The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-07

The MctlEpdist church which has
tial church organization, is receiving
the support Of the people in general,
and in return the children and young
people Of the village are instructed
at the Sunday school, and good ser
mons are delivered from the pulpit,
alto getbcr helping to make the town
one of good citizenry and desir-
able place to live In
q. Gruo. who has been confined
to his bed for about week. has
so far recovered as to be able to
sit w yesterday and is feeling fully
as we'll today His friends will be
pleased to know of his improve.
ment.
The Commercial club will hold a
.heefihg Wednesday night,
$500 .
From Tuesdays Daily.
The North Mankato Gun club held
its annual meeting last night at the
barber shop OF Ira Hensel. About
twenty members were present, and
the following officers were elected:
G. ~ keene, president. w. =. Grimes,
vice president; Ira Hensel. secre-
tary and treasurer and II. +. Clay
ton, fielA' captain 1t was decided
TO have a shoot once a week and
thursday evening was selected as
the time for holding it. A new
ground is TO be secured on land
owned W Mr.. Hunt. 1t was also
voted eot purchase a new automatic
trap. The weekly shoots will be-
gin ON the first Thursday in May.
a dozen applications for member
ship were favorably voted upon.
Miss Dora Rohde was very pleas
antly surprised oy party of TWEEN
ty-six of her friends at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Rhode,
on Belgrade avenue, last even
ing, the occasion being her
seventeenth birthday anniversary.
The evening was spent in playing
games. and lovely refreshments we're
served Miss Rohde was present
ed with beautiful signet ring in
honor of her birthday. All left with
the wish that she may celebrate
many more birthdays just as happily.
M immense quantity Of brick has
been manufactured in North Man
kato and is still being manufactured.
Last year the North Mankato Brick
aud Tile company made 100000 Of
brick which have all been sold. The
company employs from ten to twelve
men and q number Of teams with
a pay rpll of $500 a month. 1t IS
planning to start making brick this
week if possible. The fact that
brick are made SO close at hand ac.
counts for the large proportion of
brick houses in North Maukato.
A letter to "A. Anderson from
Clerk Dennis Donahue, who is en-
ployed in the state senate, states
that the board of investment met
and granted the loan OF $4,000 to
the village of North Maukato and
will have the bonds ready in u few
DAYS.
About thirty friends planned a
happy surprise for Miss Dora Rohde
last evening, yesterday being Miss
Rohde,s hSfIhday. As a token of cs
teen, Miss Rohdc was presented
with beautiful ring, Refreshments
were served and all enjoyed q good
time.
A. Harry O'Brieu, the assistant
attorney general of South Dakota, is
visiting his mother and brothers in
North Mankato. Mr.. O'DrieD is a
former Mankato boy, but is now To-
Gated at Highmore, S. ID.
The house movers are getting
ready TO Jack up and move II.
Markytap's store building. Henry
says be will keep right on selling
goods while being moved.
Thc statG loan board has agreed
to loan $4,000 to North MaukatO
The money will be used to install
q Waterworks system i'll the village.
Verne Walrath and family are
moving into the home of S. A. Wal
rath on Belgrade avenue.
All public spirited citizens should
attend the meeting of the CONNER
cial club tomorrow night.
The brick work on E. Rohdes
store Building will be STORY high
today.
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, Unhcralucd and with