The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-21

flcacy OF thing. Mr.. Callahan. fruit
raiser OF st. Peter. spoke on orchard
ing Quite number came out from
Mankato To attend the meeting. These
included Judge and Mrs. Lorin Cray.
Mr.. and Mrs. George 4. Brett. Mrs. C.
J. Shut. MIR. and Mrs. A. J. veigel
and Mrs. c. +. Wise.
There Is to be no more butcherine
within the city limits. Judge w. A.
Piymate plainly stated this morning
that there was such an ordinance and
IL must be enforced The cases un-
der consideration were those of G.. NJ
Roberts. proprietor OF the old Kar-
many meat market. 631 South Front
street. and his employee. George Hunt
ley. Both men pleaded guilty to the
charge Of killing a COW at that place
Roberts paid a fine OF SS. 65. being So
and costs As Huntley was merely
working under the direction Of Rob-
erts, the case against him was merely
continued to June l at 3 a. IN.
Was Not Unsanitary.
There was no charge to the effect
that the killing was being done under
insanitary conditions. But there were
people who objected to Its being done
I'm the city limits. In this case the
Strengthening was I'm basement. Rob-
erts had been warned. Cay Attorney
Phillips stated that DIR. a. +. Schmitt
the city health officer, had given Rob-
erts TO understand that he could do
his butchering on Monday at that
place, inasmuch as he had some live
stock on his hands. but he must not
keep u up after that. Roberts said
he had understood Schmitt TO say the
whole number of animals that Roberts
had bought could be killed I'm that
building. and so Il happened that the
COW was killed there later than last
Monday.
Notices Were Served.
Last week Mayor a. G. Meyer
caused notices TO be served on all of
the butchers that they must not kill
In the city limits. After that Roberts
killed some hogs I'm his building and
the mayor caused warrant TO be is
sued for him. However. on being in
formed that Roberts had received
permission from the city health Off
Ger to do this killing. the mayor with
drew the warrant. Roberts was
warned but he again transgrcsscd. lie
and Iluntlcy were placed under arrest
last night by Mayor Meyer and Traf-
&c Officer Waters.
For years the killing OF livestock
In the city limits was winked at by
the city authorities. Butchers yiolat-
ed the ordinance In such case made
and provided with an IMMUNITY that
was CALLING To people generally.
Unless the ruling of !. \. o. prcus,
state auditor. is modified no funds
will be available for the continuance
OF summer school work throughout
the state this year.
Mr.. Preus recently held that he
could not legally authorize the ex-
penditure OF funds i'm anticipation OF
their receipt. The last legislature
appropriated $4,000 for summer
school work available for the year
beginning August |. and under the
ruling of the auditor this money can
not be used prior to that time.
As most OF the summer school
courses are completed by August ].
the situation IL most serious one.
At the meeting Of the Minnesota
state normal school board Tuesday.
II was decided TO await the opinion
Of Attorney General Smith. to whom
the question has been submitted by
ent of education.
Mr.. Preus is out OF the city and
could not be reached last night in re-
gard to his attitude. Attorney Cen
eral Smith has the question under
adviscment. Educational interests of
the state are agitated over the prob
lem.
The belief Is expressed. however.
that the attorney general will be able
to find a way To remedy the situation.
Attorney Generals Opinion.
Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith
disagreed with an Interpretation of
law by State Auditor J. A. D. Preus.
This Is a strained construction of
the law" said the attorney general.
The supreme court has held that the
practical construction put upon tho
statutes by those whose duty Is TO
administer them should be followed.
II has been the practice TO pay such
bills out OF the funds available. Aug
ust, l. provided the money Is used for
the purposes intended In the law and
not In greater amount than was ap.
propriated."
I'm conversation with The Free
Press this afternoon. Auditor Prcus
stated that 10 the attorney general
held that the money could be released
before August ]. he would SO re-
lease II.
AZ the final meeting of the Social
Science club for this season. held last
evening I'm the library OF DIR. J. w.
Andrews. two papers were read. One
by Rev. T. Il. Padcn was n review OF
George Macauley Trcvclyan's Life OF
John Bright" This paper was read
by Dr. J. 4. Hancock of the normal
school. The other. ON Democracy
and the Negro" was read by the au-
thor. Instructor Gustav s. Peterson.
OF the department OF sociology at the
normal
Speaking OF the political career of
John Bright. Rev. Paden said: Free
trade was to him religious passion.
sustained by pity and wrath. which
he had the gift or communicating to
thousands OF others at once. The
writer OF this paper is n protection
list, but the most radical protection