The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-05
NORTH MANkATo DEPARTMENT

Fresh from the halls of legislation
where he has been schOoled in the
art of debate, and where lawmakers
are ever ready to fight for their
cause, Dennis DonOhue walked into
the meeting of the North MankatO
Commercial club last night and
started something that made the
session interesting, entertaining and
instructive. The discussion was lively
and vigorous, but happily no ill-feel-
ing was displayed The question at
issue was whether the village cOun-
Gil should be asked to appropriate
$50 toward the publication of the
booklet that is to advertise Mankato
and North Mankato. The debate was
participated in by several members
of the north side organization and
it was bringing out some fine and
forceful fights of oratory when Pres
ident J. b. Nielsen suddenly Joe Can
nonized all further talk on the sub
ject. Everybody subsidized. and soon
thereafter the meeting adjourned.
c. e. Ball Reports on Booklet.
G.. Il. Ball, Il member of the COM
mittee, reported that he is keeping
in touch with the committee from
| the MankatO Commercial club that
is preparing material that will so
into the booklet that is to advertise
both towns. The council in this city
has appropriated 5000 for the publ
cation, the Commercial club has vot-
ed $3.50 and the north side organiza-
ton is expected to pay $50 for space
in the booklet. North Mankato will
be well treated, the committee agree
ing TO give the north side one thou
sand copies OF the booklet. Mr.. Ball
wanted residents of North Mankato
to make suggestions as to what
should be written about their village
and the illustrations that should
adorn the pages of the publication.
In all twenty pages will be given up
to illustrations, the other twenty pag-
es to be donated to descriptive read
ing matter. Mr.. Ball explained that a
committee from the Commercial club
would go before the North Mankato
council with the request that the $50
pleged by the organization should
be paid out of the village treasury.
Dennis Donohue Objected.
AT this stage of the proceedings
Dennis Donohue got the floor. He is
the village recorder. He expressed
the opinion that the $50 could be
better expended for the construction
of cross-walks and the making of
other needed improvements. In this
manner the village could be we'll adj
vertised among people who may de-
sire to purchase property A year
ago citizens came before the council
and asked for an appropriation for
the library They were turned down
and the very people who are now ad-
vocating the expenditure of $50 to
advertise North MankatO through the
medium Of a booklet were opposed
to giving money to aid the library
and he declared the library was one
iof the best advertising features on
the north side.
| o. w. Walker took issue with Mr..
Donohue. He believed in advertising
North Mankato and Mankato as a
whole. He thought the north side
was getting into the booklet at a low
figure, and the money would be well
invested. He suggested the appoint
ment of committee to assist Mr..
Ball in the preparation of reading
matter for the booklet. "Do not let
us pull apart, but let us pull togeth-
err" said Mr.. Walker.
/ Stewart Believes in Advertising.
w. f. Stewart agreed with Mr..
| Walker. There is considerable va
cant property on the north side and
| it should be advertised. IL we can
gain one good citizen through the
means of the booklet, the $50 expend-
ed for space in the booklet will soon
be returned in taxes to the village
treasury. We should advertise the
village just as an individual adver-
tises his business. If some one in
diyidual owned the vacant property
| in North Mankato he would ADVERTISE