The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-12
Social and Personal

tives at Fairmont the latter part of
last week.
ID. ID. Cummins, manager of the new
garage on South Front street, was the
guest of his father at Eagle Lake yes
terday.
Colonel G. Washington Neff, editor
and proprietor of The Lake Crystal
Union paid Mankato a friendly visit
Saturday afternoon, and witnessed the
ball game. He hopes some day to see
the electric cars run to Lake Crystal.
Speaking of crops, he said that corn
planting is not yet done in his vicinity
He says that the boys are catching
nice strings of black bass and perch in
Lake Crystal.
DIR. w. Matteson returned to st.
Paul last night.
Mrs. A. p Pressnall has returned
to st. Paul.
Alfred Torngren, editor of The Mar
tin county Independent spent Sunday
in the city, the guest of his mother
Miss Anna Willard has returned from
Redwood Falls where she has been
teaching in the city school the past
year.
Harry Hotaling, driver for Wysong
laundry, was taken seriously i'll Friday
morning He was removed to his home
on Pleasant street. His many friends
will hope for his speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Patterson went
to st. Paul today to spend the sum-
mer, and were accompanied by H. A.
Patterson, who expects to return to-
night.
G. w. Cottrell of Luverne was an
arrival in the city this morning
Lieutenant Governor A. o. Eberhart
went to st. Paul this morning.
John Huseby, depot agent at Good
Thunder, was in Mankato Saturday. He
has been appointed agent at Minnesota
Lake and expects to be transferred in
Ia few days. -
Miss Emma Gferrer, who has a posi-
ton at Good Thunder, accompanied
by Misses Mamie Montague and Jennie
Ryan, spent Sunday in the city as the
guest of her parents.
Mrs H. Amundson is visiting her
daughter at st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Jewett, who re-
Gently purchased the HOrnberg cottage
at Point Pleasant, are spending the
summer there. Ok.
DR.. and Mrs. C. J. Holman returned
yesterday from their eastern trip,
after an absence of six weeks. They
visited the principal cities of the east
and devoted much time to hospital
work, ana post graduate work. One
of the enjoyable features of the trip
was Finding The, Free Press in the
congressional library at Washington
They find Mankato looking metropoli-
tan with its street car, which were
not in operation when they left.
Mrs Hugo Koke and son of Min
ncapolis are visiting the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Walker.
w. J. Maloney arrived today from
Butte, Mont, and on Wednesday even
ing will be married to Miss Mabel
Moore His parents and sister also
arrived today to be present at the
wedding.
Tn George NJ. Phillips is improving So
fast that he expects to be able to leave
the hospital in couple of days, where
he has been since Wednesday last.
A. C. Ingebritson was in from Medic
today.
Among the Minnesota club women
who are going to Boston for the bien-
NAL, are the following: Mrs. lie Peno-
there. Mrs. Bancroft and Mrs. Palmer
of Minneapolis; Miss Evans of North
field; Mrs. McKusick of Saltwater;
Mrs. Webber of Winona; Mrs. James
of Mankato; Mrs. Claggetts of Monte
video; Mrs. Weld of Moorhead; Mrs.
Melkic of st. Anthony Park; Mrs.
Margaret Blair, Mrs. C. G. Higbee,
Mrs. r. r. Dorr, Mrs. c. i. Backus,
Miss Fairchild, Miss Dobbin,. Miss Obe
nauer of st. Paul; and Miss Sheph-
crd of st. Anthony Park. A number
of these women will accompany Mrs.
Margaret Blair, who is in charge of a
party leaving here on June Is in a
private car, and going directly through
to Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Benedict and
children returned today from Lake Bal
lentyne, where they have been spending
a few days.
John b. Meagher of st. Paul was
in Mankato today.