New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-12-22

favorable to Hacker. They reported.
however, IN favor Of making nomina-
tions from the floor Of tile convention.
The report referred to the temper man
ifested in Tuesdays proceedings against
man who. in the judgment of the com-
mittee, had done more than any other
one person to promote the dairy inter
ests of Minnesota, and considered it un-
just to him and to the good name and
purposes of the old and faithful men,
bers of the association to take any action
that might be construed as move in
the direction of furthering the personal
interests of any individual, no matter
how meritorious his services. The re-
port concluded with strong appeal to
members 20 exclude all partisan motives,
asserting that as soon as politics entered
into the deliberations of the ASSOCIATE on
its usefulness would end. ..@ r..
The wholesome advice Of the report
had little effect, however, and the slate
nominations proceeded without opposi-
ton. John Matheson of Mower county
was nominated for president, Even Ev-
enson of Meeker for first vice-preside MT,
August Samuelson of Nicollet for Sec
ond vice president, Robert Crickmore of
Steele for secretary, and Clement Hal
vorsen of Brown for treasurer. All of
the nominees were elected by acclama-
tian. Crickmore's name was presented
by Attorney Sperry of Owatonna, who
complimented Professor Hacker on his
services, admitted that much of the as
soclation's success had been due to his
efforts and ability and urged that Crick-
more would make creditable successor.
Some of the dairymen had never heard
of Crickmole and wanted TO hear from
him as to his qualifications. They could
not see any good reason for displacing a
secretary, whom they knew to be diligent
and competent and who had brought
the association to high point of excel
-lence, FOR one whose ability and knowl-
edge of dairying was thus far unknown.
Several Steele county men objected to
com ceiling man to toot his own horn
and fastened to vouch for Crickmore's
ability to meet the duties for which the
convention had selected him. This end
ed the contest and the convention once
more got down to routine work.
The Klondike housewife, SO they say,
Her worthy spouse implores
To brush the gold dust from his boots
Before he comes indoors. -. -+.~.
~. Washington Star.
Secretary Hart of the state board of
corrections and charities has reported on
his inspection of the state institutions In
Redwood, Brown and Nicollet counties,
aud the report will undoubtedly in some
of the counties occasion surprise. He
condemns the Redwood county Jail and
says that any prisoner can escape there.
from with the aid of a big jack-knife
and sleepy guard. The Brown county
bastile, Mr.. Hart says, is kept in excel
lent condition, but is constructed after
an old-fashioned and inadequate pattern.
The Nicollet county poor house is SO un-
satisfactory that Mr.. Hart objected to
the building of proposed addition.
Bernhard Harkins died at his home in
Ridgely last Thursday, aged seventy.
eight years. The St. Peter Free Press,
in recording the event, gives the follow
ing account Of the deceased's life: He
was born ia Scotland and was brother
of Alexander Harkins of this city. He
came to America at an early age and en-.
listed in tie regular army. He was sta
toned at Fort Ridgely in the early fif-
ties, as commlssary sergeant, and took
part in all the Indian skirmishes of that
time. After being there for a number
of years he resigned his position and re-
turned to Scotland, where he remained
Cor some time. Returning to the Unit
ed States he resided IN North Carolina
until about fourteen years ago, when he
came to his present home at Fort Ridge
". Mr.. Harkins was one If the oldest
settlers of the county and saw it grow
from a wilderness to its present high
state of cultivation.
a father was lecturing to his son on
the evil Of staying out late at night and
rising late in the morning. ]
You will never succeed he said,
s'unless you .nend your ways. Remem-
Der the early bird catches the worm z
And what about the worm, father2''
said the young man sneeringly. Was-s