The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-10

Texas. and Miss Rose E. Jost and
Mrs. J. N. Lang. visited with the
formers daughter. Miss Doris Gordon
at Rochester yesterday.
Jack Rock is home from trip
to Superior, Wis. He reports that
city In a most fiourishing condition.
Many new residences are now In
course OF erection and the city IL
enjoying veritable boom.
NJ. q. Willard has returned from
Lakeland, Fla, where he has been
for the past nineteen months. He
likes that section and will return there
later In the summer. He has found
many changes for the better In
Mankato. .-
Mr.. and Mrs. George McGraw were
called Saturday to winona on &C
count of the very sudden death Of
Mrs. McGraw's father, Mr.. Benten,
an old resident of that city. Mr.. Me-
Graw is connected with the local
Office of the American Express CON-
pany.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Blomquist and
their child and Miss Louise Nellie
of New Ulm have returned from a
visit to Mr.. Blomquist's old home.
Stockholm, Wis. where his mother
and brothers still live. The village
had a reunion Of old residents on the
Fourth. Miss Nellie Is Mrs. Blom-
quist's sister.
Mrs. Martin walser and Mrs. @.
Kruse returned last night from two
weeks spent In Superior and Min
neapolis. Mr.. Walser is now In Su-
perior. and although Mrs. Walser en-
joyed her stay there, she much pre-
| fers TO live In Mankato. The Walser
children motored to Minneapolis Fri.
day and returned with their mother
and Mrs. Kruse last night.
William II. Seed, highway expert,
representing ID. Ward Ming. father
of the Split-log drag" was in Man
kato today making arrangements for
the appearance OF Mr.. King in a
lecture in this city later In the month.
Mr. Seed stated that Mr.. King has
been touring the northwest in the
interest OF good roads and has
aroused, enthusiasm everywhere In
behalf OF his pet theme.
Otto w. Timm, the aviator, went
to Chicago last night to purchase
supplies for the school of aviation
which win be conducted in Manka-
to by Timm and Snyder. The lat
ter gentleman is an aviator also.
Both are young men and are very
much interested in aerial navigation.
They win open the school as soon as
possible. They hope to have a large
class of young men who desire to
make trips by the airship route.
Captain F. p. Buyer of the Man.
kato corps of the Salvation Army is
expected back in the city on or be.
fore July II. Mrs. Buyer received
a letter from him dated on June %,
stating that he was well, but did not
like the wet London weather. He
expected to sail July on the steam
er. Cedric, OF the White Star line,
for New York. So the probabilities
are that he Is now on the ocean.
The Cedric will arrive at New York
on July 10 or IL.
Ewald Olson, manager OF the Fred
w. Kruse company store at La Crosse
is in Mankato. He win leave tomor.
row for Superior, where he will be
In the Kruse store for several weeks.
Mr.. Kruse goes to La Crosse tomor.
row to remain for an indefinite period
Mr.. Olson says the homecoming week
In La Crosse was a great success
Thousands fof people were in that
city and they were well entertained
The people of La Crosse raised over
$4,000 to pay for the festivities.
Miss Beulah Hunt, daughter of F
w. Hunt of the Free Press, arrived
home today after a trip over a large
part Of the country. Miss Hunt has
been travelling with her uncle, l. p
Hunt, ever since the first OF the
year She left him in Seattle last
Saturday. She says he Is much i'm
proved and is gaining rapidly in
strength. Mr.. Hunt does not intend
TO return to Mankato before the
latter part Of October. Miss Hunt
and her uncle travelled from Mankato
TO st. Joseph, No., thence to Kansas
City. FL Paso, Texas; Juarez. Next
CO; Yuma, Arizona; and Los Angeles
California. They made Los Angeles
their headquarters for some time
travelling to San Diego, San Francisco
and many other places in Southern
California. Thev then went to Seat
tie, where they embarked on a vesse
and sailed by what is called the In
land Water route. close to the shore
to Alaska. They visited Skagway
Sitka and Juneau. At juneau they
met the governor of Alaska. After