The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-30

he has accepted position with a
wholesale dry goods house.
E. ]. Thompson returned today
to his home at Fulton, H., to move
his family and household goods here.
He expects to return to Mankato
about September 1. Mr.. Thompson
is a representative of the Illinois
Oil company.
Mrs. A. S. Zuel and son, Earle,
of Madison Lake visited here this
morning. Mr.. Zuel has been in the
hospital here for several days suf-
fering from blood poison in his
left hand, but was able to leave
the hospital this morning. and will
probably go home in a few days.
ST. Cloud Times: Mr.. and Mrs. Fl.
c. Erwin, Jr., the Misses Edna Bun
rell and Zelah Freeman and Warren
Stewart returned last evening from
motor trip to Mankato where they
Mrs Ervin's sister, Mrs. Richter, and
three children accompanied them
home for a visit at the Hal Erwin
residence.
r. G.. Peart, p X. Wiser, ]. M.
Hazen and Mr.. Hazen's son-in-law,
w. A. McMaster, have returned from
New Ulm where they spent yester-
day attending the celebration of the
Indian massacre. Mr.. Hazen is one
of the Hazen Brothers Opera and
| Concert company, who played be-
tween Mankato and Winona in the
early days after the Civil war. At
| the time of the massacre at New
! Ulm, Mr. Hazen was with his COM
! pany stationed at South Bend. He
| is now engaged in extensive stone
crushing business in Minneapolis.
T. C. Peart is also an old settler
who went to the defense at New
! Ulm. Mr.. Wiser stated today that
everybody is having fine time at
New Ulm, and the Second Minnesota
Regiment band is especially making
a hit. Dan Lawler, former mayor of
st. Paul, but now aspiring to the
United States senatorship, was there
! too.
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! Work has been commenced on a
ish Lutheran church. The house
will cost, when complete, about 3d.
500.
There will be large delegation
from New Ulm and other towns of
that vicinity who will attend the
: of Cnth al oas4
which will be held in Mankato dur
! ing September.
F. E. Sanders, who said his home
was at Fairmont, was hauled in to
/ Jail last night and this morning
pleaded guilty to the charge of
drunkenness. Judge Comstock fined
him SO and costs or ten days in
the county Jail. He took the Jail
sentence.
The Mankato Odd Fellows and
Minneopa Rebekahs and their fam
lilies will have basket picnic at
Sibley park Friday afternoon, Au-
gust %, to which they extend a
special invitation to the Schiller
and Aurora lodges and families and
all Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in
the city. Coffee, lemonade and pa
! per plates will be furnished, also
team to convey the baskets and all
who may wish to ride from the car
line to the picnic grounds between
the hours of three to five. All come
and bring your baskets well filled
st. Cloud Journal Press: George
Thompson, proprietor of The st.
Paul Dispatch and the Pioneer Press,
passed through the city today in his
! big touring car on his return trip
! from Itasca Park. Asked as to poll
| tics, he said: 81 interviewed about all
the men | met up north on the CUB
ernatorial situation and about 80
per cent of them were for Governor
Eberhart. was somewhat surprised
at this, and if this is any indication
of the sentiment throughout the state,
he will have walk away. While
there is in spots a good deal of I'M
| friendly sentiment towards him, the
curious thing is that none of his crit
les can really specify any objections
| to his administration