The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-19
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Miss Alma Field has taken few
weeks vacation from her duties al
the Mankato Saving aud Building
association and has gone to Drain
erd where she will visit friends aud
relatives for a few weeks.
George Nchison left this morning
for st. Paul where he will meet
with the immigration commissioner
at the capitol. rs a member of the
committee recently appointed by the
Southern Minnesota Better Develop
ment association convention held in
this city on April =. for the purpose
of securing homeseekers' stopover
rates for Southern Minnesota. The
other two members of this commit
tee are Il. VI. Sonnesyn of st. James
and T. b. Daniels OF Marshall. The
meeting will be held at two o'clock
Atohison will so TO Benson on bust.
ness for the land firm of Merchant
"a Atchlson.
Miss Marie Whiting. who Was OPP
Grated upon at the Emmanuel hos
pital last Thursday, is doing nicely.
The ladies' of St. James are going
to give a charity ball. the proceeds
from which will 20 toward paying
the expense OF maintaining the
hospital and sanitarium there.
Ebcrhart J. Walport has purchased
lots nine and ten, block nineteen.
Mankato city. from Senator S. ID.
Works The deal was made through
the Citizens Realty company Mr..
Walport will make several extensive
improvements.
St Peter Tribune: 6; II. Sucker
caught a forty.pound otter in n rat
trap nj Lake Emily last Monday.
The animal and trap became entan-
gled in the grass. which enabled Mr..
Sucker to secure il. The skin was
sold 10 Ed. Borncmann for $50
The Consumers Power company
just received carload of copper
wire from the east for the trans
mission line to run from here TO
kasota. This is the first ear Of
solid wire that ever was unloaded in
this city The poles will be here in
a week or ten days and will be dis
tributed along the line.
New Tim Review: The New Ulm
Athletic association held Il meeting
Thursday evening of last week TO
consider various improvements need
ed at the ball park. 1t was decided
TO build two new stands, one TO
have Il roof These stands will be
built, one back of the home plate
and the other along the third base
line II was also agreed TO fix mp
the grounds in good shape. All the
boys were out for practice Sunday
afternoon.
GAINESVILLE Argus: Rev. f. b. Cow
gill OF Mankato and c. w. Dubois.
OF Winnebago were visitors in this
place Wednesday last. The object
of their visit was TO create ii pos
siblc an interest among prospective
students in the new college ut Win
,ncbago recently taken over by the
Methodist denomination from the
Baptist conference which failed TO
maintain the school. Mr.. Dubois j
the president of the institution. lie
may return alter and deliver an adj
dress.
New Ulm Review: I DR.. l.. A..
Fritsehe recently received word
from the secretary of the Minnesota
River Improvement league that the
delegation is making an effort to
have the adverse report of the board
of engineers reconsidered and the
matter brought before the senate
committee on commerce. They hope
to convince the board of engineers
that the report should be modified
sufficiently TO enable the promoters
of the project TO get their plans be-
fore tho senate committee.