The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-02


superintendent. ST. Paul Bethel.
Five men were admitted to the
Methodist ministry as follows: John
W. Bostrom, John Engle. Fred Sleeves.
A. w. Gable and Joseph Bennett.
Twelve men volunteered for the mis-
sion field II needed.
From Mondays Daily.
Representatives from 100 Minnesota
municipalities will attend the meet
ing OF the State League OF Municipali-
ties at Mankato October 81 and 22.
The convention will be turned into a
clearing house of information per.
Etaining TO municipal affairs. Experts
on civic matters and executives OF
Minnesota towns and cities are on
the program.
The work Of city planning. the diff,
ferent types of city government and
questions dealing with the conduct OF
municipalities toward public utilities
, viii form the principal subjects.
5uttenhelm to Spear.
Harold s. Buttenheim, president OF
the American City bureau, New York,
will be the principal speaker on the
subject Of city planning. An exhibl.
ton Of the results OF work in collect
ing material on city planning in
America and Europe will be shown.
Why City Planning Pays" and plan
ming for Play" will be the subject
of two lectures delivered by Mr.
Buttenheim.
DR. II. w. Hill OF ST. Paul will lee
ture on Communicable Diseases"
The types of city government will
be discussed by municipal officials
who have the opportunity of observ-
ing the various plans in operation.
Will Speak on Commission Type.
Mayor =. J. Seberger of St Cloud
will be the chief speaker on the com
mission type. What Commission Gov
eminent Has Done 70. ST. Cloud" viii
be his subject The 81. Paul commits
sion system will come up fer consid
Grafton only slightly because OF its
short time I'm operation.
/ The city manager plan OF conduct.
ing municipal government will be dis.
cussed by s. 4. Siverts. Jr.. who lie
the city manager OF Morris. Mimi
Mr.. Siyerts is an engineer by profes.
sion and is making 4 useful expert.
ment in the city manager plan.
A report on Minnesota municipal
public utilities will be read by Pro
fessor G. A. Gesell of the University
OF Minnesota extension department
Professor Gesell Is active in the work
OF the bureau OF municipal research
affiliated with the league and has
completed the compilation OF a re-
port on practically all the municipal
utility plants in the state The sig,
nifcant results OF the Investigation
will be presented.
Schaub Is Interested.
Arthur Schaub. city attorney and
| chairman Of the committee OH judicial
decisions OF the league was in Min
neapolis Saturday, comforting with
Professors r. r. Price and G. A
Gesell in regard to the program that
Is being arranged for the annual
meeting. Professor Price is director
OF the general extension department
OF the state university and secretary
and treasurer OF the league. Profes-
scr Gesell, who Is also connected
with the university extension work
is head OF the information bureau OF
the league.
There will be five separate ses.
sions OF the meeting Of the league
and banquet, which will take place
ut the Saulpaugh hotel on the even
ing OF the second day. Oct. %. at
$50 o'clock. There will also be Q
city planning exhibition. This will be
at the armory. Here two Of the five
sessions will be held. II Is expected
that the other three will be held In
the Elks' club house.
| Partial List Of Papers.
/ A partial list OF the papers thai
will be read at the meeting has a.
ready been prepared a paper o.
Engineering Cooperation-A Plar
Of Municipal Efficiency" will br
read by Professor +. II. Bass OF Tho
municipal engineering department O.
the state university. Refuse Dis
posal" will be the subject OF a pro
duction by 4. NJ. stacy of the Ameri
can Society of Mechanical Fngir
GERS" Taxation OF Abuttiny Prop
erty for Local improvements" will be
discussed by Charles p. Hall, corpor.
alton attorney OF Lake City. Land
scape Architecture" will be the sub
ject OF an address by Phelps II. Wv
man OF MINNEAPOLIS. A paper or
The City Charter Situation. will br
read by Professor William a. sShaper
OF the municipal league of the state
university. Schaub will give his views
on "Mankato's Gas Controversy
Professor John b. MARTENS of the
heating and ventilation department
OF the state university will read pa.
per on THE Central Heating Stages.
| #t.. Other Subjects.
! 'The Range Municipal Association
Its Organization and Progress" II
the subject chosen for a paper to be
delivered by some prominent public
man Of the Range country of north
ern Minnesota. but he has not yet
been selected
George NJ Palmer has agreed IT.