The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-05
GOOD THUNDER STORIES.
Surprise Party rendered Mrs. George
Ooty BY Friends.

Surprise Party rendered Mrs. George
Ooty BY Friends.
From Fridays Daily.
The seeding is in. full swing in this
vicinity. NJ. Gainor and the Clapshaw
brothers were the first to be seen with
their drills in the fields.
La Grippe seems to be starting in
again. Emil Doering is just recovering
and Nj. A. Benedict is quite ill with il
now. 49,
This little town is taking a boom
Mrs. Hensline and Mr.. Wiedenheft are
both building this spring, also Others
who will build later.
Mrs, Voecks ST.. is quite ill, but is
better at present writing. We trust
improvement viii continue.
Friends are glad to see Mr. McGrew
able to be out and around again.
Twelve ladies attended little sur
prise party, given by Mr.. and Mrs. S,
Doty, last Thursday afternoon in hon
or of Mrs. George Doty, it being her
SEVENTEEN birthday. The. surprise was
complete, and the ladies enjoyed Them
selves, the afternoon in talking over the
good old times and happy days past and
gone. Just before supper Mrs. John
Graham presented Mrs. Doty with a
beautiful velvet rug and. several other
presents and addressed her as follows
having been selected by the ladies to
present the things, saying: "Mrs. Doty
it gives us great pleasure to be with
you today, to celebrate your birthday
You have lived three. score years and
ten, and over half of that time we have
lived as neighbors and friends. Nothing
has ever happened to mar that true
friendship. well remember the time
we first met. 1t was, in our little gro
Gerry store, when Good Thunder. could
only boast of one building. You brought
butter and eggs, as well as money, and
| dealt out sugar, tea, coffee, etc, to
you. You then had but few silver
threads among. the gold Our good
friend here, Mrs. Benedict, was often
with you. | came here, far, far away
from my New Hampshire home, a
stranger in strange ,land; and you
both helped to make life pleasant for
me. Thus our friendship ripened, We
all well remember when we used to
worship i'll the little old school house,
with nothing to sit upon but benches.
with nothing to our backs; nor will we
ever forget the, sanity face of dear
Elder Thurston, as he explained the
truth to us, and entreated us to be
faithful followers of our Savior | have
always admired you for your loyalty
to Christianity. You have fought the
good fight; you have kept the faith !;
you have done all you could for others.
Your life has been al example and any
one following it will make no mistake,
We, one and all, have brought these
gifts to show our appreciation of you;
and l assure you they are freighted
with more love than value. | know
voice the sentiments of all present when
| wish you many returns OF this day;
and as you feel the mantle slowly slip.
ones, and the cares and burdens are
much less, may you feel that the last
years of your life have been as happy
as any you have lived, and when you
have reached the last milestone, and go
er years, who is. so sadly missed here
today, you will know God made you
one, the Living God, He. will not make
you twain" After this greatly appreciat-
ed address, supper was served by Mrs,
Doty, who was assisted in entertaining
by Mrs. Lehman. Little birthday favors
were at each guests plate, and after
jolly supper and a visit afterwards
the guests departed to, their various
homes, all expressing their pleasure and
leaving their best wishes for their birth
day friend, Mrs. Doty, who greatly APP
preciated the honor bestowed upon her
Mrs. Traverse ST.. died unexpectedly
of pneumonia at her daughters home
at the cities while visiting there. The
death was very. sudden, and sympathy
is extended to. the sorrowing ones.