The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-05

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Awards Of premiums we're an.
nounced this morning as follows:
Glass A, Lot /, Murdoch corn
First. W. II. Stempke. Good Thun.
second. George Banklept, Good Thun.
der; third. Paul o. Just Rapidan:
fourth, w. f. Stewart, North Man
kato; fifth. Fay Friebs. Mapleton.
Class A, Lot 2. yellow Dent
First. w. c. Minks, Minnesota
Lake; second, Carl Landgren, Man.
kato
Glass 4, Lot 3. another variety in
Yellow Dent
First. l.. Thew. Vernon Center;
second. f. Gustafson. Judson; third,
p. p. Schultz. Mankato; fourth. c.
VI. Warren. Vernon Center: fifth,
o. w Healy. Mapleton.
Glass 4. Lot 4. Silver King white
First. Charles Brooks, Mankato:
second. ]. ]. Clark, Lake Crystal:
third. W. II. Adams, Mankato: fourth,
Walt Dodge, Good Thunder: fifth.
G. 70. Johnson, MankatO.
Class A. Lot 5, any other variety
of White Dent corn
First. W. II. Stempke. Good h-:a-
der. second, p. ]. Koenan, Maple
ton: third. Judd Cornell. MapletOn;
fourth. +. A. Day. Mankato
Class 4, Lot 6. another variety
of Yellow Dent
First. Reeder Brothers, Belle PLANE.
Glass \. Lot Z. Rice pop corn
First. T. {. Decker. Mapleton;
second. w +. Hin. Eagle Lake:
mind. II. Rohel. Sr. North Mankato.
Class \. lot 10. Flint corn
First. Warren Jarchow. Mortified:
scc0nd. Ralph Hcaly. Mapleton:
Inird. n. VI. Green. Lake Crystal.
Sweepstakes. White corn. Charles
Brooks. MankatO. Z,
Sweepstakes. yellow Dent. w Fer
gusOn. MankatO.
Grand sweepstakes. W. Ferguson,
Mankato.
Will Fight Hog Cbsfera.
II. NJ. Green Of Lake Crystal. presi.
dent of the Blue Earth County Pure
Seed association. called the gather
ing To order at ten o'clock this morn.
ing. He reminded the association
that II had planned on the evening
before to take up the matter of
lighting hog cholera at this meeting
motion was unanimously passed
providing that the association take
this proposition in hand.
\ motion by Jens Johnson OF But
tclnut Valley was carried providing
that this matter be taken in hand
by the executive committee. with
power TO appoint assistants in each
township TO act until other arrange
ments could be made
Robert Haedt of Decoria made a
motion that an assessment OF ST
be levied on those who wished to
join in the hog cholera movement.
sI.50 to provide for the purchase of
the serum with which to vaccinate
the hogs. and fifty cents as the mem
bership fee in the association.
II. W. Leindecker of Bird Island
was asked whether he thought the
81 so would be enough. and he stated
that IL would for this time OF the
year, il a hundred members in the
hog cholera movement could be Sc
cured. Mr.. Haedt's motion was car
RED
Another motion by Mr.. Haedt, pro-
viding that the association buy serum
TO the amount of 5000 cubic cent?.
meters, getting il from the state, II
possible, to be kept in suitable
place in Mankato and to be used in
case any member OF the hog cholera
movement had the disease in his
herd. for the vaccination of that
herd. was carried without dissent.
Aid is Wanted.
Mr.. Johnson moved that the exec
utive committee of the association
in carrying out the hog cholera move
mcnt. get all the possible aid from
the state live stock board, the state
farm school and the high schoohin-
structors in agricultural subject, was
passed.
Mr.. Johnson supplemented this by
offering a resolution 'instructing of
ficcrs and the executive committee
TO get help II possible from Mr.
Leindecker OF Bird Island and also
from Superintendent Woods of the
university extension.
MIR. Green called attention to the
fact that he had ready for distri
button n quantity of seed catalogues,
showing those who wished to buy
seed just where they could get il,
and those who had the seed for
sale
On motion by Mr.. Johnson the
chairman was instructed TO appoint
n committee of two to provide for
the obtaining Of suitable cards where.
with 10 enroll new members in the