The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-02
WORKSHOP GOODS.
SURPRISE PEOPLE.
Great Exhibition Of the
Handiwork of Man
SHOWN IN WINDOW
What Local Genius Has In
cubated; Revelation To
Most Folks

Not a few citizens of Mankatc
and visitors in the city today view
ed with surprise the seemingly I'M
ending number of articles that are
manufactured here and which are
this afternoon all placed on display
In attractively decorated store win
dows up and down Front street, in
connection with the Mankato Week
Exhibition this week, sponsored by
the Advertising Forum of the Civic
and Commerce association.
General comment of people view.
ing the numerous displays has tend
ed to show that the variety of man
ufactured articles in this city has
proven to be a revelation to the
into the various show windows.
Very few probably ever knew that
the light switch system on display
in the Fisher Clothing company Is
manufactured here by the Automa-
tic Electric company, and probably
still less of Mankato citizenry were
aware of the process through which
grain went to furnish the -four for
their bread and other pastries, and
which is detailed to them by the
display of the Hubbard Milling COM
pany in the big show windows of
the Fred w. Kruse company.
Some of the windows are attrac-
lively decorated. but none more so
than that Of the Mankato CO. opera
tive Dairy at Zimmerman and Ban
gerter's showing the various dairy
products manufactured. Cottage
cheese. butter, Brownie" and "Es-
kimos" are shown.
Little did one think that so many
articles as shown in the large win
dows of the George K. Brett com
pany were handled in the city by
the Standard Oil company. Every
thing from candles, to oils OF various
tive purposes is displayed in the
window.
The process of large and small
gravel, sand and water to make
pure cement is shown in an array
OF four pans at the Steiner Brother
store by the Carney Cement com
pany. Other construction material
formed from facilities of Blue
Earth county are shown by the Fow
Ter and Pay company in the win.
dows of the J. c. Thro Drug store.
The A. A. Busch company has
heaps and stacks OF canned goods
nicely displayed in the store win
COWS of A. A. Zimmerman, while
more heaps and stacks of encore
canned goods" fill the display win
dow OF the Westhoff Haberdashery
showing Of Motor Oils.
BE IL ever SO homely there is no
face like your own" says the Ma
tional Refining company showing
their line of motor oils in the win
dows of the Central Meat Market.
Various forms of printing of sta
tionary and other attractive articles
are shown by the Service Printing
company in the E. Engwalson win
dows.
Photographs taken and developed
by the Krause Photo Studio show
pictures and scenes about Mankato,
while at the Lang Jewelry store
John r. Otto has display Of rings.
"Madigau Signs" are shown at
the Frank Thomas windows. All of
the signs in the windows, telling
the world that the displays are pro-
ducts Made In Mankato" were
made by the Madigan Sign company.
Various sizes and shapes of tile
and piping are shown at the Frank
Gender windows, which is dis
tinct revelation to many people who
have looked at the windows.
& Awnings and patterns of tenting
goods are shown at the windows OF
Krost and Harry, while in the imme-
diate vicinity, the Hugo Shirt com
pany has a large number Of various
style shirts on display at the
Schwickert Hardware company.
III. G.. Prey has his optical pro
ducts at the Boston Clothing com
pany and at the Prey show windows
the Neff Printing company show the
different forms of printing done In
their establishment
The knott Display.
Various kinds of office and bank
fixtures are displayed in the win
dows of the Nyquist Clothing com
pany by the knott Manufacturing
company. The articles show some
splendid samples of workmanship. /
John Nelson has display of
mems tailored clothing at the win
dows of the o. w. Schmidt Leather
Goods Store" and harness Is dis
played at the Nelson shop windows
by the Schmidt company.
More tile is displayed In the
COuSuIU6TS otOIe NY IiiC 1hihiOcceo
Pipe and Tile company and numer-
Gus articles of bottled goods In var
ious formed glass containers are ex-
hibited by the Rich Peterson Bot
Ting Works in the windows of the
Fair Store.
Esser Brothers display their
various manufactured soft drinks at
the Sample Shoe Store. and the Cast
Stone company show its products in
the windows Of the American
Beauty.
All forms of printing and litho.
graphing are attractively exhibited
by the Free Press company at the
Olympia Candy company windows. A
large array of various forms or pa
per work are shown in the window.
The Kiffe Candy company has its
display of tempting sweets at the
LaVogue and more Of the same kind
of goods is shown by the Olympia
Candy company in the windows OF
the Ziegler's store Still more tooth
tempters are shown by the Rosen
berger and Currier company at the
Martin and Hoerr show window.
Small and large brooms mingled
with a dress display at the Bee
Hive.
Douqhnuts Were Tempting.
One woman called In the A. M.
Stein store this morning and want
ed to buy loaf OF bread ana
dozen doughnuts, so tempting were
the displays of articles, OF baked
goods by the Zimmerman BAKERY