The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-19

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bert Lea, and G. w. Final, Crook.
ston. as
On neurology: II. A. Bell, Still.
water: George Anderson. Minneapo-
lis. and c. r. Norton, Blsrnark.
The Auditing Committee.
The auditing committee, consisting
of Bronson Strane Of Fergus Falls.
y. T.. Hickey of Mankato. and w.
8. Elliott OF 81. Cloud, reported that
the books and accounts of the grand
secretary, J. NJ. Dresser Of st. Paul.
and grand treasurer, II. G.. Lille
blad OF Redwing, were correct and
in excellent order. $50
Several matters wse referred to
the resolutions committee. An in
diyidual towel law, a law 10 make
1t unlawful to sweep dry floors in
hotels. schools and other public
buildings, a law requiring a medical
emergency case 10 be carried on
every passenger train, and a law
forbidding wooden passenger cars 10
be hauled between steel cars, were
suggested reforms that the committee
was asked to consider. The commit.
tee was also requested TO pass upon
a bill. now pending In congress, com.
bining the life saving service and
the revenue cutter service under one
head. This bill was endorsed by
the grand council OF the u. c. T.
OF New England last June. II will
affect not only the ocean travel but
the travel ON the Great Lakes as
well. It is argued that the proposed
combination will improve the life.
saving service. o.s
Cup Won BY DEVILS Lake.
At the session of the grand coun.
ell of the United Commercial Trav.
elers, held this morning In Knights
OF Columbus hall, James F. ELS OF
Minneapolis. chairman of the commit.
tee on prize awards, announced that
DEVILS Lake council during the past
year had made the greatest gain
both In number OF members and In
per centage of increase, having added
fifty new members, showing a per-
centage increase Of liz. This coun-
Gil therefore was entitled TO the silver
loving cup offered by Brothers @. E.
Tisdale and 2. c. Walters Of Minnea'
polls.
The cup was accepted on behalf
Iof DEVILS Lake council by l.. G..
walstrom. Mr.. Walstrom was fur.
ther honored by being announced
as the winner of the Individual prize
for securing the highest number OF
new members during the past year,
Mr.. walstrom had secured forty-four,
The prize was a beautiful meer.
sehaum pipe, donated by w. w. Fa.
gan OF Grand Forks.
Charters were presented to two
new councils that have been organ
lied during the past year, those OF
Brainerd and Jamestown. The char.
ter was accepted on behalf of the
jamestown council by Gustave Dieber
and on behsit OF the Brainerd council
by III. A. Knapp, ..sss..
The grand council was addressed
this morningIby A. w. Cro2ier, state
hotel inspector. .r..'.
Late this afternoon the U. c.
7. convention decided TO hold
the 1915 meet In winona.
The vote was forty,five for WI
mona and forty for Minot.
Rainy weather could not keep the
down town portionsof Mankato from
being full of life and activity this
morning. for the United Commercial
Travellers were determined to have
IL so. The scene was even a more
lively one today around the city hall,
the Saulpaaghs hotel. the Heinrich
and other centers OF interest than II
was yesterday for there were more
visitors. !i# TO- ~.
On the Ave- O'Clock Omaha train
from the west came fifteen u. c. It's
from PipestoBe, including the ball
team OF the Pipestone council. Short.
ly after ten O'Clock q special train
OF four coaches arrived over the
Northwestern with forty travelling
men and their ladies, and the Owa'
tonna Military band of twenty-five
pieces, led by George d. Holden
This delegation was the only one
that brought a. real live goat. The
goat will be used at the initiation cere-
monies, which will be held at this
evenings meeting of the MankatC
council. nj. i,R. eastman of Owa
tonna will handle this goat, when
the candidates for membership ride Il
A baseball game between the DIVA
tonna and fPipestone teams was
scheduled to be held this morning on
the diamond q at the Mankato fall
grounds. but this plan had to be
abandoned, on account, Of the rain
Later in the day, however, II was de
cided TO hold q game between Pipe
stone and Owatonna at Lewis park
near Sibley. opening az two o'clock.
This arrangement was made between
Captain James Robinson OF the Pipe
stone team, and Captain Joe Shay
of the Owatonna nine. II was also
announced this morning that a game
would be played at the same park,
beginning at $3.50 p. m, between the
team OF Albert Lea and Duluth.
A good ball game took place at
the fair grounds yesterday afternoon
between the teams OF Crookston and
Fargo. Neither side made score
until the ninth inning, when Crook.
ston finally made one. winning the
game by one TO nothing. The win
ming run was made when Buster
Brown hit a scorching twobagger
with one man on.
Bands Play Fine.
Another band was added to the
two that were already busy here.
those Of Mankato and Owatonna.
when the special train from Duluth
arrived shortly before eleven. o'clock.
There were six cars, including two
sleepers and n dining car. There