The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18
Agnes Halleland, all of Story City,

Agnes Halleland, all of Story City
Iowa, arrived in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Clara Sperra, accompanied
by Monica and Cyril Kruse have
gone to Good Thunder to visit at the
home of the formers son, Paul
Sperra.
Warren Morris has returned from
ST. Louis, Mo-, and will spend two
weeks visiting at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Wiltberger, Al State
street.
J. Mcknight of Minneapolis, con-
tracing agent in the coal business
formerly general superintendent Of
the Dan Patch road, was a visitor in
Mankato yesterday.
Miss Doris Curran, who was in at
tendance at house party given by
Mrs. l.. A. Huntoon at her cottage al
Pelican Lake, near Detroit, has re-
turned to her home in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene HickOk re.
turned home from weaks visit il
the cities. They were accompanied
home by Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Poole
who are on their way to Long Beach
Cal.
H. E. Bradford and family and
C. w. Pugsley and family, all OF
Lincoln, Neb., comprising an auto
mobile party, came to the city yes
terday and stopped at the Hote
Heinrich.
James Rae of Raymond, South
Dakota, underwent an operation fol
cataract at one of the local hospitals
yesterday, the operation being per-
formed by the latest and most ap-
proved method.
C. R. -Luthultz and wife will leave
this evening for Savannah, Ca,
where they will attend the nation
al convention of the Fraternal Or
der of Eagles They will return to
Mankato after about two weeks.
C. w. Fisher of the Fisher Bros
clothing company attended the meet
ing of the Minnesota Retail Clothiers
association held in Duluth this week
Mr.. Fisher thinks there is posi-
bility of this city securing the next
meeting of the association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lulthultz will
leave tonight for Savannah, Geogia
where Mr.. Lulthultz will represent
Mankato Aerie No. 269, Fraterna
Order of Eagles at the Eagles grand
convention, which opens Monday tt
continue for one week. Mr.. and Mrs
Lulthultz will return home by way o.
Milwaukee, Wis, and will visit rela-
tives there. They will be absent abou
two weeks.
w. G. Costley and family of Grove
street, returned yesterday from al
auto trip to Cobb, Wisconsin, the
former home of Mrs. Costley. They
were gone a month. Yesterday he
drove from Albert Lea by way o
Owatonna, starting early from AL,
bert Lea and following the heavy
rain of last night he came through
without chains, but found the roa(
between Waseca and GAINESVILLE rath-
er slippery.
DR.. and Mrs. Ben McCleary hav'
returned from a vacation trip, hav'
ing motored from Mankato to Chi
cagO, taking the route through Wis,
consin, and also travelling extensive
ly through Iowa and Illinois. They
report that the roads were fine, an(
the weather nice. No accidents Of
any kind occurred to mar the pleas,
ure of the trip, and the return
journey from Chicago to Mankat(
was made in two days.
J. S. Findley. who recently re-
signed the position of general Sec
rotary of the Mankato Y. M. C. A.
was to leave today for Princeton
ILL.,, where Mrs. Findley is visiting
her parents. He will spend Sunda!
at Princeton, and will go to Jackson
vile, ILL.,, on Monday or Tuesday tt
assume the duties of his new position
as general secretary there. Mr.. Fin.
dIey made arrangements to leave or
the Northwestern five o'clock trair
this afternoon.
H. M. Green, president of the Blue
Earth County Pure Seed association
was one of the Blue Earth count!
delegates to the Hughes meeting ii
the st. Paul auditorium. Mr.. Greer
also heard Mr.. Hughes speak il
Minneapolis during the afternoon
when he spoke in the park near tn,
armory to an immense crowd of PEG
pie Mr.. Green states that Mr.. Hughes
made a short speech in Minneapolis
but during the meeting in st. Pau
he spoke for over an hour on vita
questions of the day, and the grea
crowd of about $4,000 people, which
packed the auditorium to capacity
was enthusiastic over his politica
sentiments as expressed in his talk