The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-01
EXCAYATING MACHINERY ON LINE OF PANAMA CANAL.
Amboy-E. N. Ellis, George R. Wilder,

Amboy-E. N. Ellis, George R. Wilder,
N. M. Sergeant.
Beauford-James Will, Tom Little
Butternut Valley-William S. Hughes,
Ole Nelson, R. j. Williams, Ole Hell
lickson, John E. Owen.
Cambria-E. Hughes, Evan j. Davis,
Dan Harris.
Ceresco-August Jens, S. H. Thurston.
Danville- R. Treanor, Pierce
Kenward.
Decoria-Ole Andegaard, August
Thrun, A. Trainor.
Garden City-C. H. Piper, Ward Blk
by, E. T. Norton, w. T. Sherman, M. S.
Crane.
Good Thunder-William Voeks.
Madison Lake-Frank Haskell.
Lake CrystaEG. w. Neff, R. S.
Hughes, G. G. Jenkins, R. B. Thomas,
Carl Strom, Hugh Edwards, w. P. Mars
ton, Joe Wigley.
LIE RAY. M. Anderson, George Mac
beth, E. J. Russell, B. T. Robertson,
John Anderson, ]. L. Burgess, ]. B. Wag-
ner, Herman Frank.
Lincoln N. johnson, Morgan
Brooks.
Lyra-Manford Benedict, William Bry-
son.
Mapleton Village. j. Laurisch,
William Borchert, William Hanna, 81. C.
Hotaling.
Napoleon Township-Jud Cornell,
Charles Whitney.
McPherson-J. F. Mahoney, c. Albers,
F. U. Davis, M. B. Rasdall, Henry Ludke.
Medo-E. Nelson, Barney Olson,
Nels Oftendahl, David Will, Marcus Will
hanson.
Pleasant Mound-John Robinson, VIM.
Zellmer, II. E. Sager.
Rapidan- w. Jameson, James jamie
son, G. w. Swift, Frank Nelson.
Shelby-W. White, c. j. Lauer, L. A.
Day, II. F. Day, F. Otterstine.
Sterling-A. j. Ellis, j. Howieson, Fl.
M. Hicks, P. B. Peterson.
South Bend-Richard Jones, j. A..
Williams, L. Anderson.
Vernon Center Village-H. M. Gay
lor, w. F. Dewey.
Vernon Center Township -Peter Merit
ersdorf, G. R. Gray, A. L. Wendt,
Charles Brown.
Jamestown-Martin Gilbride.
Mankato Township-W. R. Geddes, j..
F. Ferguson, Charles Kleinschmidt.
Lincoln-A. A. Bundy.
The delegates are evenly divided be-
tween Collins and Dunn.
Some question arose in regard to prox-
les. Edwin Jones was substituted for
w. j. Roberts of Judson. Thomas JEFF
ferson was substituted for Geo. McKin-
ley, absent from the first ward delega-
ton. w. Fl. Anderson was substituted
for A. L. Daily. E. Nelson was substi-
tuted for James Foley of Medo, absent.
The report was then adopted.
Convention gets to Work.
The temporary organization was made
permanent, on recommendation of the
committee on permanent organization.
Gen. Widell moved that the chair ap-
point committee of seven to confer
with w. E. Young.in regard to the Sc
lection of delegates to the state conven-
,tion, one to be chosen from each commits
sioner district and two at large. He said
that the convention should assist Mr..
Young's candidacy for railroad and ware
house commission.
The following committee was appoint
ed: Gen. Widell, Geo. Macbeth, H. H
Edwards, w. w. White, c. j. Laurisch
Jon. E. Diamond and Jno. Nyquist.
The chairman was authorized to APP
point committee of five on resolutions
which he did as follows. G. j. Laurisch
! Piper and e. l.. Benedict.
Captain Keysor Called On.
Capt. Clark Keysor was called upon fol-
a speech while the committees were out
He said he had voted for Fremont and
every Republican candidate for president
since. He became a protectionist when
a boy and had been one ever since I'm.
der free trade it took two months pay
to buy his first good coat, whereas one
can now be had for anybody's weeks
wages. Some years ago the cry was tt
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