The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.


in the city today.
DIR. Stricken, of New Ulm, was a
Saulpaugh guest over night.
Judge Cray held a special term of
court at st. James Tuesday.
Attorney Chas Thompson, of Am
boy, was in Mankato Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Keene returned
I tuesday, from Santa Paula, Cal /,
where they have been residing for over
year. They have concluded that
Minnesota is a more desirable state in
which to reside than California and
will remain here. They were accom-
panied back by Mrs. Lydia Wrightson,
who moved to California sixteen years
ago, and who returns to visit her Min
nesota friends.
Mrs. j. G. Moore and family have
gone to Wabasha and will visit there
and in Minneapolis for a month.
Mrs. Braumlich and children left
Tuesday for California to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Merrill She will make
an extended stay.
Col. c. E. johnson has gone to Lake
City to attend the ten days encamp-
ment of the Third regiment. He
drove overland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kunzleman and
two children, of Norwalk, Ohio, left
for their home this morning after
spending three weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Reurup.
Sheriff Gerlich, of this city, and
Sheriff Collins of Waseca, went to st.
Paul Wednesday. They will look
around for Hockey & Mckinley S
stolen team.
Mrs. c. L. Alleman and children
went to Litchfeld yesterday to, spend
month with relatives and friends.
Mr. Alleman left today on business
trip to Chicago.
Since the abundant rain, the lawns
have had the freshness of May.
County Commissioner Borchert is the
father of twelve and half pound
boy.
H. P. Christensen has sold lot 2,
block 1, Ogle & Davis add, for G.
H. Higgs to Mrs. Una ]. Flanagan.
Consideration, So, 500. This is the W.
P Spaulding property, and is a good
place.
The town board of LeRay met
Tuesday at Hiram Schingle's farm to
consider a petition of Lewis Bennett
to run a road through Mr.. Schingles
farm. Jno. Schmitt represented Mr..
Schingle and claimed that the road
would cut the farm into irregular Sec
tions and damage it to the extent of
$500 He thought that the road could
go elsewhere just as well. The board
took the matter under advisement.
F. M. Crane, of Worthington, was
in the city Wednesday.
Fl. c. Howard and wife, of Lake
Crystal, paid Mankato visit.
Mrs. E. j. Cook and daughter have
gone to Madelia to spend the week.
l. S. Little, of Washington, D. c.,
is guest at The Saulpaugh this after
noon.
Mrs. w. L. Seeley returned last week
from months visit with relatives in
South Dakota.
Mrs. T. E. Bowen, of Minneapolis,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. R.
White, for few days.
Fred Dingle, son of the we'll known
boat builder of st. Paul, returned
home Tuesday afternoon. He assisted in
launching the new sail boat of Fl. A
and E. L. Patterson on Saturday
afternoon last. Mr.. Dingle's boats are
well known on Lake Washington, but
that of the Messrs. Patterson is the
largest that he has ever built for this
section.
E. E. Jones' formerly of the North
ern Land & immigration Co., has &C
cepted position as manager of land
department, of E. H. Hobe Lumber
Co., st. Paul.
Engineer Koke states that the city
pump does not pump more than three
fifths as much water during rainy
weather as during dry weather. The
saving on water used for street and
lawn sprinkling makes the difference.
Mrs. Frank Morse and Miss Stuse
returned Friday from their South Da-
kota trip and report heavy rain fall
about July LIST, but too late to help
the crops excepting corn.
N. B. Lampman and A. G. Barney
have just put in cement sidewalks in