The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-22

spirited men IN the city. his SUD-
scriptions were among the bigCest
for every cause. II q minister's
salary needed raising, ICY" raised it.
If church needed painting. he had
it done.
Was Not a Gambler
ICY" was not gambler in the COM
monty accepted sense. He did not
dissipate in health. His home life
was ideal; he loved his wife and son.
When his son, Gerald, recently was
babtised, the minister said:
You will be known by the name by
which you are baptised."
THAT so?" said the boy. Then
baptise me 'Cy' Thomson. Jr."
His wife is quiet home body who
has not aspired to social glory. She
was as happy, she said, tonight in the
modest little home they occupied in
the first years of their married life as
she had been i'm the palatial home her
husband owns today. She is loyal in
her support of her husband and is
ready Ito start all over again" with
"Cy." --.
There are men and women in Aus
tin and Leroy who say this defalca-
ton and attendant publicity is only
some more of Cy's spectacular ad-
vertising." They look to see "Cy'
come back driving his big car through
the streets again and expect him to
| build more barns, more hotels and lay
out more auto trails.
Spectacular Celebration of Fourth
| Less than two weeks ago Oakdale
farm joined with the village Of Leroy
in a three-day Fourth Of July cele-
bration which attracted thousands in
the vicinity. The celebration began
on Saturday July 2, and 1t was esti-
mated that $4,000 persons visited the
farm during the three days.
| A most elaborate program was ar
ranged for the townfolk and the visit
ors. This included band concerts
airplane stunts, a vaudeville show
boxing and wrestling and $1,000
display of fireworks. A swimming
pool, 35 by 100 feet, the most recent
addition to the farm, was thrown
open to the visitors.
| Probably no place will be so affect
ed by the unhappy fall of Mr.. Thorn
son as the village Of Leroy. He put
Leroy on the map" every resident OF
the place declared, for his farm and
thousands of people and the village
was the gamer.
ICY" talked calmly about his
troubles; he seemed just as cool and
collected under this cloud as he was
in his days Of amazing prosperity. He
declared that the present time about
his only concern is to get his &C
counts at the packing house cleaned
up.
All employees on additional build
ings at the farms have been discharg-
! ed and the trustee Is running the
places under superintendent. The
| 60 hn ~ cf
dards until finally disposed Of for the
benefit of creditors.
Thomson Turns Over 100000
The total property Mr.. Thomson
has turned over to his creditors is
considerable city property in addition
to his farm holdings. He offered to
assign his beautiful home on Nassau
street, but under the law his home
could not be taken, though he offered
a deed to the property signed by him.
self and his wife.
| This home is valued at $4,000. He
bought it two years ago and this year
further beautified it by sunken
gardens, lily ponds and rare flower
ing plants.
Speculation here tonight centered
about the probable total amount OF
|
himself said tonight that his specu-
lations extended over period of sew
eral years, but aside from the state
ment that they were Eat least
$150,000," he would not comment on
their extent.
1t was known that the packing
company had communicated with
bankers relative to the defalcation
presumably to assure them that any
paper they might hold against the
packing plant was secured by ample
resources.
Austin believes Thomson's passion
BILE for his downfall. Citizens said
from buying an apartment house to
having his house restored to get his
name in the newspapers.
HE always wanted to be at the
head Of everything SO as to get his
name in the papers," q prominent
Austin man said. He was notoriety
crazy, but we have to admit he was a
builder and booster. For some
time questions had been asked as to
where he was getting his money
Until the decline in live stock and
making money on the farms. His
poultry farm netted him $4,000 in
one year. His farms were private
ventures. no part Of them being own
led by others"
The leader Of enterprises that car.
ried his name and the fame of his
projects throughout the Northwest, he
gave Austin wider publicity than il
ever has received through any source
icy" Thomson's name behind any To-
cal movement earned the unanimous
support of the community. His lead
ership in booster tour last fall
when support of the Babcock amend
ment was sought, drew great crowds
The Oakdale trail improved under his
supervision and bearing the name OF
his farms, within week after its
origin, became known throughout the
Northwest by being advertised in all
the leading papers.
| Celebrations at Thomson's poultry
farm on the Fourth Of July drained
the population of cities and villages
for miles around. Austin still is
proud that few years back ICY" put
such life into the Sunday school that
1t broke all records for attendance
For every project fostered he added a
liberal dash of the spectacular.
.'Cy' always put it over big" says
Down on the southern border of the
county is a little village that boasts
of facilities afforded by few villages