The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-10

lis this morning. where they will
spend the weekend.
Glenn Bowe is spending the week at
Blue Earth.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Knaub left this
morning. the former going to New Ulm
To attend TO business, and the latter
proceeding to Morton, Mimi, where
she will spend ten days as the guest
of her parents.
Miss odele Knaub, who took years
course In trained nursing at the Ro-
chester hospital, has entered Imman-
uel hospital to finish her training.
Mrs. c. b. Langman, manager of
the yiavi company, and her assistant,
Miss Mabel Paddock will leave early
tomorrow morning for St. Paul, where
they will attend the races, and spend
Sunday, returning to Mankato Mon
day.
Henry Sperra and Fred G.. Walser
motored to Minneapolis this afternoon,
and will attend the big races tomor-
| row.
Fred Larson of Amboy was In the
city today on business.
ATTORNEY Benjamin Taylor spent the
Attorney w. r. Hughes spent the
day attending the Garden City fair.
George Scherer visited the Garden
City fair esterday.
Anton Osten attended the Garden
City fair yesterday.
ID. c. Davies, and A. J. Whitman,
formerly of Good Thunder. who re-
Gently purchased the residence prop
erty at 400 South Broad street, and
moved his family here, have formed
a partnership to be known as the
davies & Whitman company, with Of
fees at 203 Odd Fellows building. The
new firm will handle Insurance and
real estate, making speciality Of
Mankato property.
Mrs. J. II. Brandrup arrived home
she received medical treatment at one
this noon from Minneapolis, where
of the hospitals, and is reported as
making a nice recovery.
| Mrs. Mary Noe spent yesterday at
the Garden City fair, being Joined at
the depot by her daughter and hus-
band. who had motored over from
Madelia.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry PARROT motor
ed to the twin cities this afternoon.
where they will attend the races. and
will visit friends for several days.
ernm fridays Oaiiv.
Twelve automobiles and sixty five
tourists from Medic paid a social visit
to- Mankato late yesterday afternoon.
The tour was under the auspices of
the Medic Farmers club and was
mainly for the purpose OF advertis-
ing the Medo town fair. which will
take place on September % on the
site OF the old town hall, which was
blown down by a wind-storm. The
fair will be held in a large tent. This
Is the third annual fair of the Medo
people.
The tourists of yesterday included
]. w. Strobel. president OF the club:
John Severson, the vice president,
and James Atcherson, the secretary.
The party started at nine o'clock
from Medo. then went, to Good Thun-
der, then to Garden City. then to Rap
idan. Minneopa and Mankato. All
took their picnic baskets and had
lunch during their sojourn at the
fair at Garden City. This aggregation
got the third prize given to farmers
clubs for attendance. The first prize
fell to the G.. u. p. lGet UP and Push
club and the second to the Butter
nut Valley Farmers club.
From Fridays Daily.
Samuel Hamilton Of Minneapolis
representing the Fidelity and Cacual-
ty company, was in Mankato yester-
; day. in regard to the matter OF com
pensating the widows of the two men
who were killed Wednesday after
noon while working I'm a ditch for the
Consumers Power company. II IL
understood that both widows. Mrs
Anton Magel and Mrs. Henry Bodoh
will be aided financially in proportion
to their husbands wages, according
to the Minnesota workmens compen-
sation act
The body of Mr.. Bodoh was taker
yesterday afternoon to Delavan. where
the wife's parents reside. The funeral
will be held tomorrow morning al
ten o'clock from the Delavan Catho-
lie church.
The funeral of Mr.. Magel will be
held at nine O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing from st. Peter and Paul's church
From Fridays Daily.
Blue Earth county soil reaches the
Iowa mark in selling price. The
Peterson Land company sold 16(
acres to Iowa parties for John Wend,
four and one-half miles west OF Lake
Crystal, for $780, 400 or s165 per acre
Mr.. Wcndt moved onto this farm
thirteen years ago, and is one oil
Blue Earth county's most successful
farmers. He has cleared this farm
OF encumbrances, also a fine 800
acre farm In Texas, and has personal
property on the farm amounting to ri
least $4,000. He has one of the fin
est droves of Holstein cattle i'm the
county. This farm is one OF the best
improved farms I'm Southern Mime.
sofa. II Is all tiled, and has a fine sci
OF buildings. Mr.. Wendt intends Ia
move to Texas on or before the frs
of November, and Blue Earth county
will Jose one of its most prosperous
farmers. as his place and surround
ings show. He was instrumental
also in getting the road gravelled
which is an assert to any locality.