The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-09-11
Chemist Presents Village with
Public Library, Park and
Playground
From Thursdays Daily.

-. NellCOIne, II loEIHeE udiucu Sity
boy, that village is to have a pub
lie library, park and playground.
For several years Mr.. Welcome has
had in mind some such magnificent
gift as this to the village I'm which
he grew to manhood, and about
six months ago he made definite
arrangements with G. NJ. Palmer OF
Mankato, who was q boyhood chum
of Mr.. Welcome in Garden City
to buy up property there to be USED
for this purpose.
For several months Mr.. Palmer
has been busy with the plan. and
now has almost all of three blocks
of property in the heart OF the viii
lage. There are still n few lots
TO be secured in order to make
the plan succeed. but II Is believed
that there will be no difficulty in
buying them. Mr.. Palmer has been
assisted in buying options and
other details of the project by Karl
Oseood of Garden City.
Park and Fairgrounds.
Except that he proposes TO estab-
lish n public library, park and play
ground. Mr.. Welcome has announced
no definite plans. but this is enough
10 assure the residents of Garden
City that the village Is to be recog-
nized In a most wonderful and gen.
erous way.
As a boy Mr. Welcome attended
the public school In Garden City,
climbed about the hills, fished In
the river, and did all OF the things
which boys love TO do. He was
a boy Of generous Impulses and this
characteristic has been strong in
Linn through the years OF his man
hood.
First Business Venture.
His first business venture was In
Garden City. His father ran n drug
store there. and Mr.. Welcome was
clerk in the store. Later he was
connected with drug stores In Man.
kato. in Rochester and in New York.
He achieved great fame as chem
list and has personally conducted some
of the most important research work
ever recognized by scientific men
OF the world. A few years ago his
friends here received at Christmas
time books which contained inter
esting facts and pictures which were
taken from one OF his research trips
TO Africa.
Headquarters In London.
Mr. Welcome now owns one OF
the greatest chemical manufactur-
ing concerns in the world. which
has its headquarters In London.
where Mr.. Welcome and his family
make their home. This company
which does business under the name
of "Burroughs-Well Company"
has business all over the world.
even including Minnesota and Man
kato.
Aside from his prominence as n
scientist and business man Mr.. Well
come has made friends of some OF
the most noted men of England.
Henry NJ. Stanley. the African ex-
plorer, was a close friend OF Mr.. Well
and acted as godfather at
the baptism OF his child. Mr.. Well
come was one of the pail bearers
at the funeral of Mr.. Stanley.
Mrs. Welcome is the daughter Of
the late Bernardo, a well known
English philanthropist She accom-
panied her husband on n trip to
America ten years ago, and they
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
NJ. Palmer here far several days
at that time. This was Mr.. Well
comes last visit to Mankato.
Has Become Wealthy.
During his years OF activity as
a scientist and as a manufacturer
Mr.. Welcome has become very
wealthy and has made other gen.
orous gifts which have frightened
the lives OF people as will his gift
to Garden City. He has sent the
money for the achievement of this
enterprise to Mr.. Palmer so there
will be no doubt as to its con-
summation.
Rumors OF the plan have Seen
afioat In Garden City for some time
but no one knew just what was
to be done until today. when Mr..
Palmer addressed the people who
were in attendance at the Garden
City fair. and announced the de-
lightful surprise. His announcement
was greeted with the utmost feel
ing OF gratitude and appreciation on
the part Of the people Of the vii
lage, and surely Mr.. Welcome could
have planned no more wisely nor
generously than he did.
From T'.ursdsv's Daily.
Samuel Girvin, a resident of Mic
ollet county for many years died ut
his home in the township OF CRANKY
last Saturday morning about six
o'clock, from kidney trouble. He had
been sick only about three weeks,
and his condition had not been con-
s!dered very serious by his rela-
tIves. says The ST. Peter Tribune.
The deceased was a native Of Ire
land. having been born ut Belfast,
March 20. 1s4s. He came with his
parents TO America In 1851, and af.
ter living sixteen years at Cincinnati
he removed TO New Ulm, and thence