The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-02
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MANKATO FOLK ENJOYED
i TRIP TO VILLAGE
observation-disclosures Ban
quet rendered Omaha Com
pany Employees

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The party included Mr.. and Mrs. w.
D. Willard and the Misses Emma
Rankin. Robbins and sew
eral others whose names were not
learned. John Willard was at the
wheel. w. D. Willard transacted
business at the banks while in the
village.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Slater of Maple
ton and duncan McQuaig of British
Columbia drove to Vernon Thursday
and spent the day with the formers
brother. D. A Sl&ter and daughter
Mrs. II. w. Washburn took the
early train this morning for Mime.
apolls where after in the day she met
her brother and sister. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Rich and son Merton of VIII
low City. N. D., Saturday evening
they all went out to the summer
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Barnes
at Lake George, where they spent the
week end and. Sunday, Mrs. Bert
them. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
and son left Sunday evening for Mon
treal. Canada, where they will en-
bark on July 3 for Europe. They will
return in two months.
Martin Halverson attended the an
nual meeting and banquet rendered
by the Omaha Railway company to
all employees who have been with
the company thirty or more years.
Mr.. Halverson comes under the lat
ter class. having retired and is re-
ceiving a very substantial pension
from the company for long and faith
ful service to the road.
Editor and Mrs. Harold Burdick
and littel daughter Lucille left Thurs
DAY for week visit with the for.
mers parents and brothers and sisV
ter at Maynard, Iowa.
William Tallman greeted his old
friends and neighbors in the village
this week. He was a guest at the
D. H. Thew home in Old Town. Mr..
Tallman is now working tor the More
hart Land company at Mankato.
Lille Halverson went to Rochester
the first of the week to be with her
sister Mrs. Nelson. who is recovering
nicely from her recent operation
which she submitted to two weeks
ago.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Walthers and
four little daughters returned from
St. Louis. Mo-, the first of the week.
Mrs. Walthers and children have been
visiting her parents in that city for
two months.
mOloT party u young lolhS lIOH
Mankato enjoyed a delightful get-to-
gether party at the A. w. Petrich
home Wednesday evening: They
were guests Of the Misses Selma and
Valaria Petrich.
The H. C. Good family are enjoy
ing a fine new Dodge car, having
purchased the same from the Bowen
garage last week.
Mrs. Mary Cornish was called to
Oshkosh, Wis. Wednesday by a tele-
gram stating that her sister, Mrs.
Emma Riley had fallen and broken
her hip and was in q very serious
condition Mrs. Riley has frequent
ly visited here and has many friends
who will be grieved to learn that she
had been in poor health for over a
yea year, having never sn5 recovered from
holds out very little hope for her re-
Mesdames v. C. Armstrong, and o.
T. McElmeel left for Springfield,
Thursday morning on receiving a
telegram from Miss Julia McDonough
saying that her brother John Regain
had just vased away in the hospital
at Granite Falls. Mr.. Regan sub
mitted to an operation for gallstones
in st. Joseph's hospital, Mankato.
this spring. Soon after returning to
his home In Springfield he was taken
to Granite Falls hospital where he
passed away. Mr.. Regain, who was
quite well known in this locality, is
survived by his wife and six chill
dren, one of his daughters, Miss
Ruth, who holds government posi-
T in Washington. D. c.. arrived
home some time ago, and was with
her father when the end came.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dennison and
Margaret and Warren left Tuesday
for New York where they will sail
July for Europe on three months
pleasure tour. All friends hope their
trip will be a pleasant one and they
will get out of it all the enjoyment
they have anticipated.
county gave most splendid endorse
ment to the worth of Hon. Frank
Clague. candidate for representative
in congress, at the primary last
Monday. Vernon Center who never
does anything by halves, made an
other hit and put itself in the lime
light Ihen Mr.. Clague received ev-
cry vote cast in the village. L. C.
Hodgson, democratic candidate for
party In the village.
Hay harvest is in full blast and
We believe is exceptionally good, es-
pecfally the alfalfa crop. Frank Gran
mis- and sons got seven and a. half
loads OFT of two acre plot. The
field was a handsome sight to behold,
just one mass of beautiful purple
blossoms.
Hon. Frank Clague came down from
Redwood Falls Thursday afternoon
and will, spend the remainder of the
week here while looking after his
farming interest. He is receiving the
congratulations of all over his splend
Id victory at the primaries Monday.
He greatly appreciates the support
given him by the voters in the viii
iage' and says it couldn't have been
better.
Andrew and Carl Larson with their
families of Pleasant View were call
ers In the village Friday evening.
When young men these brothers
worked on the section and for G.
wilbur. They are now prosperous
farmers and are able to take life
easy and enjoy country life to the
limit. They were driving new REQ
and Oakland cars.
Mrs. Emma Brown was a shonner
IN the city Friday forenoon between
Elmer Uptograft, who ia naint;ng
Jess Mobiles residence in Eeresco
was taken suddenly i'll Thursday
morning. He was hastily taken tn
Mankato where he was Operated on
for appendicitis. VII
Mrs. Joseph Robinson, who is TAX
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