The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15

= It's meeting January 10. =
THE fellow who works for forty
dollars a month ought To have rs
much 10 say about how the city shall
be run as the man who operates
n large factory"
In these words George Atehison
last evening sounded the keynote Of
the meeting that was held ut the
city hall 10 organize a now industrial
association. The purpose Of this
association l. TO promote the CON-
mercial welfare OF the city, as well
rs to consider other aspects OF the
general good. !,
Or motion by O. W. Walker the
membership fee was placed at $3.50.
The fee was placed low so as to
allow men of all stations and con-
ditions to join, in order to make the
club a thoroughly representative
body
Many Names Suggested.
Many names we're suggested for
the new organization. On motion by
Frank Busch IL was decided TO offer
q reward OF $40 TO the n who would
suggest an appropriate name, which
would be adopted at the next meet
Ing. This meeting viii be held on
Monday. evening, January Is. -.
At this meeting will be presented
the draft of n constitution and by.
laws. These will be prepared by q
committee consisting OF Harry liver.
son. Henry Leonard, Paul II. Radi-
chel, l.. l.. Wood, Fred Kruse, DR..
W. A. Reach, +. NJ. Coughlan, Lee
Bloom, Fred Otto and Eric Ingwal-
son.
The committee was appointed by
Attorney Miles Porter, who was
chosen temporary chairman. George
Atchison was chosen temporary sec
rotary.
Mr.. Walker stated that two pre-
iiminary conferences had already
been held. one ut his own Office and
the other at Mr.. Porter's. Four or
five lists had been circulated TO get
signers for membership In the new
club. He himself had obtained fifty
signers. lie supposed there were $50
to 100 signers In all by this time.
$50. Many Names Proposed.
Many names were proposed for the
new club, among these being the fol-
lowing Greater Mankato club, Citi.
zens' club. Mankato club, General
Welfare club, Citizens Business club
Mankato Improvement club. Associa-
ton of Commerce. Harmony club,
Peoples Improvement club. Mankato
twenty-five Thousand club. Celtic
gether club.
A committee on publicity was ap-
pointed, consisting of Frank Busch,
George Atchison and o. w. Walker.
Frank Busch remarked that II
would be a good thing for the new
club to take up the proposition of
patronizing home industry. Anybody
who made purchases outside OF the
city, which might just as well have
been made In the city, should be re-
ported 10 the Climb.
Although railway officials and po.
lice authorities have been exerting
every effort to trace Charles G.. Spit
tier. n Northwestern engineer of
Huron. 8. d., who mysteriously and
completely disappeared on December
Is while On his way TO Crandall. 8.
D.. to get his bride. no trace of him
has yet been found. II was believed
at the time that either he met wiz
a serious accident or with a definite:
~ planned attempt to injure him.
self but investigation since has failed
to develop any clues or even a trace
of information OF his disappearance.
Mr.. Spittler's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
y. ]. Splitter. live at West Prairie.
Wis.
Governor Hammond, previous to
taking the oath of Office yesterday,
handed his resignation as congress-.
man from tho second district TO Gov.
ernor Eberhart. The resignation
takes effect Immediately. 4
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