The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28

Iceeded to Wells this afternoon.
Miss Beatrice Shook, who is at
tending school at Sioux Falls, is
home for the summer. Her sister,
Janice, VINO visited friends in Sioux
Falls for two weeks. returned with
her.
Attorney Miles Porter is in ST
Paul attending supreme court today.
He went on the matter of the case
of Bradstreet versus the MankatO
Four Traction company, whose case
was appealed.
Frank j. Burke returned to his
home at Blue Earth Saturday even
ing, after spending several days here
visiting friends and renewing ac-
quaintances. Mr.. Burke formerly
lived in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Druckenbrod
and two children and Mrs A. Pagel
spent yesterday with friends in LIE
Sueur. They returned last night and
Miss Eva Pagel, who spent the week
in LIE Sueur, came home with them.
Anthony Deglmann, Jr., left yester-
day for st. Louis where he will at
tend the ordination of his brother,
Frank, to the priesthood, which will
take place next Thursday. Mr..
Deglmann expects to visit Chicago
and Milwaukee on his return.
John E. Diamond of Minneapolis
is in Mankato today attending
meeting of the directors of the Saw
ings bank. Mr. Diamond stated that
wherever he has been of late the
crop conditions were exceptionally
good He wished the political out
look was as bright.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. R. Runke and son,
Kermit; Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Nal
chow, daughter Evangeline and son,
Vivian; all of Wilder, arrived in this
city Saturday in their autos and are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. Johnson of
West 9Th street. Mrs. Runke is the
youngest daughter of the Johnson's
The party will go to Beaufort for a
short visit Tomorrow. They report
the roads in excellent condition
NJ F. Sullivan and John Gacke
Joined party of Knights of Column
bus who went through here Satur-
day night on their way to Adrian,
where a class of sixty men was mi
tiated into the order yesterday. A
special car from Minneapolis came
through Mankato, and a number of
Knights from towns along the line
joined them. The New Ulm degree
team had charge of the initiation
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Ward and
son of Waseca and Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Sheldon and son of Mime
apolis were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Brown over Sunday. Mr.
and Mrs. Brown and children mo-
tored to Waseca Saturday night,
where they were met by the Waseca
and Minneapolis parties. The party
of three cars then mOtored to Man.
kato by way of Morristown and Wa
lterville. They drove out to the dam
and Garden City, and pronounced
Blue Earth county one of the finest
places for scenery they have seen.
Alan Fleischbein left this morning
for ST. Paul where he has accepted
position with an architectural firm.
Mr. Fleischbein has been architect
ural draughtsman for Albert Schip-
pei in this city for the past five
years and during that time has
proved himself to be a most eff
ficient workman and has been very
popular in the city. He has been
prominent socially and leaves Man
kato with a very large number OF
warm friends here. His new posi-
ton is a splendid one, and one
which offers a broad field for his
work His friends wish him all sue
cess in his new position.
M. d. Fritz and l. N. Tompkins
motored to Albert Lea Saturday after
noon and returned this noon after a
very pleasant trip. Mr. Fritz was ac-
tcompanied by Mrs. Fritz and Mr.. and
Mrs D. E. Walker. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walker visited with relatives and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz spent their time
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ.
Hobart. Mr.. Hobart is editor
of The Albert Lea Tribune, and was
formerly connected with The Free
Press. Mr. Tompkins took with him
his wife and daughters, Beth and
Helen, and son. Vernon. They were
guests of. Mrs. Tompkins parents,
where Misses Beth and Helen re-
NAMED for a longer visit.
The Northwestern train from Chi
cago was delayed last night and
reached Mankato about two o'clock
this morning. Something went wrong
with the engine near Dodge Center,
and the train waited for an engine
to be brought from Waseca.
A warrant was sworn out today
for the arrest of young man ON
complaint of w. H. Ronish, charging
him with assault i'm the third de-
gree 1t is believed that an argument
over a girl was the origin of the
trouble. The defendant paid SIS
fine.
Redwood Falls Sun: Word was
received here. this week of the death
of Rev. A. T. Frost, at Mankato,
where the funeral was held, after
which the remains were shipped to
his old home in Ohio. Many of the
old settlers will remember the rev.
erend gentleman as he reached for
the Christian church people in this
city about thirty years ago.
The MankatO Electric company
has received the contract for the
electric fixtures for the Catholic
Mother House, which is nearing COM
pletion This is a large contract and
includes the wiring for about three
hundred rooms. The engineers resi-
dence has already been supplied with
fixtures, and the work in the main
building will be started in two or
three weeks.
Fairmont Sentinel: A case of
burglary, SO rare in Fairmont, is re-
ported on Woodland Ave. Friday
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