The Mankato free press., 1911-04-14

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their visit in the twin cities. where
they spent nearly a week
Mrs. r. w. Freeman of Fairmont
has returned home after two days
visit with her mother. Mrs. #. RI.
Foley. and sister. Mrs. j. w. Lat
terall.
Misses Marie Quevli and Minnie
Zorn of Window spent yesterday in
the city on shopping trip, and
also took in the theatre the evening
before.
Another little fall of rain and
snow last evening served to further
mOisten the ground. When it does
turn warm things will begin to
shoot up.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Davidson, Miss
s. Grove and Fl. A. Kruger of James
vile attended the theatre in this
city Thursday evening and spent
yesterday in the city.
Mrs. Jessie A. Hamilton and Mrs
Fl. f. GriebenOw of Mountain Lake
visited in the city yesterday and to-
day. They were joined this morn,
ing by Mr. Griebenow
Miss Belle Holley and nephew,
Morgan Holley, of Hamline, are In
the city for few days as guests
of the formers brother-in-law, Prof.
]. r. Brandrup and family.
Paul and Miss Mazel Christensen
returned to their home at Lake
| Crystal today after visiting in the
city since Thursday as guests OF
Sheriff and Mrs Anton Osten
Work began yesterday on the
garage that the Hoerr estate is to
erect on Main street for HOerr G.
Clements. J. B. Nielsen & Co. ex-
pect to push the work with a large
force of men.
Misses Josie Burke of Tracy, Mary
May Miller of Fargo, N. d., Anne
Rodgers of st. Paul, and M. Maud
Rowland, of Tacoma, Wash, formed
a party who were visiting in the
city yesterday and today.
Mrs. Eliza Freeman has recided
not to repair her old house on South
Fifth street, that was damaged by
fire during the winter, but to tear
| it down, so as to improve the ap-
pearance of the rest OF her property.
Martin Walser and Mrs. Gotfried
Kruse, Sr., left this morning for
Prairie du Chien, Wis, to visit Mr..
Walser's son, Louis. who is attend
ing Sacred Heart college there. On
their return they will visit at La
Crosse and Winona.
William f. McEwen, the former
efficient state labor commissioner,
was in Mankato today arranging for
the meeting of the State Fedora
ton of Labor which will be held
here in June. Mr.. McEwen is sec
retary of the federation.
ii. A. Williams of Ottomwa, Iowa,
who has been visiting his sister,
Mrs. G. A. Lewis, returned home to-
day. Mr. Williams formerly resided
here and was student in the Man
kato schools. Mr.. Williams is in
the manufacturing business.
Miss Verna Mason arrived today
from Spring Valley, and left for FL
more, where she is teaching. She
was accompanied to Mankato by her
nephew, Ralph Hughes, who has
been been visiting his grandparents
at Spring Valley for a week.
Rochester Post and Record: Mrs.
A. j. Wheeler of MankatO. whose
husband died from injuries received
, in the Great Western wreck short
time ago, and her daughter, Mrs.
Emil Schmidt of Buffalo, are the
guests of her son, Harry A. Wheeler
and family of this city.
Wadena Pioneer-Journal: c. p.
Merickel of Mankato, an uncle OF
Banker A. J. Merickel, arrived here
lsat week TO visit and look after
his property interests in this city.
He owns few vacant lots in this
village. Mr.. Merickel is eighty-three
years of age but is spry and active
and appears younger than he really
is
Alex Mcdonald was called to Hop
kins Thursday morning by relapse
which his wife had. She was visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Blake,
there, and was taken with an at
tack of pneumonia. Mr.. Mcdonald
was summoned, but she improved
and he came home. Then the re-
lapse occurred, and Mrs. Mcdonald
is reported seriously sick.
New Ulm Journal: Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Silverson and son returned
Sunday afternoon from sojourn in
the south. The balmy weather has
benefited Mr. SilversOn's health con-
siderably and he was back in his
office at the mill Monday morning.
Although he enjoyed the trip, he
was anxious to return home and re-
sumo his arduous duties as pres-
dent of the Eagle Roller Mill COM
pany.
Joseph Salfer of this city and
Robert Speck of Good Thunder re-
turned last night from their Euro
pean trip, after an absence OF four
and half months. They had a
fine time. Mr.. Speck went to Rus
sia to visit relatives and spent
five weeks there On the way the
hnat that ha WAC in got frozen in