The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-28
TALKS FOR SEAL DRIVE
Hon. M. j. DoWIinu Billed
For Mankato Speech
TUESDAY DATE PICKED
Committees Afe Selected To
Conduct Wh|fIwInd Cam
paiou ! CITY

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Considerable Interest is being
manifested in The coming of Michael
]. Bowling Of Olivia. who will speak
at the Mankato theatre on Tuesday
evening, December 2, on "Public
Health Conditions and Reconstruc-
ton Work" Mr.. Bowling, who has
been mentioned as candidate for
the states executive, has fought and
conquered a handicap which would
have made street beggar out of
many man. When he was fourteen
years old he lost both feet, one hand,
and most of the other, as result of
being almost frozen to death in "a
blizzard.
in spite of this handicap, he
thanks God he is not a cripple" He
is president of bank in Olivia. He
drives his own car, walks, dances,
hunts big game, travels by himself
in short, lives just as other men do.
Only recently MFR. Bowling returned
from war torn Europe where he spent
a number of months in reconstruc-
ton work, both In France and Ger
many.
The executive committee in charge
of the Christmas seal drive which
commences on Monday morning of
next week and continues for a period
of twenty days, is very much en-
couraged over the assistance given
them in preparing for the campaign.
The business men of the city have
shown considerable interest i'm the
drive for funds for raising $4,000 in
the county.
Women as Conductors.
On Thursday of next week, women
of this city. will act as conductors on
all the street cars in the city and
considerable money is expected to be
taken in on this date in the sale OF
Christmas seals to passengers. Ma
turally, the committee hopes that as
many as possible will be in position
to buy seals from change received.
Mr.. p. M. Ferguson, who is in
charge of the street car Conductors, "
reports that the following have been
selected to make change on Thurs
day of next week: Mrs. p. M. Fer
guson, Mrs. Chas. Wyatt, Mrs. w. IL.
Hanley, Mrs. c. ]. Laurisch, Mrs. AL
bert Clements. Mrs. George Wilcox,
Mrs. C. Thro, Mrs. J. Harry, Mrs. F..
w. Kruse, Mrs. Ray Allison, Mrs.
Bert Fowle and Mrs. Roy Anderson.
Within few days, Christmas Seal
booths will be placed In the post Of
flee, the hotels and number of the
stores, at which place young ladies
will have charge of the sale of
stamps. Mrs. Barney, who has charge
OF the arrangement of the booths re-
ports that booths will be placed at
the following places and will be in
charge of as follows: National Citi-
zens bank, Mrs. John Farmer; First
National bank, Mrs. Earl Plummer
National Citizens bank, Mrs. M. w
Pugh. Mankato State bank, Mrs. Paul
Farlow; Salet's Department store
Mrs. Louie Salet, Jr., Mankato Candy
Kitchen, Mrs. Harry French. Kruse
Bros, Mrs. Fred Manderfelt: George
e. Brett company, Mrs. F. X
Meagher and Mrs. Henry Troost
Otto's Grocery Store, Mrs. William
Farnham; postoffice, Mrs. p. w
Barney, Saulpaugh hotel Miss Clara
Stahl; Commercial college. Mrs
Robert Wilson; A. NJ. Stein Clothine
Co., Miss Mildred Fritz.
Committee Of Men.
John Farmer is chairman OF a com
mittee OF eight men to take charge o.
canyassing the business district tht
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