The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-11
From Mondays oaTIv.


From Mondays OaTIv.
II is very evident to the represen-
tative of The Free Press on a recent
visit to several of the Blue Earth
towns that the business men
and citizens together with the farm
ers are going to keep the wheels OF
progress rolling so far as they are
In no community have We
noticed any attempt at sensational
booming. There is just that steady
growth that eventually rounds out a
group OF substantial villages and
splendid farming communities.
Since our last visit to Amboy there
have been improvements that the peo-
pie of that town can justly feel proud
OF. One of the first that the traveller
takes note OF Is the new hotel, the
Moore House. +. NJ. Call and son.
formerly of Mankato. and both exper-
fenced hotel men, are proprietors Of
the new hostelry. The building.
when built was a credit TO a town the
size of Amboy, but under the direc-
ton OF the Calls the house has been
remodeled throughout and made
strictly modern I'm every respect. The
interior has been finished in white
enamel and under the careful eyes
of Mrs. Call and her daughter, Il pre-
sents the appearance that certainly
delights the travelling man and the
travelling public. With from twelve
To fifteen travelling men making the
town every day and the other bust
ness that Is sure to come to the
Moore house. its success Is assured
under the present management
II. A. Day and son. proprietors Of
one of the hardware stores. is an
other of Amboy's firms that were
compelled to add more room to their
establishment to better accommodate
the trade and afford better facilities
for handling the business. They have
under construction and nearing COM
pletion fifty foot addition to the
rear of their store and the addition is
Two stories and will be used to dis =
play and store their implements. The
lower floor will be used for heavier
machinery and an elevator will be in
stalled and the upper floor used for
huggies, etc.
Several new houses are under con =
struction and each one will be mod
, ern in every respect.
On the first Of May the Juice" was
turned on and Amboy has since en-.
jOyed electric lights. We visited
many homes and found them all wired
giving evidence that the citizens, as
well as the business men. of Amboy
are helping to make every improve
ment success. With a twenty -four
hour service. all kinds of machinery
Is now run by electricity.
We visited the creamery and found
Buttermaker st. Lenos and his help
err. Cecil boy very busy men and more
and more each year the creameries OF
the smaller towns are forging to the
front and the farmers I'm the vicinity
OF Amboy are standing loyalty by their
institution.
' During our visit we had occasion
to learn that the women of the towr
have hand I'm making Amboy a con.
genial place to visit. The district
w. G.. Y. " convention and a suffrag,
meeting were both held there. Every.
thing possible was done for the Wis
iting delegates by the ladies' of Am.
boy to royalty entertain their visitors
Ono DAYS stay I'm Vernon Cente,
proved TO us that another Blue Earlt
county town Is getting 10 the front II
fine shane. We noticed the new ele
vatnr that Is nearly COMPLETED AM
while Vernon Center has always beer
splendid shipping point for grain
the new elevator will improve facili.
ties along this line greatly.
We found this town taking on city
airs bv the use of electricity also
Arch liehts I'm the street. every stor,
and manv homes illuminated witt
Juice" helped the appearance Of In,
town materially.
The new Lutheran church that wa,
recently erected was dedicated Sun
day.
One contractor has FIVE new house,
under contract now and every one o
them are modern and model homes
Several other houses are also heinz
built by other contractors.
! The graduating exercises were hel,
Thursday night and the pupils. nnde
the instruction Of the teachers q
Vernon Center's public school put oi
an entertainment that would he n cree
II to much larger places.
Vernon Center now has n pictur,
shcw three nights week and tn
venture Is proving n success.
II The genial landlord ID. A. Wymau
entertained us for one day and prove,
to us that the travelling public doe
not need to hesitate about stopping II
Vernon Center The service Is fine.
We visited a few moments will
Fred Wilbur. one Of the proeressiv,
farmers adjoining town. and learne,
he was having installed the Hinmai
mixers. purchased of J. c. NARROW. O
Mankato. and will hereafter elimin
ate the drudgery OF this part of hi
farm work.
From Mondays Daily.
| Mayor A. G.. Meyer Is invstigat
ing into the facts In regard to tn
complaint that admission to a salool
II h.I h.. bot