The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
COMMERCIAL CLUB RAISED
SUM FOR THE FAIR
Minnesota State Dairymen's Association
Would Like to Hold Its Summer
Meeting in City If Proper Arrange
ments Can Be Made; Matters Con-
sidered BY Executive Committee Of
Local Business Mems Organization
from Thursdays paIiy.

from Thursdays Daily.
At a two hours session of the exc
cutive committee of the Mankato
Commercial club yesterday afternoon,
a number of matters were considered.
Owing to other things going on next
Monday night, that would keep many
of the members from attending, it
was decided to have the next meeting
of the club a week from Monday
night, unless arrangements can be
made with Frank Stockdale to ad-
dress the club on Thursday night
next. Mr.. Stockdale is to be in the
twin cities all of next week, and it is
possible that he has Thursday night
vacant. He will speak there every
other night of the week. Mr.. Sullivan
will be in the cities Monday and will
see him and try to arrange for him
was decided to have the meeting at
the Heinrich, as usual. with a So
cent supper, whatever night it is held.
Extra Prize Money.
Inasmuch as the boys acre corn
contest has been much more of a
success han at first thought, the 500
that the club voted for this last sum-
mer will all be used, and as this
money had been turned over to the
Seed Growers association with the
expectation that only a little of it
would be needed for the acre contest
and that the balance could be used
for cash premiums for the seed show,
it was decided to make good the
clubs promise to the seed show by
voting an extra $50 to it for premiums.
Including rent of building for the
convention, this makes $50 that the
club has voted to aid the cause of
better agriculture in this vicinity.
1t was reported that the Minnesota
State Dairymen's association would
like to hold its summer meeting in
this city if the proper arrangements
could be made. This would be an out
doors meeting of four days, end would
be held at Sibley park if the weather
was favorable, otherwise a hall would
have to be provided. At the park, it
would be in the nature Of a picnic,
and the club would be expected to
furnish coffee or lemonade or both.
IT was decided to leave this matter
TO the meeting of the club.
The Masonic Home.
The matter of assisting the local
Masonic lodge to get the Masonic
home located in Mankato was also
left to the club. The Masonic lodge is
to consider the matter shortly. 1t tis
understood that considerable land will
have to be donated to set this.
The matter of inviting the local u.
n III anI1nOi1 RI ronnt with fhn .o1rIh
next time was also considered, and if
Mr.. Stockdale can be secured, no
doubt the travelling men will be in
vited.
The c~hautauqua association will
have a report to present at the next
meeting Of the club and will ask the
club to help it decide what steps to
take to close up its financial affairs.
This is q matter in which a great
are interested.
The Band Proposition.
The matter of joining with the city
and the Retail Merchants association
and others in trying to secure the or
ganization of a good band and having
concerts was talked over and was also
left to the club to act upon at it's next
meeting. The club has been asked to
make a donation of $275 for this pur-
pose.
The matter of trying to have a law
passed that will make owners of
heavy trucks that damage the roads
in wet weather liable for the damage
do was talked over Some in
tricate points of law are involved,
which the legislative committee is
wrestling with.
A share of attention was given to
the affairs of Mayer Brothers COM
pany.
A letter from Senator J. w. An
drews in regard to the club starting
proceedings to enforce the Minnette
bill, which requires the telephone
to make physical connec-
ton for long distance calls, was con-
sidered, but as the case is now in the
courts it was not seen what could be
done until it is settled.
Some other matters were con-
sidered, and the meeting was a very
interesting one.