The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-04

bothered for some time He will re-
main until he gets better. He went
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Eager and Mr..
and Mrs. George e. Black enjoyed. a
very pleasant auto trip to Window
yesterday in the latter's machine, re.
turning last evening. They found the
roads good.
Former Conductor Messer and wife
of st. Paul were in MankatO yester-
day as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Messer of Clark street. Mr..
ids have been their guest for some
days.
w. r. Hodges, editor of The
Sleepy Eye Dispatch, passed through
the city yesterday. He was en- route
home from attending the National
Editorial association meeting in De-
trOit. He was elected treasurer OF
the association
Mr.. and Mrs. Scoby, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jensen, Mrs. Beckenhauer and Mrs.
Stearns came over from Sleepy Eye
Sunday morning and then drove to
Lake Crystal in their autos, accom-
panied by Mrs. F. J. Burke and DR..
and Mrs. F. l.. Stephan.
A. III. Turrittin, formerly of Man
kato, but now in the banking bust
ness at Sank Rapids, who has been
very sick for the past few weeks,
was taken to the Rochester hospi-
tai today. He was accompanied by
his father and trained nurse.
F. M. Wrabek of LeSueur Center,
clerk of court for LeSueur county,
was in Mankato Saturday. He stat
ed that wheat in his county will
average from fifteen to eighteen
bushels per acre, and a good corn
and potato crop will be obtained.
George Jaehning, wife and baby
of Redwood Falls, and Mrs. Jaehn-
ing's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Chamberlain of Marshall, were in the
city Saturday while on weeks au-
tomobile tour in Southern Minnesota.
Mr. Jaehning is hardware mer-
chant.
Donald Hupp of st. Paul is in
the city visiting his parents, Mr.. ar'
Mrs r. J. Hupp. Don" is wearing
a bandage on the right side of his
face near his eye and using cane.
His injuries are due to an accident
which befell him number of days
ago in st. Paul. He was struck and
run over by an auto. His father is
not very well and is unable to per-
form his duties as travelling sales
man for the Standard Oil company.
Charles Porte returned Saturday
from a weeks stay in Grand Forks,
N. ID. He was there during the
progress of the state fair. He states
that the city was crowded with thou
sands of strangers during the entire
week, and at night several hundred
people were compelled to walk the
streets unable to find sleeping quar-
tiers. Every available spot in the
hotels was utilized. cots and chairs
being preempted by the tired Wis
itors.
Miss Minnie c., daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c.. N. Strand, arrived home
today from Minneapolis to spend her
vacation with them, her sisters and
brother, on their beautiful farm, To-
Gated near Rapidan. She has been
stenographer and bOokkeeper for
the past two years in Minneapolis.
She has also been studying music
for year and a half at the Min
neapolis School of Music. During
her short visit home, she will enter
tain number of her friends.
r. w. Hobbs. pastor of the First
Baptist church, leaves with his fam
lily Tuesday morning for Delayan,
Wis. Miss Eliza S. James of Della
van, who has been visiting with her
sister, Mrs. Hobbs, will accompany
them. A months vacation will be
spent at Delavan Lake, at the sum-
mer home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. II.
Barker OF Delavan. Mr. Hobbs ia
Their, DIR. C. A. Hobbs of Michigan
City, Ind, pastor of the Baptist
church there, will also spend the
month of August at Delavan Lake.
Hobbs will be present, SO that a
pleasant family reunion is antici-
pated Mr.. Hobbs will preach Au
gust at the First Baptist church
of Delavan, Wis; August Is at the
Rogers Park Baptist church of Chi
cago; and August 90 at the Berwyn
Baptist church of Chicago.
From Tuesdays Daiiy-
Pretty Morning Wedding.
A pretty wedding took place at ST.
Johns Catholic church this morning,
when Miss Maude Van WORT of
Candy, Mimi, was united in marriage
to A.. A. Petit of St. Paul, Mimi. The
ceremony was performed by
Rev. George M. Van de Velden of
Candy, a cousin of the bride. The
bride was attended by Mrs. John II.
Hohmann and the groom by John
II. Hohmann The bride was attired
in a becoming gown.
After the wedding ceremony an
elegant noon day luncheon was
served at the Elks club, at which
covers were laid for twenty. Mr. and
Mrs. Petit left on the afternoon train
10 spend their honeymoon at the
northern lakes. They will be at home
IN ST. Paul after September Is.
The groom, who is native OF
France, has taken degrees from a
French university, and for three
,ears was a professor in st. Tomas
college, but is at present engaged
n the real estate business.
The bride is an accomplished mu
;ician. She is native of Belgium,
md has taken instruction in both
local and instrumental music with
eading teachers in Paris, Spain and