The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-25

She is now residing at Spokane
where she is employed as a nurse
Mrs. John Larson and children OF
Bismark, N. d. are visiting relatives
and friends here. They are guests Of
Mrs. Fred Emeler, a sister of Mrs
| Larson.
A fine girl arrived at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Glasner last evening.
| From Saturdays DaIy.
The man with the lawn mower is
kept busy these days cutting the rap
| idly growing grass. The rains have
thoroughly saturated the ground and
have started things" making the
grass heavy to cut. The man of civic
pride cuts his lawn whether the
grass is heavy or thin throughout the
season, the edges are kept neatly
trimmed, no weeds are permitted to
grow anywhere about the premises.
He takes an interest in the flowers
with his wife. He is not too coarse
or lacking in taste to enjoy the
beautiful and refined about him.
With very few exceptions people can
educate themselves, by making a
start in beautifying their premises.
Once in the habit the pleasure will
grow. The neighbor with shabby
looking grounds will get the inspira-
ton if he isn't too far gone and the
entire community will be benefited di-
rectly and indirectly. A comparatively
few are keeping their premises in
the best possible shape, larger
number are giving barely enough care
to have their premises just fairly pre-
sentable, and about an equal number
are entirely negligent in the care OF
their homes. The house may be a
good one but the grounds are ugly
looking. What if everyone were in
this latter class. The town would be
an ugly looking place. 1t would be
unreasonable to expect to see such a
community grow, prospective buyers
or renters would shun it. North
Mankato could be greatly benefited ii
all would give the care to their
premises that a few of the citizens
now are giving.
A. l.. Crane, a former resident OF
North Mankato, has sold his home in
Mankato and is advertising an auc
ton sale of his household goods tc
be held next Wednesday. Mr. and
Mrs. Crane will leave for California
the latter part. of September where
they will make their future home
1--WE read the North Mankato depart
ment," said Mr.. Crane, land when we
leave we will have The Free Press
sent to us in California so that we
may keep in touch with our friends
here"
The Building and Savings associa
ton has sold one of the houses re
Gently built by the association or
Nicolet avenue to Mrs. Clark o.
Aberdeen, s. d. The other house is
practically sold. This is the fourtl
house built in North MankatO by this
organization 1t has plans TO built
other houses on lots that it holds
and will no doubt find ready sales fol
them. There is demand for NOrtl
Mankato property
The special election for the pur
pose of voting $4,000 additional wa
Very little is being said about the
proposition. Whether this calm sig
nifies that the bonds will carry with
out opposition or will be voted dowI
is hard to tell.
John and Theodore RudberS anc
wives are guests of their brother
Charles Rudberg, and family for
few days. Harry, son, is alst
spending few days with his par
, ents. John and Harry Rudberg are
residing at Spokane, Wash, and Theo
dore is from Wisconsin.
Mrs. Herman Gutteman and daugh
ter have returned from Marshall
Mimi, where they have been visitin;
:, Mrs. Gutteman's parents for the pas
, three weeks.
from Mondays Daily.
: Someone used w. P. Grimes new
automobile for a joy ride last night
Early this morning Mr.. Grimes fount
the door to the shed adjoingine
the automobile house open
but thought nothing of the mat
? ter until his wife teIephoned to hin
at Schroeder & Murphy's store, wher'
l he is employed, that his AUTOMOBILE
had been found in the alley back o
his premises. The machine wa
found somewhat damaged, the switcl
had been left on and the batteries
burned out and other slight damages
Mr. Grimes had his machine out TO
? short time last evening and wa
) placed in the shed as usual Tn
5 Goors leading to the alley were sc
curely bolted on the inside and tn
door toward the house was ais
[ locked The party or parties evident
ly entered the shed adjoining through
l door which was not locked ant
. climbed over the PARTON to the au
! tomobile room and unbolted tn
5 doors. Mr. Grimes believes that tn
|. party was familiar with the premise
S and also knew very well how to rul
: g machine. Judging by the amour
!. of gas consumed the parties mus
e have had an eighty or 100 mile ride
l. Mr.. Grimes offers a liberal reWar'
i for the arrest of the guilty party.
5, At the last meeting of the librar
/ board it was voted to purchase
$ few new books and a committee wa
r appointed for the purpose. The CON
: mittee has discussed how best t
e proceed in the selection of new book
i and has decided to leave the matte
e as far as possible to the patrons o
S the library Anyone desiring to Sc
II certain good book of their choic
t placed in the library can assist TN
t book committee by writing the nam