The Mankato free press., 1919-02-07

! Mrs. j. j. Hopperstad of Minnea polls Is
spending few days in Mankato visiting
| Fifth street. fsxI
| Corporal John NJ. Thew arrived
home yesterday from Camp Grant,
ILL.,, having been mustered out of the
service.
/. r. Palmer of ST. Paul, superin-
tendent of the Great Western road
w. G.. Groth of st. Paul, superin-
tendent of maintainence of way and
G. o. Perkins of Chicago, superin-
tendent of the telegraph division of
| the line were here on business yes
terday afternoon
Good Thunder Herald: Mrs. a. J. Zeg-
, Ter of Mankato was an over Sunday vis-
tor among relatives and friends here \
number of local people and Miss Marie
Fleming of Vernon Center were also
guests for Sunday dinner at the T. G.
Young home. the main feature of the re-
past being coon roast. which was
pronounced big treat by all who shared
Good Thunder Herald: Oscar Finke of
Waterville and Ed. Bleedorn of Mankato
, visited relatives and friends here over
, Sunday. Mr.. Finke wa. our barber after
the two BARRIERS Darge and Possin, were
called into the service and he himself
joined the colors coon afterward He held
a position as mail clerk in one Of the
camps till he was given an honorable dis
charge recently.
Winnebago Enterprise: Major and Mrs.
Henry r. Sanborn came down from Min
neapolis Monday noon. and Were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.. Rorman.
They departed Wednesday for Mankato,
where the major has accepted the posi-
tion of Y. NJ c. a. secretary. He has had
great experience, and that he will make
good goes without saying. We believe
that the Mankato Y. NJ. G. a. is to be
Ora ftlla p1
Albert Lea Tribune: Manager Webber
of Brett's left Thursday night for Chica-
go, where he will meet Mr.. Cook from the
Mankato store and together they will go
on TO New York. where they will spend
| about three weeks looking over the spring
lines of ready-to-wear and other goods.
and buy extensively for the two stores.
Brett's store in Albert Lea, Mr.. Webber
says intendes to put ir a fine assortment of
stock for their patrons to choose from
this coming season.
H. B. Cilly. who for the past seven
months has been travelling salesman for
the Wyman-P Partridge company in this
territory. has been called in To take his
old territory, as Mr.. Bartholomew, who
travelled this territory before going into
the service, has returned home from
France and will return to his old position.
Mrs. r. F. Davis and Mrs. Streat have
been called to Council Bluffs. Ia, by
message announcing the serious ILLNESS
of their sister Mrs. Hawthorne.
Waseca Herald Frank Dalton of Man
kato arrived here last Friday morning
on hi. return from France. While the
engine crews were being changed he Sc
cured an auto ard made n flying trip to
his old home. to greet his pother. Frank
left for Camp Grant on June q and was
soon sent overseas, where he served IN
the French Motor Battery of the 311th DiS
vision. He served TWO months behind the
lines and vas eleven days with the troops-
lat the front and escaped without a
/ scratch He will soon resume his work as
4 a Northwestern brakeman.
Councilman Gus EichSteadt and
wife left this morning for trip TO
the hot springs in Texas where they
will remain for about three weeks.
With Mayor l.. l.. Champlin i'll and
| Councilman Eichsteadt, vice president
| of the council out of the city the prob
lem has arose as to who will occupy
| the chair at the head of the table at
council meeting next Monday. 1t may
/ be that Mayor Chanplin will be suf-
| ficiently recovered to attend the meet
| ing. Otherwise the three members Of
| the council attending will have to elect
a temporary mayor to preside over
f! the session.
] Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Krusc left this aft
ernoon for New York where they will do
! the spring purchasing FOR the kruse
! stores They will meet the buyers from
! the other three Kruse stores in Chicago
| who will accompany them there. They
J eXpect to be gore about three weeks.
t! DR. Frank Doran, superintendent OF
Mankato district Methodist churches, is
/ i'm the CITY today