The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-07
Session Was In That Viii
Iage Last Evening
TALKED OVER SITUATION
Optimistic View Taken BY the
Speakers; Report of Secre-
tary Jensen


last night the guests of Amboy bust
ness men at a meeting held at the
opera house in that village where
there was fairly large gathering.
Il was decided at last nights meet
ing to hold the annual meeting of the
association at Mankato some time in
November, the date to be set later.
A program Of musical numbers ano
short talks was carried out. Preced-
ing the meeting the assemblage was
entertained by the members of the
Amboy band. which rendered a mum :
Der OF selections.
One of the very pleasing numbers
tons by the Amboy ladies quartette.
consisting of Mrs. DR.. Christopherson,
Mrs. Leslie Cornell, Mrs. Hazel Wene-
mark and Miss Mabel Trewe, who
were accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. NJ. T. Randall. The ladies were
encored several times and graciously
responded. Their singing was very
much enjoyed, and all of the ladies
are possessed of good voices.
In the absence Of Mayor A. r.
Corbett, DR.. ]. E. Merrill of Amboy
delivered the address of welcome. He
said that he was very much pleased
20 see the turn out, but would liked
20 have seen a still larger one. The
speaker said that Amboy like every
other town or community had its
problems, and to the residents all Of
these were of interest. He thought
that meeting such as were held last
those taking part in them. In closing
his short address kDr. Merrill well
coined again the merchants pres
emit.
C. r. Butter of The Free Press
company Mankato, responded to the
address of welcome, and in referring
to DR.. Merrill's remark about the
numbers in attendance, said that 1t
was a meeting of credit men, and
that he feared that the Standard Oil
company had failed to extend credit to
some OF the auto owners. This he
thought was one of the reasons for
the light attendance. On behalf or
the business men present, Mr.. Butler
said that it was with pleasure that
they accepted the hospitality OF Am
boys business men.
Rotalina Was Presiding.
II. c. Hotaiing, president OF the
association, presided at the meeting
and introduced the speakers. DR.. j.
W. Holland; pastor or the First Meth :
odist church of st. Paul, poet OF
his message to the meeting In beaun-
full verse. :.
His Poem ON "The World Is Going
to the Dogs" showed in a most artis
tic manner that the dogs will have a
long wait before they get the world
or any of the good things in it. The
speaker in this poem said that in or
glasses, one has to only just get to-
gether with his neighbors, do the thing
at hand and get the feeling that this
old world of ours is getting better and
brighter instead of going to the dogs
His poem tributes to mother, dad, and
the boys who turned the tide of battle
Chateau Thiery In favor of France
and freedom. In addition to being an
accomplished poet and preacher
personator. -
One of the pleasing numbers or
the evenings program was a saxo-
phone solo by Erwin Randall. This
young man showed considerable tai
emit. He responded to an encore.
Talk On Dairylng.
Hubert salisbury, one Of the sue
ssssful stock raisers of this county
gave a very interesting talk on dairy
ing. The speaker said that this in.
austry just recently received great
Impetus, due to the fact that the
business men of the country are real
izing that the dairy cow Is the best
money maker. on the farm. That the
dairy men are the best commended mer
best pays and most desired as GUS
toners by the merchants Throughout
$etail as to the best manner Of feed
ing dairy cows SO as to get best re,
suits, and closed his address by urg.
ing that cow testing associations bt
created in every community. The
cow testing association, he said, was
TO the dairy man what the inventory
was to the business man: 1t let:
the dairy man know whether he II
making money or losing on the pro
The report of Secretary ]. r. Jen
son of Mankato showed that some
valuable work had been accomplished
by the association during the pas
year. Mr.. Jensen said that the mem
bers had been helped in collections
Bulletins had been sent out etc. Al
association had been established a
sociations had been established a
Madelia and Lake Crystal. Both as
sociations had received great benefits
from It in the way Of collections ant
rating OF their customers. Mr.. Jen
son said that the yearly dues OF thu
association Will become due Decemoe
81.
Carl Young of Good Thunder. treas
urer OF the association, in his repor
stated that the entire receipts Of thu
association for the year had beef
sso5.6s and the expenditures some
thing over $96, which leaves a bal
ance IN the treasury of $20S.7S.
Attorney G. A. johnson OF LAX
Crystal told of the good work of tn
Credit association at that city. HI
stated that the merchants Of LAX
Crystal send out bills promptly tn
nrst of the month. This has resulte'
IN more prompt payments, and bet
ter feeling between customer ant
rierchA ANT Mr. Johnson spoke yer.
highly OF the assistance given tn,
Lake crystal association by Secretar,
J. r. Herson of this city. If bills ar
not Met by the tenth of the month FOL
low up notices are sent out and final
ly noSces OF legal proceedings ar,
sent I'd those who have not settled vi
their bulls An effort is being mad
at Lake Crystal to properly educat
the peorle to the sense Of prope
credit. which should not be abused
for the N srchant Is as much entitled
to his money and interest as tn,
banker. etc.