The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
Miss Louise Flittie is spending the

Miss Louise Flittie is spending the
week with friends in Minneauelis.
DIR. R. o. Eberhardt has gone tc
Canada to spend two weeks vacation
Mrs. ]. l.. Herring of Blue Earth
was business caller in the city to-
day.
Mrs. Harry Hanson and son of FL
more were visiting friends in the
city today.
Mrs. H. Thielman and daughter
Hiss Abbie, of st. Clair were bust
ness callers in the city yesterday.
Rev. and Mrs. c. ]. Shut and son
departed last evening for Chicago
where they will reside. Rev. Shut
will DE connected with a church pub
LEGATION in that city.
Raymond Lamm, who enlisted in the
signal corps a few weeks ago and
went from here to Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, left there for Camp Upton,
N. Y, and will leave in few days
for France.
r. F. Jones is in Ottowa today at
tending farmers picnic that is held
there annually.
V. S. Miller and family of Sioux
City, Iowa, are visiting in the city
for two or three weeks, and have been
outfitted with road maps to visit our
local lake resorts and to take a trip
to Viroqua, Wis, and back, by the
Tourist Service Bureau of the Com
mercial and Automobile cluJs.
George w. Bucklin and family of
Austin paid Mankato visit this week
and left for Pemberton to visit rel
atives. They are taking a ten days
vacation trip. Mr.. Bucklin was for
merly with j. r. Snow, in this city,
and now has popular gallery at Aus
tin. He was a caller at the Tourist
Service Rureau of the Commercial and
Automobile clubs and secured road
maps.
DR.. ]. S. Holbrook and family left
Tuesday for two weeks vacation trip
in Northern Minnesota, and will Wis
it Detroit and other well known lake
resorts. They were QUILTED with road
maps By the Tourist Service Bureau of
the Commercial and Automobile clubs
before starting.
j. H. Pope, representative of the
Melchior Supply company, manufac-
turers and importers of baISers' sup
plies, 366 West Madison street, Chi
cago, has returned to Mankato after
a business trip to Chicago, wnere he
visited business headquarters, ana
turned in a large order for supplies.
Mrs. George Pass, ST., son, George
Pass, Jr., and daughter, Miss Min
ME, have been spending several days
at East Chain Huntley and Fairmont,
and expect to arrive home today, ac-
companied by Mrs. L. Hengen of Fair
remain for visit at the Pass home.
Mrs. Emil Lutz and sons, Charles
and Lawrence, returned yesterday
from a ten days auto tour through
Western and Central Minnesota and
Eastern North Dakota Crops through
the Red River valley are fine. Mr..
Lutz will remain at Minor, N D., un-
til threshing operations on his farm
are complete.
Miss Winifred Moore, saleslady at
the F. w. Kruse store, is having her
this week and is spending
the time at nearby lakes with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Jones and
party of Sioux Falls, Ia, were in
Mankato yesterday, while on an
automobile trip 10 the twin cities.
Mrs. Earl Girvin returned to the
city yesterday after a two months
stay in Battle Creek, Mich, with her
husband who has been stationed at
Camp Custer. Lieutenant Earl Cir
vim has been transferred to base
hospital at Camp Green, North Ca
rolina:
Harry H. Keas, formerly factory
of the Western States
Hawkeye Tire Rubber company, Des
Moines, Iowa, how connected with the
Automobile Owners Tire corporation
whose Mankato branch is located at
GOA South Front street, is in the city
for thirty days assisting Branch Man
ager Hoffmeister. Mrs. Keas is also
with him, having made the drive from
Sioux City in their auto. Mr.. and
Mrs. Keas are residing at GA South
Second street while in the city.
Misses Luella and Mildred Larson Of,
were shopping in the city to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Stratton of Gar
den City were business callers in the
city yesterday.
Misses Hilda Lundberg and Flavia
Sorenson spent last evening at Lake
Ballantyne, guests of Miss Marie
Funk.
Miss Carrie Almquist is spending
two weeks vacation with friends at
Lake Washington.
Miss Catherine Roberts of Mime
apolis is visiting relatives in the city.
Miss Phyllis Biese of Mapleton,
who was a guest at the home of At
torney and Mrs, c. ]. ~Laurisch, re-
turned to her home today.
Mrs A. E. Welo of Grand Forks,
N. D., arrived last evening to visit at
the home of her cousins, Mr. and
Mrs. C. d. Off, Mr.. Welo has been
called to CTnp Pike for special
Military service.