The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-26
1both in Nicollet and Blue Earth

both in Nicollet and Blue Earth
counties.
The work being done by the COM
mercial club of North Mankato is
of no mean consideration, for it has
! proven one Of the Invest Organiza.
lions In Minnesota. 1t has been in
existence less than a year and in
| that time has helped further a
number Of things that has proven for
the welfare of the city. 1t was
through this clubs efforts that the
water works were constructed and
it is due to the organization that
the matter of new bridge across
the Minnesota river was revived
and given enthusiasm and boosted
after it had practically died out In
Mankato. The people of North Man
kato have awakened to the work
being done, and have shown their in.
terest by attending large number
lof meetings.; while the discussions
have always been animated and help.
full.
another work-that Of increasing its
membership. To properly close the
large entries of new members, the
club has called on number Of
prominent speakers to address the
club. and to give big oyster sup.
per tomorrow night. The work Of
soliciting new members has been
going on for some time, and the in
crease would do credit to a club
much larger than the one Of North
MankatO. rt -.-.
New Commercial Club Members.
Seventy-two new members for the
North Mankato Commercial club had
been reported up to this noon, and
there are two or three campaigners
who have not reported their new
members. Those who have been re-
ported so far are: Howard WEIGH.
Phil Leas, August Johnson. Fred
lKron, j. p. Layen, Mankato Savings
land Building association, Ralph
Fields, Henry Meyer, Fred Struse,
George Lindholm, Merle Walrath,
la. p. Rudbeck, Carl Otto, William
Page, August Anderson, ]. e. r.
iNeeck, James Abels, j.. e. Mcclure,
iNels Dubois, Ed. Dubois, l.. T. vii.
/ son, P. P. Blyler, Floyd Day, G.
A. Beckman, L. F.: Jaehn, E. Cor
Inelius, Will McGuickin, Louis Lar
lson, Fred Kranz. Byron Ball. Fl. Ro.
lbel, Jr., ]. H. Minks, C. Rudberg, j.
iO'Brien, G.. Nielsen, J. Studelska, II.
lLHaack, p. Dubke, II. Peterson. G.
lDiegnau, F. S. Johnson, Albert Will,
iJ. Farm, H. Lund, c. Kotthoff, r.
IHaack, w. Heiser. A. T. Carlson,
Inv. Fields, Rev. Quigley, w. W. Barr,
Ben Page, C. s. Erickson, L. Robel,
&c. F. Hanson, e. Nelson, A.. Lund-
gren, H. Schuman, E. Dubke, J. Salo-
mon, H. Will, Joseph Neubert, T. A.
johnson, Nels Lund. P. Carlstrom,
TT. B. Coy, J. Strusz, John Koppen,
|J. Gustafson, w. Hodapp, Ed. Barker,
IL. Glessness. ..
i A few of these men live in Man
|kato, but all have property in North
lMankato. '.a- ....-
i North Mankato Banquet.
| Arrangements have been made. by
4 the North -Mankato Commercial club
/ to have their banquet in the village
hall "Wednesday evening. The
ispeeches will be given in the school
building, and the supper viii be
lserved afterward. The Ladies' Aid
society of the Belgrade Avenue
methodist church will serve the
|supper. - .--'
\ Attention, Members.
| The members of the North Man.
ikato Commercial club. both new and
Il old, are requested to be at the regu-
lar meeting Wednesday evening at
1880 o'clock at the school house.
!, The oyster supper will be served at
1.-THE village hall. G. A. Keene, Sec
lretary. 81.
| The work of repairing and paint.
ling the office of the j. B. Nielsen
CONSTRUCTION company, which was
recently damaged by fire, is almost
completed and the office force has
returned to the Office to take up the
interrupted work.
Have you joined the North Man
kato Commercial club yet? The club
members will have a big time
"Wednesday evening. The speaking
will be we'll worth the price OF
membership fees.
| F. II. Goodrich, who has been
visiting friends in North Mankato
and vicinity, left today for his home
at Seattle, Wash, where he will
: FeSuule HIS uutleS do SIIccI CdI SOll'
ductor.
Il A. G. Hedberg, the insurance
man from Mankato, called on the
: business men in North Mankato yes.
terday.
/ C. A. Goodrich Of Judson and
Dave Goodrich of Kerns were call.
ers in North Mankato yesterday.
From Wednesdays Daily.
u The big program which is to. be
: carried out by the North Mankato
! Commercial club this evening will
) begin promptly at half past seven,
4 when the members will gather at
II the school house. There will be FIVE
Il speakers, who have been requested
to make their talks very short, not
j over thirty mintes each, and prefer
J ably twenty minutes. Those who will
,Ispeak this evening are: Senator s.
I'D. Works, on Bridges" Representa-
.ttive Ole Peterson and George NJ.
Palmer on Good Roads," County At
i torney George r. Olson on Com
] mercial Clubs and Harmony of Com
lmercial Clubs" and Senator Benson
lon Needs of villages aud Towns"
ii This program has been 30 drawn up
as to interest ali the residents Of
II North Mankato. The members of the
II Commercial club have put forth their
best efforts to gather in new mem