The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-16

yesterday.
Charles Z. Kuschc OF ST. James
was Mankato visitor yesterday.
C. w. Merritt and Harry Bird of
Fairmont spent Sunday in Mankato.
L. c. Wiser of st. Paul was the
guest of his father, p K Wiser,
over Sunday.
John C. Wise departed this after
noon for st. Cloud to attend meet
ing of the normal board
Thomas Fox departed yesterday
afternoon for West Point He will
enter the military academy.
Lois Doyle of Alexandria, for.
merly resident of North Mankato,
is visiting friends here for few
days.
DR.. c. ID. Snow returned Satur-
day night from attending the State
Dental association meeting in Min
neapolis.
Miss Edith Billings of st. Paul
spent the week end with Miss Gar
in Arkansas.
President C. II. Cooper left for
ST. Cloud this afternoon where he
will attend meeting of the state
normal board.
Robert Hughes is in Dubuque,
resenting the Mankato Fruit Com
mission company.
Elmer Snortum OF Candy is at 4
local hospital where he will undergo
an operation. Mr.. Snortum was at
one time student at the normal.
Miss Inga Thompson and Miss
Mary Willen of Candy, Miss Alma
Hall of Cottonwood and Miss Nellie
Jensen of Minneota are in the city
attending the summer session at
the normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Whedon OF
Mr.. Whedon has accepted the po
sition of instructor of biology and
nature study at the normal, to sue
coed Mr.. Riley, who resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Converse of Blue
Earth were in Mankato today en-
route to Rochester where Mr.. Con-
verse is to submit to an operation
for Il cancer. Mr.. Converse is a
leading furniture dealer in Blue
Earth
Fairmont Sentinel: Two new Ford
automobiles were driven down from
Mankato on Friday by John Grill.
One was touring car for N. j.
Helvig of Waverly and the other
a torpedo runabout for j. ID. Griggs
of Truman.
FairmOnt Sentinel: Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Sickler, also Miss Hazel
Sickler. took the. train for Man
kato to attend a wedding reception,
given in honor of the newlywcd at
the home of the brides sister, Miss
Martha Iehm.
Redwood Fails Sun: Rev A. Schal-
Ter will attend the annual meeting
of the Evangelical Lutheran synod,
of Minneapolis and the Dakotas at
Nordine, this state. Mrs. Schaller
will, during this time, visit with
her parents at Nankato. They will
return to Redwood Falls at the end
of this month.
Mrs T. III. Foley has returned
from FairmOnt where she attended
the wedding of her granddaughter,
Miss Lillian Freeman, who was mar
ried to Mr. Clarence Freeman. The
young couple accompanied Mrs.
Foley to Mankato and were her
guests over Sunday, departing for
Ross Falls, H., where they will re-
trician.
Hugh Jones and j. w. HOLMAN
have returned from the U. G. T.
meeting at Fargo. They state that
the convention was successful and
they were pleased to have been the
representatives of the local coun-
Gil. The parade on Saturday was
a mile in length. They are delight
ed over the fact that MankatO coun
Gil won the silver cup, having shown
the largest increase in members
during the year.
F. w. Lindsey, assistant cashier
for the American Express company
at SIOUX FaliS, was IN MankatO over
Sunday. Mr.. Lindsey stated that
Sioux Falls is growing rapidly and
the merchants there are enjoying
an excellent trade. A few days
ago Mr.. Lindsey was IA witness be-
fore the coroncr's jury there. He
Witnessed a street tragedy in which
man shot his mother-n-law dead,
and then killed himself. The fellow
shot at his wife, but missed her.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. y. Smith will
leave Mankato next week Tuesday.
They will 90 to Lafayette, Ind.
there to remain until August l when
they will take up their residence in
Marshfeld, Wis, where Mr.. Smith
will engage in photography. A
handsome and up-tO-date studio is
now being built for him by a
wealthy gentleman in the Wisconsin
city. That Mr.. Smith will build
up a fine patronage in Marshfield
there is no reason to doubt. He is
an artist of recognized ability and
his work is generally commended.