The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
(, ster City Clay Products company, was
in Mankato today on business.

ster City Clay Products company, was
in Mankato today on business.
Hugh Jones Is in Minneapolis.
where he is the guest of his son. Al.
.torney n. s. Jones for a few days.
Mrs. r. c. Gleason and daughter,
and mother. of st. James were in the
city shopping today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Barnes OF
Vernon Center we're callers in the
city yesterday.
Enoch J, Brand of Minneapolis was
in the city transacting business to-
day.
Edward Barnes of Vernon Center
transacted business in this city yes
terday.
T.. +. Conner OF Albert Lea Is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. !. N.
Tompkins, on Lincoln street.
A. II. Ahrens and family arrived
from Marshall today. with a car load
NJ household effects, and are getting
settled in the new home at 800 Pleas.
ant street.
New Ulm Review: Mrs. s. ]. Sleberg
of Mankato and n. ]. Franta of Wa
basso. were In the city last Wednesday
and attended the funeral of the late
John Forst.
Messrs. II. VI. Spang and 4. Ballard
of Minneapolis, representing the twin
city agency of the National Pure
Water company are in the city on
business for their firm.
Henry Boeck of Amboy was in the
city today. and accompanied the re.
mains OF his little son, an account of
whose death appeared I'm yesterdays
Free Press, home for burial.
Mrs. W. Griffing. who has been q
guest at the home of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George Black. will leave to.
MORROW for her new home in st.
Cloud.
Thomas Fletcher of Minneapolis
special agent for the Scottish Union
Insurance company. was in the city
on business today
Senator J. W. Andrews was ex
pected home late this afternoon. His
son, Roy n. Andrews, is slightly in
disposed
E. J. Olson returned to- Lacrosse
today after spending several days on
business for the F. w. Kruse com.
pany.
J. II. Ashworth of Glenwood avenu,
has returned from n visit of severai
weeks with friends I'm lriQuois, South
Dakota. Mr.. Ashworth says prepare
lions are being made for the large
crops certain TO be raised in that state
this season. An abundance of snow
has fallen during the winter months
which is always an omen of larg,
crop yields.
F. NJ. Nicholson returned to Nah
kato today after an absence of fifty
two years, and is looking up old &c
quaintances of pioneer days. He was
: in Mankato at the time the thirty
eight Indians were hanged.
]. G.. Edwards of st. Paul was takei
into custody by Chief of Police Klauss
of New Ulm at the Northwestern no
tel in that town Monday morning
after an exciting chase. and as Jail
ed where he confessed that he was
guilty OF thievery, after holding out
and stoutly maintaining his innocence
for several hours. He had stolen {
number OF articles from hotel, in
Guiding savings bank containing
about 1855. and hidden them in hol
low block of masonry ut the armory
lie was arraigned before Justice Bus
cheers Tuesday afternoon, on charge
of grand larceny, and was bound
over to the grand jury.
|, The man came to the hotel Sunda,
afternoon. and his actions were re
garded as suspicious. as he was found
several times wandering around In
the hall. Finally the hotel keepers
daughter discovered him I'm her broth
er's room ransacking the drawers
and shutting the door on him called
her father. In the meantime the mar
made his escape through the rear Of
the house, but Chief Klause final.
located him at the Northwestern hote
: where after an exciting chase through
the rooms the thief was captured.
The cigar store OF J: +. Schneider
was robbed one night last week. ant
! suspicious rest on three strangers
who were in the city selling articles
of wearing apparel for a few cent.
apiece. II seems that the burglar:
made their escape however. as nc
trace of them could be found. Sherif
Julius came to Mankato in the hope
OF locating the thieves here.