The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
100000 FOR St.
PETERS COLLEGE
REV. MIR. ALMEN PLACES HIS
MARK HIGH.
President of the Board of Directors
Will Resign His Passionate and Devote
His Time to Raising Money for Gus
tavus Adolphus-Large Fund Will Be
Used for New Buildings.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
st. Peter, Mimi, Sept. 16.-Rev: L., G.
Almen of Balaton, president OF the
board of directors of Gustavus Adolf
plus college, has decided upon a step
which is of the utmost Importance to
the school. He has charge of the work
of securing subscriptions for the col
lege, and it is his ambition to raise
100000 to be used in erecting new
buildings.
In a few months this summer he OBJ
tanned donations amounting to $4,000,
but was hampered somewhat because of
the necessity of looking after his min
isterial duties as pastor Of the Swedish
Lutheran church at Balaton. That he
may devote all his time to the college
he has determined to resign his pas
torate and bring his family to st. Peter,
dwelling. ~
Nicollet county has the full county
system of rural mail delivery, and is
one of three counties in the third con-
gressional district thus equipped. O..
Some weeks ago two routes running
out of st. Peter and Nicollet were re-
ARRANGED, and route l, Traverse, was
vicinity of Norseland. Yesterday Ben
Briggs, >Jr., began work as carrier on
the new route, and his trip marks the
completion Of the system.
This gives the service to practically
3 every farmer and is composed of nine
within the county and the remainder
ENTER from iMankato, New Ulm, Fair
fax, Winthrop, Gaylord and lie Sueur.
Governor at County Fair.
Under weather conditions that ap-
proach the ideal, and with the largest
crowd that has ever turned out for an
occasion of this kind, the annual fair
Fl of the Nicollet County Agricultural So
" 5000, many of whom came from
f MaRkato, LIE Sueur and other surround
ing towns, was present, and among the
spectators in the grand stand were
IS Governor and Mrs. John A. Johnson
An effort was made to have Governor
johnson address the people, but he
lodged the spell-binding "stunt, - pre-
conspicuous section of the amphitheate1
and spending the day visiting with old
neighbors.
Features Of the fair program in the
afternoon were the trotting and running
races. In the 2:45 class Bessie Bar
olite, a Cannon Falls horse, took the
money in straight heats, with Polly Fl
Of Owatonna second, and Rarus Of st
{. Paul third. Three st. Peter horses di
ME w. was first, Stanley L. second anc
Aggie B. third. The running race wa:
taken by Swindlemeier, with Albert
Z Boon second and Happy Maggy third
In the ball game between st. Pete
and Rush River several balls were
batted into the crowds which surget
upon the diamond. In the sixth inn
ing, after a woman and child hat
/ been seriously injured, the game wa
I- called with the score 9 to 0 in favor O.
the home team.
In !eaping the gap on bicycle
Marie Vokes, young woman Of Min
neapolis, narrowly escaped serious in
jury. The rear wheel of her bicycl
struck the edge Of the platform and tn
rim collapsed, but she succeeded il
holding the machine in an upright posi-
ton and stopped it without falling.