The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-30
MRS. M. ". GRIMES DIES
WIFE OF LIE SUEUR EDITOR
HAS PASSED AWAY
Cedar Rapids Man Had Trouble
At St. Peter; Soft Drink
Prices Rise
Especial to The Free Press

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st. Peter, Mimi, July 29.-Word
was received in this city last night
of the death of Mrs. M. w. Grimes.
wife of Editor Grimes OF the LIE
Sueur News. Her death occurred at
the family home at LIE Sueur OF
anenia following a two years ILL
ness. She was fifty-six years OF age
and was born at Milwaukee, Wis.
Deceased is survived by her hus-
band and eight children. The fun
eral will take place tomorrow morn
ing from St. AIMS church.
Floyd Kinsey of Owatonna town
ship, lie Sueur county, and Miss
Ruth Perrin of lie Sueur, were mar
ried yesterday at LIE Sueur. Inc
groom is an eX-seryice man and the
bride is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w, B. Perrin. The couple were at
tended by Miss Elizabeth Dodge ana
Charles kinsey. After short weo-
ding trip, the couple will make their
home at Mankato.
The St. Peter ball team will meet
its old arch enemy LIE Sueur next
Sunday afternoon. The game Will
be played at the LIE Sueur diaTone.
A man giving the name of c. b.
Brown of Cedar Rapids, Ia. was
arraigned before Judge Seifert yes
terday for speeding and for brea0-
ing an electric light globe on a
street light. He was fined S2i. the
unfortunate tourist missed the road
to the twin cities, and while right
ing his Packard he backed into q
white way post, breaking large
bulb. He was caught alter merry
chase by Night Officer William
Wakefield.
st. Peter confectioners have in
creased the price on all sort drinks
from FIVE cents TO nine cents per
glass, the new. ruling TO take effect
August l. including war tax, sort
drinks will henceforth be sold for
10 cents. The local dealers state
that the increased cost Of syrups
due to the sugar shortage, the high
prices paid for other commodities,
made the increase necessary.
Eighty Logs have been consigned
by Nicollet county livestock breed
ers for two hog sales to be held at
the Mankato livestock pavilion on
October Is TO 20. Forty Poland
Chinas and forty Duroc Jerseys will
be seld at the two sales. The Mic
ollet County Livestock Breeuers
association has charge ST the sales,
which are the first TO be put on by
local breeders.
At q meeting Of the Nicollet
County Bee Keepers association
which took place at the Farm Bur.
eau offices last night, it was found
that the 1920 honey crop WIFI for the
county will reach $4,000 pounds. The
association met to discuss plans FOR
cooperative marketing, whereby 1t
Is expected that a better price will
be received for their product. The
honey will be marketed under a
uniform label, and the necessary sup
plies were ordered purchased at the
meeting. The value of the honey
raised in the county this year is
$4,000 based on current prices.
This important industry has hIther-
to been neglected. The beekeepers
association was organized year
ago, and since that time has been
making rapid strides to place the
production Of honey on an efficient
basis.
Lloyd Johnson, an ex- service man
was thrown from the rear seat of
a motorcycle yesterday while at
tempting 20 pass an automobile on
Lake Emily hill east Of town, sus-
tanning a fracture of his right ell
bow. Johnson has shrapnel wound
on this arm which he received dur
ing the war. His companion was
uninjured.