The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20

Mrs. Ida Balzer returned from the
cities last evening after buying her
spring and summer millinery.
Ennis Weed. travelling salesman
Is visiting his mother, Mrs. Nelson
Weed. en- South Second street.
! ID. o. Tenny, telegraph operator
at the Omaha depot. went TO Min,
neapolis last evening on a visit
Mrs. ]. W. Abbetmeyer o! 81
Paul is the guest OF Mrs Chris
Steiner at 222 North Fourth street.
: Mrs. Adelaide Sherman is expected
back today from Mohawk. n. Y.
where she spent the winter with
her sister.
Miss Ida Dion. in charge OF the
cigar stand at the Saulpaugh hotel
was In the twin cities yesterday 10
visit friends.
DIR. and Mrs. NJ b. Wood spent
yesterday in lie Sueur with their
daughter, Mrs. Elmer Lippert, and
her son. John Wood Lippeft
Frank Landkamer was called 10
Good Thunder Saturday to assist the
undertaken. William Meyer, and Is
there again today conducting a fu-
neral. ...
Harry A. Marquette arrived Satur-
day night from Shawnee. Oklahoma.
His marriage to Miss Irma Davies
will take place on Thursday at
high noon. ..
Wells Forum: Mr.. and Mrs. K. A.
Slddall were called to Hokah Satur.
day by the death of Mr.. ]. n. Sol
berg. Mrs. Solberg is a sister Of
Mrs. siddall and Mrs. sickel.
/ George A. Tate OF Balaton. ad-
mlnistrator OF the estate OF the
late Stephen Thorne. former clerk
] Of court. was In Mankato today on
business connected with the estate.
r. A. Fisher, William +. Hughes,
Evan Hughes and Bennett Williams
were among the Mankato people who
attended the funeral OF Colonel
George w. Neff in Lake Crystal this
afternoon.
Editors II. c. Hotaling OF Maple
ton and Frank Griffin of Good Thur
der passed through Mankato today
en- route to Lake Crystal where they
attended the funeral Of the late
Colonel George w. Neff.
Leroy Bowen returned to Ender.
lin, n. D., yesterday after a short
visit with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Bowen. Mr.. Bowen is EN-.
ployed in the Office Of the super.
intendent Of the 500 road at Ender.
lin.
Rudolph wachtler OF Regina,
formerly of Mankato, a travelling
salesman for a Minneapolis school
furniture supply house, is in the
city to testify in regard at the trial
of the land law suit OF Evan Olson
against Anton Exner, on trial In
the Mankato district court.
Attorney Miles Porter has receiv.
ed word from his sister. Mrs. Frank
Clague, telling OF the delightful
trip through the east. which Mr.
Clague and she are enjoying. They
have visited In Philadelphia, New
York and Atlantic City and are now
visiting Mr.. Clague's mother in
Maryland. While in Philadelphia
they visited Independence hall and
William PENIS home.
o. c. Litchfleld has returned from
New Orleans. where he went with
party OF landseekers. He stopped
in Mississippi and there made some
sales. In New Orleans he met Mr..
and Mrs. ID. A. Real, formerly resi-.
dents OF Lake Crystal. They had
just returned from n gulf trip and
'arrowiy escaped death when the
boat on which they had passage
was stranded on a sandbar near
New Orleans and burned an hour
after they were transferred to an
other boat.
j. +. Reynolds Is home from ST.
Paul. where he spent most of two
days, having been called there on
account OF the serious illness of his
brother. r. s. Reynolds. The attend
ing physician states that the sick
man could not recover-that IL he
did IL would be miracle. Mr.. Reyn-
Odds is suffering from a complication
OF troubles. He may live for weeks
and his death might occur at any
time. He does not realize the seri.
BUSINESS OF his own condition and
talks hopefully of recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Weller, 213
North Sixth street. left yesterday
afternoon for Waterloo, Iowa, having
received telegram stating the
death OF Mr.. weliers mother, Mrs.
j. J. Weller. The latter was eighty
six years old. and had she lived 10
March 10 next. she would have been
married sixty-six years. She is
survived by her husband and two
sons and four daughters. w. w.
Weller, Mankato: ]. L. Weller, Mrs.
c. ]. Story, and Mrs. f. II. Bashaw.
Waterloo. Iowa; Mrs. r. Z. Gillin.
Sioux City, Iowa, and Mrs. W. l..
Clark, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Among the Masons Of Mankato
who attended the funeral OF Colonel
Men were County Auditor C. l..
Kennedy, Judge Evan Hughes, Mayor
A. G. Meyer. d. Z. Walker. Fred
Fisher. Ole odjard. L. L. Champlin.