The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-12

In the mop, SKIP and jump, Paul
Bjelland was first, Murray Halves,
second and Brett Taylor, third. The
potato race was won by Panl Bjel.
land, with Ross Paden second ana
William Paden third.
Returning a number OF ladies and
gentlemen and some OF the younger
girls walked. Not n drop OF rain
was experienced during the entire
day.
Entertained For Mr.. and Mrs. Hixon.
Mrs. r. ID. Hubbard entertained
sixteen guests at bridge Thursday
evening at her home for Mr.. and
Mrs. W. L. Hixon. Last night Mr..
ard Mrs. John Farmer gave bridge.
also for Mr.. and Mrs. Hixon, at
which a small group Of friends were
present.
]. Hill Of winnebago was a Man
kato caller today.
II. A. Redfeld OF Fairvlew was In
the city today on business.
Joseph Eckstein of New Ulm was
In Mankato on business today.
Aleck Hansen OF Butternut Valley
was a visitor in Mankato today.
u. @. Argetsinger of Mapleton was
in the city on legal business today.
Walter A. Plymat went to lie
Sueur Center on legal business to-
day.
Fl. @. Sasse OF Austin, attorney at
law, was in Mankato today on busi-
ness.
Rob Hayes, formerly OF Vernon
Center, now of Denver Col. was in
Mankato visiting old friends yester-
day.
Joseph A. Eckstein OF New Ulm
was in the city on legal business
today.
Attorney c. e. Gilmore OF Lake
Crystal was in Mankato today on
business.
A. J. Wampler OF Chicago was in
Mankato yesterday and today visit
ing friends.
Mrs. II. p. Goertz and daughter
Of Mountain Lake spent yesterday
in Mankato
Alfred Torngren. editor Of the Fair
mont Independent, was a visitor in
the city today.
Fred Swan and his daughter. Wah-
meta, came to Mankato from Good
Thunder today.
Henry Christensen OF Madison,
Wis, spent yesterday, and today in
Mankato with friends.
John F. White of Aberdeen, s. d..
of Farm Journal fame, was in the
city today on business.
w. s. Heath OF Sioux City Is in
Mankato as the guest Of his sister,
Miss Irene Heath Of the Heinrich
hotel.
Mrs. Durant Barclay OF Coleraine.
Mimi. arrived yesterday to visit her
aunts, the Misses Minor of State
| street
Joseph Ekstein OF New Ulm, for
mer city attorney OF that munich
pality, was in Mankato on legal bust
ness today.
DR.. v. I. Miller will 60 to Kas-
son to spend Sunday with relatives.
Mrs. Miller and her daughters are
already there.
Misses Fern Burmeister. who has
attended normal school In Mankato
this year, has gone to her home near
Judson for the summer.
Mrs, II. T. Emken and her niece,
Miss Kahlow Of lie Sueur spent part
of yesterday in Mankato while on
their way home from Owatonna.
Ralph Page Is home from Menom-
inee, Wis, FOR two weeks vacation.
He is attending Stout Institute and
will return for the summer session.
F. L. Bode. register OF deeds in
Martin county was In the city to-
day Mr. Bode was on his way TO
Nicollet to spend Sunday with rela-
tives.
Otto Peterson, the Mankato land
man, today entertained four farmers
from Blairsburg, Iowa, p. W. Kirth,
| w. c. Campbell, A. J. Buyuh, and
Gust Frutun.
Mrs. F. Weston and dughter. Mat.
tie. are expected to arrive from Los
Angels tomorrow TO visit at the
home Of Mrs. weston's sister, Mrs.
William Jones, living on the Pohl
road.
J. A. williams and wife left this
afternoon for Minneapolis where they
will visit a week with their daugh-
ter. Mrs. J. A. williams, whose hus-
band is an engineer on the Mime
apolis and St. Louis road. Mr.. VIII
liams will attend the Grand Army
Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Celia Burwell just returned
from Rochester. while there she Wis
tied her brother Guy who has Just
undergone a very serious operation
for tuberculosis Of the spine. He
had FIVE inches Of bone taken from
his right leg and grated TO the
spine At this writing he was quite
low but there are hopes for his re-
covey.
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Opened Up Paved Street.
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