The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-01
From Fridays Daily.


William Carroll of st. Paul visited
friends in the city today.
Miss Nora Johnson of Lake Crystal
is in the city visiting at the home of
her sister, Mrs. R. E. Jensen.
Miss Grace Preston who spent
the week in the city visiting with
friends, has returned to her home il
Smiths Mill.
Mrs. Rachel Brown. of Martins Fer
ry, Ohio, will arrive tonight. She has
been called here on account of the
sickness of her daughter, Mrs. G.. M
Bergman.
j. A. Mccullough of Cedar Rapids
general manager of the Cedar Rap
ids Oil company, has been in Man
kato and vicinity for several days in
the interest of the company.
w. D. Willard and George M. Pal
mer both addressed the convention OF
the District Federation of Woman's
Clubs at Springfield, Mimi, yesterday
Mr. Willard speaking on pageants
and Mr.. Palmer on Red Cross work
Mrs. G. D.. Snow was expected home
today from the same convention.
G NJ Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hobbs, and Misses June Van Wrinkle
and Hattie Mobiles motored to Spring
field yesterday to attend the Federal
ed club meeting. Mr. Palmer de-
liyered an address during the after
noon program, ~
Herman Faster of the Sample Shoe
store has returned from purchasing
trip to the twin cities and Chicago,
where he ordered an extensive stock
of goods for the store, and is now
preparing for a big sale which will be
held next week.
Carlos Avery. of the state game
and fish commission, was in the city
yesterday, and drove out to Lake
Washington, where he made a per-
sonal inspection of the. lake with a
view of lettering fishing conditions
for the general public.
Earl Rieke of Fairfax motored to
Mankato today, and will be accom-
panied home by his sister, Miss Pearl
Rieke and Misses Clara Fullerton and
Elizabeth Brennesholtz, who will
spend the weekend at Fairfax, and
return to Mankato Monday.
Ernest Mahlke, who is employed in
the Sidney State bank at Sidney, Neb.,
arrived home last evening for a visit
with relatives and friends. His sister,
Miss Lizzie Mahlke, who has been
quite i'll. was reported this morning
as showing some improvement.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Thilgen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Thilgen were at
st. Peter last evening attending the
graduation exercises at the state
hospital for the insane. Ten girls and
three boys were graduated as nurses.
Among the graduates was Miss Cath
crime Thilgen, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Thilgen. After the exercises
"a dance was held. Quite number Of
Mankato people were noticed among
the dancers. g,s
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.. Hoerr and Miss
May Widell of this city, and Brooks
Harropp, salesman for the Twin City
Motor company, drove home from
Minneapolis Wednesday In new
Hudson Six car. C.. o. Daley and
George Sugden have also purchased
new Hudson cars.
Minnesota Lake Tribune: Mr.. and
Mrs Carl Kruger of Dexter came
Friday and Mrs. e. B. Troska or
Mankato came Saturday to- be present
at the confirmation exercises at the
Church of Peace on Sunday. Their
sister, Miss Eleanor Kruger was a
member of the class confirmed. Mr..
Kruger returned to Dexter Monday.
Mrs. Krueger accompanied Mrs
Troska to Mankato Tuesday for a
short visit at the Troska home,