The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-27
THE SUNDAY EVENING CLUB.

The services at the Congregational
church Sunday under the auspices
of the Sunday Evening Club, were of
a very interesting nature, and the
church was crowded. The music was
very fine. DR.. j. w. Andrews read
paper on the effects of Alcohol upon
the Human System, in which he fol-
lowed its general effect upon the sys-
tenn. The two principal topics which
he treated of were the effects upon
the stomach and the brain. The &C
tion of alcohol upon each was fully eX-
planned, and the evil effects comment
ed upon. A very little alcohol, he
aid, might be taken into the system
every day with no injurious effects, be-
cause the quantity being small the
harmful qualities were completely
overcome and rendered harmless, but
the trouble, he said, was that those
using it were nOtsatisfied with small
quantity, but kept increasing the
amount to the detriment of their
physical system.
Rev. j. w. MarShall'S address was
upon ''The Liquor Traffic and How to
Fight It." He reviewed the question
and its economic and moral phases,
and wherein the opposition to it had
been failure. He had no new meth
cd, he said, to propose. The Lord
would not reveal any new way to lead
the fight until all the old methods
had been effectually tried and proven
failures. Those who were waiting to
do something when public sentiment
had progressed to point where it was
possible, might find if they would
wake up that public sentiment was
waiting for them. If the churches
SO willed, he said, the evils of the
liquor traffic would soon disappear,
but in too many instances the church
eS are on a too easy acquaintance with
sin. There should be an arOusing up
on this evil, and the laws we already
have should be strictly enforced. Let |
him who believes in moral suasion go
to work, and he will soon find the ne
cessity of something more radical.
Architect Thayer has drawn plans
this week for town hall for the vii
lage of Lakefield, Jackson county. The |
village is at work on the jump, and
big force of men is already at work.
The building, which is to be a fine
two-story brick structure and will cost
S., 600 to S9,000,,is to be completed by
May 10th. The secret of this haste is
an election to occur May 10th upon
the location of the court house, both
Laketield and Jackson being candi-
dates. Lakefield proposes to have it's
town hall ready before the election,
and if it is successful at the election
it will present the building to the
county as court house. The election
promises to be warmly contested, as
all such elections are.
The game of ball between the
Syndicate club and the High school
club at the park Thursday afternoon
was a very interesting game. The
Syndicate club is composed largely of
young lawyers. The game resulted
thirteen to ten in favor of the High
School club. Some brilliant plays are
reported, including a catch-out by
Benedict, and the putting of Young
out on home run. The lawyers did
well in tanning the balls. The Highs
were weak at the bat, and the Syndi-
| Gates were weak at the knees.
Those who have not yet completed
their sets of the Magic City portfolio
of the worlds fair should do so at
once, as we shall close the matter up
on Saturday. April 2Sth. After six
o'clock p. m. on that day no more port
folios will be delivered. Complete
! your sets at once, or get full set if
you have not taken one. See double
number coupon elsewhere.
In the municipal court Thursday,
in the case of temple VS.. Estell, the
! defendant moved to open Judgment,
and the plaintiff consented, and the
motion was granted. The defendant
was given time to answer, and the
plaintiff until April 24th to reply.