The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
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Former Residents Were On Visit q
JanGsviIie, Rail Hearing
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GAINESVILLE, Mimi, July 18.--Mrs.
John Tomlin OF Duluth, accompanied
by her daughter and son. and Miss
Grace Bates, all Of that city drove
down to this place arriving the latter
part Of the week and are spending q
few days visiting the scenes Of the
childhood Of her husband and her
husbands folks who lived in this
some years ago. The older Mr..
Tomlin and his wife were proprietors
OF a restaurant and confectionery
store located on the site where, the
Citizens State Bank now stands in
two story brick building with liv-
ing rooms on the second floor. This
building was torn down at the time
the Citizens State Bank was erected.
There Mrs. Tomlin, who was sister
Of Thomas Savage, Sr., now resi-
dent Of this city, has died since re-
moval to the western city. Their son
Oliver who learned telegraphy at the
Chicago and North Western depot In
this place and became an operator.
Union office in Seattle, having
charge of all branch telegraph Offices
as we'll as the main office. and with
his sister Ellen employed in the
office with him. John Tomlin,
another son as above noted. Is a resi-
dent of Duluth where he follows the
occupation of lather and has son
employed by the American Railway
Express company. Relatives and
former acQuaintances were much
surprised and gratified to greet
them.
]. L. Davidson Of this city has the
distinction Of capturing two large
bass fish on the same line at one
time while at Lake Francis one day
last week. There were two hooks
one one Warbler nd two fish bit at
the same time and Mr.. Davidson
pulled them in.
The barn dance given by J. j.
Cahill In the new barn Just COM
pleted on his farm east of town. was
so successful and so much enjoyed
Friday night, that another one is to
be given Wednesday evening OF this
week. Unsurpassed music was fur
nished by the local orchestra known
as Al's Melody Boys, Alfred NyQuist.
director.
A gentleman from Waseca whose
name was learned became unruly at
the dance at ]. ]. Cahills barn Fri
day night and tried to get in without
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his twelve year old son. When the
special police officer Chris Grams in
tervened, the gentlman assumed
rather a bold and offensive front and
the special officer was Obliged to
resort to the use Of his club and
knock the fellow down after which
he became somewhat mild and sub
missive again.
Janesville had some very distin-
guished visitors Saturday, they being
M. ]. Boyle, superintendent OF the
Minnesota division Of the Chicago
and North Western Railway of WI
mona; L. L. Brown attorney for the
railway; and e. e. Turner, passenger
agent Of the Minnesota and Dakota
divisions Of Mankato. Ivan Bowen
Of the Minnesota railway and ware
house commission, was also here and
conducted a hearing of that body In
the rear rooms of the GAINESVILLE
State bank instigated by Otto
Schafer, local stock shipper for i'm
proved train service in shipping
stock from Janesville to South St
Paul by the way Of Mankato over
the Chicago and North western and
Omaha roads. The hearing was con
tinued until July 23, at the Office OF
the commission In st. Paul to give
Omaha Railway company and op-
portunity to be represented they
having no representative at the
Japesvilla hearing.
Ben Frank loft for cities Monda,
noon to attend the state convention
or tho American LeRfou.