The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-03


meeting that sixty.two are enrolled
in the penmanship class being taught
by Professor c. e. Ball.
1t was stated by the insurance
men present last evening that it is
practically assured that the fire in
surance on the school property
would be reduced from rs cents to
IS cents per hundred as soon as
the water works is in operation.
Mrs. S. w. Schooley of Chatfield
is the guest of Mrs. Herman Quit
mann of North Mankato.
From Mondays Daily.
The committee appointed at the
meeting of the Commercial club held
Wednesday evening appeared before
the council at its meeting held Sat
urday evening. Henry Robel, chair
man and spokesman of the commit
tee, in his usual forceful and. logical
manner, stated the object and mis-
sion of the committee in bringing be.
fore the council the sentiment of the
club as opposed to the so cent front
age tax which the council has re-
Gently adopted. The objection is
raised to estimate the rate on the
total cost of the mains including by
drants, valves, intersections, etc.
This being borne by property owners
in front of whose property the water
mains happened to be laid, and the
large proportion of the property not
facing water mains is untaxed and
still has as efficient fire protection
as those who will be paying front
age tax There lies the injustice of
the high frontage tax declared Mr..
Robel. with the exception of
very few houses all come within the
fire protection limit. The few out
side this limit are assessed so low
that the very small additional water
tax levied would be unnoticeable
and the increase in values throughout
the village would more than offset the
additional tax"
The committee recommended that
the rate be changed from so cents
to 40 cents.
From intimations maze by men,
bers Of the council, it is understood
that a majority of the council is in
favor of granting the reduction. The
committee was informed that this
could not be done, however, until the
time of hearing of complaints, etc.
which will be held Nov. 10th. No
other matters of Importance were
considered by the council save that
of the ordinary routine of business
and a number of bills were allowed.
w. P. Grimes went to Sleepy Eye
his automobile which he had left at
Sleepy Eye in a recent trip there be-
cause of the impossible roads. He
returned last evening with his ma
chine. He found the roads in fairly
good condition considering the re-
cent heavy rains. The worst section
of road encountered was that be-
tween Swan Lake Greek and Kerns.
heavy threshing outfit had made
deep cuts in the soft road leaving 1t
very rough and nearly impossible.
The water system is now com
pleted except the installation of the
electric motor. This is expected to
be in place in two or three days.
The lower reservoir was filled with
water today. AS soon as the motor
is in place the pump will be operated
to fill the upper reservoir and the
water turned into the mains.
Mrs. Rebecca Davis was pleasantly
surprised by old friends and neigh
bors from Agency Hill Saturday even
ing. They brought well filled bas-
kets and spent the afternoon in talk
ing over old times. The occasion
was Mrs. Davis eigbtieth birthday.
Street Commissioner Ehlers receiv-
ed instruction from the council Satur-
day evening to go over the streets
with the road drag and put them
in as good condition as possible.
From Tuesdays Daliv.
1t is to be hoped that the depreda-
tons which have been committed
the past Halloweens will not be re-
peated this evening. No one desires
to hinder legitimate sport and good
times planned by the young people.
but the roudy and illegal acts of
destroying property should be check
ed with a firm hand.
Mrs. James Abels, who has been
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Bert
Shouts, of Minneapolis, the past
week, returned home today.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shouts Of Am
boy spent yesterday in the village
visiting relatives.
Chicago, November sinners
have exactly one year to prepare for
the second advent of Christ on earth,
according to declaration on file in
the office of the county recorder.
The reaDIJba rance of JeSuS and the