The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-24

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Gowan left this morning for Mankato
to visit her sister She was accam-
panied as far as Heron Lake By
her daughter. Hlanches and Lucille
0ppen
| Rev o., j. Arthur. pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church. returned
last night from speaking tour
IN the western part of the states
He was at Clarkfeld and other
points. ~
Or. B. C. Brodericle OF WATERFOWL,
s. ~, arrived this morning to spend
Sunday at the home of bis wife's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William Ellis.
Mrs. Broderick and little daughter
arrived a week ago.
Mrs A, o. Eberhart left today for
her home In st. Paul. after visiting
for three weeks In Mankato at the
homo OF her sister, Mrs. B. 7. Mon
son. Mrs. Ebefhart was accompans
led by, her mother, Mrs. Fred Koke.
Sleepy Eye Herald: Misses Villa
Webber and Mable Zieske OF Man
kato are visiting at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Moll at Golden Gate
this week. X George Land
berg Of Mankato is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Frank Thayer here this
week. -
Rapidan people who. attended the
circus here yesterday were Misses
Caroline and Gertie Skov. Miss Julia
Skoy. Mrs. Anna Flo and daughter.
Christina, Carl Erickson, Claus Erick-
son. Peter Knutson, ole o. Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. Amund Flo, Mr.. and
Mrs. sAndrew T. johnson and daughs
ter Stell.
The Fairnont Sentinel has THIS
to say of a. gentleman who Is WE'LL
known in Mankato: Attorney II. l..
Bulls of Blue Earth had business
in Fairniont today. Captain Bulls Is
preparing to forsake the law at an
early day and win move to- Virginia
and wrest wealth. from the agricgl-
turai lands Of that state which have
been. abandoned since war times" 4
George Mertesdorf, Mrs. Fred Mer.:
tesdorf and sons, Donald and Clement, J,
Miss Esther Nelson and Mrs. Marie
Evans and son. Chester. all Of
Vernon. motored to Mankato to at
tend the circus. They were enter
tanned for dinner and supper at the
home OF Mrs. Evans parents, Mr.. and
and Mrs. e. Austin.
Leland Norman, Earl Thomas, Paul
Wieberg, Russell Fitch, Alvin Lewid,
Dillon Hanson, Earl Norman, Ruth
and Alice Miller. Floyd Jones, Ora
Morphew, Edna Martinson, Minnie
Hanson. LIP. Jones. Maude Robinson,
Alfred Olson. Mrs. p. n. Erickson
and daughters. Edith and Ethel,
Louis Dossett, Harold Collins, Vera
Thomas Clement Hanson, Paul Paul
son, Martha Upson,. Earl Meade and
Mr.. and Mrs. @. e. Gilchrist of Lake
Crystal attended the circus yester-
day.
From Saturdays Daily
Franklin F. Ellsworth. republican
candidate for congress, created
cyclone OF enthusiasm in Morgan,
last Sunday when he delivered two
addresses at the chautauqua, the
scheduled speaker cancelling the date
because OF serious illness. The Nor
gan Messenger of this. week de-
votes considerable space to Mr.. Ellis
worth's lectures, giving him the high,
est praise. The report Is as follows:
Sunday was one Of the big days
of the chautauana from every stand
point The. lecturer for both after
noon and evening was Franklin F.
Ellsworth of Mankato. While Mr..
Ellsworth is the republican candi-
date for congress from this district
his. appearance here was not for
political purposes but he was en-.
gagged to lecture because OF his we'll
known ability as an orator. HeL
has appeared on the chautauqua and
lyceum platform nearly 200 times
and the. committee Is TO be com
mended for securing Mr.. Ellsworth
upon this occasion. In the after
noon he delivered his mastery ad-
dress on The Twentieth Century
Yankee In an earnest. and elo-
quent manner he described how the
American people are burning the
candle at both ends
"He dwelt on the extravaganza OF
the American people. of their Gus
tom of living beyond their means
in their pitfful efforts to initiate
others more able than themselves
and described to what lengths this
leads the people from correct STAN
dards OF living. In the meantime,
he told. while the people were seek
ing for pleasure they have permitted
their natural resources to slip away
from them and to allow a few
great financiers TO systematize and
control the business OF the country.
10 their own interests. so that the
people must temporarily at least pay
e penalty for their lack Of vigi-
.lence.
"The Citizen King
an the evening the crowd came
In Increasing numbers, until there
was an audience OF over 400 peo-
pie to hear. Mr.. Ellsworth lecture
on The Citizen King. He told OF
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