The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-01
Party In Autos
Defied ]. Pluve
Erom saturdaY.- pai,y.

From Saturday. Dairy.
Secretary E. F. Soaring OF the Mans
kato Commercial club this morning
confidently expressed the opinion that
IL the weather had appeared more
favorable, hardly less than hundred
cars would have started out on the
tour TO the fair of the Farmers club
at Medo. As II was, the light driZzle
between nine and ten o'clock scared
OF a great many. and only about a
fifth OF the expected number went.
Many places along the route Of the
tour were called up to see IL there had
been any rain. and none of these re-
ported any rain worth speaking about.
The route was to Eagle Lake, st.
Clair, and Pemberton to Medo. where
Il was the provided the party should
lunch. There were to be some speech
es made at Medo by members OF the
party. and the next thing on the pro-
gram was to go to Mapleton, and
have a short visit there. Next II was
intended 10 go to Beauford and then
10 Good Thunder. II was thought the
party would return to Mankato about
five o'clock in the afternoon. Those
on the speaking program were L. p.
Hunt, George NJ. Palmer, Judge Lorin
Cray, F. NJ. Currier and Professor c.
r. shumway Of the Mankato high
school.
The tour was made under the
auspices OF the Mankato Commercial
club The matter was I'm the hands
of the touring committee, which con-
sisted of DR.. J. w. Andrews. o. w.
Walker. Louis Mayer, DR.. J.. 7. Dodds
Logan Rose. DR.. Dodds was the
starter.
Started From Eiks' Club.
The cars and their occupants. start.
ing from the Elks' club. included the
following. the separate paragraphs in
dicating separate cars:
The pacemaking car, with A. j.
Lewis. pacemaker: J. A. Fiittie, c. ii.
Cooper and w. J. Merchant.
Nr. and Mrs. o. w. Walker, Paul
Walker. and Miss b. c. Terry. In
car decorated with bunting and pen
nants.
c. A. Ahrens and wife and daughter
and T. A. Sherk and Howard Dia-
mond.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Kennedy and
children, Mrs. r. X. Kennedy end
Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Holman. Mrs.
Kennedy is a pioneer of Medo, having
settled there in 1865 II was there
that c. l.. Kennedy was born. The
trip was therefore of particular in
terest' to this party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Williams.
Howard Williams, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Jones.
d. VI. Jones and S. NJ. Davies.
Mr.. and Mrs George MeCargar and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Hendley.
Mrs. Elmer Glenn and daughter
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Johnson and
children.
LIP. Hunt. F. w Hunt, Mrs z. X.
ilgen Fritz, and Miss Hazel Clark.
George NJ. Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
@. willard and Joseph Thro.
Boosting Blue Earth County.
DR.. and Mrs J. w. Andrews. Mrs.
W. T. Andrews and Mrs. Nelson
Weed. This car was decorated with
a large sign. on which were painted
the words: "Biue Earth county is one
of the most magnificent spots in the
nluuit west aItI III SiudiV hitS,
about OAO. Assessable acreage, an
227. Property valuation, personal and
real $50 900. 200. Assessed valuation.
s21, e000O0 Population. 10000. Man
kato. the county seat is a great rail-
road center and great educational
center. Dr. Andrews was the cap
tain of the tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Long. Mrs. J.
r. Bowen. Mrs. Clara G. Long of
Howard Lake. Mimi, and Miss Helen
Long
Mr.. and Mrs. W.. w. Besser and
son and Mrs. Edgar Weaver and son.
G.. W. Bunce. wife and daughter.
and r. E. Lundquist.
Mr. and Mrs. James b., Crandall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erick Carlstrom and
family.
The hospital car from the Perrin
garage run by Wesley Ore. This car
contained about q dozen tires of var
ious sizes. and other supplies which
were To be used in case OF break
down Of any car.