The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-09

couple of days in the city on business.
G. r. Hair, of New York, where he
holds position with the French
steamship lines, spent the day in the
city attending to business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marinus Rhynsberger
of Orange City, IA, are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Pass,
Sr. Mrs. Rhynsberger is sister to
Mr.. Pass.
Mrs. Eleanor Pfeiffer has returned
from two weeks in the twin cities,
where she has been interesting her.
self in the spring styles of dress
making.
Martin Berg, who has been en-.
ployed at Fargo, arrived Sunday and
is spending several days visiting his
sister, Miss Ella Berg, while enroute
to his home at Avoka.
W. H. Norton of ST. Paul, travelling
agent for William B. Joyce and COM
pany, National Insurance agents, was
a business caller in the city this aft
ernoon.
Herman Faster of the Sample Shoe
store, returned yesterday afternoon
from business trip to the twin cities,
where he met with other large buyers
of shoes, and placed some spring and
summer orders.
George Pass, Sr., has returned from
several days at Orange City, Iowa,
where he attended to business affairs
connected with the building of the
new church for which he recently
contracted to draw plans,
Ed Goldenstar, civil engineer, re-
turned yesterday from Comfrey, where
he discussed the matter of sewage in
connection with the new consolidated
school to be built there, with mem
bers of the school board and city Of
ficials ri
Architect H. c. Gerlach has returned
from Comfrey4 where he was present
at the opening of the bids on the
new Swedish Lutheran church to be
built there according to plans drawn
by him. The contract was awarded to
Rydeen & Haney of st. Paul at $12,-
$50. Eight bids were received, the
other bids being as follows: Beckwall
G Widell, Mankato, $13,9S3; Perry G.
Swenson, ST. Paul, $4,000; Madison
& Peterson, Minneapolis, $15,790;
Pullman & Company, Springfield $15,-
$50; O. III. Oace, st. Paul, $14,750; A.
nj. Culp & Son, Lansing, Ia, $15,492.
The Rev. and Mrs. Henry Moss have
been invited to visit at Sioux Rapids,
Iowa, and will leave here Saturday
morning of this week and return
Thursday of next week. Rev. Moss was
pastor at Sioux Rapids for five years
before coming to Mankato four years
ago. He will preach next Sunday to
his old congregation and will speak at
other meetings Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. On account of the alb
sence of the pastor there will be no
service at Trinity Lutheran church
next Sunday morning but there will
be Norwegian evening service con-
Quoted by e. j. Gustafsen and A. Flo.
Scandinavian services at the church
Tuesday evening, March Is, conducted
by Rev. o. Arthur of this city.
Winona Republican and Herald:
After an absence from Winona OF
some ten years, D. ". Murphy paid
a surprise visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Murphy of 1119 Will
liams street. This afternoon he left
for .Nfankato to see his older brother
Allen, who is a telegraph operator in
that city. Mr.. Murphy left Winona
soon after graduating from the Vino
ma high school,, He returns, holding
responsible position as circuit
manager for the Whitcomb Cafeteria
company of Pittsburgh, Pa, his du-
ties being to visit the cafeterias OF
the company established in many
cities He stopped off in Winona on
his way to, visit branch at ST. Paul
which he will reach in three days.
Since leaving Winona ten years ago
Mr. Murphy has visited many parts
of the United States, las been to
both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
and 9s far south as New Orleans