The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-09

!, II A. Mills, l.. w. Pichard. j. r..
Snow, p. c. Morrell c. r. Shumway,
George r. Brett. B. ID. Smith. Andy
Dunn and w. @. Wits. Mr.. Himmel'
man spoke strongly in favor Of ad.
| vertising and impressing upon the
people the advisability OF patroniz
ing home industry. educating them
up to an appreciation OF what is
produced right here in Mankato. MIR.
| Nyquist gave quite number OF in
stances OF people being stung right
here i'm Mankato, including himself.
| by buying from outside the city.
what they might have bought here.
Mr.. Bush was much in favor of hav.
ing the censorship committee find out
lust what local business men were
disloyal TO their home institutions
and making their indemnity known
to other business men. MIR. Shumway
said he knew OF local man who had
been buying practically all OF his goods
from the big catalogue houses and
at the same time had his own goods
boosted fifteen per cent over the cat
alogue house prices. He said he could
prove what he said. A remark was
| made that local housewives should
buy Mankato-made brooms and Mr..
Wits said he would be glad TO handle
! Mankato-made brooms in his store II
some one would just come around to
stock him up with them. He did not
consider IL his place to go out after
them. Mr.. Sutherland said there were
local merchants who wanted Man
kato people TO patronize them but
were themselves unwilling TO pat
ronize Mankato people.
w. II. Pay read the report Of the
membership committee as follows:
New Members.
The following new members have
Joined the Mankato Commercial club
since the last meeting: Logan Rose.
student, Elmer Kysar. retail meat
| dealer: Treanor Bros. repair shop;
Ekerholm-Wilson company, decorat.
ors and paper hangers; Common
wealth Power company, lighting and
power contractors: DR.. d. ]. Harri-
son. dentist; l.. u. Smith & Son, real
estate and nursery: Lafe Shannon.
attorney: Roy II. Allison. county sur
yeyor; b. NJ. Gallagher. district high
way engineer: T. II. Foley. county
commissioner: w. II. Detamore,
county superintendent: DIR. A. 4.
Wohlrabe. physician: John Anderson,
| photographer: DR.. +. G.. Girvin. den
list: Kelly. Harris & Gosewisch. un.
dertakers: DIR. Toilet Solverud. chiro-
tractor; c.. Il. Nelson. retail shoe
dealer; Otto G. +. Kammerer retail
| grocer: A. II. SLIDER, general store.
| merchandise: F. w. Kamm. sales
manager Mayer Bros. company; G. NJ.
Hatcher. financial agent. Mayer Bros.
company: DIR. l.. T. Dodds. yeterin.
airy surgeon: DR.. T.. l.. Halves. den!
tist DIR. w. o. Radichel. dentist !;
Jay p. Fox. manager Woolworth
store: DR.. l.. l.. Fallahee, chiropract.
or: p. +. Eirikson, photographer: II.
l.. Nichols, painter and decorator I:
Gust Kleinschmidt. building contract
or: Albert Gender, retail grocer;
Paul Iverson & Son. retail clothing
dealers; A. T.. Quimby. retired bank.
er; Z. II. Poyer shoe repairer: o. A.
Jackson, manager Cedar Rapids Oil
company: J. NJ. Wane. superintend.
ent Cedar Rapids Oil company: +.
Il. Field. retail grocer: Krost &
Harry. plumbers: J J. Flachsenhar.
secretary Mankato Loan & Trust
company; w. G.. Bate. principal high
school: DR.. A. V. Denman, physician (:
Z. j. Thompson, manager Illinois
Oil company; F. A. Neubert. incubat.
ors and poultry: J. c. Crawford. dis
trict manager Prudential Life lnsur.
ance company: Charles II. Wagon
retail meat dealer: L. p. Zimmerman
retail meat dealer.
Besides the above. several form.
er members renewed their allegiance
TO the club
| Acceptances Received.
Secretary Soaring stated that quite
number ~ presidents OF farmers
clubs had accepted the offer of hon,
orary membership in the Mankato
Commercial club. He made particu
lar mention of Jens Johnson, presi.
dent of the Butternut Valley Farm
ers club: George C. Keith. Sterling
Farmers club; w. G. Clark. Belgrade
Farmers club; w. H. Clapp. River.
side Farmers club: Henry Evans OF
a Farmers club east of the city:
Fred o. True, Indian Lake Farmers
club. and o. f. Treanor, Decoria
Farmers club. ;
An amendment to the bylaws was
proposed, giving employees. travelling
men and farmers the right TO join the
club, paying only half the present
dues of SO year. The proposed
amend reads as follows:
THE annual dues of this club
shall be $40. payable i'm advance,
but unless social club rooms are
maintained, one-half of the dues
may, at the discretion OF the pres
ident and secretary. be RENTED
where the member is an employee,
travelling salesman or farmer:
provided. however. that this last
clause shall not apply TO public
officials, school instructors. Off
GERS of banks or loan companies
above assistant cashier, or to
any manager. local agent or gen.
eral agent OF a business or branch
business conducted in this city. or
TO any travelling salesman whose
duties include managerial or
agency work, or TO farmers other
than those living upon the farms
that they operate. The dues shall
accrue from the date of joining,
and may be paid semi-annually
at the option of the member"
| Followed BY Discussion.
There was a long discussion OF this
proposition. Logan Rose expressed