The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

his vepison In one Of the local meat
markets for keeping and the game
warden was notified that there was
q violation Of the game laws. He
sent word that the meat should not
lbe. touched until a deputy warden.
should arrive and investigate the
matter. and meanwhile some one.
entered the shop and stole the meat
From Saturdays Daily.
1 "Of all the states that have seen
land. all parts OF the country" said;
Lawrence Henline today, speaking Of
his recent visit to Arizona, and other
lparts OF the west, give me Mime
sofa and the northwest. At the
same time l believe Arizona has. a
great future as farming state. Only
about five per cent OF the whole
state, I understand, is being. cult.
waited. IL you get water on those
lands, things grow Hike magic. There
lis enough water in the Colorado
triyer to irrigate the whole state, and
then about half Of the rixer would
be left s .. i-.-
There are some great alfalfa
Harms I'm that state. This Is a great
thing on which to raise the ostriches,
(which are produced for their feath,
ers. There is also, some very sue.
cessful raising Of oranges. Vege-
4 A La, ht,n
can just get water. One OF the great
products is kaffir corn. But the prin-.
cipal product that Is shipped out OF
the state, at present is alfalfa hay.
| 1.-THE soil Is a sticky substance,
known. by the name of adobe. When
Il gets wet II sticks to your shoes
fllke glue. II has to be. dry I'm order
Ito be cultivated successfully. When
Idry IL can be cultivated with ease.
During, the week I was In Ari-
Ezona the thermomoter was always be-
tween eighty and ninety. l am in:
formed that in the summer at Yuma,
TT goes as high as 120. ! felt the
fheat greatly while l was there, es7
Ipecialiy In the middle of the day,
but people who, lived there and were
fused to IL did not seem to mind II
/ at all"
Mr.. Henline went to Arizona with
his son, John, whom he left at St.
Luke's. hospital at Phoenix, to be
treated for tuberculosis Of the lungs
From Saturday., Daily.
i A meeting OF telephone men OF
the southern part of the state was
held here Thursday and an associa-
ton was formed which includes the
Telephone. operators. composed. Of
the counties, Of Faribault Martin,
Freedom. Watonwan, Cottonwood and
Jackson, says The Winnebago Press
News. Fred A. Repke, general man.
ager Of the Fairmont Telephone
company, was elected. president Of
the association. and D.. G. Halle, sec
rotary treasurer OF the Alden Tele-
lphone company, was elected secre.
Itary. The next meeting of the: asso.
citation will be held at Fairmont.
The object OF the. association Is
to. perfect traffic, arrangements, In
the. territory coyered and take M
matters OF interest TO the telephone
companies and the public with regard
to service and Interchange OF bust
ness. There was a good attendance
and the meeting was. OF great In
| terest to the assembled telephone
men.
i Seven boss BARRIERS In Sleepy Eye
were fined So and costs each for con.
Quoting their shops without a license
as the Law. requires.
From fridays Daily.
Grant Willard of Mankato recent
ly won for himself the privilege Of
being one of three men who viii
represent Carleton college,. North
field. In the Ware oratorical contest
! which VIII be held next spripf
with the. senior class of ST. Olaf
The preliminary contest, which, wa.
held recently. was 10 decide whs
should represent Carleton. Mr.. vii
lard was one OF those whom thu
judges considered a having the nee
essary qualifications. .. ..t
L Mail to Foreign Countries. 80
Z Postmaster A. j. veigei has re
ceired from Joseph Stewart secons
/ assistant postmaster general a
Washington. notice 10. the effect tina
arrangements have been made 70
4 the resumption Of the dispatch o
parcels post mail from the Unite,
States for Germany. Austria ant
| Hungary. However. no, such mai
can DO accepted for belgium, Tur
key. or certain parts OF northern
II France. .r
+ verdics For the Defense.
/ A verdict for the defense was re
Il turned this morning In the case o
Il Anton Randig against the. city o
4 Mankato. This was a PERSONAL In
jury suit. The action was for $1,000
i From thursdays pally. y