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

much to be thankful for and this
same condition is trro IN the vicinity
surrounding lie Sueur III every d.
rection. Corn is fully month ahead
of other years, and promises to be
the best crop ever grown in the
valley. True it is, we are in the
garden and it bestows it's bounteous
gifts upon the men who cultivate
the soil, the real laborers.
The Farmers Elevator company at
Springfield has just declared a divi-
dent of 10 per cent. Officers were
reelected as follows: L. e. Potter.
president; August Lipetzky, vice
president; c. S. Peterson, secretary
and treasurer; l.. e. Potter. stock
buyer: J. B. Schumacher, grain buy
err. Both Mr. Potter and Mr.. Peter
sen have held their respective offices
ever since the company first organ
!, lied in the fall Of 1905.
Waterville Advance: 1t begins to
look as if Waterville may have an
electric railway Contracts have been
let by the st. Paul Railway Promo
ton company, for the construction
| of the line between Inver Grove and
Hastings. Inver Grove last week
granted franchise. An official OF
the company states that lines will
be extended to Hastings, Redwing,
Fountenac, Lake City, Mankato and
Faribault. The line from Faribault
to Mankato will in all probability
pass through Waterville. We hope
to see the line come through here
as it will mean a great benefit to
our city.
Minneapolis Journal: Thomas Pal
aver Gleason has made good in his
tryout as a detective. He was ap-
pointed special detective for SER
vice during the civic celebration. BIZ
Chief Mealy said he had proved him
self to be valuable man and would
remain on the force. Gleason was
today assigned to the North Side
station with Chief Mealy's son, Will
liam Mealy, who has been detailed
at Central station. The North sta
ton handles large district, but
heretofore it has hoo" covered from
Central station by detectives who
would call up every hour to see if
their services were needed.
A class of seventy-three was con-
firmed at st. Johns Catholic church
yesterday, by Bishop Hebron of Wi
mona, assisted by Rev. Father
Hughes and several other Catholic
clergymen of the southern part of
the state. Bishop Hebron preached
the confirmation sermon, after i'm
pressive services had been carried
cut. At one o'clock, Rev. Father
Hughes entertained Bishop Hebron
and the visiting clergymen at an
elegant dinner, at the parsonage.
Those present were Bishop Hebron
of WinOna, Rev. Fathers Sullivan
OF Mapleton, Murphy OF Blue Earth,
Madden of Fairmont, Maddox of
Chatfeld, Nicolei of Wells, Coms-
key of Rochester, Dittman, Richards
and Sperig of this city, and Father
Hughes-eleven in all. Bishop Heff-
ron took the afternoon train for
Rochester.
GAINESVILLE Argus: On Thursday
evening Dir. Meilicke and E. L. Pad
dock had a mix up that might have
proven more exciting and more dis.
astrous than it turned out to be.
To accommodate the doctor, Mr.. Pad
dock took him out to see a patient
with the auto. The road was new
and unfamiliar. When rounding the
sharp curve in the vicinity of Thorn
as NichOlsons home the auto slid
off straight ahead at twenty miles
an hour and bounded clean over the
ditch and through wire fence.
The two men were more or less
bruised but strange to say neither
was seriously injured. And stranger
still, the machine came out right
side up with care and started off
again after it emerged just as
though nothing had happened. 1t
was a close call for both the ma.
chine and the men.
! rdTlDdulI hepuDllCan. RCV. fTdn-
els E. Better, G. SIS. R., son of Mrs.
Arnold Better, of this city, cele-
brated his first holy mass at the
church of st. Lawrence on Sunday,
July 2. Father Better was ordained
a priest in the Church of st. Law
renee in the city of ST. Louis, Mo-,
on Wednesday, June %. After the
celebration of mass a banquet was
served in X. C. hall, where plates
were laid for forty-eight. Those pres
ent at the banquet were his mother,
brothers, sisters and other relatives.
Rev. F. Elshorst, Rev. J. Kiebooms,
Rev. H. Cahill, Rev. A. Schlozen,
Rev. F. Hess and two representa-
tives of the different Catholic So
cieties in this city. Rev. Ellshorst
acted as postmaster and in his re-
marks reviewed the career of Rev.
Bieter as he had known him since
bOyhOOd. Rev. Kiebooms made
very interesting address. DR.. Charles
Weyer made a neat address, and
also entertained them with severa
vocal selections. After the banquet
a reception was held. Rev. Better
was presented with number of