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hours later. The funeral was held
from the Baptist church this after
noon at two o'clock.
Garden City

Mrs. Kate Goodall attended the
Chautauqua at Lake Crystal Wednes-
! day.
| Miss Anna Parker has gone to the
twin cities where she will visit with
friends.
! Miss Alice Thompson of Minot, NJ
d., is visiting with her sister Mrs.
Charles Traverse.
Mrs. Weymouth and daughter, Mrs
Nettie Osgood, and children have
gone to visit for a time near Du-
luth.
J Mrs. William Cullen, nee Eunice
Clough, is visiting relatives and
friends in town. She expects to make
her future home in Balaton
! A good attendance is requested at
the Woodman hall Saturday, July 49,,
at the regular meeting of the Royal
Neighbors. Important business will
be acted upon.
The next meeting of the w. C. T.
Clara Crane the first Tuesday in
August. The afternoon will be taken
up with work on the program for
next year.
| Mrs. Masters, Mrs. Loring and her
daughter, Miss Annie, have gone to
Mahtowa, Mimi, to make an extend
ed visit. Mrs. Masters will visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Lily Scott
and Mrs. Loring will visit at the
Fellback home.
/ 1t is rumored that George John has
sold his farm to give possession next
spring. It. is sincerely hoped that
he and his estimable wife will decide
I to remain in this vicinity as they
would be greatly missed from their
accustomed places.
Mrs. Stella WolVerton of st. Paul
is expected here soon to spend the
summer with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Leroy Terry. Mrs. Wolverton
has been i'll the greater part of the
spring and it is hoped that the
change may be of benefit to her.
Mr. Wagner, the obliging and cour-
teous depot agent here for the past
ten years, has accepted an advanced
position at Hartford, S. D., and has al
ready taken up his work there.
His family will move as soon as a
house is SECURED The family has
made many friends during their resi-
dence in Garden City and will be
missed from the social circle here
/ The Study club will meet with Mrs
Wolverton Wednesday, July IT, A
good attendance is desired. The fol
lowing program has been prepared
for the afternoon: Roll Call-Name OF
a president, giving date of his term
'Homes of Our Presidents" Mrs
Hughes; Our Presidents Wives
Mrs. Nettie Mills; Homes of Ameri-
can Generals" Mrs. Wolverton; Book
Review, Mrs. Roberts.
Misses Camp and Shufelt are hold.
ing services all this week in the
Baptist church and good attendance
is present at each meeting. Miss
Camp speaks in clear, forceful
manner and Miss Shufelt delights
all with her sweet voice. She also
directs a large choir which adds
much to the services. An open all
meeting is being planned for Sun
day afternoon at the fair grounds and
it is expected that Rev. R. w. Hobbs
of Mankato will speak at this service
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from the cities, where he spent
few days on legal business.
Mrs. Joseph Blissenbach and chill
dren went to Truman yesterday to
visit the formers brother, Walter
Dahm
Otto Mattin returned to his home
in Blue Earth yesterday after COM
plotting his course in the CONNER
cial college.
Mr.. Walter Strand, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Strand of this city, will
leave this afternoon for the navy.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Schneider and
Misses Mae and Alice Schneider of
LeMars, Ia, arrived here yesterday
for short visit.
Mrs. H. Vogelpohl returned yester-
day from Deerwood, where she has
been visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. A. v. Denman.
: Miss Mile Nelson left this morn
ing for her home in Minneapolis
after spending two weeks with
friends and relatives here.
H. p. Jensen returned this afternoon
from Minneapolis where he went on
his hotel project He is optimistic
that the new hotel will be built
Mrs. L. w. Archibald came from
Chicago Wednesday to make an ex-
tended visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. ]. Crane of this city.
lie Sueur Center Leader: Miss
II
Mankato to spend a week with her
sister, Mrs. Charles C. Kolars, at
Lake Jefferson.
Mrs. A. j. Domier of Aurora, Ill.,,
is the guest of her brother, Philip
Leas, and family. She will be here
about three weeks. She will visit
her mother, Mrs. John Leas, also.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Edwards re-
turned last night from three
days outing spent at the cottage
owned by their son, Thomas, at
Lake Washington. They were sue
cessful in landing some fine trout
Amboy Herald: Mr.. and Mrs
John Hobart had short visit last
week from their daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Dick Hobart, of Seneca, S. D.
Mrs. Hobart was called to Mankato
by the illness of her mother, Mrs.
Niehoff.
Miss Josephine Manage of ST. Clair
has returned from Nebraska, where in
company with her brother W. l..
Manage, they went to look after the
settlement of their parents estate.
Miss Manage also has farm of her
own there.
Worthington Progressive: Mrs. W.
A. Dennis and daughter Ruth, ar
| rived yesterday from Mankato. They
intend to stay here until about Sept.
1st, when they will go to Minneap-
oils to make their home Miss
Ruth will attend the state university
next fall
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From Fridays Daily.

From fridays Daily
Samuel DiXson and son of Mime
apolis are the new proprietors of
the Saulpaugh hotel. The son, G. S.
Dixson, was in the city today and
closed the deal with c. H. Saulpaugh.
The hotel will be opened as soon
as the repairs are made and the fur
nishings are installed. The Messrs.
Dixson were formerly proprietors of
the Majestic hotel in Minneapolis,
and are well known by the travel
| ing public as men of business acumen
and integrity. Otto ]. Morawetz of
Minneapolis, representing the Boutell
Brothers, house, furnishers, also of
| Minneapolis is also in the city and is
making plans and arrangements with
G. S. Dixson, for refurnishing the
hotel in thoroughly modern and
up-to-date fashion.
The fact that these gentlemen have
leased the hotel, will be welcome
news to the people of Mankato and
the travelling public. The hotel will
be opened for business about August
| 10th.
The house is undergoing repairs
that will make it one of the most
modern in the state, and with the
Dixsons in charge the travelling public
| is sure to be satisfied The Dixsons
/ are both popular hotel men.
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St, Clair

John Afro has returned from South
Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Thielman were
Mankato callers Thursday.
Frank Ario of Mankato was a
ST Clair visitor Saturday and Sun
day
Mark Rasdell of Montevideo spent
several days this week visiting in
ST. Clair
Miss Hattie Fitzioff of Mankato
came home Thursday to spend the
Fourth of July.
A large number of st. Clair people
attended the Fourth of July celebra-
ton in GAINESVILLE.
| Miss Emma Rogers, who left for
Montana about a month ago, return
ed few days ago.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Frohlich and
son of Webster, S. D., are visiting
relatives here at present.
Miss Clara Burgess of Eagle Lake,
has discontinued her music class here
to take a few months vacation.
Mrs. c. Brandt, Mrs. Emmel and
two children, and Miss M. Brandt
were guests at the home of H. Fitz-
loft Sunday.
Mrs. w. Boswell, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in the
twin cities and Duluth, returned
home last week.
| Owing to the bad weather the
dance in the hall on the night of
July was not as largely attended
as was hoped for.
Miss Sarah Fisher, the Northwest.
ern telephone operator is taking a
vacation for few weeks. Miss Sadie
Fields is substituting during her alb.
sence.
| Mrs. P. IT. Bowe who has had her
little son, Andrew, in st. Paul to be
treated by physician, returned
| last week. Little Andrew received
treatment for his leg.
The Clifton Drug company furnish
ed amusement for the show going
people of ST. Clair last week. The
moving pictures were considered the
| best that have been shown here and
some very reliable remedies were
| sold every evening.
| The tornado of last Friday night
besides damaging number of build
ings in the village, tore up three
large evergreen trees in Herman
Fitzloff's yard They were trees
which had been planted about forty.
five years ago and they were simply
torn out by the roots and thrown
against other trees in the yard.
Mrs. ]. C. Fitzloff has as her
guests Mr.. and Mrs. George Gerlich
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gerlich
Both couples were recently married
at Minnesota Lake at the homes OF
the two brides. Mrs. Fitzloff and her
sister, Mrs Albright of Mapleton, are
at present entertaining the young
people at Lake Washington. They
will later go to their home in Dick,
inson, N. D.
Mrs. Moede met with a serious
accident while driving to Tiyoli
last Wednesday. AS she approached
the Tivoli bridge she met an auto
mobile and the horses became fright
ened and turned sideways. The chill
dren were thrown out, but were not
injured very badly. Mrs. Moede
hung onto the reins and was pulled
over the dashboard and suffered Sc
we're bruises. The party in the auto
mobile brought Mrs. Moede and the
children home.
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Eagle Lake

Mr.. Vanderwarke is the new night
operator at Eagle Lake.
Mrs. Schlickau of Eagle Lake was
visitor at New Ulm Wednesday.
Mrs. John Pickle and daughter
motored to Mankato Wednesday.
Ben Burgess is employed at the
Eckman farm, tending to his apiary.
Edna Benedict was visiting at
the home of John Pickle this week.
Mrs. Little of Lake Benton is Wis
iting at the home of Thomas Little.
Sam Miller, who has been taking
a vacation, has returned to his work.
Mrs. Harris and daughter Ethel
were visitors at Mankato Wednes-
day
Miss Grace Johnson and Mrs. L.
F. Austin were Mankato callers
Monday.
Mrs. Harold Pressnall of Kasota
has been visiting at the E. M. Press.
nall home.
Mrs. Briggs, who is visiting at
the Barnes home, went to Mankato
wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pickle returned
from Iowa, where they visited Mrs
Pickles parents.
Miss Elsie Reed, who is employed
in Mankato, visited her parents at
Eagle Lake Sunday. -.
Mr. and Mrs NJ c. Pressnall Wis.
tied their daughter. Mrs. Brown, al
New Richland Sunday.
Dean Burgess, who was employed
as contest manager in Nebraska, ar
rived home Sunday to spend a few
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Modern System Of
Street Lighting

From Fridays Daily.
E = r + + I. I. + I. + + + + +
+ Discussion of the rates for
i. lighting, both gas and eIec-
+ tricity, has brought out some
+ interesting facts, and one of
+ these is that the Consumers
+ Power company reduced its
+ lighting rate several years
= ago, but the general public
+ does not seem to have been
+ aware of it.
J. The Free Press desires to
I. correct mistake made by
+ it in the publication last
+ evening of the gas and cleo
+ trio rates of the Consumers
+ Power company. This paper,
1. without intending to do an !
+ injustice to the company and
+ through mistake printed as
+ the rates of the company, the :
4. old rates in force several
I. years ago.
+ II will be remembered that
I. when n. M. Byilesby & Co.
+ took over the local plant
+ about four years ago, they
+ voluntarily made material re-
+ auctions in both gas and
!. electric rates and these new
+ rates have been in force for
+ about four years and should
! have been published by this
+ paper instead of the old rates.
+ Under the old rate, the
+ price of electricity for resi-
+ dence lighting was 10 cents
+ per kiIowatt net. Under the
+ new schedule this has been
i watt net, and for commercial =
+ lighting under the old rate
+ the best rate obtainable was !
+ 7La cents net. Under the
+ new schedule il ranges from
+ 4 cents to 9 cents according
+ to the amount of current con-
+ sumed. Under the old SEIZED
! ule the power rates was 5 !
+ cents net. Under the new it
+ ranges from 2 cents to cents
+ net, based on the amount .
J. used. The old gas rate for .
+ lighting was $1.40 net per .
4 thousand. The new is from .
+ 81 to SIPS.
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From Fridays Daily.

From FFJudyS DAILY.
Bids were opened by the county
commissioners yesterday for the con-
struction of ditch No. 80, and the bid
of Parrish & Sedgley was accepted at
$16,575. Two more bids were re-
ceived, one from G. E. Gilbertson at
$1,000 and one from F. Desormoux
at $16,SO0.50. This is the ditch which
is almost circular in shape and trav-
erses four townships, Medo, DAN
Vile, Mapleton and Beaufort. About
$4,000 lineal feet of tile will be used.
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oraanized al Amboy.

The Blue Earth County Building
and Loan association has been or
ganized at Amboy. The capital
stock is $4,000. The following
make up the board of directors: F.
M. Schwarz, Peter SPENCER, H. K.
Zenk, F. w. Bosch, P. H. O'Con-
nor. VIM. DEWITT, S. o. Stenberg,
Fred Apitz, A. M. Henslin, w. H.
Huber, c. D. OFT,
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That modern system of lighting
the business section of this city is
dire necessity was indicated at the
massmeeting held in the Mankato
theatre last evening. Every speaker
who discussed the question was of
the opinion that a white way or
some other method of street lighting
was needed, and the action of the
evening was the adoption of a mo-
ton originated by Attorney W. A.
Plymat and put before the house by
DIR. A. F. Schmitt. He moved that
committee of five be appointed by
the mayor to decide upon what sys-
TEN of street lighting should be
used to displace the present anti
quated and out-of-date method. Dr.
Andrews amended the motion by
substituting for Mayor Meyers name
the name of F. E. Crandall, presi
dent of the Commercial club, and Judge
Lorin Cray offered another amend
ment by suggesting that the commit
tee conduct its investigations in con-
junction with the city council Dr.
Schmitt accepted the amendments
and his motion passed almost unani-
mously. 1t was afterward included
in the duties of the committee that
it should consider the present rates
of electricity and gas and see what
can be done toward obtaining lower
rates.
Mayor Explains Its Object.
Mayor A. G. Meyer called the
meeting to order and presided over
it, He explained that the reason
for calling it was to discuss electric
light and gas rates and to deliberate
upon the feasibility of white way
for Mankato. If it WIS decided that
the present rates were too high and
if no reduction could be gotten then
the ACCESSIBILITY of building munich
pal plant was to be discussed He
took up the white way" proposition
first and said that the answers to
five questions would transact the
business called for. 'The first ques-
tion," said the mayor, lis, does Man
kato need a better system for light
ing the business part of the city?
The econd is, If so what kind of a
system do we want?' Third, Shall
the cost of installation be paid by
the property owners, or shall it be
assessed to the citizens as whole p
Fourth, Shall the electricity con-
sumed be paid for at a rate of so
much per post per year, or by the
meter rate?' Fifth, Shall we appoint
a committee to decide these things?'"
Suggest a Change.
Judge Cray was the first gentle.
man called upon and said that un-
doubtedly, all wanted some improve.
ment in the present SYSTEM Il sug.
gest change" said he, eff it may
be made with reasonable economy
Other cities are changing, and our
system. If we want a white way
what kind do we want? This ques
ton j think is. important ! am OF
the opinion that the property owners
should pay for the standards and
that the city should then pay for the
whether the cost of the lights can be
assessed to the property owners, but
| think that it can, / also think that
we should pay for the electricity by
the meter rate, so there will be nc
misunderstanding and no disagree
ments. In this way we get what we
pay for, and pay for what we get
/ am in favor of change if we car
get a good contract with the Con
sumers' Power company"
People Need More Information.
f. M Currier thought that the citi
zens at large were not well enough
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From Fridays Daily. saI &
Entertained For Miss Clare.


Miss Lois Goodrich entertained
twelve young ladies at her home
on Cherry street yesterday after
noon for Miss Gertrude Glare of ST.
Paul, who is her house guest Miss
Glare graduated from Hamline uni
versity last month and will go to
Hector as principal of the high
school in September.
Albert Schippel is in LIE Sueur on
business today.
A. C. Knutson of Garden City is a
Mankate visitor today.
j. o. E. Treanor of Decoria is in the
city today on business.
H. A. Metzler of Redwing called
on friends here yesterday.
P. v. Philips of Shakopee is in
the city today on business.
. William Rupert Of Mapleton called
/; on friends here yesterday.
L. A. Grill of Redwood Falls is
spending the day In Mankato.
i D. F. Green of Weldon, N c. is
in Mankato today on business.
J. E. Donnie of Rochester was in
Mankato yesterday on business.
Miss Selma Kotz of Waseca is
calling on friends in Mankato today.
F. L. Burnett of Rochester is
spending the day with friends here
R. V. Townsend of Minnesota
Lake is visiting in Mankato today.
John Davis of Burt, Ia, is COM
mercially engaged in the city today.
| Ed. Hodapp of Minneapolis spent
!, yesterday with his parents in this
city.
1 G. j. Simmons of Lehigh, Ia, ar
rived here yesterday for business
visit. s. So
! o. E. Schueller of Owatonna is
transacting business today in Man
kato.
6. A. Pooler and family of Aus
tin are visiting in Mankato this
week
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Peterson of
Amboy are calling on friends here
today.
t MT. Noyd and family of Kasota,
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Crane over
Sunday.
Otto Johnson of Fargo, N. D., ar
rived here yesterday for a visit with
his parents.
! Miss Bessie Crane of Fairmont
spent few days at home the first
of the week
! b. A. Wheeler left yesterday for
Cottage Grove where he will make
an extended visit.
= j. O. Hesnault and w. B. Har
wood of Walnut Grove are transact
ing business here today.
/ Mrs. w. Seamans of 2O3 North
Front is in the twin cities buying
her midsummer millinery.
Attorney J. E. Regan is home
u : i . ~ e
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Henry Robel, Jr., went to st. Paul
on business this morning.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-25

Pastor Rogers Memorial Baptist
Church. Knoxville, Tenn, new sup
erintendent of missions for Tennessee.
The State Board of the Tennessee
Baptist Convention met in the Pleas
ant Green BAPTIST Church on Jeffer-
son street Thursday of last week,
Preparations were made for the meet
ing of the National Baptist Conven-
ton in September, and plans laid or a
great campaign all over the state,
embracing the educational and mis-
sionary work A new superintendent
of missions was chosen in the person
of Rev. A. d. Hurt, d. D., who is now
pastor of the Rogers Memorial
Church, of Knoxville, In a conversa-
ton with some of the Baptists the
day after the Board adjourned it was
learned that Immediately after the
Board adjourned a conference Of
some of the leaders was held, where
upon it was decided that immediate
steps would be made for the launch
ing of a great missionary campaign.
- Mces and headquarters of the sup
erintendent of missions are to be con-
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-25

Rev. Alexander Pettus, one of the
oldest and most prominent citizens OF
this county, died Thursday, July 10
at $3.50 p. m, at his home in Briers-
vile, at the age of IS years He was
born in Lexington, Ala, April. 1898.
During the Civil War he was a cor.
poral in Company A. 18th Regiment
Federal Army, and proved himself
faithful to his trust till he was hon
orably discharged at Nashville, Tenn,
April, 1866, where he was married
to Miss Parlee Summers in 1867. To
this happy union were born twelve
children
Before his health began to fail Rev
Pettus was very active in politics
and was several times a delegate to
the Republican State Convention. He
was one of the chartered members OF
Benevolent Order No. 79, also a mem
Der of Sylvan City Lodge No. 17i6
G. U. o. of O. F., at Nashville. In
1874 he became a member of the NJ
E. Church and lived a consistent
Christian life. He was also a local
preacher and was known for his kind
ness toward humanity. He enjoyed
an extensive acquaintance through
out the state.
He is survived by a loving wife
fve sons, three daughters, three
brothers and one sister. Funeral ser
vice was held at Hayens Chapel NJ
E. Church, Saturday, July 18th, al
II a. M, conducted by Rev. J. H
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-25

The train consisting of baggage.
and two coaches left the Union Sta
tion at 11:25 Monday morning, July
21. After making several stops the
train arrived at Hortense about l p
m, where a royal welcome was given
by the citizens. The party was
escorted to the Baptist church, about
two blocks from the depot, by the
pastor. Rev. ]. l.. Collins. The recep-
tion committee then carried out the
following program Organ solo, Mr..
Mullins; prayer, Rev. w. l.. Ledford,
of Dickson; the welcome address was
made by Rev. j. L. Collins. Among
other things he said; I'VE do not
meet you with kid gloves on though
we can and do know how to weal
them; we do not meet you with our
automobiles, but we could have met
you with fifteen wagons, each drawn
by from two to four mules all owned
by the Negroes of Hortense."
In speaking of what the land pro
duces, the following are some of the
things mentioned corn, tobacco
wheat, oats, hay, potatoes, fruits and
garden truck of all kinds. More than
1000 acres of land are now owned
by Negroes in this locality. Rev. w
l.. Ledford, of Dickson, was the neX'
speaker, who said many good things
The response on behalf of those from
Nashville was made by Lawyer r. l.
Mayfield, who electrified his hearers
al then joined in singing "Elest DC
tne, tie that binds" and were ther
dismissed to go out where the sale
of lots was held.
The following made up the party
P. H. Black, Geo. Binkley, Chas. Nor
ton. James Bumpas, Odie Rouse
Thos. Rucker, nj. ]. Sublett, Wesley
Hockett, C. H. Jackson, Rev, Pink
ston, John May, Mrs. Fannie Buch
anan. Mrs. Nj. Gray, Mrs. Josephine
Mullen, Henry King, Chas. Mullins
A. H. McClendon, S. D. Vaughn, Mrs
Chas. Jackson, w w Hargrave, Mrs
r. P. Harris, c. P. Porter, Miss
Emma Porter, Mrs. Chas Porter
Albert Gooch, Mrs. T. V. Boyd, Mrs
c. S. King, ]. Compton, J. D. Mul
Inns, S, H. Johnson, R. L. Mayfeld
Mrs. Nj. L. Williams, ]. H. Battle
Mr.. Killabrane, Mrs. Celia Anderson
Mr.. C. D. Cheatham, Mrs, Georgls
vaughns, Mrs. ]. 7. Mallory, Mrs
Chas. Porter, Rev. w. L. Ledford
Samuel Numey, Miss Lula Hill, Mrs
Francis Buchanan, Mrs T. V. Eoyd
Mrs. Sallie Gooch, Mrs. Nettie VII
liams, VIM. Boyd, Mrs. Mary Har
graves, Mrs Rapier Harris, Mr.. AL
bert Gooch, Mrs. Louis A. Neal, JohI
May, Emma Porter, Harry Porter
Estella Martin, John Edmondson, }
L. Collins. W. D. Hawkins.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-25
COLUMBIA DISTRICT CONFER
ENCE AT FRANKLIN.
Snecial to the Globe

Special to the Globe.
Franklin, Tenn, July 16.-The
Columbia District Conference, the
Sunday School Convention, Steward
ess Convention, Allen Christian En-
deavor League, Convention and the
Missionary League of the A, M. E.
Church convened here this morning
at o'clock.
The meeting is to- run until Sun
day night when the closing sermon
will be preached by Rev, A. l..
Pinkston of Mt. Pleasant. The OBJ
iect of this meeting is to review
the work of the year or that portion
of the year that has expired since
adjournment of Conference in Oe'
tober; also special efforts are being
put forth to raise handsome sums
for education.
Several distinguished visitors have
attended the meeting and others are
expected to come before they close.
Among them Bishop Evans Tyree,
who was Bishop of the First Episco-
pal District, Rev. S. L. Howard of the
Evangelistic Board and many others.
The sessions are all interesting and
the delegates show much concern
about their educational institutions.