The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-01
NUDS Of NEWS

Register OF Deeds Gabler's records
show that C. A. Storrs this morn
ing sold to c. H. Holden one nine
tieth Of an acre of land in Shelby
township on the outskirts OF Amboy
for the sum of $4,000.
GAINESVILLE Argus: One day last
week A. D. Sackett picked up a
pocketbook soiled and discolored
after it's long rest in an opening in
the wall to his home He had torn
out the sides preparatory to the
erection of an addition, when the
book dropped out. 1t had lain in the
enclosure over forty six years and
was the property of daughter OF a
former Methodist pastor who resid-
cd there at the time. In the book
was found a poem by D. c.. John, at
that time President of the Mankato
State Normal school, list Of TWEEN
ty-three graduates of the school,
the largest class up to that time
that the school had ever turned out,
number of personal papers and a
twenty FIVE cent shin plaster. The
relic was forwarded to the owner,
who now resides in Oakland, Calf.
How the book got in the wall is
something of a mystery, but evi.
IDENTIFY it was accidently dropped
through an opening before the up
per part of the house was plastered.
Mrs. Anna Herbert Koehnle has
returned from Chicago where she
spent her vacation. Mrs. Koehnle
will resume the teaching of the art
of singing and will receive pupils
September l.
Mrs. Sarah E. Richards, Willard
street, is confined TO iler home with
bruised limb. Mrs. Richards was
injured in fall yesterday.
Mrs. C. L. Virgins of st. Paul Is
spending a few days visiting her
sister in law Mrs. Katheryn R.
Moede, enroute to her home from
Okoboji, where she has been visit
ing friends for the past three weeks.
I School authorities called atten-
ton again today to the details of
! the coming school year. All new
junior high school pupils are to re-
port at nine o'clock tomorrow (Frri-
day. morning. Those north OF
Cherry Street and from North Man
kato will go to the high school
building. Those south Of Cherry
Street and from all other districts
will go to the new Lincoln building.
! Junior high school pupils who were
enrolled in the Mankato schools
last year and who made out prelim-
mary enrolment cards last spring
or summer need not report until
500 next Tuesday morning. At the
Lincoln building pupils will use the
Fulton Street walk until the other
walks are completed, entering the
building in the rear. Attention was
also called to the fact that all new
pupils in the grade schools are ex-
pected to enroll tomorrow morning
at nine o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. willaert, r. r. 8
are the parents of baby boy, born
August "a at st. Joseph's hospital.
Miss Olivia Landkamer and Miss
Marie Krause left this morning for
! st. Mary's hospital, Minneapolis,
/ where they will enter the hospital
as student nurses. r.
| LIE Sueur Center Leader Demo-
crat: Charles Miller of Waterville
and relative of his from Maple
I ton who was riding with him. were
severely injured at the Cordova road
turn south Of town Sunday after
noon when a Ford coupe in which
they were riding failed to make the
turn, and rolled over Mr.. Miller
was hurt the Ileast of the two men
and is expected to recover soon.
The other man is said to be In a
very serious condition. The top of
the car was almost completely de-
molished. It is stated that the car
was travelling at high speed and in
trying to make the turn the front
wheels, cramped in the gravel road
surface. causing il to turn over