The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10

Cutlu Oh MT. anu MTs. MdTtin MlCkel-
son, died Sunday last and the body
was inferred at Butternut cemetery
Thursday. He was less than a year
old.
The scheduled good roads meet.
ing Saturday evening was postponed,
owing to ]. II. Hohman's In ability
to be present. He was TO be the
principal speaker of the occasion and
1t was deemed best to make other
arrangements that would suit his
convenience. An effort will be made
to have same before the end of this
month.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Frank +. Ellsworth OF this city
was In st. Paul today and while
there filed as candidate on the
republican ticket for congress. Mr..
Ellsworth has had this matter un-
der consideration for some time and
yesterday decided to. accede to the
wishes Of his many friends and en-.
ter the field. He will institute an
energetic campaign which will be
kept up until primary election day
and then on until the general cleo
ton in November.
Frank Clague of Redwood Falls Is
In st. Paul today. but up to late this
afternoon he had not filed for con.
gress.
The cost OF raw products and
provisions for each inmate Of the
st. Peter state hospital for the in
sane fer the fiscal year ending July
81, 1913, was $5l.09, or 14.5 cents a
day. This statistics is contained in
the report of the examination of
the books and affairs of that institu-
tion submitted to Governor Eberhart
by Andrew 4. Fritz. public ex-
aminer. The examination was made
by o. II. Havill, assistant examiner.
This is considerably above the
cost at Anoka, which is 9.5 cents
a day, and at Hastings, where it
is 10.4 cents.
The average number of patients
at the institution during the year
was L155. and the, net. expenditure
per patient s192.66.
The states investment at st.
Peter is s1,2s4.953, of which $500, 900
is represented by buildings and i'm
provements.
The hospital farm earned si6,.
311.39 during the year. OF which
s22,320 was for dressed meats and
sS.194 for milk.
The total receipts were $3S1,651,
Of which s327,O00 was appropriated
by the legislature, and the disburse-
ments, s371,1SS.6i. leaving an unex-
pended balance at the end of the
year OF s10,463.02.
Washington, April THE average
condition OF winter wheat on April l,
was 95.6 per cent of normal, COM
pared with GIG last year and 500 in
1912. This is S5.7 for ten year aver
age. The department OF agriculture
reported today. There Is a decline
In the condition from December 1,
1913 on April 1, of 16 points as
compared with the average decline
In the past ten years of 3.5 points
between these dates.
The average condition of rye on
April 1, was 91.3 per cent OF normal,
as against 1913 last year and $40 I'm
1912, and S9.2 average condition for
the past ten years.
w. A. Plymat, attorney for the
defendant In the suit instituted by
@. c. Clausen OF Sioux City, brake.
man on the Omaha, against Samuel
Robson of Mankato, baggage handler
at the Northwestern passenger de-
pot, to recover the value OF a watch
lost through bet, today served no.
tice OF motion for dismissal OF the
case. Some weeks ago the plaintiff
was required by Judge Comstock to
deposit s25 as guarantee of pay
ing the costs in the event OF the
case being decided against him. This
the plaintiff has not yet done. The
motion for dismissal will be heard
by the court on April IA. s.
Father Hughes Called to Winona.
Rev. Robert Hughes. pastor Of st.
Johns Catholic church, has been call,
ed to Winona to assist in the holy
Thursday services, which will be held
in Bishop Heffron's cathedral. There
will be no services in st. Johns
church Wednesday evening and none
on Thursday morning. Services will
be held there Friday evening at
1880 o'clock and Saturday morning
at eight o'clock.
Hearings On Sims Bill.
Washington, April Fifteen
days OF public hearings. beginning
April 9, on the Sims bill for the
repeal OF the Panama tolls exemp.
tion was decided upon by the senate