The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-26
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Attorney Howard. NJ. Berry of
Mapleton was in the city on bust
ness today.
Miss Margaret Foltz of Hender-
son Is the guest of her sister, Miss
Agnes Foltz.
Miss Harriet Merrick and her sis.
ter. Mrs. Russell OF lie Sueur, Wis
tied In Mankato yesterday.
Miss Anna Officer has gone TO
Tracy to spend few days with her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. T. g.
Bonnallie.
Miss Florence Johnson has returned
from Madison, Wis, and Chicago,
where she spent two weeks visiting
friends and relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. o. J. Arthur and
children returned last night from
Bernadote where they attended a
Swedish church convention.
Miss Bertha Smith of Fairmont,
after a weeks visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Cumming at lie
Hitler, has returned to her home.
Miss Viola Koke of Fort Dodge,
Iowa, Is the guest of her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Koke
OF East Main street for two weeks.
Miss Florence Johnson OF the Ma
tional Citizens bank staff returned
to work today after two weeks vaca-
ton spent in Madison, Wis, and
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Morrison of
Winona, who have been visiting in
the city at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. J. Laurisch. returned to their own
home yesterday.
Mrs. Rittie Howie and her daugh-
ter. Julia, returned to their home
in Winnebago last night after being
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harvard Dia-
mond for a short time.
Mrs. William Wilcox left yester-
day for her home in Lindenville,
Vermont, after spending a year with
her son, ]. w. Wilcox and family.
MIR. Wilcox accompanied his mother
to her home.
Joseph Cumming, principal of the
schools at Sparta, Mimi, during the
past two years, has been visiting in
lie Hitler at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Cumming, during
the past week. He has now gone to
Minneapolis to attend the summer
school at the state university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wiltgen, Mrs.
Anton Osten, Mrs. Eric Engwaldson,
MIR. and Mrs. ]. E. Hyde and daugh-
ter, Miss Mildred Coughlan and Mer.
rift Coughlan went to st. Paul to at.
ten the Spellman-O 'Rourke wedding,
which takes place tomorrow morning
In st. Marks church in st. Paul. Miss
Coughlan is to be one of Miss Spell
mans brides maids, and little Hazel
Wiltgen, who is already In St.. Paul,
will be her aunt's flower girl.
Jack Martin, the well-known auc-
tioneer, has returned from Chicago,
where he went to attend the inter.
national meeting of auctioneers of
the United States and Canada. At this
meeting a movement was set on foot
obtain a federal legislation, which
Will enable the auctioneers to operate
under federal licenses, so that they
need not be hampered by restricting
laws Of many OF the states, with which
they are much dissatisfied. Before
returning from Chicago, Mr.. Martin,
accompanied by his wife, paid a visit
to his old home at Champion, Michi-
gan. Here Mr.. Martin found things
quiet and dead compared with what
they used to be, not only at Cham
pion, but also throughout that whole
rection. The reason for this was that
the Minnesota iron mines had been
producing iron so much cheaper than
II could be produced in northern
Michigan, that a vast number OF the
Michigan iron mines no longer paid.
Miss Josie Meyer who has been
at the home Of Mrs. Anton Hohen-
stein near Good Thunder for several
months, is spending a few days
with relatives and friends in Man.
kato.
Miss Ruth Jewett returned TO her
home In Minneapolis last night after
spending a few days with friends
here.
. Attorney II. L. Schmitt Is in New
Ulm on business today.
Z. H. Beise OF Mapleton is in Man.
kato today on business.
William Spornitz, local ticket agent
OF the Northwestern railroad, left
st. Paul last evening with a party
OF other railroad men, headed by II.
+. Carter, district passenger agent
OF the Union Pacific, located at st.
Paul, In a special Pullman car, for
Yellowstone park. The party is made
up almost entirely OF ticket agents
of various Northwestern points. The
tourists are guests of the Union Paci.
fic.
Troy Zimmerman OF the Hotel Helm
rich and Glen Dixson OF the Saul
DauRh left last uipht IN a trim 80