST. Pullman
standa sleeping car will run
tnrouefom Minneapolis-St. Paul to
Los Aids, Calf.
raiifom stations In Minnesota.
south kota and western Iowa
make cection with this through
service ankato. MINI. Alton, Ia.
ana SioCity. Ia. arriving Los
Angeles pm. third day. gis
run ptuIaisn on application TO
tlcket ass Chicago and North
western Advt. ioiss
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Bienapfi .Stoder,.

Miss Rose Bienapf. daughter i
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Bienapf. .
Fairfield avenue, and Joseph Stodl
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Stodl
326 Mound avenue, were unitedin
marriage this morning at six >o'ctk
at ST. Peter and Paul's Cattle
church. Rev. Rather Spirig perfm'
ed the cerembny The attendlts
we're Miss Emma Bienapf andJo.
seph Bienapf. sitter and brothe OF
the bride. The BRIDE was beautilly
arrayed in cream tolored satin, i'm
med with silk Oriental lace and
pearls and she carried a showeDou-
quet of bridal roses and, we a
white veil. The brides maid was
dressed in white messsline an had
shower bouquet Of pink carnions.
Both the young people havtbeen
employed for some time in inne-
apolis where the groom il Gagged
as bridge foreman. Af.
After the ceremony the bra and
groom were escorted to the reience
OF the groom's sister, Mrs Olaf
Lundberg. 23S Hubbell avenue! here
wedding breakfast was Id in
their honor. This afternoon aecep-
ton took place at the same reence
and will continue through thi.yen-
ing.
The couple will start soonn u
trip to Iona. Mimi. where thtwill
visit for a time at the home the
groom's brother, J. C. Stodei and
later they will go to Minntolis,
where they will make their he.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

Henriette Steinberg ct al to Will
liam Steinberg, the SWh of section
13, Lyra township. Consideration 81,
etc.
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]. e. HAYcRAFT's POSITION.

For the efficiency and econ
omy measure.
For systenatization Of state
educational expenditures.
Against repeal OF law max
ina legislators non-partisan.
Against repeal Of law pro-
viding for uniform closing OF
polling places.
Against repeal Of minimum
wage law.
Against the recall in state
offices.
For the initiative and refer
endum.
For woman suffrage. e.
For freeing state govern
ment from liquor domination.
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Pleasant Surprise Party.

A pleasant surprise party Mgiv-
en- at the home of Mr. and !. p.
w. Mention OF Lake WashingtSat.
urday evening in honor ofheir
daughter, Miss Alma, whose biiay
came on that day. About twetfye
guests were present to enjothe
music and games. Mr.. MentorAye
II number of violin selectionsith
Yrs. Martin Timlin at the no.
larl Ray and Miss Alma Mentde-
United the guests with several,no
duets. Refreshments were serv at
manight, after a pleasant etng
had been spent. y
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Curky-Smith.

Curky-Smith.
MI Clay w. Smith of Lamlbr
and Miss Celia Curley of Ze,g
Iowa were married by Judge an
Hughs at the court house Il.
mornik. y
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Party for Miss Ada Mcleod.

Misses Pauline and MinnieIoke
and Mrs. Leonard F. Lambert tier.
tanned at their home on Easdain
street last evening for Miss AtMc.
Leod There were about fifteen ests
who spent a jolly evening in yous
contests including exhibition OF
their skill as portrayers OF aaals
both with pencil and with a IDLE,
and other equally laughable use.
ments. Prizes were won, by Hrs.
Charles X. Mayer, Miss Graceuel,
Miss Beatrice Tousley and Mra T..
Brett.
Following the series of gas a
two course lunch was served the
dining room, where tables we ar
ranged with Christmas decorons.
A tiny Christmas tree with littcan.
dies. and tiny candles narkii the
places gave very festive lear.
ance. Christmas decorations we're
used throughout the otlsr oms
also. f
The honor guest was ,ra,ted
with u number Of very us,fiand
pretty gifts at the close of tieyen.
ing. A.
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Has Rsumed Solo Work. .a
Mrs. II McGuiggan OF Maple
who issoprano soloist of ST. id;
church here, has resumed her. \,
with Mis- Katherine Won EwertseI
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From Tuesdays Daily.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-06
MOTHER COLD WAVE
HEADING THIS WAY
Weather Man Plays Strange
Tricks Over Country With
Spring Here and Blizzard
Real Cold Spell Tomorrow.

Apparently indulging in high jinks
before the arrival of a cold wave which
Is expected by tomorrow morning, the
entire eastern half of the L. s. Friday
experienced weather calculated to suit
the tastes of the most capricious.
The great reach of country from
Kansas City to the Atlantic coast and
from the Great Lakes, almost to the
Gulf of Mexico used a fan in one sec
tiOn TO keep cool, while over many
others roared snow storm partaling
in many localities of blizzard propOr-
tiOns. Every variety Of weather known
to the weather man, excepting ty-
phhoOns and hurricanes was involved
in the reports that were received to-
day.
In South Bend an early morning
blizzard tied up traffic on street car
lines for two hours, filing up the
tracks and making it impossible for
cars 10 run until the large snow ploWs
had cleared the way
sNOrthwesterly winds brought the
storm early in the morning continu-
ing until after 10 o'clock. The tenn
perature ranged comparatively high,
resting over the % degree mark. The
minimum during the night was 21. 1t
is estimated that over two inches of
snew fell.
Kansas City, just beginning to feel
the On-cOmlng cold wave, experienced
a snow storm and a temperature of
10 degrees above zero. Two hundred
and fifty miles from that locality st.
Louis was wrapped in a heavy fog, a
mild temperature giving almost a sus-
picion of spring.
Through southern and central Illi-
nOiS there were light SnOwfalls with
the temperature only slightly above
freezing, but in Chicago a snowfall
which started about daylight reached
storm proportions before 9 o'clock
Central and southern Indiana dealt
out rain and sleet as their days con-
tributions to the variety. Indianap-
oils reported rain which frOze almost
as il fell, but in several other cities
in that state there were rain, sleet and
snow.
Some parts OF northern Ohio were
having rain while others reported
sleet. but the snow was missing The
sunny south lacked its sun today in
some sections, rain, together with tenn
peratures ranging from 45 to so be-
ing reported in several places.
There was not much delay 10 trains
from the west and south into Chicago
today, but all schedules on movements
from the east were more or less disar-
ranged the snow in northern Indiana
being reported badly drifted in many
places.