The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-05
SOCIETY is ORGANIZED.

, Con9re9ationaliStS at St. Stdir GteC'
Their Officers--News Notes.
st. Clair, Aug. AFTER the service in
the Congregational church last Sunday
evening, meeting of the Ecclesiastical
society was held George Wilkinson was
! chosen moderator and Frank Lossow
clerk. Amor Axtelle, Mrs. Charles Rog-
ers and Andrew Quinn were elected trus-
tees to serve three, two and half and
one year, respectively. George Deumeland
was elected treasurer. AS the meeting
was legally called, it puts the church
, property in protectorate, which insures
the continuation of insurance, and the
good will of the Building and Loan socie
| ty, which aided in it's construction sc
materially.
The funeral of the little daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Stephan Foster, who died
after throat operation in Mankato
Saturday, was held Sunday afternoon, Ar
assemblage of friends and relatives OF
the bereaved parents filled the house
Rev. Dysterheft read the usual Luther
an burial service and then spoke, in the
English language, very eloquently and
feelingly, comforting the parents and
emphasizing the Importance of life to
his hearers.
Threshing of barley and early oats is
well under way and it won't be long be-
fore the machines will regularly wits.
: tie their crews to work. Harvesting is
becoming general and some stacking has
been done. Before another week wheat
will begin to fall. A good yield seems
to be promised.
The P. r. S. club met Wednesday in
the reading room, and last night at the
home of E. Dudley Parsons, where after
the regular business, each member gave
an account of the news items, noted by
him during the week. Gerald Caldwell
read an original ghost story. The club
then adjourned and in informal ses-
sion told stories over their peaches and
ice cream.
Sunday school is to convene regularly
in the future in the Lutheran church.
Last Sunday, the attendance was graf
flying, it being the first assemblage of
the kind. This is distinct organiza-
ton from the Congregational Sunday
school,
While there may be large number
of people who do not attend church any
where, it is gratifying on a Sunday
morning to meet SO many loads of men,
women and children on their way to
worship. An early morning trip through
the country would be good eye open
er for some who declare that we are de-
serting the churches. The method of
spending the afternoon seems to be the
most perplexing.
Mrs. Christian Alpers is visiting in
the cities and New Prague.
Miss Emma Lossow visited friends at
Lake Washington Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amor Axtelle drove to
Rapidan early Sunday morning to visit
their daughter, Blanche, and son, Rich
ard.
Robert Brown, candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for county super.
intendent of schools, arrived Sunday
from Mankato, where he has been teach
ing in the summer school. He will visit
with his st. Clair relatives and friends.
Mrs. Henry Campbell of Smith Mills
has arrived to spend the summer in st.
Clair with her sister, Mrs. Jacob Chase.
Frank Cords returned Saturday from
South Dakota to take in the thresh-
ing season in this vicinity.
DR.. F. U. Davis drove to Lake Wash
ington Sunday and enjoyed visit with
his parents, who are summering there.
A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Treutner Monday night.