The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-04

been for years.
! Fairmont Independent: A sad
case, revealing the perfidy and heart
| lessness of a Martin county young
man, and the misfortune of a young
woman who confided in him, and
whom he led astray, occurred last
week. The parents Of both Of the
parties reside in the western part
of the county and are good and
highly respected people. The woman
some time ago gave birth to child
| in a hospital at Minneapolis. About
a week ago she returned to her
home in this county, passing through
Wells, and while there left the child
on the door step of church in that
village, and continued her journey
home The child was soon found,
and the officers at Wells succeeded
in discovering the identity Of the
mother and she returned to Wells
and brought the child back home
with her. A few days later the cOu-
Pile were married. but the following
lay the husband departed for parts
unknown, leaving his unfortunate
wife to bear her troubles alone. AS
soon as the whereabouts of the
recreant husband is discovered, he
will no doubt be arrested and
brought back and arraigned on the
charge of desertion.
st. Cloud Journal-Press: At a
meeting of the st. JOseph's society
Of the immaculate Conception church
held last evening, the delegates to
the Stats Verband to be held in st.
Peter in September, were instructed
to make an effort to land the next
National convention for st. Cloud.
The delegates are to withdraw their
invitation for but one other city and
that is Winona. AS st. Cloud had
the convention three years ago and
Winona has not had it for eight
years, the local organization feels
that it is Winona's turn if that city
asks for the convention. If, however,
the Winona delegates make no bid,
ST. Cloud will go after the conven-
ton hard and endeavor to bring the
1912 assembly of the Verband here.
If they are successful il will mean
that there will be from 1000 to
5000 visitors in the city. The ma
tiOnal organization of the society
has over 100000 members, the state
organization 10000 and the local or
der, or the st. Joseph's society, has
a membership of 400. When the
state convention was held here three
years ago there were at least eight
special trains from various parts OF
the state and The number in attend
ance ran well up into the thousands.
GAINESVILLE Argus: w. B. Leo of
st. James came over from Mankato
Saturday morning on purpose to
meet his old friend, Frank Quinlin,
whose visit here is noted elsewhere
in this issue Mr.. Leo still maintains
his uniform suave and genteel man
ner, the sure passport to the good
will and affections of any and all
with whom he may have associations.
And his speech is as touched with
refining gentility as are his manners
as may be noted from the bouquets
he threw ut the editor all on account
Of his attitude as TO reciprocity.
That principle means not only nlu-
tual good fellowship between man
and man as eXemplified between the
editor and Mr.. Leo but the mutual
friendship on nations founded upon
the fundamental principal OF all re-
ligions--the Fatherhood of God and
the brotherhood of Man, q principle
that under Providence is destined to
wipe away all the barriers that stand
between individuals and communities
and nations and that will usher in
the era of peace on earth and gOod
will toward mantle millennium, II
you please Certainly Mr.. Leo in his
personality and career is q standing
D - 4, nf.tn h ltt.t,, annf n
perpetuatiOn of all these good things.
! 1t is certainly pleasure to meet and
greet him. The only drawback in
| his case is that he has missed his
calling The superb and predominant
ing good nature in his makeup should
| have been exploited in the fields or
human endeavOr as set forth in the
pulpit or the legal profession. What
might not he have attained under
such conditions and circumstances?
From Thursdays Daily.
| Joseph MertZ has been recon-
mended for postmaster at New
Prague to succeed John F. Wrabek,
who had held the job sixteen years.
! An area Of low barometric pres
sure is passing from west to east,
anu Is dCCOin pdHlcu NY lioCi III INV
| TEN perature, and probable showers.
J Many people in Winona are afflict-
ed with bowel trouble, complaint
that was rampant in Mankato few
days ago. Weather conditions are
responsible for the sickness.
! Miss Esther Daniels has accepted
! the position of principal OF the
school at Grand Meadow. Miss Dan
els is a bright and capable young
lady and will prove an efficient in
structor.
The Marsh Engineering company
OF Des Moines, Iowa, is at work
making the concrete bridge in Dan
vile. 1t is to be one sixty-fOot span,
and it will be six weeks before it is
completed.
There is new barber at the bar
Der shop of Frank Khoenber. He
arrived Monday and Mr.. Khoenber
declares he is the best in town He
| is little shaver" but he Will
grow up to be fine man.
j. B. Nielsen & Co. expect to have
the new high school building COM
pleted in week or two. They are
now only waiting for some pieces
of mill work, and when that arrives
and is put on the building will be