The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09
STAND FOR GOOD ROADS
Minnesota Stock Breeders
Adopt Resolutions
ACTION INS7ATESESSION

AGllUh iNSiAlESESSlUl
!Officers of Association Elected
| Other State Society
| Meetings
st. Paul, January 3.-The goot
roads movement in Minnesota was in
dorsed in resolutions adopted by thu
Minnesota Livestock Breeders as
ISOLATION in annual convention a
Farmers and Homemakers' week il
. ession at university farm Thursday
Immediate expulsion of unqualified
reterinarians employed by the fedora
government to test herds of cattle
, for tuberculosis was also demanded
by the organization. Resolutions de-
ploring the losses of M. L. Burton as
president of the University of Mime.
sofa were passed.
New Officers Are Elected.
| Officers elected are: T. E. Cash
man, Owatonna, president; Charles
Crandall, Randolph, first vice presi-
dent; Finlay McMartin, Claremont
second vice president; w. A. McKer-
row, university farm, secretary. Fol
lowing men were elected members oil
the associations board of directors
P. w. Young, Prosper; l.. e. Potter
Pipest tone; James O'Connell, LIE
Sueur; M. d. Mum, st. Paul; T. D.
Penney, Minneapolis; Leslie Smith
st. Cloud; F. E. Millard, Candy; G.
P. Grout Duluth; N. P. Hansen
Westbury; J. P. Bobendrier, Mime
apolis.
Farmers Federation Elects.
Samuel Hammerbach, Little Falls
was reelected president of the Min
nesota Federation of Farmers clubs;
H. e. Hagen, Garvin, is vice presi-
dent, and e. v. Ripley, Park Rapids,
treasurer. Members of the board OF
directors are: o. w. Sparrow, Kas-
son; Mrs. William Olson, Dunnell I;
John Swedberg, White Bear; T. j.
Phillips, New Brighton; E. V. Ripley,
Park Rapids; Albert o. Lund, Madi-
fson; L. L. Bugbee, Carleton; l.. H.
Hanson, Felton, and Miss c. L. Wick
strom, Anoka.
Beekeepers Hold Election.
The Minnesota Beekeepers' associa-
ton elected the following officers:
A. w. Rankin, Minneapolis, presi-
dent, and E. L. Kimball, Duluth; Har-
ry Bell, Brookpark, and w. NJ. Miller,
Homer, vice presidents; o. L. Willie,
st. Paul, secretary treasurer. S.
Matzke, South st. Paul, was named a
director, for three years, and l.. G..
Cook, Minneapolis, will serve for two
years
Much Dissatisfaction Exists.
Dissatisfaction with methods en-
ployed by federal veterinarians in
combating the widespread bovine
tuberculosis was expressed yesterday
afternoon, at the meeting of the
Minnesota Holstein Breeders asso-
citation at the University farm. Reso-
lutions con6emning many of the vet
erinariaTs as incompetent were
adopted.
At the annual election the follow
ing were chosen as directors of the
association" B. d. Scott, Minneapo-
lis; Ray Donovan, Rochester: A. r.
knutson, Pelican Rapids; E. c..
Schroeder, Moorhead; Egil Boeck-
man, White Bear; John Erwin, Min
neapolis; Rudolph Mortig, West Con-
cord: A. ]. Lashbrook, Northfeld;
w. f. Moscript, Lake Elmo; ]. M.
Hackney, st. Paul: E. j. Brosius,
Saltwater; E. T. Winslip. Owatonna;
LEX Hanson, Savage; V. S. Culver,
and Henry Bergman, Sank Center.
Many Officers Are Elected.
All other organizations of stock
men meeting yesterday afternoon
elected officers. The election of the
Ayrshire Breeders association result
ed as follows: A. Fl. Barnard, Min
neapolis, president; Harry Bull,
Stacy. vice president, and George
Chambers, Owatonna, secretary.
George p. Grout of Duluth was
elected president of the Guernsey
Breeders association. Other officers
chosen are: E. R. Frissell, Hopkins,
vice president; l.. V. Wilson, Uni
versity farm, secretary and treas
urer; A. l.. French, Anoka, and
George Richardson, Dryden City, d.
rectors. The first state sale of
Guernsey cattle will be held in May
or June.
Election results of the Jersey
Breeders association follow: T. T.
Bachelor. Forest Lake. president; II.
W. VanValkenberg, Osakis, vice
president, and George +. Taylor,
Witherow, secretary
l.. E. Potter of Springfield was
chosen president of the Hereford
Breeders association Frank Mil
lard. Candy, was elected vice presi-
dent and j. +. Jones, University
farm, secretary and treasurer. Di-
rectors are J. f. Montgomery, Owa-
tonna, and L.. l.. Riley, Fergus Falls.
Brown OF Luvcrne Is Selected.
Il. w. Brown of Luverne was Sc
lected president of the Aberdeen An
gus Breeders association. Other Of
ficers are: R. w. Keller, Chokio,
vice president; w. E. Morris, Uni
versity farm. secretary; Edward Os-
mundson, Dawson and HI, E. Hansen,
Mapleton, directors. The Aberdeen
Angus show and sale is to be held at
South st. Paul March IL. IS and 49,.
The Minnesota Aberdeen Angus
Breeders associations was compli-