The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03

awards committee made an excel
lent report The first inspection trip
| to look over the condition of the
lawns, back yard, ETC., was made
about a week ago, an account of
which was published in the Free
! Press. The committee found that as
a rule, the lawns and premises of
North Mankato were fairly we'll kept
with the exception of few front
| lawns.
However, one matter that the club
ought to take up was the improving
of the village property. The village
lot on which stands the village hall
could be improved considerably, and
the property on which the pumping
station is located could be cleared
Of debris and left-overs from the con-
tractors. Mr.. Anderson was advised
that ]. B. Nelson had promised to
tear down the fence near the pump
ing station and clean the premises,
as it froZe up last fall, and not
enough time was secured to do this
then. 1t was also suggested that the
grounds be seeded to grass.
One Of the Eyesores.
One of the eyesores to North Man
kato, was the condition of the prop
erty near the North Mankato side of
the bridge across the Minnesota river.
| This place could be improved also.
The large number of wagons, sleighs,
etc, dumped into a vacant lot on
Belgrade avenue formed another eye
sore to the residents of North Man
kato. The committee had taken the
trouble to see the Building and Loan
association about the removal Of
these wagons, which some claim
stand on B street, and the associa-
! ton assured Mr.. Anderson that they
were willing to have the wagons re-
moved. However, nothing was done
! in this regard at the meeting last
night
Mr.. Anderson emphasized the i'm
portance of the cooperation of all
the club members in keeping the
| lawns and premises clean and in
making reports as to the condition of
the lots. Not only this, but the club
should back the committee financial
ly. Inspections are to be made once
month and a careful survey of all
premises made.
Cleanup Brigade.
Emil Rhode suggested that a mum.
Der of the members of the club get
! together some evening and rake up
the leaves on the vacant lot in the
rear of the Methodist church. They
would have a good time doing it,,
| too, he said. Several members eX-
pressed themselves as willing to do
this some evening.
AS A. L. Wheeler is unable to at
tend many of the club meetings,
President Ball substituted w. E.
Stewart on the advisory committee.
This committee now consists of o. w.
| Walker. Henry Robel, Sr., and w. f.
Stewart
! George Charland, who is the head
I>of the baseball team which has join
ed the Twilight league, brought the
matter of securing donations for the
team before the club. He said that
and that he thought the club ought
to make some donation. lie said that
some years ago, Professor l.. E.
Mccormick tried to organize school
team, secured donations, ordered the
suits. but trough some disagreement
the team was never organized, the
suits returned, and now, he says,
Professor Mccormick has The money
He suggested that the club appoint a
committee to write Mr.. Mccormick
for this money, and then turn it over
to the Commercial club with the un
derstanding that the club pay this
money to the baseball team. He put
this in the form of a motion after the
matter had been threshed out, and
, this carried. . ....
President Ball then appointed
George Charland chairman, Emil
, Rhode, and A. Anderson to act on
, this committee and write to Professor
Mccormick, who is at Regina, Canada
| 1t is believed that he has about $1e
, in his possession that was donated
by North Mankato residents. PROBES
sor Mccormick wrote some time age
that he would send the money as
} soon as the team was organized anC
the suits received, but as the suit:
, were returned, nothing further was
ever done about the matter.