The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
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From Wednesdays Dail,.

From Wednesdays DailS.
Mrs. Julius Richter is over from
Mapleton, helping to- care for her
new grandson. at the home of her
son and daughter.in-law.
Mrs. William Griffith returned
Saturday evening from Mankato,
where she visited her sister, Mrs.
Edward Griffith OF Brook Park, MINI.
who Is in one OF the local hospitals
recovering satisfactorily from very
serious operation.
Mrs. Warren Cornish was taken 10
Mankato Saturday afternoon, and
placed in one OF the local hospitals,
where she was operated upon ut
six O'Clock the same evening. The
operation. which was her only chance
for recovery, was unsuccessful, and
n message from there few minutes
ago states that all hope for her re-
covery have been abandoned, and
that she will not live until evening.
Her mother, Mrs. Briggs of Mile Lac,
is with her. as is also her mother-in-
law, Mrs. Jessie Cornish with her
daughter. Miss Grace, of Minneapo-
lis. Mrs Cornish's many friends and
neighbors here are still hopeful that
she may survive the crisis and be
restored to her home and to her two
little sons one aged two years, and
one aged two weeks.
Mrs. Fred Wilbur is caring for her
brothers infant son, and the little
chap seems to be doing nicely.
Nrc .Mank 10 Uprv Saripuclv III
with pneumonia.
Grandma Brighton. and Mrs. Joe
Robinson are on the sick list, and a
dozen or more people in this locality
are iii with grippe
DR.. It. Gage Clements working days
are about twenty-four hours long
just now, our hard work seems TO
agree with our young physician, for
he certainly was never more hale
and hearty than at the present time.
Your correspondent is sorry. indeed,
that she cannot report favorably in
regard TO Earl Bates condition, but
IL seems that he has had no relief,
and suffers intensely the greater part
of the time. His aunt, Mrs. Call, re-
turned TO her home Monday having
been helping with his care for a
week.
Mrs. Clarence Gilchrist has re-
turned TO her home at Lake Crystal
after a very pleasant visit with her
cousin, Mrs. Ellen Porter and many
friends.
Mrs. s. j. Minis is not in her usual
good health AZ this writing, having
a slight attack of heart trouble.
Hon. and Mrs. f. T. Champlin left
Monday for the lakes, where they
will remain until Wednesday evening
with their children. Attorney and
Mrs. G. w. Champlin.
Commissioners II. &. Kraus returned
home Saturday evening from siren.
uous week at tho county seat. and is
sidestepping in all directions in the
endeavor To catch up with long de-
ferred work, his guardianship bust.
ness, and the knotty problems that
come under his Jurisdiction as mayor
OF this very noted city, whose form
of government at the present time
seems to be aristocracy i'm more re.
spects than one.
Mrs. w. ]. Richter and infant son
are now domiciled under the home
roof tree. having returned here Sat
urday evening. and the fond papa's
smile is broader and more complacent
than ever. He sees everything i'm ro-
seate hue through all the long. hard
hours of his work and his short re-
spite from banking duties are en-
ployed i'm reading a treatise on "Who
Shall Care for the Baby?"
III ] should send i'm all the in
formation and puns and ridicule I've
received about the postoffice affairs
or the village II would fill several
reams of paper. The latest exploded
bomb for postmaster unearthed you
could never guess-seems to be the
man with countless. talents, who does
not hide them under q bushel, III. NJ.
Caller. -.On agin', of agin, gone agin,
Finnegin. and still there's more to
follow seems to be the solution to
the problem at the present moment
Among the prominent businessmen
TO transact business in Mankato
Monday we note Bert Stratton. Alex
Gray, r. G. Chaplin, and l.. c. Rev.
Miles Porter will spend the most
of the week i'm this locality, looking
after his large farms here and in
West Amboy.
John McMahan, with his crew OF
men. resumed their thing operations
on the Porter farm In Shelby Monday
and find the conditions ideal for
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