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

Entertained at Army.
Mrs. Sites entertained her Sun
day school class of the Salvation
Army at her home Thursday after.
noon. The little girls had a de-
Iiightful time, after which light re-
freshments were served.
Attorney Eckstein of New Ulm Is
Ia Mankato on business today.
George Fitzsimmons of Candy is
In Mankato on business today.
w. ID. Willard left this afternoon
on a business trip to Mortified.
MIR. and Mrs. d. F. McGregor OF
Mapleton were visiting in Mankato
today. ...- ..
II. C. Splinter of Ceresco was in
Mankato today on business. Mr.
Splinter says that there Is yet some
cases of hog cholera in his section.
Mr.. Splinter is the guest OF his
brother-in-law Chas. Moss. of North
slankato. From here Mr.. Splinter will
go to St Peter where he will visit
He also reports that agents are can
vassing through Ceresco In the inter.
est of the short line electric road
contemplated from Minneapolis to
Fairmont .. 49,
Miss Maidie Way OF Garden City
Is spending the weekend with
friends.
Miss Margaret Dunn of Window
IL visiting Miss Mildred Parmalee
during the teachers convention.
Attorney II. L. Schmitt and Dep.
uty Clerk c. f. Bredson went to
Waseca on legal business today.
Miss Myrtle Wood who teaches
IL Garden City is spending short
time with her mother on Cherry
/ street.
Miss Daisy Vial OF winnebago Is
attending the teachers convention
and Is the guest OF Miss Bessie
Wilson while here. =. .-.
MIR. and Mrs. Deudonne of James
Vile we're IN the city last evening
TO attend the opera given ut the
Ioyola club house.
Mrs. Hattie Fuller, supervisor OF
music IN the Albert Lea public
schools, Is the guest OF Miss Fanny
Pitcher during the convention.
Miss Emma Waters, school
teacher ut Minnesota Lake, is In
the city to attend the teachers
convention and is visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. ". Waters.
Miss Eleonor Johnson, who
teaches In Wells is spending the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. johnson of Clark
street. Miss Pearl Sebold OF Wells
accompanied Miss johnson and is
her guest.
| Miss Ellie Jones OF HayfieId and
Miss Edna Jones of Heron Lake.
both school teachers, are visiting
OF the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G..
Davies at 901 South Front street,
being In the city to attend the
teachers convention.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Stodden who
have been spending the winter in
California viii leave on Monday for
Minnesota, and will no doubt make
ia short stop with Mrs. Stodden's
| PARENTS. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. walser.
before going to their home In Min
4 tfeapolis.
/ J. Z. Reynolds left this morning
for st. Paul, called there by the
serious illness of his brother Ross.
The telegram stated that Mr.. Rey-
nolds was in critical condition
and ith5t his death was momentarily
expected, He has been ill for about
three weeks with dropsy and liver
trouble.
Albert +. Walters, brakeman on
the Great Western, located at Red
Wing. has secured a transfer to
the run between Mankato and Ran
dolph, and will live with his par.
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Il. ". Walters,
In Mankato. He is to succeed
Brakeman George Klages, who re-
signed to go into the saloon bust
ness.
| Professor Carl Rupprecht. who will
give the recital on the pipe organ Mt
the German Lutheran church this
evening arrived in Mankato yester-
day, coming direct from Chicago for
the occasion. The concert this even
ing promises TO be one of the charm
ing treats OF the season. The church
management has made elaborate prep
a.ations for the event. which begins
at S:15 o'clock. While here Profess
sor Rupprecht Is the guest Of Profess
sor Fleckenstein. .e
The Winona Herald says the
somewhat unusual sight of ducks
disporting themselves In water in
the middle of the winter has been
observed by visitors TO Riverside
park the past. few days During
an extremely cold winter some
years ago there was visitation OF
Arctic ducks to this city and many
viewed their midwinter antics A.
the open water In front of Levep
park. Since then ducks in the mic
die OF winter have not been OBJ
served here.
II is said there have been ducks