The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-24


days.
e.. J. Murphy OF ST. Paul. assist
ant claim agent OF the Great North
ern railroad, was in the city today
on business
L. NJ. Barlow OF Dos Moines, Iowa,
arrived here this noon to spend the
weekend at the home of Mr.. end
Mrs. Geofgc Atchison.
Rev. T. n. Paden and Rev. J. NJ.
Gain returned today from jackson,
where they attended the meeting of
the Mankato Presbytery.
c. c. Baker, superintendent of the
Albert Lea public schools. is in
the city to attend the debate at the
high school this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Dossett and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Shelby OF Lake
Crystal visited in Mankato yesterday.
They made the trip by automobile.
Jacob WIKI. representing Damaged
Gccds," which win be presented at
Mankato theatre the latter part Of
this month, was in Mankato today.
II. r. Hansen of Minneapolis con-
nected with the Germania Fire I'M
derwriters' association, was in the
city on business yesterday and to-
day.
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. n. Coulter will
go to Anoka tomorrow TO remain
over Sunday and win go to st. Paul
Monday to attend grand opera that
night.
Mrs. V. II. Rawitzer and small son
went to Minneapolis today to spend
a week or ten days with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Law,
who formerly lived in Mankato.
Miss Anna Jones of Denver, Col,
visited friends in Mankato yester-
day and last night went to Lake
Crystal for a short visit. Miss Jones
Is a nurse and had been east with
patient.
Mrs. Mary Dn and daughter of
Good Thunder, who have been visit
ing In the city during the last two
days at the home OF Mrs. Louis
s. Kruse, returned to theih home
last evening.
G. p. Schoelkopf is home from
three-weeks trip to North Dakota.
Mr.. Schoelkopf is with the st. Paul
Mutual Hail Insurance company, and
has four or five southern Minnesota
counties as his territory
Henry r. Hance left this after.
noon for owatonna, being called by
the serious Illness OF his mother,
Mrs. william Hance, who is not ex
pected toSlive. Mrs. Hance has been
sick for about two months.
Miss Jessie Wright OF Niles, Mich,
is visiting her sister. Mrs. +. c.
Bronson of PA Center street. Mrs.
Bronson fell about q week ago and
injured her knee sd that she win be
confined TO her bed for another week
or two
ID. A. Brennan, Fred Martin and
Henry u. Hance took an automobile
trip yesterday to Vernon Center and
Garden City, selling two National
credit register systems. one to O..
Hanson OF Vernon Center and the
other to S. T. Sheppard OF Garden
CITY.
From fridays Uaily.
All that could possibly be seated
in the parlor of the Landkamer I'M
dertaking room this afternoon at.
tende dthe funeral of August Wagner
Jr., the young man who met with a
fatal accident beneath the wheel OF
the hook and ladder wagon last
Tuesday. The casket was almost con-
cealed from view by the profuse ar
ray of floral tokens that came from
far and near. The service was con-
Quoted by Rev. A. F. Winter, pastor
OF the German Lutheran church. vo.
cal solos weer rendered by Miss
Mamie schippel. accompanied at the
organ by Miss Mamie Skuse.
The pail bearers were Ernest Fal-
lenstein, Frank Mettler, w. II. Ander-
son, Charles Gunstrom and Joseph
Hample, captains OF the various com
panies, and Henry Jesse, fireman at
the Central station.
About thirty firemen in full uni
form marched with the funeral pro-
cession northward ON Front street
as far as Vine. after which they en-
tered carriages. and rode with the
rest to the German Lutheran Gene
terry. where the body was laid to rest.