The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-24

to Point Pleasant yesterday afternoon.
J. n Day has returned from Dick
inson, N. d., where he has been for
the past four months on millwright
work.
Miss Alma Coughlan and Miss. May
Dougherty left on the afternoon train
for Peoria, H. where they are to enter
Bradley college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Herbst enter
tanned the formers parents, of Larch-
wood, Iowa, and sister, OF Atkins, S.
d., over Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Darga and daughter,
Mrs. j. T. Schlesselman, wife of DIR.
Schlesselman of Good Thunder, were
visitors in the city yesterday.
Miss Bessie Tompkins of Clark
street, is recovering from her illness of
several weeks and was able to walk
down town last week.
Ed. Brett and w. NJ Taylor visited
Point Pleasant yesterday and pulled
their launch out of the lake and
placed it in its winter quarters.
+. E. Barnard and family spent yes
terday at Point Pleasant, enjoying the
beauties of nature. 1t was one of the
finest days of the fall at the lake.
Miss Mary IIilleman, who has beer
visiting her sister, Mrs. Albert Schip-
pei, for four weeks, left this morning
for her home at DEBORAH, Iowa.
Tom Fox left on the afternoon train
yesterday for Urbanna, to attend the
state university of Illinois, He is to
take the course in mechanical engineer
ing.
Rev. Mr.. Waring, formerly pastor of
the Baptist church in Mankato and
now pastor of the Baptist church in
Halifax, n. S., is in the city, the guest
of relatives.
c.. NJ. johnson of Cass Lake is a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. \. G. Lack,
Cherry street. Mr.. Johnson accom-
panied Mr.. Lack home from the
druggists convention.
A severe thunder storm came up
Saturday evening and the rain fell in
torrents, driven by a strong west
wind. The air was cleared, and yester
day was a beautiful day.
Fred r. Kalck of New York, repre-,
senting the Imperial Curtain company,
is in the city, soliciting new contracts
for advertising on the curtain at the
theatre, which is owned by his com
pany.
Miss Joanna Gleed Strange, reference
librarian at the Pittsburg public IL
brary, was in the city over the week
end as guest of Miss van Buren,. Miss
Strange is a graduate of the library
school in Albany.
DIR. Dell and daughter were up from
Lacrosse over Sunday, calling on
friends DR.. Dell was formerly govern
ment Inspector at the packing house
in this city and holds similar posi-
ton in Lacrosse.
The Free Press is under obligations
to A. G.. Gran, secretary of the Y. NJ.
c. A. in Lacrosse, for papers contain
ing an account OF the visit of the
president to that city and the dedica
ton of the Y NJ c. A. building by thu
distinguished visitor.
Rev. H. F. Warning OF Halifax. n. b.,
is visiting Mrs. w. c. Durkee in this
city, having arrived Saturday after
noon. He has been filling pulpit
in Chicago for several weeks. He was
at one time pastor of the Baptist
church in this city.
Mrs. John Bollinger and son, William.
and granddaughter, Clara. of Wichita,
Kas., who have been Visiting relatives
at Kerns for two weeks. left today
for their home Mrs. Bollinger is n
sister of Mrs NJ B. Trask, who lives
with her daughter, Mrs. Lucinda Betz.
Mrs. Trask is eightynine years old,
and the visit of the sisters was very
pleasant one.
Mr.. Gulbronson of Gulbronson &
Marks, who are in the implement bus
mess at Winnebago, passed through the
city today on his way home from Min
neapolis, driving 1910 REQ touring
car, of the two cylinder type. The
only difference from this years car
of the same type is that two inches
have been added to the wheel base.