The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
was a Mankato visitor yesterday.

r. G. Sutherland of Lake Crystal
transacted business here yesterday.
Miss Effel Beise of Mapleton spent
yesterday in the city visiting friends.
Henry Van Guilder or Mortified
transacted business in the city today.
Miss Winnifred Mountain OF Good
Thunder spent yesterday in the city.
Miss Margaret O.Connor of st.
Clair Is visiting I'm the city today.
Mrs. A. J. Ramspatt OF Easton
visited friends in Mankato yester.
day.
Mrs. p. J. Heinen Of Wabasso has
been visiting relatives here for the
past several days.
Miss Myrtle Brown of Morgan is
the guest Of Mrs. !. n. Tompkins
on Parsons street.
Mrs. A. J. Potts and Mrs. w. II.
Mueller of st. Peter were Mankato
visitors yesterday.
C. l.. Woodwick Of Blue Earth
numbered among the business Wis
itors in the city today
Thomas Peterson, formerly Of this
city, but now stock buyer of Cob
den, called on friends here today.
John Grabner, an implement deal
er of Springfield, attended to several
business, matters in Mankato today.
DR.. and Mrs. J. S. Schrader re-
turned to their home at Springfield
yesterday, after Visiting friends
here ~ ~
Mr.. and Mrs, John L. Harris and
family OF Cambria visited friends in
the city today and attended to some
shopping. -" .
Mrs. G. l.. Day of Pequot, Mimi,
who has been visiting with her par
ents here, went to Amboy today to
visit with relatives. ..<'
Laverne Anderson returned from
Hill City last night. He has been
employed during the winter in the
woods near that place. He will
remain in South Bend for an indefi.
mite period. '=t-
Wabasso Standard: George Schep-
per of Madison Lake and w. Fl.
Wichman Of Sanborn were out look.
ing over the Holstein herd on the
Sears & Gold place just north of
this village on Thursday of last
week.
d. T. Engleith of Eagle Lake has
accepted q position as bOokkeeper
at the Botsford Lumber company of.
fee at Faribault. Lawrence Mealia
has been promoted and transferred
a, to Rochester and will later go to
the head office in Winona. IN
DR.. A. F. Becker of St. Paul ar,
rived in the city, today from New
Ulm and will spend Sunday in Man.
kato. Since quitting the dental
business, DR.. Becker. has become
travelling representative for the M
F. Patterson Dental Supply company
of the twin cities.
| = St. j. Peter Free Press: John N.
+ Donelinger. went to Mankato Thurs.
day morning and brought back with
him a REQ, the3. Fifth automobile,
which he will use at his, garage in
the Volkt building for demonstration
purposes He is the agent for this
car. Mr.. DondeIinger opened his
garage in the Volk building Thurs.
day and is now prepared to take
care of all business in the automo-
bile line as we'll as to- furnish oil,
grease and repairs for cars. His, re
pair shop will be in the hands OF
competent workmen ami he guaran.
tees all work. In connection with
his garage which has a capacity for
twenty-five cars, he will also engage
in the automobile livery business.
Luverne Herald: George p. Jones
was in Luverne Saturday for q short
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Jones, while en- route to his
home at La iMoure, N. D., from a
business trip to the twin cities. AS
is we'll known to most readers of
! The Herald, Mr.. Jones is a candi'
date for governor of North Dakota
on the democratic ticket, and in re-
ply to query as to what prospects
VI SuCCcSS HIS. CduuiudCy Wdo uCfcf
oping. he stated that they we're very
bright and that he was daily re.
ceiving assurance of additional sup
port. 's. .-..:.-.
A. II. Scherer. the first city clerk
under the present form of govern
ment, is i'll at his home on Hanover
street. Mr.. tScherer has been in
poor health for two years past and
was compelled to resign, his position
with the city on this account. Since
tho first of the year, he has been con-
fined to the house. He had intended
going to Colorado last fall, but has
not been physically able to get away.
Mr.. Scherer's many friends hope he
will be able to get out again at the
dawn of spring time.
L. D. Mills, the nursery man Of
Garden City, is still sick with rheu-
natism at a local hospital. He has
been there for several months. He
recently sold his nice farm and dis
posed of his stock and machinery at
auction sale. AS soon as Mr.. Mills
is able he and Mrs. Mills expect TO
go west Mr. Mills retained his ntlr-