The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-28

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Jersey City, N. j. He came to at
tend the funeral of his mother, the
late Mrs. d. w. Brooks of Lake Crys
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Fred Austin, Miss Cora jacobson,
Ellsworth Norman and Miss Maude
Robinson, all the Lake Crystal, com
posed a party who visited Mankato
last evening
Mrs. l.. r. Runke of Wilder arrived
Saturday to again take up the duty
of caring for her father, Mr.. Swan
Johnson, who was reported a little
better on Sunday.
c. A. Keene and Jesse L. Keene went
to Rochester yesterday to see their
brother, DR.. Ralph X. Keene, who will
be operated upon tomorrow or next
day for stomach trouble.
Z. A. Engwalson, George Draper and
Ed. V. Nyquist returned today from
trip to the twin cities, where they
went to see about getting display
of fireworks for the Fourt hof July
celebration.
c. f. Clarkson, Roy Cummings. Glenn
Hulett, Willard johnson and Kenneth
kemscott of Luverne, were the mem
bers of the high school team of that
city that participated in the field
meet in Mankato Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Perkins went
yesterday to Lake Madison to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Besser at their
cottage. Mr.. Perkins returned last
evening. Mrs. Perkins will remain the
guest of Mrs. Besser until Wednesday.
H. G. Dow and wife of Braddyville,
Iowa, are guests of the formers sister,
Mrs. C. L. Kennedy and family, and
will remain a couple of weeks. This
afternoon Messrs. Kennedy and Dow
went to Madison Lake on a fishing
trip.
Miss A. L. Edwards arrived here
Saturday from Chicago, to accept a po-
sition as saleslady in the cloak depart
ment at Fred W. Kruse company. She
was employed for the last three years
by Carson, Pierre, Scott & Co., in their
retail cloak department.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.. Gran left for
Lacrosse on the 4:45 train this after
noon, where they are to remain until
Thursday, when Mr.. Gran starts for
ST. Louis to attend a Y. M. G. A.
conference and Mrs. Gran leaves at the
same time for Baltimore and Atlanta
where she is to spend the summer.
On Tuesday night reception is to be
given Mr.. and Mrs. Gran at the Y,
NJ. c.. A. at Lacrosse. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gran have been guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Palmer for
several days, many pleasant social
events having been given for them dur
ing the week.
S. T. Sorenson, representing st. Olaf
college Mortified, won first place in an
oratorical contest with speakers from
eleven states at Appleton college Friday
night.
st. Paul Dispatch: The Hackney
Land company. inc, has secured o. H..
Osmundsen of Mankato, formerly of
this city, as manager of its sales de-
partment. Mr. Osmundsen has been trav-
cling land agent for the Northern Pac-
fc land department for several years.
The tide of immigration has been set
ting in strong toward the northwest
this spring, and it looks very much
like repetition of the big move
ment of a few. years past.
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Every book we read may be made
a round in the ever-lengthening ladder
by which we climb to knowledge and
to that temperance and serenity of
mind which, as it is the ripest fruit of
wisdom, is also the sweetest "-Ruskin.
Vacation books will be issued as us
ual to those leaving town for the
summer. The only condition attaching
to this privilege is that at least
one-third the number of books drawn
out shall be non fiction and that all
books shall be returned by Sept Is.
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Hand-Work Jewelry.
Jewelry making, while it is essential
ly an art has already assumed the
nature of fad and as such is APP
pealing to women who have any lei
sure at all Those who have never
done anything more strenuous with
their hands than to embroider linens
are now using the blow-pipe, bellows
hammer and file with all kinds of good
results. In fact, so clever have the
women become in this art that the
dealers are showing some concern re-
garding the inroads that are likely to
come to their business, if the women
60 into jewelry making as they have
in all else that they have undertaken
While the equipment is not espec-
tally inexpensive it is much more eco
nomical to make ones own belt buckle,
dog collar. or watch fob, to match
every costume than to buy them at
retail prices, and besides the woman
who makes jewelry also has the salts
faction of knowing that it is an exclu-
sive design, which stands for so much
at the present day.
The reconstruction of old iewelry in
to artistic pendants, brooches, combs |
and buckles is attracting especial at
tention, and heirlooms in the shape of
iewelry are being unearthed from out
boxes of old trinkets or begged from
fond grandparents.
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