The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-25

inery store on Jackson street.
Rev, and Mrs. Strom and three
daughters, left this morning on an
automobile trip to Des Moines, and
other points in Iowa, where they
will visit relatives for several days.
H. B. Williamson of WATERFOWL.
South Dakota, spent the week end
with friends in the city. Mr. Will
hanson was formerly connected with
the Standard Oil comany in this
city.
Mrs. Harry Van Lob, Bert Van
Lob and sister, Mrs. Fratzke, of Wa
SEGA, who spent Sunday as guests
at the home of the formers parents.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Mabee, returned
to Waseca yesterday
Misses Grace Parke and Elizabeth
Brennesholtz left this morning on a
trip to Fort Ridgley to attend the
annual celebration of the battle of
Fort Ridgley, which is given under
the auspices of the Fort Ridgley as
/ ISOLATION.
Misses Olga and Gertrude Swan
son have returned from two weeks
vacation trip, having spent a week
with an outing party of friends at
Lake Francis, and a week visiting at
ST. Paul, Minneapolis and Saltwater,
Minneota, and Hudson, Wisconsin.
J. M. Childress of Deloit, Iowa, is
visiting with his daughter, Mrs.
Matte Cose, on Cherry street Mr..
Childress accompanied his grand
children Ardath and Alton Cose, to
this city, where they will attend
high school again the coming year.
Nete Ellis of Minneapolis, former
1y of MankatO, was in the city today,
calling on old acquaintance. Mr.. Ell
lis is northwestern representative of
the G. J. Johnson Cigar company of
Grand Rapids, Mich. He is making
speciality of the Dutch Masters CT
gar.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Krost, Mr.
! and Mrs Frank Sheehan and DR..
Frank Sohmer mOtored Sunday to
| st. Paul and returned in the even
! ing with Mrs. Peter Krost and son
Milton of that city. Mrs. George G..
Krost and Mrs. Peter Krost are sis
| ters.
Mrs. Charles Goldberg of Beech
burg, Pa, and Mrs. l.. Elfwick of
I Vanderbilt, Pa, returned home last
| evening after spending some time
visiting at the home of William Kol-
| Ter and L. E. GrOnquist of 312 Van
| Brunt street and other relatives of
this city.
Martin Leatherman expects to
leave today for Lark, N. D., where
he has land interests Mrs. Leath-
erman and the children will follow
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accompanied by his son-inlaw, c. w.
Camp who will remain during the
| harvest season.
Miss Katherine Thorn returned
last evening from an extended tril
to st. Anne, De Beaupre, Montreal
Quebec, Canada, Buffalo, N. Y, Mag
ara Falls and Chicago. While in Chi
! cago she visited many of the i'm
portant millinery markets and pur-
| chased a full line of fall and winter
millinery.
Misses Gladys and Margaret
Hughes, who spent the past week
visiting relatives and friends in Of
iowa, returned home this noon, and
were accompanied by Mrs. w. A
Evans and sons, Margin and Ernest
who will visit for several days al
the home of the young ladies' par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hughes.
| Miss Minnie Pass returned yester-
day from a months vacation trip
having spent some time at Orange
City, and Lake Okoboji, and a week
with Mrs John Scholten at Wilton
Iowa. She was accompanied to Man
kato by Mrs. Scholten, who will
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Wally Anderson.
Fred Wenner, salesman at Kron's
| store, has returned from his farm
mile east of the city on the Graft
| road, where he attended to thresh-
ing operations. Mr.. Whnner reports
yield of nineteen bushel of velvet
chaff wheat to the acre. He re-
ceived $1.51 per bushels for his No
| 2 wheat in the local market this
morning.
The Womans Home Missionary
society of the Methodist church will
be entertained by Mrs. Henry Mad
! son and Mrs. Ed Jones at the home
of Mrs. Madison on Warran street
Wednesday afternoon at 2:45
o'clock All ladies of the congrega-
| ton are invited All having religious
papers for the hospital please bring
them.
Fairmont Sentinel: A party of
Mankato friends motored to Fair
mont yesterday to spend the day as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A.
Day The party included Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Carney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank P. Hoerr, Miss Alice Williams
Mrs. Louis Pendergast, F. E. Gran
dali, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Taylor
and Mrs. Frank Crane.
This morning Rev. P. A. Strom
and family started on an auto trip
to Boone, Iowa, the home town of
Mrs. Strom, where they will visit
her mother and other relatives.
They expect to return next week.
While in Iowa Rev. Strom will
preach at several places. He will
preach at ESSEX, Iowa on Sunday
and at Red Oak Sunday evening
George D. Hanton, wife and son,
Ralph Hanton of WATERFOWL, S. D.,
who have been the house guests of
Mr. and Mrs Jacob Hoy over the
week end, left last evening to con-
tinue their tour of the middle states.
Mr.. Hanton complimented Mankato
very highly and stated that Mankato