The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-27


ly or quite two city blocks have
been smoothed down and graveled-
the gravel having been hauled a
mile and quarter.
Dry Spot for the People.
Everybody turned in and hauled
gravel. This morning it was nice
smooth graveled street for more
than two blocks. OF course the
train ran by it and in SO far it
was "love's labor lost" but the little
city of Madison Lake did her part
and had shown her good will.
The train ran nearly to the east
end of the platform and as it pass
ed the crowd, Congressman "Char-
ley" Davis, as he is lovingly called
by his constituents, was discovered
on the rear platform besides the in
stantly recognized form of the presi-
dent. There was cry of there he
u.s." "there he is" and the presi-
dent began reckoning to the people
to come toward him. They went
with a rush, men, women and chill
dren, and Congressman Davis in
troduced his excellency amid cheers
and cries of "hello, Bill" and the
president at once began speech on
agriculture. He said that he was
glad to find himself in this, which
he had been assured was one of the
richest agricultural districts in the
world. The farmer is very i'm
portant man and he has to know a
great DEAL If he reads all the lit
erature which Secretary Wilson of
the department of agriculture says
he should read, he will burn the
midnight oil, damage his eyesight
and look like wornout college
professor. Yet these things are
necessary. The farmer has a great
responsibility resting on him, he
must keep the supply ahead of the
demand and the production of food
stuffs must exceed the increase in
population.
Crops Will Not Fail.
He didn't think the crops would
fail, especially of boys and girls.
Just about this time the train began
to slowly move away and the presi-
dent called out "Good bye" and
stood waving salutes to the delight
ed crowd while the train was in
sight. The demonstration was en-.
tirely non partisan, Madison Lake
just turned out to honor the chief
executive of the nation. 1t is only
fair to say that his excellency made
an excellent impression; but the
democrats who turned out and haul
ed gravel and decorated their store
fronts and dwellings for the occa-
sion will all vote the democratic
ticket next fall. Any man who hon.
ors Madison Lake that man will
Madison Lake honor whether he be
democrat or republican, and it is
part of this little city's religion to
honor itself by standing by it's own.
The following committee from the
Commercial club had charge of the
arrangements: President G. E. Nor
rison, Secretary F. B. knott, Dan
Brown, P. M. Lyons, J. M. Barclay,
M. A. Sullivan, G. w. Allyn, c. E.
Bush, James Mape and H. G. Wirig.
The Stop at WaterviIIe.
Waterville, Mimi, October 25.-
Waterville was out in full force, al
though the rain had become so
heavy that it was difficult to dis
tinguish figures of men a short dis
lance away from the station. The
president continued his discussion
of agricultural affairs ard expressed
a wish to live in Minnesota. He
said in closing:
81 am told that this is one OF the
centers of agricultural wealth and
of agricultural products, and l am
glad to be here to know that you
are in a condition of comfort and
of wealth and of everything that
goes to make people happy. You
agree to it? (Voices: "Yes, sir.')
You haven't any complaint to make?
| Voice: "No, sir!") l will tell you
that is good thing, because there
are a lot of people that are COM
Portable that only show their COM
fort by complaining, but those who
know when they have a good thing
and are philosophical and are deter
mined to enjoy it are the people
really who do get the most out of
life. Your state of Minnesota is an
agricultural state. You have in
creased the value of your farms
from $5OO,OO0,oOO to $1,OO0,O0O,0 1000;
in the last ten years you have in.
creased the acreage of your farms,
and the improved acreage, indicat-
ing that you are progressing.
81 always thought l would like
to live in Minnesota, there are so
many lakes, and they looked like
they were full of fish, and that all
you would have to do would be to
throw in a hook from your porch
and draw out good eating fish. Is
that SO? Voice: Correct I
am glad to see these rosy-cheeked
girls and boys. Uaughter.) Are
you not rosy-cheeked? (The children
said "No.") Yes, you are, 1 know,
can see, and you can't"
Minneapolis, October 25.-Julius
Bergerson, fifty-two years old, de-