The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-06-21
The Lake Crystal Union has these


items of interest to our Welsh friends:
On Tuesday a preliminary meeting
was held at Carmel church to consider
the proposition of holding an Eistedfod
in Judson or Mankato. Mankato got il.
The vote stood and 9, the president
casting the deciding vote.
The Synod (Cymanfa) of the Welsh G.
M. church will be held from the 18th to
the Goth of this month at Jerusalem,
Judson and also in grove near III. j.
Roberts, where the people of that neigh
borhood with contribution from the
several churches, have built stage and
accommodations for seating over ] 900
people comfortably. Two eminent min
listers from Wales are expected, also sew
eral from Minneapolis, Iowa and Da-
kota.
People coming in over the Milwau-
kee road this morning report the ram
last night as very general. Heavy rains
fell all the way from Lacrosse to Wells
and further west. Mapleton and vlcini-
ty was also visited by heavy ram,
which will insure the crops. The coun-
try about GAINESVILLE and Waseca, which
had suffered much from drouth, receiv-
ed thorough soaking. The county
treasurer has taken drive up into Jud-
son and reports crops in that part of the
county as looking finely.
Lake Crystal Union: The hours for
services at the Free Methodist Camp
meeting each day are as follows: Prayer
meeting at $50 M; love-feast 900 a.
M; preaching 1880 a. M; preaching
2:30 p. M; children's meeting 400 p. IN.
and preaching at 500 p. m. No smok-
ing allowed on the ground. All teams
to be left i'm the grove outside the fence.
Rev. B. S. Taylor ofthe M. f. church is
expected next Sunday and Rev. Mr..
Sherman of st. Louis Vanguard and Rev.
Mr.. Ireland of Dakota conference will
be present. The meeting is in charge OF
Rev. Mr.. Bovee, chairman of the Iowa
conference.
The Pioneer Press publishes spe-
cial from st. Peter giving a meager ac-
count of fatal shooting ARRAY which is
said to have occurred at Nicollet Ststion
on the Northwestern road Yesterday.
The victim of the reported murder is J.
Il. Kennedy, an engineer in the Nicollet
mill, and the man who did the shooting
Is Henry Kellgen, who was brought to
that city last night and lodged in Jail.
Kennedy is reported to be still alive,
but will certainly die within few hours.
He was shot in the stomach by ball
from a 32-caliber revolver, and the ball
is now lodged in the back just under the
skin. No particulars of the shooting
can be definitely ascertained, and no
reason for the affair is vet known.
The 500 which Wilkin post voted
to the Johnstown sufferers was to have
been taken from the monument fund OF
some 500. The committee which was
to have sent the money decided that
the fund could not be used for such a
purpose, and considerable pressure was
also brought to bear on the committee
not to disturb this fund. The conse- |
uuence was that the money was never
sent. Last night the post discussed the
matter and decided to stand by the ac-
ton of the committee. Communication
will be had with the Johnstown relief
committee to ascertain whether relief
is still needed, and if go the post will
send 500, even if it 10 necessary to raise
it by personal subscription. The post
may be depended upon to do the right
thing in the matter.
The contract for furnishing 81 win
dow shades for the Tourtellotte hospital
has been let to joseph Manderfeld for
$50, the cost price. In accordance with
the request of Col. Tourtellotte, the trus-
tees have just purchased of John Klein
& Co., six iron bedsteads of the best
make, six of the best curled hair mat
tresses, and the same number of the
best pillows, paying $l95 for them.
About $500 of the donation of the Col
onel still remains, which he has con-
sented to allow to be used in helping to
pay for the heating. Col. Tourtellotte
desires that the poor patients be given
as good accommodations as those who
are able to pay. The hospital is now
nearly ready to receive patients. The
most difficult part of the duties of the
trustees is about to come, and that is the
choice of a matron. Several parties in
the city are applicants, as well as one or
two outsiders. The amounts subscribed
bv several of the last subscribers to the
Johnstown fund was not sent with the
main donation, and the subscribers have
consented to the use of the money to aid
in furnishing the hospital. This money
amounts to about S25. Mr.. Ed. Weaver
has Just donated fine sofa to the hos
pItal.
COOK-CASSIDY.