The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01

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J. s. DIVERS has taken possession of
the room vacated by Charles r. Taylor
in the Sanlpaugh block, and opened hea6G-
quarters there for the Advance Thresil
er company. Several persons will be
employed and three men will travel out
of here in the interest of the company.
Miss Katie Fisher of Minnesota Lake
is the guest of her sister, Matte who is
attending the normal.
]. Goodwin and Mrs. S. f. Whitmore
and son of Marshall visited in Mankato
last evening.
Elmer f.. LOfstrom and wife of Wa
basha were arrivals i'm the CITY last
evening.
II. C. Chase and wife of GAINESVILLE
were in Mankato last evening.
A. L. Crabbs and wife of CHICAGO ar.
rived in the city this morning.
w. +. Van Bergen, ticket auditor of
the Chicago & Northwestern road, and
c. A. Cairns, general passenger agent of
the same road, both of Chicago, paid
Mankato visit yesterday.
Mrs. Benson of Mountain Lake Wis
tied friends in Mankato yesterday.
o. w. Walker left today for Fair
mont, West Virginia.
Rev. NJ. p. Wichmann and wife of
GAINESVILLE were in Mankato yesterday.
l.. III. Hauer of Minneapolis and Miss
Mamie Hauer, who is teaching at Mar
shall, arrived in the city last evening,
having been called by the serious illness
of their father, H. C. Hauer.
Herman Preim, Henry Weidin and Mr..
Schroeder of Freedom, Waseca county,
had business in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Saulpaugh went
to the twin cities yesterday for short
stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Butler are spend.
ing few days in the twin cities.
Mrs. E. d. Steel will again take pos.
session of her residence on South Sec
Ond street as soon as her furniture can
arrive from Milwaukee. She has pur-
chased the uneXpired portion of the
lease of the house from DIR. A. f.
Schmitt, who is to occupy the house
formerly occupied by DR.. Webster.
Mrs. F. J. Bomberger and family have
gone to Mapleton for visit.
H. L. Schmitt took trip to the
twin cities today, on business.
Mrs. Joseph Ruerup was in the twin
cities on Monday and Tuesday, the
guest of Mrs. Lampert. In the spring
L. Lampert will build handsome home
on Summit avenue, st. Paul. Mr.. Lam.
pert was formerly a resident of Man.
kato.
Thomas Hughes and Humphrey j.
Roberts attended the funeral of the late
w. w. Thomas at Judson yesterday.
j. j. Edwards, the new truant Off
Ger, has been unwell and unable to per-
form his duties.
County Surveyor w. +. Brook has re-
turned from Medic, where he made notes
for bridge over the Cobb river near
the Willis Weaver farm. The entire
Weaver family is sick, the children hav-
ing had scarlet fever and Mrs. Weaver
being sick now with inhammatory rheu-
matism.
Sheriff Donahue returned this morn
ing from a trip to Mapleton and Mime
sofa Lake.
Maurice S. Dean, formerly stcnograph-
er in Superintendent Spencer's office in
this city, and for several years past vice
president and general manager of the
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific road, sever
ed his connection with the latter road
last fall and is now travelling in east
ern countries for the Standard Oil com
pany. He was at Wady Halfa, Egypt,
Jan. 6 and mailed a post card from
there to Coroner E. r. Kennedy. He
wrote that he was enjoying water
melons.
Leroy Carpenter of Kansas is visiting
relatives at Vernon Center, and was in
the city today.
Harry Lynch of Mcpherson was in
Mankato today. He states that the rails
on the alphabet" road were laid to
Cream Monday and switch put in.
This completes the laying of rails into
Blue Earth county and as far as the
grade is complete. All that remains to
do is to properly ballast the track.
Waldron s. Hunt, assessor of Lake
Crystal, was in Mankato today.