The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06

North Maikato's growth, as
shown BY the census, " said w. Z.
Stewart, president OF the North
Mankato Commercial club, today,
as commensurate with its progress,
in building and other improvements.
During the last four years we have
gained 254 Inhabitants and at the
same time our building and other
progressive accomplishments, pub
lie and private, have amounted to
about $4,000. The water works
alone cost $4,000 and our street
improvements have come to $4,000.
"This is practically a village of
home owners. There are few rented
houses. AT the present time there is
not vacant house in the entire
village. -.
@The people OF this village are
loyal to their own institutions. They
bolster up what they have estab-
lished. Among our principal indus
tries Is the stone quarry of the Mel.
sen CONSTRUCTION company, which
employees on an average about ten
men, and thus has a payroll to
keep UP ten families. Then, the
Bindholm Wet Wash Laundry EN-.
ploys several people. Henry Mayors
has a carpet-cleaning and awning
works. Paul Lehman has a car.
pet-cleaning and upholstering es-
tablishment. Henry Small has a
well-digging. poultry-farm-supplying
and tar-roofng construction outfit.
Moreover, we have the Mankato
Brick and Tile company, which en-
ploys twenty 10 twenty-five men in
the summer and six to eight in the
winter. This Is an exceedingly i'm
portant institution to the village,
Al. III. Thinker is our big poultry
raiser. Frank wilds has quite a
blacksmithing and farm machinery
outfit. The North Mankato bakery
keeps four people busy. Moreover,
we have a butcher shop, four gro
ceries. a confectionery store, two
barber shops and state bank.
George E., Charland Is manu-.
facturer OF cement blocks and a
general cement contractor and
Schmidt brothers are also cement
contractors. Furthermore, we have
four general contracting firms, that
do business that Is among the lar
gest handled by any firms In South
srn Minnesota. These are the Nielsen
Construction company, Beckwall a
widell. otto Neitge and Malchow
Brothers.
This is also quite a town for
gardeners. John Kolbert, John
Koppen & Son, Dennis ID. Donohue,
Henry Robel, ST., and Oswald Wind.
miller are substantial raisers OF
produce fol, the table. -,,
1--WE have ,one of the best schools
in Southern Minnesota and two
churches This is strictly a resi-
dence. locality, and twice the. people
have voted down the proposition to
allow a saloon over here. The SEN
timent over here is so strong
against a saloon that 1t will be
useless ever to, bring up the license
proposition agufns' --T - tr 1--'-.
I'VE have a real' live commercial
club, that stands for the interests
OF the village. Yet we feel loyal to
the city OF Mankato and II is only
question OF time when We will be
annexed. When, our epople travel
away from here and are asked where
We live. we always say that we live
in Mahkato. The two communities
are growing right together. II Is
unfortunate that 1t Is necessary to
go to the trouble of pushing an act
through the legislature to accomplish
the annexation. but that will have
to be done"
Hans Lund on HE Trip.
Mapleton Enterprise: Hans Lund.
the hiker, who started on trip
to walk to New Orleans, arrived at
Mapleton, about $3.50 Monday even
ing, having left Mankato at 1880
In the morning, He stopped, how.
ever. at Good Thunder, enroute. Mr..
Lund wore no overcoat but had
leggins and sheep-skin coat so he
was not suffering from the cold. He
claims to be able to walk sixty miles
per day. He left here at FIVE O'Clock
Wednesday morning with Albert. Lea
as the destination for the days pit
grimage. Mr.. Lund expects to make
his way by selling photos. pamphlets
and giving Temperance lectures. He
wishes to show that a man who Is
OF temperate habits can outwalk
and out work the man who drinks.
Mr.. Lund expected to give a talk
here but owing to the iateness OF
his arrived was prevented from doing
So
uncsiIed For Roast Of Hans Lund.
Good Thunder Herald: "Hans
Lpnd. North Mankato's famous pc.
destrian, arrived here on nearly
schedule time Tuesday afternoon on
his contemplated hike to the Mexi.
can border. He gave a short talk at
the opera house TO a small audience.
strongly denouncing alcoholic bever-
ages. the use OF tobacco. and strong
ly advised pienty OF outdoor exercise