The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-31

Mrs. II. Baker and son of Jeffers
Mimi. were callers in the CITY last
Saturday.
Attorney Miles Porter of Mime
apolis was business caller in the
city Saturday.
Judge w. l.. Comstock ard Court
Reporter Alfred Knaub went to St
James today.
George Appel of Springfield was in
the city between trains Saturday
calling on friends. ..'a.
Rev. B. l.. Main of Pipestone
Mimi, spent Sunday as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Andrist.
George Pond returned last night
from Rochester where Mrs. Pond
submitted TO an operation last week
Mrs. H. NJ. Hauck, daughter of Mrs.
Pond, is with her mother. Mr.. Pond
stated today that Mrs. Pond seemed
to be feeling better yesterday, but it
was too early to tell what the out :
come of the operation will be.
Fred w. Kruse has returned from
his trip to Texas where he went on
business connected with land hold
ings. On his return he stopped at
joints in Oklahoma, and was in st.
Louis few days. He looked at the
international Fur exchange, conduct
ed by Funston Bros. and Co. Mr..
kruse learned that fiat furs went
from 25 to 100 per cent higher in
October; lorg furs went from I'M
charged to 25 per cent lower. In
Oklahoma everybody is interested in
oil production There appears to be
plenty of money in the south!
Gene Williams OF Cambria visited
friends in the city yesterday.
Mrs. J. Campbell of, Gettysburg, S.
OAK, was a business caller in the city
over Sunday. .N
friends in the city yesterday
Mrs. Ed. Dufek of Sioux City. Ia, was
i'm the city yesterday, on business.
Mrs. Peter Hanson went to Fargo. N.
Lax. last night, where. she will spend
several weeks.
Mrs Mary Noe spent Sunday at Ma
della visiting at the home of her son-ln-
law and daughter. Mr., and Mrs. James
Mccarthy.
Sergeant Frank Schmidt, who has been
stationed at Fort Sam Houston. Tex, was
mustered out of service at Camp Dodge,
Ia, after eighteen months of service, and
was visiting friends in the city Sunday
between trains, while on his way home
to New Tim. ....
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Johnson of Tracy
We're guests in the city over Sunday.
Miss Cora NJ. Carpenter of GAINESVILLE
was a visitor in the city Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. T.. Peterson of Tracy
were in the city on business Sunday
Roland |. Mead representing the Mutt
IL Jeff company which will show In the
Mankato theatre Sunday night, was in
the city over Sunday.
J. ii. Wilson of Minneapolis was bus
mess caller i'm the city Saturday and
Sunday.
William f.. Byron of Naseca was tran
sacting business in the city last Saturday.
Misses Martha Thomas and Mary Will
liams of Lake Crystal spent Sunday with
Mankato friends.
Misses Faith. Janice and Phyllis Gra-
ham visited Sunday with relatives at
GAINESVILLE. MINI.
l.. Salet arrived home yesterday from
"a purchasing trip to New York, Chicago.
and st. Louis. having selected spring
and summer stock for his stores. He
stated this morning that merchandise
will be cheaper this year than during the
war period. although the prices will not
decrease to any great extent. In the
opinion of many merchants and dealers
with whom he talked it will be two or
three years before prices become notice.
ably lower. and it is predicted that they
will never reach the prices that prevailed
before the war owing to the labor Situa-
ton and freQuerC strikes.