The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-15

proved beginning from Mankato and
working out from the city. The COM
mittee hoped to have the Agency road
Systematically improved next year.
Censorship Committee.
Secretary f. F. Soaring reported
that the recently organized censor
ship committee had been very active.
This Is the committee that grants
cards TO solicitors, whom IL deems
honest and worthy of consideration
by the people OF this community.
Mr.. Soaring stated that the purpose
CT this committee was to protect the
people from imposters. He said he
knew OF cases OF people Of Mankato
donating funds TO solicitors who
claimed TO represent a benevolent
cause, these funds going mostly to
the solicitors and very little to the
cause the solicitors claimed to rep
resent. 1885,
At the suggestion of Theodore
Williams a motion was passed pro-
viding that message OF sympathy
be sent TO Mayor A. G. Meyer who
has been Ill for some time.
Secretary Soaring stated that i'm the
matter OF getting the Northwestern
trains to stop at Smith Mills. SO as to
give those people a better chance TO
do their shopping in Mankato, he had
received a reply from the company
that this change could not be made,
as II would not conform with the
system.
Attention was called by Secretary
Soaring TO the fact that the junior
member OF the new manufacturing
firm OF George Moss & Son was
present. Mr.. Moss spoke few words
about the shirts and other garments
that his firm was making, and he
said the house was well satisfied with
having located in Mankato. The es-
Enlistment recently came here from
St. Peter. DIR. j. w. Andrews urged
that the people of Mankato give this
firm their cordial support and pat
ronage. He said Il was not often the
case that a manufacturing establish
ment was located here without ask
ing for help OF any kind.
Mr.. Soaring stated that another
manufacturing concern OF st. Peter
was DESTROYS OF locating in Mankato.
This was the st. Peter Wooden Mills
of which ]. c. Brinker was the pro-
prietor The matter was left to the
advisory board.
Dan Patch Schedule.
Secretary Soaring brought up the
matter OF the new schedule on the
Dan Patch. He stated that there was
much discomfort with this schedule,
AS II did not give outsiders chance
TO stay long enough In Mankato to
do their shopping as they would like.
+. VI. Currier stated that the people
of Mankato had been good to the
Dan Patch. That road should be
made to understand that the COM
munity here must be treated right.
He said the present Dan Patch
schedule was virtually the old Great
Western schedule about which there
had been a great deal OF complaint
A great deal of business could be
taken away from the Dan Patch by
the business men OF Mankato II they
so desired. On his motion the sec
rotary was instructed to take this
matter up with the Dan Patch.
Word to vawter System.
Not to come to Mankato next year
Is the kindly advice that will be ex-
tended to the Redpath- Vawter
chautauqua people by Secretary
Soaring OF the Mankato Commercial
club I'm a letter. BY unanimous
vote the club at the meeting last
evening directed Mr.. Soaring to send
this letter. The club is going to
boost for the local independent chau-
tauqua.
Professor J. r. Brandrup reported
on behalf of the committee that has
this matter in charge that the pledges
for the independent chautauqua al
ready amount to $1,000. That means
the sale Of 1,400. The chautauqua
will cost about $4,000. The hope was
expressed by Mr. Brandrup and others
who spoke on the proposition that
the first independent chautauqua
cess. But the loyal people must
boost for Il.
Mr.. Brandrup stated that an agent
OF the Redpath -vawter people had
played a double game. in pretending
TO be friendly to the independent
chautauqua and at the same time
doing all he could to undermine II and
make IL a failure.
Mr.. Brandrup declared that the In =
dependent chautauqua managers had
had no trouble at all in getting some
excellent talent. This was done
through the lycaum bureaus. He as
sured the club that the independent
chautauqua OF next summer would
surpass in quality anything of the
kind that had ever been produced in
Mankato. He told of the following
that had been engaged.
Music-The Dunbars, White Hus-
sars, Hinshaw Light Opera company
Schuman Quintette, Dixie Jubilee
Singers. and Criterion Glee club.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., the Magi-
clan; Grace Sage. play interpreter
and Charles Gorst, the bird man
Walden will devote one afternoon To
giving a free entertainment for the
benefit OF all the children in the city
Lecturers-Arthur Walwyn Evans
of Welsh wit and humor fame, pastor
OF one o. the largest Congregations
churches I'm southern Ohio: James
A. Burns, "Burps Of the Mountain.
president OF the Oneida institute; L
B. Wickersham. a great preacher
with a record of over 1.700 paid lee
lures in Iowa alone: Frank Stock
dale, "the community builder" Bot
Seeds, "the man with three mes
sages;" DR.. Ernest Wray Oneal, Q
famous chautauqua lecturer: Mrs
Leonora Lake, and Miss Martins