The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-03

| family motOred 10 their nome at
, Willmar today after several days
visit at the home of the latter's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Bruss on
North Second street.
Miss Margaret Holman, teacher of
the schools OF Minneapolis, Is visiting
In Mankato at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. III. s. Holman. Miss
/ Holman has with her Miss Margaret
Hill of Ironwood, Michigan
| Leon Sterling of Minneapolis and
Mrs. II. F. Luers, Charles Luers and
Miss Rens Luers. all OF Owatonna.
| constituted an auto party that mo-
way to Elysian for an outing
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Thomas and
child have returned from their west
ern trip. Mr.. Thomas, who is the
North Front street druggist enjoyed
his visit, but is greatly pleased to
again set foot ON Minnesota soil.
| Good Thunder Herald: Mrs. William
Liedloff of Mankato spent Tuesday
at the William Meyer home. and at
tended the funeral CT Herman Mielke
In the afternoon. Years ago they
were school mates in the old country.
| Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Waddell have as
guests at their Lake Washington cot
tage Clement Fl. Calman, county at
torney and A. b. Mcng county as
sessor both OF Yuma. Arizona. The
guests will remain for a couple of
days.
| Herbert Kerter of FariDault was In
| Manka.o today to note the progress
i al,nN l.. hi. L. Al
ments under way on the building for
merly occupied by Peter Schweitzer
II is Mr.. Kerter's Intention to con-
duct a clothing store In this building
! Ray Z. Melrose of Chicago, who is
a representative of the advertising
department of the Milwaukee railroad
has been in the city two or three days
soliciting advertising for the new train
bulletin board, which is to be installed
in the local Milwaukee passenger de
| pot.
| Herbert |. Howe of Winona, state
insurance inspector. is I'm the city ON
official business. Mr.. Howe was Il
former resident OF Mankato and he
has many friends here. He Is an ex-
pert in insurance rate matters and
represents the old line companies in
his inspections and ate-making.
| Misses Diana and Francis Graham.
daughters of DR.. Graham of Rochester,
who have been visiting in the city at
the home of G. w. Eichstaedt in
West Mankato. have just returned 10
Rochester With them Miss Gertrude
Eichstaedt has gone back for a return
visit OF a week. All three OF the young
ladies are going to the state fair a
week from next Tuesday.
| Mapleton Enterprise: c. II. Brown
arrived from New York Monday aft
ernoon for a few days visit at the
Troendle home. Mr.. Brown was call
ed west to take charge of the Winter
Garden company, which has been
showing in the west and which will
reach st. Paul today. Mr.. Brown viii!
pilot the company the remainder of
the season en- its trip east to New
York.
Mapleton Enterprise: Mrs. Perry
IWysong, one of the pioneer residents
of Mankato, and her daughter, Miss
Flora, have been guests at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Johnston this
week. Mrs. Wysong has lived in
Mankato for fifty years, coming to
that city in October, 1866, her hus-
band being Mr.. Perry Wysong. one
Of the best known of the early con-
tractors aud builders.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Hixon of Min
neapolis, motored to Lake Washing
ton from Minneapolis Wednesday aft
ernoon. They had with them as their
guests Mrs. Paul A. Higbee and Mrs.
Archa K. Wilcox. Mrs. Charles But
Ter was hostess at a luncheon yester-
day for Mrs. Hixon and her guests
They drove back to Minneapolis last
evening. Pennell Hixon came down
with them and will remain in Man
kato for two weeks visit with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mcclure, Mr..
and Mrs. George Nader and p. NJ.
Ferguson are back from Minneapolis,
where on Tuesday they attended tho
funeral of the late Dwight Griffe.
whose death occurred in Minneapolis
Sunday. Stephen Griffe, the father of
the deceased is employed at the In
ternational Harvester company's Off
ice in Mankato. Dwight GriTe was
| twenty -four years old and had been
Ill for the past two years. Prior to
his illness he held a position I'm the
offices at the Great Northern rail-
way system.
Miss Madeira Miller and Miss Clyda
Hardy, both of Houston, Tex, who
have been visiting their uncles, A. l..
and J. l.. Miller and other relatives
in the city. left for their home yes
terday.
Judge and Mrs. Evan Hughes and
family all went to the twin cities In
an aufomohiIe tnday