The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-21


life, but the loss of blood and shock
were too much for him. He was
run over by Omaha train No. IS, 60
ing north, having caught the train
near the stock yards when he was
struck by blind switch. He retain
ed consciousness UP until a short
time before his death. He was in
jured at a. m. and died at 1880
p. m. at the Humiston hospital. The
unfortunate man gave his name as
John Van Loon, of Hartford, Brundt
county, Canada, age fifty-six years.
He had four brothers in Canada, but
had not seen them for a number of
years, having been tourist for the
past twenty years. The funeral was
held last night from the undertaking
rooms of George R. Lawrence and
the body laid to rest in the Worth
ingtOn cemetery.
From Mondays Daily
The Northwestern Fuel company
has been awarded the contract to
furnish coal for the Mankato normal
school.
The county board met this after
noon as a county board of equaliZa-
ton, and after being in session q
day or so will probably adjourn un-
til after harvest.
Mrs. w. L. Comstock was operated
upon this morning at Emmanuel hos
pital for goitre. She was reported
this afternoon as doing nicely, al
though suffering considerable pain.
Miss Mary Niehoff treasurer of st.
Cecilia Court, No. 449, w. c. o. F.,
has received and promptly turned
over to Mr.. Stephen Sieberg, a check
for $500 for which amount the late
Mrs. Stephen Sieberg was insured.
The funeral of John Krause was
held from the residence in Decoria
this afternoon. Rev. T. r. Paden
preached the sermon. inadvertently
the name of Fred Krause of Lake
Crystal was omitted from the list
of brothers of the deceased in the
article published Saturday.
The wheat harvest began in earn
est all over the county today. Wheat
is everywhere ready to cut, and the
sound of the reaper can be heard
in the country in any direction. By
the end of the week, if the weather
is as favorable as it is at present,
there will be very little small grain
IF apU hind ctan1inU
Union service of the Presbyterian
Methodist, Baptist and Christian
churches was held in the Baptist
church last evening. The sermon
was preached by Rev. T. Ross Pad
en-, pastor of the Presbyterian church
He spoke on the subject "Why a
Church," Harry Iverson gave a cello
solo and Fl. r. Harmer a tenor solo,
Rev. Paden is forceful speaker and
his address last evening was unusual
ly interesting. Next Sunday evening
union services will again be held in
the Baptist church when Rev. Osgood,
of the Christian church will preach
the sermon.
Amos Kidder, a New Jersey farm
er is Boosting OF a prosperous crop
of sweet corn this season. Early in
the spring he determined to try a
new method of keeping birds from
his field and erected in the middle
of his five acre patch of newly
planted corn a woman scarecrow-
the first and only woman in a null
titude of men scare-crows in these
parts. He dressed her in hobble
skirt style. The crows, which are
proving veritable plague to other
farmers, were evidently neither &C
customed to Kidder's woman of fash
ion or attracted by her, for with dis
elimination they passed Kidder's field
and favored the corn seed of his
Kidder has been round
ly criticised by various women's
clubs in this section for his irrever-
ent and satirical use of feminine
fashions.
Redwood Falls Sun: Last Sunday
afternoon about three o'clock many
grasshoppers could be seen flying
high up in the air, by standing close
to building and looking up near
the sun they could be seen distinct
ly flying in an easterly direction.
Many Of the old settlers recalled
the time, about the year 1878, when
the hoppers took their departure
from this part of the country. They
on southwest wind, go
ing in northeasterly direction and
finally would go out in the ocean
where they were afterwards washed
up to the shore in winrOws. AT
times during their flight the sun
was darkened. the hoppers were SO
thick. The ravagers of the early
day came from the Rocky Noun
tains, while the ones that have been
flying the past week are of the ma
tive variety. The latter seldom do
much damage only during hot, dry
seasons such as the present.
Advertised letters for week ending
July ID: Miss Oma Albert, Frank
Allen, Miss Alma Anderegg, Miss
Jennie Cooner, Miss Nina Christian