The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
To Entertain Sewing Club.
Miss Anna Hartig will entertain the
Sewing club at her home this evening.
From FRIDAYS DaiIs.

w. r. Carroll OF Waseca was I'm the
city on business today.
Fred Young Of SanbOrn called in
friends In the city today.
w. J. Armstrong OF Owatonna vis-
tied friends in the city today.
w. A. Stanton of Owatonna called
on friends I'm Mankato today.
Miss Mabel Reyes Of GAINESVILLE was
In the city on business today.
John II. Hohmann went to Fair
mont today on business trip.
Miss Lottie Anderson left last
night on tri to San Francisco.
J. N. Childs of Lamberton was a
guest at the Heinrich hotel today.
Edwin He'd of st. Peter called on
business associates I'm the city today
sBM u!Iqmuo 10 ssuoT uIBIIIlM 'sJIy
the guest of friends In Mankato yes
terday.
Misses Linda and Clara Billet of
Good Thunder were shopping I'm the
| city yesterday. .- ..~.-
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Schmid OF
Springfield were guests at the Saul
paugh hotel today.
David l.. Thomas Of Judson was In
Mankato yesterday. the guest of his
uncle. David Evans
Mrs. Dell Kelley and son Raymond
Of Minneapolis are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. u. l.. Miller OF Tivoli.
p. NJ. Ferguson, manager OF the
Citizens Telephone company. spent
the day on business at Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Balzer of Glenwood
avenue have returned from Mountain
Lake, where they attended the flu
neral OF Mrs. Balzers brother.
Judge Lorin Cray went to st. Peter
today, where he will act as Judge In
an oratorical contest between Gusta
vus Adolphus college of st. Peter and
Manchester college OF st. Paul.
Amboy Herald: Dr. G.. u. Snow
Rev. q. J. Arthur and Peter Lloyd OF
Mankato and w. J.. Mcqueen of Ma
pleton were in town this week I'm the
interests of county option. They had
meetings with the COMMITTEES from
Shelby and Pleasant Mound town
ships.
II. Fl. wiese OF Jackson. Mimi, dep
uty county treasurer OF Jackson coun-
ty, was visitor In the city today. Mr..
Wiese said the seeding in Jackson
county had been held back very much
by wet weather. II should all be done
now. but not more than half of II was
done. IL would take about a week to
complete II.
r.. T. Roberts has returned from a
trip TO Oklahoma. Mrs. Roberts. who
has been indisposed for some time. Is
visiting with her sister, Mrs. John
Dixon at Fulda, but will return TO
Mankato within a few days. and the
family will occupy their home on
Pleasant street. which they leased dur
ing the past winter. but which has
been vacated for them, and is being
newly decorated.
A. w. Bell has accepted a position
In the Office OF Architect Albert
Schippel. Mr.. Bell formerly resided
in Mankato. He left here about eight
years ago. going to Washington, ID.
C.. where he was employed I'm the
drafting department in the Office of
the supervising architect. He has also
been employed I'm architects offices
IN st. Paul. He returns here firmly
convinced that there is no such place
like Mankato.
w. j. Watterson OF Strong. H.. was
business caller In the city today.
and although he Acknowledged him
self as much Impressed by the good
roads movement prevalent In Minne-
sofa. he stated that the state was
thirty years behind the times I'm the
matter of drainage. He said that
thousands OF acres of valuable land
were going to waste. which II proper
~ drained would sell for at an aver
age OF about 500 per acre.