The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-08
From Mondays Daily.


of lots south Of Nicollet avenue
between Range and Cross streets
to be held on next Thursday prom
ises to be of benefit to the village.
The Free Press is informed that
number of prospective buyers have
signified their intentions OF buying
lot at the auction, and no doubt
a number of homes will be erected
there next season. The party who
recently purchased lots adjacent to
the lots to be sold at auction plans
to erect three houses in the spring.
There is no reason why this proper
ty should not be sold readily, as the
property is desirable and well locat-
ed.
The young people OF the Methodist
church will hold a box social at the
church next Friday evening. The
plan is to have the boys bring boxes
containing supper for two and
these will be auctiOned off to the
girls. Everyone cordially invited to
attend.
J. B. Nielsen was called to Winnie
bago last week by the board of edu-
cation of that place to make an
estimate cost of the school building.
The board is considering the adop-
ton of reinsurance and the estimate
was made for that purpose.
Miss Lelah Walrod who has been
spending the Thanksgiving holidays
with her parents here returned to
Window yesterday where she, is
employed as a teacher in the public
schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Pamtar of Hast
ings, Mimi, who have been visiting
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. H. Ehlers here returned to their
home yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B Nielsen return
ed last evening from st Paul where
they visited friends and attended
special doings of the Shriners OF
st. Paul.
The Dauffenbach family, who have
occupied the NJ. G. Johnson house
at the foot of Belgrade hill for a
number of years, have moved to
Mankato.
Messrs. George Fletcher and
Sherman Batcheller made a trip to
Kerns on matters Of business on
Friday.
Mrs. Fred Pasewalk left last
Tuesday for points in Illinois where
she will visit friends for about two
weeks.
George Fletcher has recently pur.
chased of Fred Force the latters
eighty acre farm on the upper river
road.
Those who have not taken advan-
tage of the opportunity OF paying
their frontage tax will still have
this evening to do so at Smiths
store until about nine o'clock. After
today the assessment is payable in
one-third annual installments or the
whole together with the general tax
at the usual time of paying taxes
to the county treasurer.
Mrs. J.. Leonardo was happily sur
prised by a number OF lady friends
last evening, the occasion being In
a commemoration of the approach
ing birthday anniversary OF Mrs.
Leonardo. The evening was enjoy
ably spent socially and at a game
of 500 in which Mrs. Halter won
the first prize and Mrs. Mayer the
second prize. ~
J. E. Larson, who has had crew
of painters at work on the new
Hotel Thompson at Worthington, re-
ports that the work will be finished
by the end of the month. The in
terror decorating is included in the
work. The building is three story
structure and is nearly the size or
the Saulpaugh hotel.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of Moran Young, the eighteen
year old son of J. Young, was held
at st. Peter and Pauls church yes
terday morning. Many beautiful
flowers were presented by friends
and neighbors as tokens Of love and
esteem. The interment was at Cal
vary cemetery.
Rev. j. D. Mccormick of Waseca,
and former pastor OF the Belgrade