The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-31
OFFER OF REWARD
CHECK ON VANDALS
Road Signs of {. and c.
Body Are Destroyed
BOARD HELD MEET
Several important Committees
Named BY President
G. X. Mayer

Twenty five dollars reward is to
be offered by the Civic and Com
merce association for the arrest
and conviction or for information
leading to the arrest and conviction
of persons destroying any OF the
cast iron "Mankato" road signs
that the association had erected
last year on highways in all direc-
ions from here within a radius Of
, hundred miles. Reports have re-
peatedly reached the office OF what
appears TO be wilful and deliberate
destruction of these signs. and as
these signs cost more than four
dollars each, the board OF directors
in session yesterday afternoon at
the ASSOCIATION Offices, felt that II
Is high time that steps be taken TO
stop this repugnant work. These
signs were erected for the guidance
of tourists and others who use the
| highways in this vicinity. and IT Is
J to be regretted that short sigted
individuals apparently can not con-
slider them from that angle.
] Director Fred w. Kruse was ie-
appointed national councillor Tor
the association. The holder of this
office is the official representative
of the association in the Chamber
of America, with which organiza-
ton the Civic and Commerce asso-
citation is affiliated.
: o. T. Mclean, expert accountant,
who is auditing the books of the as
sociation, met with the board and
gave a partial report on the audit.
He stated that he has carefully ar-
dited the receipts, disbursements
and bank balance and found all rec
ords in very satisfactory shape. He
, is Installing a. new system OF DOCK
keeping for the association.
Committees Are Named
! President Charles X. Mayer an
nounced the appointment OF several
committees. All committee assign
ments automatically expire at the
annual election of officers. Follow
ing is a list OF names OF the mem
bers of the new industrial commit
tee: J. R. Snow, chairman. r. E.
Brown, H. E. Hance, c. A. Ingwal-
son, J. E. Reynolds, Henry Robell,
Jr,, L. Salet. Jr., and w. D. Willard.
The personnel of the traffic com
mittee is as follows: F. F. FLOCK
rier, Sam X. Fowler, NJ. w; Pugh,
w. II. Rabe and George Wilcox.
The committee on reduction of
taxes consisting of George M.
Palmer, j. r. Brandrup, b. Frank
Pay, l.. Salet, Jr., and Judge Loren
GRAY was continued as was also the
Identification committee OF which
F. J. Sperry, chairman, DR.. H. J.
Lloyd, Gust Kleinschmidt. Frank e..
Morse and Miss Sophia ]. hammers
are the members. The armory seat
to- with ." A StrpatOr
chairman and F w. Darsow. E. A:
Engwalson, F. A. Landkamer and
NJ. II. Nicholson the other members
was also continued. Several other
committees are yet to be appointed.
Being interested in the develop
jment of the dairy industry, the CIV
and Commerce association is CO
operating in the movement to bring
out big attendance at the North
held at the Minnesota state fair
grounds during the fair. A special
train is to be run from Mankato on
Thursday, September 6. for the &C.
casion. Reduced fares based on one
and one half the one way fare will
be in effect at the time.
Check Up Delinquent Dues
Directors Frank g.; Thomas;
chairman, George Atchison and
GEORGE VI. draper WSIS dppOlhlOu
as a committe to check over deltn :
rquent dues and to devise ways and
means for the collection thereof.
Members who have renewed their
memberships in the association and
new ones are paying their current
idues in a manner that Is very graf
flying.
Announcement was made at the
meeting concerning the second au-
tomobile booster tour which is being
conducted today under the auspices
of the Advertising Forum of the
Civic and Commerce Association
for the purpose of giving publicity
to the Mankato Fair.
Several directors reported salts
factory progress on the membership
, solicitations which they are doing.
All of them agreed to finish their
work so that Anal reports may be
made at the next meeting of the
, board.
Bills were allowed and other mat
!, tiers received attention. President
Charles X. Mayer, Vice PRESENT
Charles T. Taylor, Treasurer M. D.
Fritz, Fred w. Kruse, John NyQuist,
Frank G.. Thomas and Secretary w.
, e. Olson were present at the meet