The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-16
MANKATo FREE PRESS

been visiting the formers sister, have
returned to their home in st. Paul
Sheriff John H. Traxler of LeSueur
Center came to Mankato Saturday
evening and remained over night.
Miss Emily Heckert of st. Paul is
spending day or two in the city
visiting her uncle, A. G. Roemer, and
family.
Miss Dorothy Hengen of Fairmont is
in the city to visit her uncle, Alderman
George Pass, and family for a couple
of weeks.
Mr.. Rempel, the Butterfield banker,
who brought his roadster to Mankato
to be equipped with magnetic, re.
turned for it today.
H. A. Blasting, bookkeeper of the
L.. Patterson Mercantile company, is
enjoying weeks vacation this week,
and is spending part of it in Mime.
apolis.
Mrs. NJ. c.. Evans, wife of the late
Myrthin G.. Evans and son, of Los
Angeles, Cal, are spending the sum
mer with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. Austin of North Mankato.
Mr.. James, the Lake Crystal hard.
ware merchant, came to the city Sat
urday, with his automobile, to have
it overhauled. 1t is the first Buick
owned in Mankato, and belonged to
C. Fl. Saulpaugh.
Messrs. Lester Davies and HI. A.
Munson of this city and their guests
Messrs. and Desdames A. ID. Davies OF
Minneapolis, J. E. Davies of Kasota
and F. NJ. Monsoon of Waterfowl, S
D., went today to Lake Emily for an
outing of week.
Editor NJ. H. Gaylor of the Vernon
Center News was in Mankato this
afternoon on his return from Water.
vile, where he filled the pulpit of a
church. He states that the first Sun.
day in April was a nice day, but that
it has rained every Sunday since.
Charles Bennett returned Saturday
night from Frederick, Wis, where he
visited mis- daughters for ten days. Hi:
daughter, Mrs. Showers, lives there, ant
his other daughters, Mrs. Imogene Har
ris of Spokane, Wash, and Miss May
Bennett of this city, are also there.
Fay Aldrich, who has had a position
with the Mankato Savings bank fol-
several years past, has resigned to &C
cept the cashiership of bank at Nor
ristown, S. D., new town. He leaves
tomorrow morning for that place tt
enter upon his work. He is splendid
young man, and will take the best
wishes of all.
Irwin Sheppard of Whoa, secretary
of the National Educational associa
tion, and for many years president o.
the state moral school at Winona, wa:
in the city this morning His son
Elmer I. Shepard and wife of Williams
town, Mass, accompanied him. Mrs
Shepard was formerly Miss Lilliar
Klossner. of the normal school faculty
Attorney F. F. Ellsworth of st
James was in Mankato yesterday. HI,
is the grand chancellor of the Knights
of Pythias, and came to the city t,
meet with the committee Of arrange
ments for the coming visit to Mankat,
of Supreme Chancellor Brown of Texas
Plans for the visit were gone over
and will be on a rather elaborate scale
1t will be published later. The dat
of the visit of the supreme chancellor
is July %.
DIR. Harry Dell. veterinary inspector
in charge at Lacrosse, Wis. formerly
holding similar position in this city
arrived Saturday night, and will leave
for home tomorrow morning. He il
looking well. He states that hi
mother was recently severely shaker
up while riding in large touring ca
with a party, but is slowly recovering
DIR. Dell states that there is no plac,
like Mankato in his estimation
and regrets that his work is not still
here.
st. Paul Dispatch: Lieutenant Gov
ernor A. O. Eberhart. is now a full
fiedged Eagle. He was admitted to TIN
oluci ldSC Wcck. Lie MdIkdtO Hal
was the principal speaker at the stat,
convention of the lodge held at Hib
bling and the papers of that city tel
of his initiation into the mysteries o
the order The Winona lodge saw
him through the ordeal.
DR.. j. p. Graft, thirty three years
old, is now mayor of the city of New
Ulm, the youngest mayor the cit,
ever had, succeeding the late Gen. Jos
eph Bobleter. He was president o
the council. The council elected L. j
Buenger as president of the council
and j. A. Ochs as alderman of tn,
First Ward, to fill the vacancy cause,
by AID Graft becoming mayor.
A Washington dispatch to The Min
neapolis Journal says: "The presiden
is considering James T. McCleary TO
appointment as director of the mint
and hopes to make up his mind regard
ing the matter shortly McCleary ha
been strongly recommended by the sec
rotary of the treasury and severa
members of the Minnesota delegation
have joined an Endorsement. The presi
dent regards the matter rather favor
ably, but is not ready yet to sa,
whether McCleary will be appointe,
or not"
Rev. NJ. M. Londahl pastor of tn,