The Mankato free press., 1912-05-10


and family, on Glenwood. Mrs.
Evans arrived from the west the
first of the week and has been the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hughes, at Ottawa. She expects to
spend the summer months in Min,
neseta.
Good Thunder Herald: Mesdames
Anna Lang of Mankato, ]. p.
Schweitzer of Mapleton, and William
Ulrich spent Wednesday last at the
/ Ulrich home, taking in the picture
show I'm the evening. This was par
ticularly good that evening, the pic
lures of the animals in the zoologi-
cal gardens being so interesting and
instructive as to be we'll worth the
small price of admission.
/ George E. Brett returned yester-
day from a two weeks absence
which he spent at West Baden, In
diana, and st. Louis. Mr.. Brett
went to Chicago where he met his
brother, who accompanied him to
West Baden. Both Mr.. Brett and
his brother spent week in sani-
tarium there and Mr. Brett is much
| improved in health. On his return
I ne stopped short time in st. Louis
The entire trip was very pleasant
. and profitable for Mr.. Brett.
]. A. Craig, one of the dog fanci-
ers of this state, returned last night
to his home at Tracy, after visiting
at the home OF DR.. r. NJ. Doods for
a day. Craig returned Wednesday
from Minneapolis in company with
George Atchison and II. A. Patterson
in the latter's new seventy-five horse
power Columbia car. Craig and At
Gibson had gone to the cities to make
arrangements for a dog show at the
next state fair. 1t is expected that
an immense, five-point dog show,
which means that not less than l 900
dogs will be exhibited, will be put
on next fall. Dr. Dodds of this city
will show about six of his famous
Airedale dogs, while Mr.. Craig will
probably show as many. ..
:; George Fox is very i'll with pneu-
monia at Emmanuel hospital.
The Charity ball at st. James,
given by the ladies at the sanitarium,
was success socially and finan-
cially. Over 5000 was cleared.
! Good Thunder Herald F. p. Fair
child, who built a very nice home
here last fall, is now adding the fin
ishing touches by adding large,
roomy porches both at front and
rear; also putting in cement walks
all the way around. He believes in
having every convenience and the
best to be had is none too good.
l A slight mistake was made re-
Gently in the items from Vernon
i, Center, in which 1t was stated that
| lighting plant for HI. o. Thompson.
E. A. Barnes, who has the agency
for an acetylene firm, is doing the
work Mr.. Thompson is having all
his buildings on his farm, lighted by
acetylene gas. si-sass1 ts'.
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Mankato Wednesday to hunt for his
wife, who. he claims eloped with
Ianother fellow while he was on the
road, returned last night to Mime
apolis, having given up the search
around Mankato. He claimed that
before she left Minneapolis, she
drew check in his name for $S5
and also took some of his clothes
with her. Before leaving, he threat
ened vengeance should he catch the
tcouple I'D. .. ..... .. f..
| George Eindel, a. young boy who
has worked on q farm near Belle
Plaine, came to the police station
last night, and today will be taken
to the orphans school at Owatonna.
Master Lindel had been an inmate
of this school some time about a
'jyear ago, when he was sent to the
) farm of Samuel Marshal near Belle
; Plaine. Chief of Police Donahue tele-
: phoned to the orphans school at
Owatonna and was assured that a
man would be sent to get the young
boy. ~f~' .-. .. "- ..--.
Mapleton Enterprise: Four gravel
trains are to be put at work at
once hauling gravel to ballast the
, road from Mankato to Rapidan and
from Wells to Albert Lea. The
4 gravel will be secured from the Ka-
sofa pit, and six engines will be
necessary to handle the work. One
lat the pit, another as helper on
the Rapidan hill and four on the
!, special trains. Mr.. Herman Hanson,
tsection foreman at this place, will
have charge of one of the special
crews and new man will be placed
on the section here. If there is any
anch thing as the village securing
gravel, now is the accepted time.
lie Sueur Center Leader: James
P. Porteus of Lansing, Mich, spent
the latter part of last week at this
place in the interest of w. T. Nc
Caskey & Co., who will install an
electric light and power plant here
] if enough business can be assured
to warrant it's erection. At special
/ meeting at the village council, held
Friday afternoon, the matter was
\ thoroughly discussed and Mr. Por-
tteus was given every possible en-
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