The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
VOTE ON LICENSE.
Agitation for it Begins in North
Mankat0.
Approaching Village Election Causes
TaIk.---0ther News From Across
the River.
From Frid avs Daily.

: Inc annual el6cC1On IN the village VI
North Mankato will occur March
10th, and already, there is a-'good deal
of quiet talk being INDUCED in..regard-
ing..who shall fill. the. Offices. : The Ii
ense.question is. expected. o.be. sub
mitted to votesof the people again,
although the. proposition to issue Ii
censes was defeated two to one a. year
ago. 1t is claimed by.those who want
the question submitted that the advo-
Gates of license have been gaining
strength of late. This same claim was
put forth when the question was last
voted on, but it was found that the
number of votes for the proposition
fell far short of expectations.
No slate has been prepared yet, for
submission at the election, but there
are likely to be one or two changes in
the council. There is disposition be-
ing shown to elect men who can and
will give the Office their personal at
tention and attend the meetings. 1t
has sometimes been difficult during
the past year or two to obtain a
quorum at meetings.
Councilman o. E. Bennett has given
it out that he will not be candidate
for reelection owing to his absence
from the city during considerable
portion of the year. He feels that it
would not be justice to the people to
take the Office and then not be able
to fulfill the duties of it.
1t is said that J. B. Nielsen is will
ing to accept reelection. He is the
we'll known contractor.
The friends of Wendell Hodapp are.
bringing his name forward as good
man for member of the council. He has
had experience, and is said to Rave
made an efficient member.
There are plenty of good men in
North Mankato, and no doubt
others will be mentioned during the
next few weeks.
The North Manlatc eolncii will hold
a regular meeting tonight.
Health Officer Anderson has an i'm
portant.. matter which he will bring
up. 1t will be strong recommends
tion that the village purchase or rent
land for an animal burying ground on
the river bank below the village. 1t
has been custom for people to bury
their dead animals on the sand bar
above the village, and often only a
little sand is placed over the carcases.
1t has often resulted that the south
wind in summer, which should bring
nothing but the perfume of the woods,
brings unhappiness to the community
through the stencil of decaying flesh
which it bears through the village.
This is not only unpleasant but un-
healthful, and Mr. Anderson will seek
to do away with it. People from this
side of the river have been known to
haul dead animals across on the ice
and put them a foot or so into the
sand, to be uncovered by dogs in the
spring, and he has been put to much
trouble in reburying the remains.
1t is proposed to give the supervi-
sion of the cemetery to the marshal,
and require that all animals be buried
to a certain depth. The land which it
is proposed to utilize for this purpose
lies across from the city's animal
burying ground.
The plat of Hunt addition will come
up for consideration.
The people of the village are not dis
posed to give much aid to the town
ship of Belgrade in it's effort to pro-
vide new and easier road up the
bluff, coming out near the town hall.
They feel that Mankato would derive
nearly all the benefit and think that
the city should assist the township.
The matter will probably be presented
to the board of trade. There is oppo-
sition on the part of some of the Bel
grade residents to expanding money
for this purpose, but the friends of
the move believe that they can carry
the day at the town meeting.
The new road would be a great i'm
provement over the present one and
would benefit all who enter the city
from that direction, and is deserving
of all possible encouragement by our
citizens and the merchants in particu-
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