The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
was confined to his home. The trip
however, was very enjoyable.

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The Falrmont~ Sentinel relates a
transaction that one Of the old set
tiers, who still has relatives living
In this section of the state, had with
A. l.. Ward soon after he entered
the banking business. The old set
tier wanted to borrow $40 but Mr..
Ward declined to lend him the
money unless. he furnished security
of some sort After fIsslng around
several days the old fellow finally
came to the bank and left a $40
gold piece as security for the loan
of $40, and he got his loan without
further negotiations or quibblins.
H. Glenn Allyn. the agent for the
Ford automobile in this city, has
rugged up a novel device for his
automobile for use on winter deck
ed streets and highways of Blue
Earth county. The Minneapolis
Sunday Journal contains a cut Of
Mr. Allyn in his automobile with
this new device Instead of using
front wheels on the automobile, Q
pair Of runners similar to those
used on sleighs are used.
Forty year ago item in The st.
Paul Pioneer Press: A company
was formed at Mankato to build a
railroad to Redwing. John F.
Meagher headed the board of di-
rectors. Redwing was represented
on the board by General l.. F.
Hubbard. treasurer, and w. P.
Brown. Other members were ]. A.
Wiswell of Mankato; L. q. Rogers,
Waterville: l.. Nutting and T. B.
Clement, Faribault
A mistake was made in the story
that Harry Drummond of st. Paul
was going to lease the residence OF
DR.. A. F. Schmitt. 1t should have
read that Mr.. Drummond had rent
ed the residence of DR.. S. G.
Schmitt, who is now practicing his
profession in Minneapolis. His fam
lily will move to that city shortly.
DR.. a. F. Schmitt has no intention
of leaving Mankato.
The forty-year ago column of The
st. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press con.
tanned the following: "The Blue
Earth City Mail reported that one
young lady in that town was taking
full advantage of her leap year priv
ileges. She called upon her victim
regularly every Sunday night and
went home alone after midnight"
Henry Wiltgen has received a let
ter from his sister, Mrs. B. F. .Zim-
mer at Excelsior Springs, Mo-, say
ing that she is onthe road to re-
covery after having been confined to
her bed for seven months. 4 Mrs.
thinner was formerly, of Mankato
and her many friends will be glad
to hear Of. her recovery. =
Harry A. Weikel, a we'll known
butcher of Plainview, committed
suicide on Friday: afternoon by
hanging himself in his barn. Z; There
is no known cause for the rash act,
friends. believing that it was per-
formed while In temporary fit OF
dependency. -. *.
William Hall, formerly resident
of Sterling, now residing at st.
Cloud, Florida, writes The Free
Press that he is enjoying life in
the south. He expects to visit
Mankato and Blue Earth county
folks about the. first Of May. ~, :.
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From Tuesdays Daily. 80 = -
B. A. Thorstenson Of Sterling is
in the city today.
DIR. II. G. Olson of Nicollet was in
the city yesterday on business. =
J. p. Anderson of Butterfleld trans-
acted business in the city today. =
Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Olson Of MIC
ollet visited friends in Mankato, to
day. g
c. L. Woodwich of Blue. Earth
transacted business in Mankato to-
day. -. r.. !. -. -
" Mrs. NJ. D. obert Of Window was
the guest of friends in the city yes,
terday.
]. II. Dunbeck of Mapleton trans
acted business in the city this
morning. ~ =
Henry Gnadke and John Gnadke OF
Good Thunder transacted business
here today. M. s
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Compton OF
Madison. Lake visited friends in the
city yesterday.
Senator J. Z. Haycraft of Madelia
was in the city yesterday on some
ditch business.
H.. b. Tunstall of st. Peter num-
befed among the business visitors
in MankatO today. -
Joseph Eischens of New Ulm VIII
move his family here next week to
make his home in Mankato.
J. E. Davies, the druggist at ka-
sofa, was in the city today. visiting
friends and attending to several
business matters.
DR.. and Mrs. F., L. Fritsche were
in the city yesterday on their way
from an extended visit in. Texas to
their home at New Ulm.
Misses Gertrude and Marie Laur-
isch of Minnesota Lake arrived in