The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06

Rev. w. r. Burton OF the Fairmont
Christian church was present and
sang number OF selections. The
guests presented gold Christian
Endeacor pm to Miss culp. A very
pleasant evening was spent.
w. r. Burton OF Fairmont was a
Mankato visitor today.
Morris Owens of Butternut Val
ley was in Mankato today.
Rev. W. r. Burton OF Fairnont
visited in Mankato yesterday.
ID. r. Clement OF St. James was
1 In Mankato ON business today.
f. NJ. Tabatt OF Pleasant Mound
was a visitor in the city today.
William p. Lewis CT Lake Crys-
tai is in Mankato on business to-
day.
L. L. Champlin returned last
night from business trip TO
Wake.
John d. Deets went to winthrop
today to speak. He will be back
Saturday. E..
Miss Rita Bingham OF Blue Earth
Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F.
Sullivan.
Mrs. Thomas Baribeau OF Ender-
lin. N. D., is the guest OF Mrs. NJ.
#. Sullivan. ..
Attorney F. F. Ellsworth went to
Fairmont yesterday afternoon on le-
gal business. ....
j. ID. Martin Is In 81. Peter to-
day conducting a sale OF thorough
bred livestock.
Miss Caroline Parker left this
noon for Indianapolis. where she
will teach school.
Attorney George w. Champlin was
in Mankato today, while on his way
to Vernon Center.
State Senator s. ID. Works of St.
Paul. formerly of Mankato. was a
visitor In the city today.
John Martin, Jr, has gone to De
Smet. S. d.. to arrange for the open.
ing OF a sale which his father will
conduct.
Rev. Edward Constant went to Ed
gerton today to speak at meetings in
the Congregational church this after
noon and evening.
Miss Leona Bier. stenographer in
the Office OF OFT & Champlin, Is
spending a few days with her
mother in Sleepy Eye.
c. A. Ingwalson. assistant secre-
! tary and treasurer Of the Widell
company. went TO Chicago on bust.
ness last night. He will be back in
AIankato Monday.
c. II. Bredesen, deputy clerk OF
the United States court, went to
Jackson, Mimi. today to give docu-
rnentary evidence bearing OF a case
pending In the state district court
there.
Redwood Falls Gazette: Mrs
Frank Clague was called to Vernon
Center yesterday by the very seri.
Gus illness OF her brother, Milton
Porter. Grave doubts of Mr.. Por-
tiers recovery are entertained by
his friends.
waseca Journal.Radical Mr.. and
Mrs. T. c. Nicholson, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Zimmerman, and the Misses
Minnie and Emma Bangerter of
Mankato and Mrs. T. @. Jones OF
Valley City. N. D.. spent Sunday
at the home of Mrs. Lindell, the
sister OF the ladies of the party.
GAINESVILLE Argus: Mrs. c. II. Ner-
bovig. Of Mankato. visited Mrs. r.
Ii. Miner and other friends I'm this
place Friday afternoon. From here
she went to Waseca. meeting Mr..
Nerbovig at the train as Il passed
through in the evening. The latter
Is recovering from the shock re.
ceived and bruises of what might
have been fatal accident and would
have been had he not escaped by a
hairs breadth. miraculous as Il may
seem. About week ago he attempt.
ed to board passenger train after
II was under way. He slipped and
fell directly under the step, the
wheels grazing his side and leg.
Lake Crystal. January 27.-To
The Free Press: The year. 1914,
win mark decided change in
Southern Minnesota. I notice a
peculiar state of affairs existing
among the business men In small
towns over the southern Fart of the
state. The good roads movement
while a good thing. has Indirectly
worked hardship on the country
merchant. The use of the automo-
bile has made II possible, with the
open winter. for people to go to
larger centers to do their trading.
II is necessary for business in the
| farming districts to do something
TO meet this condition
] find that In most small towns
there Is an indifferent feeling. the
people do not work In unison,
| farmers do not realize that when
their home town drops out OF
existence their farm Is from fifteen
to fifty miles from trading point.
On the other hand. the merchant
argues against people going away
to trade, and against sending money
TO catalogue houses, but he seems
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