The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-01
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tied friends in Mankato today.
John Albrecht of Mapleton was in
the city on business yesterday.
p. v. Phillip of Shakopee was a
business caller in Mankato today.
Attorney II. A. Johnson spent yes.
terday on business at Vernon Center.
Miss Elizabeth Weber of lie Sueur
was a shopper I'm the city yesterday.
A. X. Wirle of Albert Lea called
on business associates in the city
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Morrow are
entertaining Mrs. Schoenbaum of
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. e. Johnson of
Redwood Falls called on Mankato
friends today.
ID. Coleman of Blue Earth was a
visitor in the city today, stopping at
the Saulpaugh hotel.
Miss Beryl Streeter returned last
night from Huron, S. d.. where she
spent Christmas with her parents.
Edward N. Cosgrove and VIII
Rethwill of lie Sueur were visitors
in the city today, stopping at the
Heinrich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Brude OF Min
neapolis are guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Rudberg for
few days.
Rev Moss of Trinity Norwegian
Lutheran church will speak at a
Christmas tree festival at Madelia
this evening.
+. n. Fraser of st. Paul, connected
with the auditing department of
the Omaha railroad, was in Mankato
today on business.
Mrs. c. II. Johnson left last night
for Waupun, Wis, where she takes
care of her invalid parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. w. Cross.
w. G. Fenger, cashier at the North
western freight depot, is back from
Wanda, Mimi, where he has been
visiting relatives over Christmas.
Robert Scott and wife of Gilmore
are in the city visiting the form
ers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Z.
Scott Robert Scott is principal OF the
school at Elmore.
V. II. Rawitzer. the tent and avn
ing man. arrived from Minneapolis
today He stated that he will not
move his plant to Minneapolis, but
will remain in this city.
Miss Anna II. Taylor, who was the
guest of her brother, U. S. Commits
sioner Benjamin Taylor and wife
0ver Christmas. returned to Minnea-
nolis, where she teaches school.
Miss Clara Kleven and her sister.
Mrs. Henry Moss, and children left
for Mortified yesterday afternoon
where they will visit with relatives
and friends until after New Years.
William J. Evans OF Cambria was
guest in the city last evening. Mr..
Evans recently opened a general
store in his home town. and occupies
a fine brick building on the princi-
nal business street.
Attorney Rolla +. Hunt of Devils
Lake, n. d.. spent today I'm Man
kato. He has been on visit TO
his parents, DR. and Mrs. Hunt, at
Fairmont. Attorney Hunt formerly
was a resident of Mankato.
Charles Ryberg and Albert Gust
'fson OF Kasota were in Mankato
yesterday afternoon on business. Both
stated that things were quiet at
Kasota now, as the stone quarries
had shut down, as usual, for the
Christmas holidays.
Mayor A. G. Meyer, George w.
Scherer, Soren Nelson and other
prominent local Odd Fellows left this
afternoon for Owatonna, where this
evening they will attend the cele-
bration of the fiftieth anniversary of
the founding of the Odd Fellows
lodge in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Brockmeyer
of st. James. who have been visiting
in Mankato at the home OF lhe for
merS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
Brockmeyer, have left for Hamburg.
Mimi, to visit Mrs. Brockmeyer's
relatives. Hugo Brockmeyer is an
engineer on the Omaha, with the
run between st. James and Sioux
City.
J. +. Moore. who resides at $40
Cherry street is back from Canada,
where he spent the summer and
where he is selling farm machinery
for the International Harvester COM
pany, at Bieufait. town In Sas.
He mas farm nearby
which is conducted by a son. Mr..
Moore raises wheat extensively and
says II the duty was not imposed on
this cereal, so he could ship to Min
neapolis this year he could have got.
ten 2S cents more per bnshel for
what he sold. The price at Port Ar.
thur where the wheat was shipped Is
the same as the Minneapolis market,
and the local elevator at Bieufait
takes the difference or the 2S cents
a bushel. Speaking of the general
condition in Canada. Mr.. Moore says
they are much depressed now, and
have been since the European war
began. Money is impossible to get,
and banks charge 10 per cent inter-
est, when they make loans at ALL
No debts can be paid and need not
be paid for six months from date of