The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16

Belle Plain today, to attend the open
ing of bids on new creamery.
Albert Lea Tribune: w. F. Keat-
ing of the Value Store together with
M. ]. Ryan of their Mankato store,
have returned from an extended buy
ing trip in the markets of New York,
Chicago, st. Louis. They purchased
their ready tO-wear fall goods. While
east they visited at Washington, d.
c., and at Camp Humphrey, Virginia. a
new camp located a short distance
from Washington. At this camp
least 10000 men and Mr. Heating
said it was one of the finest bodies
of trained soldiers he had ever seen.
They enjoyed the trip immensely.
Miss Vera Holmes of LIE Sueur
Center, who has been visiting Miss
Ida Martin of Willard street, left Sat-.
urday evening for visit at Kasota
before returning to her home
Cadet C. B. Burgess, who was
home on leave OF absence of ten
days, left last night for Dallas, Tex
as. where he will complete his course
in aviation.
Harold c. Place, secretary to the
mavor in Des Moines, was in Mankato
today. He was en-route in his auto
from New Ulm to peS Moines, travelling
via Albert Lea and Waterloo.
W. E. Musser, who is serving in
the United States navy on the United
States battleship Nebraska, has re-
turned to Boston after spending an
eight day furlough with his mother,
Mrs. D. l.. Musser.
lean and Marparnt NSr~c.sor 80
Jackson are spending their vacation
with their grandmother, Mrs. Charles
Veigel, 524 South Fifth street.
Miss Louise Demmin spent the week.
end with friends in the twin cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Crocker and Mr.
and Mrs. NJ T. Pierce of Minneapolis
were Sunday guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs w. H. Hamley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Werner and dangh-
ter of Lawton. Okla. were guests in
the city last Saturday
Mrs. John Korsell has returned from
Judson' where she visited her daughter,
Mrs. A. c. Windhorn.
Miss Eleanor Van Bogart left Friday
for Harvard, ILL.,. to spend a month visit
ing with relatives and friends. She will
before returning home.
Colonel G.. A. Lewis was in st. Paul to
day on business
Miss Francesca Smith, who spent the
Lake Shetek, has returned home.
Miss Hazel Walker of Clutter Iowa.
is visiting at the home of her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs j. N. Lang.
special meeting of Mankato Lodge
A. f. and A. M. will be held Wednes-
day evening at eight o'clock. Work in
the second degree.
Attorney b. d. Smith has returned
from four days business trip to Illinois,
j. j. Pihale, well known local tailor
| closed his shop this morning and left
for the country where he will spent two
vacation this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Lutz and sons
Laurence and Charles left this morning
IN, I'M their 81 , Nash touring car for weeks
will look over his farm, located there.
Otto Dethloff, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Dethloff of this city, and salesman
at the George b. Brett store, has return
spent several weeks, and has resumed
his position at Brett's. Mr. DethIoff,
VINO was too young to enter regular army
service, had received an appointment to
had resigned his position and gone to
Estes Park for training. The prospec-
tive new law. lowering the draft age
caused c;n1s changes in the plans of the off
with regret that it would not be wise for
| MIN to continue in the Y. M. c. A.
work, as the new law would make him
eligible for military service.
Miss Mile Probst of Sioux City, Ia,
has leased the building at 1872 Hickory
street, which is being remodelled and
equipped as handsome and up-t date
! ladies' outftting parlor. a speciality be-
ing made OF corsets and lingerie. The
| new shop will be called ''The Elite. .
and Will open about the middle of this
| week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James. Wilson of Bara-
poo, WIS, were visiting in the city the
past several days.
| Mr.. and Mrs. M. R. Benedict are
spending several days on an automobile
| trip to points in Wisconsin.