The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05

I The Misses Elsie e. and May In
man of Eden Valley began their
studies at the Mankato Commercial
college today.
Ed Bronson of the Patterson Mer
camille company has returned from
q five day trip to Duluth where he
visited his father.
A. S. Willoughby, freight and pas
senger agent of the Milwaukee rail
road, was in the city last night on
! company business.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. TT. Johnson are
! expected to return today from Wau
pun, Wis, where they have visited
Mrs. Johnson's parents.
The Misses Nora Olson of Dlanch
ardville. Wis, and Amanda Rund
gaug of Hollandale, Wis, are visiting
friends in Mankato today.
i Mr. and Mrs. P. II. Thomson oil
F! Jackson and l.. J. Madden of Owa
tonna are attending to several bust.
ness matters in Mankato today.
George Sharp was in the city a
! few days since upon business. Mrs
Sharp accompanied him and enjoyed
visit with Mrs. William Ellis.
C. II. Wells was in the city last
night as guest OF his brother, l.. A
| Wells, and incidentally attended the
! dance of the Crescent Dancing club
Miss Maude Breuer, one of the
| teachers at the Mankato CONNER
cial college, has returned from her
home at Usage where she spent
! Christmas.
Albert Schwartz Of Amboy was in
the city yesterday afternoon on his
way home from the Dakotas and the
northern part OF the state where he
has been visiting relatives.
j. l.. Tallman, one of the teachers
of the bookkeeping department OF
the Commercial college, has returned
from his home at Vernon Center
where no visited his parents.
Roy Roster OF Minneapolis is Wis
iting his parents in North Mankato
during the holidays. He has charge
OF the coffee department of the S.
II. Hostad company of Minneapolis
John McGrath of Minneapolis is
spending the holidays at home with
his parents in North Mankato. He
is travelling salesman for the Loose
Wiles Biscuit company of Miuneapo
lis. .~
Professor Tiervig and Miss Mead
Of the Commercial college faculty
! have returned to their duties as
teachers after spending the Christ.
mas with friends and relatives in the
twin cities. :@E. -t -
Arthur Borchert, the assistant
cashier of the tMapleton State bank
I'm, ffty aCf in1t a p1ro Sf
Of his friend, A. Pioske. He attend.
ed the dance given by the Crescent
Dancing club. .''-..' $780,
DR.. B. G. Frederick left for his
home at WATERFOWL, S. D., Tuesday
morning after spending Christmas
with his wife's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ellis. Mrs. Frederick
and Miss Bonnie will stay until after
the new year.
S. M. Grover of Sterling township,
accompanied by his son Charlie Wis.
tied friends In the city a few days
ago. Charlie is attending the Ames
college at Ames, Iowa, and expects
to graduate full fedged civil en-.
gineer in a year or two. r;
Mr.. and Mrs. George III. Nettleton
of st. Paul have been visiting Mr.
Nettfeton's parents, Professor and
! Mrs. George +. Nettleton. He has
returned to his, work in the insur
ance commissioners Office at St
Paul while his wife will remain in
the city for a week or so. 1,se
The Misses Ethel Burrill and Ethel
Kelly, who have been students OF
the shorthand. department of the
Mankato Commercial college,. have
accepted positions as stcnogra pliers
with the G.. e. Peters Farm Loan
company at Elnlore. They left Tor
their new work yesterday.
New Ulm Review: Mrs. Herman
Held will have her mother, Mrs.
! Staley, and her sister, Miss Rose
+ Staley of Mapkato with her during
the holiday season. She will also
entertain Miss Burmeister OF Man.
kato at the same time. Miss Rose
Staley is we'll known here and will
be welcomed by a host of her old
pupils and friends.
GAINESVILLE Argus: Mr.. Thomas Nc.
Govern, engineer, and Mr.. J. N. Gill
bert of Mankato were in this place
| Thursday last looking over the town
ttAu ulahiuS lHfcSLledIloAS 40 W thS
most feasible routes for the electric
lines to be put in by the COnsum.
| ers Power company. - Mr.
and Mrs. G. Fl. Riekerman entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. George Schrieber
of Mankato on Christmas day.
t. Mac st. Clair, the, newly elected
secretary of the lie Sueur CONNER.
I cial club, called upon Il. i. Soaring
secretary OF the Mankato CONNER
/ cial club yesterday, while In the city
on business, to get a few pointers
on how the business is done by the
| local club. He said that at lie Sueur
| they had q; membership of about
sixty-fiye, all practical business mer,
of the city. They have ample rooms
rest room and library in the same
building. They were also very much
interested in good roads. They are
trying to get n few small factories
to locate there and are advertising
their good water.
| From fridays Daily.
| Enjoyed Social Evening.
After prayer meeting last night,
Rev. and Mrs. r. w. Hobbs were
treated to q pleasant surprise. A
number of the church people came
| to the house and brought with them
a goodly quantity of canned fruits.
! A very pleasant social time was en-.
| joyed.