The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-01
J. C. Ahrens of Heron Lake was in

business caller in the city yesterday.
J. E.. Kirby of Monticello transact
ed business in the city yesterday.
Rudolph Schmidt of Slayton, Mimi,
transacted business in the city yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Jones of Lake Cry
city yesterday.
Mrs. w. r. Geddes of Worthington
spent the past several days in Man
kato attending to business matters.
E. H. Nichols and M. B. Dunn of
Jackson, Mimi, were business callers
in the city yesterday.
Henry Johnson of Jewell, Ia, spent
yesterday in the city attending to
business affairs.
M. A. Diem of Minneapolis was
calling on friends in the city yes
terday.
E. F. Anderson of Granada was
caller in the city between trains yes
terday.
G. L. Winslow of Minneapolis was
in the city transacting business yes
terday.
G. F. Denkman and Jess McKilips
yesterday, and looked after their bus
mess affairs.
Clarence Coleman of Bismarck, N.
Oak, was calling on friends in the
city yesterday.
Eugene Delton of Ceylon, Mimi,
was in the city on business yester-
day.
E. L. Kroma of Minneapolis was in
the city yesterday, between trains,
attending to business matters.
Mrs. Paul Paulson of Carol. Iowa,
was in the city yesterday, calling on
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. T. o. Best of Rock
Lake, North Dakota, visited friends
in the city yesterday.
Carl Swanson and party of Mar
shall, Mimi, were in the city yester-
day, attending court.
Lee Schindle is home on furIough
from Camp Logan, Ill.,, and is visit
ing his parents on a farm near Man
kato.
Friends in the city have received
cards from Leo Schultz announcing
his arrival in France with the Amer
lean Expeditlcnary Forces.
Rudolph ]. Bienapfl left this morn
ing for Camp Grant where he will be
employed at routine work until he is
called into the regular service.
Postmaster William Pfaender of
New Ulm and Postmaster Blanchette
of Marshal were in Mankato yester-
day at the session of the federal
court
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G.. Williams of
Lake Crystal were in the city yes
terday visiting their sons, Edward
and Charles Williams. who left for
army camp training with the select
ed men.
Attorney w. F. Hughes spent yes
terday on business at Worthington.
Mrs. Ernest Smith, widow of the
late Ernest Smith who died at Camp
Dodge. Ia, of influenza, and who was
In Mankato to attend the funeral of
her husband. returned yesterday to
her home at Medford.
Mrs. A. E. McGovern and daughter
Pearl of Washington Court left this
afternoon for Hardin, Montana where
{ Mayme McGovern, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. McGoveln is seriously i'll
with Influenza Miss McGovern is a
school teacher at Hardin
Miss Pauline Olson of West Front
street is confined to her home by ILL
ness, having an attack of influenza.
John Williams, who opertes a Sec
ond hand store on South Front street,
was removed to hospital yesterday
being ill with influenza.
Fairmont Independent: Allan Bur-
dick left yesterday for Mitchell, S. D.,
to enter upon his duties as agent for
the Omaha road at that place. Mrs.
Burdick will join him Friday For
nearly twenty years Mr. and Mrs.
Burdick have been among Fairmont's
most popular and highly esteemed
residents. They have Teen leaders in
all good work and will be greatly
missed in the church and social circles
of the city. Fairmont people, while
regretting their departure will wish
them much happiness and prosperity
in their new home.
GAINESVILLE Argus: On Thursday last
j. H. Murphy received a telegram from
Or. Il. S, Mackey stating that he
would pass through this place in the
afternoon on the two o'clock train on
his first lap of his journey to France.
Mr.. Murphy was at his farm assist
ing in threshing, but he dropped his
work and made haste to meet the
train with only seven minutes to
spare. He got here in time and met
the doctor for few moments. The
writer happened at the train and also
met the doctor, who informed us that
he had been commissioned as second
lieutenant from Mandan, N. D., where
for several years he has been occupy
ing the position of state veterinarian.
He was on his way to Greenleaf
camp, Chickamauga, where he will re-
main for brief period before en-
barking for France. The doctor was
formerly of this place where he
practiced his profession several years.
Later he went to Mandan where he
has achieved an enviable reputation.
not only in his profession, but in
other lines involving industrial ac-
tivities. He is president of trans
portation company and also with
telephone and electric light associa-
tions as director. The doctor is
looking well and presents a splendid
appearance in his uniform. His men
tai equipment and energetic alterness
will come into play in the service as
it has in the private walks, and un-
doubtedly will bring him the success
full results that follow in the wake of
the all round active enternrisino