The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17

as the committee.
Invited the Association.
! Mayor Andrews said that conven-
tions were good thing for the city,
and thought that next years annual
meeting of the state Sunday school
association could be secured. 1t would
meet at St Paul this year, and the
| CrookstOn Commercial club and city
council have invited it to meet there
next year, but if Mankato extends an
invitation it would probably decide to
meet here 1t would bring over 1000
delegates to the city, and some people
! from outside of the state He moved
| that the club extend an invitation to
the association to meet in Mankato
next year, and this was carried.
! Dr. Andrews said that Gilbert Gut
tersen would like q supply of badges
| to take to the st. Paul convention
to help get the next meeting here, as
Crookston would do the same. The
delegates will be elected by the various
Sunday schools Sunday next.
President Nyquist referred the mat
ter to the Boosters club, as it has
money in its treasury.
Endorsed the Chautauqua.
George c.. Rheinfrank of Dubuque,
Iowa, presented the details of the
Chautauqua which it is proposed to
hold in Mankato July IA to 10. under
the auspices of the Redpath Chautau-
qua System. which conducted ninety
Chautauquas in Iowa last summer and
will have more this year. 1t was
proposed to give Mankato twelve lee
lures, twelve concerts and six enter
tainments, and the course tickets
would be but $50. tt was required
that | 900 tickets be sold in advance.
The Chautauquas would be advertised
all around, and would bring farmers
and others from many miles. He ask
ed for the endorsement of the club.
Dr. Andrews thought the Chautauqua
good thing educationally and com
mercially, and asked the management
to pitch its tent at the end of the
street car line.
Mr.. Hance thought that it should be
definitely known who was coming, and
Mr.. Rheinfrank gave the list, which
has been published, and includes first
class talent.
| After considerable discussion, a mo-
ton by Mr.. Palmer that the club en-
dorse the proposition was carried.
Money for the Club.
! Mr.. Rheinfrank then outlined plan
how the club can make several hundred
dollars. If it would sell 500 course
ten per cent of the proceeds. For the
next 100 it could have fifteen per cent,
and for the next 100 twenty per cent.
For all over 1000 that it sells it can
have twenty five per cent. A large
number that President Cooper wishes
! to reserve for normal students can be
counted in. The price of course tickets
at the gate would be made So. The
clubs in other towns much smaller
than Mankato have had no difficulty
in disposing of upwards of 1000
| tickets.
| DIR. Andrews moved that a commit
tee of five with the president and sec
tretary be appointed with power to act
and make such arrangements as it
thinks ~best.
Lieutenant Governor Eberhart thought
it the best proposition that has ever
been presented in the city. There was
bound to be a big crowd, and he
would take n bunch of tickets to sell.
Agreed to Sell Tickets.
| G.. X Otto and others agreed to take
tickets to sell and thought that there
would be no difficulty in selling at
least 500 to 1000 tickets. The club
would not be out anything if it did
not sell that many.
The motion was carried unanimously,
and the chair appointed Mr.. Eberhart.
DR.. Andrews, DR.. Schmitt, Mr.. Palmer
and DR.. Hielscher. ~
DR.. Andrews brought up the matter
of new city charter, which he is
very anxious for. He said that he had
urged the council to do something, but
/ it had not taken the matter up. Pub
lie improvements were hindered by not
having new charter.
The Old Way and the New.
President Nyquist said that the
council should do business anyway. 1t
gets around the charter right along
and should do it more. The police and
health officer are not paid enough.
The council should find way to pay
better salaries, and if anyone is mean
enough to enioin it, the people would
find out who it was. According to
their pay, the police should go around
in overalls and duck coats. There is
nothing in the charter to prevent the
police from having families, or to pre-