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

dry zone in case It should annex
with Mankato: Mr. Stewart said that
he had put this proposition up to
Attorney General Smith and was ex-
pecting a reply from that gentleman
most any day
| Fred Lossow wanted to know if
North Mankato could remain in Mic
ollet county and still be part of
Mankato?
"Mankato needs more ROOM" said
Mr.. Lossow... Many of her people
are living on the flats and, the bal
ance are cliff dwellers:' He did not
want to surrender to Mankato with:
out first knowing to certainty what
the village would receive IN return.
He. wanted to- know about the loca-
tion OIL" the bridge. 1t. should. be To-
! Gated where North Mankato wants it.
He was of the opinion that North
Mankato would grow if annexed to
! Mankate.
! Rev.: b.. johnson, pastor of the
Belgrade Avenue Methodist church.
compkmented the. club for the stand
it had taken relative to the liquor
and saloon question. He felt better
as one of the Scitizens of North Man
kato, after listening to the remarks
that had been made in the meeting.
The original question was called
for and the vote resulted as stated
above.
Favora Another Exhibits.
The. club voted in favor of promot-
ing an exhibit of Nicollet county
farm products at the state fair in
1914 Henry Robel, ST.. was Sc
lected as chairman of committee
to have charge of the work, he to
select the remaining two committee
; men and they to join with like
committee that will be appointed by
the ST. Peter Commercial club.
Mr.. Robel made report for the
committee that had charge of the
exhibit at the state fair held in Sep
tember. He said that the committee
received $500 from Nic0llet county
and $3.50 from the state, besides
other receipts which brought the
amount up to 1854 10. The expendi-
lures were 1854 10, not to mention
several bills that had not been paid.
However, these bills would not be
presented, the parties preferring to
donate the amounts. These gentle
men are w. e. Stewart, Dennis Dono-
hue and Henry Robel, amounting to
about $75 Mr.. Robel stated that
the county now owns a booth and
decorations to the value of $500.
In this connection Mr. Robel said
that he had heard that a certain
person whose name he would not
mention had threatened to enjoin
the county from appropriating any
more money for an exhibit. How
ever he did not believe that the man
would carry out his threat
Mr.. Banker praised the work of
the committee. He had seen the
booth and decorations and was sur
prised to learn that they cost only
$500. They were credit to Nicollet
county.
The report of the committee was
accepted and filed. The committee
was extended vote of thanks and
discharged.
Messrs. Robel and Ball engaged
gestions that should govern the next
exhibit.
Messrs. Rebel and abb engaged
in discussion as to the benefits
that can be derived from an exhibit
at the state fair Mr.. Ball suggested
that a more effective advertising
campaign of Nicollet county's re-
sources be inaugurated. He wanted
the attention of the farmers in Iowa,
Illinois and Indiana directed to the
fertile soil of Nicollet county.
1t was Mr. Balls opinion that
Nicollet county was not receiving
value for the money it expended for
the exhibit He questioned whether
any people from away had been in
duced to buy land in the country on
the strength of the exhibit or the
advertising that had been done
This remark started something
Both Messrs. Robel and Stewart ex-
claimed that they had personal
knowledge of three farms changing
hands on the strength of the ex-
hibit.
Mr. Ball was pleased to learn or
this. He wanted it to be under
stood that he was not opposed to
having the exhibit made. He had
asked the several questions for the
purpose of bringing out the ~informa-
ton that he sought.
Mr. RobePs committee will ask the
county commissioners for another ap-
preparation for state fair exhibit
r. c. Dalton made report for
the auditing committee. The books
of the club balance and there are
$91 in the treasury.
From Thursdays Daily.
Waving aloft q bottle and shout
ing, 1--WE done it; I'm dead" Rob
Green praatpd q concotiap in front