The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
NUMBER OF AFFAIRS ARE
HELD IN VILLAGE
Many People Coming and Go.
Ing; Personal Mention and
News Notes

expects to leave in q few weeks for
Panama where she win spend the
winter months at least with her SON.
in law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Beland.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Judd and
daughter June and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
SON Judd of Cambria, Wis. have
been guests Of their sisters, Mes
danes A. c. Wilbur and G. Wsndlandt
and numerous other relatives in and
around the city. ~
Lewis Brown took his twol sisters,
Mesdames Emma Brown and Jennie
Dedra,. to Winnebago Monday morn
ing where they took the Milwaukee
train to Albert Lea where they will
visit for few days at the home of
their brother George Brown and family
in that city.
Mrs. Josie HOLSTER Meyer and two
youngest children, who have been
visiting the formers parents at Long
Prairie since June, stopped OF In
Vernon on her return to her home in
Erie, Pa, to call on q few Of her for
mer friends In the old home town.
Mrs. Meyers has fully regained her
health and all symptoms of tubercul--
osis have been overcome by taking
chiropractic adjustments.
Mrs. Jessie Barnes and Selma Pet :.
rich left Saturday morning for Min.
neapolts where Miss Esther Nelson
Joined them and together left on the
late train for Duluth where they will
enjoy weeks cruise on Lake SUI
pertor. They will return to Duluth in
time for Miss Petrich to continue her
teaching In the Junior high school,
being re- elected to the same position
she so efficiently filled last year.
Mary Burr Wagon is up from Man
kato spending q week at the home of
her uncle, H. G. Kraus. Mary will ~
turn to her home at Palm Beach, Fla,
In two weeks. 1t will not be possible
for her parents to come after her as
they planned to do.
Marion Selby Of Ceresco has pur-
chased the house known as the
George Brown house and he and his
family will take possession of 1t in
the very near future as Mr.. Selby will
be at the head of the public school
this coming year.
Mrs. Ellen Robinson will return the
last part Of the week from q six
weeks visit with relatives at Cedar,
Superior, Stanberry and Cumberland,
Wis.
Willard Busby has rented his large
farm in West Vernon to the Noys
brothers who will take possession
next March. The Busbys have bought
There Ia nothing definite although as
to whether they will make that city
their home or his village which has
the advantage of beng IN much closer
proximity to the farm than Mankato.
Frank Strunk and two daughters
the Misses Lucille and Marie Strllnk
of Lake Crystal were pleasant callers
Tuesday afternoon at the e. w.
Washburn nome. The Strunks leave
about September 10 by auto for Cali
fornia for a winters sojoWn at least
There is a probability that they may
remain there permanently.
Monday afternoon In honor of her
mother, Mrs. Ann Robinson's eightieth
birthday, Mrs. Harry Bailey enter
tanned party of the elderly ladies
very pleasantly at her home in the
eastern part Of the village. After a
happy afternoon spent in visiting the
ladies were invited into the dining
loon. where they enjoyed q ve--; nice
six o'clock supper. Among those who
enjoyed this happy occasion were
Mrs. Ben BaumgaFtner and Mrs. Steve
Brush Of Amboy and Mesdames Cook,
Partridge, Cookston and Baumgartner
in the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. H. Dewey and So
Merle of LETTERS and Nr. and Mrs.
Otis Of Shilott, Mich, who are visit
ing the Deweys, motored here Satur-
day afternoon for an over Sunday
visit with Mrs. Dewey's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. ]. Partridge and their son
Archie and wife. They came via Man.
kato and stopped at the Emmanuel
hospital to visit niece Of Mrs. Dew
ey's who recently submitted to an
operation for appendicitis and who is
making splendid recovery. Before
returning to her home Lucy win un-
dergo another operation for the re-
moval Of her tonsils.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Proehl and
little son motored over from Maple.
ton Sunday afternoon, making q short
call at the e. w. Washburn hone
Mrs. Proehl Is q niece of Mrs. Wash
burn.
c. NJ. Warren finished threshing
yesterday with q wheat average Of
about IL bushels per acre, graded No
3, selling for about 50 per bushel. AS
usual wheat raising is q losing game.
The ltle village viii soon have two
generH stores N operation again. The
store building which was vacated by
Simon Wasserman about two months
ago, has been leased for a year by
Call and Stanke, who are stocking up
with q complete line Of fresh dry
goods and groceries. Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Steinke are stopping at the
home Of Charles Bates while getting
ready for the opening of their store
Saturday, September 4.
Grandma Kraus Is spending a few
weeks at the home of her son II. C.
kraus and renewing acquaintances
among old friends and neighbors.
A new iron fence is being put up
at the Union cemetery. Charles Gran
mis- is In charge Of the work which
assures number one job.
Editor Harold Rurdfck has added
an electric motor printing Office.
Mrs. Laura Mead after being con-
fned to her room by illness for the
past several days Ia much improved
and attending to her household duties
as usual Several others who have
been under the weather for the past
week. are feeling quite like themselves
again.
MARROW ESCAPE For JUDGE.