The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
COMMITTEE NAMED TO PLAN FOR
BIG DOINS' NEXT MONTH.
From Saturdays Daily.


0. W. Morrow explained to gath
ering of business men at the CONNER
cial club rooms last evening plan
that he has been studying up all sum-
mer for having a farmers good roads
ball early in October, on date when
speakers can be secured. He said that
George NJ. Palmer had written to Mr..
King, inventor of the King drag, invit-
ing him to be presen. and deliver an
address.
Mr. Morrow's plan was to charge
a dollar ticket to the ball, all of
the proceeds to be placed in the hands
of Mr.. Palmer for the benefit of the
roads. In this way people would be
reached who could not be reached in
any other way. Stable room in the
stables would be furnished free of
charge. and the halls must also be Sc.
cured free of charge. The Free Press
company had offered the use of its hail.
1t was intended that everything be
donated.
The days program would begin at
1890 a. M, with speaking which
would continue until noon. From two
until three O'Clock in the afternoon.
four dances would be had, waltz,
II two step, a quadrille and "a grand
march, and then adjournment would
be taken to the fair grounds, where Il
ball game between two local teams
would be pulled off. This would also
be free of charge
In the evening. dances would be
given in the A. o. L. W. and knights
of Columbus halls, with speaking and
a social entertainment in the Free
Press hall. Those that wanted to stay
in the Free Press hall could do so
hut the others could adjourn to the
dancing halls.
Each road out of Mankato should be
organized so as to get all Of the farm
crs in. Each road would have COM
mittee consisting of a business man
and two farmers. ana cash prize of
$50 would he offered to the road turn
ing out the largest attendance, tile
money to be used in improving the
road. The road sending the second
largest delegation would get $35, and
the road sending the third largest dele
CATION $25. III This money should be
expended on the roads as the farmers
saw fit. and these roads would also be
entitled to the same appOrtionment
of the general fund as the other roads
Speakers and band might be taken
over the roads to advertise the affair
which would be given under the aus.
pices of the Commercial club.
Mr.. Morrow said that town in
Iowa had had such a celebration re-
Gently and that it was very successful.
Another Iowa town had had good
roads day, and 5000 people had as
sembled. The beauty of such affairs is
that all of the money raised is spent
at home. The main thing was to
appoint good men OH the committee.
The automobile club was particularly
interested and would sell tickets.
John Nyquist said that it would be
best to turn the proceeds over to the
good roads committee of the CONNER.
cial club, which would use it to help
the roads that helped themselves.
President Patterson of the CONNER
clal club, who presided, said that he
had received a proposition from Mr..
zimmerman, brother of the man inter
ested III the sales stables III the Mid.
way. who wanted TO come to Mankato
and have show and advertise exten.
slvely and have a sales day for horses.
Postmaster Veigel moved that it was
the sense of those present that the
president be authorized to appoint d
committee to go ahead and make ar.
rangements son the plan proposed. or
similar one, and this was taken as
the sense of the meeting. without be-
ing put to vote. President Patterson
appointed Mr.. Morrow, E. A. Eng
walsen and George Draper committee.