The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15

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days visiting friends at OwatOnna.
Architect F.. F. Gerlach spent yes
terday on business in the twin cities.
S. B. Barnfiend and son of Fari-
bault and H. w. Wolff of that city
were in Mankato today. .f
Miss Mary Olson Of Walnut Grove
was calling on friends in the city yes
terday.
Misses Clara Hanson and Frances
Wolf of Lake Crystal were calling
on friends in the city today.
Miss Minnie Almquist, saleslady at
the j. B. G. d. Richards store, is
having months vacation. and is
visiting relatives and friends at Ma
della.
Attorney Ivan Bowen will deliver
an address at home coming cele-
tration at Ceylon for returned SOL
diers which will be held on Au
gust Is.
DR.. II. Fl. DePew of DesMoines,
Iowa, visited the first of the week
at the Fl. c. Lowry home, Lincoln
street, and with numerous former
patients in the city.
Attorney c. o. Daley, wife and
family returned from an auto trip
through Southern Minnesota, Iowa
and South Dakota. They enjoyed
the outing very much.
William LOrcnzen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Lorenzen, sos Pleasant
street, arrived home yesterday from
Camp Grant, from where he was dis
charged. Mr.. Lorenzen served tAir-
teen months in the army at Camp
Meigs, Washington, ID. c.
Mrs. Lyman Shugart and two
daughters, Angela and Cornelia j.,
of Council Bluffs, Ia, arrived in
guests of Mrs. r. F. Davis, Lincoln
street. They came in their car and
report the roads in Minnesota fine,
but found some mud in Iowa.
F. T. Lindquist of Fulda was bus
mess caller in the city yesterday.
l.. w. Andrist spent the day in the
twin cities attending to business af-
fairs.
]. w. Flanagan, district manager
for the New York Equitable Life In
surance company is spending several
days in the city attending to business
matters.
Herbert Kester of the Style Shop
has returned from trip to New York,
where he visited the leading fashion
centers and selected stock for the
Style Shops in Mankato and at Fari-
bault
Misses Caroline Poepke and Odelia
Steinke, who spent the past month in
New Ulm nursing at the hospital,
were in the city today enroute on 4
vacation trip to Minneapolis, and will
visit at Murray Inn, Anrfandale. and
st. Cloud before returning to Mankato.
They expect to be gone about two
weeks.
Mapleton Enterprise: P NJ Fer
guson, manager of the Mankato Citi-
Zens' Telephone company was in
town Tuesday looking after the work
being done here. The cables have
been laid under ground and with
get everything completed by the mid
die of September.
Henry Dooley departed today for
Williston, N. D., where he will be Sec
retary of the Commercial club, a
position to which he was elected a
short time ago. Mr.. Dooley is a we'll
known newspaper man who has serv-
ed his country well. He is live
wire and will prove competent
official at Williston.
DIR. and Mrs. G. H. Nerbovig.
daughters, the Misses Harriet. Louise
and Gertrude, and son Herbert. and
niece, Miss Harriet Blanchard of
Superior, who has been spending her
vacation as guest at their home, will
leave the first Of next week on an
automobile trip to Duluth and Super
ior. Mr.. and Mrs. Nerbovig and
family will also visit Grand Rapids.
Mimi, and some of the northern mines
before returning home.
{ Doctors Frank Cornwell, Mary Pew
and M. A. Braley, chiropodists Of
Mankato, have been attending as
delegates the convention of the Ma
tional Association of Chiropodists at
Minneapolis. Several hundred dele
gates from all over the United
States and Canada were present at
this convention; and they all agreed
Minnesota was the most delightful
vacation state in the union. The
Mankato delegates attended the full
course of scientific lectures at the
convention, assisted in clinic work
and are to help bring about the es-
tablishment of department of
chiropody at the University of Min
nesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Black and
daughter, Helen returned last even
ing from an auto trip to Canada,
where they visited their daughter,
Mrs. Leila Black Griffing, who re-
sides in Moose Jaw. The distance
travelled was 2400 miles. which was
made without accident. or trouble of
any kind save puncture to tire.
Rain was encountered only once in
North Dakota, that laid them uD
day. The price of gasoline at most
places in Canada is As cents gal
lon. and oil ranges from 80 to 40
cents higher tAan in the states. On
the way the party saw the new road
being constructed by Widell o. Co..
Of this city. This is stretch Of
thirteen miles between Anoka and Elk
River. The roads travelled were good
on the whole and the family had an
enjoyable outing.
Autos Run of the Road
Autoists coming in from the New
IJln road last evening reported that
two cars, Ford ar1 Buick. had
run off a turn in the Dad about half
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