The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-24

Saturday and Sunday in the city
visiting friends. s.,
o. N. Olson and B. James of Lake
Crystal spent Sunday in the city
visiting friends.
George Filler and William Finley
of GAINESVILLE spent Sunday in the
city with friends.
George Tawney of Winona mum.
bered among the business visitors
in the city today.
l.. j. Farmer of Madelia and ]. A.
Gemeinder of Henderson transacted
business in Mankato today.
Jack Hermann of Saltwater stop.
ped over on his way home from
Wells to spend the day with friends
here.
County Auditor Ed Weaver has re.
turned from his trip to California
His family stopped en- route to visit
| friends.
Mrs. Thomas Pearson has improv.
ed in her health so that she has been
able to return from Garden City to
MankatO.
John A. Ireland of ST. Clair was
in the city today on business. He
says the farmers around ST. Clair
are we'll along in their corn planting,
although not all have started yet.
| Mrs. H. A. Hurd and Mrs. w. N.
Plymat will go as delegates from
Mankato to the district w. c.. T. u.
convention to be held in Vernon
Center Thursday and Friday of this
week
Pequot Review: w. G. Hoerr of
Mankato was in this village few
days this week Strengthening up the
affairs of the Mckinley mill. 1t is
probable that a settlement will be
made that will be Satisfactory to
all concerned.
Farmers wishing to take a first
class farm journal at a bargain
price are requested to call up the
Mankato Commercial club. The club
has few subscriptions to Hoard's
Dairyman which it will dispose of
at half price as long as they last
Fifty cents will bring you the jour
nal for a year.
Secretary E. F.. Soaring of the
Commercial club is in receipt of a
letter from the Purity Paper Bottle
corporation of Washington, d. c.,
in which they state that they wish
to establish a paper bottle plant in
this city. The bottles are for use
only once, and can be used for
liquids and semi-liquids. Accompany
ing the letter were circulars ex-
planning the different plans by which
the establishment of such a factory
could be made possible here.
The annual meeting of the Mime
sofa State Holstein-Fresian associa-
ton closed at Hutchinson Saturday
after two-day session. At the bust
ness meeting the following officers
of the association were elected for
the coming year: President, W. S.
Moscrip, North st. Paul; vice presi-
dent, George Miller, Northfield; Sec
rotary, Carl Gaumnitz, Butler; treas
urer, w. j. Young, st. Paul; direc-
tors, E. C. Schroeder, Moorhead; 8.
G. Anderson, Hutchinson; J. ]. Mil
Ter, Morristown.
Truman Tribune.-Hugh Boiler of
Nashville is demonstrating what can
be done with the hen. He is keep
ing about 500 layers this year, all
of the single comb white leghorn
breed. During the month of April
his hens laid 635 dozen eggs, for
which he received $143.35. Hugh
ships direct to the city market, there
fore receives a little better price
than those who sell in the local
market. The feed bill for keeping
the hens that month was under $50,
which leaves nice profit for the
months work. Hugh expects to
show as good a profit for at least
three months during the year, and
for the balance of the year his
records show profit of $50 to SIS
each month. Who can show a great
er profit, investment considered, on
any product of the farm? Don't all
speak at once.