The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-16
GRANTED LICENSE
DESPITE PROTEST
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
George Klages was granted a II
cense by the city council this morn
ing TO run saloon at Gil Norti
Front street. the same location a.
that of the saloon run by Petel
klaees. whose license was recent,
declared void, on account of viola
lions OF law regulating liquor traffic
The council took this action IL
the face of a protest. signed by abou
i50 men and women. and presented
by Professor Lyle Soaring of tn,
normal school.
The petition read as follows:
I'VE. the undersigned. as tax.
payers OF the city OF Mankato,
do hereby earnestly protest
against the issuance of saloon
licenses to George Klages and
Louis T. Kaufman for the follow
ing reasons:
First. because Mankato Is n
school city, Is so advertised and
the students are bringing into
our community over a quarter OF
million dollars each year, as
compared with $4,000 received
each year from twenty-seven sa-
loon licenses.
Second, this petition repre-
sents the will of between five and
six thousand men. women and
children OF the church constit-
uency of Mankato.
Third. il Is the evident intent
of the law, that the number of
saloons Ia Mankato should not be
over one to every FIVE hundred
Of population"
Anthony Klages. father of George
Klases. said the latter had made ar.
rangements to buy out his uncles
saloon. II will be good for any,
thing that my son George does" said
the father.
Protest BY Brandrup.
!. X. Brandrup. proprietor of the
Mankato Commercial college, ear,
nestly protested against granting the
License. He claimed that he had
done as much as anybody for the
upbuilding of the city of Mankato
and was entitled to consideration.
There was no debate on the matter
among the councilmen. They sim,
ply approved the bond and granted
the license. the only negative vote
being that OF Commissioner Bradley
Commissioners Gerlich. Lack and
Lamm and Mayor Meyer all voted
for the license.
The matter OF granting license
10 Louis +. Kaufman to run a
saloon at 225 South Front street
will come before the council week
from today This Is the location of
the saloon OF John c. Hagen, which
was closed on account of violations
OF law.
At the request OF f. r. Soaring.
secretary of the Mankato Commercial
club. the Minnesota Crop Improve
ment association was granted the
rise OF the band room on the third
floor of the city hall building for
the coming Seed exposition. An at,
tempt was previously made to ar.
range for the use OF the quarters
occupied Uy the First National bank.
opposite the Elks' building. where
the triple convention Is to be held.
This was found impracticable, how.
ever. a the fixtures of the bank will
not be moved soon enough into the
hanks new quarters.
Amendment to Ordinance.
Mayor Meyers work for n more
drastic ordinance to keep minors and
habitual drunkards out OF saloons
took definite form this morning when
an amendment to the ordinance
covering that subject was given It's
first reading.
The present ordinance forbids sa.
loon keepers TO allow minors to re.
main in their saloons. unless accom-.
panied by parents or guardians. and
provides the penalty OF a fine OF
SO to 100 or ten to ninety days In
Jail. The amendment includes habit.
ual drunkards In this prohibition.
The present ordinance forbids minors
from going into saloons unless &C,
companied by parents and provides
fine OF S. to $50 or Imprisonment
not to exceed twenty days. The
amendment includes habitual drunk
ards also under this prohibition and
increases the penalty. making II IS
10 800 fine or imprisonment not to
exceed ninety days.
Commissioner Gerlich said the great
trouble about women getting their
husbands kept out of saloons by
posters was that II created ill-feeling
al home. He said the chief OF police
ought to do the posting.
Mayor Meyer said that either the
chief OF police or the mayor had the
authority to order up such posters.
Mr.. Gerlich said the mayor and
the city council ought to look into
the saloon business more closely
The city attorney should write out
notices TO saloonkeepers that they
would be punished for selling liquor
TO habitual drunkards.
Commissioner Lamm said the sa.
loonkeepers did not know a great
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