The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
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GARDEN CITY.

Garden City, Nov! Mrs. Jessie
RYDER. of Wisconsin, visited friends in
town last week.
Mrs. E. w Gates and Liza Wilson
were Mankato visitors Monday
Harry Ellis spent Sunday at his home
In Minneapolis.
Leafe Wilson spent Sunday in town.
The Industrial society meets with
Mrs E. w. Gates Thursday, Nov. 8.
Will Conklin spent Sunday in Min
neapolis.
Jesse Cornish of Vernon, attended
the dance in town last Friday night.
Rev. Ainsworth and wife are moving
into the rooms over Over q Clough' s
store
Charlie Peterson is in Sherburn.
Mrs. Oliver was Mankato visitor
Saturday.
The Baptist aid society will meet
with Mrs John Chapman Friday.
The old time Baptists will hold a
meeting in the Baptist church begin
ming Saturday afternoon.
John Ossood was a Mankato visitor
last week.
Last Saturday night a young man
whose name if not known stepped into
Tom Prices store and presented bill
to be changed and received $40 in
change. 1t was discovered that it was
a one dollar bill raised to ten. Sheriff
Gerlich was notified. No trace OF the
stranger has been found yet.
Mr.. and Mrs Lester Fleming cele
brated their tenth wedding anniversary
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli lockwood, of Ma
della were in town the first of the week.
MIR. Mccormick, of Owatonna, is Wis
iting in town.
Mrs. F. H. Marshall leaves next week
for Waco, Texas.
Miss May Bennett, of Mankato, spent
Sunday with her sister.
Mrs. Mile Parks, of Pleasant Mound,
visited at Eli W aites last week.
Mrs. Shaw has returned from the
east, where she'spent the summer Vlslt-
ing.
Mr.. Meservy has gone to Truman to
work.
Lloyd Ketcham has moved into his
new home.
Rev. T. G. McIntire left for Aberdeen
S. D. last week.
Mrs Sherwood has gone to Seattle,
Washington, to spend the winter.
Mrs Doud, of Winnebago, visited at
Frank Fairchilds last week.
MAPLETON.
Mapleton, Nov. 1.-Mapleton cele-
brated Halloween last night very ex-
tensively. Mr. La Due and Miss snow
entertained the members OF the grad
uating class of the High School at tne
home of Mr.. James Mclaughlin; Mr..
for some of the young folks; the K.
cI1b met with Miss Winnie Vrooman
and Miss Aida Chase entertained the
w w. club. While the boys big and
little. did the customary amount OF
damage.
The work on Martin Schimele's new
meat market is being pushed rlght
along.
Mrs. Albert Ewing. of Mankato, has
organized large class in vocal mus &c
and elocution here.
Mrs. A. A. Valentine. of Wells, is
visiting in Mapleton this week.
Mr.. Tom Hanna, who was hurt some
time ago, near St. Paul, by falling
from a train, came home Saturday.
Heis getting along nicely. His brother
Mr.. VIM. Hanna, went to, st. Eau
Thursday and accompanied him home
The ladies of the Congregational
Church have waist and apron sale at
Mr.. Greinor's store today, and tonight
will give a chicken-pie supper at the
home of Mr. G Ell. Nerbovlg,
- Mrs. John Dobie will move to Wells
Friday where Mr.. Dobie has been tol
some time buying wheat for the Ketz
back Milling Co
Miss Hattie Gilmore, who is attend
- ing the Normal in Mankato, is spend
ing this week at home on account OF
the diphtheria scare.