The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-05
NORTH MANkATo NOTES.

The lntentlOn OF the CO1nlHerCld
club committee, as mentioned in The
Free Press, has been realized. The
$50 for the advertising booklet has
been raised by subscription. The
last dollar on the subscription was
paid in last night. The following
is the complete list of subscribers
Many others would subscribe If seen,
but it was not found necessary to
see all in order to raise the sou
needed: ]. B. Nielsen, A. l.. Wheeler,
w. Z. Stewart, Henry Robel, ST.,
John Kumerow & Co., Olof Larson,
T. Smith, w. E. Murden, H. T.
Markytan, NJ. L. Hagen, o. e. Ben,
nett, A. p Rudbeck, Mankato Saw
ings and Building association. A. An
derson, d. Donohue, c. f. Ball, F. L.
Emmler, Robert Carlstrom, w. p.
Crimes, August Johnson, r. Yacht
Ter, William A. Craver, Otto Neitge,
O. w. Walker, Ovald Roster, j.
Leonhard, NJ. c. Johnson & Co., A
T. Carlson, Carl Otto, H. Robel, Jr,
w. J. Nixon, P. II. Ehlers, E. Rohde
Fred Lossow. Everybody in North
Mankato was anxious to get on the
list. The quick response made to
the call for $50 shows the progress
sive class of men that make up
the community.
A l.. Wheeler and wife and Emil
Rohde and wife made a trip TO Lake
Washington in the latter'S autOmO.
bile yesterday, returning last even.
ing. The party did no fishing, but
enjoyed a boat ride. Mr.. Wheeler
says the roads are in splendid con-
dftion. He has never seen the crops
looking better. The crushed rock
which is shipped from the Widell
quarries and hauled upon the roads
by the farmers makes hard,
smooth surface to the road, which
the water does not seem to pene-
trate. The above is Mr.. Wheeler's
version Of the trip. Mr.. Rohde
comes along with an account, agree
ing in every particular except the
boat ride. 1--WE fished for four solid
hours without a single bite" said
Mr.. Rohde. To Messrs. Rohde and
Wheeler belongs the record for the
first fishing trip and fish story Of
the season.
The young ladies of the Methodist
church Sunday school have planned
an entertainment to be given in
the church next Friday evening. The
entertainment will be good one,
worthy of a large audience. Fifteen
cents is the admission price. The
following will take part in the pro-
gram: Rev. c. A. Sharp, Professor
c. E. Ball, Mr.. Pehrson, choir, Blyer
brothers, girls class and others.
The Gun club will use the new
grounds for the first time tomorrow
night. The grounds are on the
Hunt property north of Wheeler
avenue. A $40 trap has been pur-
chased. The club has a membership
of thirty-fve.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Bennett spent
yesterday in Amboy. They were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wagon, who celebrated their thirty.
fifth wedding anniversary yesterday.
Other parties from Mankato were
visitors.
w. c. T. U. meets Thursday after
noon at three o'clock with Mrs. George
Lusk, 80 Poplar street. All ladies
desiring to go will meet at Mr..
Markytan's store at 2:3O. The CEN
trail W. c. T. U. cordially invited.
Kenneth Keene, who has been
working for Mr.. Kumerow, the
North Mankato grocer, for the past
six months, is now working for E.
Taylor, the baker, who is doing quite
rushing business.
Miss Lena Johnson of st. Paul,
who came hereto attend the funeral
OF Ole o. Grue, returned to her
home yesterday. She is a sister OF
Mrs. julius Gustafson.
Mrs. Rice of st. Paul and Miss
Smith of Turtle Mountains, N. D.,
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Smith