The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-23
Scoffers Are Now Taking Stock
in the Enterprise.
Weddings and Social Events in
the Little Village.
Farmers Completing Their Fall
Work. Other News.

St Clair people are becoming intensely
interested in the prospect of the cleo
trlc railway. At first there was appar-
ent skepticism natural to those who
have been frequently deceived; but as
the present plan is being explained this
Is melting away and the scoffers are
taking stock in the new enterprise
stock that will pay them minimum
of six per cent interest. In the local
representative of the company, Mr..
Henry Thielman, the resident property
owners have implicit confidence, hence
his introduction to them of Mr.. Silver,
agent of the eastern fnanceering COM
pany, who is soliciting local interest in
the project, has great weight. The lat
ter easily finds his way into the good
opinion of those with whom he deals, be-
ing cultured and entertaining gentle
man and one who is impressive as a
business man. 1t seems from present
indications that the people at this end
of the line will do their share, with
out which the railway cannot well be
built.
Fall work is further ahead, owing to
the very pleasant weather of the past
week, than for several years. Every
where the black is showing marked
contrast to the yellow of the grain fields
and the green trees and meadow.
Threshing is booming and the corn-cutter
is getting in its deadly work.
Speaking about corn, Mr.. Clay Baswell
is the happy overseer of a field of the
real mammoth. A sample stalk exhibit
ed in front of the postoffice is fourteen
feet high with the first ear at least ten
feet from the roots. 1t was grown from
seed brought from Tennessee by John
Buschena. fl, t,
Tuesday at noon was solemnized the
marriage of Mr.. Joseph Hartung and
Miss Ida Meyer at the Catholic, the
Rev. Father Sherlock officiating. I'M
mediately after the ceremony, the we'd
ding party proceeded to the home of the
brides parents near Eagle Lake where
a most sumptuous repast awaited the
guests.
Miss LYDIA Alpers has returned to
school in Mankato.
Miss Laura O'Connor will teach the
Rice Lake school the coming term.
Mrs. NJ. B. Rasdall visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robt Brown, at Vernon Cen
ter, Tuesday.
The Congregational church had
goodly number Sunday evening. Two
duets were rendered, one by Mr.. Rey-
nolds and Mrs. Rasdall, and one by Mr..
REYNOLDS and Miss Lossow Both were
highly appreciated by the audience.
With the many who attend choir prac-
tice at present, good music each Sunday
is assured.
The choir of the Catholic church held
an interesting rehearsal Sunday after
noon at the home of Mr.. OLeary.
III. A. Patterson of Mankato and
partv of friends called on DIR. Davis
Sunday. While returning, the bubble"
broke down and the occupants had to
call upon their friends for a buggy ride
home.
Chauncey Olcott entertained num-
Der of st. Clair admirers Monday eve-
ming, among them MIR. and Mrs. II.
Thielman, Miss Erna LossOw, Mrs. II.
B. Rasdall. Mark Rasdall Miss Belle
Wingen, DR.. Davis and Walter Pagen-
kopf.
Election passed off very quietly here
at the town hall. Messrs Dwave Rasdall,
Schultz. O'Connor, Tenmerman and
Hintze presided over the balloting.
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