The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-03

cottage on Main street for a year, and
expect to do light house keeping. take
things easy. and enjoy a years vaca
ton to the fullest measure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. E. Roberts and
their brother Billy. and Mrs. Mabel
Faley of Mapleton and Mrs. Emily
Webb of Sandstone motored to North
Mr.. Manley is here from Illinois on
a visit to his son Frank and family
in North Vernon.
Vernon Sunday. spending few hours
very pleasantly with Mrs. William
| Franklin and family.
l.. l.. Champlin and wife motored
here from Mankato Friday and visited
relatives in the village. They spent a
few days with Mr. Champlin's sister
| Mrs. Helen Brown and family at Will
low Creek before returning to their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardia Meade and son,
Clifford. and Mrs. Lola Mobiles OF
Hutchison spent Sunday at the nome
| of Jess Mobiles In Ceresco.
Rev. and Mrs. Stowe departed on
the early train Monday for Their home
| In WaseCa. Srs. Marie Evans and
little son accompanied them as their
| guests for a couple of weeks. Mr.
Stowe has been the very efficient sup
ply at the Methodist Episcopal church
during the two months absence of the
regular pastor, and he and his estim-
| able helpnate hold AZ warm place In
the hearts OF the congregation.
| Mrs. Fred II. Lowell departed for
Fairmont on the noon train Saturday
to visit for week with her son and
his wife. and will attend the state w.
T.. T. u. convention as a delegate
from the Vernon Center union.
Mrs. Slater is down from Winnebago
on visit to her son. ID. 4. Slater and
| family. Mrs. Slater formerly lived i'm
the village. and many old friends are
renewing acquaintancc. and arc glad
TO find her in excellent health.
Mrs. Tallman and son. Joseph arc
visiting among many friends and old
neighbors this week.
| Miss Lucy Weir announced her mil
| linery opening for Saturday. August
~. She will have beautiful display
of fall and winter hats, and her new
trimmer. Miss Gertrude Kruger Of St
Paul. will assist Miss Weir in max
ing the day pleasant one. Every
lady IS cordially invited TO come. The
establishment will close October l.
Miss Ida Godemann of Mankato Is a
guest ut the F. f. Cooper home.
Mrs. Mabel Small and little son
| went to Mason City. Ia, Monday to
| spend a week with Mrs. Small's hus-
band, who is a railroad man with
headquarters in that city.
Mrs. Eva Crcdicott is recovering
from a severe attack Of pleurisy.
William Ranbo is quite Ill and con-
| fined to his bed with an attack of
/ bronchitis.
Ray and Lyle Cooper and Misses
Glsdys Cooper and Belle Shannon.
| motored to Winnebaeo Sunday and
spent the day with friends.
Mrs. Clara Scott and little son of
Minneapolis are visiting her parents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A. Brewer.
w. ]. Richter and wife. and baby
boy, motored to Mapleton Sunday,
| where his parents joined them and
spent the day visiting Madison Lake.
Waterville, and enjoyed very pleas
ant outing.
Mrs. Blanch Slater returned Friday
| from a visit at Austin.
W. n. Griffith and brother of Am
| boy motored to Iowa and back last
| Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Halverson and
little son. were Sunday guests for
dinner at the W. l.. Zumwalt home in
South Vernon.
Miss Doris Slater returned Satur-
| day from a months visit with her aunt,
Mrs. Maggie Lovelett, her cousin Will
lard returning with her for a short
| visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Thortenson and little
daughter of Elnore, were weekend
guests at the ID. A. Slater home.
John Baumgarten presented Mrs.
Sarah Butler at Central with a deli
cious box OF strawberries picked from
his garden. The berries are large
and finely favored, equalling the June
berries.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Woodhall
have returned to their home I'm valid
run after a weeks visit with friends
In this vicinity. Mrs. Kate Johnson
accompanied them home, and will re-
main for few days.
Mrs. Robert Sewers and two youg-
est children are enjoying a weeks
visit with friends i'm Mortified.
Beginning Thursday G.. w. West.
depot agent. will be given week.
vacation. and will spend the time get
ting his family settled I'm their new
home i'm Mankato.
Mrs. Edward Annis Is spending the
week at the Sid Annis home In Sterl-
ing. caring for the little new daugh-
ter. who arrived this week.
Friends will be glad to know that
the little i've months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. T.. Brown Is recovering
after being seriously III with eczema.
Mrs. Ben Baumgarten was taken
suddenly i'll last Sunday. and on Wed:
nesday was taken by automobile 10
one of the hospitals I'm Mankato for
treatment. She has been III for sew
eral years, and this attack seems to be
nervous breakdown. Her friends
hope she will soon return home. re-
stored to health.
Mrs. Bailey's mother. Mrs. Ann Roh
inson. Is again very sick.
Mrs. Joseph Robinson and daugh-
ter. Miss May. are visiting relatives
at Pleasant Prairie. -
Mrs, Fred Mertersdorf entertained
very pleasantly last Saturday after
noon, and for supper. nine OF her girl-
hood friends. who went 10 the sold shs-