The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-03

Ladies' choruses under the direction
of Professor H. Frey will render Sc,
lections and Miss Ruth Sapey and
Miss Selma Schirrschmidt will render
vocal solos. Professor William Wei
mar of the Bethany Ladies' college
will play two cello solos. 1t is very
likely that Dr. R. Lagerstrom will play
a few pipe organ solos. The program
will be published in Saturdays paper
Everybody is cordially invited. There
will be no admission charges.
Birthday Party.
Katherine Hinton celebrated her
ninth birthday yesterday afternoon
from four to six by entertaining a
number of her little friends. A jolly
time was enjoyed by the little tots and
dainty luncheon was served. Kath:
crime, received a number Of pretty
gifts.
Box Social.
A box social and entertainment will
be given in, the Sugar Grove School,
| district 4S, on Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 20. Miss Laura Moeri, the
teacher of this school extends cor
dial invitation to everyone to attend.
From Thursdays Daily.
| Jack Martin, Jr, is at Cottonwood,
Mimi. closing out stock of mer-
chandise at auction. z<@
Jack Martin, the auctioneer, left to-
day for Sioux Falls, SD, where he
| will close out the stock of large
! furniture store
Robert Denser left for Minneapolis
this morning, where he will remain
| two weeks in the interests of the
! Lampert Lumber company.
! Miss Peterson, from the Gage Mill
linery house at Chicago has arrived
in the city. and taken the. position of
| trimmer at the Famous millinery.
| Austin Herald: John Hitler of Man
| kato and Miss Alice, Lowe of Barger,
| S. D., are here to attend the Schroe-
DER King nuptials which take place at
five o'clock this afternoon.
ST. Cloud Journal Press: Mrs.
Hugh Evans returned home yesterday
| from Chicago, where she visited for
| two weeks with her daughter, Esther,
who is attending school there
GAINESVILLE Argus: Miss Mabel Doc
/ ley came over from Mankato Monday
evening to attend the concert and
! ball Accompanying her were her two
| school friendssF TIE Misses Nell Han
sen and Marjorie Clynick.
! . E. Schoyen, cashier of the Manka
| to State bank and daughter, Mrs. Min
| ME Hubbard have returned from trip
| through the South, where they went
with land seeking party on a vaca-
ton trip Of ten days. Mr.. Schoyen
says that some twenty eight or thirty
were on board the train from St
James, most of whom purchased land,
which is selling at from $65 to $40 per
acre. The party got off at Raymonds-
| vile, Texas, and from there were
given an auto ride of two days. The
weather was ideal and Mr.. Schoyen
| says that corn was up four to five
inches. Corn and hogs are raised ex-
tensively and considerable number
of vegetables are also grown. Cab
/ bage and onions are nearly ready to
| market Both Mr.. Schoyen and his
daughter had delightful trip.
Mr. and Mrs J. E.. SLIDER of Tracy
arrived yesterday for an extended
visit at the home of their daughter
Mrs. Hettie Whiting.
Mesdames F. barge, Otto Wieden-
hoeft, and Fred Bruske of GOOD
| Thunder were calling on friends in
the city yesterday
Elmer Cornelius left today fol
4 Clarkfield, Mimi, where he viii
/ visit with his parents over Sunday
Mr.. Cornelius has just returned from
| Minneapolis, where he visited with his
! sister.
Albert Schippel spent the day o.
business at Owatonna..
Mrs. D. FELTON, received news today
| Of the serious illness of her grandson
R. E. Pease of, St.. Paul, and will
leave for that city tomorrow to be in
attendance upon the young man dur
ing his illness. W.
I G.. o. Jones of Lake Crystal was q
business caller in the city yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Brown returned
to st. Paul today, having been called
here to attend the funeral of the lat
ter's father. Albert Duebal, which took
place Tuesday morning.
Mrs. G., B. Langman, manager OF
the Viavi company, returned yester-
| lay from business trip, to st. Peter
Smiths Mill, and GAINESVILLE, and left
again this morning to attend the bust
less at Fulda, Edgerton and Pipe
stone. She will return to Mankato
Saturday noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mason oil
Spring Valley, Mimi, are visiting in
he city at the home Of thir daugh-
er, Mrs. Evan Hughes.
d Miss Emma Schumacher of Sher-
>urne, Mimi, who has been visiting
/ ,uring the last three weeks at the
ONE of her cousin, Miss Lillian Grippe
t Mankato, left for her home yester-
'ay.