The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04

socidliol Is Tying W Sco i1S SiouhuS "a
shape A fair is to be gotten up and will
be success if all take off their coats
and work. The club should take the
Fourth of July celebration off of our
i, hands, as we have our hands full with
the fair"
Mr.. Brett asked why Fourth of July
celebration was wanted in Mankato. 81
do not see the sense of it" said he. SIT
is all right for country towns that only
have something going on once year
There is not clerk in the city that
wants to stay in the stores on the
Fourth of July, and it is necessary to
pay them extra and give them an extra
day off at some other time, and then
they are not satisfied. If there is cele-
bration, it will be necessary to keep the
stores open. / was not in favor of the
celebration last year, although / sub
scribed toward it."
Beef Steak Profits Pay Paving.
Mr.. Hance said that one man made
enough selling beef steak on the Fourth
last year to pay for paving in front of
his store. We are not a great big town,
and the little towns are eating us up.
Last year 81 800 was collected, $1,000
was spent, and there was $1,000 left.
Celebrations kept the money in Man
katO.
Mr.. Atchison said that if there was a
celebration here it would keep the 300
to 400 boys and girls at home who
would otherwise 90 to some other town
and spend $40 EACH
Mr.. Brett said that he did not think
that the merchants made much the last
Fourth. There was no more business in
his store that day than on other days,
and not as much as there was the next
day.
Mr.. Hance said that the merchants
were buying seal skin cloaks for their
wives the next day out of the profits of
the Fourth
Judge Plymat said that there is $780,
600 lying about the country that will be
spent somewhere on the Fourth, and
we might as well get it for Mankato.
A celebration would advertise the city.
Mr.. Brett said that the city wanted
to have a big fair. Our merchants don't
want to subscribe for the Fourth and
the fair Also Let us have a fair for a
week and get the money into the city
then.
Mr.. Atchison said that if the club
ciuld have the street privileges it could
have a Fourth of July celebration for
$500. The fair association at the same
time can make money at the races. 1t
will not be necessary to have so many
attractions as last year.
DR.. Schmauss moved that committee
be appointed to investigate and report
the matter of Fourth of July celebra-
ton at the next meeting.
Mr. Funk said that if a celebration is
had the visitors should not be treated as
they were last year. If races were ad
vertised they should come off. People
were disappointed last year.
Mr.. Brett said that the people got dis
gusted last year aud not half as large
a crowd could be expected this year.
Mr.. Atchison said that mistakes were
made last year, and drivers of outside
conveyances misled the people. A sue
cessful celebration could be had this
year if he had to do it himself
DIR. Schmauss said that what was
had should be good, so as not to dis
appoint the people. 1t hurts the city
to disappoint it's visitors, and the club
has a reputation to sustain for more
than this one occasion.
The motion was carried.
Subscriptions Not Plenty.
DIR. Andrews spoke of the calamity on
the Pacific coast and said that it pain
ed him to see how small are the sub
scriptions of the citizens, which the city
recorder had informed him amounted to
Sill. The city council had done well,
but he hoped that the money subscribed
by individuals would be refunded and
no report 60 out and disgrace the city
by the smallness of the contributions
Mr. Funk said that the amounts do
mated by the-different lodges should be
credited in the total subscriptions.
Boost For Alphabet Road.
Rev. E. L. Heermance spoke of the
alphabet" road, and said that it was
now assured, but it was not certain
whether it was coming to Mankato. 1t
might go to st. Peter. This question
must be decided in the next two or
three weeks. He moved that the club
offer its services to the management of
the road to aid it in securing terminals
in this city.
Mr.. Atchison said that this was a mat
ter that he had intended to bring up.
Nothing was being done toward getting
the road to come to Mankato. Brit
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