The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
ting out the Fords, the Overlands and
the Bucks.
The Independent chautauqua.

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j. r. Brandrup spoke of the in
dependent chautauqua that would be
held this year. He said the committee
was not satisfied with the GROUNDS
where the old chautauqua was locat-
| ed at the bend of Front street, be-
! cause both the street cars and the
railroad trains made a great deal OF
noise at that place. The street cars
made extra noise in passing the
curve He was inclined to think a
very good place would be the vacant
lots on South Front street where The
creek ran through. He thought these
lots could be fixed up and made
suitable with a little labor and that
there would be no difficulty in getting
the consent of the owners. Another
place that the committee had in
mind was the Union school grounds.
He thought there would be no dit :
fculty in getting the consent Of the
school board to use the grounds in
this way However. he preferred the
Front street location.
Mr.. Brandrup spoke of the guaran-
tees and pledges that he had had for
the coming chautauqua, but these
were destroyed in the fire that burned
the Brandrup building last Decem-
Der. However, he had list of those
who had made the pledges and
guarantees, and he would call on
them and request them to give new
promises in writing.
The Rainey Bill.
f. e. Browder, on behalf of the
committee appointed to see what
could be done in the way of defeat
ing the Rainey bill for the repeal of
the federal law of 1898, which pro-
hibits the adulteration of wheat flour
by the addition of corn -four, re-
ported some correspondence that the
committee had had on the subject
with Senators Nelson and Ciapp and
Congressman Ellsworth. The COM
mittee placed before these national
lawmakers the danger that the
Rainey bill involved that of allowing
corn flour men to adulterate wheat
flour and put off the mixture on the
public. thus giving unfair competition
TO the men who sold the pure wheat
flour. The committee had received
assurances from the two senators
that they were against the Rainey
bill and would do all in their power
to keep it from being enacted. Mr..
Ellsworth said he would get all the
information he could in regard to the
matter. He did not say that he would
take an active part in the fight, but
the committee inferred from his let
ter that he would.
Interest the Boys.
+. NJ. Currier suggested that it
would be good thing for the club to
take some action looking to interest
ing the boys of Blue Earth county in
the raising of corn. He thought it
would be a good thing for the club
to appropriate 800 to be given out
in prizes to SIX eight or ten con-
testants, under eighteen years of
age. for the raising of the finest
acres of corn, each contestant having
would be a good advertisement for
the club and would also tend greatly
to stimulate interest in the raising of
corn in Blue Earth county.
w. NJ. Taylor suggested that it
would be we'll also f6include Nicol-
let county in this contest
A. L. Goldenstar said the present
maps of the city of Mankato were
very poor and his firm contemplated
making more of them. He said to
produce suitable, up-to- date map
of the city would cost about $1,000.
He would like to have the club help
secure pledges for the purchase of
such maps. If 100 pledges could be
secured the price could be made $40
and if 200 pledges could be obtained
the price would be So. He said
Worthington had gotten out a map
for $40 and Mankato ought to be able
to afford to have one placed on the
market at So.
The report of w. H. Pay, chair
man of the membership committee,
was presented, showing that the fol-
lowing new members had signed up
since the last meeting: F.. B. Gabler,
A. L. and f: W. Goldenstar, Emil A.
Boie, John H. Koch and Theodore
H.. Anderson. The following former
members had renewed membership
for the coming year; Wilbur M. Tayl-
or and G.. NJ. Roberts.
Theodore Williams remarked that
in his opinion the club had grown
large and strong enough to have
some permanent club rooms. where
the local business men could meet
and talk matters over with visiting
business men. But he did not mean
rooms for playing cards.
Cooperation With Farmers.
George VI. Palmer said more of
friendly cooperative spirit ought to
be shown by the people of Mankato
towards the farmers He spoke of the
recent seed convention, which was
attended largely by farmers, and to
which the city people paid little at
tention. The farmers should be made
to feel that the people of the city
are their friends and not that the
city people only cared to see them
when there was immediate business
to be done.
Mr.. Palmer also made the sugges-
ton that it would be well to have
some eminent speaker address meet
ings OF the Mankato Commercial
club from time to time. He said this
was frequently done by the CONNER
cial clubs of Minneapolis and other