The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-07
THE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY HAS
MANY PLANS PREPARED.
Proposed to Plant Shrubbery to Hide
Unsightly Places; Prizes for
School Children.

us pTeSlueul, MTS. d. w. AuuTSWS,
and transacted considerable business.
Mrs. Andrews presided. and Miss
Nellie Burt was elected secretary of
the league.
1t was decided to get the commit
tee on membership out, and this and
the other committees will be APP
pointed shortly and the list pub
lished. 1t is believed that by a
thorough canvass a large member
ship can be secured.
II was decided to take up with
the new council the matter of waste
paper cans on Front street The
present council is known to be IA
vorable, but it was thought best to
wait until the excitement of cleo
ton is over before taking the matter
up. Neat and tidy appearing cans
are desired.
white List Inspection.
The inspection committees will be
appointed shortly, and will make
factories Of the city. Those gro
GERS. butchers or bakers or others
not on the White List" should IN
form Mrs. Andrews of their desire
to be placed on, and their places
will be inspected and if found up
TO the standard they will get the
benefit Of the free advertising. Those
on the white List" at present are
enjoying a splendid trade, and it
will be to the advantage of others
to get on.
The matter Of planting shrubbery
along the sides of the two roads
crossing the slough was taken up,
and it was suggested that elder
berries do finely in wet places and
make a very attractive border for
roads that are unsightly. This is a
matter that the proper committees
will take up.
Borders for UnsightIy Drives.
The matter OF planting willow cut
tinss along the edges of the fill OH
the new road up Belgrade hill was
discussed Such cuttings would grow
rapidly and would prevent the earth
from washing off, and would at the
same time prevent accidents, as
they would prevent rigs from going
over the embankment. This matter
will be referred to the proper com.
mittee.
The matter of blowing and har-
rowing such vacant lots as the own
ers are willing to donate the use of,
for children to have gardens i'm, and
taken up, and it was decided to pay
the cost of this. work. In an eastern
city the children averaged So from
a plot ten by sixteen feet
1t was decided to subscribe for
MY Home On the Outside"
monthly publication. and place it in
the public library, as it is filled with
just the information needed for bet
tering the appearance of lots and
streets, alleys, etc.
Speakers Visit Schools.
Today and tomorrow is the time
set for speakers from the league
TO address the school children, for
the purpose of inspiring i'm them q
civic pride or spirit, such as will
start them in the right path this
spring. The speakers assigned are
the following:
Superintendent +. J. Sperry, at
the German Lutheran school; Benja.
min Taylor, at the Union school;
Judge Lorin Cray, at the MankatO
Commercial college; George NJ. Pal
mcr, at the state normal school:
Rev. X. w. Hobbs, at the high school
and eighth grade; Rev. p. X. Ed
wards, at the West MankatO school:
Secretary +. NJ. Deerhake, at the
Pleasant Grove school. Speakers will
be chosen for the Franklin school
and st. Peter and Paul's Catholic
school, and will probably visit those
schools next week
Prizes for Children.
committee from the Junior
league is to be appointed to make
special preparations for the obser-
vance of Arbor day, which is April q.
1t has been decided to offer the
following prizes this year:
First and second prizes of So and
81 in each ward for the best flower
gardens.
First and second prizes of S. and
~ in each ward for the neatest yard
from street to alley
Five dollars i'm gold for the boy
or girl under fifteen years of age
growing the finest specimen of the
castor bean plant
Fifty cents in each ward for the
finest carrots and beets raised from
Junior league seed
Seed for the Children.
Three thousand packets of flower
and vegetable seed have been or
dercd.. and the flower packet will
contain six varieties and the vege-
table packet two varieties-carrots
and beets. The packets will be
sold to present members of the
Junior league who have their but.
tons. for a penny a packet, and these
not members can join and get a
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