The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27

He is still confined to his bed
Mrs. William H. Otto and sons re-
turned home Saturday evening after a
five weeks visit with Mrs. Otto's sis
tiers at Mcpherson and Eagle Lake.
NIessrs. A. A. Brooks and n. f
Nelson, both of Springfield, were Man.
kato visitors yesterday and today. Mr.
Brooks is former resident of this
city.
Thomas Mcdonald clerk in the road
masters office of the Northwestern line
left this morning on business trip to
Crofton, Nebraska, planning to remain
week.
Mrs. II. j. Wagon and daughter and
Mrs. John Page and daughter have re-
turned to their respective homes in
this city after two weeks outing at
Lake Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles O. Needham,
who have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Mitchell of South Second street
during the past couple of weeks, fill
leave tomorrow for their home in st.
Louis, Missouri.
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we'll and wife. and Mrs. J. f. Barnes
of Blue Earth composed an automo-
bile party to this city yesterday and
took in the ball game. They returned
home in the evening. $50
Captain W. A. Holbrook is spending
a couple of days in the city as the
guest of his brother, Dr. j. S. Holbrook,
while his way from Chester, Pa,
to the Hawaiian Islands to join his
regiment, the Fifth cavalry.
Miss Amelia Rausch arrived home
Sunday from St.. Louis, where she
spent the last three weeks visiting ner
sister, Mrs. F. c. Phillips, and was
also present ut the dressmakers' con
vention which was very largely at.
tended.
DR.. and Mrs. w. X. Jacoby of Town
er. North Dakota, arrived recently to
pay visit to the latter's father, John
A. White, and are now guests at Lake
Madison. DIR. Jacoby will 90 to Ro-
chester this week to visit st. Mary's
hospital.
James Hamilton, a member of the
Mankato Hotel company, which recently
took over the Saulpaugh hotel, has
suffered several attacks of malaria since
coming to Mankato. He contracted the
disease in Arkansas, but is now nearly
recovered.
Mrs George Mitchell of South Second
street won distinction while a guest at
Madison Lake last Friday by landing a
fine black bass that weighed four and
half pounds. This is the largest
game fish caught by lady visitor at
the lake this season.
Mrs. +. A. Gould, with r. j. Lappin
& Co., left yesterday morning for Chi
cago, Detroit, Cleveland, and other cas-
tern points to select goods for her fall
be able to show select and nobby styles
in both suits and cloaks.
John H. Koch, buyer of silks and
dress goods, returned from New York
today where he spent about two weeks
in looking over the market and states
that he has secured some of the best
and prettiest silks and dress goods ever
purchased by the George f. Brett
store.
Misses Emma and Jessie Olson will
leave Thursday for two weeks vaca-
ton. They will 90 to st. Paul and
then 90 down the Mississippi river on
steamer and return the same way
and take in the state fair and visit
elsewhere. They anticipate very
pleasant time.
Oscar Wilson, brother of S. B. Wilson
of this city who has been with the
Menomonie, Wisconsin, Hydraulic Brick
Co., for several years, has accepted the
cashiership of the bank of Donney-
brook, at Donny brook, \. ID. Mr.. Will
son is well known in Mankato, hav-
ing visited here several times.
Messrs. r. II. Bach l. A. Bachrach
and A. j. Katz, all of Owatonna, visited
in the city yesterday. The gentlemen
and their families are spending couple
of weeks at Lake Madison and made
the run from the lake in Mr.. Bach's
automobile, Mr.. Katz was formerly pro
prietor of the Columbia Clothing store
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J.. Soaring returned
Saturday evening from Hubert, MINI.
near which they have spent the past
four weeks, and spent Sunday at Point
Pleasant, as guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Z. f. Soaring. They have leased 0
II. Osmundson's residence, at 4l6 State
street. and will occupy it the latter
part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ruerup received
letter today from their son Charles
stating he has accepted the position
of bookkeeper with REQ & Co., the larg
est retail grocers in Bozeman, Mont.
at IA salary of $75 per month. He states
that he and his brother Joe have g
very good roomng and harding place
and they like the west very much.
S. A. Markell has been appointed agent
OF the Northwestern Line at Winona
to fill the vacancy by the recent
death of F. Z. Flanagan. Agent
Markell assumed his new duties today
He is well qualified to fill the posi-
ton, and because of his popularity
among the employees of the road, his
appointment is generally satisfactory.