Missionary Society Meets at Congregational Church
The Ladies Missionary Society of the Congregational church held its regular monthly meeting Friday at 3 PM at Mrs. J. H. Siegel's home. Mrs. Mowery led an program on The Church Building Society with stories and papers. The year’s study program was distributed in booklet form with water colored covers by Mrs. Mowery. The next meeting will be at Mrs. J. T. Critchbetts home in March, led by Mrs. W. A. Tubbard on Our Islands.
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Ladies Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
J. H. Siegel
Advance in light rates eyed by City Council in April
City officials expect action on electric lighting charges at the April meeting. A 10 cent per thousand watts rate may be restored, with a minimum monthly charge likely to be introduced under the meter plan. Motor rates are not expected to change.
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New Ulm
New
Tim Electric Light Company
Vlucurie
Cent
Adolf Wagner
Municipal electric rates and policy stance on lighting
The paper supports a policy aligned with the Review on electric lighting. It argues higher rates are necessary and a minimum monthly charge is essential to cover operating costs. It notes deficits shift costs to nonusers and contends the extra two cents per thousand watts boosts plant revenue by about 20 percent without greatly raising consumer bills.
Pretty Home Marriage at Essig Quiet Ceremony
A very pretty home wedding was held at Essig Saturday evening uniting Miss Louise Mueller and Daniel L. Williams in a quiet ceremony attended by close relatives. The bridal party stood under a floral arch as Miss Hughes of Mankato played. Rev. Evans officiated. best man Tudor Jones, bridesmaid Hertha Mueller. After the ceremony a banquet followed. the couple will be at home in Cambria after February 26.
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Essig
Louise Mueller
Martin Mueller
Daniel L. Williams
Cambria
Hughes
Mankato
Tudor Jones
Hertha Mueller
Rev. Evans
Mueller
New Ulm
J. Fr. Neumann
Cambria Township
Williams
Three Flour Special Trains Run To Chicago From Minnesota
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway now operates three fast flour trains from Minnesota to Chicago. The plan streamlines four and feed shipments with through service from Waterton Marshall Tracy Sleepy Eye New Ulm and Mankato. The system keeps flour on No 578 and two other 578 sections with through routing to Chicago and minimal stops.
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Minnesota
Atlantic Seaboard
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Chicago
Northwestern
Dakota Division
Second
Waterton
Marshall
Tracy
Springfield
Sleepy Ye
New Ulm
Third 578
Mankato
Waseca
Chicago & Northwestern
Minneapolis Firm to Build Corliss Stationary Engine
The Twin City Iron Works of Minneapolis won a contract to furnish a Corliss compound stationary engine for Eagle Roller Mill, delivering in ninety days. The 700 horsepower unit weighs 130000 pounds with a 25000 pound balance wheel and uses a tandem arrangement with a submerged steam condenser planned for a space constrained engine house.
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Minneapolis
Eagle Roller Mill Company
Twin City Iron Works
Corliss
Minnesota river bridge bill reported with safeguards
Representative Stevens on Friday reported the Minnesota river bridge bill with amendments. The measure allows bridging between Chaska and Mankato with spans twenty feet above water and fifteen feet above to Big Stone Lake, reserves rights for postal telegraph and telephone use, and aims to keep the river non navigable unless needed by the federal government. Also contains an advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with claims of digesting and rebuilding.
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Stevens
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
C. St. Davis
Minnesota River
Chaska
Mankato
Big Stone Lake
Minnesota
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Hummel Brothers
Hummel Bros
Aheays
Minn
St. New Ulm
DeWitt
City Council
Carlson Bros. Othiers
D. L. Williams
Pixley & Luders
Geo. W. Savage
John P. Graff
Fairfax
Grams & Lane
Fairfax Standard
Eugene A. Peiferle
Ottomeyer
Crone Bros
Eagle Mill
Corliss Stationary
Kodai
Eugene A. Plefferle
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