The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
Kasota
From FRIDAYS paiiy.

. Nels Simonson was q Mankato
business caller Tuesday.
!. Percy Johnson, who has been en-
ployed at Mason City, Iowa, came
home last Tuesday.
. The juniors of the high school
. will entertain for the seniors at the
. home OF Miss Frances Bailey Satur.
. day evening
. Albert Berquist OF Mankato was
. In town between trains, Tuesday.
. ,Kenneth. Cole Of ST. Peter Is stay.
. ing with his grandmother, Mrs. Mary
} Davis. indefinitely.
. Miss Louise Miller of Cleveland
visited at the +. l.. Warrant home
on Monday.
. s. NJ. Granger is absent on n bus
. mess trip through southern Mime
. sofa and the Dakotas.
, Word has been received by rela-
. ives here of the marriage Of Miss
. 1ileve Swenson and Ward y. Cole
. at Great Falls, Mont, on Thanks
|, giving Day. Mrs. Cole is former
. Kasota girl and is. a graduate Of the
high school here. She taught school
/
. places. Her many friends here will
loin in extending congratulations and
. best wishes.
|. Misses Margaret and Ethel Wilcox
were Mankato callers between trains
on Wednesday.
|. Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Hammstcdt
|. were quite sick last Wednesday.
their illness being caused by gas
escaping from the hard coal heater
However, they are both recovering
nicely now.
!. Little John Wilcox gave party to
several playmates last Wednesday
afternoon in honor of his fourth
birthday. A nice lunch was served
and the little folks enjoyed "a good
time.
! Vernon Weldon of Sanhorn is Wis
,iting his sister, Mrs. Harold Pres
nall
John Anderson of Minneapolis cali
ed on Kasota friends on Thursday.
Victor Anderson icft Tuesday for
81. Louis. Mo-. In study architecture.
The w q. W. circle held busi-
ness meeting last Wednesday even
ing and elected officers for the com.
ing year as follows: Mrs II. Lever
son. guardian: Mrs. Charles Il. Sven.
son. past guardian: Miss Hazel
Stockton, advisor; Mrs. II. w. Baker.
chief of ceremony: Mrs. +. b. Mel
son, clerk: Mrs. II. r. Pressnall,
treasurer: Mrs. G. w. Larson, plan
ist At the close of the meeting re-
freshments were served.
Nels Olson is having n we'll drilled
on his, premises. Mankato parties
are doing the work.
D. l.. Holland of ST. Peter, one
of the most widely known travelling
statesmen in Southern Minnesota, will
retire from the road the FIRST OF
the year Fairly In the week he
. sent in his resignation to Foot,
schullze & Co. and ii will take effect
January !. After that date Mr.. Hot
. land will give his entire attention
TO the retail shoe business.
. In giving up his position with the
, st. Paul firm, Mr. Holland completes
travelling salesman. He came TO this
, territory In 1888 as representative
J OF Foot, SchulZe G. Co. and. all
told, was In the employ of that firm
for eighteen years. During the re-
naming eight years he represented
THE shoe firm OF Hamilton & Brown
of st. Louis, Mo.
Three years ago Mr.. Holland and
benjamin Nelson bought out HOef-
ler's shoe store at ST Peter and the
former has since divided his time
between his work for the st. Paul
house and the local store. OF late
the increasing business of the latter
establishment has been demanding
more and more attention and Mr..
Holland has finally decided to give
his entire time TO It.
Mr., Holland will be succeeded in
this territory by j. J. Thoesen, who
has been his assistant for the past
three years. Mr.. Thoesei, who will
continue to make his home in 81.
Peter, is a mnst capable young man,
and will make the most Of the OPP
} portunity that has been presented To
, him. -. s-.--.... -
, Mr.. Holland Is well-known in Man
kato. he having frequently visited
, this city in a social and business
way.