The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-22
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
j. w. Sprague of Mapleton was a
visitor in the city today.
]. c.. Kelly of Vernon Center visit
ed friends in the city today
Mrs. T. S. Amidon and children of
Minneapolis came down Saturday to
visit the formers parents, Mr. and
Mrs. d. G. Willard
Mrs. DIG. Willard returned home
from Minneapolis Saturday after sew
eral days visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Amidon, and friends.
Mrs. Frank Bienapfi left today for
Minneapolis where she will spend a
week with her sister, and from there
| will go to Duluth, to visit her sons.
Mrs. A. P. Murphy went yesterday
| to Lafayette, and will return with her
older daughter, Maxine, aged nine
years, who has been attending school
there. 81. -.
Mrs. Fred Holt and son Harry from
Delhi, Mimi, were the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. F. D. Sleight over Sunday.
Mrs. Holt is Mrs. Sleight's grand
mother. ",
Miss Mary L. Willard, who has been
teaching in Minneapolis came home
Saturday to spend part of her vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
G. Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Weigand of
Minneapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Daniels
of Morristown were visiting yesterday
| in the city at the home of Mr.. and
| Mrs. ]. E. Reed of Lafayette street.
Mrs. Elizabeth Heggerness left for
| Minneapolis this morning in company
with her son Fred Heggerness. She
will spend several weeks visiting her
other two sons, Sid and Ted Hegger-
ness. s
Rev. Edward Constant will go to
| Sleepy Eye tomorrow where he will
address large audience on the pur-
poses of the American Red Cross So
ciety. he gathering will be in the ma
ture of a picnic.
Austin Herald: Mr. and Mrs. Harry
French are here visiting at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Mary French en-
route on their wedding trip to Chi
cago and other points. Chester Rhea
came down from Owatonna with them
Mrs. Frank A. Day, DR.. and Mrs.
Wolley, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Nerbovig and daughter Ruth of Sioux
Falls, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Barney Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Nerbovig will remain for few days.
Ray and Charley Reed of this city
took motor cycle trip Saturday to
Rochester and came back yesterday.
They found the roads all the way to
Rochester by way of Waseca very
good. They came back by another
route. Between Faribault and Madi-
son Lake the roads were found very
bad.
John F. D. Meighen, lawyer, of AL
bert Lea, was court house visitor at
Mankato today. Mr.. Meighen spoke of
the vigorous manner in which the Red
Cross campaign was being pushed in
Albert Lea. Fifty Albert Lea ladies
were out canvassing the city this
morning A house to house canvass
would be made, and everybody would
be seen.
H. A. Patterson returned yesterday
from a trip to Newport News. Wash
ington and New York. He found a
war spirit everywhere. He met his
son, Lester A., who has been taking
course in aviation at Newport
News. The young man has made good
and is ready to graduate and his
graduation flight will take place
most any day. The flight will last
forty five minutes and it must be
performed under favorable weather
conditions 1t is quite likely that
Lester will be given position as
instructor in the United States avia4
tion school at Newport News as he
has displayed a special aptitude for
that work. 4
Miss Agnes Schaefer, who laugh
school at Fairview, Mont, is home to
spnd the summer vacation.
Miss Mary Hughes, saleslady at the
George E. Brett store, is spending
her vacation at her home in Lake
Crystal. AteS
Mrs e. M. Krings, of the local Viavi
company office, will leave tomorrow
on business trip to Winnebago and
Vernon Center --. =,