Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-04-09
THE ATHLETIC PARK
Site Is Not Yet Selected
Soliciting Committees
Meet With Success

The Little Falls Athletic associa-
tlon held an enthusiastic and largely
attended meeting at the city hall
! Wednesday evening, at which officers
and board OF directors for the year
1909 were elected. President Sylvester
acted as chairman.
The temporary officers Of the club
president, Chas. Sylvester; secretary,
! ;. 4. Fortier: treasurer, 7. G.. Gordon
were elected as the permanent
officers of the ASSOCIATION tor the year
Three members. from each of the
three wards, were elected to act with
tE3 officers as a board of directors
ard Geo. N. MoegIein, Sr., OF the
Dusas and G. NJ. A. Fortier of the
Second ward; and Anton Fueger Ju]ns
J=tiEa and T. H. Dewey of the Third
ward
L. IF. Vasaly, chairman Of the site
committee. stated that no new sites
had been found by the committee
since the meeting Of the association
the previous night, at which it was
brought out that the West side site,
which was figured as cinched for the
ASSOCIATION, after SIX weeks Of in
vest1 cation. could not be had accord
ing to letter received by Julius
Jetka from Carl Bolander, agent for
the Thayers, who own the land That
tie other site offered by Mr.. Bolander
il its stead, providing that back and
c-rrent taxes We1e paid on it, could
n@t be considered, as there was some
thing like seven years back taxes due
or the land.
Mr.. Jetka stated that Mr.. Be]ander
would lease block 81, West side, for a
term OF five years to the association
fog $50 year. the city's Pine Grove
was mentioned for a park; T. c.. Cor,
don proposed that block 50, West side,
be looked up; John Vertin stated that
! il Messrs. Norm and Otis made no
objections, the parties whom he re-
presented would be willing to lease a
part Of the land on which the old
, baseball site was located for less than
$50 per year: also that he would see
M. johnson in Minneapolis in regard
to selling three acres of land on the
essr side of the tracks on the East
SIDE. Chas Sylvester proposed that
tie D. Blake tive-acre tract OF land
5s1st south OF the Miller residence and
east OF the hospital, be purchased and
the athletic park be built on 1t. E. j.
Weber suggested that block II, West
| side, south Of the cooper shop, be
leased for the proposed ball park.
I lssat1ng that # that site was CHOSEN be
would furnish two teams IN the work
'e getting 1t in shape also scraper,
fit.3able bits and lot ct cinders for
filing, free Of charge. A site north of
| the Pine Tree Lumber company on
the river 1oad was also suggested
| The chair instructed the site CON-
m1ttee to look over these sites and
report at meeting of the board of
directors to be held Sunday afternoon
at ) O'Clock at the Buckman hotel.
The soliciting committee Of the
First ward reported that up to that
time $143, and SO conditional, had
been subscribed, and that committee
was half through: the second ward
committee reported S167 subscrl bed,
with a probability of raising this
amount to $500. Both committees
were to finish up yesterday. The Third
ward commjtte had not started to
solicit, but would the following day.
1t was suggested that Henry Lange
should do the collecting.
! Mr.. Geisler of Alexandra told OF
how that city conducted. its ball park
and ball team, and spoke In regard to
the advlsibi]1ty of Incorporating.
| The site committee went out and
examined the several sites mentioned
and found that block 81 and SO, West
side, were too low; that the site in
block ~, West side, would necessltate
considerable work, but could be put in
shape providing all that was promised
was done; that the D. Blake site
could be also easily fixed up; and that
the site in the north end of the city
would need very little fixing to put 1t
in shape. The committee IS of the
opinion that one Of the latter three
sites should be chosen for the proposed
athletic park.
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