The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-21

him to celebrate his birthday ami
versary. 3 a.
Mayo Chapman is being welcomed
home by his many friends, having
received his discharge from the navy
service.
Aaron Wishnick mas arrived home
from Chicago, where he spent two
weeks with his wife who is visiting
her parents in that city.
Miss Grace Nelson, who is en-
ployed at the office of the Standard
Oil company, is having two weeks
vacation, ard is spending several days
in the twin cities.
Eric Erickson of Chatfield was in
the city yesterday. visiting at the
homes of Adam Killing and Paul Leh
man. ..
Herbert Jones, who recently re-
turned from service with the Ameri-
can forces in France. has arrived
home, having been mustered out at
Camp Grant, Ill.
Delbert Dorothy of Smelling, Mimi,
was visiting friends in the city yes
terdayafl .s,Ii.
]. F.. Hall of Arlington, Ia, trans
acted business in the city yesterday
J. yCn Phillips of Jackson, Tenn
was a business caller in the city
yesterday and to6ay,
Harry d. Flowers and Eugene
Cheadle of Cleveland were calling on
friends in the city yesterday.
Misses Margaret Bowden and Mabel
Myers of Blue Earth were guests in
the city yesterday.
w. E. Hedberg of Minneapolis was
in the city on business yesterday
Harold Johnson OF Mason City, Ia,
was in Mankato yesterday afternoon
attending to business affairs.
Mrs NJ. Woltero of Waterville was
calling on friends sin the city yester-
daydt Iii 20 8. Jau '=s
Miss Grace Roberts of the Common
wealth Utilities ncompany is spending
the day in the, cities.
Mrs. F.. JONES' of Minneapolis is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Henry James. 2
Mrs. D. NJ Jones left for Denver.
Col, yesterday where she will visit
with relatives and friends for sev-
eral weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. c. R. Long and
daughter Helen, are spending the
week end in Minneapolis.
Misses Mildred Foley and Marcia
Mountain of this city returned home
Thursday evening after visiting a few
days with relatives at Mapleton.
Carl Hagen q and sister Ella OF
Belview, Mimi, visited at the Adolph
Grieger home on North Sixth street.
Mao and Mrs. Fred Gertjejansen
of Vesta, Mimi =. are visiting at the
Adolph Grieger and Fred Graf homes
on North Sixth street.
Dallas Hill of Mapleton was a
visitor in, the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Lloyd and Hugh
Jones of this city left yesterday for
a trip to Texas. They will be gone
about ten days.
DIR. and ldrs. Earl Stevens were In
the city yesterday visiting relatives.
DR.. Stevens was recently discharged
from the army having been in the
dental corps. Mrs. Stevens was
formerly Miss Blodwyn Evans of this
city. ii o.-.
Mrs.. Evan Hughes returned last
evening from Minneapolis where she
was visiting her brother ami sister.
She returned home sooner than ex-
pected to attend the funeral of Mrs.
M. d. Fritz.
County surveyor Roy II. Allison
was in st. Paul Thursday, having
been requested to come there and
testify before the senate drainage
committee. Mr. Allison explained to
the solons his views of the present
drainage laws and their application
from the engineers standpoint
Victor H. Jones, an ensign in the
aerial service of the United States
navy, stationed at Pensacola, Pa, is
home on a leave of absence. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Jones
Mrs. John E. Johnson and Mrs.
Kout and Miss Laura Kout of Win
dom were in Mankato today visiting
the daughters of the Mesdames
Johnson and Kout, Miss Irene jam
son and Vera Kout, who attend Com
| mercial college.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Bowan have
returned home from visit in St.
Faul.
Fred w. Kruse returned today from
a business trip to Fargo, n. d., aao
to Superior where he has stores
Mr.. Kruse stated that he found the
business conditions very good in boa
places. -.'
Clarence Peterson of st. Paul,
former resident of Mankato, is in tht
city visiting his cousin, A. ]. Nelson
Mr. Peterson who enlisted in thu
Rainbow division, 151st Field artillery
arrived in Hoboken February Il, from
overseas, and was mustered out o
service at Camp Grant March 1. HI
was across sixteen months and tool
part in the fight on the Alsace Lor
raine, Champagne, Chateau Thierry
| st. Mihiel and Argonne fronts on tn
latte he was Gass2d and wounded Il
the arm. Mr. Peterson will remain
in this vicinity as he was secured
position on the Charles Severanc
farm in Nicollet county.
st. Paul Would Have Worlds Fair
The st. Paul association has an
nounced that it is making efforts t
get the next worlds fair in conjunc
ton with a peace exhibition to b
staged in commemoration of the sue
cessful termination of the world wal
The fair will be in 1920, according t
tentative plans, it is said, and st
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