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

Shumway was that of allowing two
OF the townships of lie Sueur county
to be included In the territory en-
braced within the membership or
the association. The territory al
ready includes not only the whole
of Blue Earth county but Belgrade
township in Nicollet county also. A
motion was passed leaving this
matter i'm the hands of the exeeu-
tive committee.
Mr.. Green suggested that while
the main conventions of the associa.
lion we're held in Mankato and Man.
kato was the proper place to hold
Them II might not be out of place
TO hold other meetings at times IN
other parts of the county. such as
Mapleton. Such meetings might he
held at intervals of four or six
months.
Mr.. Haedt thought this was good
idea. He was of the opinion that
whatever town had these meetings
should pay the expenses, as that
town would get the benefits.
AT length a motion was passed
providing that this plan be approved
and that the details be left in the
hands of the executive committee.
ManItato Has Done Great Deal.
Mr. Haedt observed that MankatO
had done a great deal for the as.
ISOLATION. He hoped the members
would all put their shoulders to the
wheel and do their part. There was
a feeling among some farmers that
Mankato wanted everything. The
fact was that Mankato seemed 10
care more for the advancement Of
the welfare of the farmers than did
the farmers themselves. He spoke
of the Mankato Commercial club
employing n. w. Leindecker of
Bird Island TO come to instruct the
Blue Earth county farmers in the
art of preventing their hogs from
becoming victims Of the cholera.
Mr.. Green said he had another
matter on which 10 speak. That
was the Blue Earth county agricul
tural exhibit\at the state fair. Blue
Earth county was not represented
In that until the Pure Seed associa.
tion was organized. Then IL was
that the county began Ia show the
state what could be raised here, He
was Of the opinion that the club
ought To pass n resolution asking the
Blue Earth county commissioners
again Ia appropriate Si00 for the
exhibit just as trcy did last year
Mr. Shumway said that T.. +. Scar
ing. secretary OF the Mankato Com.
mercial club, had made the state.
ment that il the Pure Seed assOcla
ton made the request for this ap,
preparation the club would make the
same request. and the two together
Onght to be able to induce the coun.
~ board TO grant II.
Mr. Haedt remarked that the tax
necessary to raise this money would
amount only to quarter OF cent
on forty acres.
Here upon a motion was immedi
ately made and carried that such Il
resolution be drawn up and pre-
scented TO the county board.
Saving The Hog.
Late yesterday afternoon the seed
convention was addressed by II. W.
Leindecker. farmer. OF Bird Island
president of the Renville County
Swine Breeders club. Mr.. Leindecker
stated that he had come at the solicit
tation of the Mankato Commercial
club. For the benefit of those who
had not heard his address i'm the
morning he again told the story OF
the epidemic that swept off vast
numbers OF hogs in Renville county
in the year 1913. He told how the
club of which he was president was
formed and how the county came TO
be designated as an experimental