The Mankato free press., 1918-11-01
$4,000 Prisoners Taken.


Battle from dispatches report cas-.
ualty list of 100000,
Mrs. George Cowing of Grenada
visited Mankato today
Miss Ellen o. Laughlin of Winona
was in Mankato today.
C. r. Ulman of Minneapolis visited
friends in the city yesterday.
r. Graham of st. Paul was calling
on Mankato friends yesterday.
DIR. Bugbee of Minneapolis was in
the city on business yesterday.
D. Hix of Ottowa attended to bust
ness matters in the city yesterday.
F. A. Stohner of Minneapolis tran
acted business in the city yesterday
G. E. Smith of Keokuk, Ia, was in
the city on business matters yester-
day.
w. E. Smith of Garden City trans
acted business in Mankato wester-
day.
R. J. Taylor and 81. Snortum of
Worthington were in Mankato last
night.
Felix Ulman of Bismarck, N. Oak.
was a business caller in the city yes
terday.
L. T. Thompson of Ashtabula, Ohio
was transacting business in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Ballard of
Ames, Ia, were callers in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Lewis of 500 City,
Ia, were calling on friends in the
city yesterday.
P. c. Cooper attorney of Truman
was business caller in the city yes
terday afternoon
A. Hagstrom and H. A. Campbell
of Minneapolis were in the city on
business yesterday.
Frank Brown of Madison, Lake
was in the city yesterday, attending
to business matters
George Champlin of Lake Crystal
was in the city today and visited
Mayor and Mrs. l.. Champlin.
G. E. Lytfe went to the twin cities
yesterday, to spent a couple of days
attending to business matters.
Melvin E. Keith of Sterling was in
the city calling on friends and at
tending to business matters today.
James H. Spencer of Terry, Mont,
is in the city visiting his sons, Jack
and Billy Spencer, and other friends
Fred Webber, manager of the
George e. Brett store at Albert Lea,
was business caller in the city to-
day.
Mrs. Foulks, who has been visiting
H. T. James and family at 1413 East
Main street, is now visiting her daugh-
ter IN Minneapolis.
Miss Mildred Lowry arrived homo
last evening from Rochester where
she spent a few days with her mother
at st. Mary's hospital.
Mrs. George Pekelder of Muskegen.
Mich, who spent the past few DAYS
as the guest of Miss Louise Demmin,
returned to her home today
Miss Ruth Cote, who is teaching
school at Long Prairie, Mimi, is
home, her school having been closed
indefinitely on account of the inf1u-
enza.
Mrs. liver Jones of Great Falls.
Mont, formerly Miss Alva Bowen of
Cambria, is visiting relatives in the
city and county, and expects to leave
for her home Friday.
Mr.. Meyer, Good Thunder busi-
ness man, spent last night in the
city and left this morning for a town
in one of the Dakotas, having receiv-
ed word that lis son is dying there
of influenza.
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Strickland
have arrived home from an extended
western, trip, having visited at Spo-
kane, Wash, for some time, and at
Terry, Mont, where they stopped
while enroute home
Guy Cahoon, son of Rev. and Mrs.
G. A. Cahoon arrived home TODAY
from Hamline university for a short
Visit with ihs parents, and will leave
In couple of days for active duty in
the United States navy.
Ralph and Lloyd Hughes, sons OF
Judge and Mrs. Evan Hughes, went
to Spring Valley yesterday to visit
their grandparents until the schools
reopen. Ralph expects to work with
his grandfather, who is building
contractor.
Mrs. j, c. Hogan of Pasadena, Cal.
who spent the summer in Mankato
visiting relatives and friends, left
yesterday for her home. Her mother.
Mrs. Niehoff, went with her TO spend
the winter in California and if she
likes the west may decide to locate
there.
Mrs. Frank Bienapf returned yes
terday from five weeks visit with
son ct Duluth and two, sons at
Proctor. She went through the burn
ed district, including Moose Lake
and Cloquet, and says the deyasta-
ton far exceeded anything that she
ever saw before. Conditions are very
bad. Many people lost all they had
and are in Duluth. not knowing where
else to go.