The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
1909. The reunion will be held at the
home of Miss Clara Salisbury.


Rochester last night and will return
again tomorrow. Mrs. Flittie is
getting along nicely and will proba-
bly, be able to come home in a
week or ten days.
i Winnebago Press News: Henry
Case of Mankato was the guest this
week of Mr. and Mrs George Bax-
ter Mr.. Case is eighty-six years OF
age and spent the last winter with
the Bakers in California
Charles Anderson, agent of the
Milwaukee road at Kasota, arrived
in the city last night and this
morning underwent an operation for
appendicitis. His brother, w. H. An,
dersOn, accompanied him.
u Frank ThurstOn, ST., of Garden
City, and Frank Thurston of CerescO
have returned from California where
they spent the winter Both men
will return to California in the fall
to remain there permanently
y Tyler Journal: Hans P. Sandeen
and son Clifford went to Mankato
Monday where Master Clifford will
visit with his brother Bonnie. Mr.
Sandeen will go to Fergus Falls and
other places to visit with relatives
:, Mr.. Bass, representing the Barber
!, Asphalt company of Minneapolis, is
in the city, and went over Broad
street yesterday in company with
City Engineer H. F. Blomquist He
necessary on the paving.
Mr. and Mrs. John Almquist and
daughter Miss Minnie, of this city
= 10, IN A sn% % oil LEA
this morning for Minneapolis where
> they will attend the funeral of Mr.
Almquist's brother, whose death oc
Cured in that city last Wednesday
Marshall News-Messenger: Charles
Catlin of Cottonwood visited with
Marshall friends Monday. and met
his family on the Northwestern in
the afternoon, returning home in
their auto. Mrs Catlin and daughter
have been visiting with friends at
MankatO.
Nicollet Leader: t. A. Parsons
and family and their household
goods left on Monday via team for
Msnkato, where they will take up
future residence They were very
desirable neighbors and will be miss
ed. The Leader wishes them pleas
ure and success in their new home
Sleepy Eye Dispatch: George
SteinmetZ, who has been visiting
over Sunday with his parents, has
been promoted to assistant cashier
in the Omaha freight depot at Man,
kato, and John Guldan has taken
his position as bookkeeper. Both are
young men of Sleepy Eye who are
progressing rapidly along in the
world.
Attorney A. r. Pau arrived home
from Chicago today. He states that
politics and nothing else is discussed
in the windy city. There is a great
deal of excitement and the nights
are made hideous with the noise OF
those who are shouting for their ia.
vorite presidential candidate. Mr.
Pau stated that Colonel Roosevelt
is stronger out of the convention
than he is in it. 4"
; Professor B. NJ. Cosgrove of De
lano, Mimi, has been elected super
intendent of schools at st. Peter
! succeeding Professor w. B. Thorn
burgh, who goes to Owatonna. -
The Misses Stella and Joyce Porter
of this city, are still quarantined
at the home of their grandmother
Mrs. Lowell at Vernon Center. They
were visiting there when the place
wac quarantined.
Commissioner Lawrence Henline
while driving in North Mankato
struck a stretch of loose sand last
evening, on Nicollet avenue, and had
to get assistance to pull him out
Il
! chine.
/ Roy Bates, who recently moved
here from Menominie, Wis, and pur-
chased an interest in Madson's dye
works, has rented Miss Anna Eek,
hardts house on Warren street, and
will occupy it in few days. Profess
sor J. G. Norby formerly occupied
the house.
The city commission has been
having considerable gravel hauled to
Fourth street, between Warren and
Lincoln. The street car tracks have
been raised, and four teams were
hauling gravel down the Osborn lot
on Fourth street yesterday. This
street has been in bad condition for
some time, and will now be number
ed among the good streets.
! N. r. Brewer, the artist, whose
paintings are upon exhibition at the
! public library, is native Minneso-
tan, who was born near Rochester
in 1858. Most of his life and pro.
fessional career has been spent in
New York, where he achieved sue
cess. Mr. Brewer had expected to
spend this week in Mankato, but
has been detained at his home by
the death of his sons wife. He will
/ be here next week.
! Winnebago Press-News: Thursday
of this week w. S. Mackie sold his
$50 acre farm in Verona to d. D.
/ Springer of Marshalltown, Iowa. The
place is known as the old Myron
oliver farm. The consideration was
$135 per acre. The sale was made
by Messer e. Bales. Mr.. Mackie gives
possession March l next. Two years
ago last fall he bought the farm for
| $50 per acre. In the time he has
owned it he will clean up $4,000 in
profit. The new owner has pur-
chased the place for his son.
Corporations organized without cap
ital stock and not for pecuniary prof
! it need not pay $50 in filing articles
of incorporation with the secretary
of state. The supreme court decided
| the point today and the next legis-
lature will be asked to reimburse
number of organizations which have
paid the $50 fee since May 81, 1911.