The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-24

Mrs. ]. f. Fowler Is expected to
arrive tomorrow for q visit at the
home OF her son. J. b. Flower on
CHERRY street. !,
F.sJ. Brezinsky will go to St Paul
on Thursday TO be present at the
performance Of "Parsifar' by the
Chicago Grand Opera company.
F. r. Johnson of Rochester. n. Y,
representing the wholesale clothing
house OF Adler Brothers & Company.
was in the city today. calling on the
trade.
Mrs. I. N. TompRins and Mrs. ID.
w. Roderie went 10 Minneapolis this
morning. They will be the guests
Of Mrs. II. s. Anlidon while in. the
cities.
Mr.. and, Mrs. Hugo Brockmeyer of
st. James were in the city Sunday
and Monday visiting at the home %
Mr. Broekmeyeras mother on Spring
street
Rev. Thomas L. Griffith. formerly
of Cambria. this. county and who has
been spending the winter In Chicago.
departed few days ago for New
YORK;, He did contemplate making
a visit to Mankato. but his New
York, engagement prevented.
Miss Marie Ehlert left this morning
Ior Milwaukee, Wis, for short visit
before going to her home in Hurely,
Wis, where she viii remain with her
parents until early in June. Her
marriage to- Mr.. Walter Brockmeyer,
lfcrmerly ofIthis city, will take place
at that time.
Rev. HJC. Eekhart, former pastor
of the Catholic church at st. Bene-
Idict. Iowa, is in the city visiting his
sister. Mrs. F. J. Brezinsky, Ill
South Broad street Father Eckhart
has resigned the pulpit at st. Bene-
dict. owing to a breakdown in his
health. He has had slight stroke
of apopiexy, with the bursting OF a
blood vessel in the left eye. He
expects to go to the Milwaukee san
itarium next Saturday.
About a score of editors, mostly
of Minnesota. together with num-
Der Of ladies', boarded the Omaha
train last evening for Kansas City
en- route for Huston, Texas, where
they will attend the meeting of the
National Editorial association. In the
party were NJ. C. Hotaling. wife and
daughter. Mapleton: ]. N. Palmer,
Blue Earth; W. r. Hodges and wife,
Slepy Eye; o. J. Ray, wife and daugh-
ter, Tracy; A. L. King and wife, Min
.Heapolls; George W. Tilton and wife
Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Evans Tracy, and Miss l.. Saterlund
and mother, washburn, ". ID.
/ Pierre A. Kypke Of Minneapolis,
representing the Universal Portland
Cement company, who has Travelled
Through this territory since 1ses, was
in Mankato yesterday on his last
trip. He was accompanied by Albert
Stolz OF Chicago who will take the
TERRITORY, and who will have his head.
quarters I'm Minneapolis. This com.
pany will furnish the cement for the
concrete paving on Fourth street and
Mr. Stolz expects TO be a frequent
visitor here. Both men spoke highly
lof concrete as a paving material
particularly for alleys. They believe
that aside from being a satisfactory
alley paving II tends to make prop
erty owners keep their premises
cleaner and In good condition.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Miss Florence Macbeth OF Mankatc
achieved triumph in grand opera
in st. Paul last night. Mankato 1:
prouder than ever OF the young lady
The enthusiasm which greeted
"Rigoletto,' which opened the st
Paul grand opera season at the Au
:; ditorium last night. evidences an ar
! tistic triumph for both the company
J and the city, which viii far surpas:
that of two years ago, says the ST
Paul Pioneer Press
The house was sold out with the
exception of the few side balcony
seats from which the stage canno
be seen and six other seats.
sTitta Ruffo, the handsome produce
of Roman forge, who has been her
aided as a rival OF Caruso, rose Il
his reputation and surpassed 1t. The
enthusiasm which swept the audi
enee In wave after wave forced hin
TO repeat several passages.
He shared his triumph with Flor
ence Macbeth, the Mankato girl. whs
was put TO severe test of nerve:
to sing to her own people" from
amidst group of foreign stars. She
also rose to the occasion
\ Between the two performances o
} the double bill substituted for "Tos
ca'' tomorrow night. Miss Florenc'
Macbeth win sing the mad scene from
Lucia di Lammermoor."
Members of the company remark
ed upon the brilliancy OF the audi
. enoe last night, which they said IA
surpassed any they have seen re
, Gently on tour. Boxes and orchestr'
? seats where the latest creations o
the modistes were fittingly displayed
j. were a riot OF color.
! Charming Scene Enacted.
A charming scene was enacted a
1 the end OF. the second act whel
r.a~ h-1 G,t.t~l IN.