The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-24

business. That the dining room
should be increased In size is APP
parent. Upon the arrival OF every
train people who desire to get some
thing to eat are forced to crowd
into the small quarters and many Of
them partake OF the lunch under
difficulties. This is due TO no fault
of Manager Rodgers. who Is an ac-
commodating and courteous gentle
man and strives to please his many
patrons. A more up-to-date dining
room should be provided for the
travelling public at the Union depot
in this city. One or two more arc
lights on the platform would be
appreciated by travellers on dark
nights.
From Mondays Daily.
Danger from ptomaine poisoning is
greatest during the summer months
and extraordinary care should be
taken in handling the susceptible
foods at tbs time OF the year. The
ptomaine Is part fashion and part
fallacy. The residue Is slight, but
II signified by It's dealdiness.
The can OF salmon left invitingly
open may produce II, or It may occa-
sion a proteid toxin almost as deadly
and with a train of undesirable
symptoms. The blown can Of milk,
the cheese kept under unsanitary
condition, the meat or soup left
over night In a defective granite pan
or tin pot-all these are favorite
Fairgrounds of the ptomaine.
II is curious fact about the pto-
maine that II occurs where Il Is
least expected. Meat may be often
sive from over-ripeness and yet not
contain a single ptomaine. It may
be quite fresh and have a large sup
ply. So with milk.
knowledge OF the ptomaine is
chiefly theory, even among patholo-
gists. II Is true, they do know Ger.
tain things about the poison, but
such knowledge as they have is
chiefly concerned with the symptoms
Of the afflicted patient and II Is usu-
ally obtained by means Of a post
norton.
From Mondays Daily.
The Mankato school district cleo
ton. held last Saturday, resulted as
follows:
First Precinct-voting place, Frank
lin school; L. T. jefferson reelected
without opposition. Votes cast 10.
Second Precinct-voting place,
Union school; w. B. Davies reelected
without opposition. ....
Third Precinct-voting place, high
school; w. d. Willard elected to sue
coed DR.. ]. 8. Holbrook, who de-
claimed to be a candidate for re-elec-
ton. Votes cast, "a, nearly all going
to Mr.. willard; few scattering.
Fourth Precinct-yoting place,
Pleasant Grove school; Judge Evan
Hughes reelected without opposition.
Votes cast. 210, the large number
being due to the fact that II had been
announced that there would be q
contest. II was thought that ]. E.
Regain would be a candidate, but
he was not. ..,.. ... ....-
A meeting Of the school board viii
be held next Wednesday evening to
canvass the returns, elect two teach
ers and transact other business.
From Mondays Daily.
J. L. Sunbeam has secured for Min
nesota woodmen the promise Of the
head officers Of the NJ. w. Of A. not
to attend the National Fraternal
congress in August. This settles
the orders trouble among the mem
bers without the assistance or In
reference Of other societies. At
the meeting Of the executive council
of the NJ. w. Of A. held in Rock
Island last week, DIR. z. A. Ander-
son Of Holdingford was appointed
supreme medical director: Judge j.
II. Baldwin Of Frazee was appointed
on the committee Of national and
state legislation. and w. s. Gilker.
son OF Minneapolis was placed on the
head camp committee. Dr. w. E.
Tryon Of Howard Lake was appoint.
ed as state physician, and NJ. s.
winthrop of Minneapolis as state
lecturer. All appolntees are Mime
sofa insurgents. Mr.. Sunbeam re-
fused the appointment of state
deputy. and special committee was
appointed to try to get him to re-
consider. ...... ..-
From Mondays daily.
The fruit season Is now at its
height, and the canning season Is
here. Sour cherries which have been
coming from northern Michigan are
about done, but the later varieties
OF black and red cherries from the
same locality win commence coming
in in few days. Michigan goose
berries Of excellent quality are now
on the market and are selling as
cheap as the home grown berries.
This is the time for canning april
cots, and there is a liberal supply OF