The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-08-06
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. w. Walker
Home From Vacation
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Mr.. and Mrs. q. W Walker re-
turned yesterday from three weeks
vacation trip to Mr. Walkers old
home in Verona. Canada. having Wis
tied many points of interest enrOute
and Witnessed many interesting
sights.
We made the usual sight seeing
trip around Toronto" said Mr. Walker
this morning. in conversation with a
Free Press reporter. and one OF the
most notable structures which we
saw was the parliament building The
soldiers barracks. where seven thou
sand soldiers are in training to be
sent over 10 Europe as English re-
serves for the war, is most inter
esting spectacle While We were
there three thousand soldiers were
shipped TO Fort Niagara. from where
they were exported to England Safe
~ locked in the fort AT Toronto are
seven thousand German and Austri-
an prisoners. being detained by the
canadian government. AT the port
OF Kingston. near the mouth Of the
st. Lawrence river. where we went
after leaving Toronto there were sew
eral more thousand German aud Aus
trian prisoners safely locked up in
the fort, among them being two mil
lionaires. who. of course. have their
meals sent to them from the best no.
tells. The fort here is being enlarged
and the prisoners are employed AT the
work. being allowed twenty five cents
day fer their labor Several thou
sand soldiers are in training at King
sion. and We visited their camps also
They have their individual tents up
their wireless station. and are out
drilling at $50 in the morning. fol
lowing the routine of soldiers prepar-
ing for battle. We went through the
government bakery. where the loaves
o! bread are baked in big brick ov-
ems. and secured souvenir loaf OF
bread. and II was good bread. too
There were 1000 pounds OF bread In
storage AT the government camp when
we were there. | was told
When Mr.. and Mrs. Walker LEFT
Mankato they went directly to Chi
cago, where. they spent three days
with friends. going from there to
Toledo. Ohio, where they went
factory. finding it to be very large
institution with a capacity OF turning
ont 400 cars each day. \ new ad-
dition being luilt will increase the
capacity 10 $50 cars a day in 1916
The managers stated that they coulr
net make automobiles fast enough to
supply the demand. The tourists then
went to Cleveland from where they
took boat to Buffalo, and at each
large city visited they saw the prin-
cipal points OF interest from the rub
ber-neck' CT sightseeing cars. In the
city OF Buffalo they were surprised
and pleased to meet ID. X. Brown of
North Mankato, general agent for the
american EXPRESS company. The next
1 stop was at Niagara Falls, which are
said to surpass all descriptions. being
particularly lovely at this time of the
year. The falls are about five blocks
from the station of Niagara and the
place is overrun with tourists COM
ing 10 view the wonderful and bean
uiui sight of the world famous falls
The next stop was at Lewiston, n. Y.
from where boat was taken for the
visits at Toronto and Kingston. Cam
ada. From the latter place Mr.. anr
Mrs. Walker went to Verona. where
I Mr.. Walker was born and raised and
where they were welcomed and en-
tertained for week by relatives and
old schoolmates' of his. The day be-
lore their departure they were ten
dered picnic on the edge of Rock
Lake. about fftythree people being
present. and typical picnic dinner
being served, a feature of which was
ilsh soup" After visits at MANY
surrounding towns. Mr. and Mrs.
Walker babe their relatives and
friends adieu. and started on their
homeward trip. the entire journey be-
ing made without accidents or ser
ons annoyances of any kind.
! \ special from Portland. Ore saws
\ letter received by the matron of
4, the Portland city Jail yesterday gives
iniormation tfat Mrs. Hazel Tackles,
formerly of Mankato. Mimi. and a
graduate OF the normal school there
is again married.
Mrs. Tackles had a meteoric career
u here. interspersed with FREQUENT ar
ests. eliminating in fren2ied effort
10 Xii her divorced husband. Harvey
= Tackles. with revolver. One shot
severely wounded Meta McElroy, a
stenographer. and another narrowly
missed the municipal court Judge.
The letter. the first information re-
ceived here of the young woman since
she was released from Jail for the
attempt on the life of Tackles. stated
that she had married young marine
engineer. 4. d. Jones. employed by
an Oil company at San Diego. Cal.