The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-28

! today to spend the Easter vacation
and will return to Mankato next Tues
day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Mosher and
children of Waseca are visiting in
Mankato at the home of Mrs. George
Wagen,' mother of Mrs. Mosher. Mrs
Mosher and the children will stay
until after Easter.
Guy Cahoon arrived home this aft
ernoon from Hamline university to
spend the Easter vacation with his
parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Cahoon
Barney Barhorst of st. Paul trans
acted business in the city yester-
day.
Robert Nelson and family, who
spent the past two years near Ray
mondsville, Texas, have returned to
Minnesota, and will invest in farm
near Mankato again. They are very
glad to be back in this prosperous
dairying and agricultural state.
Miss Millie Johnson, who is en-
ployed as stenographer and boOkkeep-
er at the office of the Anderson Elec-
trio Car company in Minneapolis, will
arrive home tonight to spend Easter
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Swan
Johnson, 70S North Second street.
Professor j. r. Brandrup will leave
tomorrow for Redwood Falls, where
he will appear as an expert witness
in the Arson case of the State of
Minnesota VS.. T. H. Jordon, alleged
to have caused the destruction by
fire of hotel at Seaforth, Mimi,
April 4, 1914.
C. H. Corbett of st. Paul is in the
city and will meet tonight with the
directors of the Dunn Manufacturing
company to submit a plan for the
benefit of the company. Mr. Corbett
will be remembered in MankatO, as
he conducted a craftsmanship class
for the extension division of the state
university here about two years ago,
and is still connected with this work
of the university. He is now gener-
al agert of the Massachusetts Life
Insurance company, and is interest
ed in commercial club work in the
twin cities. 1t is probable that the
Dunn Manufacturing company will be
re- organized and some changes made
in the business.
George Pass, Jr., spent yesterday at
Huntley, Mimi, on business in regard
to the plans being drawn by George
Pass & Son, architects for new con-
Faribault and Martin counties. 1t is
purposed to have the building finished
sometime this fall, and the plans will
be completed in about three weeks.
The new school will be a modern brick
structure, and will cost about $4,000,
being built to accommodate two hum
dred pupils, and give them all the ad-
vantages to be had in a city high
school. The plans provide for four
grade rooms, high school room, ag-
ricultural, manual training, domestic
science, and forge work rooms and
an auditorium.
Frank Franciscus, city editor OF
The Daily Review, spent yesterday
at Redwood Falls, where he was
called as witness in the case of the
State of Minnesota VS.. T. H. Jordon,
alleged to have caused the fire which
destroyed a hotel at Seaforth, Mimi,
last April. This was the second trial
of the case, the first trial having re-
suited in a verdict of eleven to one
for acquittal. J. w. Keyes, the man
who turned states evidence and is
now serving a sentence in Saltwater,
was there as a witness, and admitted
that he set the Seaforth hotel on fire
about 2 a. m. April 4, 1914, by placing
kindling and kerosine in the base
ment, and striking match to it.
Court Reporter Davies was also at
the trial, giving testimony on the
dictaphone.
John c. Noe, attorney and abstract
or, has returned from a business and
pleasure trip to Ontario, California,
where he has been for the past two
months. While there Mr.. Noe stopped
with his friends, Mr. and Mrs George
T. Barr, former residents of Mankato
Mr.. Noe has a large orange ranch adj
joining Ontario, and spent much of his
time working and improving this
property. Mr. Noe returns, feeling
greatly benefited in health. The
weather during his stay in California
was pleasant, and he enjoyed many
auto rides over the beautiful boule-
wards in that section of the state.
While in Ontario Mr.. Noe had a
pleasant visit with DR.. Davis and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Swan and others,
all of whom were former residents of
Mankato. The orange crop of :, that
section was not as large as usual this
year, but the months of January, Feb
ruary and March are devoted largely
to the packing and shipping of this
fruit