The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-16

Ten school friends of Miss Anna
Roemer surprised her in honor OF her
birthday last evening at her home,
722 North Broad street. The merry
makers had also a ride in an automo-
bile.
Grif o. Jones OF Lake Crystal a
a caller in the city today.
Mrs. John T. Goff of Mapleton was
a shopper in the city today.
Miss Florence Heidel spent Sunday
with friends in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Christ Danielson is visiting
her parents at st. Clair this week.
Frank Landkamer left for Chicago
Saturday morning on a BUSINESS trip.
Thomas Owen of Lake Crystal, bak-
| or. was q court house caller this aft
erncon.
Mae Thomas spent Saturday and
Sunday with her sister, Elizabeth, at
Fairmont.
G. w. Champlin of Lake Crystal
called on relatives and friends in the
| city today.
Mesdames Bates and Stevens of
Garden City we're shopping in the
city today.
Miss Hattie Herbst left for Mime
apolis today to spend her vacation
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John e. Regain and
| family went to st. Paul yesterday to
| visit relatives.
John Golf OF Mapleton was In the
city today. visiting at the home OF his
son. Hiram Goff.
Mrs. John Arndt of Ledyard. Ia.
who was a guest I'm the city, returned
to her home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Randall of Madelia
are visiting her daughter, Mrs. z. Sl-
llei on Second street.
Miss Maryan Geddes will leave this
week for Window, where she will
spend six weeks vacation.
J. T.. Owen. who has a general
merchandise store at Butternut Valley
was a visitor i'm the city today.
Mrs. John A. White is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Fanny Jenison OF Wa
sea. who will remain for the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. l.. Swarts of Worth =
ington are guests at the home of MIR.
and Mrs. August Gems on State street.
Thomas Edwards will leave tonight
for Portland, Ore. called there by DR..
II. NJ. Edwards. who is I'm a critical
condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Almquist Of Ma
della are spending the week as guests
Of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Almquist.
Miss Florence Herrley. who is EN-
ployed as stenographer in a bank a;
Fairmont. is home on a vacation Wis
1t to her parents.
Charles Griebel has reached Wash
ineton and is seeing the sights of the
capital city. He is going from Wash
ington to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sunberg spent
a few days in Minneapolis. They
were the guests Of Mrs. Sunberg's
brother, Alfred Carlson.
Miss Marie Lampman has returned
to Mankato after spending severa
days at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. z. Lampman.
Elizabeth ]. Thomas returned from
Fairmont yesterday. where she has
been in charge Of the Fairmcnt hos.
pital for the past FIVE weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. s. Harrison OF Min
neapolis, who were guests at the home
iof Mrs. B. Elmen on East Main street,
returned to their home today.
Miss Clara Ludke. pupil Of the
Training School for Nurses of the st
Paul City hospital. is spending her va.
cation with her parents in this city.
Miss Minnie Barth, saleslady al
Kron's store is taking her vacation
this week. and will spend the time al
home and with friends In Blue Earth
Misses Minnie Dethloff and Misses
Rebecca and Hattie Funk left for st
Paul today. where they will embark
on a steamer for a ten days vacation
trip to st. Louis. Mo-. and return.
Mrs. Lena Malzahn returned last
night from Minneapolis, where she
spent two weeks as a guest at the
home of her son in Law and daugh-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. william Appel.
Mrs. +. w. Force and Miss l.. A
Under have arrived home from a triI
to San Francisco and Seattle. While
in Seattle they were guests of Mrs
Linder's daughter. Mrs. w. @. Clark
Albert Lea Tribune: Fred Martin.
son returned to- the city Saturday after
a weeks visit with his parents al
Mankato. Fred states that he returned
today so that he could vote early and
often Monday
Mrs. Arno Schroeder and two chill
dren of Havre. Mont, are visiting In
the city. the guests of Mrs. r. Shoe
maker and Mrs. Martin Nerbovig
Mrs. Schroeder was formerly Miss
Bernice King OF this city. eos
J. ID. Deets returned home Saturday
night from a business trip to st. Paul
He will leave the first of next week
on a lecturing trip to the northern
fairs, and will also speak at Grand
Forks. and C~rookston, S. ID.
r. w. Kruse will leave for Super
ior tonight where he will look after
business interests at the Kruse store,
and will go from there TO the store
at La Crosse. where he will attend
to arrangements for the doubling of
floor space. made necessary by in
creasing business.
Frank W. Hunt returned Saturday
might from a trip into Montana. where
he looked over land In which he is
interested. About two thousand acres
are planted to wheat which Is esti-
mated will run over thirty bushels
to the acre. Mr.. Hunt also went on
to Seattle. where he visited with his
brother. l.. p. Hunt who is In good
health. While there the Hunts took n