The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-01-07

Gays, leIt last nlSnC 1or Los Angeles.
DR.. c. p. Peterson and two children
of Pleasant street left today for Iowa,
where they will visit relatives return
ing on Monday.
Miss Lillian Jaehn of Huron, S. d.,
stopped is Mankato yesterday on her
way to Minneapolis, and was the guest
Iof Miss Kennedy of Fulton street.
Misses Marie and Clara Wyer arrived
yesterday noon from Faribault, and
are the guests during the week of
Miss Georgia CluXton of Cherry street.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. FitZlof of this
city left today for Huron, S. D.. to
spend the New Year holiday with the
Hennig family, formerly of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lydia Miller and
daughter and Mrs. Henry Brush of
.Amboy are visiting Mrs. Gardner Darr
and other friends in the city for a
few days.
Mrs. NJ C. johnson and niece, Mrs.
Small of Westbrook, Mimi, left yes
terday for Albert Lea where they will
visit relatives. They will return in
about a week.
Attorney Harry O'Brien and brother
Thomas OBrien of Highmore, S. D.,
were in the city yesterday visiting
their mother of North Mankato. They
were also here on business.
Dr.. and Mrs. c. F. Sweet of Minot
\. d., arrived in the city on Tuesday
and are guests at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. w. A. Beach of Warren street.
They will remain several days.
DR.. Z. Nj. Mackey, formerly of Jan
esville, but now member of the State
sanitary board, was in Mankato today.
For several months he has been assist
ing the department of North Dakota.
Mrs. d. Alvin of Minneapolis, who
has been visiting Mrs. John S. Davies
of State street left today for a visit
in La Crosse. Mr. Alvin, who has also
been visiting in this city left today
for Minneapolis.
Mrs. Soren Holm and daughter His
ter from st. James were heer yesterday
to consult DR.. James about the latter's
eyes. While here they called on Mrs
S. Swenson of Belgrade avenue. They
returned to st. James last evening.
Charles H. Miller and wife returned
today from Iowa, where they have beer
for several weeks. Mr. Miller was q
much wanted witness by the state in
the Ledbeter case, but he declined tc
return to Mankato, claiming that Mrs
Miller was dangerously ill.
Watervillc Advance: Mr.. c. L. Var
Fleet, formerly of this place, came
down on visit the past week, Var
has built him fine modern home in
the outskirts of Minneapolis and is en-
joying life as he deserves to-" Mr.. Var
Fleet is former resident of Mankato
Blue Earth Post: G. r. Bradley
takes E. E. Douglass place as joint
agent at the depot during the ten days
absence of Mr.. Douglass and son
Reese in Florida. The latter owns
a ten acre garden farm near Jackson
vile, and the trip is made to inspect
the same and perhaps further invest
ment along the same Inc.
Faribault journal: The Faribanlt
Gas and Electric comapny of this city
has been sold by its former owners to
H. NJ Byllsby g. Co., of Chicago, H.
who took possession of tine plant o.
Dec. l. The fact was not made public
until last week Thursday upon tn,
return of B. w. Cowperthwait, tn,
local manager, who had been in Chi
cago to consult with the present own
CPS. 1t is the intention of the new
company to extend their gas mains
so as to cover the entire city, and that
they will also erect an office building
of their own is quite certain. Mr.
lCowperthwait will be retained as local
manager. IL this the company could
not have made better selection, as
he is thorough conversant with the
needs of consumers of both gas and
electricity. H. NJ. Byllesby & Co.
are the largest firm of operating en-
gineers in the west and their policy
is to be one of extreme lJerality
with the Faribault consumers. This
company has purchased the Cannon
Falls water power at Cannon Falls
which has an average of 10000 horse
power, and has already arranged
for transmission line to Mortified
and Faribault, and the plans are to
tend to Mankato. Plans have lready
been drawn and work will commence
extend the coming summer. 1t is also
rumored that this same company is
contemplating the purchase of the
Polar Star Electric company, but this
rumor cannot be confirmed at the pres
ent time.
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