The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-21

Attorney j. l.. LObben of st.
James, Attorney w. R. Waring of
Morgan and, Albert Hauser of Sleepy
Eye were In the city today in the
matter of the bankruptcy of r. F.
West
R. F. Jones returned Saturday
night from ten weeks trip in
North and South Dakota and West.
ern Minnesota. He reports the crop
conditions everywhere as most ia
vorable.
DR.. and Mrs. M. ]. Davies return
ed to their home at Utica, N. Y.
today after spending some time as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs J. B. Rich
ards. DR.. Davies and Mr.. Richards
are cousins.
Mrs. F. S. Rowe and daughter
Edene of FIT. Pierre, S. d., are the
guests of Miss Mary Rodman for a
few days. Miss Rowe has attended
ST. Mary's college at Faribault, and
is on her way home.
Mrs. Robert Lamm and daughter,
Florentine, left today for Prairie du
Chen, Wis, where they will attend
the graduating exercises of ST.
Mary's academy, from which school
Miss Angelina Lamm will gradu.
ate. ra.
The Misses Francis McMichael,
Faith and Ida Bowen and Selma
Petrich returned last evening from
Vernon Center where they spent
Sunday visiting friends and rela-
|tives. They are attending summer
school at the normal.
| Mrs. Henry Guth and daughter
Zita left Saturday for St. Paul and
yesterday left st. Paul on a steam
boat down the Mississippi river to
StiLouis, Mo-, where they will visit
friends and relatives for about five
spend another week with friends and
relatives at Quincy, Ill.
Mrs. Thomas A. Haigh and two
children arrived in Mankato Friday
Ito visit Mrs. Haigh's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Tim Murtaugh of Madison
Lakes She is also visiting her hus-
bands parents, Captain and Mrs.
George W. Haigh. Mr. Murtaugh has
been sick for some time and Mrs.
Haight was called home on this ac-
count.
Judge Comstock is able to be out
again after being confined to his
house with serious illness.
burglars got into the Perkins gen.
eral store at Altura, Mimi. a few
nights since and carried away $3.50
worth of merchandise. "
The Elks' lodge at Fairbault has
commenced the erection Of it's new
$5G000 home and expects it to be
completed by winter.
The Ladies' Aid of Tivoli will
hold an ice cream social at the res.
idence of Walter Macbeth on Friday
evening, June 81. The public is
invited. :
John Guldan of Sleepy Eye, has
accepted position with the Omaha
railway company after having fin
ished course at the Davis Bust
ness university.
At the police station lies hat
with the initials r. H. X. 1t is a
cowboy sombrero, and is waiting for
its owner. The officers found it
and took it to the station. 49,
A number of intoxicated individ-
uals were observed attempting to
walk a crack in this city yesterday.
Is it possible that this town has a
pipe-line connection with New Ulm
Louis Kuebler, record keeper of
the knights of the Maccabees, re-
ceived today check for $1,000.
payable ITO Mrs. Bertha Larson, wi
dow of the late George Larson, who
died May %.
Miss Gertrude Nimerfroh of Eagle
Lake has accepted a position as
bookkeeper and stenographer with
the Aertite'' Credit bureau. after hav-
ing graduated from the Davis Bust
ness university. .,....
Children's day was fittingly OBJ
served at4the Methodist church yes
terday morning. The church was
prettily decorated with green leaves
and flowers. A program was carried
out at eleven o'clock in the morn
ing. @ ..a 10. ~
An Omaha locomotive slipped off
the track in the local yards yester-
day morning and for several hours
crowd watched the process Of re-
turning the wheels to the rails. The
specials train carrying the railroad
men ito the economy meeting" at
st. James was delayed some time.
After twenty-eight years residence
in Minneapolis, nineteen of which
have been spent teaching in the Uni
versity of Minnesota, Emma Berth,
known, to thousands of alumni as
Madame will leave tonight for
Ventura, Cal, wheer she will spend
the remainder of her days. She
plans to build herself a bungalow
there.
The Pequot Reporter contains this
reference to a former Mankato fami-
ly: "The Tanner family spent a
very enjoyable day at twin lakes
last Friday. 1t was to celebrate
the birthday of F. A. Tanner Mr..
and Mrs C. Christopher were pres
emit. The day was spent in fishing
and boating, and to say that they
all enjoyed it is putting it mild"
from Tuesdays Daily.
4 Miss Agnes FoltZ went to Hender-
son today to spend week
DR.. J. w. Andrews went to Roches-
ter last evening on business.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Pearson of Vesta
called on friends here today.
Ed l.. Lamm is in ST. Paul and
Minneapolis on a short business trip.
Attorney Thomas Hessian of lie
Sueur transacted business here to-
day.