The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-23

ballot. and the second ballot wa
between Sivrieht- and Timpane fol
F, the Office held by the former.
Sivright received IFS votes and
In thanking his supporters. he an
nounced he would not be a candi
date for reelection at the end o.
his present term.
Dispute Over Delegates.
Two contests occupied the com
/, mittee on credentials. The ilrsi
wrangle was in the Minnesota Sheer
Breeders association. At n meeting
"Wednesday at the state capitol. TIC
Dilly. Mortified. was chosen presi
dent. which ordinarily carried n vote
In the society. Oily was alst
chosen a delegate. with J. ]. Miller
Candy. Magnus Brown. Minneapolis
headed n faction which. claiming The
date for the election WIS yesterday
got together and elected Peter Lees
Minneapolis, president and delegate
and J. J. O'Connell, l. Sueur Center
another delegate. together to cas-,
the three votes. Both factions pre-
sented credentials and Lees an
I O'Connell were seated. II was claim
ed later. however. that there were
only twenty-rour paid members IN
the Sheep Breeders association
while the maximum to obtain rep
resentation Is twenty-five, according
to the law.
I'm Blue Earth county represents
ton. George w. Norman claimed
delegates from the Garden City fair
while tke Mankato fair sent George
Atchison. Charles T. Taylor and ]
A. Johnson. The Garden City delega
ton was seated under the rule de
claring the senior society entitled to
representation, although both organ
, izations received state aid. Mr.. Tay
lor was later admitted as a delegate
from the federation OF county fairs
An Exciting Moment.
An exciting feature OF the meet
ing was the exchange OF hot words
between Eli s. Warner OF st. Pau
and Colonel r. A. Wilkinson OF Lake
Elmo. The men came near to FIST
fight.
An assertion by Colonel Wilkinson
that the business men OF the twin
cities had combined TO control the
state fair provoked the trouble.
Recalling the aid ri"cn the fair
two years ago when business men
OF the twin cities adv:nocd $4,000
to aid the fair. Mr.. Warner said:
Il want to objec. to any man max
ing a statement that Is not true
Colonel Wilkinson rose 10 his feet
In anger. i.obert Carmichael attempt
ing I'm vain to hold him back and
rushed forward. Mr. Warner ran M
TO meet him.
Diplomas were awarded yesterday
TO these pupils in the eighth grade
all but one OF whom will enter tn,
high school Monday There were
no special exercises, but these pupils
will participate I'm the eighth grade
graduation exercises to be held the
last week I'm May, when another sec
ton OF this years class will receive
their diplomas. Harvey Anderson
Esther Antonson. Grant Anderson
Ruth Anderson, Vincent Dorweiler
Beatrice Davies, Arthur Hotaling
Clarice Hill. Clarence Johnson. Irene
Johnson. George Johnson, Gertrude
Krost, Dorothy Kuhn. Audrey Mabee
Paul Nicholson. Anna Olson, Irene
Prowse, Esther Reed. irwin Roberts
Robert Swanson. Lorayne Wiltgen.
In addition to these there are
eleven new students entering high
school from North Mankato and five
CT six from the normal school and
elsewhere. Tho total enrolment In
the high school now exceeds 400.
Mankato Lodge No. II. Free Ma
sons, mt meeting held last even
ing. appointed special committed
TO look into the feasibility OF con
structing new building as head
quarters for members of the order on
the site of the present Masonic
building on the southeast corner OF
Second and Walnut streets. The Ma
sons contemplate tearing down tn,
old building and erecting q $4,000
structure I'm its place.
From Saturdays Daily.
DIR. ]. w. Andrews stated today that
II is his intention to file as a candi
date for state senator. He vii
probably do so on Monday. The doc
tor is former mayor OF -Mankato ant
Is wellknown in the county.
This will make the second films
for the. senatorship. Attorney c. J
Laurisch- having tossed his hat I'm IN,
ring few days ago.
Candidate For Treasurer.
From Saturdays Daily.
! ID. +. Crane made the statemen
today that he is n candidate for tn,
Office OF county treasurer. Mr.. Gran,
Is a resident OF South Bend and Il
a well.known and highly respecte,
| gentleman