The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-27

A large number of delegates are
| attending the W. c.. T. U. conven-
| ton held yesterday and today at
the Christian church. The eonven-
ton will close with a gold medal
contest which is in charge Of Mrs.
Jessie John, superintendent of that
work.
The Point, near Charles Peterson.s
farm, was dynamited Thursday and
a crew of men and teams are EN-
ployed in hauling the dirt away and
improving the road where it is
needed. This also helps clear up
one of the bends and makes travel
more safe. =.
Mrs. Laura Clapper narrowly es-
capped serious injury Tuesday when
the horse she was driving became
brella. Mrs. Clapper dropped one
of the lines and could not guide the
horse. The. buggy crashed into a
telephone post near the Gates resi-
/ denee. Mrs. Clapper suffered some
severe bruises.
From Fridays Daily.
| Austin, Mimi, June 20.-Resolu-
lions urging the state to extend its
credit to aid counties in building
roads and to increase from $4,000
to $4,000 ;. the annual appropriation
for county agricultural agents; in
structing the executive committee
of the league to employ a perma-
fnent secretary; asking the state
immigration commission to use the
widest publicity in it's efforts to at
tract settlers, and extending the best
wishes and promises of cooperation
to the other state development as
sociations were adopted at yester-
days session of the Southern Min
nesota Better Development league.
/ The resolution asking for legisla-
ton to enable counties to borrow
from the state for bodybuilding was
! adopted after the address by John
Hohmann of Mankato, in which he
pointed out that counties wishing
to build roads under the Elwell act
must advance the money for the
part the state is to pay, and then
use on those roads the money they
get from the state under the Dunn
bill for ten years to come, leaving
no part of the state aid for other
road work.
Plans Are Suggested.
/ The resolutions ask either for leg
islation whereby the states credit
- he IN
making loans to build these roads
under a plan similar to Senator
Bruins federal road plan, or loan it's
trust funds to the counties instead
of buying the bonds of other states.
The resolution on the immigration
commission urges that body to use
the. widest publicity consistent with
good policy in the effort to attract
settlers" and expresses the belief
that the lists of inquirers from
other sections of the country ought
to be furnished to all who will use
them proftably in the campaign to
get more settlers" The league
'notes with pleasure the promise
of the new commissioner, Fred Sher-
man, to cooperate with commercial
, clubs and similar bodies to promote
the work and trusts that~his admin
istration will be marked with the
same vigor that characterized his
predecessor IN office"
Urge Support For League.
e The resolutions urge the county
boards to appropriate at least 5000
each under the law authorizing them
to aid the work of development as
sDciations. The county boards are
also urged to take advantage of the
law permitting 3-mill levy for
county road purposes.
The resolutions. committee turned
down plan proposed by the Nor
thern Minnesota Development asso-
citation for a federation of the three
development associations.
a The convention adjourned at noon
The annual meeting in December
will be held in Mankato, according
to the constitution. Rochester has
invited the next summer meeting.
5 Mankato Party Returns.
IT, E OOdIlHS, uSOISC AlCUlSOu anu
John H. Holman returend last night
from Austin where they attended the
meeting of the Southern Minnesota
Development league. They had
very pleasant and profitable trip and
saw considerable territory while
ANY, The league meeting itself
/ was very good one The delegates
were met at the trains by automo-
biles and taken to the hotels and
| private residences where they were
/. to stay. Wednesday afternoon at
the close of the business session
they were escorted through the city
and neighboring farming country in
automobiles. A banquet was given
in the new armory that evening at
which about 200 people were pres
ent. j. j. Furlong was called upon
for his song and refused, but the
cries for song were persistent
/ and finally the pianist started the
accompaniment Mr.. Furlong clear
ed his throat and every one waited
GREATNESS. A lady in the back of
the armory rose and sang, beautiful
1y Lyman Baird took the three
Mankate delegates for an automo-
bile ride yesterday and the party