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

| City, who resigned to take charge Of
the work. Assisting him are Mrs
George Bass of Chicago; Frederick
Deleno of Chicago; Henry Ford oil
Detroit; Eugene Meyer, Jr, of New
York and Charles L. Baine of Bos-
ton
The war savings certificates have
been sold by England and Canada
with most gratifying results to the
government. Not only have savings
i deposits been increased in those
countries as q result of the sale, but
a general habit of thrift has been
created among the people.
F. P. Fairchild of Good Thunder
transacted business in the city today
/ Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Henry of Spring
field were in the city on business yes
terday
Miss Lou Cookson of Lake Crystal
was a guest in The city yesterday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. H. A. Bixby of Garden City
was in Mankato shopping yesterday
afternoon
]. r. WEIGH, superintendent of the
Omaha railroad, of st. James, was a
business caller in the city today
| Miss Blanche Griffiths is spending
several days visiting at the home OF
her uncle, w. j. Meredith at Lake
Crystal.
Miss Bertha Kopeshki, who attends
normal school has returned from New
Ulm, where she spent the vacation
with relatives
| Myc
day from the twin cities, where she
visited relatives and friends for the
past several days.
Lynn Jones, who attends CONNER
cial college, has returned from
Revillo, S. OAK, where he visited his
parents during the vacation.
Reynold Cote, who spent the
Thanksgiving vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A Cote, re-
turned to his studies at Carleton col
1ege, this morning.
Elmer Elgin has resigned his posi-
ton at the National Citizens bank
and left for Elbow Lake this morning
where he will visit relatives before
! taking up his work on a government
position to which he has been ap-
pointed.
Mrs. Henry Blatzheim of Lash
burn, Saskatchewan, Canada, ar
rived in the city yesterday noon and
spent the day with Mrs. j. A. Van
Bogart and family. Size left last night
for Truman where she will spend a
lew weeks with her parents after
which she will return to Mankato and
will stay till the latter part of Janu-
airy with the Van Bogarts.
Victor Nitzkowski, who spent two
months furlough with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Nitzkowski, departed
yesterday for Berkeley university, Cal
| ifornia. to report there December
for aviation work. Several months
ago he enlisted with the Hamline
university ambulance unit and was in
| training at Allentown, Penn, for three
! months where he received his dis
| charge to enter aviation work.
/ G. M. Fiero returned from Des
Moines Sunday morning where he
went to spend Thanksgiving with his
son, Lieutenant L. E. Fiero of the 337th
Field artillery. Mr.. Fiero was much
pleased with Camp Dodge as whole
(which is composed of good two story
barracks, well heated and lighted,
has a complete sewer and water sys-
TEN. The base hospital and Y M. G. A.
supply houses together with its
amusement places help to make our
boys enjoy life while they are training
to get Bill. The street car service is
as yet quite poor but will soon be much
improved as the street car company is
now double tracking the whole line
from Des Moines. Mr.. FIero said
when one stops to consider that four
months ago Camp Dodge was not on
) the map and is now a city of thirty
thousand souls we have to take off
our hat to uncle as he sure can dc
some wonderful things Lieutenant
Fiero left Friday morning in charge
of five hundred men for a cantonmeni
in Arkansas"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Grieger and son
and Mr.. and Mrs Helmuth Hagen and
son, Francis, of Belview were over Sun
day visitors at the Fred Graf home or
SOC North Sixth street, and at the Spoer-
ing home in North Mankato.
Mrs. Gust Missing and daughter, Va
luria, of letters are visiting at the Fred
Graf home this week.
Alvin Grieger of Vesta and Francis Ha-
gen of Belview are attending CONNER
cial college through the winter months
Tho Meriden correspondent of The
Owatonna Peoples Press writes: e. l.
Scoville of Mankato, Mimi, is making 9
visit with his son, Merritt Scoville ant
family and old time friends Mr.. SEQ
vile was a former resident of Merider
and for many years was in the grair
business at that place. He is now 6
; resident of Mankato. Mr. Scoville i:
planning on leaving within a short timt
: for California to spend the coming win
ter Mr. Scoyillr is enjoying good health
Earle Kimble, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
George Kimble, arrived home yesterday
on ten days furlough from Fort Ben
, jamin Harrison. Ind. He is with Com
pany c. Tenth Infantry and recently wa!
promoted TO corporal. He expects t.
return Sunday.
I Arthur Jensen of Springfield has ar
rived in the city and enrolled as a stu
dent at the comm ercial college,.
5 Miss Angie Hern and Mrs Sadie Yves
: of ST Paul. who spent the Thanksgiving
vacation at the home Of Attorney ant
Mrs J. A. F1ittie. have returned to thei
/ homes.
, III. B. Perrin has returned from Rush
Z more Mimi. where he spent the hol
iday with his son-in-law and daughter
r Rev. and Mrs. o. T. Langfitt, and at
, tended q Scottish clan dinner on Thanks
giving day. at which forty Scottish set