The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-15
MANKATO FREE PRESS

MI. ana MIS-. II. ID. waite ana MIR.
and Mrs. NJ H. Coolidge of Minneapolis
spent last night in the city on their
return from Heron Lake where they
enjoyed duck hunt Friday. They
left this morning for home, in the rain
in their forty horse power Halliday
car.
f. R. Volk was in from Lake Wash
ington yesterday, and stated that he
would close his summer resort the
middle of this month. He and Mrs.
Volk are contemplating spending the
winter in st. Paul, where their son
resides. He states that pike fishing is
good now.
Mrs. j. f. Hart of Center street
is entertaining Mrs. c. f. Guthrie and
daughter, Miss Rosamund Guthrie of
Seattle, who arrived yesterday Mrs.
Guthrie is sister of j. +. and T. w.
Hart of this city. After visit of
two weeks in Mankato, Mrs Guthrie
will 90 to Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Patterson, Mrs
H. f. Troost and w. A. Mills retudned
late last evening from Il most delight
full two days auto trip to the Twin
Cities The trip was made according
to schedule i'll every particular, and
| the roads were found to be in SPLEEN
did condition. They report the coun-
try everywhere as being especially
beautiful.
Mr. Warner Johnson of Judson was
in the city yesterday. He stated his
uncle, living near the Minnesota river,
not far from Judson, has plowed up in
the last twenty years, hundreds of
arrow heads of stone, also spears made
of flint the place where he lives is
not far from the mounds at Cambria,
showing the red men lived and hunted
game They undoubtedly had a city
near these mounds
Colonel C. f. johnson of this city
is at New Ulm attending the state
convention of the National Guard as
ISOLATION which is composed of officers
of the organization. The purpose of
the meeting is to discuss military
matters, state laws and to look after
the interests of the National Guards
Papers are also read by army officials.
The convention opened yesterday and
closes tonight with a banquet.
Minneapolis Journal: State Senator
Thomas Pugh of Duluth, the Oldest
is seriously i'll at Mount Clements,
Mich and his recovery is not expected.
State officials were informed of SEN
ator Pugh's illness today. His family
has been informed that there is no
hope. Senator Pugh is seventy eight
years old and has been in the state
senate eight years. He was formerly
member of the house.
The following members of the Man
kato high school football team, in
Guiding the substitutes, took the early
morning train for st. Paul where they
expect to play the st. Paul Central high
school at Lexington park this afternoon.
Captain Robert Hughes Raymond Hughes,
Jay Lloyd, Walter Hauer,. Paul Ford,
Edwin Kuhn, Elmer .Wiedemann, Glen
Davey, Harry johnson, Roy Ash, NAL
colin Merchant, Herman Hayward,
James Moore and Earl Girvin. Mr..
Crawford, the coach, also accompanied
the boys.
younger brother of. John A. John
son, whose name has been mentioned
in connection with the democratic
nomination for governor, has been
spending the last two days i'll the
twin cities. In st. Paul he met Frank
Day and other democratic leaders. He
refuses to discuss politics. Country
papers throughout the state differ in
their views of the possible candidacy
OF Mr. johnson. Some of the papers,
among them The Foley lndepedent, say
Johnson would make formidable
candidate. Other papers ridicule the
idea of his being selected as the demo-
cratic standard bearer.
Minneapolis Tribune: Joseph and
William Perry, the Minneapolis chefs
who were decently left fortune of
$4,000, by an uncle in France, ac-
companied by Mrs. William Perry, will
leave for abroad tonight to claim their
fortune. In addition to the $4,000
left the two brothers, a vineyard, said
to be valued at 100000 was left to
Joseph Perry, who says he will divide
the proceeds from the sale of this
property with his 9-yearold daughter,
Lena. The little daughter will remain
at the home of Mrs. Louis StOcky,
a relative until the return of her
father next May. Lena, who had been
staying at Mankato, arrived in Min
neapolis yesterday afternoon. The par
ty will sail from New York next week.
DR.. L. A. Faulkner has received from
a friend in South Carolina curiosity
in the shape of bill of sale of
colored woman The document is dated
lS45 and was found in the old capitol
building, that is being overhauled on
account of the damages done to it
when Sherman marched to the sea.
The bill reads the same as any bill
of sale for horse or COW, and
gives the name of the owners of the
woman. and the transfers that were
made from time to time, also the
amount that was paid for her, 1925.