The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26

funeral or MIS-. .. III. bennke.
Misses Jessie Irving and Rose
Staley spent Sunday at New Ulm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brooks re-
turned yesterday from St Paul. where
they had been for several days.
+. w. Kruse will arrive home
tomorrow from a three weeks pur.
chasing trip to New York markets
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hansen, form.
erly of ST. Cloud. parents of Mrs.
Gearge f. Black. have come to
live with her.
The Macbeth family left yesterday
afternoon for Rochester, where Miss
Flossie Macbeth will sing Tuesday
evening. rrt
Miss Stella Temple. after attend
ing the teachers association held
In this city left for her home at Keis-
ter this morning.
Richard Wood has returned from
Superior. where he spent the past
week on business at the f.. w.
Kruse branch store.
George ORourkc. master mechanic
Of the Dan Patch line, with head.
quarters ut Minneapolis. was Wis
itor In Mankato today.
e. r. Mccarthy of Savage. Mimi.
Is I'm the city TO relieve Il. J. Funk
for u time as telegrapher ut the
Northwestern passenger depot.
John G.. Gerlich returned today TO
st. Paul to resume his duties as
state legislator. after spending the
weekend at his home I'm Mankato.
Mrs. Frank Crane. who teaches
school at Mortified. spent the week.
end as the guest of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George Clark OH Broad
street.
Mrs. T.. J. Thompson of Mil.
waukee has accepted q position as
saleslady in the ready to wear de
partment Of the George Z, Brett &
Co.. store.
J. o. Schultz. OF Iowa City. Iowa.
president Of the Mankato Electric
Traction company. was In Mankato
late Saturday on his monthly bust.
ness visit.
Miss Ethel Shepler has resigned
her position as saleslady ut the F.
w. Kruse store. and will leave to-
night for Medford. Wis.,. where she
viii teach school
Miss Mary E. Duncan, representa-.
tive of the Stereotype factory at Indian
apolis, who was in the city to lee
ture to the stereotype students. left
Saturday for Austin.
J. f. Reynolds will go to Sleepy
Eye tomorrow where he will attend
the banquet to be given by the
Commercial club in the evening He
will be one of the speakers.
Mrs. George Keith accompanied
by Mrs. Robert Sharp and Miss
Hope Hazel all of Sterling Center
met Mr.. Keith in this city on Sat.
urday and all went to st. Peter to
spend the day.
Three officials of the Northwestern
railroad. NJ. J. Boyle. division super
intendent: C. +. Hillman. assistant
superintendent and John Degman.
foreman of engineers, were in Man.
kato on business this morning.
DIR. B. II. McCleery has returned
from weeks stay i'm Kirksville,
Mo-, where his mother underwent
an operation at the hospital of the
American School of Osteopathy. He
reports her condition as progressing
nicely.
Herman Lehman of Sterling Cen.
ter died in that village on Friday
Deceased operated barbershop I'm
the old William Ellis store building
for a number OF years in connection
with watch repairing business. He
leaves n wife and daughter.
Mrs. Grayce Howcrton. proprietress
Of the la Vogue Millinery store, 100
South Front street. has returned
from a business trip to Chicago, ST.
Louis and Kansas City. A new front
for the store Is just being completed.
and the interior Is being tastefully
remodelled.
Madelia Messenger: a. J. IIo-
dapp went TO MankatO last Monday
afternoon to spend few hours
visiting with his many friends I'm
that city. Mankato is Albert's old
home town. and naturally. he gets
Il good deal OF pleasure out of an
occasional visit.