The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-27

day from a business trip to Min
neapolis. :,
A. W. Morris of Vernon Center
has been spending several days in
the city.
Mrs. H. A. Wadsworth and Mrs.
Mosher of Madelia spent the day in
Mankato.
-, J. S. Davies returned last night
from a short visit with old friends
at Ottawa.
! Mrs. w. Shoemaker went to Jor
dan yesterday to visit with friends
over Sunday.
/ Miss Beulah Hunt left this morn
ing for Madison, Wis, to attend the
Wisconsin university.
Mrs. j. S. Townsend of Seattle
Wash, is the guest of her sister
Mrs. e. A. Engwaldson.
Miss Edith Hoffman has gone to
Keister where she will visit friends
and relatives for a week.
Miss Kathryn Kiefer of st. Paul
is in the city, the guest of Mrs. P
Follman and Miss Maud Geddes.
Malcolm Morehart left today to
commence the years work at the
University of Wisconsin, at Madison
Mrs. NJ. Brockmeyer and son Otto
and daughter Louise of New Orleans
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Holman.
T. ]. Daley and daughter, Miss
Mary, are visiting the formers
brother, Attorney c. o. Daley and
family for a week.
{ Rochester Post and Record: Mrs
Judd Perry has gone to Mankatc
to reside, after an extended visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Georgs Nelson.
Miss Lillian Grupe and her grand.
mother, Mrs. J. Nancy, went to
Sherburne this afternoon. Miss
Grippe will return Monday, but Mrs
Nancy will remain for an extended
visit.
| r. e. Coin of Hawarden, Iowa
will arrive here the first of the
week to join A. ]. Hobbie, who re
Gently came here from Iowa. The
two gentlemen will organize an or.
chestra here-and Mr.. Hobbie, as has
been ANNOUNCED before, will give in.
struction in music. Mr.. Coin is a
trap and drum player.
Mr.. jacobson of the Marsh En-
cheering company went from Man
kato to Lac Qui Parle county yester
day, where he has several concrete
bridge contracts. Blue. Earth county
was the first county in the state to
build concrete bridges and Lac Qui
Parle county is one of the first to
follow Blue Earth county.
st. Peter Herald: w. O. Layton
left last Friday for Nashville, Tenn.
to attend the annual convention o.
the National Rural Letter Carriers
association which is being held In
that city this week. The st. Peter
man was elected delegate to The
national convention when the state
association held it's meeting in thi!
city last month. Mr.. Layton viii
visit relatives and spend some time
in the east before returning, ant
expects to be absent at least {
month. julius Haney is carrying
the mail for him during his alb
senee.
Amboy Herald: Attorney Charlie!
Thompson of our village was thor
oughly surprised and pleased or
Tuesday to receive from Mrs. E
p. Capen, his foster niece of Min
neapolis, the gift of a beautiful
gold watch accompanied by chair
and charm. The gift holds more
than ordinary significance to hin
for the reason that the watch ant
chain originally belonged to his
foster brother. Joseph H. Thomp
son, who died at Minneapolis elev
en- years ago. and the charm wa:
once the property of his son, wht
died at that city prior to his faith
er's death. The watch and chair
had been given to the father b.
his wife who recently passed ava.
at that city, and bore presenta
finn inscrintion to its original own