The Mankato free press., 1921-09-16
PERTAINING TO PEOPLE

PERTAINING TO PEOPLE
Miss Katherine Pugh will leave
Monday morning for Chicago. She
will go to attend the Fashion Art
League Of America convention. This
! is an organization of dressmakers.
artists and designers and the only
one OF its kind in America. The con-
vention covers four days Of demon
| strations. lectures and fashion shows
which will display all Of the latest
models of fall and winter styles from
Paris and American fashion centers.
Miss Nellie Pay has returned home
from Lake Okoboji in Iowa where
she spent the past several weeks.
Mrs. John o. Sholseth of Sioux
Falls, who has been in the city as the
guest Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Rudberg for the past few
days, returned to her home today.
Attorney Thomas Hughes and wife
motored to Austin today and will be
the guests of their SON, Attorney Bur-
ton Hughes over Sunday.
Erfck Carlstrom, who was recently
awarded the contract for the general
construction work on the new Lincoln
school. took members of the Mankato
school board consisting of President
Mrs. B. d. Smith, Rev. r. A. Jensen,
Adolph Mueller and Evan Hughes to
Wilder. Mimi, yesterday. The pur-
brick work of that school. The party
was caught in the rain and did not
reach this city until two o'clock this
morning.
Mrs. +. A. Cote went to Blue Earth
today to attend the funeral of her
niece, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
r. Browley.
Ray Westhoff has returned home
after enjoying q ten days' vacation
In Chicago and other points in IHi-
F. P. Hoer of the Martin & Hoerr
Jewelry Store was gone East on a
buying trip in the interest of the
store. Mr.. Hoerr expects to be away
about month.
Mr.. G. B. Johnson, representative
Of the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way Co., at Los Angeles. CAL, and a
foSmer well known resident of this
section spent Saturday in the city as
the guest Of his old time friend Mr..
w. r. Spornitz. Mr.. johnson attend
ed the Minnesota State Fair at Ham
line, and was enroute for the South
Dakota State fair which opens at
Huron today and continues through
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. washburn, for
mer Mankato residents but now Of
Duluth, are in the city on a brief
visit while enroute home and are
guests at Hotel Heinrich. They are
on an auto tour having visited points
Fin Iowa and arrived here Saturday
evening. They also drove to Vernon
Center and spent a brief time visit
ing Mr. Washburn's brother, e. w.
Washburn and family. Mr.. Wash
burn formerly resided at Vernon and
Mankato, and practiced law here be-
fore going to Duluth, and will be re-
membered by our older residents.
For nearly twenty years he has serv-
ed as member of the State Normal
School Board. being resident director
of the Duluth Normal School during
that time, but resigned his position
absence from the state. Mr. Wash
burn, too,. was a former teacher in
our public schools. They have nu-
nerous friends and acquaintances
here who are always pleased to see
them. Mr.. and Mrs. Washburn will
start for home today or tomorrow,
expecting to visit in Winona and also
to make stops in the twin cities while
enroute.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. N. Tompkins and
son Vernon returned this afternoon
from a motor trip to Minneapolis
where they were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. B. c. Cain.
service o sempsaa stations retSned tSr the a
from bayfield,, Wis, where e. he has Is
been to escape the trials and tribu-
tations incident to- hay fever. Mr..
Clark came from Duluth to st. Paul
via the 500 road. Thirty miles the
other side OF st. Paul the train
struck an auto containing two men
and a woman. One Of the men and
the woman was killed outright and
the other man was so seriously in
jured that he was expected to die.
The incident occurred on a crossing.
arrived today to attend the funeral
of his mother, which will be held at
the home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock.
Mrs. Charles Fitzloff and sons re-
turned from Minneapolis last even
ing where they spent the past two
weeks with friends and visiting the
state fair.
Fred ". Kruse Is home from an
eastern trip He spent some time in
Washington and went on to New
YORK where he nurchsed handsome.
stocs of goods for the four Kruse
-r.s. He was accompanied eest br
H. J. Sperra, manager of the Kruse
store in Fargo. Mr.. Kruse stated to-
day that business conditions were
unuuestionably better in the east
aod q more hopeful feeling prevailed
merchandise, said Mr.. Kruse, are
coming down. IT bought goods Of q
very good grade at pre-war prices"
While In washington Mr.. Kr,lse met
and conversed at some length with
Congressman Frank Clague. He also
met q number Of Minnesota poliu.
clans who were at the capital city.