The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03

/ held tomorrow AFTERNOON. 1nere VIII
be a service at the house at one
o'clock and at 1880 p. m. at the
Lutheran church In Rapidan. Rev N.
Nordgaard will conduct the service.
from Thursdays Daily.
1--WE have thus far this month had
112 dodgers at the police station" said
Chief OF Police Klugherz today. THAT
is an exceedingly large number and
/, I think the total for the month is
going to run as high as $50. From
all that I can learn about labor con-
,ditions farther west. am inclined
TO believe that there WIN be very
large number of Migrants going
through Mankato this spring. and
there will be great deal OF begging.
I think some provision should be
made TO give US chance to set
such people at work. That will help
to keep the tramps out OF town. and
get something done. at the same
time. think II would be good idea
to fence In three sides OF one OF the
old Coughlan stone quarries In the
north end of. the city. There Is one
side OF each OF the quarries where
the wall OF rock is so high that no
fence would be necessary TO keep the
men from running away. One guard
would be enough here to keep quite
a number Of prisoners. Here the
Migrants could be made TO break
stone, which could be hauled away In
wagon loads for use on the streets
and roads. There are always plenty
of places where this broken rock can
be used. II believe the city could get
the use OF one of the quarries for
this purpose without any difficulty"
Endorsed by Mayor.
Mayor Meyer was asked today what
he thought of this project and he
said he thought the idea very
good one. He remarked that there
had ben quite great deal OF begging
in the city. lie spoke OF man who
said he came from the coal mines
of Colorado calling on him and asking
for help. The mayor gave this man
a quarter. r. . .. d
Officer Waters OF the police force
told today how he recently gave
stranger some coffee at his own
home. The man said somebody had
given him some crusts OF bread and
he wanted a little coffee to drink
while he ate them. The man told
officer Waters that before long this
part of the country would be oyerrun
with men from the southwest, look
ing for work and begging. The man
said Il was very hard to find any
work TO do in that part OF the
country.
From Thursdays Daily.
Four members of the Mankato city
council, George r. Bradley, Robert
Lamm. A. @. Lack and ]. G. Gerlich
with City Engineer II. F. Blomquist,
spent yesterday In Minneapolis look.
ing over the concrete pavements OF
that city. They rode about the
principal streets, together with City
Engineer Dutton OF Minneapolis, Err
nest 8. Macgowan. Minneapolis rep
resentatiye OF the Universal Port
land Cement company, and Mr.. Cool
OF that city, connected with the
Kettle River Creosote Block COM
pany. .s'...s. ... ... ..g
The visitors came to the conclu-
sion that concrete pavements were
satisfactory, and had been well dem
onstrated TO be So They looked
over some pavements of that kind
that were laid Ave years ago and
were as good for use as II they
were brand new. The concrete
payements had a rough. hard sur
face. that prevented slipping. The
Mankato officials looked over such
pavements especially on Western
avenue. on the drive around Lake
Calhoun and on Minnetonka boule-
ward. SIr. Dutton said he was salts
fed with such pavements. -.--F
The visitors also looked over
some asphaitlc concrete pavements
In a Minneapolis park These were
laid last October. As there had
not been much traffic there. Il was
hard TO tell much about the wear.
ing qualities OF the material. There
were a few other places that such
pavements had been placed, but
there were no such pavements there
that gave a reliable answer TO the
question whether such material was
durable or not.
II hardly think we shall expert
ment with asphaltic concrete in
Mankato." remarked Councilman
Bradley today. sour visit was very
profitable. We had the benefit OF
experience and information that has
cost Minneapolis 10 little money"
From thursdays Daily.
Frederick A. Busch, forty-six years
old, died at his home in Redwing yes
terday after a short illness with
pneumonia. He is survived by
widow and four children. Other rela.
lives surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Anna Busch. ST. Paul, Right Rev. Jo-
seph Busch, Catholic bishop OF South
Dakota; Clement Busch, Ell Cajoin,
Cal; Rev. Francis Busch, Cleveland,
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