The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06
New Quarters For Northern
States Company Are Opened

1t was a gala day today with the
Northern States Power company.
The whole force individually turned
host and hostess to the great throng
that came to attend the opening OF
the new addition to their building.
II was a scene. of unusual activity.
Chefs in white caps and aprons
were busily demonstrating with
real foods how TO cook a meal In
one OF the new gas ranges, all In
one operation ana all done IN an
oven too. IL is the latest thing out
and every woman looked at 1t with
longing eyes. The stove has reg
ulator which does away with pot
watching. Then another chef near
by was showing group matrons
how to operate one OF the new cleo
trio ranges, which is absolutely new
| in ManKato. This is the prize oil
all the stoves shown for cannot a
woman set the automatic clock
which will enable her to start cook
! ing a meal at any set hour and
shut it off with the time clock at
any moment she wishes which
makes it almost human in its work
ings. With an electric range the
housewife can place her meal. SUCH
as meats and vegetables In the
oven, go to the movie and return
| with the supper all cooked. The
chefs were cooking actual meals on
these stoves and the guests enjoyed
| the benefits of the cooking. And
then to make things more honey
there was a pretty young woman III
white, ironing with an electrical
do large pieces such as sheets,
! blankets and curtains. For the
smaller and daintier pieces another
girl was demonstrating how easily
| it was done with an electric iron.
But this was not all. Two men
were putting out the family wash
ing. Billie's trousers and Mary
James school aprons were whiriing
through the billowy foam-and then
behold the change. It seemed mir.
aculous that anything could be
washed so quickly. Overalls? asked
woman. and the operator. per
formed an operation on a pair al
most as quickly as he did on the
others. Nothing was forgotten. A
maid, all the while looking as dig
nified as if an afternoon reception
was taking up pecks of dirt from a
dusty rug, prepared especially for
the occasion with an electrical
sweeper showing the newest
| tnlnS III S"CCpihS oppiioh
ces. Percolators filed with steam
ing hot coffee filling the rooms with
aroma like perfume from Arabia
was operated by young ladies. Elec-
trical coasters were in operation
and all who wished received a piece
of toast. And waffles too were
cooked brown and flaky, reminding
one Of their old southern nanny
if they had one. And then the cleo
trical table stove or grill in nickel
which Is cute and dainty, placed on
the table making an attractive or
nament. What would Ben Franklin
said if he knew We would have
come from the fireplace cooking to
this. It's fine for an after theatre
party. While the guests sit around
The table conversing. the coffee is
merrily boiling, the toaster is toast
ing and the rooster Is roasting. And
then for the final course, candy or
divinity fudge can be made and
every guest can share in the STIR
ring. But from the domestic to the
artistic. A demonstration of the
newest things in electric curling
irons and narcotics, which trans
forms Milady into a thing of lowell