The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-30
From fridays patty:

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Franklin f, Ellsworth republican
nominee for congress-, was rendered
big ovation at his, home in this
city Yesterday ,by over, 200 of his
former, townsman from St.. James,
who gmotored here, accompanied by
the fire department band, The tour
lists left st DANES at eight O'Clock
In the morning with forty-three au-
tomobiles In line and completed
tour Of $50 miles through three
counties of the district, making
short stops at Darfur, Comfrey,
Springfield. Sleepy Eye, Butterfeld,
New Ulm.i and arriving, In this city
at four o'clock In the afternoon. At
each Of the cities the, band led the
procession = through tifei5 main bust
ness street, and short stops were
made and a general reception held
in the interests of the candidacy
OF Mr.. Ellsworth for congress.
Z. A. Gibbs, former mayer Of st.
James, spoke in behalf of Mr.. Ellis
worth's candidacy in several places.
Each OF the cars was decorated
with large display signs bearing the
legends Ellsworth For Congress"
"Watonwan County Is For Els
worth" and "St. James Is For Ellis
WORTH" and large Autographs of
the republican congressional nomi-
nee were pasted on the windshields
Of the autos .yus-
When the tourists arrived at this
city they formed at the Hotel Saul
paugh, marching behind the band
AZ. Al. h,,a otr ~
the city to the home of Mr.. ELS
worth where concert was rendered
and where MIR. Ellsworth appeared
and quietly mingled among his for
mer townsmen. A general reception
followed at the EIks' club building,
after which the tourists .re-embarked
and headed by the band again
formed In procession and paraded
through the main business street
and out of the city. Lake Crystal
and Madelia were visited on the
return trip. The trip was made
under threatening skies. q light
rain falling after the tourists left
this city. Il was remarkable oya-
ton, showing the high esteem in
which Mr.. Ellsworth is held by his
former fellow townsmen.
Among those in the. party were:
Messrs. and Mesdames Thomas Ton
nesson, p. N. Sterile, ]. X. Some
lsyn. c. r.. Manwarring, Z. G. Vel
tum, Victor Malmrohe, Oliver Peter.
son. c. T. Crowley. b. +. Clement,
~. c. Jensen. Siyert Hanson, N. L.
Gender, Louis ,Englebreeht, Joseph
Bermel. SEVERN Anderson, Jerry
Crowley, Charles Leyens, Z. Hottie.
Chas. Rask;r. III. w. Haislett, H. Mel
/, lin, Clinton Ellsworth, Marion Clark,
Mesdames u. II. Palmer, Amel Run
| ming, Earl Van gvalkenburg, j. E.
McSteen, Ed Hill, Michel, and Miss
Michael, Patrick II. Grogan, j. j.
| Lenertz and son, Carl Sonnesyn,
Earl Sterile, william Manning, Ole
Hanson, Matthias -Grogan. T.. ID. Des-
Imond, Frank Schofman, ]. j.
Schwatsky, Olaf Fofseth, r. IF.
Crowley, Gersor werfnerskirchen.
Frank Wermerskirchen. Albert Wer-
merskirchen, Louis Meyer, Winfield
Crowley, John Bumby. John Peter
son. Gust Englin, Nicholas Miller,
Albert Running, w. b. Crowley, Z.
A. Gibbs. Frank Appel, T. NJ. Mars
den, Jacob Broger. Marie Benson, ].
A. Hagman, w. w, Brown, @. Det-
wilIer, gAnthony, Guehl. Paul Rudi,
Andrew Johnson. Matt Klaras. Christ
Larsen, silver NBilben, George Har-
tung, X. s. Thompson. Will Bolin,
Ernest Durheim, Charles. Neither and
Fred Klaras. ~.
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From FRIDAYS Daily.
Handkerchief Shower.
Misses Eva Eckman. Hazel Clark
and Mildred Fritz were hostesses at
"a handkerchief shower last evening
! for Mics Raaulah Hunt and Miss