The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-20
RMES WILL CUT DOWN
SUPPLIES IN THE HOUSE
From Fridays UaiIy.

OF. raul, december Io.-fi0uSe
supplies for the coming legislative
session probably will be bought by
a committee of house members ap-
pointed for that purpose. Henry
Rines of Mora. the next speaker. is
said to have settled upon that method
to prevent a repetition of the
charges of extravaganza made at
the last session. ~
Enough supplies to care for the
needs of the house for the first few
weeks will be purchased before the
session begins. The rest will be
bought by the special committee, in
accordance with a rule to be offered
by the new committee on rules.
Candidates for Serseant-at-Arms.
The fight for the position of ser.
Geant-atarms Of the next house has
developed into lively scramble
since the word was passed around
that the Rines organizations will not
stand for the reelection of George
III. Deans of Foreston, sergeant-at.
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First district members have in
dorsed A. Simonson of Grand
Meadow. w. Z. Edwards of Man
kato, who was a republican candi-
date for the legislature, has the
backing of the second district men.
Alexander Promo of South st. Paul,
a supporter Of w. H. Wescott, is
the third district candidate. Gordon
Bright of Minneapolis, is after tie
backing of the fifth district delesa-
ton. .....
Slip Cost $500. a.
Governor A. o. Eberhart has cost
two Minnesota counties $500, Attor-
ney General Lyndon A. Smith ruled
today. Special elections held re-
Gently III Pennington and Wilkin
counties to decide tie votes in
county commissioner districts were
declared void by the attorney gen.
eral. The elections had been called
by the governor. The general cleo.
ton law requires the calling of
special elections to settle tie votes
for most offices, but another act ex-
empts county commissioners elections
from this provision. Apparently I'M
aware of this exemption, Governor
Eberhart called special - elections
when A. b. Mandt and George Lei
mers were tied i'm q Pennington
county district and P. p. Melbostad
and w. H. Doege were tied in a
Wilkin county district. Leimers and
Doege won, but somebody looked
up the law and now the election
is set aside and in each case the
rival candidates will draw lots, the
cost OF the two special elections
having gone for nothing.
Yesterday was the last of Wadena's
big buttermakers'- convention, after
a night of pleasure at the auditori-
um, which was crowded to the limit
The butter on exhibit was sold to
a local firm at 35ia cents a pound,
the cheese at l3h cents. Yesterday
forenoon was devoted almost entire
ly TO cheesemakers' program.
In the afternoon f. D. Currier,
Nicollet, delivered a comprehensive
address, advocating cooperative
union of all creameries in the state.
. Organization Seems Assured. !
AS result of the agitation for
such an organization it's formulation
seems to be assured. Handling
Eggs Through the Cooperative
Creamery and Creamery Accounting"
were considered respectively by N.
Z. Chaplin, st. Paul, and James !
Sorenson, Albert Lea. T., -.
After the adoption of resolutions
the convention closed. /.
Southern Minnesota has a new
standard of perfection to equal in
the buttermakers' convention at
Wadena, at point of attendance,
quality of program and products eX-i
hibited. -. .... - /
Hacker and Maxfield Speak.
Professor Hacker of the Agricul-
tural college and H.; ]. Maxfield,
commissioner of immigration, spoke.
Professor Hacker warned the but |
termakers that their supremacy in
the production of quality butter
could never be maintained unless
they bent every effort to extend
quality production to the cream.
cries. 49,
The election of officers resulted
as follows: President, A. G. Red
man, Buffalo; vice president, B. H.
Hammerberg, Milaca; secretary, NJ.
Sorenson, Pelican Rapids; treasurer,
J. j. Roach, Pine Island; director
of the Daily Record, James e. Pom
eroy, MapletOn. ".' $751;.
The executive committee of the
Athletic Union of the Mankato high !
school met last evening in the high /
school building to consider the !
awarding of the honors to the vari-
Gus football players for the season !
just past. The honors consist of
sweaters and large ms" which are
usually sewed on the sweaters. Those |
present were Superintendent F. ].
Sperry, Principal l.. NJ. Jorgenson,
Raymond Palon, football coach, Ed. !
Wise, captain OF the football team,
and v A. Cooper, manager. The
sweaters are awarded to players
who have played one season in the
squad. first or second team and have
played three or more games in the
season following:
How Sweaters Were Awarded.
Sweaters were awarded to the fol-
lowing: Donald Coughlan, Victor
Jones and Jay Hodson. Heretofore
only one kind of style of the Ms
have been given and this to players
who had served in the squad, either
team or both, for one full season.
1t was decided by the committee
last evening to have the "M's' now
1radc in two denominations, large
IN" in two colors, maroon and
white, is to be given to fellows who
al in, s,.e,t fna