The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-02

There was quite Il bit of excitement
aroused ut IS; Clair last "Wednesday
blythe appearance of al couple OF sus
pRf6ius looking characters. They spent
the greater part OF tine day taking il
the town. They we're given to asking
questions but Were evasive when any
attempt was made to converse will
them. THEY seemed to have plenty Of
money and spent it freely at the bars
The excitement ran 50 high that al
i'extra night Waterman was secured te
guard the business portion of the town
During the night the strangers disap
peared as mystcriously as they had APP
peared the previous morning.
Eben Hilton has been laid off from
his railroad work the past week be.
cause of an attack of pneumonia. DIR
| Holman has been the attending physl-
elan. y Mi. Hilton is much better at
the present. writing.
r Mr.. and Mrs. Axtel together with
their son and family from Dakota
spent Thanksgiving with friends and
relatives near Rapidan.
Misses Hattie Fitzloff and Jennie
Fields, who are teaching near Pember-
ton, spent the latter part of last week
at their homes here. They returned
to Pemberton ON the late evening train
Saturday. :'.'s .'.
Professor II. n. Brown of Sioux Rap
ids was in town on business Friday
and Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
ARE visiting Mrs. Stella Hall at Albert
Lea.
< Rev. and Mrs. Carter drove over to
Mank;ito Friday Mrs. Carter made a
Short visit with friends at Mapleton
the latter part of last week.
Dir. Macbeth returned Friday even
ing after I, short visit with his brother
at Fort Wayne, Ind.
Frank Buschcna is creating quite a
stock and poultry market in st. Clair.
He shipped a c;fl of hogs and poultry
last week and has two and a half car
loads of stock in the yards ready for
shipment. A couple of days prior to
Thanksgiving he shipped between twelve
and fifteen hundred pounds of dressed
poultry to Chicago.
Mr.. Near, the local agent, took a
business trip, to Pemberton between
trains Saturday
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Schweitzer
drove over to NIapleton Wednesday
evening that they might spend Thanks
giving with relatives there. Mrs.
Schweitzer remained at Alapleton over
Sunday. =. -
Several of the Milwaukee road Off.
cials were over tie ST. Clair branch
of the road Tuesday
The Thanksgiving drama given at
the town hall last Wednesday evening
under the auspices of Messrs. Fitzloff,
Schustag and John Bestman was a
great success in every respect. The
music was furnished by the o. II. or
cllestra of Mankato. There were eighty
eight numbers sold. The hotel served
over seventy suppers.
Mrs. Quinn and Mrs. Near were at
Mankato Saturday.
Mr.. Quinn finished digging a ninety
foot well at the Congregational parson-
age Saturday,
The following program will be rem
dered at the literary society meeting
Friday evening, December 2, at eight
oelock: Solo, Mrs. Carter; paper, Miss
Ada Bowe; reading, Sadie Dooly; duet,
Ollie Wolcott, Lila Fitzloff; paper,
"Elizabethan Age of Literature" Ethel
Foster; ladies quartet; debate, sub
Ject, Resolved, that corporate wealth
has been a benefit rather than det-
riment to the United States;" affirma-
live, Rev. Carter, George Hubmar; neg
alive, Mr.. Near. All are most COR
Tally invited Ito attend these programs