The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27
Fgom thursdays Daily.

II. d. Hanson of Amboy was a
business caller in The city yesterday.
c. e. Francis of Vernon Center
transacted business in the city yes
terday.
Mrs. T.. c. Busse, Miss Carrie Bacht-
lie, Mrs. H. l.. Leiferman, Mr. and
and Mrs. Andrew Humid, Mrs. e. J..
Church, Mrs. Clara Davis are among
those who drove from Mapleton to
attended the Red Cross meeting at
the Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Cote returned
home last evening from a weeks out
ing at Racine, La Crosse and Mime
apolis.
E. G. Willard and his son, George,
returned yesterday from an automo-
bile trip to the twin cities. Rev. T.
r. Paden accompanied them to st.
Paul and went to Manchester college.
Miss Agnes Devlin of Rochester
is the guest of Miss Angelina Lamm
at Madison Lake.
GAINESVILLE Argus: N. E. Nelson of
Company HI, Second Minnesota regi-
ment, came to this place Thursday
afternoon, from Mankato. While in
town he called at this office and stat
ed that several young men from this
county are entitled to be enrolled in
the roll of honor, among which are
Edward Bevens, Glen Rickerman, JOS
Davis and Louy Christensen, of this
place. He further states that these
young men have acted wisely in join
ing at this time, as it affords better
opportunity for drilling and training
Immediately and; therefore, quicker
opportunity to get to the front. Some
how or other the spirit of war per-
meates young manhood. brain, body,
and soul, with an ever increasing de-
sire 20 get'a whack at the enemy.
There is no thought of peril or the
risk that is taken, of the possibility
of sacrificing life. Onessis Llmbued
with the thought that life practically
counts for naught in the face of the
grave dangers that confront the ma
ton, and it is certainly to the credit
of these young men that they are
anxious and willing to get to the
front apdsto not only brave the perils
but to show that these perils are no
barrier to duty and to the display of
that element of patriotism which car
ries them to the front and that in the
end will triumphantly win the war.
Dexter Fellows, the artistic retail
er of high-grade publicity for the
Barnum & Bailey circus, has returned
from swing round the circle, hav--
ing visited New Ulm and Spencer,
Iowa, where he left his indelible and
deep seated impressions of the great
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those communities. Mr.. Fellows will
remain in Mankato until next week,
possibly till Tuesday when the show
will go to New Ulm. Twenty four
years of Mr. Fellows still young, in
nocent, praiseworthy, jovial and ac7
tive life have been given to telling
the public about shows of one kind
and another He was once the press
representative of the Buffalo Bill
Wild West show and spent two years
with it abroad. He is par excellence
as a purveyor of all that is good in
the show business.
Mrs. Rev. E. o. Erickson of Sevea
Mimi, returned home this morning
after spending month at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Ekerholm
Rev. Erickson was former pastor
of the Scandinavian Baptist church
in this city.
H B. Perrin has returned from an
extensive automobile tour, and visit al
the home of his daughter, Mrs. o. T.
Langfitt in Rushmore. Mimi. Mr.. Perrin
drove a total distance of GA miles and
visited many points of interest.
Mrs. Rev. G. A. Cahoon has returned
from a visit at Worthington, accompan-
led by Miss. Elorse Latta, who is making
a visit at the CahOOn home.