The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-09-04

listening to the speeches and other
entertainments.
Monday evening the Misses VIII
kinson and Mills and Messrs. Erwin
Mills and Almsted visited Rapidan
where they enjoyed lunch, and the
visitors had their first view Of the
great power plant.
w. d. Flemming and wife and
son, Ray, of Mankato were callers
here Wednesday.
Misses Francis and Lottie VIII
kinson Of Amboy visited at the Aim
sted and Mills homes from Saturday
till Tuesday. Miss Francis sang at
the Christian church Sunday morn.
ing.
Miss Vera Mills of Midale,, Sask.,
Canada, and Mr.. Franken of Chi
cago were over Sunday guests at
the /. ID. and T. F. Mills homes.
Mrs. Mae Eidberg from North Da-
kota is visiting relatives and friends
here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barr of On
tario, Cal, are guests at the Loring
and Pur homes. They expect to
attend the county fair here next
week
w. II. Detamore. candidate for
county superintendent of schools,
was a caller in town Tuesday. Mr..
Detamore is a bright, pleasing man
to meet and has many warm sup
porters here who would like to see
him get the office which he seeks.
NJ. ii. Caller of the Vernon Center
News was a business caller here
Wednesday.
Professor O'Keefe came up from
Mankato the first OF the week to
plan for the opening of our schools
September s. The same corps OF
teachers will return this year with
the exception of Miss Way. who has
gone west. Miss Lois Mills will
have her department
Mr.. Wilcox has gone to the Sol.
diers' home for the winter Miss
Jessie will take up her work of
teaching near Winnebago. They will
close their house for the winter
months.
Mr.. J. NJ Chapman is in Montana
this week looking at land.
L. c. Clapper and Tyson and wives
were business callers at Good
Thunder Wednesday.
The w. c. T. U. will have a rest
room at the fair grounds with easy
rockers, couches and everything to
make il comfortable for its visitors.
Mothers and their little ones are
especially asked to come in and
rest.
Mr.. Fl. c. Mcbride, who has been
spending the summer in the west,
has returned home for a short stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Ward autoed
to Mankato wednesday.
The Study club was pleasantly en-.
tertained Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs Lizzie Hughes,
president of the club. At a short
business session, the following Off
GERS were elected for next years
work: President, Mrs. Nettie Mills;
vice president, Mrs. Ida Howard:
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Julia
Thurston. During the afternoon the
hostess served dainty refreshments.
Miss Hope Hazel of Amboy Is Wis
iting her cousin, Hazel Hazel.
from Saturdays Da;'y.
Louis Seppman, one OF the pio-
neers of Blue Earth county, died at
his home in South Bend township,
yesterday afternoon from compiled
tions. The deceased was born Oc-
tober 81, 1885, in Westphalia, Ger
many, and came to this country in
1 1852, settling in Pennsylvania, where
he practiced stone masonry for five
years, coming to this county in 1857.
He constructed a large stone mill
l which was one of the first -four
mills in the county, and which
brought the trade from miles around.
In 1866 Mr.. Seppman married Au-
gusta Miller and the couple were the
parents of thirteen children. nine of
whom are living They are: Charles.
Alfred, Albert, Henry and Herman
Seppman and Mrs. J. J. LeDuc and
Mrs. r. r. Dittbruner of North Man
kato, Mrs. G. II. Hanel of Judson,
and Mrs. Elmer of Belgrade.
The services will be held Monday
at one o'clock from the home. Rev.
A. +. Winter will officiate and the
interment will be in Minneopa GENIE
terry.
From Saturdays Daily.
4 Last Thursday the corner stone OF
the new Catholic church at st.
Clair. was laid with impressive cere-
monies. Hundreds of Pensioners
and their friends gathered in the
vicinity of the new building to wit
ness the epoch making event
The Rt Rev. p. r. Hebron d. d.,
bishop Of the diocese of Winona, Off
ciated at the corner stone laying.
He was assisted by Rev. Fathers
Robert Hughes of Mankato, Mikoloi
Of Wells, Fox Of GAINESVILLE. z. NJ
O'Connor of Mapleton, Sperig, s. j.,
OF Mankato, J. l.. O'Connor of Ro-
chester and T. F. O'Connor of St
Clair.
In the corner stone which bears
the simple inscription A. ID. 1914,
was placed q copper receptacle In