The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08

August Olson, the genial sheriff of
Nicollet, county, was in from st. Pet
err yesterday. Mr. Olson is again a
candidate for the office, but his work
on the draft board has kept him so
busy he has been unable to interview
many of the voters of that county.
A. E. Nissen, with Rand McNally &
Co., is in the city for couple of days,
working in the interest of road map
of this territory.
Rev. T. Ross Paden was in Mime
apolis Wednesday. He states that the
colleges in the cities are full of in
fluenza He was interested in OBJ
serving that at one minute before
noon the whistles blew and nearly
everybody, business man or laborer,
stopped momentarily on the street
where he was, removed his nat, and
presumably joined in prayer for the
success of the allies.
Guy Cahoon came home last even
ing from Hamline college, and dur
ing the night was taken down with
an attack of influenza. He was to-
have reported at Sthe Great Lakes
Training station this morning, but his
father, Rev. G. A. Cahoon, telegraphed
there of the situation.
Harry Willett and wife of Marshall
were guests in the city over night.
j. A. McQuiggan of Minnesota
Lake was in the city today.
A. G. Hopkins and wife of Eagle
Lake were in Mankato last evening
and left for Spokane, Wash, where
they plan to spend the winter.
Mrs. L. E. Williams and Mrs Frank
Randall of Lake Crystal paid Manka-
to a visit yesterday.
Miss Esther Lahnam of Webster
City, Ia, was visitor in Mankato
yesterday.
H. Eddie Thro went to Madison
Lake last night to spend couple Of
weeks visiting there.
F. w. FratZke and wife are enter
tanning two children of the formers
brother in law, Fred Buettner, of
Amboy. for week, while the latter
is in Rochester with his three year
old daughter, whose health is poor.
The family arrived yesterday.
Miss Louise Vogel, who was for.
merly saleslady at the hosiery de-
partment of the George E. Brett
store, left this morning for Brisbon,
N. Oak, where she has accepted a
position as school teacher.
! Mrs. Cary wife of DR.. Cary of Tru-
man, Mimi, was in the city calling
on friends yesterday.
E. w. Gilland, field manager for the
Newspaper Enterprise association
Cleveland, Ohio, was in Mankato to-
i day.
H. r. Leonard of st. Paul, district
county agent leader, was in the city
yesterday afternoon. and spent some
time at the Blue Earth County Farm
bureau. He expressed himself as
greatly pleased with the progress Of
the work in this county.
Rev. E. F. Crary, recently of st
Peter, the new rector of st. Johns
Episcopal parish, arrived last evening
to take up his work in Mankato, anC
will preach his first sermon at the
church as soon as health regula
tons in the city permit the renewin,
of church services.
Ed Barnes of the Blue Earth Val
ley Land company, Vernon Center
was in the city on business this aft
| ernoon.
Mrs. Fred Hirsch of Mason City
Ia, is spending the week end as
guest at the home SCI Mr.. and Mrs
l.. Blum and Mr.. and Mrs. H. Same
on Broad street
1 u Hancock who haS haen on,
, plOyed at Fairmont, is expected L
arrive home tonight to spend tn
r winter.
Judge Lorin Cray spent yesterda
1 at Vernon Center visiting F. i
. Barnes and attending to bushes
! matters.