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with the company to this effect. Mr..
Otto had not been able to find this.
Mr.. Schmitt said that it was clear
that the club . had understood that
the factory was to employ fifteen
men. 1t was not much benefit to the
city to have man or two mailing
up boxes,
| B. T. Monson said that the former
secretary had. procured the 5000 at a
bank and turned it over to the com
pany, giving a note signed by him
self as secretary of the club.
Mr.. Veigel said that the company
claims 800 more rent due than the
report of the auditing committee
shows.
Mr.. Snow suggested that a commit
tee be appointed to ascertain whether
the company is living up to its con
tract.
George NJ Palmer moved that the
matter be referred to the manufacture
ing committee to investigate. 1t
seemed that the club was pretty heav-
lily in debt for something employing
only two or three men, if this was a
fact. This was carriedA
Mr.. Otto reported that there is
about 1914 in the clubs treasury now.
Expenses All Cut Off.
Mr.. Veigel complimented President
Nyquist for his activity in trying to
get the old debts paid and the club
on a sound basis. and said that tbs
services, of paid secretary had been
dispensed with and that C. X. Otto
was acting as secretary without cost.
No office rent was being paid, and
no office girl employed Mr.. Nyquist
and a committee had been out solicit
ing memberships and only two men
out of nearly a hundredseem had refus-
ed to sign These members ought to
remit their dues promptly and not re-
nuire a second visit, and in that case
the Club cloud pay all of its debts and
have a good membership.
Mr.. Palmer called attention to the
I fact that the club owed 500 for its
share of the expense of crawling the
Eagle Lake road A county commits
sioner had spoken to him about the
matter. Khe club also last winter
voted an appropriation for the good
roads work, but as soon as he had
learned of the clubs financial condi-
ton he had decided not to spend a
cent until it, knew where it was at.
2G Several Bills Paid. -.
President Nyquis6 said that it was
planned to- , pay this bill first, and
also tile $25 due for the clubs share
of thelfexpense of bringing the tuber-
eulosis exhibit to Mankato.
Mr.. Veigel moved that these two
bills and the $3l due the Office girl
be paid, and this was carried.
Mr. Otto said that. the National
Citizens bank wants the 5000 incu-
bator factory note paid. The dis
cussion that, followed revealed that
the former secretary had signed the
note alone and that there was moth
ing in the minutes of the club author
izing him to do so. The president of
the club was south at the time.
w. NJ. Taylor said that last winter
the secretary had nassured the club
that it cotifd afford to appropriate
5000 for the good roads movement.
Others also said they remembered this
and thought it strange now.
The club voted to lay all of the
other bills over until the next regu-
lar meeting. 1t also was voted to ac-
cept the offer of Messrs Owen and
Monson to open new set of books
for the secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Otto presented report for thd
recent banquet, showing that al
tickets were sold, and the receipts
were $2ll.3O, and that the balance
of $3.50 that was cleared above eX-
penses was turned over to the band
to liquidate its bin of $S4.
Mr.. Schmitt moved that the man
ufacturing committee look up the
clubs liability on the Incubator fac
Z.
the secretary had for signing it, and
to report at the next meeting, and
this was carried.
Visit of Milwaukee Men.
The secretary said that he had re-
ceived a communication about the
coming visit of Milwaukee merchants
to Mankato. They would leave Sioux
Falls, S. d., June, ii over the Chi
cago & Northwestern road and stop
at towns en- route and arrive in Man
kato June IL at 4 p. M, and would
leave at one o'clock the next morn
ing.
The matter of what entertainment
ought to be given was talked over
and Ed Brett suggested an automobile
ride around the city. There are few
if any towns as handsome as Man
kato, and this would please the MS
.itors more than anything. Other
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