The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15

From thursdays Daily. ~
Weee Married Today.
After being granted marriage II.
cense In the office of the clerk of
court today, John II. Lindenberger
OF Waseca and Edna B. Gerth OF
Mapleton were married by Judge of
Probate Hughes this morning.
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c. T. Howard of Pipestone was
in the city yesterday.
Harry White of Fairmont called
on friends in the city today.
W. w. Smith of Sleepy Eye called
on friends in the city today.
l.. ]. Huntress of Sleepy Eye paid
Mankato n business visit today.
w. N. Sanborn of Faribault trans
acted business in Mankato today.
o. f.. Ferguson Of Luverne trans.
acted business in Mankato today.
Miss Florence M. Groebner of
New Ulm visited trends in Mankato
yesterday. -... .....-...
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. Mason of Elmore
were the guests Of friends in the
city today. s
Selma Satterlee of Montevideo be.
gan his studies at the Commercial
college today.
Judge James II. Quinn OF Fair.
mont was business visitor in the
city yesterday. "
Martin Taggatz Of Gaylord has
taken up course at the Mankato
Commercial college.
A. G. Staff arrived in the city last
night from Winona to attend to sew
eral business matters here today.
County Commissioner Alec Han
son of Lake Crystal was a business
visitor at the court house yesterday
Frank Hartwick of lie Sueur Cen
ter numbered among the business
visitors in the city yesterday after
noon. s 81
z. Vermilya has returned to his
home at Dexter today after spending
4 week heer visiting his brother
B. S. Benner. ..-.... .
Mrs. A. Hirsch of Albert Lea is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Blume and Mr.. and Mrs. ii.
Szamet. After visiting here for a
while she will leave for Sioux City,
Iowa.
Martin Wiltgen left last evening
for New Ulm. where he attended the
funeral of Nick Andring which was
held this morning at nine O'CLOCK.
The deceased passed away last Mon
day night, death being caused by
heart trouble and dropsy. He had
several relatives here and was well
known in Mankato.
Jerry futile of Tracy passed
through Mankato last night on his
way to Sioux City, Iowa. Mr.. Tut
tic is manager of the Houston Pen
company. which has been located at
Tracy and is moving the factory to
Sioux City. This company makes
the Houston fountain pens, which
have become so popular in the last
two or three years.
Thomas Collins OF Window and
Alex James, assistant attorney gen.
eral, were in Mankato last night.
Hon. Dan Shell of Worthington was
here also. Several other gentlemen
from points In the second district
were. in evidence. Rumors of po-
litical conferences were rife, but
those charged with maneuvers say
there was nothing doing. ---@
Pipestone Star: A public meet
ing OF the Inter church Federation
will be held on Friday evening of
this week in the Methodist church
at eight O'Clock which will be ad-
dressed by Professor Jeremiah S.
Young of the department Of Eco
Monies and Political Science OF the
University of Minnesota. Professor
Young,s subject is 1.-The Commission
Plan of City Government" which Is
one of the. live movements in mod.
.ern municipal politics. In view OF
the interest already awakened In
the commission form of government
in PipestOne there will no doubt be
a large number who will attend the
address by Professor Young.
GAINESVILLE Argus: NJ. e. William.
son, of Pemberton, was a business
caller at this office Saturday fore.
noon. Mr.. Williamson tells us that
with the opening of spring there
will come a boom to the town. A
new bank building will be erected,
an elevator and several other build.
ings. The town is becoming the
nucleus of trade for all that part OF
the country. There is some indica-
ton of business interests removing
to that place from Alma. Altogether
the place is one to tie to not mere
ly on account of the boom but on
account of the fact that it is located
in the center OF the richest country
in the world. ..---. .-.
E. F. Soaring, secretary Of the
Commercial club, has list Of six or
eight hundred names of farmers now
living in Iowa and Missouri who
have signified their intention Of buy
ing land in Minnesota and locating
here. A short time ago the immigra-
ton board sent q car of Minnesota
exhibits through Missouri and Iowa
and these men whose names have
been sent to Mr.. Soaring are among
those who visited the exhibit. Any
one who wishes to secure these
names can get them from Mr.. Scar
ing in his office in the National
Citizens Bank building. >E
The jury in the case OF Richard
J. Hughes, administrator of the es-
tate of Robert r.. Evans VS.. Joseph
r. Williams, administrator OF the
estate of Margaret Williams, render
ed a verdict of $500 in favor of the
defendant. Hughes C Ellsworth ap-
reared for the plaintiff, while
Thomas Hughes was attorney for
the defendant. The case now being
tried in ditsict court is that of P.
II. Finnegan VS.. Lottie Edwards and
Henry Edwards. c. o. Daley is at
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