The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-17
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Magnus Johnson at the County Fair
CIty--Augp 70, rs ana "a
The members OF the W. II. Z. VIII
serve ice cream ana CAKE, oaturudJ
itNeuIng aug. 10. come and near me
band pay ana buy your ice cream
a. TIE W. Il. L. stand. Your pHIfon
age wiz DC greatly appreciated Dy
t4.e corps.
Air. and Mrs. 4. J. . Reilly en-
joyed a week emu ana over SUNDAY
visit from Inc IatCers mother, MRS.
Vi. Hook ana son WllllaLn. VINO
motOred here from their nome al
" Imar. On Lnelr return nome Louise
HOOK, who had spent the past Two
months with her SISTER, accompanied
them.
MISS Lillian Kienholtz, who spent
the past week with reIaUlVe IN Man =
Kato, returned home yesterday.
-urs. hoy cooper and nt'4e son, Oh
st. Paul, are guests this week al
, me h. h. Cooper home.
K. W. WashDurn received a card
from his daughter, Mrs. Emil Lauger
VINO Win ner Lnree children let mere
at d o'clock Friday morning, Iol
their home III MGQlua, y. D., and ar
rived IN Fargo, al i:SU y. II. Inc
Speeuometer registered 1872 miles
MrS. Lauger, WrILeS Lnat Lney IOuno
some or the roads rather rough, they
ran into u lev showers before noon,
d. dld not have to stop for cultalHz
or CHAINS, anu naQ no car trouble
Her eldest son Marion was at the
wheel, he is a splendid driver, and
has frequently made some splendid
runs, but this beat ali others. Another
IteLIer was received from Mrs. Lauger
written from Sanborn, which Is
about 80 miles from their home town,
Mr. Lauger met his family there and
they spent Saturday night and over
sunday with his brother Otto
Lauger and family. Mrs. Lauger
writes that the tornado Of Friday
afternoon did much damage at
Medina. The front Of their drug
store was blown in and the out side
stairway leading UP 10 the hall above
the store was blown down and that
electric and telephone wires were
all twisted together and blown
down.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Caven and
eldest daughter Mary, and Mike and
Fairfax, Mimi, by the death and
burial of a cousin. They drove up
In their cars. The funeral was held
monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. frank Schwan enter
tanned quite large party of rela-
tlves and friends at a 5 o'clock din
ner Sunday evening. Among whom
were Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schwan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Mountain and
three children Of Good Thunder, and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Frank OF Min
neapolis.
Miss Jessie Johnson is down from
Colman, S. D.. spending a ten day
,acation with her many relatives
Mrs. James Weir Is in Mankato,
with her sister Miss Mary Russell
who had the misfortune to fall and
break her hip. Miss Russell who is
quite an aged woman stays at the
st. Josephs Home. She has frequent
ly visited here, and all old friends
hope she will speedily recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Kraus and Mr..
and Mrs. F.. l.. Cooper, motored to
Madison Lake Sunday afternoon,
Mr.. Kraus was looking after the
County Fair interests and stops were
made at Garden City to consult
Pres. Mccormick, and at the home
Of the vice Pres. David Crane. In
was at Eagle Lake, everybody in that
little burg, had heard that Magnus
was coming to the County Fair" and
they too will swell the throng, at
least hundred strong. At Lake
Madison, we saw several Mankato
people, among whom were G. e.
Wise and family, who were spending
the week end at their cottage. John
Wise and his sister, who have colt
age at Lake Washington, were
spending the day with the brother.
H. c. was looking for a Free Press
Representative, and was sure glad
to run across John Wise as the Fair
Association, is expecting the Free
Press, with its hosts Of readers all
through this and adjoining counties,
TO be lavish In the use of printers
ink in advertising the coming Coun-
ty Fair. August %, % and "a. Ad-
vertising, like bread upon the water
cast, will come back to the Free
Press Company, will come back in
twice two fold. See: Now go to it.
and advertise. y
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Champlalz
spent from Sunday afternoon until
Monday morning with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Champlin and
family. Lee Champlin is one of the
directors of the County Fair and
is one of the big boosters for the
fair in his home city.
Hear and see Senator Magnus
Johnson, the dirt farmer from
County Stearns speak at the County
Fair, August %. You'll miss it, If you
don't.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Grannis, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Washburn, with Russell
Grannis at the wheel made up a
motor party Sunday afternoon, and
motored to Lura Lake where they
enjoyed an hour or SO at this pretty
resort. While there they met sever
al of their old acquaintances, among
whom were Mr.. and Mrs. Judd Cor
nell, and Mrs. Minelte Healy.
Mrs. Ella Stonersen returned last
evening from the twin cities where
she has spent the past two weeks
visiting relatives.
The R. G. Champlins are enjoying
a new Maxwell sedan, which Mr..
Champlin bought In the cities last
week.
Last Sunday afternoon, Ole Ston-
or had his leg badly bruised from
the knee down when the piano
which he and several other men
were lowering from the stage to the
foor, slipped and fell on to him.
with the above result. DR. Arnolu
was called. an while he found no
bones broken, the bruise Is q bad
one necessitating q lay OFF from
work for some time.
Ars, n. D. Thompson and two
grandchildren moved last week into
TIE Starbuck house, and are now
nicely settled. The son in law and