The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
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II. w. Kessel of st. Paul. state rep
Preventative of the Merchants Manu-
featuring company of Springfield.
Mass. was In the city yesterday on
proposition before the Commercial
Club Censorship committee who found
that II was not necessary for him to
have his business censored. as II was
in the line of travelling salesmanship
work.
A. w. Anderson and force of men
we're busy until late Thursday after
noon unloading a 25-horse trac-
ton engine that he recently sold 10
Lectz Bros. of Decoria township. The
I.oetz Bros. will use the engine to
pull two large road graders and they
have contract to grade that part of
the state highway running from what
rs known as the "Noyes hill" to the
Beauford township line.
Worthington Globe: Rev. Dennis.
rector Of the Episcopal church OF
this city was taken seriously III last
week and on Friday morning was re-
moved to ST. Barnabas hospital. Min
neapolis. I'm which city his wife and
daughters reside, Miss Ruth being
student at tho state university this
year. Mr.. Dennis Is I'm very critical
condition and little hope Is enter
tanned for his recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Reynolds re-
ceiyed word today that their son. w.
ID. Reynolds, clerk In the state treas
urer's Office. ST. Paul. was stricken
with appendicitis this morning and
that I'm operation may be necessary.
Mr.. Reynolds has enjoyed excellent
health and there has been no indica-
ton that his appendix was diseased.
He went to his work AZ usual this
morning and was taken III suddenly.
Amboy Herald: Amboy IL to have
b. a first class hotel under a first class
management. On Friday Z. NJ. Call
& Son made arrangements to take
over the Moore hotel which is now In
the course of repair. MIR. Call and
son are from Mankato and are not en-
tire strangers to everybody. we sin.
cerely hope that our dream has at
last come true and that we will have
real hotel. Mr.: Call expects to start
about the first of May or as soon rs
the repairs are completed.
For the administration OF the estate
of the late Louis Seppmen OF Lake
Crystal. amounting TO $4,000. mostly
real estate. "A petition was filed today
I'm the Office of Probate Judge Evan
Hughes. The heirs are Augusta Sepp-
man. the widow. Lake Crystal: Her
man, Albert and Alfred Seppman of
Lake Crystal. Henry Seppman nf Jud-
son and Charles Seppman OF Mankato
sons: and Anna Hanel of Lake Crys-
tai. Mary La Due of North Mankato.
Clara Dittburner Of Kasota and Emma
Grier of Mankato. daughters.
lie Sueur Center Democrat. The
editor bumped into an old acuuaint-
ance the other day in the person of
T.. 7. McCrumish. tenor singer with
. the Lyric Opera company. which play
ed at the Harmer opera house Friday
to Sunday. Mr. Crumish was ut
one time a member OF the Andrews
Opera company. and was also with
one of u. c. Whitncy's big musical
shows. originating at Detroit Michl.
gan. lie is conceded one of the best
) tenors I'm the country. The company
gave very satisfactory performances
for those who like comic opera.
: Elysian Enterprise: J. r. McDer-
mott OF Minneapolis, district manager
of the Tri-State Telephone company
was I'm Elysian one day last week. and
stated that his company is now get
, ting out estimates for additional i'm
, prOvement ON the lines between
; Mankato and the twin cities I'm order
to take care, of thA Increased business.
+ The Tri State lines now run into
Morristown from the cast and to Mad
ison Lake from the west. II the COM
!pany should connect between those
, two towns through here Il would give
| Elysian long distance connection with
, the Tri-State service.
=
Wells Forum Advocate Messrs.
Byron Hughes. George Kirschner and
y. o. Ensrud left on Friday morning
: for Blue Earth where they attended
; meeting of the county option league
OF Farlbault county. The local or
ganization which had secured large
) number Of signers for the holding of
a special election found that their list
was not In compliance with the law
: and that the same would have 10
be gone over again. as II Is necessary
, that all signers be sworn before a
. notary after signing the list. This
work is now being carried on by
, Byron Hughes with great success.
and IL Is expected that the election
will be held some time I'm June. pro-
| yided that the full quota of names be
secured.
Springfield Advance: Our old
; friend Conductor Thomas Hughes
had an unusually pleasant smile for
everyone Monday morning. sand the
passengers who delighted also wore a
satisfied look ON their countenances.
II was not necessary 10 refer TO an
! encyclopedia to learn the whyfore.
The Hughes flyer was equipped with
vestibuled steel coaches and II at
! once caused spectators TO calculate,
The finest equipped train ON the
system" The country towns along
this division of the Northwestern
have long been looking for just such
change In the flyer. and now that