The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-01

, iSoe' aoi anu eApectihS oiuots W ~
to Mexico.
Orders were received late Wed
nesday night by st. Paul officers OF
the guard to have stoves and other
heavy equipment packed so the
guard can be prepared at any time
to move.
We'll be On our way to Mexico
inside OF ten days." one of the of.
ficers OF tho guard said today. "or.
ders to mobilize are liable TO be re,
ceived at any time"
Several mon we're busy at the ar
mory today getting the equipment
together. 49, ~, -,
Mobilization will be likely at Fl
/ Smelling. IL the guard Is sent to
Mexico the members will be required
to enlist as United States Soldiers,
according TO federal army officers.
They win also be required to take
the examinations given regular army
soldiers.
In addition, they will have to be
vaccinated for smallpox and take
! four treatments of anti-typhoid vac
cine.
Ammunition and other supplies
are being cent to the companies
throughout the state.
3,55f Men Are Ready.
Such a call, IL issued by the gov
ernor today, would result in the as
sembling of 3,551 officers and men
at TT. Smelling, They would be d.
vlded as follows:
Three regiments of infantry, each
with a minimum of fifty officers and
75A men.
Six batteries Of artillery, each with
a minimum Of nveS officers and 1873
men. q " ~ =. III
A medicsiS corps of foar officers
and sixteen men with each infantry
regiment. Ss "a ), - se
Hospital eorps attached to the ar
tillery, three Officers and eight men.
From FRIDAYS Daily s.
w. F. Brooks was this morning
removed as engineer on county
bitches Nos. 20, %, 2s;3 20, sS4 and
S3 by the board OF commissioners,
and his resignation rs county sur.
reyor was accepted tontake effect
tomorrow. The investigation of his
accounts on Ditch No. 20 and No. rs
were concluded this morning.
After the motion removing him
from his duties on these bitches,
had been taken care OF, @. L. Fitch
of Lake Crystal, one OF the petit.
TONERS in the matter, stated that he
wished TO deny the rumor that Roy
F. Allison had been instrumental in
starting the investigation. Mr.. Fitch
said that he had hadstho converse.
ton with Mr. AAisonG Regarding the
matter except to- say that such an
investigation would be tstarted. and
that Mr.. Allison had,ireplied at that
time that he had heard of Il. Mr..
Fitch further stated that about a
year ago, when work on ditch No. "a
was commenced, several Of the bene.
ficiaries of the ditch had met and
decided to keep watch OF proceed
ings. .ss,i bsp,. .-.. "a. o..
A petition signed bg.iD. Z. Bowen
and twentysix otherss for a change
In a road I'm sectionsdl15 and is,
Cambria township, was presented
this morning. The matter was set
for hearing May 81 and Commits
sioners Hohmann, sohneeberger and
Davis were appointed to act as a
committee TO view the road on May
20. p, ~ "
Mr.. Brooks and his attorney, s.
b. Wilsin, offered this morning TO
deposit the amount of money claim
ed to be due the county, about
$4,000 in ,lalwith the county audi
tor, or to give a bond, until the mat
ter was decided by the court. 81.
The commissioners, however, re-
fused to accept this suggestion, so
the matter,is now up to the county
for action. Mr.. Brooks did not nav
amount demanded of him yesterday,
as due the county as 'oyercharge on
ditch No. "a, and so ~ will no doubt
be taken to the district court by
the county, for settlement.
From Fridays Daily. 'a''
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