The Mankato free press., 1910-03-11

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Ostaboe and w. A. Hanna of Maple
ton were in Mankato today on bust
ness.
f. c. OllermaR and Henry j. Schmidt
lof ST. Peter attended the special con
clave of Knights Templar Saturday
might.
c. Correll and daughter, Mrs. Belly
mer. have returned from Waterloo,
Iowa. where they visited relatives for
two weeks.
Editor j. A. Henry and wife and
Allan Henry of Janesville were In
AlankatO Saturday night and remained
over yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Straub of In
lternational Falls, Mimi, was the guest
yesterday of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fitz-
loft, on Hickory street.
Rev. j. O. Buswell, the "sky pilot of
the northwest" will address the mems
| club at the Y. NJ C. A. next Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
G. II. Heffner and son, general CON
| tractors of Celina, Ohio, are in the city
to figure on the paving contracts, and
will remain until after the bids have
| been opened.
The high wind yesterday blew one
of the spires from the top of the high
school building, but the iron fencing
on the roof caught it and prevented
lit from falling.
Among other damage done by the
wind yesterday was the blowing down
of part of the foundation wall for
John G. Gerlch's house, at the corner
of Broad and Plum streets.
G. r. Bradley goes TO LeSueur to-
morrow to take charge of the Omaha
passenger temporarily. He has just
returned from Lake Crystal, where he
has been for several weeks.
Eight applicants for the position of
census clerk in Washington were ex-
amined by the civil service board. in
this city Saturday. Four were from
this city and four from other towns.
j. f.. Reynolds is in Minneapolis at
tending the grand council meeting of
the Modern Samaritans. This is one
of the leading fraternal societies OF
Minnesota and has a large local coun-
| ell
Bring your best vegetables and fruit
to Charles X. Otto, secretary of the
| Mankato Commercial club, who will sec
| that it is sent to st. Paul and placed
on exhibition at The conservation con
gress.
Geo ge Andrews, who has been re-
| siding at Little Rock, Ark, is Wis
'itin" hi brother, DR.. j. W. Andrews
and family, and will remain three or
four weeks. Mr.. Andrews will prob
ably go to Oregon to locate.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Richter returned
Saturday from their Panama and New
Orleans trip. They were gone foul
weeks and joined the members of the
National Editorial association at Chi
cago. They had most enjoyable
time.
The most important meeting ever
held in the northwest will be the con
servation congress in ST. Paul next
week. Blue Earth county ought tc
show what we can raise here by bring
ing samples of grains, fruits and vege.
tables.
Frank w. Hunt returned Saturday
evening from a trip TO New Orleans
Iand Panama, having been gone four
weeks. About l25 members of the Ma
!tional Editorial association made the
Panama trip from New Orleans, and
1T was a delightful one at this time
of the year More will be told of the
trip i'm a later issue.
Bring in yonr samples of vegetables
seeds, fruits. etc. to Chas. X Otto
this week, so they may be sent 10
iSt. Paul where Blue Earth COUNT y
is to have an exhibit ut the Mime
sofa conservation and agricultural de-
ivelopment congress, which will be held
lat the st. Paul auditorium on March
10th to 10Th. Mr. Otto as secretary
| of the MankatO Commercial club will
!attend to shipping the samples to ST
Paul. They must all be ready this
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