The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-09
Stories Briefly Told
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
L. e. Allen of Wadena called on
friends in the city today.
Christ Steiner is in Winnebago
and Blue Earth on business.
o. H. Olson of saltwater transact
ed business in Mankato today.
E. J.. Halves of GAINESVILLE trans
acted business in Mankato today.
]. S. Macbeth of st. Clair trans
acted business in the city today.
Miss Crane of Window numbered
among the visitors in the city yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Register of LIE
Sueur spent yesterday in the city
with friends.
c. H. Brace, the Rambler auto
salesman of Amboy, was a business
visitor in Mankato today.
Mrs. Lewis of Madelia was in
the city yesterday making arrange-
ments to send her two sons to Com
mercial college next September.
Miss Hilda Johnson is spending
a weeks vacation at st. James. She
will return to her position at SLIDER
and Steiner's store on Monday.
Judge A. R. Pfau, Attorneys G. o
Daley and S. B.. Wilson went to
Good Thunder today to inspect a
street, over which there is some liti
CATION.
Sbor;ef Anton Octop Iobp DaokipS
and d. A. Jones made a trip to Lake
Washington early this morning,
where they caught some fish and re-
turned about seven o'clock this morn
ing.
Mrs. G. T. Swearingen of Madison,
her sister of Iowa who is her guest,
and Mrs. Fields of Northolm, Mimi,
motored in from Madison Lake yes
terday afternoon and visited with
Mrs. w. w. Zuel.
w. Fl. Putnam of Redwing was in
Mankato last evening en- route to
Madison Lake where he will remain
for a week. Mr.. Putnam is a we'll
known citizen of Redwing and lately
was mentioned in connection with
the gubernatorial nomination. He is
accompanied by his family to Point
Pleasant.
Lorin Clark is enjoying his first
anniversary in the book store bust
ness. Mr.. Clark started at his pres
ent location one year G today.
While visiting her aunt at Roches-
ter, Miss Ella Kruger was taken
very sick and had to be brought
to Mankato, where she is resting
easily.
Will Howard, negro, was bound
over to the grand jury at Albert Lea
Wednesday morning for attempted
assault on the person of Elsie ST
monson.
Ed Trainer was hauled into the
lookup last evening for being drunk
and when arraigned before Judge
Comstock pleaded guilty and was
fined S. and costs. Judge Com
stock will try and get work for Mr..
Trainor. The judge also paroled
Miller, burns, Corbin and Hugh
Kelley, who had been up at previous
times for various pretty charges.
They were to report to the judge,
and as they seer to have behaved
themselves, the judge paroled all un,
til September 3, when they are to
report to him again.
Messrs. Brandrup & Nettleton OF
the Mankato Commercial college are
-.-I.- tho;r 4 mn noU student
campaign. They have for their slo
gan, 1000 Students" and according
to the present outlook, hope to real
ize their plans. Thousands OF let
tiers are being sent out to prospec
tive students, catalogues and papers
are being printed, so that by mex
fall they expect to have a large at
tendance. In speaking about theil
plans, they state that because of the
excellent crops, a large number o
students from out of town will bt
able to attend this fall and winter
Fairmont Sentinel: A curiosity IL
the endorsement Of check was re
ceived at the First National ban
Saturday. The check was cashe'
at Minneapolis by a lady who evl
IDENTIFY could not write her name, an
instead of her making the x mark
the cashier had her make a thum'
impression on the back thereof. Thf
new method of Identification ha
been written about by experts il
criminology for some years n
you imagine there is a similarity i
thumbs, the very first time you &c
a crowd together, try it. The thum
impression will no doubt be brough
into general use by bankers in tn
very near future.
From Fridays Daily.
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