The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-21


Attorney l.. J. Dickinson o Al
goona, Iowa. was In Mankato today
appearing before the county board
a ditch matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hockbarth and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Mueller. all Of
New Ulm, came to Mankato In an
automobile yesterday. IT,.
A. l.. Collins of Mankato. conduct
tor OF the Dan Patch line. Is taking
a vacation, and his place Is being
taken by C.. A. Stair.
Miss Elizabeth Heiner of st. James
is in Mankato to spend a few days
as the guest Of Miss Marie Schu-
man, S22 Poplar street.
James Chapman and his family.
of Boulder. Colo, are guests OF
Mr.. Cbapman's parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Charles A. Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Johnson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer T.. Shogart. ell
of Council Bluffs. Iowa, came to
Mankato Saturday evening In I'm
automobile.
II. w. Wilcox returned yesterday
from an automobile trip to Duluth
where his daughter, who accom-
panied him, is remaining during the
hay fever season.
A Minneapolis automobile party.
consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Stevens, Eugene Stevens. Jr., and
Harlan c. Roberts, came to Man
kato late Saturday.
Victor Hanson, who Is employed
in the Mankato Fruit company's of.
fee, left Saturday for his home in
Window. having been bothered for
some time with carbuncles.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Quiggle and
on, of st. Paul, are spending a va
cation at Lake Washington as the
guests Of Mrs. Quiggle's parents.
General and Mrs. Gustave Widell.
Rev. II. Plantikow, presiding elder
of the Mankato district Of the Evan
gelical church, leaves the city to-
night to attend the annual Young
Peoples alliance and Sunday school
convention and camp meeting of the
Iowa conference at Cedar Falls,
Iowa. Rev. Plantikow is on the
program for three addresses and
three sermons. He will return Sat
urday to conduct a quarterly meeting
at st. Clair over Sunday.
Miss Kate Chambers returned
yesterday from a visit to Reeds
burg. Wis, and was accompanied
by Miss Vera Pickering, who will
spend a short time as Miss Cham
ber's guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Woodward
and three daughters, Helen, Jose
phine and Elizabeth. together with
Miss Betty Martin and Rudolph
~Vorkepper. all OF Minneapolis, came
to the city yesterday in an automo-
bile.
Mrs. A. F. Meyer and her two
daughters of st. Louis and Miss An
nabelle Ross of Winona are spending
a few days at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Il. Davey. Mrs. Meyer Is a
niece OF Mr.. Davey and Miss Ross
Is his cousin.
Amboy Herald: Mrs. Anna KEN
holz is moving her household goods
to Mankato this week where she
has rented a house and will take
roomers. Her sister, Miss Lena
Simms. goes with her. We are sorry
to have them leave Amboy but wish
them we'll In their new home.
George +. Clark. OF Fulda, Mimi.
visited I'm Mankato yesterday and
today while on his way home from
an extended western trip. which in
fcluded going through Yellowstone
National Park and Glacier park as
well as Colorado Springs. MI. Clark
here two years ago.
Mrs. w. NJ. Wasgatt and daughter.
Edith, have returned to MankatU
from a visit TO Austin. coming home
by way of Faribault. While at Aus
tin. they visited at the home OF Mrs.
Wasgatt's brother. Victor w. Allen,
whose daughter. Miss Genevieve Al
len accompanied the party on the re-
turn to Mankato. and will visit for
a time at the Wasgatt home.
An automobile party. consisting OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester A. Congdon Of
Duluth and Miss Torrey of Brooklyn.
arrived in Mankato from the Zenith
City yesterday. Mr.. Congdon is n
of the best known business men of
Duluth being heavily interested In
valuable mining properties. Nr.
Congdon said business conditions In
Duluth we're good, considering the
present general quietness.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Osmundsen.
the formers cousin, Miss Thelma os.
mundsen. and Miss Nelson, all Of
Granite Falls. we're in Mankato to-
day. They had spent the week end
at Point Pleasant and were return
ing to Granite Falls, where Mr.. Os-
mundsen Is engaged in the banking
business. He also deals In real es-
tate. The party were making the
trip I'm Mr.. Osmundsen's auto.