The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25
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| the way is spending $4,000 within
1.-TWO years for public improvements,
was formed the first joint federal and
|confederate association of veteran
soldiers of the Civil war; which as
ISOLATION was designed from the first
to be of a permanent character, and
intended to make for peace and good
fellowship between the two formerly
warning factions. 1t was splendid
experiment. 1t grew out of a visit to
of General Cochrane of Illinois, who
conceived the idea of getting all the
ex-Civil war veterans of either side
in the vicinity together and giving
! them a banquet at his own expense
to cultivate good feeling and a COM
mon patriotic citizenship. General
Cochrane was then guest and health
seeker here and the banquet was
| given at the "Citronelle" hotel and
there were thirty-two ex-soldiers
present, about equally divided between
the wearers of the blue and those who
had worn the grey. The host on this
occasion was ably seconded by Colo
mel George c. Brown, present post
master at Chronicle and Mayor Adri-
an belong, prominent business
man, veteran of the Eleventh ILL
nois, regiment that saw heap of
hard service.
There is nothing so hard on any
sort of hatred, bitterness or animosity
as good feed and the generous host
on this initial occasion left out no
important ingredient of harmony, and
so by the time the, cigars were passed,
the guests were ready to express
themselves, which they, did without
stint or reservation.
Experiences were told, equally
thrilling to all, and narrators found
themselves addressing the very iden-
tical men they were telling about
shooting at, and had chance to hear
the other fellows version of the same
experience. Many things were ex-
planned, as to the why's and the
wherefores, but all was good fellow
ship and kindness. Those of each
side knew how brave had been his
former adversaries and there was no
disposition to disparage or belittle the
men whom it had been found so hard
to whip in battle. 1t was finally pro-
posed to form a permanent associa-
ton and that suggestion was carried
out at once, every veteran subScrib-
ing to the new organization. There
was little embarrassment about the
name by which it should be known.
Both sides were anxious to avoid
claiming any superiority or domina-
, hot
priority as they were unwilling to
claim it. So it was decided as q
happy solution to call it the United
Veterans Association" and so it stands
and for the eleventh time it has met
and pledged itself anew to our COM
mon country and our country's flag. |
enclose you brief local report of
this last meeting most enjoyable
and intensely interesting occasion.
Without one dissenting voice the
speakers endorsed President Wilson's
attitude of preparedness" and went
! much farther than his excellency as
Ito extent. There are no two voices
down this way. These folks are in
favor or preparedness for anything.
They do not want it confined to the
navy nor aeroplanes nor submarines,
but they want all these things and
without stint, and in addition they
want the organization of land force
big enough to meet any foe and
enough big guns.
There is no doubt about the whole
souled American patriotism of these
southerners. My, my, If they had
such a country at cold Minnesota" to
love what patriots they would be.
We had another cold snap since |
wrote, lasted three days two of which
were pretty chilly and the fourth dav
it went up to seventy degrees. All
hands agree that this as Alabama's
| banner mild" winted.
! see you are having about the same
old thing in winter weather, must be
aWfully discouraging to the sleeping
porchers. as
! With kind remembrances to all nv
lold Mankato friends, j. NJ. Barclay.
In the suit of Martin WiIteen
against Sam kaps and Jerry KaIos.
to recover the value of a horse
winch, 1t was alleged, the defendants
! killed by over-driving, a verdict was
| iSu ny TIC ulSlT1CJ court Jury
last evening at six o'clock in favor
| of the defense.
! The suit of Henry Jamison against
| George Lang was continued.
The suits brought by Carl M. Beel-
man and wife against J. f. and T. p.
russell on account of an automobile
accident, went to the jury this morn
ing at 11:15 o'clock.
This afternoon the court and a iurv
took up the trial of the case of H. G.
Borchard of Mapleton against John
Lentz of~Mankato.; The suit was
brought by the plaintiff to recover on
note for $240. The note was to COW
er rent on farm The defense was
/ that the defendant owed no rent, as
he had been given permission to
move off, and left forty acres of nicely
plowed land. Pau & Pfau and Harry
A. johnson are attorneys for the
plaintiff and ]. E. Regain for the de-
tense.
Judge Walter Plymat of the NUM-
cipal court has under consideration
lawsuit. recently tried, brought by
Merle and Clarence Dawson against