The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-09-30


Conference appointments of the
Minnesota and Northern Iowa Free
Methodists Conference held at this
place Sept. % 25:
IOWA DISTRICT.
X. S. Ellis, Chairman, Plymouth.
II. ID. Gaffn, j. H. Payer, supply.
Grant and Forest City tn be supplied.
Usage and Lime Springs, l.. NJ. Cook.
Waukon, j. ii. Abbey.
Algona, A. =. GOode.
Whittmore and Armstrong Grove, j. w.
Cain, supply.
MINNESOTA DISTRICT.
X. 8. Ellis, Chairman.
Owatonna and Havana, j. ID. MELVILLE.
Geo. Detwiler, supply.
Mortified and Cannon Falls, c. f. Rey-
nOlds.
Mapleton and winnebago Agency, A. N.
Winnebago City, Blue Earth City, Fair
mont, a. w. Childs, supply.
F. Childs, supply.
NORTH MINNESOTA DISTRICT.
WIN. X. Cusick, Chairman.
Two PrairieS and Green Prairie, j. S.
Bradley.
Edward Walker, supply.
East Prairie and Grove Lake, r. L. Smith.
Chippewa, Leaf Valley and Bankers Prai-
rie, Cyrus Cook. One To be supplied.
Long Prairie and Whiteville, j. ID. Cook,
Grow Wing, s. II. Greenup.
Verndale and Wadena to be supplied.
FraZee City and Detroit to be supplied,
st. Paul and Minneapolis, VIM. Lamont,
supply.
DAKOTA DISTRICT.
G. s. Coffee, Chairman.
pattersonville, J; >; Phillips.
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Sioux Falls, to be supplied.
Olivet, David Feas.
Providence, Geo. Wind,Ist.
Yankton and Utica, A. Parker, supply.
German Mission, to be supplied.
Clear Lake, ID. w. Cook.
Oregon Mission, Z. N. Sumnet.
Benz. +. Roberts, general superin-
tendent of the Free Methodist church,
presided at the conference.
On motion, "a hearty vote of thanks
was given to the friends i'm MapletOn
for their kind hospitality in enter.
tanning the conference.
A hearty vote of thanks was also
given to the Baptist society for the
use Of their church in which to hold
the conference.
Conference will be held next year
at AlgOna, Iowa.
Elder o. f. Reynolds and Miss
Mary Cornell were married during
conference by Elder II. ID. Gaflin.
Elder VIM. Cook and Miss Ada Os.
born were married at Usage, Iowa,
before starting for conference.
Mr.. Bernard Brown broke his leg
the other day, caused by a runaway
team. DIR. Bishop has the case in
charge.
Elder Crimson has gone to Fargo
to attend the M. E. Conference.
Charlie Eaton came mp Saturday
and staid until Monday to see Mr..
Spaulding (D about buying some
wheat. He is now a partner with
his father in the wheat business.
Elder Howe and family have gone
to Iowa for short stay.
Mr.. Il. l.. Evans, of Bangor, Wis.,,
visited relatives in Mapleton last
week.
Mr.. VIM. Wishart, of Palmyra,
Wis, who has been visiting his
brother Mr.. James Wishart and other
relatives for some time, returned to
his home Tuesday.
There is a very sick child at Elder
Austin's. Its father attended confer
ence and brought his child, girl of
about five years. with him. 1t was
taken with fever, and not much hopes
are entertained of its recovery.
Mr.. Hoffman is in town to repair
clocks and watches and do any work
in the jewelry line.
G. G. Spaulding attended the State
Convention at st. Paul.
Elder Abrams breaches next Sun
day.
There are to be many changes in
our two hotels shortly.
Mr.. S. C. Brooks and wife cOntem.
plate visiting friends in Dakota.
They will start next Monday.