The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-24

left for Waterville this morning
where he will spend a few days
visiting relatives and friends. He
will return the latter part of the
week, when he will go to his home al
Portland, Ore.
| Mrs. j. A. Anselme went to Chi.
cago this morning to visit her son
Earl, who is employed at the new
Northwestern railway station there
Mr.. Anselme accompanied his wife
as far as Winona and will return
this evening. Mrs. Anselme expects
to be gone week.
State Secretary Peck of the Y
M. c. A. was in Mankato today con.
ferring with the members of the
board Of directors of the local as
ISOLATION regarding the selection OF
successor to F. NJ. Deerhake, who
| is soon to leave. The directors are
in search of a suitable man for the
place.
! After visiting here for about two
weeks, DR.. and Mrs. John M. Ed
wards, formerly of this city, left this
afternoon for Portland, Oregon. They
leave for Portland primarily on bust
ness, and with the idea of locating
there. If they cannot make ar
rangements to locate there, they will
return to the middle west.
Among the bankers who left last
night for WorthingtOn to attend the
meeting of the second district group
of banks which is being held there
today, were: Judge Lorin Cray, pres
ident of the National Citizens bank
George w. Sugden, vice president of
the National Citizens bank; w. D.
Willard, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank, and E. Hage of New
Ulm.
A. ]. Ivan of WOonsocket, s. D.,
is spending a few days in MankatO
looking for house in which to To-
cate his family. He expects to move
here and make Mankato his future
home. Mr.. Ivan lived in Mankato
eighteen years ago and preached
in the German Evangelical Lutheran
church. He has a large family, and
be is much impressed with the edu'
cational advantages of this city.
A home baking sale at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Peart, 816 South
Broad, Friday, May "a, at 2 p. m.
The Union school students and
the teachers went to MinneOpa Falls
this afternoon for their annual pic.
mic.
information from Winnebago is to
the effect that the bank examiners
expect to conclude the investiga-
! ton of the Bank of Commerce
there the latter part of the week
Nothing has been learned of the
whereabouts of the late vice presi-
dent, Harry Parker.
John Benson was arrested yester
day by Sheriff Osten on warrant
sworn out by Superintendent F, j
Sperry of the public schools, charg
ing Mr.. Benson with neglect to send
This children to school. He had his
hearing this afternoon. Benson plead
ed guilty and was fined SIS.
| A. c. Meservy, the Garden City
man who complained to the authori
ties here that his wife had left him
and he suspected she had gone away
with a man named Edgerton, was
advised by the county attorney tC
take the matter up with the Ne
braska authorities. 1t is suspected
that Mrs. Meservy has gone to Ere
mont, Neb, where she has sister
living. Two children are with her
William Corbin, young man OF
Eagle Lake, was taken into custody
this noon by Officer Budde, for dis
orderly conduct on complaint OF his
sister, who lives at 2OS North Sec
ond street. She claims he was rails
ing a disturbance at the house, hei
father having refused to let him
make use of the house, during the
formers absence.
The hearing of the Standard Drain
age company of Window was held
this morning before Jean A. Flittie
referee in bankruptcy. The stock
holders elected Alaf o. Selnes Of
Window trustee and his bond was
fixed at $4,000. Among the Win
dom men who were here for the
hearing were T. G. Collins, N. l.
Glover, A. F. Finsted and Willis
Clark. A number of others were
also present at the hearing.
| r. E. Salisbury, who has conduct
ed an implement house on Second
street, has gone out of business and
is now in Amboy. His business was
not financial success and Mr.. Sails
bury turned over what machinery he
had left to II. p. Jensen, from whom
he purchased it. He still retains the
agencies for one or two implement
companies. A. G. Whiting, who con
Quoted a garage and automobile
salesroom in the same building, is
with the Hoerr & Clements garage
for the present, and has not yet de
cided in what building he will locate
permanently. Mr.. Salisbury was
located in the Jensen building.
Phil Nelson was brought before
Judge Comstock yesterday Afternoon
on a charge of vagrancy. He plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to tel
days in Jail, but sentence was sus
J pended for thirty minutes in time t.
allow Nelson To leave the city. Jacl