The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-09

water accumulated on the track on
Warren street and also on Pleasant.
and had to be shoveled out this
morning. Similar trouble was also
had in West Mankato.
/ AT about midnight lightning struck
the large elm tree on North Fourth
street opposite e. Mahlke's residence,
land stripped the bark off in streaks.
The annual meeting of the Mime
sofa branch OF the National Asso-
eciation of Postoffice Clerks adjourn
ed late Saturday afternoon, after
winding up its business. The officers
were all reelected, as follows: A. D.
Thomas of st. Paul, president; O.
N. Rock of Redwing, first vice presi-
dent and statistician; C. H. Andrus
of Minneapolis, second vice president
and organizer; Henry Giese, Jr., of
! st. Paul, secretary; George W.. Rich
ards of Minneapolis, treasurer.
President Thomas was given a
!
over second vice president and
treasurer, Mr.. Rock winning the
! former office over e. l.. Eskelson
of Duluth, by a vote of eight to
seven, and Mr.. Richards being elect
ed treasurer over Mr. Eskelson by a
vote of eight to six.
Convention Goes to Duluth.
The Duluth delegates extended an
invitation for the holding of the
next convention there, promising
the support of the branch of the
state association there, the pOstmas-
ter and the Commercial club. 1t
was voted unanimously to accept
the invitation.
1t was voted to give the secretary
yearly salary of $35, and to allow
years services. In return for this,
Mr. Giese volunteered to go to
Jacksonville and attend the next ma
tional convention at his own ex,
pense. The state association was not
represented there last year and did
not plan to be represented this year,
on account of the expense of send
ing a delegate. 1t was voted to i'm
power the executive board to select
delegate.
An amendment to- the constitution
was adopted, changing the meeting
time from the second Saturday in
June to time in July to be fixed
by the executive board. This was
' the only change recommended by
the committee on constitution.
Will Pay Mileage of Delegates.
ON the recommendation of the
committee on resolutions, it was
voted to continue to pay the mileage
of delegates to the state convention
from offices that have less than
twenty-five members; to endorse the
insurance branch; to recommend
that where clerks are laid off it be
those last appointed and that they
head the appointive list; that the
officers take steps to reassure the
public that the strike will never be
a weapon of the, association; and
that an effort be made to have the
working hours limited to forty-eight
hours a. week. and spread out not
over ten hours a day eRr.r s@z
The committee on finance report
counts of the secretary and treas
urer and found them correct.
Thanked the Press.
A rising vote of thanks was
given to the officers of the asso-
citation, and also to the local post
master and his assistant and to the
clerks of the Mankato office for
what they had done toward making
the convention. a. pleasant one. A
rising vote of thanks was also given
to the representatives of the local
press who had reported the proceed
ings.
Under new business, J. F. Herold
of this city suggested that the
smaller offices make provision ahead
for paying the hotel expense of their
delegates.
Mr.. Eskelson of Duluth read
paper on Sunday Closing" in which
he told how, it was brought about
at Duluth, and how, it works. 1t is
working very smoothly. Mr.. Herold
told how it was brought about in
Mankato. He said that twenty-five
Sunday boxes were engaged The
first Sunday four callers came to
the carriers, the second Sunday
two, and none after that.
Mr.. Norman of st. Paul read a
paper on "The Demerit System" and
criticised it, and suggested that
merit marks ought to be given as
well as dement's. Others spoke
along the same line. 1t was suggest
ed that the paper be read at the
coming pOstmasters' convention.
Mr.. Herold thanked the delegates
for coming and said that Mankato
would be represented at the Duluth
convention.
From Mondays Daily.
Judge Pau today filed bunch of
orders, to clean up the old cases
before the new term opens James