The Mankato free press., 1913-10-17


day by the, auto route. After trans
acting business there they returned
TO Mankato. aIr. Plymat said this
( morning that the trip was a little
too long for comfort.
Mrs. Thomas Kerr Of Waseca is
in town today
a large party Of Mankato people
will leave for Los Angeles tonight.
among those that will go in this
party will be Godfrey l.obel, wife
and family; G.. c. Knoss and family;
George F. Yeager; Alfred Dunnback,
Miss Rose Bragdon and Mrs.
Shuloler
Good Thunder Herald: Mrs. J. r..
Thompson of NIankato is spending
a week with her husband and son,
James, Jr., on the farm. II they
can dispose of their property in Man
kato Mrs. Thompson win also come
here to make her home on the farm
they purchased from w. V. Garvin,
northwest of town.
Mrs. Albert Schippel and her
daughter, Mrs. Il. F. Smith, are
expected to return this evening from
months visit with Mrs. Schippels
daughter, Mrs. Ed. A. Mack of Lewis
town, Mcnt. In letter which Mr..
Schippel received yesterday his wife
said that there had been snow
storm in Lewistown Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. E. NJ. Phelps of Cass Lake is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. p. II.
Kelly. Mrs. Phelps attended normal
school here and taught school in
Eagle Lake years ago. She formerly
lived in st. Anthony Park, but about
two years ago moved to Cass Lake
with her son Ray. He, with his cou-
sin, C. NJ. Taylor have a large de-
partment store in Cass Lake.
LIE Sueur Center Democrat: Attor-
ney L. W. Prendergast received word
on Monday morning that his mother
was seriously i'll, and in response to
the message took the morning train
for ST Paul. Miss Hope
Burnett returned on Monday even
ing from Northfield, where she visit
ed with her uncle, John Walden,
for a few weeks. On her way home
she stopped off at Mankato and was
the guest Of the Kettleson family
for few days.
Good Thunder Herald: Mrs. J. A..
Lewis of Mankato, accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Jane Buel, spent
Friday with their cousin, Mrs. Pat
tinson, at the G.. II. Barnard home.
Mrs Buel, although eighty-four years
of age, is unusually we'll. and able
to travel She is now on her way to
the home of a daughter in Michigan.
having come from California, where
she has another daughter and where
she, as a rule, makes her home dur
ing the winter.
F.. w. Wcndt, G. e. Francis, lior-
alto Francis, Chester Francis and
Frank Thurston motored to Man.
kato from Vernon Center yesterday
and appeared before the board of
county commissioners en- the Quimby
ditch matter. Mr.. Wendt called at
The Free Press office while in the
city. The roads from Garden City
to Mankato, he said, were very
rough and are badly in need of
working. Mr.. Wendt lives three
and one-half miles northwest of Yer
non Center and his land is part Of
that which will be drained by the
ditch which he believes will be
built a >.-.
Former Deputy Sheriff Ed. Arto
left last night for Nebraska where
he will buy a bloodhound of the
southern breed. Mr.. Ario hes been
corresponding for some time with
parties who sell these dogs and he
thinks that he has found the dog
that he wants for his purposes. Ac-
cording to the description of Mr..
Ario the new dog will be of vi
cious nature and only the man that
attends to him will be able to handle
him. Mr.. Ario will stay for some
time and study the handling Of the
dog from men that make that art a
profession. When he returns he will
60 into the business of trailing
criminals with this dog and he will
hold himself ready to answer day
and night calls. He expects to ad-
vertise the business we'll in this vi
cinity and expects to have all that
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