The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-01-08
From Saturdays Daily.

at the German Catholic church.
MIR. Nelson Cray, brother of Lori
Cray, has been appointed claim ad
.-juster for the Omaha railway com
pany. His headquarters will be il
this city. We are pleased to hear O
Mr.. Cray's good luck,
The election of officers of the M
E. Sunday school took place Thursday
night with the following result: III
Kuhn, Superintendent, Geo. w. Bald
win, Asst. Supt., Chas. Brooks, Sec'y,
Miss Carrie Lindsey, Treas, Miss
Margafette Gable, Librarian, VIM.
McMahill, Chorlster,
We understand that Geo, II, Fox,
9whe seMe TWO Years Ago removed to
Wisconsin, where heis engaged in the
lumber business, has about negotl-
ated sale of his interests in that
business to go into a sash and blind
factory at Waupaca, Wis. Mr.. Fox
has been successful since he left here,
a fact that will please his friends to
know.
Fred Kuebler died at his home in
this city at five O'Clock this morning,
of pneumonia. The deceased was an
old soldier, and also member of the
A. o. U. w. lodge at Rochester. The
funeral will take place Monday, Jan.
4th, services being held at the house
at 100 o'clock p. M, and at the Ger
man Methodist church at 2 O'Clock
p. m.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Jane
Edwards was largely attended. Rev.
R. Price conducted the services, as
sisted by the Revs. Mr.. Jones and f.
M. Rule. By special request of the
deceased Mr.. Price preached from the
same text that he had made the sub
.ject of his remarks at the burial of
her husband twenty years ago. A
number of the friends followed the re-
mains to the cemetery at MinneOpa.
We clip the following from the
-EI Mo1odO. printed at Laredo, Texas:
''WHERE Is He? Maria Jose, the
wife, Badia Antonio Hosting, daugh-
ter, land Ismael, Abraham and Jose
Antonio Hosting, brothers, of Arab
families desire to know his present
whereabouts. He was in Anetta,
Minnesota the last past year. The
press generally earnestly is requested
to publish this inquiry, and whoever
may know of his whereabouts will
confer a great favor on his family by
informing the ''El MundO' thereof.
P. KANET, (Arabe.
John LentZ died at his home, on
the corner of Spring and I'd streets,
yesterday afternoon, after an illness
of about week, aged 81 years, seven
months. and 90 days. He has resided
in Mankato since 1857, and leaves four
children-Mrs. Geo. Albert and Mrs.
Veigel, of this city, Mrs. Schaeller, of
Washington, and Peter Lentz, of Cal
ifornia. The funeral will be held to-
morrow Sunday at 80 p. M, at the
German Lutheran church.
The twenty-fifth annual gather
ing of the Minnesota State Horticul-
tural Society will be held in Ovation
IA on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, Jan. 10, 20, 81 and %, 1892.
The citizens of Owatonna extend
their hospitality to the society, and
all delegates and members in attend
ance will be entertained by them free
of expense. The usual reduction to
one and one-third fare for the round
trip has been made by most of the
railroads in the state. Those who
attend, to avail themselve of the hos
pitality of the people of Owatonna,
should notify E, HI. S. Dartt of that
city, not less than one week prior to
the meeting.
The Baptist church closed a sue
cessful year with appropriate exer-
cises Thursday evening While the
number of additions to the member
ship has been comparatively small,
the church has still become much
strengthened and united. The fol-
lowing officers were elected VIM. f.
pJewsOn, treasurer, reelected: Herbert
Howe, clerk: James B. Coy and VIM.
F. JewsOn were elected trustees for
the term Of 3 years. w. r. B. Smyth
and VIM. f. Jewson were reelected
deacons for 2 years. Geo. M. Palmer,
w. r. B. Smyth, Herbert Howe and
John Palmer, ushers. Officers of
Sunday school: Geo. M. Palmer, sup
erintendent, reelected; j. p. Read
secretary and treasurer. The cleo
lion of organiSt and librarian was
postponed. The pastor of this church
is elected once for all and holds office
from year to year without reelection.
The church closes the year in a good
financial condition, thanks to the un-
firing work of its faithful officer, VIM.
II. Jewson, and the most interesting
part of the evenings program was
when Rev. [. Bergstrom, in behalf of
the church, presented Mr.. Jewson
with large and handsome secretary
and writing desk in antique oak, thus