The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02

the speed possible.
III. V. Jones and John Inglis are il
South Dakota and have found no rust
but Parsons wired to j. r. Marfel
that he found it in places near Aber
deem. Some good news is also com
ing in, as along the 500 line the whea
appears in fine condition.
The first crop estimates were issueC
Yesterday. The Minneapolis Marke
Record places the total for Minnesota
North and South Dakota at l65,6lO,26l
bushels. The acreage given is 1900,
40, with 100000 acres of that il
durum or macaroni wheat. The to
tai number of bushels of spring wheat
estimated is ll2,lS9, 495. George NJ. Ii
Count also predicts good crop for the
Dakotas.
Harvesting of wheat will begin soor
in southern Minnesota and harvesting
of rye, barley and oats has already
begun. The past week was gooc
one for wheat and it is ripening fast
Minneapolis, July 3O-With her SON
seventy eight years old, and group
of friends, Mrs. Maria Gross, known
i to her friends as "Grandma Gross,
celebrated her l0lst birthday yester-
day at the woman's building at the
| soldiers home. Gilbert Gross, one
| son, was with her during the day, hav-
ing come from Owatoma to attend
the celebration. Oscar Gross, aged
seventy-two, and Mrs. Mary Newton,
aged seventy five, of Oshkosh, Wis.
her other children, were unable to at
tend, but wired their congratulations.
| Mrs. Gross remembers the war of
! 1912, in which her father fought. He
| was also in the Mexican war, while
her husband and two sons were in
the civil war. She was born il,
! Saratoga Springs, n. Y, July 20,
| 1906. She was married there and
moved to Owatonna in lS49, and was
closely connected with the early his
tory of Southern Minnesota.
I Hutchinson's natural advantages as
site for the new industrial school for
girls were pressed to the attention of
the board today by a delegation from
Mcleod county; which submitted OPP
lions secured on tive tracts of l60
acres each, and booklet of views,
including photographs of the proposed
sites. The sites proposed will cost the
state about what they would bring at
private sale. They are good land, well
| watered.
| The delegation included Mayor Henry
Braun, HI. III. Bonniwell, j. A. Linden
berg, f. III. lila, E.. A. Ritter, John
! Huderle, Joseph Kasper, Ernest Schlu-
| ter, w. r. Dobbyn, NJ. c. Madsen, b.
E. Nye, and Charles Deming, Hutchin-
son; Senator G. r.. Donaldson, Stew,
art; o. H. Smith and o! Nv. Iundsten,
Lester Prairie; Anton Tfutna and w.
O. Merrill, Silver 'Lakeln)J
Formal applications were received to-
day by mail from Albert Lea, Dodge
Center and Elbow Lake. Tbe lists will
be closed on applications Wednesday
night. 81 ~ s
The Milwaukee depot at, God, Thunder
was found afre about midnight on
Sunday night. Elamesi were +, bursting
out of the doors. ,;tgG
! The fire originated in apple of lumber
| in the freightq room. The, flames were
quickly qlienched by thel fire boys, who
were on the spot with their wagons
/ and hose; in "a wonderfully short time
after the alarm was given.a
The freight room only was damaged,
but the entire buildingnds completely
soaked with water and smoke.
| Last Sabbath was the closing of the
special meeting conducted by Rev. ID.
! A. Weaver in the Medic church. He has
been holding nightly meetings there the
past two weeks. Much interest was
aroused, both in the church and those
outside which kept growing In inter-
est and power until last Sabbath when
nine persons were baptized in the beau
tiful Perch lake, by immersion by the
pastor of the church, Rev. NJ. H. Caller.
The scene on the bands of the lake
was AN inspiring one, lined as 1T was
with spectators many of whom had
come four and five miles. 1t required
thirty seven carriages to convey the
multitude from the church to the scene
of the baptism. r
John Stephens has returned from
New O1Hi. NHc1c Ic uioNC WIN :" N1OI
expert representing a commission house
of WATERFOWL, S. ID. The. house sent
it's representative to investigate the
reports of black rust in South Da-
kota and Southern Minnesota. This
man found the conditions worse In
South Dakota than in Southern MIN
nesota, as far as black rust Is con-
cerned
The crops were found to be not IN
as good condition around Rochester
! and the southeastern part OF the state
i as in this vicinity. Black rust Is
present there to some extent, but not
enough to cause much damage, but
the crop is more backward.
The only black rust found on the
| trip from Mankato to New Ulm was
between CORTLAND and New Ulm, on
| the gravel soil. There it was not
nearly as bad as in South Dakota,
and affected only the outer leaves and
not the stem itself.
The cutting of rye and barley was
found to be in progress, and some
oats ready to be cut. The only wheat
that can be cut under two weeks is
/ bearded wheat, which is more threat
/ ened with rust than other varieties.
Corn is making splendid progress.
The expert said that the condition
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