The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24
NORTH MANkATo NOTES.

AIlcuu tuc HucclluS OIL tno CODl
mercial club this evening and en-
courage the promotion of the new
bridge project. 1t will mean much
to North Mankato to have q bridge
in the place of the present one that
will permit of the street car line
being extended into the village and
also to accommodate the growing
traffic between the two towns. No
one will deny that the present bridge
is inadequate even at the present
time. and is a drawback to the wei.
fare of both towns. From what is
known the general sentiment is in
favor OF the agitation for a new
bridge but there are those who are
not inclined to urge the matter be.
cause of the fact that the village
is in no financial condition to assist
to any great extent in building a
bridge. Although this may be the
situation il should not keep anyone
from boosting the new bridge.
| The council will hold a brief
special meeting this evening for the
purpose of giving the plumbers or
dinance it's first reading, so that it
may be given the final reading and
adopted at the regular meeting to
be held Saturday evening. The
business meeting of this evening
will be completed in time not to in
| terefere with the Commercial club
meeting.
The Peoples laundry has now
been operated about two weeks The
business being done is more than
was expected for the start, as the
nlt W.T. -
the cities for years. it is new here
and the prOprietors realize that time
is required to secure regular pa
irons, but they are more than
pleased with the business so far and
hope to serve the trade in q credit
able manner.
A meeting of the stewards, Sun
day school officers and teachers of
the Methodist church will hold an
important meeting at the church
this evening.
]. B. Nielsen and D. Donahue were
at ST Peter on business yesterday
From Thursdays psiIv
The members of the newly organ
ICED hose company are considering
the proposition of making an out
of doors skating place for the boys
and girls of the village and grown
ups, too, if they desire. There are
number OF vacant lots together CEN
trally located that are available. being
a trifie lower than surrounding prop.
erty and quite level The company
realizes the necessity of moving the
water in the mains in order to do
this and to know for certainty that
the system is at all times in work
ing order for fire protection, it is
necessary to test the hydrants fire.
quently. Especially will this be true
this winter while the system is I'M
tried and with very few private
consumers. The skating place would
no doubt be appreciated and the
pleasure of it will more than repay
for the work expended. The boys
will surely assist in the work neces-
sary. The skating on Spring lake is
generally good but for short time
and little later the ice is in posses
sion and the skating there is at an
end. Such healthful sport as skat-
ing should be encouraged and the
proposition of the firemen should
be realized.
Contractor J. A Carlson of North
Mankato has closed contract with
| NeIs Sandquist of Dukes addition
for the erection of Il house costing
$4,000. Mr.. Carlson has already be-
gun work and hopes to have the
house enclosed before steady cold
weather comes on. Mr.. Carlson is
also building over the w. f. Stew
art residence on Belgrade Avenue,
North Mankato. This house when
completed will cost about $4,000.
The T. G.. C. T. club was enter
tanned by Mrs. Fred Kranz at her
home, 632 Belgrade avenue, Tues
day evening. The members of the
club arrived in body with parcels
of every conceivable form, some use
full and other trinkets, and produced
what is called parcel shower up
on the young bride. The shower
was accompanied by laundering. in
the form of roaring good time.
The funeral services over the re-
mains Of the late L. A. Hanson will
be held at the house, 404 Nicollet
avenue, tomorrow afternoon at two
o'clock and at the Norwegian Trim
ity Lutheran church at 2:30 o'clock.
from Fridays Daily.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the North Mankato w. C. T. c.
was held yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. T. j. Sherk. About
fifty ladies, members and friends
OF North Mankato and Central union
were present to hear the report Of
the convention of the National w.