The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
rrorn Thursdays Oaii, .
Wedding Anniversary.

Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. George Black are to- |
day celebrating the thirtieth ami
versary of their wedding. the day be-
ing quietly observed, and only immC-
date members of the family being |
present.
II. G. Deitchman is spending few
days visiting in the twin cities.
NJ. b. Mantor, formerly with the |
New York store, left last evening for
his home in st. Paul.
Mrs. JOspeh +. Davies and daughter, '
Beatrice, left for Minneapolis today to ,
spend the weekend with friends.
Ellis l.. Jones Of Butternut Valley
was today excused from serving on
Tire petit jury in the district court
Miss Gladys Cooper has returned TO
her home in Vernon Center. after sew
eral days visit with friends IN this city
Redwood Falls Gazette: Mrs. Ack-
man is a guest of Conductor and Mrs.
Tom Hughes at Mankato where she
will visit this week.
DR.. J. w. Andrews will leave for
Des Moires this evening to attend the
He Will return Saturday.
w. u Jackson, division engineer of
the Northwestern road, with head
quarters ut Winona. was IN tie city
On business this morning.
John O'Brien. formerly proprietor of
the Rex, now operating a large billiard
end pool hall and bowling alleys I'm
St Paul. was in the city OIL business
yesterday.
Drs. c. p. Peterson. NJ r. Coulter,
and +. T.. Heidel will attend the
Black club meeting at St faul to-
morrow DIR. Heidel will conduct
clinic before the club.
A. M. Sheleto, representing the
Western Inspection and Adjustment
company, and Mr.. Haynes of the John
r. Lee Adjustment company are in
the city and will conclude their work
of adjusting the fire loss sustained in
the destruction of the Commercial
college block today.
Rev. G. \. CahCon, pastor of the
Centenary Meth dist Episcopal
church, has returned from a trip TO the
twin cities, where he attended n meet
ing Of the trustees OF Hamlile uni
versity. as one Of the trustee members
and was guest yesterday at the
luncheon given IN st. Paul by the
committee in charge of the Lay
mems Missionary convention.
Mrs. Jacob Saenger and her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Randig.
went to ST. Paul yesterday 10 attend
tho funeral of Mrs. Saenger's broth
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e~cm ThursdsVs Daily.
The plan of the various antiliquor
organizations of Minnesota TO agree
upon a campaign fer dry state seems
to have been i1t"rfCr2d with, If not
killed, by refusal OF Anti Saloon league
officials 10 be bound b. The agreement
of the proposed cor"l,t:ce of 100.
Rev. George y. SaflO' I, superinten-
dent of the Anti-SalUon league. in a
letter to Rev George T. Wells OF the
Prohibition state committee, has with
drawn from the proposed conference.
The plan was to have II committee
OF 100. representing oil The dry or
CARNATIONS, meet and decide whether
the campaign should be made for
statutory prohibition or fer con-
stitutional amendment The prohi-
| bitionists have favored statutory
prohibition. TIL" Anti Saloon league
fayors constitutional amendment,
and 1t is understood that the other
dry org mutations. including the
church societies, are divided in opin
ion. The plan was TO leave the Ge-
cision TO committee OF 100, repre-
senting all the organizations. and the
prohibit.Cnists agreed to abide by the
decision of the committee.
Chairman Wells of the Prohibition
committee. in letter 20 Rev. Mr..
Stafford. intimates that Rev. Mr.. Sal
ford's organization is not PLAYING fair
In proposing to give tho committee
only advisory power. after hr had
demanded and had been granted the
largest representation for the league.
| In his letter Mr. Wells says In part:
I'VE had hoped that the plan af-
/ forded a basis OF hearty cooperation
under wise counsel. The plan agreed
upon seemed to be so fair. as all the
parties TO the differences were given
representation. II was especially
generous to your organization.
''The original agreement stipulated
that each organization should bind
itself to able by the decision OF the
committee of 100. This would have
. eliminated all differences and would
/ have resulted in genuine get-to-
gethe-
1.-The new plan giving that COM
mittee only an advisory function
would mean that II the committee
should recommend constitutional pro-
hibition you probably would be guided
by its recommendation. but II Il should
, recommend statutory prohibition
that you would be at liberty to re-
ject II.
Our judgment Is not changed
/ that the wisest action at this time is
for statutory prohibition. However. in
/ the hope of uniting the forces, we ar.
willing to submit our contentious 10
the committee proposed at the last
conference of the organizations and
to bind ourselves in writing to stand
Loyalty by their decision. whether II
be for us or against u.s.