The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-12

mulate plan for pensions. He says
he has hopes if the clock don't run
down.
G. w. Cottrell of Luverne is busy
with his arguments for pensions for
study of the question, and is ready
for all corners, if they don't agree
with him.
The business sessions move along
like clockwork. President Kleinschmidt
fills the place of presiding officer like
veteran and Secretary Kane is
rapid fire gun in despatching business.
He is one of the best reading clerks
that has been heard in this part of
the state.
F. c. Thorton, the Benson banker
is on dock with his delegation, and he
can talk fire department as well as
discounts.
E. NJ Twiford the sage of Owa-
tonna, was OH the ground early He
is chairman of the executive commit
tee, and has been busy checking up
the books of the secretary and treasur
er.
Andy Myler, the genial treasurer of
the association, is in evidence all the
time. Wherever he is found there is
always bunch of good stories to
prove that st. Paul has the best fire
department on earth, Minneapolis alone
excepted.
Thomas R. tombstone of Crookstone
is on the ground to look after the in
terests of the s'Volunteers." Inciden-
tally, Tom will talk about apparatus
as well, as he is the representative
of the American LaFrance Fire Engine
company in this state.
E. p. Browning and W. E. McGuffin,
the popular representatives of the w.
s. Mott company of Minneapolis, are
doing business all the time. Brown
ing has mastered the feat of shaking
hands with three men at once.
The Bemidji booster buttons are
everywhere "and then same" Earl
Cell chairman of that delegation is one
of the popular delegates.
n. B. RemIey of Moorehead and his
bunch are everywhere, and they are
always welcome. The Key City has
sent lot of good fellows. The only
one missing is Former President A.
]. Wright. Business is so good at
home he could not get away.
George Fish of Sank Center, heads the
largest delegation of any town OF its
size in the state There are nine of
them, and if they are a sample of the
balance of the population it is surely
good place to live.
Additional Pension Legislation for
Volunteer Firemen" has every other
question backed off the boards at this
meeting That question is being dis
cussed in all its phases by nearly
all the delegates to the exclusion OF
all other questions, and there will be
something doing when the report OF
the legislative committee it presented.
Frank w. Lyon of Little Falls is |
a conspicuous figure wherever there is
an argument going on. The boys say
be can take either side and put all
doubters to fight.
w. C. Mitchell of Albert Lea is the
nestor of the meeting. "BilP' belongs
to the old guard that helped to or
ganize the association in 1872, but -he
is training with the young fellows that
are in the saddle now, and he says
that they are doing business, and he
likes the company.
Secretary Kane is the busy man of
| the meeting. When the convention is u
not in session, his room at the Saul
paugh is packed with delegate. He is
always smiling, and his capacity for
work is the wonder and admiration OF
/ all the delegates. He is from Mn
neapolis. and he certainly makes
good"
L. S. Kent, the good natured second
vice president landed in town at the
| head of several good fellows from Alex
andria. Len used to entertain forI
"Yim Hill and it comes easy for HIM
at fremen's convention.
A bunch of hustlers from Fairmont
are here in the hope of landing the
convention for 1911. The Fairmonters
were distributing badges among the
delegates.
The Milwaukee train from the south