The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-25
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Marshall News Messenger: Mrs
NJ d. Barker and children returned
Monday from Mankato where sh'
visited her sister, Mrs. C. E. Keith
While there she helped her mOthe
celebrate her eighty sixth birthday
For one of such an advanced ag,
she is remarkably capable, able tt
do fancy work and read withou
glasses. Mr.. Barker Joined Mrs
Barker there and returned with her
State Secretary E. w. Peck of the
Y. M. c. A. was in Mankato yester-
day on business connected with fill.
ing the vacancy in the secretaryshiI
of the local association. He stated
that there is great scarcity in
suitable timber for secretaries, as
the European war has resulted In
sending more than $50 secretaries to
Europe, and the trouble on the
Mexican border has resulted in
lsending more than 100 secretaries
There, to organize associations among
the soldiers.
Rev. E. w. Lannon, formerly pas
tor at large of the Presbyterian
church of Mankato, now lecturing on
the chautauqua circuit, visited with
old friends in the city today, while
enroute to LIE Sueur Center, where
he will deliver an address tomorrow
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Stone of Nor
ris, Mimi, are visiting in the city with
Mr.. Munroe and daughter.
William Paul of Vernon Center
was business caller in the city yes
Iterday.
Attorney and Mrs. Miles Porter
and family party have arrived home
from several days visit with relatives
at Redwood Falls, having made the
trip by automobile.
Mrs A. Gillett of Kasota was shop
ping in the city yesterday.
]. Burkl of New Ulm was a bust
ness caller in the city today.
Mrs. Mary Meters and nephew re-
turned to Spencer, South Dakota, to-
day, after a visit here with Miss
Elizabeth Wells.
Mrs. Harvey Weldon and daughter
of Lewisville arrived last night to
spend Sunday with her mother, Mrs
Lewis on Baker avenue.
Mrs. Robert Malzahn will spend the
weekend in Minneapolis with her
daughters, Mrs. William Appel and
Misses Valeria and Lucille Malzahn.
Miss Helga Skaaven of ST. Paul
will spend the week end as the guest
of Misses Mill Johnson and Hildred
Johnson.
| Mr. and Mrs. L. G.. Becklund and
family party of Winthrop motored to
Mankato yesterday and were guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. E.
Johnson.
H. G. Gerlach and family returned
home after two weeks outing at
Lake Madison.
Misses Gertrude and Mabel John
son, Ellen Olson and Ellen Anderson
enjoyed trip to Kasota and report
ed good time. They were enter
tanned at the home of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ALT. Johnson
G. J. Macbeth is in the city visit
ing friends and relatives.
Rev. A. Hauge and wife of Ner-
strand were visitors in Mankato to-
day.
F. E. Steward and wife, J. H. Stew
and wife and Miss Blanche Steward
of Waterloo, Iowa, comprised an
automobile party that arrived in the
city last evening and stayed over I'M
til today.
o. K Cliff and family, four in all,
of Algona, Iowa, spent today in the
city, having arrived last evening in
| their car.
Charles H. Corbett of st. Paul was
in the city today.
Miss Mary J. Davis of st. Paul is
in the city, looking after her build
ing operations on Cherry street.
| H. A. Gross, Jr., H. S. Kidney and
mother, Mrs. l.. B. Kidney, B. B.
| Sheffield, wife and daughter, Miss A.
Sheffield, and ]. Engle of Minneapo-
lis came to the city in their big tour
ing car last evening and remained
over night.
S. C. Huffman and wife Of Candy
! were in the city over night.
Misses Marie and Mabel Grogan Of
| ST. James were visitors in Mankato
| today.
William Zitzmann, wife and two
children and X. Landgraf of Omaha
arrived in the city last evening in
| their touring car and stayed over un-
| til today.
DR.. W. S. Lee, Miss Ethelyn Lee
and Philip Lee of Mortified drove
over to the city yesterday in their
runabout, remained for dinner and
returned home.
T. L. Rodgers was in from Rapi-
dan yesterday afternoon. He states
that there is talk of making
second attempt to seine the river
Just below the dam, where fish con-
gregate by the hundreds. 1t is
planned to put the game fish above
the dam, so as to stock the lake.
The river is filed with rocks and
snags and il will be difficult mat
ter to draw the seine. A good many
people went out to see the first at
tempt, which was failure.
Mrs Harry Hayward of Minneapo-
lis is the weekend guest of Mrs. H.
A. Patterson.
Mrs. G.. r. Curran has returned
from a visit at Worthington. She was
accompanied home by DR.. and Mrs.
F. NJ Manson and family who will
remain for short visit at the Cur
ran home.
DR.. Durgin of Winnebago was in
the city on professional business last
night.
Miss Odelia Knaub has returned