The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-30

M AN AAJO FREE FR ES
time right now for number of
us men to scour the river bank and
run in some Of the tramps." This
brought up the matter of a jail The
city officials have kindly offered the
use of the cells at the city hall, but
there are times when those cells
are all in use. 1t was suggested
that the matter of Jail be subject
for discussion at the next meeting
of the club as was also the question
of securing city charter of the
fourth class for the village, which
it is thought would be great advan-
tage over the present conditions.
Thomas Smith, the village treas
urer, is in receipt of draft from
State Auditor 1verson in the sum of
$4,000, the amount for which the
village is bonded for water works.
The bonds bear 4 per cent interest,
the first payment on the principal of
one thousand dollars will be made
five years hence and this amount
will be paid annually for period.
The final payments will be fifteen
hundred dollars annually.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church and friends will
hold a picnic at Sibley park tomor-
row afternoon.
From Fridays Daily.
st. Peter Herald: A magnificent
silver loving cup is on exhibition at
the Citizens State bank of st. Peter.
1t is the principal prize to be offered
for ST. Peters first annual corn con-
test, which will be held early next
fall. To add interest to the corn
contests it is provided that the cup
will not become the permanent prop
erty OF any exhibitor until it has
been won twice. A meeting of the
committees having charge of the
contest was held last Saturday morn
ing, when it was decided to cOnfine
it to corn growers living in NicOllet
were determined upon, as follows:
Sweepstakes, best twenty-five ears
of corn of any variety, open to farm
ers of both counties. For NicOllet
county exhibitors-Best twenty-five
ears of yellow dent; best twenty-five
ears Of white dent; best ten ears of
yellow dent: best ten ears Of white
dent. For LIE Sueur county eXhi-
tors-Re3t twenty-five ears Of yell
low dent; best twenty-five ears of
white dent; best ten ears of yellow
dent; best ten ears of white dent.
The winner of first place in the
will be given the GUS
tody of the loving cup for one year,
and when he wins it a second time
the trophy will become his property.
In addition he will receive a cash
prize of $25 offered by the Nicollet
County Land company, and in the
other classes upwards of forty fine
prizes will be offered A list of the
latter, with the names of the do
nors, is contained in pamphlet
which was issued this week for dis
tribution among the farmers.
Judge I. M. Olsen of the district
court on Friday handed down a de-
cision in the case Of d. f. Meyer
VS.. c. Kranz, ct al, in an action
brought by the plaintiff to dissolve
existing between fourteen
farmers, and which was formed in
1903 for the threshing of grain. The
case was tried before Judge Olsen
in district court early in the month
that in 1909 the company gave a re-
bate to thirteen of the partners of
$40 each, and in 1910 a rebate of
$50 each to fourteen of the partners.
The court holds that these proceed
ings were Illegal, that the plaintiff
was entitled to his share of the
profits in 1909 and 1910, and author
ICES the appointment of receiver
to close up the affairs of the COM
pany, whose property is valued at
$1,000. Mr.. Meyer is resident of
North Mankato.
The tramps that are so numerous
just now are not considered to be
of the criminal class, except for the
danger of harboring some of more
dangerous class. The situation in
this matter is not serious. Other
towns are similarly and even to
greater degree flooded with the un-
employed from the east where there
seems to be less work than here.
These men are headed for the west
ern points, presumably the harvest
fields. Three tramps were arrested
last night but when it was found
that they had no money and prom
ised to leave on the night train, they
were allowed to go. 1t does not ap-
pear to be good policy for anyone
to feed these tramps as it is an
inducement for them to stay. Pres
ident Neitge has appointed Mr.. Cor
nelius for special police duty while
the tramp nuisance lasts.
"The Commercial club" said citi.
zen recently, ''has been urging the
matter Of cleaning up. This is a
good thing but why has not the prac-
tice of dumping manure back of M.