The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

where they will visit for a few days.
w. B. Harrison came down from
Redwing yesterday to visit friends
and attend to several business mat
ters.
Eskel Alberg left last night for
Nevada, Iowa, where he will be
engaged in the confectionery bust
ness e,
]. ]. La Due of Luverne reached
the city today. Mr.. La Due is one
of the old residents of Southern Min
nesota.
f. Johnson returned today from
La Crosse to take charge of the
Kruse store, during the absence of
Fred w. Kruse.
Judge w. L. Comstock and Attor-
ney C. o. Daley left this morning
for st. Peter to attend district court
of Nicollet county.
Mrs. Lyman T. Shugart and babe
and Master Marian Shugart of
Council Bluffs are guests at the
home of r. F. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. hardwood and
son Leonard of Council Bluffs, Iowa
are spending the week as guests of
Mrs. Page on Lock street.
George Marks of Faribault was in
the city yesterday and while here
purchased an automobile from the
international Harvester company.
Rev. R. w. Hobbs left this morn
ing for Minneapolis where he will
attend a board meeting of the Bap-
fist church. He will return this even
ing.
Mademoiselle De Mers of the
Kruse millinery department spent
Sunday in st. Paul with Miss de
st. Aubin and friends from New
York.
Albin Larson, who is connected
with the advertising department of
the Gustavus Adolphus college at
st. Peter, spent yesterday in the
city on business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Nerbovig re-
turned to their home at Sheldon,
Iowa, yesterday afternoon after spend
ing some time as the guest of DR..
and Mrs. G.. H. NerbOvig.
President C. H. Cooper of the nor
NAL school left today for Mime
apolis where he will be in attend
ance at the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Vincent of the state university.
Mrs. H. E. Banks, who has been
visiting DR.. and Mrs. G. H. Nerbovig
for several days, returned to Supe-
rior, Wis, this morning. DR.. and Mrs.
Nerbovig accompanied her to Mime
apolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Schlesselman
of Good Thunder were in Mankato
today en- route to points in the west.
Mr.. Schlesselman will go to Thomp-
son Creek, Utah, and Mrs. Schlessel-
man will stop at Canyon City, Col.
Bard C. Parsons, formerly of this
city but now of Alberta, Can, called
on his former acquaintances and
friends today. While in Canada he
had the misfortune to break one leg
and he had been in the twin cities
for medical treatment.
Attorney Wilson Borst of Window
is in the city today. 1t is said
that a number of Mr.. Borst's friends
have been urging him to become a
candidate for congress. They say
that he is well-known, has the abil-
ity and is a clever campaigner.
Roy Hinton has returned from his
visit with friends in Rochester. His
adventures on his return would I'LL
a book. He doesn't care to say
much but he has his own idea about
impassable roads. He experienced be-
ing caught in the rain, tire blow
out and a few other mishaps. He
arrived in Mankato yesterday noon,
and left last evening for st. Paul
where he will go on a run as hre-
man on the Omaha railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Johnson OF
Council Bluffs have returned to Man
kato to make their home here. Mr.
Johnson arrived with his carload OF
household goods this morning, while
Mrs. Johnson arrived last night and
is staying with Mrs. George Sim
mons. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson were
former residents of this city but for
some time past have made their
home at Council Bluffs, Iowa. They
will live on Barnes street.
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