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

Madelia tomorrow to open work on
county ditch No. rs.
The cool weather reminds us that
we must do our Christmas shopping
early.
]. c.. Beatte, j. j. Muller and A.
Mulch of Grinnell. Iowa, are in the
city looking for farms.
Miss Lila Freeman of Concord. N.
H., assistant librarian. is the guest
of Mrs. B. Frank Pay.
H. j. Wagon, general agent for
the Chicago and Northwestern road,
departed for the west today.
L. w. Wells of Cheyenne Springs,
Col, is visiting in the city and vi
cinity for a couple of weeks.
Mrs. l.. p. Doran and Miss Carrie
Vaughan of Madison Lake did some
shopping in the city yesterday.
E. II. Funk. contracting agent for
the Traders Dispatch, headquarters
in Minneapolis. has been in Mankato
Mrs. Frank Landkammer and child
went to Waseca yesterday to
visit the formers parents for a week.
Miss Gardner of Window has been
visiting Miss Faith Lester for a few
days. Both went to Window today,
where Miss Lester will visit for
week.
w. Osgood of Lake Crystal was
in the city yesterday. He is working
for the Northwestern Telephone Co.
]. p Messer and wife arrived in
Mankato today from Cedar Rapids
to visit their brother. A. II. Messer.
Mrs. C. Schwarble and Miss
Frances Schwarble of Eagle Lake
called on friends in Mankato yester-
day.
Carl Ingwalson, connected with the
Widell company, returned today from
Chicago where he had been on bust
ness.
Mrs. T. F. Mills and Miss Bertha
Cole of Garden City were in the city
yesterday, visiting friends and doing
some shopping.
Peter LEM and wife of Adrian were
in Mankato yesterday, having come
to see their little daughter, who is in
one of the local hospitals.
T. Y. Kerndt and family of Ian
sing, Iowa, spent the last week with
their relatives the H. B. Wiecking
family. They came with their E. M.
F. machine. Miss Anna Wiecking
returned with them to Lansing.
Senator eastman of Owatonna was
in Mankato yesterday afternoon
There was rumor afloat that he
came here to mingle with the rail
road agents with view to obtaining
their influence at the next session
of the legislature when he reintro-
duces his distance tariff bill.
Albert Lea Tribune: Murray Ho-
bart returned home Sunday morning
fom Evanston, ILL.,, where he has been
for the past year at Northwestern
University, for the remainder of the
summer vacation. During the past
six weeks he has been engaged in
field work in connection with his
course in electrical engineering.
Winona Republican and Herald:
Chris. Nerbovig and wife, daughters,
Gertrude, Laura and Hannah, and
son, Herbert, all of Mankato, and
Helen Blanchard of Superior, were
in Winona for short time today
Mr.. Nerbovig at one time made his
home in WinOna, being associated
with his father here in the jewelry
business, but that was some years
ago. After that he was located for
a time at st. Charles in business for
himself. Some years ago he left the
jewelry business and is now a neu-
rologist, with a large practice at
Mankato. Mr.. Nerbovig is firm be-
lever in the automobile as health
full means of taking recreation and is
enjoying his vacation with his family
by means of automobile trips this
summer. On Saturday he went from
Mankato to the home of his sister,
Mrs. William Gaffney, in the town of
Hart, this county, in eight hours. He
spent Sunday and Monday there and
came to Winona today, taking dinner
here and leaving in the afternoon
for st. Charles, where he will spend
the night, making the run by ma
chine to MankatO tomorrow