The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-15

-children's day at the Baptist church
has been postponed until next SUNDAY
The celebration OF Children's day
at the Methodist church has been ad
journed for two weeks.
Mr.. III. p. Christensen reports the
sale of Mr.. Fred Widells residence on
N. Third street to Gustaf Widell, his
brother, for 800.
The southern portion of the city ID
being rapidly built up. A number OF
houses, many of them quite beautiful
intellectually, are in various stages oi
completion. vs.
Mrs. Susan Baldwin died last even
at l0:40 O'Clock at the residence of her
son Mr.. G. w. Baldwin, 1l2 Pearl street.
Funeral services will be conducted Tues
day afternoon at two O'Clock from the
residence.
1t was announced from the Presby-
terrain pulpit Yesterday that Rev. Jno.
Barbour has decided to accept the
call to the passionate of the Mankato
church and that he would begin his
work here on SUNDAY, July Sth.
-Mapleton is making great prepare
tons for the celebration of July 4th.
The young men have taken hold of the
matter and may be expected to make q
success of it. Lake Crystal has decided
not to celebrate. Better come to Man.
kato.
Architect Pass is drawing plans for
two-story brick residence, costing ST.
800, for Frank Dagle, to be built at st.
Clair. He is also drawing plans for
s., 900 two-story frame dwelling for +.
NJ. Curryer, Of Beauford.
The hospital trustees have received
u number of plans of army hospitals
from Gen. Tourtellotte. 1t is expected
that the building will be completed by
winter and ready for occupancy. The
trustees have been instructed to draw
on Gen. Tourtellotte for anything they
need.
The State Sunday school association
holds its annual meeting at Mortified
June 10, 20 and 81. The congregational
Sunday school has chosen Miss Hannah
Person and Messrs. Geo. T. Barr and
Thos. Hughes delegates. Mr.. w. w. P.
Mcconnell will attend as an ex-officio
member, and Rev. III. A. Bushnell will
day school has chosen Messrs. b. futile,
j. A. Willard and Miss Anna Jones as
delegates.
-"Childrens' Day" was observed
with appropriate exercises at the Pres
byterian and Congregational churches
yesterday morning. There was plenty |
old united, responsive readings, recita- |
tons by the little folks and other fea- |
lures which made the morning pass |
pleasantly and profitably for all The |
of "Children's Day" is be-
coming more popular each year.
Now that the wet month of May is
past, our readers may desire to forget as
much rs possible its disagreeable |
points. However, as recorder of
important events, the FREE PRESS feels |
called upon to publish few points re-
garding the weather last month, which |
will be found of interest years hence, if
not at present. Observer Brandenberg,
of the signal corps, says in his review
that the month was characterized by ex-
cessive rainfall in the southern counties
and q deficiency in the northwestern,
which, together with markedly low tenn
perature, was generally unfavorable to
the growth Of crops during the greater
part of the month. At the close of the
the season was from two to three
weeks behind that of last year. Frost
as late as the 30th, but no seri-
Gus damage was observed. The wealth
er was unusually cold, the average for
the state being 1873 degrees, which is
1913 degrees colder than that of May of
last year. At st. Paul, Lacrosse and
Duluth it was the coolest May since OBJ
were commenced in 1871.
The average precipitation for the state
during the month Qncluding rain, sleet,
hail and melted snow was SOC inches,
which is from three to three and half
inches above the amount which fell dur
ing the corresponding months of 1885,
1886 and 1887. At st. Paul there was
81 inches more than the normal
amount, while at Duluth it was only 80
nch above. The average number of
-ainv days in Southern Minnesota was
about nineteen, while in Northwestern
Minnesota there were about six. The
precipitation at Minneapolis is greater
han that of any other May in twenty
,hree years, while at La Crosse il is the
greatest OF sixteen years. The prevail
ng direction of the wind during the
month was from the northwest.