The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-03
THFFTS AT kASOTA
GARAGES ENTERED;TIRES
ARE TAKEN
Marks Show That Large Tour
ing Car Backed Up To
The Door

time will aggregate to about $3.50,
according to Charles r. Swenson,
proprietor of the garage. The rob-
berry was not discovered until seven
o'clock Thursday morning, when Err
nest Fox arrived to open up. He
found that q side window had been
| pried open and that the tire shelves
were empty. Twenty castings Of
various sizes are missing. Marks
of a large touring car or truck were
discovered just outside the window.
The vehicle was evidently backed IN
so that the providers could toss out
was done in plain sight Of the road.
No clue as to the identity Of the
robbers has yet been found.
| The members Of the Red Cross
nursing committee of Kasota met
with the lie Sueur County Red Cross
Nursing division at the home OF Mrs.
! O'Connell, at st. Thomas on Tues
day, July "a. Miss Eddlestons' re-
ports were very encouraging. All
regret that Miss Eddleston is leav-
ng, for she has been a very con-
scientious and efficient worker for
three years. The division has been
very fortunate in securing the Eerv-
! ices of Miss Hannah Peterson, who
is at present in Massachusetts, and
comes to us very highly recommend
ed She will enter upon her duties,
September Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Babcock made
a business trip to Faribault last
| Tuesday.
Oscar Erickson, a travelling pho
ltographer, of Centerville, South Da-
kota, has been visiting a brother,
Andrew Erickson, and family, for
the past week.
Mrs. George Warning entertained
a number of girls at her home
Tuesday, in honor Of Mrs. Ed Vogt
of Minneapolis.
A number of Kasota girls hiked to
| Squirrels Nest, Lake Washington,
| last Thursday and enjoyed a picnic.
Miss Esther LundQuist is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Harry Kirby, this
week.
Mr.. Clayton Rydberg is working at
present on the Arthur Guentzel farm
near Kasota.
Many Kasota friends Of Miss Bes
sic Hoibers, learn with regret of her
recent death at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. Brown, of Washington,
ID. c. Although frail in health for
years, the deceased was q faithful
church worker, while here and was
also a student at the st. Peter nor
NAL school, part Of the past win
ter. The bereaved family have the
sincere sympathy of their many
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Lamberton nd
children and Miss Mabel Anderson,
! enjoyed a motor trip to Faribault
/ and Waterville, last Sunday.
Miss Frances Bailey, who gradu-
ated recently from a school OF ora
tory at Minneapolis, expects to
! teach next year in Montana.
Chevrolet touring cars were de-
livered the past week by the Charles
r. Swenson agency to Miss Dora
Rettis, C. r. Johnson. Ernest Fox
and Clayton Moses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Fawcett will
locate soon at Cold Springs, near
st. Cloud, where Mr.. Fawcett has
accepted a position with the Rock
vile Granite company.
Mrs. Curtis McDuff was called to
St. James last Monday by the death
of a relative, A. E. Gibbs. Curtis
McDuff, Mrs. Kopp and Mr.. and
Mrs. q. L. Mason drove up to attend
the funeral, which was held Thurs
day.
Mrs. Isabelle Trowbridge returned
to Rice Lake, Wisconsin, on Friday
after a brief visit in Kasota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Allen received
a large shipment Of fine pike and
pickeral, last week. from Mr.. and
Mrs. Clair Schumacher and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Olson, who were en-
toying an outing at Cass Lake, near
Bemidji. The motorists returned
from their northern trip later In
the week.
l Sanger A.
bena, motored down Sunday to spend
a week or more at the home of Mrs.
Carrie Johnson and daughter, Ruth
Mrs. w. B. Pulver and daughter,
Nora, and Mrs. c. r. Swenson and
daughter, Mary Anne, were among
the shoppers at Mankato on tues
Owing no doubt to the intense
heat, last Saturday evening. the at +.
tendance at the annual school
meeting was small only twenty four
votes being cast. w. H. Moulton
and Joseph T. johnson were elected
to All the three year term after the
secretary's annual report had been
read.
The Kasota baseball team played
the state hospital team last Satur :
day afternoon on the hospital
grounds resulting in a tied score.
They will play Madison Lake at
that place next Sunday afternoon.
Miss Frances Wittmer Of Manka- =
to. is spending the week with her
sister, Mrs. Joe Herman, and will
spend next week with friends In
the twin cities.
Lon Olson and Miss Frances
Wittmer of Mankato. and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Herman, spent Tuesday
evening with friends at Lake
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lundgren of Den
yer, Colorado, left Friday. after a
two weeks visit with the formers
sister, Mrs. Gates Youngren.
Misses Ida and Minnie Nelson,
Miss Ruth johnson and Mrs. John
Sanger, we're shoppers at Mankato
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Kluntz and Mrs. Huettle OF
Mankato, were guests of their sis
ter, Mrs. Joe Herman. last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Herman and
Miss Wittmer, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence GuentZel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Johnson mo-
tored to Fairmont the first OF the
week returning Wednesday.
Elmer Denker OF Minneapolis, is
a guest at the Nels Johnson home
this week
F. L. Warrant is the owner Of a
Dodge touring car.
| Ralph Bradshaw spent Sunday