The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-17
Mankaio Party Nicely Received
In All the TeWns s..-.
PROFITABLE AND PlEasalr
Sociabilitf Run and People Got Better
Acquainted With Those IN Other
Communities r. 90

nitOi SpohuihB aoOut lnirIceu
hours out Of the city the Mankato
automobiles who took part in the
Blue county sociability suR
"a. .ne at about nine O'Clock
ecc .sht. The trip was unusualiyfres
rom distressing incidents. and no un,
pleasantness was experienced with
the exception Of a little tire trouble.
which was repaired in q few minutes.
Throughout the run OF 1856 miles yery
little poor road was encountered, 4
stretch from Pemberton 70, st. Clair
being bad, and there also being
some poor roads from Judson toward
Butternut. From Butternut TO Laks
Crystal the road was In excellent
condition as was also the case
throughout most OF the journey. ~
Given ButterrnlIk at Cambria.
The party did not linger at Jud.
son and at Cambria call was made
at the creamery where the manager
generously gave the tourists butter
milk. At Cambria several new houses
were noticed and William ]. Evans
and his sons are erecting q brick
store building. John Z. Thomas and
Dan Harris piloted the tourists TO
the next stop. Quite party was
gathered at Butternut to welcome
the Mankato people, and Thomas
Hughes spoke there. The new Bur
ternut creamery was brought TO the
attention Of the people there, Il Il b
fine building and win be moved INTO
this month. J. Z. Owens. Alec Han
sen, Charles Wilson, Eric Shaw ana
Mr.. Gedde Joined the automobile
party at Butternut and went on 20
Lake Crystal, over what Jens John.
son said was ''the best road in the
county,
Welcome Az. Aieng The Tine.
A large gathering welcomed the
party at Lake Crystal, and the cars
were parked along the main street
near the post office. J. d. Deets was
the speaker there. J. B. Nielsen, the
North Mankto contractor looked up
his friends at Lake Crystal, he being
there to conduct some repair work
on the Me Peterson building which
was recently damaged by FIRE.
Garden City extended royal vel.
come to the visitors, as did also
Vernon Center. George Fitch accom-.
panied by Mrs. Fitch and Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Shelby OF Lake Crystal
piloted the party 10 Garden city. ana
made the rest Of the trip. Fillmore
Mills accompanied By Mr.. and Mrs.
George John and Mrs. Carl Osgood
acted as pilot to Vernon Center, where
Ed. Barnes took the trail, leading the
procession to Auboy. HstF
Dinner al Ambey.i -,
The travellers we're glad when they
arrived at Amboy. Il was after one
o'clock when this stop was made
and everyone was hungry. The Am
boy ladies had made very fine ar
rangements on the school grounds for
eating lunch. They had conveniences
for the guests to wash, and then serv-
ed coffee and lemonade. Some Of the
party did not take lunch there and
found very good meals down town.
w. ID. Willard was called upon 10
speak at Amboy and dwelt partfcu.
larry on the good fortune OF athii
part Of the country I'm It's present
prosperity. d. w. Chamberlain. prest
dent Of the Amboy auto club and r.
w. Bosch piloted the automobiles
through Sterling 10 Good Thunder.
The Jackson Lake, which Ii 20 be
drained by what Is known as the
Jackson Lake Ditch, was passed o.
this run. Frank Griffin, editor Of
The Good Thunder Herald, joined
with a party at Good Thunder and
went as far 40 Mapleton. No stop
was made in Good Thunder because
Of the funeral OF 3 leading. citizen
there.
The Reesptisn at msplsssa.
Everyone drove 10 the schcol
grounds at Mapieton. where q large
6otucNtnt Va t3HAoNcohAC 0o31n34f@4s
Among them were Alex Ellis. T.. b
Taylor, Editor and Mrs. II. c. ffotaf
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hang
former Mankato people, and many
others. They served delicious lemon
ade and buttermilk, ana each 81 fhs
visitors was given . package Of post
card views OF the Town. g. b. skurn-
way spoke Il Mapleton, touching
particularly upon the duty Of the
younger eeneratIon Of today In as
Stunning the bufdens Of public pro
gress. Editor Hotaling responded rfth
a short informal talk. in which ks
welcomed the visitors and told them
Of some Of the informal talk. IN which
he welcomed the visitors and told
them Of some o. fhe advantages q
the town. He remarked that II Wasn't
necessary to present the keys Of the
city because no one ever locked
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