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


ton OF Bible doctrines, Interpretation
of prophecy. and evangelistic ant
missionary appeal. The conference
is easily the most largely attended
Bible conference in the northwest.
From Thursdays Daily.
Harry Alleman is placing a new
foundation and raising his grocery
store building on Van Brunt street
The school board did not hold a
meeting last night for lack of q
quorum. A meeting will be held
soon.
Sheriff Osten, accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Hilgers, went
to saltwater this morning, taking
Carl Kalin, to serve his sentence
for participating in the burglary of
Svert Olson's store.
The Musical M. G. club of North
Mankato held a regular monthly
meeting at the home of Miss Lillian
Nielsen last evening. Two new mem
bers were initiated. Aafter a must
cal program, refreshments were sery.
ed. All had a pleasant time.
The many Mankato friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Baker of Britton
S. d.. will be pleased to learn that
that young couple are the parents
of handsome baby boy. The young
man arrived on Sunday Mrs. Baker
is a sister of Mrs. George Lang OF
this city.
Superintendent F. J. Sperry re-
turned Friday last from Waseca,
where he taught i'm the summer
school, but has been quarantined in
his home ever since because his
youngest child had scarlet fever.
The boy has fully recovered, but
the quarantine has not yet been re-
moved.
At Albert Lea an effort was made
recently to poison the English spar.
row by means of doped grain and
as result many other birds were
killed Poison will kill the sparrow
all right but this method of getting
rid of them should not be attempted
until late in the fail after the song
birds have migrated southwark.
The work of laying the concrete
paving blocks began on Walnut
street yesterday afternoon. Before
the pitch could be put on today it
began to rain. Concrete is being
laid on Cherry street, but rain inter
ferred today When Cherry street
is finished, block will be laid on
Second, and then South Broad will
be concerted.
News has been received of the
death of Mrs. Jiles X. Young. eldest
daughter of Hugh Grice, formerly OF
Kerns, which occurred at Los Ange-
les July 10 of spinal meningitis. Her
age was twenty-five. She is sur
vived by her husband and a seven
months old son, her parents and
several brothers and sisters. She
was weH-known here as Freda Grice
and went to California eight years
ago. She was a cousin Of Mrs.
ORIG Noble of North Mankato.
Preston Times: The state of Min
nesota has paid a bounty on crows
and black birds. These are the only
birds that make of cutworms and
wireworms a steady diet. Last year
the damage done by the cutworm
was twice as great as in 1909. ac-
cording to the last annual report of
the state agricultural department.
The depreciation threatens to be
greatest this year Man has dis
turbed the balance in nature. He
lost little corn by the birds. Now
he loses acres of timothy, acres of
corn, acres of fax. Man sOws the
wind; reaps the whirlwind.
From Fridays Daily.
The county commissioners met
yesterday and today as board OF
equalization. Very few complaints
have been made to the board, and
none of any moment, and adjourn.
ment was taken this afternoon.
Rochester Post and Record: A. T.
Stebbins, president of the Interurban
Construction company, has received
the joyful news that the first dirt
on the proposed line from the twin
cities to Rochester was thrown by
Edwin Feldhauser, member of the
concern at 2:15 on Monday. Accord
ing to Mr.. Feldhauser he expects to
throw the last shovel of dirt in this
city year from that date, and ii
is to be hoped it will prove reality
Orthodox Jews yesterday observed
the fast of Alb, concentrating the
destruction of the first and second
temples in Jerusalem. Many plous
Jews tasted from sunset Wednesday
night until sunset last night. Alb is
the eleventh month of the Jewish
civil year and the fifth of the &c
clesiastical year, and corresponds to
the July moon, falling partly in July
and partly in August. The destruc
| ton of the first temple by Nebuchad
nezzar, $50 B. -, and of the second
by Titus. 70 A. D., are the events
commemorated on the 9th day OF
/ Alb, or Aug. 3.
Fairmont Sentinel: After beins
out for sixty-four hours, the jury il
the Sperry murder case at Lakota
N. D., reported disagreement ant