The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-28
Favors The Tauqua
Action Was Taken


This was expressed at the meetin,
held carly this afternoon, after din
ner. at the Elks' club. A motion wa!
carried instructing President a. j
Neigel TO appoint a committee OF iiv'
TO take the matter in charge. This
committee will proceed tn solicit fo
guarantors. After securing the nee
Cssary gLarantors. who will stand goot
Tor any loss that a chautauqua In the
year 1916 might have. the committed
will then get a list OF pledges FOL
the ticket sales for that chautauqua
4. &. Morrll, chairman OF the com
mittCa that has been looking into tho
Chautauqua proposition, stated thai
the committee that Mr.. Neigel woulc
appoint should get pledges for the
sale OF 1000 tickets. These pledges
would insure the success OF the chau
tauqua. The Redpath -Nawter chau-
tauQua always insisted OH that mum
Der of tickets being pledged. All that
was necessary TO insure the success
uf the independent Chautauqua ri
MankatO was To get the local citizens
10 do the same for that project II,
was done 10y them for the circuit
Chautauqua.
William MallGrcn. secretary OF tho
81 Peter Chautauqua. stated that
there was nothing difficult In the in
dependent Chautauqua game. II ha'
been carried To a successful con
clusiun by st. Peter and WOrthing
ton and Mankato ought TO be able Il
do tho SAINT
The Chautauqul idea was cnthus-
iastiCally endorsed by Congressman
T. r. Ellsworth. who was the CUES
Of honor of the club. Mr.. Ellsworth!
declared that the circuit ChautauGuG'
were not putting on as good programs
ga they used Ia. lie said they were
cutting out lectures and putting H.
music for the purpose OF saving
money.
Wealth Of Mankato.
When President Ncigel introduce
MIR Ellsworth he remarked that h
hoped that the latter could get some
good Kings FOR Mankato from the na-
tional government Mr.. Ellsworth sar
he could work better for the cit!
in this way il the city showed "a spir
IL al prCrreSsiVcncss. He spoke o.
the great wealth OF the city of Man.
kato. and he gave figures that he hat
obtained from the county auditor
and from these figures he drew til,
deduction that MankatO pOsscssc
wealth. real personal and in the form
uf monies and credits to the aggre
gate amount Of more than iifteel
million dollars. He said il was fail
statement that this wealth meant
potential power of AZ least one-trnt'
that amount. lie said this meant tina
MankatO could put forth 81 100000 TO-
Various enterprises. MankatO COuli
afford S2aO,00O for the up-buildiug o.
the Mayer Brothers factory. $i00.n
for college and university work
Slhu .00n for a dam at Sihlcy park an
other improvements OF like nature
aud Slno,"no for many progressive
proic"ts. ~" said Markato possess,
q potential power IN it's wealth tina
could double the size OF the cit
within ihC space Of ten years.
No Money For Baseball.
motion Ly Dr. \. +. Schmitt that
the club appropriate $50 to help pay
tho expenses OF the baseball team IL
attending the Old Settlers picnic
MaplCtun WAS lost The club took tn,
stand that its money had not beer
collected for that purpose Many o.
those. who voted against the motion
stated tdat they were willing tn make
individual donations for the baseball
team.
There was no small amount uf dis
cussi0n of the project Of bOldinf
another automobile tour about Ia,
tiCularly enthusiastic for this project
y motion that committee of three
hc appointed to take this matter NJ
NJ" unanimously carried.
II. \. Paterson in report on IN
NV park at Front and Main streets
remarked that Representative J. G.
GerliCh had done good work in what
he had gotten the Milwaukee railroad
du. and thI thanks of the club shuul,
ho extended To Mr.. GCrliCh.
Joint Sanitsrium Meeting.
Dr. y +. Schmitt report I'd that oil
Friday afternoon OF this week. those
interested in the project of having
joint county tuberculosis sanitariun
would meet at the Blue Earth count,
court house. He said present indica
lions were that four and possibly five
counties would be represented.
ID. NJ. Jones reported the follOwin,
new members: +. y. Thyse. manager
street railway company: J. n. Mich
cncr, general agent for novelties
Rev. II. w. Hobbs. pastor OF Baptist
church: Joe n. Johnson. proprietor o.
steam laundry: J. \. Mclaughlin
'ccrctary Minnesota Pipe and Till
company; Enterprise Manufacture,
company: Rev. Alfred r. Winter
pastor oi German Lutheran church
Is. +. Shook. retail grocer: German
American State bank.
Mr.. Soaring read a letter from thu
Art History club thanking the Man
kato Commercial club for providin:
hall for the recent district FEEDER
alton meeting.
Judge LOrin Cray reported that tn.
committee on good reads had givel
money for the ST. Peter and st. Clai
roads under certain conditions TIL,
committee had insisted that the 81
refer road he graded and improved
from the county line To Kasota.
George +. Brett called attention I,
the fact that the Northwestern train
leaving Mankato late I'm the after
noon. did not stop at Smiths Mil
This should be changed. Many peo
pie from Smith Mill that came [,
Mankato To trade would like to q
home on that train. The matter wa