The Mankato free press., 1916-12-22

of the Indians who lived in MankatO ana
the surrounding territory before the
coming of the white man. An invitation
is given to this entertainment TO all the
people of the congregation and others
Dan Durham spent the day transact
ing business in Madela.
G. A. Stensrud of Chicago. was busi-
ness caller in the city today.
Architect Albert Schippel spent the
day on business at Morgan.
Attorney L. d. Rogers of Janesville,
Mimi, was a visitor in the city today.
e w GoldenStar spent yesterday at
tending to business matters at Faribault.
w. E. Cross of the Travellers lnsur-
ance company was a business caller In
the city today.
spent the day in the city attending to
legal matters.
Misses Lillian and Tena schleusner
will spend the holidays with relatives
at Springfield.
w. II. Munson, teacher of Science at
| the Winona normal school, visited at the
Mankato normal today.
Hill City, Mimi, where she VIII Vlslt
her sister Miss Celia Thilgen
Mr. and Mrs. Gwesyn, Jones and Mrs,
William Thomas of Lake Crystal were
shopping in the city today.
r. J. Dahlman. cashier of the peoples
State Bank of Truman, was business
caller in the city Yesterday; ,., c,ica.o
returned to her home today after
visit with frieni Is in the city.
Edward. Mush, bookkeeper at the the kaa- t,aSi-
ichel Tile factory, will spend the hon-
day at his home in Wisconsin.
Miss Katherine Roway left this noon
for ST. Paul where she Will spend the
remainder of the winter with relatives.
T. c. Peart of Minneapolis formerly a
resident of this city. was Mankato VlS-
itor today, and was calling on ola
friends.
Franklin school, will leave Friday to
spend the holidays at her home in Kent
Ohio. s
of the Great Western railroad at Chi
eago was in the city yester ~ay on busl-
ness. =.
Henry Clay Gerlach, who attends the
state university, will spend the holiday
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Garfield of st.
Paul will spend the holidays as guests
of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Hedberg. 80
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Rudberg. and lit
tie son of Alexandria, Mimi, nave ar
rived in the city for visit with Tela-
Professor c. p. Biffet of Seattle.
wash professor of law at the Washing
ton University. is in the city, the guest
of John e. Regan. - ,,o
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schroeder, who
reside on ranch near Hingham, Mont
will spend the holidays with the form
ers mother Mrs. oSn TatRenae 1aed of Taber
South Alberta, Canada, are in the city
to remain over the holidays with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. u.
Willard.
lied" waddell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
7. J. Waddell, is spending the holidays
with his parents on Lincoln street lie
is student at the Shattuck school, in
Miss Mabel Rudberg is home from
Sioux City to spend the holiday vacation
with her relatives at 220 State street
She is teach there, and will rS,urn
Miss Marjorie Gerlach, who is with
the New England Interior Decorating de-
partment at Minneapolis, will spend the the
Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr
and Mrs. IT. c. Gerlach.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hoerr of Lebanon:
Oregon. arrived last evening to spend
Mr.. Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Richards. Mrs.
Hoerr was formerly Miss Edith Rich
ards.
Bandleader Herbert Lauterbach of the
Second regiment band of Idaho, and re-
siding at Nogales, Arizona, and st John
Lauterbach of Company L. Second regi-
ment of Minnesota. Llano Grande, Texas
spent few hours last night visiuhg
their sister, Miss Agnes Lauterbach. who
attends the normal here. The boys are
en- route to their home in Redwood FANS
Minn.. where they will spend the Christ
mas holidays
St Paul Daily News: Mrs. F. H. Snv-
dor, the Frederic and Mrs. r. c. WIGHT.
Mississippi boulevard. will leave in jan
nary for California and will sail from San
Francisco Jan. 27 for an extended visit in
the Orient. They will visit in Manila.
spend several weeks in Japan and go to
china where they will be the guests of
Mrs Snyder's son and dauehter- in law,
Professor and Mrs. Harry Fuller. Pro-
fessor Fuller is member of the faculty
at ri Yang university. Tinntsin. China.
Mrs. James Pepper of 120 Grove street
arrived home Monday noon from Salem,
Oregon. accompanied by her mother.
Mrs. F. B. Gerry and nephew, Reuben
Thurston Mrs. Pepper had spent some
illness of her mother. who has now made
an excellent recovery. Mrs. Gerry cele-
brated her ninetv-siXth birthday ami
versary last Friday, December Is. the
day upon which the party started to
Mankato She was born in Vermont,
: but has made her home in the west for
many years. coming to Garden City In
1856, and being perhaps the oldest form
er resident of that place. Since her hus-
band passed away about ten years ago
Mrs Gerry has made her home with
her children, and recently lived with her
daughter at Salem. She now intends to
make her home with her daughter in this
, city, and pass the remainder of her life
here She has seventeen descendants:
three children. Henry e. Gerry, Chicago:
Mrs. NJ. F. Thurston. Salem. Oregon:
Mrs. James Pepper, city eight grand
, children and six great grand children.
Ditch Contract Awarded.
County Auditor Kennedy and County