The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-20
LETTERS FROM THE
BOYS IN ARMY CAMPS

HIIhO hUW III
| BOYS IN ARMY CAMPS
j. A. VanBogart is in receipt of
the following letter from Gus Weller,
who is in France:
France, November II, 1918.-Dear
Nora and Folks: Just few lines
to let you know | am well and enjoy
ing good health and hope the same of
all of you. We went over the top the
last time we were up at the front and
was lucky enough to get back with
out being killed or wounded and
sure am thankful AS peace has been
declared l suppose we will be back
to the good old u. S. A. before long,
but how soon 1 do not know. 1t
sure was great to hear the news and
firing cease on both sides. 1t isn't
SO awful cold here yet, of course we
have had several heavy frosts. / sure
would have liked to have been over
there when the good news reached
there. I'll bet there was one great
old time. / had the good luck to
meet my brother yesterday and was
sure glad TO see him as we haven't
seen each other for, quite few years.
My younger brother is now in camp
at Waco: Texas. What are you folks
all doing? AS l have not received
any of your mail yet l cannot answer
any Of your questions. AL, give my
regards to the. boys at the fruit house.
Will close hoping to be back with
YOU soon. Best of love to all, Private
Gus Weller, Company l., Fifty sixth
Infantry, A. E. F., France.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Meurer, who
were visiting relatives and friends
at Langdon. North Dakota, arrived
home yesterday.
Miss Maude Hulce of Elmore, who
has been teaching school, visited
friends in the city yesterday, while
on hep way home to Elmore, her
school having been closed owing to
an epidemic of influenza.
E. w. Goldenstar spent yesterday
at st. Peter, giving expert engineers
testimony in a lawsuit
George Champlin of Lake Crystal
visited relatives and friends in the
city today.
Mrs. ]. McSteen of st. James was a
business caller in. the city today
F. w. Tuchelt of st. Paul, represent
ing the Tuchelt Cigar company, was
in the city calling on trade today.
Miss Dorothy Perrin, daughter of
Mr.. ard Mrs. Harry Perrin has re-
tuned home from Carleton College,
Mortified, to spend the holidays.
the college having closed day earli-
er than was expected on account of
the fact the influenza is prevalent
in Northfield
Judge w. F. Hughes spent yester-
dav on business in the twin cities,
E. o. Blekre,. secretary and treas
urer of the Automobile Owners Tire
Corporation, visited the Mankato
branch yesterday on a tour of in
spection. Mr.. Blekre states that the
company is growing by leaps and
bounds. The large volume of bust
ness that his company is enjoying
necessiated putting in a distributing
branch and service station at Mime
apolis at II South thirteenth street
Also st. Paul, corner West Sixth and
Exchange streets. These two new
branches are established solely for
the members in this vicinity and else
where when in the twin cities. Mr..
Blegre is naturally very much inter-
ested in the large volume of business
done out of the Mankato branch, as
he was born and raised here and is a
big booster for anything PERTAINING
10 tho growth of Mankato. The cor
poration now maintains ten branch of :
| fees and hundreds of dealers AMI
service stations throughout the mid
die west. The corporation has now
with their tires and tubes.
Miss Fern Kenney, who teaches in
Judson, is in the city for a few days
enroute to her home at Winnebago
/ the school at Judson being closed be-
cause of influenza
j. A. Bachtle of Winnebago, re-
Gently elected sheriff of Faribault
county, was in the city on business
this morning. John has a great many
friends who are pleased over his
election. He is a fine gentleman and
worth the confidence of the people.
d. John Williams of Lake Crystal
was business caller in the city to-
day.
Mrs. G. w. Babcock of Kasota was
in the city shopping today.
Mrs. Louis M. Lewis of Lake Crys-
tai transacted business in the city to-
day gs
Fairmont Sentinel: Fred Himmel-
man, brother of Proprietor Himmel-
man of the Fairmont, was visiting al
the hotel today, being on furlough
from Camp Grant. He is a six foot
er, weighing about 200 and is an un
usually fire looking man in a uni
form.
Heads of Superior Lodge, Degree Of
Honor Are Chosen.
| Superior Lodge No. 5, Degree of Hon