The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-06

MANKATO FREE PRE-
the village to the heart of the city
and the seclusion and quietness is
favorable for tenement houses of all
kinds.
A stock company of resident
stockholders would no doubt find it
profitable, investment. Those pres
ent favored the suggestion. Some
offered to take $500 of such stock.
The building talked of would &C.
commodate 100 roOmers and to have
all modern conveniences with gym
nasium in high basement. The
first floor to have a lunch room
with refreshment counter, etc.
Messrs. Nielsen and Neitge made a
rough estimate of the cost at $751;
900 to $4,000 for the bare building
without the furnishing, etc. 1t is
possible that the building will be
built.
Other matters of less Importance
we're considered and the meeting adj
journed at $50 o'clock.
About twenty members attended
the meeting. AS the cold weather
approaches the attendance will
probably increase. The club offers
good opportunity for neighbors to
get together and spend profitable
and pleasant evening. outlining feas
ible problems that would be of bene.
fit to the village.
The last earthly service was ten
derly rendered the remains of the
late Nellie Hawley Burrill yester.
day afternoon. After a brief prayer
at the house, the remains were tax
en- to the church, accompanied by a
host of sorrowful and mourning
friends and relatives who were SO
numerous as to ELL the auditorium
of the church completely, every
available seat being taken. A testi'
mony of the power of the tenderness
of delicate girl whose greatest
strength was kindness and love
Rev. C. A. Sharp spoke of death and
the life of Jesus Christ, the cham
pion of death, as human exam
pie of love and kindness, and the
power thereof, and how in this age
of religion and civilization the weak
are helped on by the strong and
protected by stronger arms, bringing
forth love and tenderness. The
speaker closed his remarks by re
ferring to the pure life of the de-
ceased. That the world was better
ed by the sixteen years that Nellie
Hawley Burrill lived. Strong men
as well as women were visibly af
| fected, making a scene most pa
| thetic. Forest Blyler. Alma Wach
tier, Alice Anderson and Ward
Kuentze1,. tie chorus, sang familiar
songs sweetly aud tenderly, songs
that the deceased had often sung
with the Sunday school. The pail
bearers were Pearl Walrod, VERNE
Chilgrcn, Laura Rash, Beatrice Pos
tel. Florence Page and Edna Leh
man. The flowers were beautiful and
numerous, the church being decOrat
ed with ferns and cut flowers. A
large procession accompanied the re
mains to the German Lutheran Gene
terry whore the interment was made
Edythe NJ. Abels of North Man
kato was united in marriage to Bert
A. Shouts of Minneapolis yesterday
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Abels, 538 Page ave
nue. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. r. w. Hobbs, in the pres
ence of twenty-five relatives. The
bride is well and favorably known
here, having been brought up and
having continually resided in the vii
lage. She has host of friends who
will wish her happiness. The groom
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Shouts
of Amboy, Mimi.
Lohengrin's wedding march wa:
played by Minnie Abels, sister o!
the bride. The gown worn by the
bride was a cream white serge and
! the going away gown was dark
navy blue. The parlor and dining
rooms were beautifully decorated
with autumn leaves and flowers
The color scheme of the parlor was
green and white and the dining
room green and pink. Lillian Wach
tier and Roy Shouts performed the
services of best lady and man.
After a bOunteOus four course din
ner had been served and congratula
tons and kind wishes had been eX
tended. Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Shouts
departed for Amboy, accompanied
by relatives, where they will make
a short visit at the home of the
groom's parents. In about a month
they will be a, home. at Minneapolis
Mr. and Mrs. F. II. EhIers left
today for Madison, Lac qui Parle
county, where they went to attend
the anniversary celebration of the
organization of that county Mr.
Ehlers was a member of the first
county board and lived theKe fol
many years. Mr.. Ehlers plans to be
back by Saturday evening and Mrs
Ehlers will visit her daughter at
| ADDletOn s. D. before returning