The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-22
a pleasant caller on friends here

yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Richard of
Wells were the guests of friends
here for few days
W. +. Daney of Window was in
the city yesterday attending to sew
eral business matters.
Mrs. George w. Cady left yester-
day for Candy where she was called
by the serious illness of her sister
The Misses Ida Roske Hayer and
Ada e. Simmons Of Blue Earth were
the guests Of friends in the city to-
day.
Chris Rettig arrived in this city
from Sergeant last night to visit his
wife, who is sick at the Emmanuel
hospital.
Thomas f. Mclaughlin. the travel
ing salesman for Il grocery firm of
st. Paul. was in the city yesterday
afternoon
Nina Lewis departed today for
Los Angeles where he will join
Mrs Lewis, who has been there for
some weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. G. r. Martyr have
arrived in Mankato to make their
home with their daughter, Mrs r.
G. TrOwbridgc.
Mrs Iacoby departed today for
Tower, n. d.. where she will spend
the holidays with her son, DR.. Will
liam Jacoby, and family.
w j. Cahill of Duluth is a bust
ness visitor in MankatO today. He
Was enc Of the men who put in the
sewer in North Mankato.
George Genres returned TO his home
panied by his wife. who has been
at one of the local hospitals.
l.. Saet, Jr., Louis Salet, Charles
Silverman, Fred Tracntenberg and
Henry Greenberg Of the Salet store
will spend their Christmas holidays
at Minneapolis.
Miss Laura Bacon of Minneapolis
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Clark and Mrs X S. Under. Miss
Bacon formerly lived in Mankato
with her parents.
Louis Kacchele, the merchant at
Springfield was in the city yester-
day before proceeding TO the twin
cities where he expects to buy Il
large stock for his store.
John Wilson, former city engineer
Of Mankato, but now residing at Du-
luth, was in the city today renew
ing aCquaintanceS and attending TO
several business matters.
Charles Abel, engraver in the en-
ploy Of the Free Press Printing
company, will depart tonight for
charlottesville Va, where he will
visit during the holidays. He will
80 via Kansas City.
Attorney II. l.. Schmitt is in
Brainerd trying case in district
court. He is appearing for the de-
PENDANTS in the case Of the Itasca
Cedar and Tie company vs.. George
A. Mckinley, ct al
Rev B. T. Russell of Winona pass
ed through the city this noon on his
way to Rapid City, S. D., where he
has been transferred He was
former minister Of the Methodist
church at Vernon Center.
Rev f. V Dubois, newly elected
president of Parker college passed
through MankatO today On his way
back TO Rochester after having at
tended the meeting of the prudential
committee Of Parker College at Will
nebogo which was held yesterday
c. r. Hall, travelling auditor of the
American Express company, left yes
terday for the twin cities where he
will spend the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Hall and daughter will leave
for the twin cities some time this
week to join Mr.. Hall. They will
be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George ResSer
Louis Dietz, who recently returned
from a long absence I'm the services
of Uncle Sam at Alaska and Wash
ingtOn in the marine corps, to his
home at MapletOn, has taken mp his
studies at the Mankato Commercial
college, and was in the city today
shaking hands with his former
friends of Mankato.
Mademoiselle Des Mers of the
Kruse millinery department, has left
for Chicago and New York to study
the styles and purchase the spring
stock Of millinery goods and hats.
She will remain at these two metro
polises until February. During her
absence Miss Z. Page will have
charge OF the millinery department.
Il. b. Scripture and wife departed
yesterday from Winona for San
Diego, Cal, where they will remain
for an indefinite period. They will
visit various points in California
during the winter. Mr. Scripture is
conductor on the Chicago and
Northwestern road and his run is
between Winona and Mankato Louis
KitZman will be On the run during
Mr.. Scriptures absence.
Mrs. Thomas Hughes and Mr.. and
Mrs. Evan ID. Price will leave to-
morrow for Pasadena, Cal, where
they eXpect to spend the winter with
friends and relatives. Mrs Hughes
will visit her daughter, who is at
tending school there, and parents,
while Mr. and Mrs Price will visit
Mrs. Prices parents. They intend
TO be gone two or three months. NJ.
Price has an orange grove in Cali
fornia.