The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
APPOINTED Mr..
BUM AS JUDGE
From Fridays Daily.

vacancy on the supreme bench and
TO succeed G. l.. Brown. Several
candidates were considered for the
position, among them H. L. Schmitt
of this city.
Fred NJ. Catlin, acting chief of po
lice was today appointed to sue
coed Oscar Hallam on the Ramsey
county district bench.
Fred b. Wood was also appointed
adjutant general.
Associate Justice Geo. L. Bum,
appointed to the supreme bench to-
day by Governor Eberhart is DEM
ocrat and was defeated in the re-
cent election by Judge Oscar Hal
lam. Judge Bum will take the place
made vacant by the elevation of AS
sociate Justice Calvin L. Brown to
the position of Chief Justice.
st. Paul, November 29.-T. j. Fur
long of Austin, former president of
the state agricultural society; who
met defeat three years ago after a
bitter fight which brought J. NJ,
Underwood into the presidency. and
who was again a tentative candidate
in the new deal" campaign Of two
years ago resulted in a complete
cleaning out of the old regime, in.
Guiding Secretary c. n. Corgrove, is
again spoken of as candidate for
the presidency at the coming annual
meeting of the board i'm January.
Mr.. Furlong is reported to have the
backing OF the men who were in con-
troll before the advent of President
c. W. Glotfelter of Waterville, who
was brought ont as candidate af-
ter serious charges Of miSmanage-
ment against the old control had
been made.
Thomas E. Garfield of Lake Park,
at present a member of the board,
is also spoken of as probable can
didate for president.
The fight of two years ago not
only defeated President Underwood
and Secretary Cossrove. but brought
a complete change in the personal
of the secretary's office, the board
of managers going to Iowa at that
time for j. C. Simpson, present sec
rotary.
President Glotfelter, Secretary
Simpson and all the members of the
state fair board will attend the meet
the American Association of Fairs
and Expositions, at which the mat
ter of having the Minnesota state
fair at date two weeks later than
is now the custom will be decided.
Accompanying the board to the Chi
cago meeting will be C. F. Mahnke
of Moose Lake, E. S. Irwin of Rich.
field and E. w. Randall of st. Paul,
who constitute the committee named
by President Glotfelter to consider
a later date. Mr. Mahnke represents
the Northern Minnesota Development
association.
The board will meet tomorrow, no
official changes are then to be made.
Senator Knute Nelson left his home
near Alexandria yesterday for Wash.
ington, and will arrive there tomor-
row to prepare for the session of
congress which opens next week
He spent last evening in st. Paul
and met number of his friends,
having left home yesterday for the
first time since his Endorsement for
reelection at the polls.
Senator Nelson said that he looks
for a busy session this winter, but
not for any material progress in tar
If revision, the house and senate
being deadlocked. He intends to
make a strong effort for his amend
ment to the Harter act, to protect
American shippers in losses of
goods at sea. The merchant marine
problem and the river and harbor
appropriations, he said, will furnish
good share of the work.
Senator Nelson conferred during
the evening with James Diment of
Owatonna; Peter ]. Schwarg, Dodge
Center; Fred Humiston and Daniel
Shell, Worthington, and with twin
city friends. He left for the east
at 1880 p. m. Mrs. Nelson and
daughter will leave tomorrow for
Washington and will spend the win.
ter there. Senator Moses E. Clapp
will leave Saturday evening. Repre-
sentative +. c. Stevens starts for
Washington Friday night.
The final general election returns
from all the countries in the state
show comparatively few changes in
county officers for the next term
outside of county commissioners and
members of the state legislature
There are only five counties, Big
Stone, Rock, Stevens, Kandiyohi and
Wilkin, in which all the old officers
were reelected. In the remaining
eighty-one counties there win be
1872 new officers out of the S1O|
elected or holding over. Of the new
officers elected there are ten audi
tors, nineteen treasurers, twelve
registers of deeds, six clerks of the
district court, eight probate judges,
seventeen sheriffs, thirty-one coun-
ty attorneys, twenty-six superintend.
ents of schools, thirty-one coroners
and thirty-two surveyors. Four of
the newly elected auditors are for
mer deputy auditors and thoroughly
familiar with their official duties. !
The term of the clerk of the dis
trict court is four years and elec- !
tons to this office took place in
only thirty-four counties this year.
This probably accounts for the few
changes in clerks.
There will be % lady county
superintendent of schools during |
the next term. An increase of five
over the number for the present
term.
Fred Buck, car repairer in the |
employ OF the Northwestern road