The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-20
HOW 4 COAT WON;
G0vJ0|Ns LODGE

arated. The goat won. On the same
night that the governor "got his
Herbert F. Keller, mayor elect of st.
Paul, mingled with the Modern Wood
men butter" and was converted. One
hundred and forty eight other citizens
of Minnesota's capital city rode the
goat the same night and thereby be-
came "neighbors." The governor and
mayor were both used as working
examples. They appeared at the Wood
men hall early and were told to get
ready to ride. 81 don't think a goat
can hurt me-" Governor Eberhart said.
"1've had rides before" Sixteen men
were in the team that conducted him
to the goat and over it. When the
work was done, the governor, perspir-
ing somewhat, declared ne had enjoyed
the ceremonies. Mayor Keller was
and the two "neighbors" congratulated
each other on their conquest. A ban
qnet was served in the hall and
speeches made.
"Better Farming Special"
The Northern Pacific railway is pre-
pairing to assemble a special train
in its st. Paul yards to be started
throughout the northwest early in
June, as part of an educational agri-
cultural campaign. The train will De
known as the Better Farming
Special" and will be operated in con
junction with the agricultural colleges
of North Dakota, Montana and Wash
ington. There will be eight cars in
he train, one of which will be de-
voted to horticulture, and will carry
all the different tools, implements and
machinery, required in the cultivation
of modern orchard. Another car
will be devoted to animal husbandry,
and will carry dairy appliances. com
plete veterinary outfit and everything
required in the raising of pigs and
poultry. Another ear will contain
seeds, showing the different grades, va
rieties, impurities, tests, rates of seed
ing, termination, etc. Another will
carry live stock for the purpose OF
illustrating the lectures on the most
profitable breeds. A fiat car will carry
the latest types of farm machinery
all that might be needed in the OP-
Grafton of 100 acre farm. Besides
these, there will be baggage car,
sleeping car. dining car and business
car for Use during the lectures. The
railway company will pay all the ex-
penses of the special. 1--WE will place
the train in charge OF the superintend-
ents of farmers Institutes" said
Thomas Cooper. assistant to the presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific, "and will
carry complete corps of instructors.
In fact, the plan is to make it a
travelling farmers institute, which can
in short time reach much larger
number of farmers than we could
reach in any other way. The train
will go not only over the main lines
of our road, but will also include the
branches"
Milk to Be Dumped in Sewer.
According to an "ultimatum" issued
by f. w. Roberts, dairy Inspector of
. pan. all milk shipped into the city
after Monday, May l6, which comes
from cows which have not been test
to the sewer This rule, he says, is to
be rigdly enforced, and dairymen
throughout the state who wish to take
no chances on losing their shipments
had better see to it at once that their
herds are properly @. K.d. Mr.. Rob-
ert. with there health Inspectors, will
meet every incoming train that carries
milk and will spill every can which
does not carry the proper credentials.
This rule is to be enforced to pre-
vent sickness" Inspector Robert said.
Especially do small children suffer and
am going to do what / can to pre-
vent it,
khs School of Forestry.
At the meeting of the board of re-
gents of the state university, plans
were completed for the establishment
of school of forestry to be run sep
arately from the school of agriculture.
with which it has been associated in
the past Professor S. b. Green who
has been at the head of the depart.
ment of forestry, will be dean of the
new school. While the regents were in
session they practically suspended the
sweeping vaccination order issued two
weeks ago. in which instructions were
issued that all student in the college
should bare their arm to the hypoder.
mic needle. As the modified order
stands, the only case in which vaccina-
ton can be forced is in class where
smallpox has actually broken out, and
even then, should the students rebel.
the only alternative would be the dis
missal of the class.
Happy Days On Farm.
Preferring life on Minnesota farm
to that of mingling with the nobility
in Belgium. Count Leopold de Rabiano
and his wife have come to the Gopher
state and taken residence near Radium.
between Thief River Falls and Warren
on the 500 line. There they will en-
gage in the dairy business and show
the rest of the nobility in Belgium how
to do real work. the count and his
wife were among party OF thirty
five Belgians which reached st. Paul
few days ago. They are quiet. unas-
summing, and but for the fact that they
were better dressed, could not have
been told from other immigrants. The
countess wore a neat light travelling
dress. Her husband might have been