The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17

The funeral will take place on
Thursday morning at nine o'clock from
|St. Peter and st. Paul's Catholic
church.
The second child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira l.. Endicott, residing at 2l6 West
Ninth street, died at eleven O'Clock last
night, of cholera infantum. Louise,
who would have been a year old day
latter tomorrow, is the name of the Sec
ond victim of the disease. The first
child, Ruth, died at seven o'clock Sun
day evening, and would have been three
years old next February. Both chill
dren were taken sick Saturday after
noon. ts
| The children will have the sympathy
| of all in their double affliction. Both
children were bright and playful little
things, full of life, and the pride and
Joy of their parents.
The funeral of the two children will
take place at two o'clock tomorrow
Afternoon at the house, and the services
will be conducted by Rev. Peter Clare.
The interment will me made at Min
ineopa cemetery.
4 i. i.
The auction sale at the Ledbeter
farm today attracted an attendance of
$50 people from the surrounding coun-
! try, and the bidding was spirited, and
the things sold brought full value The
crop and split wood and harnesses and
some other things We're sold this fore
noon, and this afternoon the farm ma
chinery was sold. Up to three o'clock,
when the sale of the stock began, about
$500 had been taken in. The stock
consists of three horses that are said
to be of not much account and some
eight or ten head of cattle, etc.
The machinery and other things are
said to be pretty badly run down, hav-
| in proper manner. In spite of this,
there was good demand The sale
will continue until everything has been
sold
Mrs. Ledbeter had wished to attend
the sale, but did not do so.
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Nearly all of the literary clubs have
about completed the programs for the
winters study and discussion and ac-
tive work is to begin early in October.
| The first four papers of the Social
Science club have been definitely decid-
ed upon, and the remainder will be an
nonnced after the meeting, which oc-
ours on the first Tuesday in October
Benjamin Taylor will give the first
paper on "The Present Tendencies in
Our Government and the following
papers in October and November are
"The Place and Influence of the Daily
Paper in the Family" by Rev. p, n
Edwards, discussion by j. w. True
"Psychotherapy," paper by DIR. j. 5
Holbrook, discussion led by Rev. L
Ross Paden. At the fourth meeting
there will be two papers on 1.-The
Higher Criticism" by Rev. e. L. Heer-
nance and Rev. Peter Clare.
| The Art History club has already
completed its program, which is to be
on italian Art, including the lives and
works of the artists and sculptOrs. The
Tourist club will devote the winter tC
English literature and the Zetetic club
lis to study German literature, including
also the musicians, artists and seulp
i tors of the period. The Clio club
will devote the next two winters TIC
the study of George Eliot, with the
exception of one meeting a month
which it has been decided, will be giver
over to current events.
On Friday night of this week the
Excalibur club meets at the home OF
w. d. Willard to organize and plan Its
iline of study and discussion for the
winter.
E. j. Langley of Heron Lake was in
Mankato today.
| H. /. Howe of Winona was in Man
kato over night.
: Postmaster Spaulding of Mapleton
was in Mankato today.
! c.. L. Todd of Slayton was moor
arrival in the city today.
i John B. Meagher of st. Paul was an
arrival in the city today.
/ George c. Borchart of Minneapolis
renewed acquaintance in the city to-
| day.
j. H. Welch of Winnebago is the
| guest of Theodore Williams for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Chase of Cad
well, Idaho, are guests of friends in
Mankato.
DR.. G. F. Sawyer of Chicago is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. P. H. Kelly, for a
few days.
/ A. NJ Ostaboe, marshal of Mapeton
was in the city today, on his way to
| Iowa for a visit.
George B. Alton of Minnea polls, state
inspector of high schools, was in the
city this afternoon.
B. f. Rollins, who last week sus-
ltained broken leg, is doing nicely at
st. Joseph's hospital.
Judge w. r. Geddes returned this
noon from st. Paul, where he took
business trip yesterday.
| Miss Anna Roberts and Miss Sarah
Wigley have as their guests Misses
Elizabeth and Alice Jones OF Chicago
Mrs. w. r. Bradshaw left today
| for week or two's visit with her Sis
l IL ~f Not