The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-20

state Under the Elwell road law, far
too much money was likely 10 be
spent on one road. He did not see
the wisdom of doing in one, two or
three years the amount of road de-
velopment that should take FIVE
years.
Mr.. Hohmann spoke also of the
folly of grading and then graveling
roads without getting the grade per
manently fixed. A road should be
graded and drained and when the
grade Is permanently established the
road can be graveled. and the gravel
Will not have to be dug away or
buried with a change or grade.
The speaker condemned one fea.
ture of the Dunn law and that was
its distribution of the state aid for
good roads. It gave an unreasonably
large share TO the poorer counties,
and gave an unreasonably small
share to counties, such as Blue
Earth, that were rich and paid
heavy taxes. He said Blue Earth
county had been getting about $4,000
q year. He maintained that this
county was entitled to $4,000 a
year.
Mr. Hohmann remarked that he
was going on the following day to the
state good roads convention and he
would bring this matter before that
body. He also said he would see
what he could do to bring the next
annual convention to Mankato.
John Nyquist moved that all of
the Mankato delegates be instructed
to see what they could do to bring
the convention to Mankato. The
motion was carried
Would Have kato Chautauqua.
p. C. Morrell, said that when he
attended the st. Peter chautauqua
he was impressed with the idea that
1t would be a good idea for Mankato
TO have a chautauqua of its own, in
stead of merely having a contract
with the Redpath. He thought the
Redpath chautauqua that was given
at Mankato last summer was rather
poor. He said that the city clerk OF
st. Peter, who was secretary of the
St Peter chautauqua, had claimed
that the st. Peter chautauqua was
better than that which had been given
i'm Mankato. AS long as Mankato
guaranteed the financial success OF
the Redpaths in this city II would
not be a much greater risk to have
Mankato chautauqua. financed and
managed at home. II was true that
Mankato had a contract with the
Redpaths for the year 1915, but II
would be well to start out and see
what could be done to have a home
owned and home-managed chautau.
qua.
At Mr.. Morrell's suggestion a mo.
ton was passed providing for the
appointment of a committee of five
to look into this proposition.
On behalf OF the committee on the
proposition to dam the Minnesota
river just below the mouth of the
I Blue Earth, thus creating an arti-
fetal lake, r. Z. Brown, chairman
~ the committee and originator of
the project being absent, Judge
Cray gave a history of the matter
from the beginning and told how II
was at length discovered that il
would be possible to go ahead legally
IL the permission of the state legisla.
ture and the war department could
be obtained. He said such bill
would be introduced into the legisla-
ture at the coming session and he
hoped it would be put through.
Medical Association Meeting.
Dr. 4. y. Schmitt stated that the
Southern Minnesota Medical associa.
ton would meet I'm the city on the
first and second days of December
and IL was expected that about three
hundred visitors would thus be
brought to the city. He requested on
behalf OF the local physicians that a
boil be furnished in which to hold
this convention. The entertainers
| felt that they were entitled to that
much help in taking care of the
convention.
F. f. Crandall, motion was passed
instructing the secretary, L. F. Scar.
ing, to look up q suitable hall for the
holding of the doctors meeting.
F. NJ. Currier reported that on
Monday morning the advisory board
OF the Nankato Commercial club had
met with a delegation representing
the various ladies' clubs of Mankato.
who were interested In relief work
for the Belgian women and children.
The delegation wished the club to
name committee of three to five
to assist in this work. Mr.. Currier
moved that a committee of FIVE be
appointed to cooperate with the
ladies' clubs i'm this work. The mo-
ton was carried.
Judge Cray stated that the ladies'
would solicit funds and 1t was de-
sired to send another carload of
-four in addition to the one that had
been promised by George NJ. Palmer.
All the people of Mankato should
help, each giving something, no matter
how small, to make up the necessary
funds.
Resolutions Of Respect.
The following resolution was offer
ed by A. J. Veigel and promptly
passed:
Whereas, Edgar Weaver, a men,
Der OF the Mankato Commercial club
for the past several years. and an
active, valued and honored citizen
Of Mankato. he's been called to his
final rest; therefore be II
Resolved. that this club extends
It's heartfelt sympathy to the bereav-
ed family of the deceased. and as
sures them that 1t seeks to divide
with them the burden of their great
grief; and further be It
Resolved that in the death of Mr..
Weaver the club has lost a jealous
member the city an ardent friend