The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22
Taking on Of Two Trains Very
.Displsasing to People
Hereabouts
From Thursdays oails.

Sunday, October .. the Dan Patch
line took of two trains. making the
FIRST train into Mankato from the east
arriving at 1910, when on time,
which Il cannot be very often owing
10 the fact OF making connections.
The last train for the east leaves at
lao, giving no time ut all for the
transaction OF business here. Last
Thursday the Commercial club during
its meeting instructed the secretary
20 take the matter up with the Dan
Patch line, He had previously writ
ten TO them on the same matter, and
sent another letter at once. The fol-
lowing letter has been received In
reply: ~.
'St. Paul October Is. 1sl5.-E. r.
Soaring, Secretary Commercial Club:
Dear Sir: This will serve as an ac-
knowledgement OF your letters dated
October 6 and 3 respectively.
AS to the passenger service, II
was found necessary to eliminate
some Of the service that we have been
giving as the patronage did not war
rant the operating expenses. There
was no intention on our part TO single
OUR Mankato. as II was done over the
entire line. This company has not
had the support at Mankato that we
feel we should have had on both
freight and passenger traffic, espe-
cially on the present freight service
we are giving out OF Minneapolis.
which is as good or superior to that
OF other lines. shall, however, be
glad TO refer your letter to the ex-
ecutive committee and TO advise you
farther what act II Is possible for us
10 take. In the meantime ! will be
pleased II you advise me II we are
able to put on another passenger
train. what support We may expect
from Mankato on bzoth passenger and
freight traffic.-Yours very truly, C..
T. Chapman, traffic manager"
st. Paul. October 14-After giving
the matter consideration. the grand
lodge OF Knights of Pythias decided
10 accept the report OF the Pythian
home, committee appointed by former
Grand Chancellor b. =. Fowler. The
report fayors continuance of effort In
the collection. by subscription. OF a
fund ot 100000 with which to care
for aged and INDECENT members OF the
order.
II is, reported that subscriptions
amounting TO nearly $4,000 had been
collected and that a similar amount
is promised. II Is hoped that 100000
will be in the fund by the time the
grand lodge meets next year.
The committee has not confined 1t
self to the proposition of a home to
be built in this state for aged Pythi-
ans but contents itself with the pro-
iect of collecting a sufficient fund to
take care of such cases.
This, according to many members
OF the ledge. will mean ultimately the
erection OF homein Minnesota. but
The rfbneys mtist be ID hand before
thesproject is to take. definite form.
"'ev Committee III Charge. ''.'i,,.
The committees In charge of the
project comprises F. S. Atwood,
Mihhes polls. Chairman: nF. TO VIII
son, saltwater J. p. Richards. NAH
kafo;is G. IS. Bratlt, ST. Paul; James
AiRv-harton. IDuidth, and p. W. Me-
Allister. Minneapolis. grand keeper OF
records and SEALS IT h"''' i'u'.'
-Hfhe committee Is authorized TO ieoh-
sinne the work or taking subscrip-
Pie next meeting or lsthe "'grand
lodge wili be AT Mankato' IN October,
1916 l"'",i i' &" .'f' Q l"i1 COW
r'e No Assessment FOR Home. -"
IT has been agreed that the 800. 600
fund for the proposed Pyt1ian home
is to be raised by subscription and
no arbitrary assessment on the lodges
will be made.
Pythian Sisters Elect.
The Pythian Sisters in session at
!. o. o. F. hall. st. Paul, elected and
installed the following officers: Mrs.
Alice Holmes. Minneapolis. grand
chief: Carrine Aune, Redwood Falls.
grand senior; Mrs. Myrtle B. Goetz.
Fairmont. grand junior; Mrs. Mary
Wiggin. Albert Lea, grand manager;
Mrs. Emma Whipple, Wadena. grand
mistress OF records; Mrs. Effie An
derson, Owatonna, grand mistress OF
finance; Lottie Berg. Minneapolis
grand protector; Belle Rossbo, St.
Paul, grand guard Lelie Pease,
Redwood Falls, senior supreme repre-
Sentative; Sarah Adsit, Owatonna.
junior supreme representative; Lucy
Adsit. Owstonna, second alternate
representative.
From Thursdsy's oailv.
The State League OF Building, Loan
and Savings association will meet in
Mahkato tomorrow In Knights OF
Columbus hall. c. v. Phillips will
welcome. Attorney F. NJ. Wilson Of
saltwater will repond. There will
respond give short address Of
then be an address Of welcome by
the president, ID. G. Willard. A paper
will be read by William Pfaender. Jr.,
OF New Ulm. Officers will be elected.
At 12:3o D. m. a dinner will be given
10 the visiting delegates at the Hotel
Heinrich by the Mankato Commercial
club. The visitors will be taken on an
automobile ride about the city by the
Mankato Automobile club. This will
begin az four o'clock.
The Local Association.
The local Building and Savings as
ISOLATION has been q great factor In
the upbuilding Of Mankato I'm the way
or residence and business blocks, hay-
ing made Il possible to assist those
In saving by advancing them money.
The loans made on new buildings
by this association during the last
five years, including this year to July
], amount to s265,sso. Loans made for
the purchase OF improved property
during the same period amount to
si07.3l5. and the total loans made for
the same Deriod for new huiIdiues