The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-10


will be asked to sanction the act Of
the advisory board in making the
convention arrangements.
The Annual Bible meeting wa:
held here on Christmas day, say:
The Lake Crystal Union. In the
morning a business session was held
The reports of the secretary ant
treasurer were read and adopted
Money collected last year $161.25
Total amount with the cash on HAND
and from the, sale of Bibles $205.09
Gift to the Bible society $50.
The following officers were elec
ted: President, Rev. ID. Edwards
vice president, r. NJ. Jones; secre
tary, Caradog G.. Jones; treasurer
Henry r. Roberts. Executive commit
tee: Edward n. Jones, r. I. Thomas
| Walter Meredith, r. f. Jones, II. II
Roberts, Evan j. Williams, with tine
president and secretary. Auditors
John Thomas, VIM. r. Roberts Com
mittee on supply: VIM. J. Jones
! John Thomas.
/ TO be made life members, Mrs w
! p. Jones, William X. Roberts.
Collectors: Morris Williams. Rob
| ert James, Pierce Jones, Grant Lew
is, Salem; r. p. Williams, John e
Price, ID. II. Evans, Robert o. Rob
ertS, jerusalem; William Lloyd, VIM
o. Hughes, w. W. Jenkins, Wan. J
WiSley, Lake Crystal.
Vote OF sympathy with the family
of the late John J. Lloyd; sympat'
was also extended to Rev. John \
Roberts and Hon. William r. Jones
in their sickness.
The next annual meeting will be
held at Jerusalem church and VIII
also be the celebration of the fiftiet
year of its existence.
In the afternoon and evening pub
lie services were held, with large
attendance, the church being filled
at the evening service.
Papers were read and addresses
were given on subjects pertaining
to the Bible society by Thomas h.
Evans, Josiah Roberts. w. j. Jones,
VIM. o. Hughes, Owen II. Roberts,
w. w. Jenkins, Evan Z. Williams.
Lake Crystal; William r. Thomas,
c. G. Jones, Jerusalem; John B.
Jones, Robert NJ. Jones, Salem. Re-
citations by John Morris. Catherine
Morris, Owen Roberts, Helen Pritch-
ard, Lillian Jones, Lake Crystal:
Elmer Roberts, Elizabeth Jones, Jer.
usalem; Richard Roberts, Ellenor
Roberts, Salem. Solos by VIM. VI
Jones. Richard Williams. David Luke.
Duet by Richard Williams and raviG
Luke. Lake Crystal and Salem cho
also took part
Edward n. Jones, Jerusalem. was
not able to take part with his choir
this year on account of the illness
of his son, to whom we earnestly
desire a speedy recovery.
Afternoon session was opened BY
Levi Davies and the evening session
by Owen S. Hughes. Rev. d. Ed
wards presided at the meetings.
At eleven o'clock tomorrow at
there will be held a meet
ing Of county commissioners from
Blue Earth, Nicollet, LIE Sueur.
Scott. Sibley, Hennepin and Carver
counties in regard to making arrange
ments for building the federal post
road from Mankato to Bloomington
If this road is designated by the
state highway commission as the
most desirable one. The delegation
will talk over the matter and find
out how the various counties stand
on the proposition and if they are
willing to give the proposition the
proper financial backing.
The government will appropriate
$4,000 for the road but in order to
get this the counties interested must
raise $4,000 more. One-half of this
$4,000 will then be refunded by the
state. County Commissioners Schnee-
berger and Hohmann will represent
Blue Earth county. The Mankato
commercial club will be represented
Dy President Crandall, John Nyquist,
Adolph Veigel, and Harrison l..
ochmitt. The Mankato Automobile
club will be represented by Presi-
lent II. K. Brown. c. 4. Wise. and
5. b. Wilson. The Mankato business
men have looked upon the matter of |
having the road from Mankato to
designated as a matter
u the greatest Importance and feel |
ike doing all possible to aid the pro- |
ect
Postmaster A. J. Veigel has Just
completed his report of the business
transacted at the Mankato postoffice
he past year. The report shows an
Increase of III per cent since 1900.
The report in detail follows: I
Receipts.
stamps, envelopes, postal !
cards, etc, sold. ..... ISL 1862
BOX rent ............ 933 .O6
newspaper postage ... 716.0
third class, without stamps 1,23l.41
Total ................ $54,326. "a
Disbursements.
'Ostmaster's salary $50. $3,1OO. 90
Jerk hire ............. 14,78647
rec delivery service. w 14,4O9. SO
special delivery service. 27S. 28
'anceling machine 49,. 1873. ST
Incidental expenses .... 1913
Total expenses of office S32,81S.14
aid r p clerks 81 All %