The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
Mankato TOWNSHIP
From Saturdays Daily.

Mr.. Jensen was a Mankato visitor
Saturday.
r. l. Jones has his new barn nearly
completed.
Henry Evans is filling his silo with
dry corn fodder. This makes fairly
good silage.
A number of people of this vicinity
attended the sale at the Glitter farm
Tuesday on the Eagle Lake road.
Miss Doris Schmidt who has been
on the sick list is improving nicely.
Henry Ireland is working for Henry
Jaeger while the latter is at the hos
pital recovering from an operation.
The last report is that Henry is able
to sit up. s.. ....
Mr.. Will Edwards entertained his
brother and wife of Waseca, over
Sunday.
Mail carrier, John Foley, has had
some pretty bad roads to travel. The
cuts in the hills are level full with
snow. 80.
The report is being circulated that
the st. Clair road is to be a state
road. All hope that this is true as
there is a very bad stretch of road
Evans farms. The farmers are willing
to gravel it as soon as it is graded in
to shape.
Miss Margaret Jensen and Lizzie
Wilmes visited school one day this
week.
Little Marjorie Baker is taking
electrical treatments. She is believed
to- have had a slight stroke of infan-
tile paralysis last fall.
Mrs. George Pass, Sr., went to
Fairmont today to visit at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Peter Hengen,
whose husband has been quite ill
and was reported very low.
w. A. Reeves CT Minneapolis and
G. f. Alstead of Doluth are guests
at the Saulpaugh. Mr.. Reeves is a
Well-known insurance man and Mr..
Alstead is interested in mining. Mr..
Reeves is also interested in mining.
Both gentlemen will remain in Man.
kato until next Tuesday.
A c. Reimer of st. Louis, Mo-, rep
resenting the Majestic Rance COM
pany, arrived today in the city, to
spend the week end with his sister,
Mrs c. w Galagan and husband.
Mrs. c. l.. Sellers of Mapleton and
Miss Bowen a teacher at Barnum,
Mimi, came 10 Mankato yesterday to
spend today with their sister, Mrs. C..
NJ. Surrerier, teacher of the South
Bend school.
Rev. r. W. Hobbs arrived home
today from Granite Falls, where he
spent the past two weeks conducting
special meetings for the Congrega-
tional and Baptist congregations.
The meetings were splendidly at
tended, and interest increased from
day to day The closing meeting
was held last night, and the people
rendered to Rev. Hobbs public re-
ception, which was very largely at
tended by the people of Granite Falls.
Miss Lamm, daughter of Mayor and
Mrs. Lamm is home spending her
Easter vacation with her parents.
She is a teacher in the Rochester
schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Berndt of
Litchfield were in MankatO, stopping
here en- route to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Litchfleld's brother, the late
Paul Weigelt of Mapleton. The flu
neral will be held there tomorrow.
Miss Emily Bogen, of Minneapolis
is also here to attend the funeral.
She is a niece of Mr.. Weights.
Charles Peterson, teamster for the
Widell company, and an employe of
that company for the last twenty sew
en- years, has decided to move with his
family to Foreston, Benton county,
where he will take to farming.
Miss Hazel Clark left this noon for
a weeks visit with friends at Water
town, s. D.
Mrs. J. M. Mcconnell is spending a
couple of days visiting in the twin
cities.
Mrs. Theodore Williams is spend
ing the week END in the twin cities.
Mrs. C. H. Zirckel arrived here
Yesterday afternoon from Chicago
for a two weeks visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Anderson.
She was formerly Muss Ruth Ander-
son.
Mrs. Robert Malzahn will spend
Sunday with relatives in Good Thun-
der, going over to attend confirma-
ton services. Her niece, Miss Esther
O'Grosky is a member Of the confir-
nation class.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Morelock OF
Good Thunder were business callers
in the city yesterday.
Miss Minnie Hammond will spend
Sunday with friends in st. James.
L. E. Lambert Of Madelia was a
business caller in the city yesterday
Dave Singer of Wells was in the
city on huSineSS Yesterday
Mrs. Charles Hawkins Of Wells is
visiting at the home of Mrs. G. d.
Snyder on South Second street.
Miss Daisy Lang, who teaches
school at Westbrook, is home to
spend the Easter vacation.
Simon Sorenson of Cloquet will
spend Sunday with friends in the
city.
Fred w. Kruse departed today fol
New York City where he goes on
second buying trip this season fol-
the string of Fred w. Kruse Company
stores.
Attorney John MOonan of Waseca
was a court house caller today.
Miss Mabel Johnson of Heron Lake ar
rived today to spend several days visiting
her sister, Miss Ella Johnson, who at
tends normal school. ...
Miss Mildred Johnson, who teaches
school at Amboy, visited in the city to-
day, while enroute to her home at Red
wood Falls.
Misses. CAROLYN Armstrong, Velma Mel
son, Bessie Thomas, Ruth Housegard
and Ella EIalman. who teach schools al