The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-02

Fairmont National bank. returned to
HIS home this morning after a short
visit. Mr.. Wade will remain for =
time longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C.. Northrop re-
turned last night from Mortified
where they spent two days with Mira
Northrop's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Sumner
Henry Wiltgen returned last night
from ST. Paul. where he spent
Christmas with relatives. Mrs. Wilt
gen and their little daughter re-
mained for n longer visit.
Luverne Herald: Linn Jones. who
Is instructor in the public schools of
Mankato. came Saturday to spend
weeks vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Jones.
Thomas Fox. who l. attending the
naval academy at West Point, Is
In Mankato visiting his grandmother.
Mrs. o. o. Pitcher. lie will depatt
for West Point on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Sucker and
children of Lewisville spent Christ.
mas in the city and returned home
yesterday. Mr.. Sucker Is cashier OF
the Lewisville State bank.
General Gustaf Widell. president of
the widell company. reft yesterday
for Tacoma. Wash, on business con-
nected with the contracts for the
Northern Pacific v:aducts.
st. Paul Dispatch: DIR. and Mrs.
De Forest II. Catlin and son, Rich.
ard or Mankato are the guests OF
Mrs. Catlin's mother. Mrs. Thomas
Montgomery. Capitol avenue.
Rev. Blaine F. Lambert left this
morning for his home in North
Branch after spending Christmas
with relatives here Mrs. Lambert
will remain with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. W. Hunt. for few
davs longer.
! Glencoe Enterprise: Mr.. and Mrs.
| Robert Noe OF Mankato. arrived
here Saturday and visited their
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Range. until Sunday morning. when
they left for Bird Island TO visit
Mrs. Noes parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John ioamn.
l.. p. Hunt left this afternoon for
! Waterloo, Iowa, to spend New
/ Years. lie was accompanied by his
niece. Mrs. Flossie Foote, who will
go m Waterloo to her home in
! st. Joseph, No. Mr. Hunt and his
neice were guests OF hr. and Mrs.
r. w. Hunt over Christmas.
Paul Peterson. formerly OF Man.
kato. now OF Minneapolis. with his
wife and baby Is visiting at the
home of A. p. Thompson on Thomp-
sons ravine. Last night the child
was baptised at the Thompson dwell
Ing by Rev. Moss, pastor OF the
/ Trinity, Evangelical Lutheran church.
! J. II. Deets. secretary OF the South
ern Minnesota Better Development
league, went TO st. Paul today.
The premiu mlist for the coming
Seed fair to be held In Mankato
next month is now completed. and
Mr.. Deets took this with him n
show II 10 Professor Alexander Car,
lyle OF the State Agricultural farm.
who Is secretary of the Minnesota
Crop Improvement association. under
whose auspices the fair Is To be
held.
Luverne Herald: J. ID. Deets oi
Mankato. secretary OF the Southern
Minnesota better Development lcagne
was In Luverne Monday for the
purpose OF presenting to the board
Of county commissioners request
for IN appropriation to aid the league
In its work. and also TO request
the commissioners to give con.
sideration to the matter of secur.
ing a county agricultural agent for
( Rock county. Under law passed
by the Legislature last winter the
county commissioners are empower
ed to make. an appropriation equal
to five cents per capita for the pur.
pose OF assisting the Development
leagues OF the state in their work
This would permit the commission.
ers OF Rock county to appropriate
about $3.50. but the league has de-.
cided to ask only 5000 from each
county. The matter was presented
10 the commissioners for their con-
sideration and action at their next
meeting.