The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17
Money Given By Hill
Aids Study Of Bovine


has recently been enriched by a
gift from the oil king and one James
J. Hill, which amounts to s1,050.00e,
for the purpose OF organizing q de-
partment for the study OF animal
diseases and to aid. In the study OF
hog cholera. II is understood that
one of the big features of the work
of the new department will be the
study of cattle tuberculosis. which
effects so many cows throughout the
country. An inestimable amount OF
good can and win be done by this
department both in research work
and the prevention OF such devast.
ing epidemics as the recent hog
cholera, which destroyed sixty mill
ion dollars worth of swine during
the past year, in the northwest
alone. Animal diseases are import:
ant because of their close relation
ship to human diseases, besides
their economic significance.
ST. Paul, April "A committee OF
the League OF Minnesota municipalt
ties, composed OF Professor r. II.
Bass, J. z. jerks, city attorney. OF
league; Professor @. A. Gesell and
+ Professor r. r. Price OF the uniyer-
sity, met this afternoon TO consider
some town in Minnesota TO be used
as n model city. Mayor Nye of Min
neapolis. the fifth. member Of the
committee, is In Washington and I'M
able to attend.
The towns under consideration are
GAINESVILLE. Herman, Marshall and
Park Rapids. ..
The purpose OF selecting model
town is 10 plan for some town with
n possibility OF future growth the
best way in which 1t can develop.
The plan comprises model sewer
system. paving. public utilities. finan-
cial methods and the proper loca.
ton OF public buildings. -
According TO Professor n. II. Price
OF the university, one OF the commit.
tee, the present method in growing
towns is to build and develop as
conditions arise with no system in
view.
The committee selected Herman.
The plans submitted by the var
ious towns were studied In detail.
The town making the best recon-
mendations as q whole was selected.
Herman was named as Il appeared
to lend itself readily to the pro-
posed scheme. The topography. de.
velopment, size, location and evid.
ence OF cooperation from the town
itself was considered before a de-
cision was made
With the final selection OF the
town agreed upon, the league viii
send an engineer and accountant to
confer with Herman officials ON the
plan OF procedure. The league has
no preconceiyed plan of building a
model town. The details win be
worked out on the ground. The
proper method of growth viii be
explained to Herman officials and
recommendation win be made for
completing the plan. A two-day
survey will be made in the town
about May Is.
Plans will be made for q model
sewer system. paving, public utilities
and financial methods and the pro-
per location of public buildings and
parks. "
st. Paul. Mimi, April s.-Martin
Flanagan, former chief OF the ST.
Paul police department, and Fred
Turner a former city detective, CON.
victed several weeks ago of par.
ucipation in the collection OF thous.
ands Of dollars OF blackmail from
women OF the underworld, yesterday
were taken TO Saltwater, Mimi, to
begin serving indeterminate sen.
fences of from one to ten years in
the state penltentiary.
The two former police officials
were. driven from st. Paul to still.
water in an automobile, after II had
been announced this morning that
they would be taken to- prison In
the customary manner. aboard an In.
terurban electric car. The change in
means OF transportation, Il was said,
was made in Difference TO the wish.
es OF the prisoners.
Saltwater, Mimi, April 9.-Mar.
tin Flanagan and Fred Turner. for.
merly connected with the ST. Paul
police department were brought TO
the penitentiary here shortly before
noon yesterday. They were taken TO
the old state prison. where they
were dressed in" according to the
usual rountine Of new prisoners.
News OF the arrival Of the former
police chief and his assistant in the
st. Paul detective department spread
through both arms OF the buildings
rapidly. Much interest was mani.
tested in quiet way by inmates.
particularly among those whom
Flanagan and Turner had been I'm
strumental in sending here during
the time the former Officers were
i'm power in the ST Paul depart
ment.
Tie Saint Paul Pioneer Press says
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