The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

Mrs. HI. w. Nelson of Good Thunder
was in Mankato today.
silks, dress goods and fancy articles fo
the Brett (Inc.) store.
Miss Blossom White of Mankato, was
the guest at the summer home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. c. Won Hagen number o.
days this week. Sleepy Eye Dispatch
George Barnes, the cream separator
man, passed through the city today Ell
route to his home in Redfeld, S. d.
John Steiner of Mankato was the
guest of Winnebago friends Wednesday
John has a good position with the Brett
Dry Goods company Winnebago En-
terprise.
Mrs. f. d. Brandenburg and daugh
tiers, Lucille and Lenore are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Howard at Point Pleas
ant farm, Madelia.
Mrs. Joseph Ruerup and Miss Ida
Tressler spent Wednesday in st. Paul
and Minneapolis.
Miss Ida Tressler has returned to her
home in Blue Earth after two weeks
visit in Kasson and Mankato.
Thomas Hodson, commander of Will
kin post, returned from Minneapolis to-
day. He stated that 10 men were lined
up with the post in the parade and il
the band had been with them, they could
have been assigned to the head of di.
vision.
Sheriff Williams was out to Smiths
Mill today. He reports that there is
a good deal of grain still uncut through
Lyra, but that it is being rapidly cut
and little will remain uncut by tOmor-
row night. The grain that is uncut is
as fiat as a pancake.
Dr. A. C. Smith was in from Eagle
today.
Julius Reinsburg of Madison Lake
was in the city today on his way home
from Quincy, ILL.,, where he visited his
brother for ten days. The brother, who
formerly lievd at Albert Lea, is engaged
in the manufacture of pearl buttons and
is doing nicely He has invented several
processes, and has also invented way
to disconnect all farmers on telephone
line except those who are talking.
Sidney Fletcher of Aberdeen, S. d.,
arrived yesterday to visit his sister, Mrs.
N. NJ. Steel, until Monday.
Robert Curry of Sterling and James
Douglass of Amboy were in the city
today on their return from Minneapolis,
where they attended the national en-
campment of the G. A. R.
Frank Pierce of Pipestone visited
County Commissioner Paddock this fore
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fox of Michigan,
who are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Weaver, went to Point Pleasant today
to spend a week.
Joseph He'll, who works on Louis Bal
ser's dairy farm, was operated upon for
appendicitis a day or two ago and is
doing nicely.
c. j. Shanahan of Faribault was in
the city this afternoon.
DR.. w. W.. Eberhart and party re-
t,,rnod last axon;po fro,,, tba;r ont
bile trip to st. Paul They made the
return trip in four hours and twenty
minutes.
c. A. Spaulding of Lamberton was In
Aankato today.
John E. Diamond spent yesterday in
st. Paul. He found the city crowded,
and met thirty or forty old soldiers
whom he knew, and all united in say
ing that Minneapolis had treated the old
soldiers royalty.
Mrs. Ella Bates of Essex Junction,
VT, visited with her cousin, Mrs. A. c.
Barney and family, last evening, and
today both ladies left for Minneapolis
and st. Louis park to visit friends.
Mrs. W. E. Davey and son Clifford of
Mankato were in the village calling on
friends last Saturday. They were ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. John Davey
of Iowa, who are visiting with the for
mer's brother in Mankato.-Madison
Lake Tribune.