The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-07
From Mondays Daily.


Commissioner Thomas H. Foley was
summoned to Apple River, ILL.,, today
on account of the illness of his
mother who is seriously i'll there. A
letter this morning said her condition
was not changed materially from Sat
urday.
Charles r. Stuart, representing Rob-
ert F. Pack vice president and gen
eral manager of the Northern States
Power company, Minneapolis, was in
Mankato today. Mr. Stuart is we'll
known newspaper man, and was po-
'itical writer for newspapers in Min
1eapolis.
d. B. Catlin, former Mankatc
resident, now living in Minneapolis
Spent Sunday in this city. He is now
connected with N, c.. Smith & Co., in
vestments, Minneapolis He has been
IN Springfield of late organizing a
Farmers State bank. A short time age
he organized the Farmers State bank
1T st. James.
George Atchison will leave tonight
For Chicago, where he will attend the
annual meeting of the American
Trotting association, of which he is
president On December 6 and Z
he will attend the annual meeting OF
the American Association of Fairs
and Expeditions, of which he is a
member
Miss Minnie Pank, who attends Com
,nercial college. has returned from AL
bert Lea, where she spent the vacation
with her parents
Miss Susan Thomas, who spent the
turned today to resume her duties as
trained nurse at Rochester
Miss Lillian Coughlan. who spent the
vacation with her relatives in this city,
returned to Rochester today to resume
her duties as school teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Grove of Rochester
who were guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Gentling, returned to Ro-
chester today.
Henry Johnson and Walt Nelson of
Tracy motored to Mankato yesterday
and spent the day with friends.
Miss Grace Ryan, who attends Com
m I college. spent the vacation al
her home in Springfield.
Mrs. j. q. Diamond, Misses Verna NJ.
Severson, Eva Madsen, and Villa SWEET
ger of Minneapolis were guests in the
city Sunday and stopped at the Ben
Fl. C. Hotaling of Mapleton was in the
city yesterday, and was registered at the
Ben Pay hotel.
MISS Elsie SIleSo OF W6IlS, who was
the guest of friends in the city for sew
eral days, returned today to her home
Mrs. James HI. Sapey and niece who
spent the week end in New Ulm, return
ed home yesterday.
Mrs. ]. ]. Freeman returned to her
home in st. Paul today after visit at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Catherine
Schroeder. who has been i'll but is now
improving in health.
F. A. Fisher. who spent the holiday
with his wife and family visiting friends
at Watertown, S. D., returned home last
evening. He was accompanied as far as
Sleepy Eye by his daughter Miss Lu-
ellie, who remained at Sleepy Eye to
visit Miss Joyce Switz. and arrived home
today. Mrs. Fisher and daughter. Jaen-
cite, are expected home tomorrow
Mrs. Frank ClagGe of Redwood Falls
was in the city between trains today,
while en- route home from Vernon Center.
HI. c. Gerlach spent the day on bus
mess at Butternut, MINI.
Lewis Widell. son of Gustave Widell,
returned Saturday from Livingston, Mon
tana where he has been employed by the
engineering department of the Northern
Pacific railway on the new extension
from Bozeman to Logan. He enlisted
yesterday in the twenty third regiment
of engineers and will leave tomorrow
morning for Fort Smelling, and from
there will leave in a few days for the
east to join his regiment.