The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
NORTH star STATE
MECCA FORfTOUR|ST
DELIGHTFUL OUTINGS CAN BE
ENJOYED IN MINNESOTA
SibIey Park Charming Spot For
Traveller to Rest Himself
And Dine
From Saturdays Daily.

NeiIul udy bdliy.
A good many tourists are passing
through the city. Those who come
from distance and who bring camp
ing outfits with them tell of other
cities, particularly further west, pro-
viding free camping grounds for tour
lists, with toilets and drinking water
A good many travel this way, now
days, cooking their own meals OF
getting them in restaurants. Manka-
to could very readily and without any
expense whatever provide such a
camping ground, near the picnic
ground at Sibley park, on the portion
of the park that was purchased a
couple of years ago. An acre might
be seeded down, close to the picnic
grounds, where water and toilets are
handy, and in delightfully."- picturesque
spot. This is a thing that the coun-
Gil should prepare for next year.
There is quite little inquiry in
wet spells of weather like the pres
ent one as to which is the best road
to the twin cities, the valley road or
the Faribault road. Both are having
grading done on them. The valley
road is bad between LIE Sueur and
Belle PLANE, where the black dirt is
encountered in the new grade. The
Faribault road is also bad east of
Elysian where several miles are be-
ing graded. 1t is somewhat of ques-
ton which is the best road to take,
but perhaps the least diciculty will
be encountered by taking the Fari-
bault road, just now. The road
north of the lakes beyond Waterville
is the one to take.
Charles Miller, Vorhies, Iowa, care
John Rohde, writes to the Ten Thou
sand Lakes of Minnesota association:
will you please send me informa-
ton as to where l could get a small
piece of land near lake or stream,
and near town, suitable for a large
poultry farm? / would prefer
Southern Minnesota, if the land was
sold reasonable"
So many complaints have been
Ai'oO Ny IOuliOlO heCUcTS
against the restrictions on the sale of
gasoline nights and Sundays, that the
matter was taken up with the Ten
Thousand Lakes of Minnesota asso-
citation to see what relief was pos
sible. The secretary writes: II find
that it will be impossible for the state
tO.ln any way modify or rescind the
order regulating the sale of gasoline.
This order was issued by the Federal
Commercial Economy board and is
national in it's application. Undoubt-
eddy, at the outset, there will be a
great many complaints, but we find in
st. Paul that people are readjusting
themselves to the situation. The fact
that tourists complain to your deal
ers and hotels that the law is not
being operated in other cities is due
either to the fact that they left those
other cities before the regulation be-
came effective, or because, as is al
ways the case, some dealers were
rather slow in complying with the
regulation. Such dealers are to be
dealt with summarily by the Com
mercial Economy board as soon as
they are discovered. I rather believe
that instead of operating against
Mankato or any other Minnesota city.
1T will really in the long run operate
to the advantage of the cities, be-
cause those who would fill their gas
tanks after 6 p. M, or on Sundays or
holidays and leave the town will now,
If they have failed to put in an ade-
quate supply of gasoline before clos
ing time, be forced to remain over
night or possibly over Sunday"