The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
.AYNGOF CORNERSTONE
CEREMONIES WILL TAKE
PLACE AT BLUE EARTH
Scandinavian lutherans Are to
Observe This Event Next
Sunday Afternoon
Especial to The Free Press.1

Especial to The Free Press.1
Blue Earth, Mimi, August 4.-The
corner stone for the new $4,000
Scandinavian Lutheran church, de-
signed by Thorwald Thorson, archi-
tect of Forest City, Iowa, and begun
June l by E. w. Hoffner, contractor
Of Blue Earth, who will have the
building completed by October /,
1920, will be laid next Sunday after
noon at three o'clock. The pastor.
Omer Brenne, has been fortunate In
securing the services Of Rev. ]. N.
Kildahl, d. D., who will be master OF
ceremonies and give the principal
address. DR.. Kildahl is professor
homiletics and practical theology at
Luther seminary in st. Paul. and also
vice president of st. Olaf college at
Northfield. 1t is expected that seV-
eral hundred people from surround
ing towns as well as from Blue Earth
and vicinity will be present at the
laying of the corner stone.
Elmer 8. Spear, a former printer
employed on The Swea City Herald,
has, SO 1t Is alleged, recently nown
to Oklahoma with wife No. 2, leav.,
ing No In Iowa, and also distant
relative who went his bail for $1,000
for his appearance in the fall term
of court, it is reported. He lived
with his first wife for two years and
a child was born to them, but 1t Is
alleged that lately he became ID :
fatuated with another girl and WIN
out her knowing that he was mar
ried man he persuaded her to elope
with him. 1t Is said that when nus
first wife heard Of his latest love sne
set a sheriff on his trail and he re-
turned and began living with wire
number one again, and now wire
number two is likely to make II NOT
for him.
At Fenton, Iowa, a man by the
name OF Bundy has invented sys :
tenn whereby automobile trucks. etc.,
can be driven without the use OF any
kind of oil, but can run by securing
all kinds of power from the oxygen OF
the air. The oxygen is taken from
the air by certain chemicals Wnlcn
MT. Bundy has compounded and one
can drive an entire day with cost
of only five cents. The cnemlcaIs
are not inflamable or explosive, nor
are they poisonous. The same chem
icals will also draw from the ar SUI.
ficient heat to cook food or warm
house. Mr.. Bundy recently drove q
truck all day about his town wtthou.
a drop of oil of any kind to prove to
his home people the efficiency OF h1s
invention. All who saw the demon
stration are very enthusiastic over
Threshing in this county has, be-
gun and many will thresh from the
shock as help for stacking Is scarce:
The oats Is very good but the wneat
In this section Of the state Is lall-
ure. having been struck with the
black rust and much OF 1t Is scarceiy
worth threshing.
who Graduated from the hospital
course at Bismarck, N. D., has re.
turned home for visit and left
Monday of this week for Fairmont
where she will take the place OF neao
nurse in the Hunt hospital while her
cousin, Miss Irene Willmert, takes
few weeks vacation.
William Stute Of Minnesota Lake,
Farfbault county, left for 81. Paui
last week and purchased a grocery
and meat store In that city anu u
now making preparations 10 move
there as he will take possession
Miss Esther Engum and mother,
who accompanied her, have return
ed home from Mankato where MISS
mgum recently had an operation per-
formed on her throat and nose.
Howard L. Cook, farmer VINO o
lives near Manchester, across tne
Iowa state line, has recently SOLO q
Duroc Jersey hog for 10000 that ne
bought eight months before for $50;
Eae5ins the animal milk and rolled
oats was the cause Of the change.
Dogs that got into q herd OF goats
On the Joseph Marcus farm In Jack ,
son county killed sixteen goats and
crippled ten others.
Judge Vance Of the probate couTt
recently notified the clerk OF court
tn refuse q license Of marriage 10
certain parties In Blue Earth, one
of whom is not considered souno
s The three year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Yocum, who live near
Logan, Iowa, was found drowned IN
a water tank. The child had been
nlaying with other children but had
wandered away from the party and
fell into the tank. All efforts to re-
store life were made in vain. Rela-
tives from Blue Earth have gone 10
attend the funeral.
Sandy Mcdonald Of this place took
his two race horses to Corning. Iowa,
last week to large race meet. On
account Of the rain but one OF the
horses was entered in the race, AND
that one, Floe Patch, won second
Toonev in her class at 2:14h.