The Mankato free press., 1915-11-05

was taken sick August s and !, was
paralyzed August IL. In 1914, only
19 eases were reported In Minnesota
and in 1913, only three cases before
this epidemic. - \
"All houses where the disease eY-
lists are placarded and the regiIla-
tions OF the state board Of health<are
strictly enforced" =.
A use OF electricity, new at least
as far as this section of the country
Is concerned. is being tried out at
Winnebago. 1t is understood that III.
w. Holly OF that village Is installing
an electric heating plant by which he
expects to heat his residence, which Is
an exceptionally large one. con-
tanning twenty-five rooms. Mr.. Holly
has engaged the Common nwealth Pow
er company to Install electric radia-
I tors In all the rooms, aside from in-
staIling In his. residence oil other
electric appliances known to the bus
liness. .t. r = =
The main question, II seems, Is In
the matter OF the rates and there-
fore the cost OF heating. The .Com-
Jmonwealth Power company made o
( special heating rate with the. result
that Mr.. Holly will try out the posi-
bilities OF electricity as means of
heating residences. This company
has installed in q great many resi-
dences In Winnebago, Amboy and
Vernon Center. electric cooking stoves
which seem to be giving good satis-
faction and seem to be no more; ex-
pensive than the use OF other cooking
stoves. and are certainly much clean
er and more desirable In all other
ways. ..s ... -...-.. =. SO: ~,
The people generally will watch
with interest these developments IN
the use Of electricity and win vel
come any practical substitute for
coal and wood as fuels. i.....r-ts ~
Special foreign missionary sefv-
ices will be held next Sunday morning
In the Swedish Lutheran church Ia
commemoration Of the tenth annivsr-
sary Of the work OF this church In
China. II Is ten years since the fIrst
missionary began his work there.
During the decade the work Of the
missionaries has greatly prospeFed
There are about fifty workers from
the home church and nearly as many
native workers. -.
In the evening there will be spe-
cial Reformation program, this being
ID Determination, aay Da marc will ha road
: Miss Jennie Johnson. Miss Xenia
Mellgren, and Henry Roust. There
viii be special music. ,g.,
winona. October 29.--Rt. Rev. p. r.
Hebron, D. D.. bishop OF wlnona, who
has been for some weeks past occt-
pying the rooms always reserved for
his use at st. Mary's hospitsl at
Rochester, recuperating from = the
wounds inflicted on August ~ Iss, by
! Father L. NJ. Lesehes has now.> THY
recovered his health. according TO p
statement given out today by Rev.
Francis NJ. Kelly. ID. D.. the bishops
secretary. and viii return to head
quarters of the diocese In Winona
about the sixth OF November to take
up his work here. s'.ts
Earlier this week the bishop was in
winona, making the trip here BY
automobile in company with DIR.
William J. Mayo. The bishop spent
only short time here and returned
In the same manner as which he
came. He enjoyed the cross country
trip and was not over-fatigued by the
journey. 49,, -.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. wetzel Of Lake
Crystal received the sad message
Thursday, OF the sudden death Of
their daughter. Mrs. p. ]. Foster. OF
Vanguard. Sask., Canada. Mrs. Fost-
er was sick but n short time and
the sad message came as Q shock to.
her relatives and many frienda- ss
Mrs. Foster was q faithtul and low
: ing wife and mother. and she leaves
a husband and twelve children, five
boys and seven girls. all nj home: .
mother and father. Mr.. aud Mira. B.
n. wetzel OF Lake Crystal: two SIS.
ters, Miss Bernlce wetxel Of Lake
Il Nrv.toI and Aro Erad HoHmnn of