The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-13


dinner. The haggis graced the head
az the table and A. ]. Ellis gave
Burns address in his usual happy
manner. The AFTERNOON play consisted
OF only one game. the ice being in
too soft condition. Mcleod was
pitted against the Morrow rink OF
Beaufor and was an easy victim
falling before the invihcible Morrow
to the tune OF IL to 3. A smoker
was enjoyed till train time, when
the distinguished visitors left for
their homes fully convinced that
Mapleton has as good lot Of cur
lers as to be found in the northwest.
Mankato was represented by that
prince of good fellows, Thomas
Thompson. who enjoyed a game of
his favorite sport.
From FRIDAYS Daiiy.
81. Peter Herald: Approximately
$4,000 Is needed to complete the
Gustnyus Adolphus college endow-
ment fund. That sum must be
raised before May l II the college
IL to collect the two contributions
OF s50.o0o promised by James j.
HIN and c. A. Smith. To aid in Sc
curing II a special committee has
been appointed by the ST. Peter
Commercial club, and a thorough
canvass win be made In 81. Peter.
Last summer twenty men were put
In the field and succeeded in rails
ing all but $4,000 Of the $4,000
needed. At the meeting of the Min
nesota conference the previous week
$4,000 had been raised among the
delegates In eighty minutes. How
ever. allowance must be made for
the expenses connected with raising
the fund and to provide for possible
losses, so that there Is $4,000 still
to be raised, which must be secured
by May I.
Members OF the Blue Earth county
board with Engineer Gallagher yes
terday looked over a piece OF road
In Lincoln township. south OF Lake
Crystal, which the Lincoln town
board wishes to grade. and has ask.
ed help OF the county. II was de.
cided to postpone that matter until
II could be seen that the road had
the proper drainage to make the
improvement a permanent one.
The Blue Earth county board also
met with the town board of South
Bend and looked over a road on
the Dornberg hill, which the South
Bend town board wishes to have
graded and Strengthened. There is
q bad bend for $1,000 feet. rM. Gal.
lagher win prepare a survey and
estimate which win be ready some
time next May. 20 am
llag Il Il .r-
Eight young ladies graduated
from the normal school this morn.
ing, when. special chapel exercises
were held. President Cooper gave a
short address TO the graduates and
the Boys Giee club and the Trf
angle club gave special music. The
advanced course graduates were:
Myrtle Grace johnson OF waltham.
Jennie Laura Mckenzie seof Sleepy
Eye; Audrey Irene Petrle of James
Vile, Alice Margaret Wagner of New
Richland and Ethel Lois Wagner OF
New Richland; from the FIVE year
course. Lena Ems OF Butterneld:
from the elementary course, Esther
Carrie Bailey of Kasota; from the
elementary course. Ida Marie Nelson
Of worthlngton.
News Of the death, In Los Angeles
on Saturday. Of Fred steidel, who
was a resident OF Mankato for two
years and was employed at the
Hoerr and Clements garage on Main
street. From the meagre information
sent In the letter II appears that Mr..
Steidel as autoing 10 the races on
Saturday when the machine skiddel.
In the accident Mr.. Steidel was so
badly injured that ne died shortly
afterward while being conveyed TO
q hospital.
Mr.. Steidei will be remembered by
many young people here with whom
he was favorite. =,
From FRIDAYS psTfy>
Died Of propsy.
Mrs. Minna Arend died last night
at the home of her son, John Arend,
f62 North Sixth street. OF dropsy.
She was born in Germany in Feb
ruars. seventy-three years ago. She
was a member Of the German Luz
theran church For a number of
years past she has made her home
with her son, who is her only child.
She also leaves one sister. Mrs. Caro-
line Schlecting of this city. The ia.
neral win be held Sunday afternoon
at one o'clock at the house and t:3oI
p. m. from the German Lutheran
church. The interment will be in
The German Lutheran cemetery.
Funeral of Jehn @. Willis.
The funeral services of John @.
Willis. the clerk in the state treas
urer's Office who died Wednesday
night. was held at 2 p. m. today from
The undertaking rooms of Listce &
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