The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-17

and the local enthusiasts promise
to have it completed by Monday,
January II. Several new cups will
be competed for, for the first time,
but the club will not make public
the trophys until the program is
ready.
Modern Woodmen insurgents have
decided to try TO get their bill en-
acted into law this week so they
can organize Minnesota order, if
they desire, in time to take in the
| December assessment and per capita
tax for running expenses.
Under this bill there are three
methods of getting into the Mime.
sofa society:
! FirSt-When a camp passes a res
olution that in it's judgment there
is not representative government in
the order, and ii sewers its cOnnec-
ton Herewith.
| Second-When a camp neglects to
send in its pass report by the 18th
of the month so it becomes suspend
ed and
Third-When members as individ-
| idlS lldke dppllcdIlOn.
1t is proposed to use all three of
these methods to make the trans
fer sure and certain.
What the Bill Provides.
The bill provides that any local
camp that joins the Minnesota Or
! der shall continue to own it's camp
property, but if individual members
! of the camp desire to stay with the
parent order the camp must settle
with them for their share in the
| property. The bill is made broad
enough so that the Royal Neighbors
of America, if they desire to can
combine with the Modern Woodmen
! in this state.
A poll of the house shows prac-
tically no opposition to the bill, and
in the senate poll shows a large
majority in favor of the bill, and
! il is confidently believed that a two
/ thirds majority will be mustered
to pass the bill under suspension
of the rules.
Judge NJ. C. Tiff of Minneapolis,
f. F. Ellsworth of Mankato, c. NJ.
King OF Deer River and Judge Bald
win OF FraZee, were on the commit
tee OF attorneys who revised and
technically prepared the bill which
will be presented.
The bill which will be presented
is optional so that no camp or mem.
Der need go into the Minnesota or.
der except voluntarily.
AT large county meeting at
Lltchfield, Mimi, Thursday night a
delegation representing $50 Wood.
men unanimously indorsed the Wood
man emancipation bill.
II Minnesota society is organ
lied it is proposed to have a di.
, rector elected from each congress
! slonal district and to keep the sur.
plus fund in each county where it
originates, to be invested by a fiscal
agent or treasurer elected by the
Woodmen in that county. All author
ltles are agreed that on account of
the lower death rate in Minnesota
and with a higher interest earning
on surplus funds than 4 per cent,
which was the basis of the Chicago
rates, and with better medical ex-
animation as a result of paying high
er fees for the same, the Minnesota
order can do business on rates far
below those adopted by the Mod.
ern Woodmen of Chicago.
Senator Knute Nelson probably
Will receive the " nous vote of
the lS3 members Of the Minnesota
! legislature when the two branches
meet in joint session at Tuesday
noon, January 81, to elect a United
States senator
Senate democrats agreed in eau
Gus early last week to vote for Sen.
ator Nelson because he received a
! big majority over D. w. Lawler. his
| democratic opponent, in the Novem-
, Der election. The senator's were not
up for election in November and did
not come under the operation of the
keefe law, but the minority mem.
oers realize that there is no other
course for them to pursue.
The house democrats have taken
no formal action. Several of the
minority members went through the
TALL campaign without signing a
pledge to support the peoples choice
under the Keefe law, but it is the
general understanding that they will
cast their votes for the senior sena-
tor. In debate on the floor of the
house last week James Dryer, Min.
neapolis Democrat, announced he
would cast his vote for Senator
Nelson.
R. A. Hopkins was brought here
from Minneapolis at noon today by
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Hilger. Hop.
klns was arrested on charge of
petty larceny on warrant sworn out
! by Edward Hottie. Mr.. Holtze al
Ieges that on February -, 1912,
Mr.. Hopkins came to him and ask.
ed him to cash a draft for SIS.
Hopkins is alleged to have said
that he was in the employ of Day.
ton-Money Weight Scale company
OF Minneapolis and that they would
honor any drafts signed by him. He
signed the draft with the company's
name over his own, and the COM
pany would not honor it when it
was presented for payment.
The warrant was sworn out on
November IL and the police in Min.
neapolis were notified to watch for
Hopkins. On Saturday thew sent
word TO the Mankato authorities
that Hopkins was in custody. and
Mr. Hilger left yesterday to bring
him here.