The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01

Lake Crystal Union: Willard
Wigley of Mankato who reached
home Wednesday of last week after
being in service overseas in Eng
land nearly two years, called on
relatives in town Saturday. His
work was in the hospital and he was
only in France and Germany for a
trip. He visited relatives in Wales
receiving most hearty welcome. He
states the Red Cross did a>wonderful
work in the hospitals.
Sam INSTEAD, William McCutcheon,
E. j. Harmer of Detroit Mich,
transacted business in the city yes
terday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Davis of
Fanzette, Ia, were calling on friends
in the city yesterday.
E. M. Owen and party of Mason
City, Ia.,s were callers in the city
yesterday.
Walter J., Gregg of Eagle Lake
visited Mankato friends yesterday.
Earl and Dock. Carpenter of Davis,
Mimi. were calling on friends in the
city yesterday.
Anton Nelson of Goldfield, Ia, was
in the city on business yesterday.
Russell Hiafn, formerly OF this city
now living In Minneapolis. has been
spending the past two days here Wis
ting friends and acquaihtances.
Private Enock Strom, who was with
the Fifty fifth Engineers overseas ar
rived home yesterday. He was in
service nearly two years.
Mrs. G. Swenson and daughter,
Clara left yesterday for Lake Mime
tonka to attend the Baptist assembly
there. They Will be gone about ten
days.
Rola F. Hunt was in Mankato yes
terday. He is spending most of his
time during his vacation at Fairmont
He will later return to DEVILS Lake,
N. D., where he , is prosecuting at
torney.
Rev. Carl Krueger has returned
from a two weeks vacation spent at
He'll, N. D., at the home TO his daugh-
ter, Mrs. r. Finck.
Rev. Edward Johnson, pastor Of the
Bethlehem Lutheran church, is in
Minneapolis today attending the meet
ing of the Board of Education of the
Norwegian Lutheran church.
Miss Madeline Wilcox left this
morning for Ford Dodge, Iowa, to visit
friends for a few weeks.
Attorney C. o. Daley and family
will leave today on an auto trip to
Illinois. They will go to the twin
cities, thence through Wisconsin to
Rockford and other points. They will
be away about two weeks.
]. R. BrandrIp and family are on an
auto tour through Northern Minnesota
and South Dakota.
Attorney George Barnes of Redwood
Falls was in the city on business yes
terday and today.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Yaeger OF
Sioux Falls, s. d. are visiting the
formers brother and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles M. Yeager of Spring
Island.
C. B. Parmelee, manager of the
Harvester Works at the John Deer
Harvester company Moline, ILL.,, with
his wife and family are visiting at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. c. Parmelee.
John T, Wiger, assistant cashier
of the Farmers and Merchants State
bank, Lake Crystal, was in Mankato
today.
+! Dr. Fred Franchere, who has been with
the American forces overseas, ar
rived at his home in Lake Crystal
last night.
Ed. Westhoff, who is employed by
the Consumers Power company, Is
spending his vacation with friends
in the twin cities. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Van Slyke and
Miss Lillian Johnson of Bricelyn,
Mimi, who were guests at the home
of M. L. Van Slyke since Sunday,
motored to their homes today.
Rev. A. B. Bell will deliver his fare
well sermon in the Congregational
church on Sunday. With Mrs. Bell he
will drive to Benson on Thursday. He
will preach his first regular sermon
in Benson on Sunday, August 8. Next
year the Congpegationalists in that
city will erect new church edifice
there. -,
DR.. A. C. Farwell and family of Ro-
chester were in Mankato last even
ing enroute to the western part of
the state. They are on a motor tour.
Mrs. Carson Winchester and two
daughters of Lincoln, Neb.. are visit
ing the formers cousin, Mrs, Richard
Jones, Spring Island.
Miss Eleanor Vosbeck, saleslady at
the Value Store, has returned from a
vacation visit at Milwaukee. Chicago.
and other points of interest.
George Pass, Jr., returned last ev-
ening from a business trip to Round
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