The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-15

young women in any of the six states
represented in the Northwestern synod
it is expected that the Mankato school
will draw its students from all these
states.
The college buildings and grounds
are to cost 100000 Work will be be-
gun this fall and it is hoped to have
everything completed and ready for oc-
cupancy in two years time.
New Ulm, Oct. 9.-About 100 Off
GERS of the Minnesota National Guard
are in the city holding their annual
meeting, for the first time here, and
were in session yesterday. The three
regiments of infantry and the three
batteries of artillery are represented,
and were the full number of line and
staff officers here there would be an
attendance of about LIS officers.
When the guard met at 1920 o'clock
yesterday forenoon Mayor John P.
Graft delivered hearty and felicitious
address of welcome. A business meet
ing then occupied the remainder of
the forenoon.
In the afternoon the session opened
at two o'clock with a memoriam for
the late Brigadier General Joseph Bob
Letter, when addresses were delivered
by various officers.
The following are some of the Off
GERS in attendance, as far as could be
ascertained:
Colonel c. Nee. Reeve, Minneapolis;
Lieutenant Colonel William Gerlach,
ST. Paul; Lieutenant Colonel George S.
Whitney, Faribault; Major c. T..
Spear, st. Paul; Major F. b. Rowlry
Minneapolis; Major T. C. Clark, Still
water; Major n. Nicholson, Austin;
Major w. T. Mollison, Faribault; Cap
tain George X. Sheppard, st. Paul;
Captain Matthew Baldwin, Minneapo-
lis; Captain C. Mcmillan, Saltwater;
Captain w. Z. Steele, Minneapolis;
Captain f. +. krembs, ST. Paul; Cap
tains NJ. L. Higbee and Z. Luce, Min
neapolis; Captain c. f. Cook, Austin;
Captain NJ. w. Hingeley, Redwood
Falls; Captain Arthur Clark, st. Paul;
Captain +. Z. Westerberg, Crookston;
Captain H. +. Luers, Owatonna: Cap
tain o. ]. Duane, ST. Peter: Captain
\. \. Collins, AUSTIN; Captain George
Z. Leach, Minneapolis; Captain w. B.
Nliser and Captain r. NJ. Weaver,
Duluth; Lieutenants George DAILY, st.
Paul; c. H. Prick, Minneapolis; L. r.
Ferguson, st. Paul; r. L. Kingsley, B.
NJ. Lennon. \. T. Anderson, Ray Law
renee, ID. Pettigren, Minneapolis; T. S.
lngersoll, and l.. +. Backer, st. Paul;
Charles \. Green and George Dulany,
IT.. Minneapolis; C. S. Nook, Redwood
Falls; W. S. Emery. Amboy; Knowl-
ton, F. H. Wood, and A. C. Baumgart-
ner, Duluth; Minot, Brown, Owatonna;
William Townsend. Faribault; Geeter
and Johnson, Austin.
The four troops of the Fourth
United States cavalry regiment from
Fort Smelling on their practice march,
arrived at 2:3O yesterday afternoon,
to remain until Sunday morning. They
were escorted to their camp by Com
pany A of the Second regiment Ma
tional Guard. and will be entertained
by the company while in the city
The second Sunday afternoon meet
ing for men will be held at the Y. NJ
c. \. building tomorrow afternoon at
3:45 o'clock. The address last Sunday
afternoon by Mr.. Brown was one
every man in Mankato should have
heard. Rev. T. Ross Paden will have
just as helpful message. The "Life
Problems" discussion which will fol-
low the regular meeting and led by
Dr. j. W. Andrews, is designed to help
men in deciding the perplexing ques-
tions confronting them in their re-
ligious, social and commercial life
There will be an opportunity for ques
tons and frank expression of each
mans opinions. The speakers for the
other Sundays before the holidays are:
Oct. II, Professor A. E. Haynes,
University of Minnesota; Oct. "a, Rev.
+. L. Heermance; Oct. 81, Judge Lorin
Cray.
Nov. Z, Rev. James MCGEE, Marshall
town; Nov. IA. DIR. Milo B. Price,
Owatonna; Nov. 2l, Rev. E. H. Willis
ford; Nov. %, Charles j. Hunt, st.
Paul.
Dec. ), Elks' memorial Sunday; Dec.
Il. DIR. L. NJ. Hodgman, Manchester
college; Dee. 10, f. w. Peck, state
secretary; Dec. 26, Christmas pro-
gram.
Mr.. w. G. Cartlich, who has been
boys secretary at Minneapolis for
seven years, will address the boys be-
tween the ages of ten and sixteen at
a meeting tomorrow afternoon at three
o'clock. This includes all the boys of
the city and not members only. At
six o'clock Monday evening the ladies
of the auxiliary will serve a banquet
to the members of the boys depart
ment of the association. At this
occasion Mr.. Cartlich will give stere
opticon talk on boys work in other
associations. Parents are invited to
hear this talk if they desire. 1t will
follow the banquet at about 1880
o'clock.
Wirona Oct 9.-The last of the
four large conventions to be held in
Winona this fall will be that of the
Baptists of the state, which is sched-