The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-11

; AROUND THE COUNTY. 5
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GARDEN CITY.

| A. warner, VINO mas Deen quite Ill,
is reported about the same.
A surprise party was given Miss
leila Seawright last Tuesday night al
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Joe
Leatherman.
A. Meservey is very low.
Mr.. Pettis has a brother visiting
him from Fergus Falls.
Bird Beebe and his father were in
town the first Of the week.
Dell Dilley has sold his farm and
will move his family to Stevens county
this state.
The young people of this village
gave Jesse Buck very pleasant sur
prise last Monday night. Mr.. B. ex
poets to leave in few days for Grant
county to spend the summer.
Mr.. Stanton and family expect to
leave in few days for Clay county.
The ladies of the Baptist church
served dinner in the church last Fri.
day. The proceeds were $500.
The play which is to be given here
Friday night will be repeated at
Nashville Center, Saturday night,
March 18th.
The ladies of the Christian church
served dinner in the basement cleo
tion day. 1915 was taken in.
Herbert Naylor is able to be out
again with the assistance of his
crutches.
Sam Duffield had the misfortune to
get his left arm cut very badly on the
wood-saw while saving wood at e. B.
Parkers last Tuesday.
The Royal Neighbors gave an oyster
supper in the basement Of the church
last Saturday night, the proceeds be-
ing about 500.
Miss Lila Osgood returned home
last Saturday night from four
months visit with friends and rela-
tives in Meeker county and Mime
apolis. She reports very pleasant
time and her health much improved.
Miss Clara Piper, who has been Wis.,
iting in Duluth the past two months,
returned home last week.
Miss Annie Loring was in Mankato
last Wednesday.
Mrs. E. w. Gates was quite sick
last Sunday.
Mrs. Bert Parks visited with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Waite, oyer
Sunday.
Mr.. Waite and family are moving
onto Mr.. Apley's place.
The M. E. Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Charley Marston Friday
afternoon of this week.
SPRING ISLAND.
Spring Island, March 10-Henry
futile has commenced cutting his
summers wood.
Remnant Olson and Miss Mary
Severson called on Mr.. Mrs. Dick
Jones one evening last week and en-
joyed themselves very much.
Ole Lohnbakken made two or three
flying trips to Mankato last week.
Mr.. Dornberg has been hauling
wood to town. He took load Wed.
nesday.
Joe McPheeters is able to be around
around again, but is not at all well
yet.
Miss Russell and Miss England
spent Sunday at Mr.. McPheeters.
The young people were welcome Wis.
itors at Mrs. Councilman's Saturday
evening.
George Kerns went Sunday to Waldo
Adams, of Rush Lake, where he ex.
poets to work all summer.
Joe Phillips has sister visiting
him from Iowa. The lady is the
mother of Alfred Buck, and was mar.
ried in this neighbOrhood few years
ago. She has two Of Der young sons
with her.
The shore larks, robins and blue.
birds are here, and the school children
are on the lookout for hepaticas and
trilliumS.
Town meeting called out all the
men of the neighbOrhoOd In spite of
the bad roads. We have not had all
the returns, but understand that T.
s. Brude was elected to look after our
highways the coming season.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. B. Soreu-
son and her daughter, Miss Mary,
visited at Mrs. McPheeters. At two
o'clock Mrs. NJ, Miss Mary and the
two guests sat down to sew carpet
rags. At five o'clock they had finish
ed five pounds, full weight. We call
that pretty good sewing and think
the ladies deserve a compliment on
their nimble fingers.
We desire to express our gratitude
for some news items sent in from the
other side of the district, and hope
that it will not be the last time. Liv-
ing at one side, as we do, it has been
impossible for US to get all the news,
and we have several times requested
our friends to help us out. 1t pays TO
advertise If it is only your locality, so
send in everything that you think
will be of interest. Within a week
after our items about the sorghum
came out last fall, one of the gentle
men got an order for barrel of the
syrup. The order came from a dis.
lance. too, so it shows that the
neighborhood is still alive by keeping
the world Informed of our doings.
Mr.. Williams daughter, Viola, now
Mrs. Ford, of Dakota, is visiting her
parents this week.
Harry Williams was home over Sun
day.
VERNON CENTER