The Mankato free press., 1922-07-07
JdnesuiUe Young Man
kiNedBy Train In West
GALA TIME AT BRAINERD
Albert Williston Met Death In
Auburn, Calf; w. CT.
U. Convention.

U. Convention.
GAINESVILLE. July S.~a telegram
was received here Saturday bring
ing word that albert Winston of
this place had been killed by a
train at the city OF Auburn, Calf.
The young man, who was about
twenty years OF age, was the son OF
and raised in GAINESVILLE. He was a
very bright young fellow, playing
with the Janesyille band tor several
years. He was noted for his artis-
tic talets, being cartoonist and a
comedian. The news was a pro-
found shock to all who knew MIN.
The young man was very popular
and his father and one son who re-
main and who still reside at James
vile have the sincere sympathy of
the entire community.
The Janesville White Sox were
defeated by the Austin team on the
latter's grounds by a score of 2 to
0. The GAINESVILLE players did ex
ceedingly we'll in holding the Aus
tin players down to that score. The
Janesvllle Little Cubs journeyed to
St Clair where they defeated the
st. Clair team Il 10 4.
The Thirty fifth annual conven-
ton of district No. 2 of the w. e.
T. o.. was held in the townhall at
JaEesvine on Thursday and Friday
of last week. Extensive programs
were carried out each day with on
ly slight changes. The sessions
were in charge OF the district Of
ficers, all of whom were reelected
to serve another term with the ex-
ception of one. Those officers are
President, AIRS. Nella Hodge Roch-
ester; vice president, Mrs. Fannie
Henry OF Dover and secretary, Mrs.
Kittie WEIGH of Rochester. Mrs.
Garfield of Rochester. was elected
district treasurer in place Of Mrs.
Ellen Crab OF Rochester. Excellent
musical numbers formed a part of
the program and all of them drew
encores from the delegates inclpd-
ing the duet by the Berhndt girls
and the instrumental number by
Mark Miller. Mr. and Mrs. F. NJ.
Smith and Mrs. Cahill who reside
near the site of the old town of
GAINESVILLE, gave a very pleasing
dialogue. On the afternoon Of the
FIRST Gay exceptionally good papers
were read respectively by Mrs w W
Smith of Stewartyille on How to
Better Safeguard the Boys and
Girls" by Mrs. A. d. Case OF Owa-'
tonna on The Bible in the Heart.
the Home. School and Church ana
by Mrs. Chas McRell Of Rochester
on Building for Tomorrow" Mrs.
Griffith. president of the Janesville
W. C. T. U. made the address OF
welcome at the Thursday afternoon
session ald it brought ready re-
sponse from Mrs. Kettle WEIGH Of
Rochester who expressed deep ap-
r-eciation> at the Widespread spirit
Of hospitality that had been extend
ed by the people of GAINESVILLE. The
solo by Mrs. Myrtle Asbury, the
duet by Mrs. Mundt and Mrs. SiZer
and the duet by Mrs. Weste ana
Miss Mable Nyquist were all very
sweet and delicious in tone and
quality. The chief features OF the
Friday forenoon session was the
annual address Of the district pres
cent Ms. Molla Hodge OF Roches-
ter: a reading by Lola Savage elec-
ton OF officers and the rerorts nt
committees, a short talk on "Ouf
obligations as citizens" by Mrs.
Stella Cussons- of Kasson and
memorial read by Mrs. Fannie
Henry of StewartviAe. At the al
trlncon session many good things
the delegates. Mrs. Graves OF
GAINESVILLE read a paper on Social
Morality" this aroused a great deal
o. interest Mrs. Gardner of Waseca
sang a sweet solo. There were
other interesting papers on What
] leaned about W. C. T. U. work In
the West" by Mrs. c. A. Morris OF
Owatonna on "Americanization."
Mrs. Cora Culver, Chatfield, on
Workers with Christ Today and
Increasingly" Miss Ida Bahr, Wa
SEGA and on "The Strength and
Safety Of a Community Lie in the
Virtue and Intelligence Of its
Youth" Mrs. Anna Adams of Owa-
tonan. The important address of
the final session of the convention
vas delivered by Rev. Forster, pas
tor of the Mantorville Congrega-
tional Church on ""Why>We Should
Support the 18th Amendment
Rev. Forster and his wife have but
recently come to this country about
a year ago. And they have already
become active in prohibition work
and work in connection with .he w.
C. T. U. since this pastor received
an assignment TO the church at
Kasson He and his wife are thor
oughly English. being born, raised
and educated in that country. Rev.
Forster made an interesting COM
parison between conditions iR this
country with prohibition under the
eighteenth amendment and condi-
tions in England without Prohibi-
ton. Mrs. Josephine Sizer in an
eloquent manner gave some inter
esting facts in regard to the w. G.
T. u.
The band concert was called on
Saturday evening, intelligence of
the death OF Albert Williston,, a
member of the band having been
received. This course was taken
out of sympathy for the deceased
and his father and brother.
J. P. Brewer, manager or the
Princes, deserves appreciation for
several good photo plays recently
put on there including. the "Shep-
herd OF the Hills" and Inside the
Cup" He has a number Of otner
good plays in sight. The Princess
is the coolest place in town 20 spend
your summer evenings.
H, A. Road of Waseca was in
town Friday between trains On CT
hcial business connected with, mis-
duties as county pension agent for
fha Civil War VeteraQS