The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-03
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Religious services will be held at
the school house Of District No. 81,
located three miles out Of the city
on the Valley road. First Of leo
lures starting Saturday night July
IS, by H. F. Stall and George E.
Settler, Jr. 1.-The Word of God.
Who Should Study 1t, and Howl
History and Destiny Of the World
as Set Forth In Eight Short Verses
OF the Bible" Live song service at
7:45 p. m. Preaching at 8 p. m. A
hearty welcome extended to all.
Robert Pau has accepted a POSI-
ton in the office Of the Northern
States Power company.
1t now develops that Wagons
meat market on North Front street
was broken into on Wednesday
night and five dollars was taken
from the cash register. The back
window had been left open, and the
thief in order to gain entrance,
had only to remove the screen. The
Kopecke meat market, according to
the statement of Joseph Kopecke.
the proprietor, was robbed of some
small change which had been left IN
the cash register. There was no evi.
dence. however, Of anyone breaking
into the place.
C C. Hiebert, a well-known citi-
sixty eight. He had been in ILL.,
health for a number of years.
Mrs. William Donahue has been
removed to her home from ST. Jo-
seph's hospital, where she under
went a slight operation and also
took treatments for the past week.
Burglars in Rochester attempted
to rob the safe Of George Maske,
contractor, but did succeed in ex-
tracing $40 In cash from the safe
of a garage there.
Mrs. Mary Jensen, a former resi-
dent of Mankato. died in Sleepy Eyc
a few days ago. She had been i'll
for more than year. Her age was
seventy one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ferguson are the
the proud parents of baby girl born
Wednesday at the Emmanuel hospi-
tai.
Fairfax will hold a harvest festi-
val August is. Senator elect Mag
nus Johnson will deliver the princi-
pal address.
With the mercury lowering around
the hundred mark, and continued
dry weather since July 4, cooling
shower yesterday afternoon came as
great relief to both suffering hu
mainly and growing crops, which in
many places were almost destroyed
by the continued drought. There
was but 20 Of an inch Of rainfall,
but this has aided materially on
high light son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Fuller are
rejoicing over the birth of a daugh-
ter, born at their home near Kasota
July 25.
The funeral of Alfred Hanson will
be held tomorrow afternoon from his
home at two o'clock, on 420 Nicollet
avenue.
Mrs. W. r. Everett and children
Of Minneapolis are the guests OF Mr..
Everett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
D. Willard for the weekend.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gaeke, employed
with the Penny store, Is confined to
her home on account Of Illness.
Pierre Iemtes. hostler at the City
Hotel barn and George Lowe, had
the thrill Of their lives in a runa-
way last night about $3.50. They
were driving on Plum street when
the horse became frightened and
ran away throwing out the occu-
nants of the rig. Mr.. Jemtes was
very severely cut and bruised about
the head and face. George Lowe es.
capped with minor injuries.
523 South Broad street are the par
rived yesterday morning.
At a special election held in
Sleepy Eye on Tuesday several
to the city charted
were defeated. The first amendment
was designed to have half of the
council hold over in office each year,
1t impossible to have an en-.
tirely inexperienced council In any
one year. The second amendment
would have allowed the council to
20 ahead with water extensions and
to the amount Of ten
thousand dollars without a special
election. The third was with regard
to improvements. allowing the coun
Gil to make improvements up to
Ave hundred dollars without taking
bids. The fourth amendment was de-
signed to give the council adequate
and to allow them to
legally set the salaries for other
city officers and employees.
Yeggmen forced an entrance into
the Springfield Standard Oil filing
station on West Redwood street
night and as result secured
500 in cash and SIS in checks. The
robbers entered the station through
The combination to the safe was
neatly chiseled and pounded of, af-
ter which the locking bars were
tripped and the inner lock was given
similar treatment. The cash drawer
in the desk was priod open and the
cash taken therefrom. The robbers
were evidently In hurry as they
missed $40 in the cash drawer.
Tsrry's uncle Toms Cabin will
show in Mankato on the evening o.
Tuesday, August Z. A parade will hr
staged at twelve o'clock The per
Torrance will be at seven p. M.
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