The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-25

mercial club will be held this even
/ ing. The attendance SO fargihas been
good. If it continues Onithe long
pull much good can be accomplished
Some people are frOwning at the
club, being fearful that thee club is
an expensive organization for the
taxpayers 1t need not Be this. 1t
certainly can do much good with
out throwing any burden upon the
taxpayer The advertising z of the
village which is under way is bound
| to do some good. No harm can
possibly come from it. The matter
! of securing charter cannot in any
way add to the expense of}the vii
lage, on the other hand, there is no
doubt but that it will greatly facili
/ tate the transaction of public busl
ness and in many ways be the means
| of saving money. For wears the
people have been disgusted with the
present backwoods method of work
ing out the road and pollh,5tax and
what waste it is. Even in the
country districts this abOminable
method has been abolished. u IT needs
no argument to convince one that
road work can be done much bet
ter by contract and with cash. The
cost will be less and the work. more
efficient. We are told THAI If the
owners of one.half the frontage in
block built a sidewalk the other
half could not be compelled to com
plete the sidewalk of the block. II
this is true new charter is needed
If only for the purpose OF making
it possible to have sidewalks where
needed. The much harped upon sub
ject ofsweed cutting and beautifyins
is a matter that the club will never
get through with. 1t is always in
season. 1t may not be possible tt
secure any great educational institu
lions or large manufacturing plants
for North MankatO, but it is pos
sible to make Of the village beau
tiful, clean and desirable place. iii
which to live 1t lies within J tho
power of the Commercial club. wifi
the cooperation of the citizens tt
bring results in this line. 1t re
quires no wonderful means, only
plain common sense and energy
Energy, the thing lacking to make
many an undertaking a success. For
tunate for the community, there iar'
a number of enterprising, unselfisl
citizens working for the benefit OF tho
community. Beneficial results arr
bound to follow continued efforts
along this line.
A lower reservoir of the village
water works system is now com
pleted, and work on the upper res
ervoir is well along. about one-thirt
of the concrete wall being completed
The water used in the making o
concrete is being forced up the bluf
by power pump. The laying of TIT
ten inch main to the upper reservoir
is nearly completed. Much blastin;
had to be done in the rock, abOu
one-third of the distance between
the two reservoirs. The grade i
quite steep, being an average OF abou
as degrees. which will materially as
sist in giving pressure.
Sylvester Seymour, wife and chill
dren, a sister and brother of HerE
inner, NJ Y, are guests at the hom
of Marion Hills. The visitors mad
the long trip in a touring car, leaI
ing home week ago yesterday an
making numerous stops on the way
AT Euta, Mimi, brother of MI
Seymour and his family joined tn
party. The Seymours are cousins o
Mrs. Hill and the Willards of Maj
kato. Today family picnic wa
held at Sibley park, forty kinsme
attending.
A free open air band concert wi
be given in Kron's park this evening
by the Harmonic band. This ban'
gave a concert on the north side las
,, Thursday which was greatly apprec
ated. On account of the w. G. T.
picnic which was held at Sibley par
; the same day, many were too tire
to attend. but it is expected a larg
crowd will gather this evening.
About $40 was cleared from ic
cream served by the Relief societ
on w. e. Stewards lawn last ever
ing. This is considered very gOOt
especially SO as the evening wa
cool The grounds were nicely ligh
ed by japanese lanterns, which pr
y scented a pleasing effect of man
: colors.
/. Floyd Wilcox, telegraph operate
at Byron, Mimi, spent Monday wit
his brother, L. ]. Wilcox, on his wa
? to Redwood Falls where he has accep
: ed position of operator. Mr. Wi
!, cox made the trip from Rochester t
Mankato on his motor cycle.
Mrs. Alice Williams, who had a.
parently recovered from recent ID
ness, was again stricken with SUI
den illness Monday night. She wa
!, taken to the hospital where she ca
be given the care needed.
6 A great many on the north sid
= are expecting to attend the stat
y fair Some Of the more enthusiast
are looking forward to the aeroplar
fights with great deal of int
est.
= Miss Zadie Price of GAINESVILLE
), a guest at the home Of w. E. Ste,
g art Miss Price is cousin of Mr.
y Stewart.
!. Miss Olga Kiengle and Miss Edr
Tanzel of Mapleton are guests
q Miss Julia Jensen for few days.
q The L. T. l.. society will meet
n the home Of Mrs. o. w. Walker
r morrow afternoon.
q Miss Nette Jones of st. Peter
visiting friends i'm the village for
q few days.
n Mrs. Frank Bennett is ill at n
;, home on Wheeler avenue.
n From thursdays Daily.