The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-12-29

valicnt fire boys. And while this is tue,
We ane free To say that there were several
VINO hould have contributed 10 swell
the receipts, n least who did not, but il
may nave been occasioned from careless
neglect and not from persimOniOusncss.
The department will realize about 1928
net, for which they feel grateful, and
in this particular desire 10 return heart
felt thanks Ia all who aided them with
their money and presence. The hall
WAS very Hastily arranged, and every
thins about the entertainment rejected
credit upon the management.
B. +. Farmer, Of Spring Valley,
who is one of the chief Stockholders in
the creamery at thar place, and who
has given considerable thought to the
subject which just now is receiving 50
niue ! attention. says, III answer To scores
of inquiries, that an average COW should
yielc So per annum i'll cream, and il
bran OF Dat meal is fed. fine calf can
he raised on the rcslduary milk. Prior
To the establishment of creameries in
Southern Minnesota cows sold al SD TO
$50. Now the most ordinary bovine
of the feminine persuasion is readily
sold for from $40 TO $40. And yet the
creamery system in this locality is in
its infancy. There arc plenty of evil
dcnce> to prove what the dairy can do
for section, and what it will do for
Southwestern Minnesota will be fully
discussed at the Dairymcn's meeting IN
February.
Frank Smith. the fellow who stole
from Peter L.rson's house two coats,
$50 in money and other articles, men-
ton Of which WAS made in these col
umnS AT the time, il seems has trans
9.cs>ed elsewhere. On last week Tues
day he stole from Jorgenscn's boarding
house in Wells, an ovcrcoat, silver
watch and cap, valued at 500 in the
complaint, and decamped. Before leav.
ing, he put up us security for sc in
money and tive-dollar board bill, a
suit ofclothes, and from the information
received, it is pretty certain that the
,,oat of the suit is one of those stolen
from Larson. But Smith has come To
uricf. He Was arrested at Alden, this
State. and will he held to answer to his
theftS. \ warrant tor his apprehension
.nas issued from here and placed in the
Ih.nds of the Sheriff who went to Wells
ufis morning 10 see what can be done
#glth the thief. One thing is dead Ger
gain: the penitentiary yawns for the
tollow. and he is destined to receive its
s!hcstcring folds for season.
k-Allow lis to commend to the care
fun and thoughtful perusal of every
reaNlr of The FREE PRESS, and espe-
ciailyN the farming community, the letter
to be fGElnd in another place from the
pen of Con McGlincy, Secretary Of the
Northwestern Dairymcn's Association,
and dairy editor Of the Elgin, ulls.l.
Adeocate. The WRITER of the letter re-
ferrcd TO is fully c0nversant with dairy
ing, cheesc-lnaking and stock-growing,
and what he has to offer is with tn"
most profound interest al the subject at
heart, and onl, with the view of arous-
ing the agriculturists of Southern and
Southwestern Minnesota to realiza-
ton of that which most vitalr.s concerns
them as great industrial class. When
farmers car net from $40 to 500 pei
annum from Il COW, is il not high time
they were doing something in the Way
of providing themseI yes with the neces
sary information IA 10 the most desir-
able and profitable stock 10 grow and
the best mode and method of manutac.
turing butter and placing II upon the
market! If our farmers will only look
at this matter rightly and attend the
approaching convention with the de-
termination of getting all the iniorma-
tlon possible, we firmly believe they
will ever have cause To Icel grateful for
the opportunity SO providentially thrown
upon them.
The following committee Of Gen-
cral Arrangements Was announced at
the meeting Of the Board of Directors
meeting Tuesday morning: Jno. c. Noe,
W. I. Mills, +. l.. Waters, John Klein,
NJ. q. Willard. Authority is vested in
this committee to appoint sub-commit-
tees, and To make all necessary arrange
E,ents for the Dairymen' Association
to he held in this city in February
Tuesday morning, Messrs. JnO. n. Hall,
Henry Shaubut and ". w, Woodland
were appointed commute ON member,
ship and membership tickets. This
committee has an important work be-
fore it, and upon its efforts will largely
depend the new membership of the AS
ISOLATION. 1t is one of the considera
tions in securing the meeting of thu
| Association in Nankato that two hun
dred new members he secured at 500
each, and an earnest appeal is made t.
all interested in the matter of dairyinl
and stockgrowing to at least contribute
the membership fec and enjoy tn
privileges of the Association. 1t is to,
much to fisk of MankatO that she pro
vide this number, besides entertaining
the guests, and bearing all incidenta
expenses connected with the meeting
Every county in Southwestern Mime
sofa has mutual interest with Blu
Earth in the success of this gathering
and if each will furnish her Droportio
! of membership, the load will be ligh
. ON all, and the interest equally enhanced
! Let there be a general interest in thi
!. matter, SO that we can have the large,
5 and most profitable meeting ia the hill
Al.