The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-28
From Mondays Daily,

day, making warmer clothing COM
Portable. Minnesota is vindicating it.
self as a summer resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Powers of Fargo,
N. d., are the happy parents of "a
little son who arrived at their home
last week. Mrs. Powers was for
merry Miss Flossie Duchring of this
city. Mr.. Powers was formerly in the
employ of G. NJ. Masters, the
plumber.
The Italians who were held up and
robbed Friday night near Lake Crys-
tai have not come to the city to
swear out warrant against their as
sailants, and the authorities do not
feel like going TO much expense to
get the latter until this ~ done
Nothing mas been heard of the five
men TO date.
"hiie at FONT i'i5dodut. yesterday
afternoon, just starting for MaDkato
with a party, Il wheel OH John H..
Macbeths automobile broke off. The
accident happened on the hotel
grounds, and was due to a flaw in
the axel. Schwender Bros. were
telephoned for to send an auto to
take the party in.
Some time ago the business men of
New Prague subscribed to q fund
SO that cash prizes might be given
to farmers in the surrounding cOun-
try for the best dragged roads. The
amount subscribed was $500, and
1S1 farmers entered into the contest
with the result that the roads within
radius of six miles have been
placed in splendid condition. Here's
scheme that is worthy of emula-
ton.
SanbOrn is to have a second bank.
The stockholders held a meeting and
elected the following directors: F..
E. Gleason, P. M. Dickerson, A. III.
Dorm, J. H. Posi-, August Nickel, Hen
ry Essig, Charles Ripley, J. r. Whe-
Ian and T.. Grevatz. The directors
then elected F. e. Gleason, president;
P. M. Dickerson, vice president, and
A. Fl. Dorm, cashier. The name of
the new institution will be the Farm
ers and Merchants State bank.
Professor Ralph H. Hess. head Of
the extension and political science
at the university, has submitted his
resignation to the board of regents,
to take effect at the close of the
present summer school session. Pro-
fessor Hess will return to the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, where he is
to fill the vacancy made by the
resignation of Professor Balthaser II.
Meyer, VITO is now a member of the
interstate commerce commission.
The Minnesota Highway commits
sion will make good roads exhibit
at the Oregon state fair at Salem,
Ore, September GIG. George W..
Cooley has delegated J. ii. Mullen,
assistant secretary Of the commits
sion, to take charge OF the exhibit.
Minnesota had an exhibit at the
Omaha land show, and it was so
favorably commented on that re-
quests have been received for ex-
hibits from Colorado. Idaho, Montana
and several other states.
The Minneapolis, st. Paul, Roches-
ter and Dubuque Electric company.
which is building the Dan Patch air
line through Faribault, has begun
proceedings in the dis
trict court of Rice county to acquire
the right of way over several tracts
of land between that city and North
field for the price of which they
could not agree with the owners.
The owners of the land have been
cited to appear before Judge Chill
dress on July "a. The right of way
in most places has been secured
between Faribault and NOrthfield.
The surveyors have been working in
Faribault the past week, and are
working south. A line has been sur
veyed in the western part of that
city close to the St. Paul roads
track.
John II. Koch and wife left on the
Sunday afternoon train for an east
ern trip. They will stop in Chicago
for ten days where Mr.. Koch will
spend a vacation with his wife, TAX
ing in Milwaukee and other places,
visiting friends and relatives. From
here Mr.. Koch will go to New York
and other eastern cities to buy the
fall stock of silks and novelties in
dress goods, also trimmings, laces,
and veilings FOR the
George E. Brett store. Having taken
the management of this department.
he assures the ladies that they will
find as complete and exclusive lines
in these departments as have been
shown in past seasons. Bretts silks
have always proven that they are
selected from the best the market
affords and there will be no doubt
Of finding the selections made in
ETC., the same.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Aaron Bekke is on the sick list.
Company II is expected home to-
morrow, after having spent ten days
in camp at Lake City.
Those who feared frost last night
we're pleasantly disappointed, as the
mercury did not fall below fifty-one
degrees, which was two degrees high
er than the night before.
Contractor Erickson has ahOut half |