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

trict shall or shall not continue to
supply free text books was submit
ted to the vote of the electors pres
ent. On motion the question was
voted upon by ballOting yes" and
mo" President Grimes appointed
J. Kircher and G. Murphy tellers,
who found that forty-nine ballots
had been cast for free text books
and thirteen ballots had been cast
against free text books. The an
nouncement of the result of the bal
loting was greeted with applause.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned. The voting of
free text books for another period
is triumph for North Mankato that
should be beneficial to all whether
they have children to send to school
do in inducing prospective buyers or
renters to locate here. The fact that
free text books arc supplied at the
North MankatO school should be
heralded everywhere. The cost Of
the books when collected in the
taxes will amount to but a few
pennies. The benefits derived may
amount to many times the additional
tax
North Mankato Defeats Business
Men.
The North Mankato baseball team
went down to the ball grounds with
four OF their regular players. They
picked up four more players from
the audience and played the bust
ness men with those eight players.
On the other hand the business men
have been rounding up the best play
ers they could find including Fields
and Larson, former North MankatO
players, who did the battery work
for the business men. They also
secured the services Of HanSel, the
famous short stop Of the Mankato
team. The game was well attended
and there was plenty of roofing for
in the ninth, and an extra inning
had to be played In the first of
the tenth the business men manag ed
to get a score. In the last half of
the tenth with three on bases and
one out, Eberlein hit one out over
the left fielder for home run, win
ming the game by the score of Z
to 6. The two teams lined up as
follows: North Mankato: Johnson,
C; F. Blyler, p; Eberlin, 1b; Kauf-
man, 2b; Bienappl, IS; Wagner, 3b;
Kelly, If; H. Blyler, CT. Business
men: G. Larson, C: Fields, p; Bert
Keene, lib; Charland. 2b; Hensell,
SIS; Emmler, 3b; Taylor, If: Buerr
pires, l.. Larson and Mayor Neitge.
North Mankato Notes.
John Larson, former resident oi
North Mankato, and son of o.
Larson, has been awarded the con.
tract for the erection of city hall
at Bismarck, N. D. The contract
price is $4,000. Mr.. Larson's friends
will be glad to know that he is
meeting with success.
A number of relatives were pleas
antly entertained at the home
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Robel on West
Nicollet avenue yesterday afternoon
and evening. Among those present
were Mr.. Fred Kron, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Plymat and Mr.. and Mrs
E. V. Waters.
Miss Elaine Rolf, who has been
visiting her mother here the past
wo weeks, returned to Fargo, N. D..
this morning. he was accompanied
by Miss Mary Larson who will visit
her brother and his family at Bis
marck, N. D., for two or three
weeks.
The commissioners of Nicollet
county have lately completed the
auditing of the books of the auditor
and treasurer. The accounts of the
county officers are checked up three
times q year a requisite Of the state
law
From Tue sday's Daily.
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