The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-11

RlO GTduQe anu fOTcSOH SHOTI Hhc,
spent a week at the seashore and
returned by way of the Canadian Pa
cific, stopping week at Yellow
stone park. The young ladies had
a most enjoyable visit and saw much
of interest.
Albert Lea Standard: Secretary
Mcintosh of the state dairy and food
commission, whose home is in Man
kato, attended the creamery celebra-
ton yesterday, and is greatly graft
fled with the prospects for the sue
cess OF the experimental station. It's
location here will result in making
Albert Lea the headquarters and Of
flee of Secretary Mcintosh, and he
will remove to Albert Lea and make
this his home He is, married but
the couple have no children.
The annual meeting of the w. C.
T.. u was held in the Methodist
Episcopal church parlors yesterday
afternoon. Reports of officers and
superintendent were interesting, and
showed that each was quietly but
faithfully doing her part in the great
work, For God and Home and Ma
tive Land" which is world wide. The
election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Garry Keene !;
vice president, Mrs. Jennie Dubois !;
recording secretary, Mrs. E. A. Var
wood; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
T. ]. Sherk; treasurer, Mrs. Bertha
Caldwell. Mrs. F. B. Cowgirl was
elected a delegate to the state con-
vention, which is to be held in Fari-
bault August %, "a and 25. Mrs.
Thomas Smith was elected alternate.
The annual picnic to be held in
Sibley park August II was planned
for. The ladies served ice cream and
waters at the close of the meeting.
A number of citizens are cOntem-
plating putting in private sewer
i'm order that they may make the
most of the village water when it
is turned on. This is not as difficult
or expensive as might be thought at
first. A septic tank of concrete built
in very simple form has proven eff
cient in places where there is no
general sewer. McLaurin & Northrop
have shown business enterprise by
mailing specifications and plans of a
septic tank to the citizens of North
Mankato. The cost of building a
septic tank of this kind is very little,
and is efficient in every particular
for which it is intended. The con-
struction is so simple that anyone
having any experience with cement
can make them. No doubt many
semitic tanks will be put in when it is
known how easily it can be done.
Those who intend to use water for
the kitchen and bath have only to
build a pit in the ground outside,
cased with brick, cement or stone,
leaving the bottom open for the wa
ter to soak away. Many homes al
ready have an arrangement or the
latter kind, so all that will be needed
will be a little plumbing in order 10
make the equipment complete. Inc
council has not decided definitely on
the rate of water rental to be charged,
hut it is understood from remarks
made by members OF the council that
the rate will be reasonably low, SO
that all will be disposed TO use VII
lage water.
Erick Erickson, who has been en-
ployed as switchman in the North
western railway yards in ManKato
for many years, has been transferred
permanently to the main line on the
division between Sleepy Eye to RED
wood Falls. His first trip was made
Yesterday. An advance of salary goes
with the change. Mr.. Erickson anu
family will continue to reside IN
North MankatO.
The picnic of the primary depart
ment of the Sunday school OF the
Methodist church held yesterday att
ernoon in Kron's grove, was largely
attended and greatly enjoyed by All.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Kief will leave
this evening for Waseca where they
will make a short visit with Rev.
and Mrs. ]. d. Mccormick. From
there they will go to MonteVldeo
where they will make their future
home. Mr. Kief's parents reside In
Montevideo. 1t is with regret that
the people here bid farewell to TINS
estimable couple. While residing in
North Mankato they have made
large circle of friends who will wish
them success and happiness in their
new home.