The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06
LUNCH BY NORTH
SlDERS Is DATED
From thursdays Daily.

From thursdays Daily.
Arrangements for q lunch and
speaking program to be held at the
village hall on the evening of We'd
nesday. March Is, when the North
Mankato Commercial club will hold
it's annual election. were partly made
at the regular monthly meeting of the
club in that hall last evening. II Is
intended to have some prominent
speaker address the meeting on
some topic to inspire greater en-;
thusiasm for the future, growth and
prosperity OF this rapidly developing
settlement.
Dennis Donahue, secretary OF the
club. preached the subject and 1t was;
discussed at some length by ". E..
Stewart, president OF the club; Henry
Robel, J. II. Minks, John Kumerow.
W. H. Sharp, T. E. Lindholm and
Louis Beckwall. =.
Want Good Attendance,
Mr.. Donohue said there should be
some such plan tried to bring out
good attendance at the election and
get new members at the same time.
Mr. Stewart remarked that the men,,
bership fee was only one dollar and
he did not see why every man in
the village should not be a member
OF the club. He said such meetings
were Of great educational value to
those that attended them and he OBJ
served that General Grant had said
that he developed what speech.
making ability he had merely 'by at
tending lodge meetings and taking
part in the discussion. .
Henry Robel spoke at some length
on the duty that every villager owed
to the community to attend these.
meetings. w.,
J. II. Minks suggested that II would
be we'll for every man present to
rage up his mind to bring three or
perhaps FIVE with him when he came
to the next meeting. -
John Kumerow suggested that a
committee Of three be appointed to
canvass the village and work up a
good attendance for the election
meeting. i
Committee to Prepare Supper.
A committee to prepare the supper
and arrange for the speaker was ap-
pointed to consist Of Dennis Donohue,
John Kumerow and George Fisher.
Mr.. Donohue attempte dat first to
excuse himself, saying that he ex.
pected to go after higher honors.
Nj. Robel rejoined that he was glad
that Mr.. Donohue was going to run
FOR the legislature, but he had not yet
filed and it was not probable that he
would have an engagement for
March IS.
Another committee, consisting Of
Henry RoBel, Sir. w. Fl. Sharp and
T. Z. Lindholm. was appointed to
canvass the village and get as many
members as possible, old and new, to
attend the meeting on the evening OF
the 18th. 81.
An auditing committee, to consist
OF Mr.. Sharp, Mr. Beckwall and
Mr.. Lindholm, was named to go
over the books OF the club for the
Fast year. DO
Mr.. Robcl presented a letter from
Postmaster veigel, stating that the
mail delivery two times every day
would be restored I'm all parts Of
the village where Il had ever been
ard that II would also be extendeti
On Range street. Mr.. Robel said the
change had already been made. The
letter was placed on file.
ID. Donohue, chairman of the CON-
mittee on census, gave the report
that was stated In last evenings Free
Press. that there were 1924 people
in the village. showing a gain OF
25+ in the last four years. Mr.. Dono-
hue also stated that this did not in
clade the visiting students OF the
village. OF whom there were about
1?5. The club passed vote OF thanks
for the work that the committee had
done. st'
From thursdays Daily.
Thomas Mccoy, seventy years old,
one OF the members OF the old school
Of railroad men In this section and
probably most picturesque figure
identified with early railroadlng In,
Southern Minnesota, died yesterday
az HIS home at Asage, Ia.
When youth MIR. Mccoy took to.
railroading at his home at Portage,
Wis. There he took position on
the old Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul road, and was employed on the
Crosse Division before the lines OF
the company were extended through
Winona.
Later. the veteran railroader en-
tered the service OF the Northwestern
and remained with that company for
a few years..
Early Day RsIlroader.
When local capital constructed the
Winona and Southwestern road, Mr.
Mccoy became identifisad Win tba