The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

, erty for the new owners.
Bishop Edsall of Minneapolis was
an arrival in the city this morning.
John Brannon left yesterday for
Ashland, Oregon.
C. H. Gricbel left yesterday after
noon for Chicago, on business.
c. Ii. Draper and G. NJ Miller of
Wells had business in Mankato today.
J. j. Murphy and o. Ellert of James
Vile were in the city over night.
j. +. Fish of Slayton was in the
city today.
Paul Barnard left last night for
Delta. Col.
J. H. Van Horne of Elmorc was i'll
Mankato today. He recently purchased
Knox automobile, which has arrived
| by freight in Mankato, and later he
will ride in it to Wells.
County Commissioners Madigan and
Jones were in Mankato over night.
c. a. Mead and Axel Anderson of
st. Peter spent last night in the city.
C. s. Brown and wife of Albert
Lea were in Mankato last evening.
George W. Hobson of Waterville
paid Mankato a visit last evening.
Carl Erdahl of Blue Earth was in
Mankato over night.
+. f. Davidson, S. s. George and
II. NJ. Bell of Morgan were in the
city over night.
Miss Henderson, Miss Seward and j.
Seward of Sioux City, Iowa, were ar
rivals in the city early this morning.
Adam Hertz left yesterday for Ida
bo Falls, Idaho, expecting to return
! in few weeks, after looking at land
Robert H. Purvis, who recently
opened land office i'll the Paris
block, left today for Crookston on
business. The local office will be
headquarters for the Robert III. Purvis
Land company. which will maintain
branches at Danville, Illinois and
Crookston. Mr.. Puryis will bring his
family to Mankato the first of next
week and will reside in the Mrs. w
II. Rose house on North Broad street
A. r. Pau attended the opening OF
district court at Waseca yesterday.
+. Kron spent the day transacting
business in the Twin Cities. Mr.. Kron
| will return this evening.
George Pond has leased W. Nj. Fairs
house on South Broad street and will
move in April l, from the Security
| flats. ". +. Scott and family, who
have been occupying the Farr house
have taken rooms in the Union block
| j. S. Davies and family, who have
been occupying rooms in the house
| will remain there.
! Judge George Ross, who presides
over the probate office at New Ulm
was in Mankato today.
| n. F.. Coad of Lake Crystal was il
the city today to visit his daughter
who is in Emmanuel hospital.
| st. Patrick's day was fittingly OBJ
served in North Mankato yesterday
by about forty fortunate ones who
were Hospitality entertained last even
| ing by Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Kelly ant
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formers home. 34l Belgrade avenue.
The affair was one continuous good
time, one of the may enjoyable fea
lures was the doctors prescription, a
large capsule given to each of the
guests which were found to contain
humorous clipping, in most cases
one on the Irishman.
The doctor jokingly remarked that
this prescription would be the only
prescription the guest would be likely
to receive from him without charge
the clipping as respectively read by the
guest caused great deal of laugh
| ter and merriment.
Another of the features was talk
| ing contest, time five minutes with
gentlemen and ladies as PARTNERS. Rev
Black and Mrs. Emery won the
first prizes for being the most vol
luminous takers.
| The refreshments were splendid, the
decorations consisted of shamrocks
green ribbons etc, all in keeping with
1 the occasion and nothing apparently