The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-05


that if no other arrangements could
be made that it would be satisfactory
if certain hours could be set apart
when machines could be allowed to
enter Upon his motion, the presi-
dent of the club was authorized to
,, appoint committee, of three to act
with the officers of the Glenwood
Cemetery Association to see if the
present regulations cannot be
altered.
Arrests For Law Violations.
John Holman said that in the
past year quite few of the mem.
bers of the club had been arrested
at some time or other for various
breakings of the law and it had oc-
CURED to him that the lawyers Of
the club should donate their services
gratis on occasions of this kind.
especially for the first time. This
suggestion seemed to appeal to all
of the members present with the ex-
ception of the legal profession.
Turning the joke into dead earnest
j. W. Schmitt stated that during
the past year many complaints had
come to him regarding the reckless
driving on the Madison Lake road
and said that the farmers on that
road had become exasperated at the
rapid pace of the machines. Some
of tho loi nj thaf had hnQn
sent to him had recited the fact that
the machines using the road, did
not always bother to let the teams
know that they were coming, but
rushed by at a high speed. Mr..
Schmitt said that a man that does
that sort Of driving Oh the road
should be prosecuted and he wanted
the club to go ON record as being
opposed to that sort Of work. Upon
his motion the club passed a resolu-
ton to that effect
Tacks And Glass In Road.
The matter Of placing tacks and
glass in the road for the purpose
of slashing and puncturing tires was
discussed and President Brown said
that traffic Officer E. V. Waters had
suggested that it would be good
thing if the club would offer a reward
for the arrest of parties doing that
sort of work The matter was at
first turned down but later in the
evening E. F. Soaring made motion
that the club offer reward of ten
dollars for information that would
lead to the conviction of parties
who have done this within radius
of fifteen miles from this city. f. e.
Browder made an amendment to the
motion, excepting officers from
among those who could receive the
reward. The amendment was lost
and the original motion carried.
Advocated Guide Signs.
Different members of the club
advocated guide signs for the roads
leading into this city. F. NJ. Currier
stated that the Minneapolis club had
made experiments with different
sorts of signs but the different ma
terials tried had all showed some de-
fects, even the cast iron signs had
been broken by shotguns and stones
He said that later on the club had
found material that was satisfac.
tory and he thought that the secre.
tary of the local club should write
to the Minneapolis secretary and see
what had been used.
"Malleable iron was used in the
Minneapolis signs" said e. F. Scar
ing, land this material was found to
withstand all of the severe treatment
that signs are subjected to-" The
good roads committee of the All
| tomobile club will act with the Com
| mercial club in this matter and if the
| suggestions are carried out it is
probable that the country surround
| ing this city for distance of fifteen
miles will be decorated with these
malleable iron signs.
Entertain Road Workers.
| After the club had awarded Mr.
/ Hohmann $50 for the work he had
done in securing new members fol
the club, Mr. Holman said that he
wanted to extend the good roads
movement in the county and he
would like to see the club and the
| Commercial club go ahead and make
arrangements for entertaining the
| different members of the towr
boards of the county at banque
to be given here in the near future
He thought that if the Auto clut
and the Commercial club were eacf
! to put $40 into the move, that il
/ could be made a success.
e F. Soaring, speaking for the
| Commercial club, said that he wa:
favorable to the move and upon his
motion, the president of the clul
was authorized to appoint commit
tee of three to act with the Commercial
club in the matter The impression
of the meeting was that banque
! of this kind would increase the goot
fellowship in the county and b.
beneficial to the spirit of the goot
roads movement
Communication From Bethel.
G. NJ Palmer sent word 10 til,
meeting that he regretted that h,
I cOllld nOt he DrpSent Mr. Paine