The Mankato free press., 1923-07-06
NUBS OF NEWS

lie Sueur Confer Leader Demo
crat: Nail on the afternoon train
here at 2:16 is thing of the past.
The service was discontinued June
30th. In former years when a ma:
clerk was carried on this train 1t
used to deliver some rea! service.
here, but the recent attempt at a
service where only pouch mai! was
carried without a clerk, 1t amounted
to nothing. The service was re- es-
tablished some months ago after be.
ing asked for several times by local
citizens. II was thought that the old
clerk service would be put on, but
there was nothing doing and the So
: called afternoon mail amounted to
little.
Accordin,; to the Corvallis Gazette
Times of Corvallis, Oregon Of June
80, Captain E NJ. Grogan, a reserve
officer in the United States army.
and a former resident of Mankato,
/ OF rehabilitation officer on the north
Pacific coast, has recently been
transferred from Corvallis Ore. to
1 Portland, Oregon. for permanent
, duty In the Veterans Bureau. Cap
tain Grogan is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Grogan Of Dukes addition
and a brother Of Attorney B. D.
Grogan Of this city.
Aaron johnson of the Nyquist
Clothing company. received a check
for $40 yesterday from the Manhat-
tan Shirt company. OF New York
City, he being awarded seventh
prize in the shirt company's nation
al newspaper advertising contest.
When receiving the check Mr.. John
son remarked 1T sure pays to ad-
vertise."
On Saturday the Nyquist Clothing
company will hold a style show in
its display windows. Special rep
iresentatives from the firm Of Hart
Schaffner & Marx will be here to
display coats for women for fall
wear. The NyQuist Clothing com
pany extends an invitation to the Ia
dies of Mankato and vicinity to see
this demonstration.
DR.. c. W. Mouiton. a recent grad
uate OF the School Of Dentistry,
University Of Minnesota, has pur-
chased the practice, Office fixtures
and paraphernalia of DR.. H. D. Void.
lin the Coughlan- Hickey building.
!Dr, Moulton will begin practice here
Monday morning.
Jean McGrath and Mickey Rear
don, living near Lake Washington
were both injured when their Ford
car tipped over yesterday afternoon
while driving at a very high rate of
speed. Reardon had both arms bad
1y bruised and was also hurt about
the head. McGrath had his knees
badly lacerated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward S. Carey of
North Mankato and c. Mcdonald Of
Albert Lea and Miss Mary Connors
of Minneapolis had a very luck es-
cape Tuesday evening from serious
injury, when their car was run into
head -on by Henry Deyins short
distance north OF the city. All OF
the occupants of the Carey car were
thrown to the ground. but luckily
escaped without injury. Both cars
were badly damaged. Devins escaped
injury.
The Sanon Anderson orchestra
played at the celebration which was
held at Bass lake yesterday.
The large truck of the C. W. Jes-
SUP Transfer company was hand
somely decorated with a large float
representing the Blue MINI rivers
canoe club in the parade yesterday
winning first prize. The truck was
donated by Mr.. Jessup. On several
occasions he has loaned the Canoe
club trucks for conveyances, which
the club appreciates very much.
During the height of the traffic
yesterday, Mankato police were on
the alert, and handled it with great
credit AS far as can be learned
there were no accidents. either from
traffic or the shooting Of firecrack-
ers. There was very little II any. in
todcation and the crowd were good
natured and happy.
J.. l. Cuddy and workmen left b.
truck this morning for st. Charles, al
they have a contract for plumbing
and heating Of the new high schoo
building that is being erected there
The local wholesale fruit house.
have been getting inquiries as II
when our canning cherries woulC
be on the market. We have just re
'ceived definite information from the
iDOOr county fTuIt GROWERS OulUu
that the Early Richmond will begir
TO move between July tenth anC
twelfth and last but a few days
EMontmorency's will be shipped abou
fhe twentieth and last for abou
ten days. The cherries will be ship
ped I'm refrigerator cars and will bt
pre- cooled before they are loaded
The picking, packing, and loading
viii be under the personal supervis
lion OF government inspectors, which
VIII insure fruit of good quality anC
pack. Get your orders placed now, al
the crop is about seventy five per
cent OF last years yield.
DR.. Peter NehleE Of Visby. Swed
en-, will speak in the Swedish Luth
eran church this evening at eight
O'Clock. DR.. Nehlen Is on a study ol
America. He was formerly pastor
OF the Swedish Lutheran church ol
this city. He also was a graduate
from the GustavuS Adolphus college
St Joseph's Hospital wisheE II
express it's appreciation for the mu
sic furnished them yesterday morn
ing by the Elks band. 1t was a rea
treat for all patients.
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