The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-12
KERNS AND HEBRON
Several Social Gatherings Mark the
the Week, Personals.

MI. ana MIS-. Il. Ii. hllOue were given
"A very pleasant reception last Tuesday
evening at their old residence by theil
friends at kerns on the evening of theil
departure from this place. They have
made many friends while they have re-
sided here. The ladies furnished re-
fre>hments and the Kern band rendered
Il number of selections. All wish them
great success in their future home.
Mr.. Dittbauer, the new sterekeeper,
and his sister, Miss Clara, have taken
POSSESSION of the store recently pur-
chased from +. Rhode.
Tie Ladies Aid of the Kerns church
will meet next Friday afternoon with
Mrs. ii. ID. Trask.
About fifty of the friends of MIR. and
Mrs c. w. Johnson surprised them at
their home last Friday evening, it being
their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
The ladies furnished refreshments and
Mr.. +. +. Jefferson in II very appropri-
ate speech presented Mr.. and Mrs.
johnson with a set of silver table and
tea spoons as a token of good viii from
their friends and ncighbors, and all
wished them many years of happiness
and usefulness. All had splendid time.
Pastor Brown gave an interesting dis
course to good audience last Sunday
morning.
The Ladies' Aid of Kerns met at the
home of Misses Abbie and Ella Randall
a week ago last Friday afternoon and
presented the two ladies with So each
as token of their appreciation. Miss
Abbie is the church organist and Miss
Ella the chorster. 1t was very pleas
ant OCCASION
Miss Helen Meyer of Mankato spent
four days with T. Hodson's family last
week. Miss Meyer and Miss Ella Hold
son visited the Hebron school last Fri
day afternoon.
a very pleasant surprise was given
last Friday evening Miss Ella Hodson
by about forty of the friends and neigh
bors at her old ~home in Hebron, it be-
ing her birthday. The evening was
spent with games and other amuse-
ments. Elegant refreshments were
furnished by the ladies. At late hour
the guests were 10th to leave declaring
it one of the best gatherings they had
this winter.
Miss O'Connor, teacher at Nicollet,
and her sister from Iowa visited with
their Aunt, Mrs. f. J. Rood, Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. C. ID. Grain and her little son,
who had been spending two weeks with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T..
Hodson, at her old home, expects to re-
turn to her home near Lake Benton
this week.
Uncle James Hendley of Mankato ex-,
poets to come to Hebron this week and
spend the summer with relatives here.
Peterson 4. johnson, the ,hustling
stock buyers, Shipped from Judson last
Saturday two car loads of cattle and
one of hogs. :
Seeding is progressing in this section
and the roads are in good shape, thanks
to the road drag where it has been used
There was Il family reunion at the
home of Captain 1Tidland last Sunday:
Their son George will 60 to Montana
this week to reside. Professor Tidland;
of the Toland college, visited with his
uncle's family OH Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Drake returned to her
school work at Kasson on Saturday. i
Miss Ella and Herbert Hodson re-
turned to their school work at Mankato
Oh Sunday and also Miss Winnie Rist,
and Miss Martha Thurston.
Andrew Swanson, who is building a
residence at the end of the bridge i'll
Judson, will soon have it ready for occu
pancy.