The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
From Mondays Daily.


The past week was lively one at
were filed, numerous guests arrived for
DAYS outing, several automobile
parties arrived Yesterday saw a
crowd on the point
Mrs C. Laufersweier and three
daughters, Bertha, Edith and Elsie of
Fort Dodge, Iowa, arrived Thursday
for weeks stay and are occupying
one of the cottages.
General and Mrs. ]. III. Baker moved
out Thursday to spend several weeks
IN one of the cottages. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. L. Oleson and younger daughter
and James Henry Baker were their
guests yesterday.
II. ]. Tremain, wife and sons and
Miss Gracia Sterne of st. Paul were
enforced guests at the Point Wednes-
day, as their automobile got out of
repair as they We're passing through
the village, and they We're forced to
remain over while it was being fixed.
They enjoyed the delay, however.
Rev. and Mrs. II. n. Dascomb of
Grinnell, Iowa, Mrs. Mary E. Wilson,
sister of Mrs. Dascomb, and the
three Dascomb children, Wilson, Lucille
and Evangeline, arrived Monday last
TO spend the remainder of the sum
mer at the Point. Rev. Dascomb is
chaplain of Grinnell college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Edholm. Miss
Camilla Edholm, DR.. and Mrs. Dwight
Williams and Glen b. Williams of
Omaha will return home tomorrow or
next day, after having been guests at
the Point since Tuesday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. II. Brown and son
and daughter, Wilton and Frances, of
the college at Hastings, Neb., have ar
rived to spend Il couple of weeks at
the Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Root and sons.
Cullen and Alanson, and S. f. Smyth
arrived Saturday from Omaha for a
two weeks stay
I. 5. Davis of Council Bluffs. Iowa.
has Joined his wife and daughter, who
are spending the summer at the Point.
and will remain a couple of weeks.
Three automobile loads of people
from Waseca arrived at the Point YES
terday morning and spent the day
hasota party arrived in three or
four automobiles, and numerous cars
from Mankato arrived. and the grounds
were well filled with autos.
DIR. i. w. Benham and Miss Louise
Oleson were guests at the Patterson
cottage yesterday.
Lieutenant Governor Eberhart and
family were guests of E. A. Engwal-
son and family and Il. f. Davis and
family yesterday. Messrs Engwalson
and Davis and families occupied the
Ineeda Rest cottage for a week. com
ing in last night. They also enter
tanned Senator c. A. Johnson and wife
and two daughters of St Peter YES
terday, making full house, and it
was very enjoyable event.
ID. l.. Rose and son, Logan, spent
the day at the Point, looking after
their property
County Auditor Weaver was a guest
at the Wise cottage over Sunday.
Postmaster Veigel Joined his wife at
the Point yesterday Mrs. Veigel re-
turned today, after an outing of three
or four days.
Sunday at THE Point was very
busy day. The hotel was crowded to
It's utmost capacity for sleeping ac-
commodations as early as Friday night
and only the departure of a number
OF guests on Saturday made it pos
sible to entertain Saturdays numer-
Gus arrivals, but through the courtesy
of some of the neighbours they were
all housed. Sunday brought so many
by carriage and by autos, as well as
by train, that although very consider
able preparation mad been made in
anticipation of ''fne day" crowd, it
was all needed and the large din
ing room was crowded to its utmost.
1t was only by reseatiDg that the
guests could be accommodated.
The Barclay launch was kept in
constant use and was greatly enjoyed
by the numerous picnic parties, who
made a gala day in the boat landing
grove. Guy Moore was at his best
as host to the picnicers and as cap
tain of the launch
Among Sundays guests included the
following: John A. Hill OF Chicago
Miss Barbara j. VIII of Omaha f..
j. Oleson of Mankato; George J. Klein