The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-16

delegates and their friends gathered
in the convention hall for the pro-
gram prepared by the entertainment
this, the meeting resolved itself into
smoker and social session.
ST. Louis, June 14.-Grafting will
be one of the leading topics of
discussion during a convention op-
ened today in st. Louis. Nor is the
gathering made up of Legislators or
be supposed. 1t is the annual meet
ing of the American Association of
Nurserymen, and the grating UNI
der consideration relates principally
to the development of new and i'm
proved varieties of fruit trees. 1t
is admitted, however, that there are
a few INSCRIPTIONS nurserymen who
carry on grating of another kind
by disposing of tree stock that Is
inferior or worthless and untrue
to name. The association has al
ready accomplished much toward
putting these grafters out of bust
ness and will continue the warfare
this year in a more determined way
than ever. Many other business
matters of vital interest to the nurs-
cry trade will be taken up during
the session of three days.
Washington, June 14.-RObert Mar
ion La Toilette, United States sen
ator from Wisconsin and leader of
the insurgents in the national upper
house, found bunch of flowers on
his desk today, signifying that he
had reached his fifty-sixth milestone.
The greatest insurgent of them all,
who is just now insurging against
reciprocity and thus finds himself
for the first time in many years
ranged up with the "standpatters,
was born at Primrose, Wis.,, June
IA, 1885, He began the practice OF
law in 1880 and five years later came
to the national capital to represent
his district in the house. He served
through the forty-nineth, fiftieth and
fifty-first congresses, and was then
elected governor of Wisconsin three
terms, but resigned in 1905 to re-
turn to Washington as a senator.
Blue Earth Post: Knight and
DOYLE. the electric railway promo
tiers, held two meetings in the coun-
try east of Blue Earth last week
Thursday evening at Rice Lake and
Friday evening at Brush Creek
There is not in all probability
man along the entire proposed
route from Sioux Falls to Albert Lea
but would willingly pay the price ri
there were assurances that the road
would be built Mr.. Knight is hon.
est and straightforward in the mat
ter. He cannot afford to give his
time and money to the proposltion
gratis, therefore the 65 per cent on
notes which he procures goes to him
as expense money and surveying
purposes. He guarantees one thing
that he will use his best endeav-
ors to induce capitalists to build the
road
Minneapolis, Mimi, June 14.-With
the discovery of $4,000 in the uni
versity vault and the subsequent re-
turn of $40 by former Treasurer J.
d. lBren, the total shortage of the
cashier, according to the report or
Andrew E. Fritz, filed with Governor
90 will
little more than $4,000 or less than
$50 more than Bren says he was
robbed. This, in brief, is the signifi-
canoe of the report on Bren's cash
fund, written by Assistant Public Elk
aminer j. A. Cederberg.
New Ulm Review: Rev. Gust Al
Drecht of st. Peter, Rev. A. F. Win
Ter of Mankato, Rev. Heidemann of
Arlington, Rev. Schaller of Red
wood Falls, and Rev. Naumann OF
Wood Lake stopped off for short
visit with Rev. C. J. Albrecht while
for Nodine, Mimi, where
hey will attend synodical meeting
which is being held at the latter
place this week.
Among the visitors and delegates
o the state convention of c. o. F.
ire the following: Mr.. and Mrs.
?. H. Martin of Duluth Andrew j.
of New Ulm, George w.
Stenger, Mr.. and Mrs. Won der Weyer
md John Mesenbourg of st. Paul,
John Grutsch of ST. Cloud, John A.
Fischer of Delano, Joseph Schutla
If Minneapolis and Joseph Bellmeure
If West Duluth.
Lake Crystal Union: Several young
,ennle from Mankatn will hngin their