The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-16
Dodge, Mower, olmstea, wihona, FIJI
more and Houston.
To az Largest Corn Snow.

Dodge, Mower, Olmsted, wihona. FIJI
more and Houston.
To &c Largest Corn Show.
This First NATIONAL Corn Show
will be the largest exclusive corn
show ever held Ia the northwest. A
total of 12O attractive loving cups will
be offered as prizes at the show. Thir.
ty large silver loving cups viii be on.
cred as first prizes 10 farmers dis.
playing The finest collection of ten ears
OF any variety Of corn grown within
each district. The second prize will
consist of golden bronze cups.
In line with James j. Hills wei
known sentiments regarding the i'm
Dortance OF the part taken by farmers
sons In the development Of farm lands
IN the northwest. q special feature of
this show will he the boys corn rails.
ing competition.
Farmer boys from each district In
the states named viii be awarded for
first prize the same valuable silver
cups as are offered the adult exhibitor
The second prize will consist OF hand.
some golden bronze cups beautifully
engraved.
There will be sent ont to all bank.
ers throughout the states named print.
ed matter giving detailed information
regarding the terms and conditipns of
the contest. These the local bankers
will place In the hands of farmers An
their district who desire To compete.
Full particulars regarding this Nam
moth Corn show and the prize com.
petition can he procured from any 10.
...I l..s L., la OF
County Superintendent Detamore
has received the following letter from
G. NJ. Cesander. assistant state super.
intendent Of public instruction, 81.
Paul:
Il am I'm, receipt of your favor OF
the 9Th in which you state that YOU
have several small schoals in your
county where the enrolment Is con.
siderably less than u dozen children.
i think i'm a case of that kind, Il
would be better 10 close the school
and provide for transportation Of the
children 10 village schools. or class
a. rural schools. The law provides
that a school may he closed and the
children transported to class A
school, and a school thus closed
would retain it's organization and re-
ceive the state aid In class az
$4,000. also apportionment. This. Of
course. should be arranged for nj the
beginning of school In the fall. so
that the children might he given the
proper school advantages during the
entire year. wish TO refer you to
page 32, section 81, school laws Of
1919"
Mr.. DeiamoTc today commented on
the letter as follows:
This IL surely a very liberal OffOr
from the state and many criticize Its
policy In the liberality shown the ru.
raj school districts where the school
tax i'm most cases Is exceedingly low,
The purpose Of the policy. however,
IL to improve rural school conditions
and secure as good school opportuni.
ties for the boys and girls on the farm
as are enjoyed by those in cities and
towns. Several small schools In vuri.
Gus parts OF Blue Earth county. es-
pecially near the village. are too
small to produce good results. This
plan offered by The state should bring
about changes la such schools.
There Is no good reason why every
child In the country should not have
The advantage OF at least an eighth
grade SCHOOLING"
From Mondays Daiiv. ...
Faribauit. Mimi, April i2.-"Im
going to shoot you.' and with these
words Carl Hoffman shot Maine Erb
at seven o'clock this morning as she
was coming to work with her sister.
She died Immediately. He turned the
gun on himself and died three hours
later at a hospital.
The trouble arose from q dispute
at dance at Owatonna Saturday
night. They have been engaged
about two months and he did not
want her to dance with other men and
she returned the diamond ring. The
murderer was waiting for his victim
behind the coal sheds of the Dan
Patch lines. AS the girl crossed the
track he ran out, revolver In hand.
Girl Fell Dead. se,.. ~ ,..,.|
Hearing the threat. the girls sister
said: Come on. let's rum" but the
other girl fell dead in her tracks with
three bullets In her body. Two men
saw the murder. They ran after the
murderer. but he turned the gun on
himself and fell MORALLY wounded,
less than twenty feet from the body
of the girl.
Three bullets were found I'm the
girls body, one near the heart that
probably caused death.
Hoffman Shot Himself.
Hoffman shot himself in the breast,
the bullet passing just below his
heart. He died at the st Lucas hos.
pital in this city at eleven o'clock.
Hoffman was the son Of August
Hoffman OF Deerheld. Steele county.
In his possession was found q dia-
mond ring and n wrist watch. sup
posed to have been presents from
lin 10 the girl which she returned
after their quarrel
From Mondays Daily.
An important addition has been
made to the courses offered ut the
Teachers Training School. University
farm. St. Paul, June IL TO July "a.
The training school Is under the di.
rection OF the department of educa-