The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-28
aCME JOI-rINGs.
From Friday : DAILY FREE PRES,

A twenty-year old daughter of Mr.
Columbus Ballard, 4 prominent Decoris
farmer. died at her fathers residence
YESTERDAY OF heart disease. The funera
will occur tomorrow. Miss Ballard haC
many friends in the county, who vii
strongly sympathiZe with the beresved
parents Her many good qualities made
her q favorite in the neighbOrhood. She
was born and raised in the county, and
was highly respected.
-Wickersham x Brown have secured
the contract for the entire plumbing and
gas fitting for the new Saulpaugh House.
They were in competition with some of
the principal plumbing firms in the twin
cities and other places. This work will
take up their time during the whole
winter Mr.. Saulpaugh made no mis-
take in letting the contract 70 this enter
prisinG MankatO firm.
Prof. Bechdolt has arranged very
useful device for giving class signals at
the high school. Ii is done by kind OF
electric clock. which when wound up
runs for a week. At the proper hours
the signals are given for calling and dis
missing classes, etc. If a change is made
in time for a day the circuit can be
broken, and the clock will not sound. II
ply necessary to press Il button at the re-
CURED time THIS handy arrangement
was the work Of Prof. Bechdolt, who has
finally perfected il after much care. 1t
gives excellent satisfaction, and relieves
the teachers of much work.
AT meeting of the Baptist church
last night, the following expression of
thanks was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote:
Having been enabled, in the good
providence of God, to complete and fur
nisn our new church free from debt,
and more speedily than We had even
dared 10 hope, with hearts full of unut-
terabIe iov be ause of what the Lord
has done to crown our efforts with bless
ing and success, We, the members of
Mankato Baptist church, desire, at this
time, to express our profound gratitude
TO the many friends whose kind words
and liberal gifts have encouraged and
aided Us, and by means of which, in
large measure, We have come to exper-
fence the fTuition of this happy hour.
II is, We trust, with a realizing sense
Of what We have received, that we ten
der 10 the following our most fervent
thanks.
To our many friends in st. Paul, Min
neapolIs, OWatonna, Waseca, East Hen
derson, Good Thunder, Easton, Winnie
bagO CITY, Blue Earth City, Clayton,
Rapidan, Garden City, Vernon Center,
and Luverne, MINI.
To those of Usage, Iowa; Chicago,
Rockford, Stithman Valley, Galena,
Belle Plain and Carbonate, H.; Gosh
en-. Ind: Erie, Penn; Summit Station,
\. Y; Worcester, Randolph, Salem, and
Boston, Mass, and Washington, ID. c.,
for gifts and money.
To the citizens Of Mankato for their
kindly interest and liberal contributions.
To Hon. Geo. 4. Pillsbury, of Mime
apOlis, for church carpet; VIM. NJ. Bush
nell. Of st. Paul, for his presence and
gifts at the dedicatorv services; Gen. j.
". Bishop and others for gas fixtures;
members Of the class of 1871, University
of Chicago. for pulpi furniture and
chairs; 3. T. Jacobs, Of Chicago, for pull
pit Bible.
To the press of the city for printing,
and for the many reports and kindly no.
tees of the progress of our work from
time 10 time.
To the choir for their faithful attend
ance and excellent music during the ex-
tended services of dedication week, and
last but not least.
To our beloved pastor, Rev. W. Whit
ney, to whom, for his ceaseless energy,
Astounding faith, and untiring efforts, by
day and BY night, at home and abroad
more than to any other, We owe debt
of gratitude and love which we can
neither ffttingly express nor adequately
repay. And so, while we rejoice in
this means for enlarged service, and
praise the Lord for the blessings and
comforts of this beautiful church home
NAV you whose hearts were moved to
aid the good cause, be enriched with
the consciousness of a noble deed, and
realize the favor of Him who said, at ii
more blessed to give than to receive"
II. +. PERRIN,
G. VI. PALMER,
J. Z. REED,
Committee.