The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-30
Delegations From Points In The
Minnesota Valley
JOE RING HEADS THE CROWD
Scene Highway Association Held Its
Meeting at Elks Club House This
Afternoon

boosters from towns aiong tne pro-
posed Minnesota Scenic Valley high
way came to Mankato today. They
came for two-fold purpose. First,
20 congratulate John H. Hohmann,
second, to hold business meeting
of the Scenic Highway association.
The visitors arrived here via the
Omaha road at 12:43 and were met
at the depot by Mayor A. G. Meyer
and other prominent citizens. They
were escorted to the Elk's club
house, where an informal reception
was held There was habble of
voices and Mr.. Hohmann was the
headliner. He was given the glad
hand" from all sides
What 1t Sounded Like.
".St. Paul." $4,000" "Shakopee
to- "Scott County Good Roads.
Holman" County commissioners
from" $4,000" "big crowd" Nov
we'll" talk about your, good
"Hohmann," "Hellow John, o d
scout" That's the kind of racket
that was flowing from the front
doors of the Elk's club, and anyone
who never even heard of good roads
would be forced to presume that
something of good deal of import
ance was brewing inside. John H
Hohmann was the "belle of the ball,
or guest of honor, and the man who
got the most hand shakes in the
crowd, and all the men from Min
neapolis to Mankato were handing
him congratulations by the ton. And
he still smiled big, broad, happy
smile as he returned the greetings
Mayor There, Also.
Mayor Meyer was also much in
evidence, and his hearty invitations
to come in and make, yourselves al
home" were heard frequently.
The meeting was the. work of the
Scott County Good Roads associa
ton, of which Joseph A. Ring o.
Shakopee, is the president. 1t wa'
the opinion of the association a
one of their meetings that the town!
who are going to be benefited by Mr.
Hohman's zealousness ought t.
show him that they appreciated wha
he had done for them. They decided
| that this could be done to the bes
advantage in his own town, and al
ranged for the meeting here. Their
was no formal program arranged
! and the whole affair was entirely ir
! formal Some of the people had ha,
luncheon before they arrived her
and como had not However, tn
hungry ones were bounteously fe
at the ks cafe.
Where They Came From.
| Delegations were here from Ks
sofa, Belle Plaine. LeSueur, 81
Peter, Shakopee, Jordan, Minneapoli
and st. Paul. Only one man cam
from Hennepin county,, Couny Con
missioner Frank w. Cook of Mime
apolis, but the recent contribution c
Hennepin county of $4,000 for tn
scenic highway makes up in part TO
the lack cf larger delegation. /
Won der Weyer, vice president of tn
Merchants National bank, Professo
Potter, superintendent of schools,
H. Miessen and John Lind count
commissioners are here from S
Paul The Shakopee delegation col
sists of w. F. Duffy of The Argus,
A. Ring, former mayor, and no
president of the Scott County Goo
Roads association; Attorney w.
Southworth, Charles Berens, P. y
Phillips, A. H. Phillips, E. F. Unz
Joseph j. Ries and Henry Lenzmeye
The last two men are county commi
sioners, C. H. Casey, president {
the Minnesota Retail Hardware a
ISOLATION. John E. Casey of The 10
dan Independent, A. M. Schaefe
president IF the Peoples State ban
4 and Dr. T. M. Larson of the Mu
baden sanatorium comprised the 10
dan delegation. Belle PLANE We
represented by j. A. Schell, pres
dent of the Commercial club an
Councilmen Joseph Kulischeck an
Alfred Johnson. C. W. Babcock an
Gates Ypungren are here from K
sofa.
st. Peter Here, Too.
st. Peter was represented by o.
yer j. Duane, of the st. Peter He
aid, Senator HI. N. Benson, A.
Jensen, ]. E. Marum. Aldermen !
M Anderson, D. l.. Holland, I. Y
Knoll, H. N. Nelson and Presidel
AL ]. Potts of the Commercial clu
The LeSueur representation consis
of Arnold Smith, Ora J. Parker,
I j. Foley and c. N. Cosgrove. A le
ter was read from Mayor H.
, Keller of st. Paul designatif
, Messrs. Miessen and Lind as the
, fetal representatives of that city.
u The committee on reception co
/ sisted of Mayor A. g.. Meyer, F. \
| Hunt, R. E. Brown. John Nyquist,
E. Crandall and Harrison L. Schmi
The Business Meeting.
Mayor A. G. Meyer opened Il
business meeting by giving the pl
pose of the assembly and then int
: duced ]. A. Ring, president of t
' Scott County Good Roads assoc
t ton. Mr.. Ring stated that at Sc
: sion of the association he suggest
= that meeting be held in Manka
: out of respect to John Hohmann t
the work he had done for the Mi