The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-31

Mrs. Mcfarland is daughter of A.
]. Johnson OF Mahkato.
Mrs. Julia Lamm OF Minneapolis
and her little son, Thorne. are visit
ing in Mankato at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Rudberg. Mrs.
Lamm Is taking painting lessons
from Mrs. Matte l.. Dane.
C. A. Smith, conductor on the
Great Western, formerly located at
Mankato. now making his headquar
ters at Rochester, was In the city
today, making arrangements to move
his household goods from Mankato
TO that city. - AZ So.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Arnold and
daughters, Edith and Judith, OF Min
neapolis, spent part Of today in
Mankato. Mr., Arnold is an editorial
writer on the, Minneapolis Tribune
and paid the Free Press Office a
very pleasant visit.
w. ]. Armstrong Of Minnesota
Lake, representing the Western Gro
Gerry company of Albert Lea, which
has lately taken the agency of the
whole state for San, Felice and FL
Verso cigars, was In the city on
business yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ID. Tompkins Of
Isanti county are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. !. N. Tompkins on Lincoln street.
Mr.. and Mrs. TQppkins are on their
way home FROM, Springfield where
they have been guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. w. II. Tompkins. -
Miss Irene Heath, the popular
young lady who has, charge of the
cigar counter at the Heinrich. has
been of duty during the last few
days on account Of illness. 1t is
hoped that she win be able to re-
sumo her position soon "a 80 -.
Rochester Post and Record Edward
Clarke passed through the city today
en- route to Mankato. where he will
meet his brother. Hyde. Together they
will go to GAINESVILLE. Col. called
there by the serious. illness of their
father, II. Clarke. formerly of this
city. So ~
Miss Anna GRACE Jones' of Judson
kand Miss BessiealYolf OF Lake Crys-
tai. who have. ,heen attending the
summer school at the state univer-
sity. have just returned to their
homes. Miss Jones viii, teach next
fall near hudson. and Miss Wolf
near Delavan. sea
@. w, Cooper of harrisburg. Iowa.
agent of the Peterson Land. com
pany. came to the city yesterday,
bringing with him Homer Butler and
w. w Mathews. both. Of Webster
City, Iowa. who contemplate buying
farm land and establishing them.
selves in Blue. Earth county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jameson of
Red Gin. Canada and Mr., and Mrs.
I, w. Duncan OF st. Paul are expected
to arrive here this evening and will
go to Madison Lake In company with
Mr.. and Mrs. &, e. Philips for a
week. Mr. Jameson and Mrs. Dua-s
can are brother and sister Of Mrs.
Philips. -.
Carl Engwalson returned today
from Tacoma, Wash, where he has
been looking over BONE construction
work that IS being done by the WI
dell company. Mr.. Engwalson states
that business IS much d,iieter in the
west than It is here. He says the.
crops between Mankato and Minot
look fine. The fine harvest has Civ
en- the business of the Dakotas a
very noticeable boost
Mapieton Enterprise: Robert Brown.
superintendent OF the Consumers
Power company at Mankato. was in
town Monday evening .enroute home
from Wells, where he and other Off
ciaIs of the company. had been TO In
vestigate the situation of furnishing
that place with electric power from
the Rapidan dam. If arrangements
can be made for something of that
sort at Wells, power win be fur
nished to all. the towns enroute.
Mrs. w. N. PIymat was at Cannon
Falls yesterday attending a meeting
OF the special committee appointed
by the department president of the
Women's Relief corps to iredistrict
the state Of Minnesota Tor the ap
portionment of delegates, who VIII at
tend the national convention, to be
held at Detroit in September. The
state has been divided into eight dis
tricts. which viii send eight dele
gates. The department OFFICERS will
also attend the national convention
as delegates. ex-officio
Clay Oliver of Rapid City. South
Dakota. representing the Rapid City
Horse company. was a Mankato Wis
itor yesterday. Mr. Oliver says he
ships horses as far as New York
city. He says he ships from 5000 to
1000 horses each year Mr. oliver
wants 70 see what can be done
IN the way OF establishing q horse.
market jp alankatp. He Intends 70.
have q sale here within tlle next