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


Miss Lottie Fellows of Albert Lea
, returned to her home today, after
spending the week in the city as the
guest of Mrs. ID. f. Walker.
Mrs. V. Sperra has rented her farm
in Lyra. and moved to Mankato yes
terday, and will make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Louise Kruse and
family.
NJ. {. Nelson of the International
Correspondence school. returned today
! from st. Peter and Kasota He has
his headquarters for the present at the
Grand Union Tea store.
Former Senator George SomervilIe
and Senators Seward and Clague passed
through Mankato last evening en-
route to st. Paul where they attended
the Taft demonstration today.
! Mrs. Eugene Hickok is entertaining
her mother, Mrs. L. NJ. Hatch of St
Paul, also Mrs. r. Peterson and Miss
Ella Horton of Gilmore and Mrs. Day
ton Cordell and son of Lake CRYSTAL.
Mrs. j. f. Lewis and mother, Mrs
Miles. left on Friday for their home
in Michigan City, Ind, after a two
weeks visit at the Lewis home. They
also visited Mrs. William NJ. Strader
at ''The Jungle"
Mrs, c. II. Austin will arrive Mon
day from her home at San Diego
Cal, to spend the fall visiting rea-
tives. She lived in Mankato for many
years. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Austin
will arrive with Mrs. Austin and re-
main shorter time:
Grand Master w. L. Comstock left
this afternoon for Meadville, Pa, hav-
ing been called for conference. to-
'gether with Grand Recorder Charles E.
Larson of st. Paul, with the supreme
officers and supreme board. Minnesota
IS the leading state in the order and
has advanced methods that the other
states ought to adopt. Judge Comstock
expects to get home about Wednesday
night.
Mrs. Jessie Clark leaves on Sunday
night for Chicago. where after two
days visit she will join her sister,
Mrs. j. f. Lewis of Michigan City.
On Wednesday both will leave for
New York City, where they expect to
meet Lieutenant Lewis of the Louis
lana After spending two weeks in
New York, they Will go to Norfolk,
West Virginia, where Lieutenant Lewis
expects to be stationed until the holi-
days. Mrs. Clark will return by way
of Washington and Niagara Falls.
Redwood Reveille: District Superin-
tendent Cowgirl preached a powerful
sermon Sunday morning in the local
Methodist church from the text, "He
who hath ears, let him hear what the
Spirit is saying unto the churches"
As conclusion to his sermon he gave
a list of the things which in his opin-
ion the Spirit is saying unto the
churches of today. 1t was a mastery
address and fully demonstrated that
DR.. Cowgirl has not risen from the
ranks of the ministry by either chance
or favOritism.
The Van Brunt slough it at presen,
full of a number of species of snakes.
The RATHER and the bull snake. the gar
ter snake and the striped snakes of all
sizes, large and small 1t is about;
time to condemn the property and turn
it into a beautiful lake, with a grand
boulevard around it this would do the
st. Patrick stunt by driving the rep
tiles down the river to st. Peter and
they can do likewise and drive them
to st. Paul. We don't want them, it
is dangerous for so many children play
ing around the edge of it,
c. III. Edwards, who has resigned as
of the Citizens Telephone
leaves tomorrow afternoon
for his new position with the John
A. Roebling & Sons company Mr..
Edwards will have headquarters either
in st. Paul or Chicago and will rep
resent the above firm in the cable
and wire business. Great regret is be-
ing expressed that Makato is to lose
Mr.. Edward as one of its citizens. p.
M. Ferguson, who has made most
successful wire chief for the telephone
is to succeed Mr.. Edwards
as manager.
Mapleton Enterprise: For short
time Saturday afternoon it was
thought that Jamie Quinn, the only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. NJ. Quinn had
been seriously injured. AS the after
noon passenger pulled in from the
north the pony which he was riding
became frightened and started for
home throwing the lad off near the
stock yards. He was seen to fall by
several persons and VIM. Kruger and
Joseph Schimmele picked him up and
carried him home believing his injuries
to be of serious character. DIR. Bish-
OPP was summoned and found it neces-
sary to administer chloroform before
the boy could be quoted down. An
examination revealed no bones broken
the only injury apparent to the eye
being slight bunch upon the side of
the head. Monday found Jamie run
ming about the street as usual and
ready to try his hand at riding the
pony again as if nothing had hap
pened.
Good Thunder Herald: On Saturday
night during the storm, the large barn
of VIM. Ulrich was struck by light