The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27

Elmer Conkling is spending this
week at the home of Thomas Hodson
in Hebron.
DR.. J. H.. Girvin and family today
moved into the property on Prospect
Heights that they recently purchased.
Charles Sohre of Good Thunder was
in Manbato today.
Fred Barney of Cass county went
to Colorado Tuesday evening.
.Drs. Andrews and Holman attended
ia clinic at st. Peter today.
DR.. Portman of Jackson was in
Mankato today and went to st. Peter
to attend a clinic.
From Fridays Daily.
The young peoples society of the
Baptist church will hold a social at
the home of Mrs. John Page, IA
Glenwood avenue, this evening. The
young people are cordially invited.
Remember the progressive card
party in Schiller hall Thursday,
March 2G.
Mrs. Herman Wagon pleasantly en-
tertained the j. G. f. club last even
ing as a farewell party to Mr.. and
Mrs. John z. Stevens. The ladies
escorted Mrs. Stevens to the old
plantation where they were taught
the mysteries of cotton picking.
Mesdames Jache and Taylor were the
most skillful and so won the honors.
A delicious six course dinner was
&rved. A beautiful rose was given
Ito each guest. The decorations were
forcet-me-notes and ferns. On behalf
of the ladies Mrs. George Phillips pre-
sented Mrs. Stevens with a set of
bullion spoons as a reminder of the
many happy gatherings of the }. &. f.
The club will miss Mrs. Stevens very
much and hope that she will return
in the near future.
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j. C. Creedon. former Milwaukee
agent at Welcome, has accepted the
position of cashier at the. freight de-
pot of that road in this city. as the
| successor to A. r.. Goodrich, the new
passenger agent at the Central depot.
He has arrived and entered upon his
duties.
Thomas Hughes made a business
visit to Amboy yesterday.
r. E. Fuller returned to Redwood
Falls today. after a brief visit in
the city and. vicinity. He formerly
lived near Mapleton, on the John a.
| Willard stock farm.
Senator S. ID. Works left today for
Crookston, where he will begin farm
ing operations on a 5000 to 1000
acre farm that he and the Central
Minnesota immigration company are
to have farmcd the coming season.
This farm will be sown to cereals,
and will be in charge of a manager.
Rev. Fathers Hegemann and Huber
are away doing mission work.
Architect A. Schippel went to Bat
tie Lake today to be present at the
opening of bids for the construction
of a high school building there, the
plans for which he drew.
+. B. Kent spent yesterday at
Minneapolis
L. J. Himmelman went to st. Paul
this forenoon to attend the annual
meeting of the state hotel keepers
association.
DIR. C. o. Cooley and DR.. John Will
liams of Lake Crystal took supper in
Mankato last evening.
William F. NARROW of Vernon Center
was in the city over night.
C. H. Brown,> William F. Meyer
and Carl Bode of CORTLAND were i'll
Mankato over night, having arrived
yesterday.
L. b. Miller of Minnesota Lake was
in the city today.
rAdolph Fohlbusch and Casper Pen
hitter of Minnesota Lake had business
in Mankato yesterday and today.
Thomas Rooney left Tuesday night
for Palma, Idaho. on a short Trip.
Joseph j. Waddell, Meakato; w. A.
Dredge. Lake Crystal, have been
drawn to serve on the United States
petit jury which will convene in Min
ncapolis ON April 6.
j. C. Joslin left yesterday afternoon
for Chicago Ito take a position under
the pure food department of the gov
eminent.
H. p. Barlow of st. Paul was in
the city yesterday afternoon.
Herman II. Kruekeberg of Blooming
Prairie was in MIankato over night.
Linn /. Rowe of Gilmore paid the
city a visit today.
r. n. Gordon of Elysian was al ar
rival in the city last evening.
Albert Maloy is out again after
having had the smallpox.
c. II. ~lIoughton of Syracuse, n. y,
represented the Genesee, \. Y, Salt
company, visited the Knights of
Pythias lodge last night.
H. A.. Patterson leaves tomorrow
for a weeks trip to New York city,
on business connected with the Whole,
sale Grocers' association, of which he
is president.
:, DR.. C. j. Holman took a trip to