The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-09
NEvS FROM LOCAL FIELD; SOCIALAl7D PERSONAL TOTES

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The band stood throughout the
playing OF the competition in mem
DRY Of Gilmore, the greatest band.
master OF his generation as Ii
Sousa Of his generation. The band
will be heard at the Armory Thurs
day. : November 90. Afternoon and
evening.
EaribAult's business men, through
o Chamber Of Commerce committee
are cooperating with Shattuck
School TO. assure Q record breaking
attendance st the annual .Shattuck-
Kempef football game that will be
played at Nnbault Saturday after
noon. November 10th. Store windows
viii be. attractivAly trimmed with
Shattuck colors, and there will pre-.
t6roughSut the town. Hunarsds 81
business and professional men and
their employees will attend. the
game. The Faribault Notthdeld high
school game that was scheduled for
Saturday has been advanced so
there will be no CONFLICT. Ketnper's
squad, hailing from Boonsviile.
Missouri, have as STRONG q team
this year as has ever represented
that famous school. SO that in Sat
urday's clash with Shattuck, the
pick or the Mississippi Valley pre-
paratpry schools will fight for the
honor Of that great domain.
The annual bazaar and supper Of
the Emmanuel Lutheran church will
ha hnyA az kkA onhna1 house Tnrn AZ.
Washin gton and BROAD Streets. No.
vember Is. All fancy work should
be at the parsonage by November Il.
Austin Independent Age: What
recommendation does any city town,
| or village need, other than that It
has a live city administration. COM
mercial. club end progressive class
of citizens; that It Is we'll kept:
that It has a'park system, play
grounds and other modern convent
ences? None. Such things, said of
any community--size need make no
diference-are bound to result In an
Influx OF home makers. Put the
question to yourself. Would you
pick out a place to make your home.
In which there is none OF the facili-
ties mentioned? Most unlikely. In
fact, you couldn't make a home in a
Mace like. that. One would simply
have a houses place in which to
live. But . home--That is 8 horse
of a different color. One may in
cuire as to the why and the where
| for of all this noise. Well, for the
benefit Of the inQuisitiye, q recent
trip to Mankato is responsible for
! thfs editorial Mankato is a city In
which all Of the things mentioned,
md more too. are to be found. For
Instance, it has municipal zoo,
beautifully kept business and resi-
;ience properties, attractive parks,
ond, in short, is one Of the prettiest,
and most modern cities to be found
anywhere. Why? Because its city Of
! fieiais, ciyic clubs and citizens as q
Upon entering Mankato, yes, and
| for the highways leading to Mankatu
are as near like pavement as lie
1 physically possible to make them
4 enc }is faForably impressed and that
4 impression sticks, because the whole
| city is the last word In cleanliness
| and attractiyeness. Briefly, the con-
clusion that, it is q good place In
which to make q home, Is at once
reached. ~
O. A. seherer. agent for the Vat
kins remedies in this city, In 9
tstatement to The Free Press. sand
that he was arrested the other day
lby Chief of Police Phil landmark on
the charge Of not having the proper
label on g package Of Poultry Ton
&c" a dry powder, which had not
been properly labeled by the Wat
kins people. He has been selling the
| original packages OF this powder as
received from the home Offices in
Winona and had never placed any
labels on any Of the company's
goods. The labels on liquid liniment
and the Ike was not included in the
complaint. The Watkins company
will fight the case which comes W
December l.
A regular meeting Of the board
of education will be held this even
ing at 1880 o'clock at the board
chambers in the high school building
according to E. r. Soaring, secre'
tary. ~
J. George Pusch in district cour,
this morning was allowed his salary
Of ST. 900 from the receiver OF tn:
Farmer and Labor Co. operative
Stores association. In his suit for the
recovery of his salary from the in
solvent association, by Judge w. l.
Comstock. The plaintiff was repre-.
scented In court by F. 2. Morse and
the receiver, by II. s. Goff.- Judge
IComstocks Yesterday afternoon ord
cred an assessment OF one hun.
dred per cent against the stool
holders Of the association.
Two petitions for the changing o.
the routes of roads In sections four.
teen and fifteen In lie Ray township
were set over until hearings at the
board rpeting on January g.. The
board VIII review the proposed roat
changes on December 8. The frs
petition was presented BY I. o
Wells and was signed by twenty
seven other Interested parties. The
second was signed by Mrs. Kate. F
Hoehn and twenty six other inter,
ested persons. Road matters In gen
i.eral were discussed by the, board
during the, session yesterday after
noon. The board adjourned at IL q
q: today to visit one OF the county
| PERTAINING TO PEOPLE
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Robel. Ions
and well known residents of this In