The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-07

Der of the home guard of Blue Earth
county and was here on a furlough.
He says their company consists of
nearly hundred members and have
been drilling for the past two months
and will be in a position to act prompt
ly in case any disturbance should oc-
cur after the national guard compan-
les pull out for the training camp at
Deming, New Mexico
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Marrow and fam
lily are spending their vacation at
Lake Washington.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry Hill of Hum
bolt, Neb., arrived in the city yester-
day, and the latter will spend some
time visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Shoemaker on Shaubut
street. Rev. Hill has accepted the
pastorate of the Christian church at
Plainview, and will preach his open
| ing sermon there next Sunday. AS
Rev. and Mrs. Hill will make their
home in Plainview.
Rev. Edward Constant and Mrs.
! Constant will depart September for
Portland, Ore, where Rev. Constant
| will have charge of a Congregational
| church in that city for three months,
supplying for the regular pastor who
will be absent during that period.
Rev. and Mrs. Constant will leave here
with the best wishes of large circle
Of friends. He was for several years
| pastor of the Congregational church
in Mankato andi gentleman of
| ability, an excellent speaker, and of
late has been active in Red Cross work,
contributing his labor to the good
cause. During the coming week Rev.
| friends in Kasota.
| A regular meeting of the w. o. W.
will be held tonight at eight o'clock.
Miss Gladys Cooper of Vernon Cen
ter was in the city on business today.
Mrs. T. S. Wilcox and daughters OF
Kasota were shopping in the city yes
terday.
Hans Hanson and family will spend
couple Of weeks at their cottage at
Madison Lake.
! R. L. Britton and l. B. Lassell of
GAINESVILLE motored to Mankato this
morning and transacted business.
|
ter, Miss Ruth, are spending the week
at Barrett, Mimi, visiting Mrs. An
drew Under.
Mrs. DR.. Faulkner of st. Paul, a
former resident of Mankato, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Murphy
on Cherry street.
Attorney John e. Regan went to St
| Paul today to attend a meeting of the
| board of governors Of the Minnesota
| State Bar association.
Thomas ]. Hupp of Kansas, former
, resident and for many years connected
with the Standard Oil company, is in
the city visiting friends.
NJ H. Robertson, field representa-
tive of the Maple Flooring Manufac-
turing Association of Chicago was a
| business caller in the city today.
| Misses Marion Davies of Lake Crys-
| tai and Inez Baker of Hfllsdale, Mich.
who were guests of Miss Esther Will
liams, left today for their home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Erickson
and Mrs Emil Ronning of Hendricks
Mimi, arrived in the city today, and
the two ladies entered local hospl-
tai for surgical operations
| Miss Marjorie Sawyer, who taught
English in Mankato high school for
the past four years, has resigned her
| position, and will teach at Hutchin-
son, Mimi, the coming year.
| D.. H. Evans and family Of Mime
| apolis motored to Mankato Saturday
and spent the night visiting at the
home of Mr.. Evans sister. Mrs. D. c
Davies. The party returned to Mime
apolis last evening.
| Victor H. Jones arrived home yes
terday from Quincy, Mass. He has
| been employed in the shipyards in
that city for the past two months. He
has enrolled in the naval reserve and
is waiting for the call.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Johnson of
ST. James arrived last night from
Nicollet, where they had been visit
ing, and spent the night as guests
| NJ. and Mrs. Nels Johnson, leav-
| inc for their home this morning.
| Mrs. A. G. Bierbauer will return
| home this week from Waukesha, Wis,
where Mrs. Bierbauer has been for
treatment. She was accompanied by
| her daughter, Vera, who plans to go
| back to the Wisconsin university at
| Madison.
Rev. Henry Moss left for st. Paul at
noon where he will attend the pastoral
conference of the Norwegian Luther
an church of America in session at
that place August September 8. He
will therefore not conduct services at
Mankato next Sunday.
Miss Lorraine Wiltgen returned this
morning from Lincoln. Nebr., after an
absence Of nearly two months. During
| her visit she accompanied her aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. p F. thinner
and their daughters on an auto trip
to Colorado. They spent two weeks
visiting in Denver and other principal
places Of interest.
F. w. Kruse Of the kruse chain OF
| stores has returned from his buying
| trip to New York. He was accom-
panied by E. G. Olson of the La Crosse
store, M. o. Train Of the Fargo store
and Miss Ida Cousandier - and Miss
Ella Wood Of the Mankato store.
Large stocks were purchased and Mr..
Kruse looks for an extensive business
this fall and winter.
Rev. N. G. Hansen Of Deer Park,
Wis, and his three Oldest children
motored down to see their relatives
and have been visiting at the home of
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