The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16

when the time comes to hold the fair,
and no matter what the weather,
there will be dry walks to get about
the grounds on.
| County Surveyor Brooks has filed
his report on county ditch No. q,
near Good Thunder, which it is now
proposed to make tile ditch, using
vitrifed clay pipe with diameter OF
twelve to fifteen inches. The cost
of this ditch is estimated at $6,5O4.
| The viewers will meet soon to pre-
pare an estimate of the benefits and
damages. They are e.. &. Mudem OF
Medic. F. f. Otterstein of Shelby and
Up. Nj. Lyons of jamestown.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late +. G. Heinze were
held at two o'clock yesterday after
noon. Brief services were held at the
late residence of the deceased, over
the Palace restaurant, and the remains
were then taken to st. Johns Epis-
copal church, where the impressive
services of that church were pro-
nounced by the rector, Rev, A. +. Fill
more. The church was filled by the
friends of the deceased, and a large
number were obliged to stand.
MANY of the members of the six Sc
cret orders to which the deceased belong
ed. the Masons, Elks, Knights of Pyth-
las, A. O. L. W., Knights of Maccabees
and Sons of Herman, were among those
present. Large delegations of the Sons
of Herman and Maccabees acted as an
escort and marched to the church, and
the pail bearers also went on foot,
the honorary marching in front of the
funeral car and the active skirting
both sides. The council and city Of
ficials also attended in body.
A quartet composed of Misses Cor
nelia Mansfield and Caroline Sundt,
and F. E. Crandall and John r..
Thomas, with Mrs. Harry lverson
as organist, furnished touching
music and at Glenwood cemetery
the Liedertafel Singing society sang an
appropriate selection. The procession
to the cemetery was very long one.
The remains were inferred in the fam
| lily lot.
The floral offerings were unusually
profuse and beautiful. Twenty-one
handsome set pieces from lodges, So
cieties and individuals, besides small
err offerings, testified the esteem in
which the deceased was held
The cutting of wheat has begun all
over the county. In fact, here and
there field was completed Satur-
day, where the crop was particularly
advanced. Today the farmers all along
the line got into their fields. Not
all of the fields are ripe enough to
cut, but plenty are in condition.
County Treasurer Hart, driving to
Mankato from Lake Crystal this
morning, saw the farmers cutting
wheat in number of fields.
H. A. Wiedenheft of God Thunder,
who was in the city today, said that
farmers around there began to cut
wheat today.
Several Mankato gentlemen visited
the proposed new town of Hunting on
the "Alphabet" road, yesterday. Hunt
ting is about half mile this side OF
cream. The depot is about half fin
ished and an elevator is ready for
business. The town is plated and lots
will be sold as soon as Manager Toble
of the Alphabet road returns from the
east where he has gone to engage
competent person to dispose of the
lots.
Material is on the ground for hotel
and store building, and there is every
prospect of a fourishing village being
ing bloom there in few months.
1t is expected that regular trains
will be running into st. Clair within
thirty days.
Crop prospects in the vicinity OF
Hunting are not so good as they are
further north. Rust has damaged the
grain. About half a crop is expected
Corn is looking well.
Granville S. Pease, the Anoka edi-
tor. will be 'mine host" at the
newspaper headquarters building on the
state fair grounds during the COM
ling fair. Mr. Pease is one of the pio'
neers of Minnesota journalism, knows
Everybody and is known by every
body. He will be in charge OF the
) building-which is the one which rep
resented Minnesota at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition at st. Louis
; and will welcome men of the press
from Minnesota and any other state
from which they may hail.
The Free Press is in receipt OF an
Invitation to be present at the old
settlers reunion to be held at Hen
derson on Friday and Saturday, Aug
l3O-3l. The invitation cards are very
neatly gotten up and bear very
!. good likeness of Major Brown, who
was prominent character at Hen
derson in the early days.