The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-19

to Mankato where they will make
their home.
Dr. Dahl left today for ST. Louis
Mo, to visit his sister who is seri
ously i'll at that place. He will be
gone several days.
H. p Jensen expects to be in San
Francisco June 20-27 to attend the
International Sunday school conven
ton, to which he has been chosen as
a delegate.
Mesdames Burlison, Ady, Hoffman
H. Edwards, c. Schmidt, c. A. Good
ell and A. Burlison of Decoria at
tended meeting of ladies' aid so
ciety in the city yesterday afternoon
Mapleton Enterprise: Mr. and
Mrs. Newton George of Mankatc
were in town Saturday afternoon
looking over the Mapleton House
property which they recently pur
chased.
Rev. Father Robert Hughes and
Rev. Father H. A. Spirig were al
Austin yesterday and participated in
the ceremonies incident to investing
of Father Devein with the title OF
monsignor.
j. E. Hart will leave in a few days
for Palo Alto, Cal, to join his fam
lily, who have been there since Jan
uary. They will travel through the
west, returning to Mankato before
September 1.
John Kelly, auditor of Rock coun.
ty, was in Mankato yesterday after.
noon He made the trip from LII
verne in an auto and the dust storm
was so severe that he concluded to
stop here until the wind had gone
down. He was en- route to Shake.
pee
Mr.. and Mrs. David E. Crane were
in ST. Peter last evening where they
attended the graduation exercises at
the hospital. A class of eighteen
young ladies received diplomas
Among them was Miss Agnes Eliza
beth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Crane.
Good Thunder Herald: Ferd Ben,
eel of Mankato was in town a few
days during the past week visiting
friends and relatives. Mr.. Benzel
and family are moving to a new
home at Freeport, Illinois, where he
has accepted position with the
Minneapolis Brewing company.
John N. Hall, one of Mankato's
pioneer citizens, has been spending
week in ST. Paul and Minneapolis
where he met many old friends and
acquaintance of his early days in
Minnesota. Although Mr.. Hall is
eighty-nine years old he enjoyed
the trip immensely and travelled
about the two cities with the agility
of young man.
Mapleton Enterprise: The unusual
happy smile upon the face of c. NJ
Credicott, cashier at the First Ma
tional bank, the past week, is easily
accounted for, he is a grandpa now
Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. c. Weeks
at Mankato, May 8, a son. Grandma
Credicott is so pleased over the new
grandson that she is spending all
her spare moments at the Weeks
home.
w. o. Witte renewed acquaintan-
ces in the city to day. He is trav-
cling for the Deere-Webber company
with headquarters at Bismarck, N D.,
but is about to transfer his head
quarters to Minot, N D. He states
that the crop outlook is very good
at present, and the residents of
North Dakota seem very hopeful
Great efforts are being made to edu-
cate the farmers into adopting the
dry farming methods, and he has
attended several farmers meetings
when these methods have been ex-
planned by agricultural experts, and
the farmers seem anxious to learn
all they can about it,
From Saturdays Daily
"Favor Bridge" Party.
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Hixon were
hosts at a novel favor bridge
party last evening. given for Mrs.
Hixon's sister, Mrs. Whitney Wall
of Duluth. The rooms of the Hixon
homo uyoro adorned with nrof,ciop