The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-12

today TO attend the meeting of the
local corps. She is the guest of
Mrs. NJ ID. Fritz, Clark street.
John Nyquist, Lorin Cray, George
Nj. Palmer, DR.. j. w. Andrews and
Gilbert Fletcher went to Sterling
this afternoon to attend the good
roads meeting. John Nyquist con-
veyed the party to Sterling in his
/ auto.
Mrs. ]. C. Holmes and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Foster, have just returned
from Chicago. The former went to
visit her daughter who is in delicate
health at NisetOtian convent, the
latter to purchase midsummer
stock Of millinery goods.
Lake Crystal Union: Judge Pfau
and Court Reporter Davies dropped
in on our little city in the forenoon
one day last week and were met
here by a car from Mankato, which
conveyed the gentlemen home. Come
again, gentlemen. Bring along your
! knitting and stay longer
/ Attorney Miles Porter was in st.
Paul yesterday where he made an
argument before the supreme court
! in the case of AZella Smith against
! w. A. Funk and the National Bank of
! Commerce against AZella f. Smith,
ct al. Mr.. Porter represented Mrs.
Smith. S. B. Wilson represented
the other parties.
Arthur F. Huey and wife of Chi
cago, who arrived yesterday to in
spect the local plant of the Byllesby
company and the dam at Rapidan,
/ left this forenoon for ST. Paul in the
Packard that they have been visiting
| the companys property in in this
state. They were much pleased with
what they saw here and at the dam.
! Mark ID. Wildes of Lake Washing
ton was in Mankato yesterday
! He hopes to attend the ter
ritOrial settlers meeting in st.
Paul tomorrow. This associa.
ton comprises men only who were
in the state prior to May II, 1858.
The meeting tomorrow will be the
fifty-third anniversary of the Organi-
years old, and has the use of but
one eye. With this however, he is
able to read without effort the
smallest print in paper or magazine.
County Surveyor Brooks returned
yesterday from st. Peter, where he
CRANKY in an appeal that the town
ship took from the order of the
county board laying out road in
the township. This road is three
and half miles long and goes
through a slough, and Mr.. Brooks
states that it would cost nearly
$4,000 to build it, which the town
ship has no desire to do, as there
are two roads that skirt the swamp
at present. The case has been on
trial in the district court this week
From Thursday'c Daily.
Masonic Meeting Friday Night.
Tomorrow night the fourth of the
series of, regularly prepared pro-
grams will be held in Mankato
Lodge No. II, A. F. and A. Nj. The
meetings thus far have been of un-
usual value and interest and have
been largely attended. The meeting
other first class program.
At $50 supper will be served by
the ladies of the Eastern Star. This !
will be followed by a social hour
and at o'clock the lodge will be
opened for regular business and the |
entertainment of the evening Mu-
sic will be furnished and the address
of the evening will be delivered by
Mr.. Jean A. Flittie on the subject, |
1.-THE Educational Value of Mason
ry.' Members are urged to be pres
ent and visiting brethren are cordi-
ally invited.
Gave Dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Johnson
gave dinner last evening at their
home in Belgrade to a party of rela-
tives in honor of their sister, Mrs.
Cora Johnson Wright of Guthrie,
Mimi. Mrs. Wright departed today
for her Hubbard county home after
months visit with relatives and
friends.
Enjoyable Box Social.
Miss Mary C. Deegan, teacher of
school in district No. 35, Nicollet
county, and pupils gave box social
last Friday eevning. An excellent
program was rendered, and was
largely attended in spite of the
doubts of the evening. The proceeds
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