The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08

numbered among the business visit
ors.. in the city today.
Miss Helen Hofslin, Mrs. o. T.
Holslin and jim. HALEY of Madelia
spent the day in the city visiting
friends, i.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Walker of Rapi.
dan will leave Monday for their
new home at Cannon City, Colorado.
They are pioneer residents of this
county.
James Cream of Good Thunder
was in thescity today while ON his
way home from Shakopee where he
has been taking the mud cure
treatment for rheumatism.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Schmitt intend
to leave Monday for Arizona, South
ern California and other western
points, where they will make an
extended visit of several weeks.
4 Mrs. Joseph .Kruse and Frank
Krnse of st. Clair were in the
city yesterday for a short time
while on ii their way to Shakopee
where they will take treatment at
THE mud, baths. ~
Mrs. T.. A. Thorstenson of Gilmore
was in Mankato today en- route to
Rochester where her brother, James
Slater of Winnebago, has. just un-
dergOne q third operation. His con-
dition is anything but satisfactory.
Wadena Pioneer-Journal: C. N.
Black, the land man of Lake Crys.
tai, arrived in the city yesterday
morning. He, expects to bring many
land buyers here during the coming
cIno II r:%
Euation is alarming in Southern Min
nesota. s!5,s ....:sa1 IL
Madelia Times-M Messenger: Char
ley Hart made another of those Wis
Its to Mankato last Saturday. We
understand that Charley intends to
visit the old home in England next
summer, and it begins to look as
though he was getting tired of trav-
cling alone. *
/ Luverne Herald: One day last
week several of the boys in this
city paid a visit to the land mark
east of town, known as Warner sta
ton and proceeded to do what they
could towards changing the scenery
in that vicinity. AS the Hubbard
& Palmer elevator is the only thing
in evidence at that place, this struc-
ture received their undivided atten-
ton. with the result that the great
er part of the windows were shat
tered, the door broken in, the tele-
phone :dismantled, and lesser dam
age committed During the process
Of destruction, however, they at
tracted the attention of a nearby
farmer, who reported the matter
with the names of some of the
boys to Sam nFoight. agent for the
company. at this, place, and the boys
have now discovered that destruc-
ton of property, even when COM
mitted without. malicious intent, can
prove, rather. expensive.
the past week, Rev. l.. F. Badger
Of .Mankato has been in the city
and special meetings have been held
at the Presbyterian church. Rev.
Badger. is. an excellent speaker. -.
On account of ill health of Mr.
Hamman's parents who live in Man.
kate. Will Hamman and family are
moving to that city where they will
make their home and where Mr.
Hamman. will reengage in the bar
Der business. Mr.. Hannah has been
in business here for several years
and he has been very successful
but he considers it best for him
to make the change. We wish them
success in their new home.
The Fairmont Sentinel is fearful
that politics will be introduced at
the meeting OF the second district
editors in Mankato March 90. The
Sentinel fears that the session will
develop 4 candidate for congress.
Willis Eldridge has again been
taken sick after a recent illness
from which it + was Thought he
would permanently recover.