The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31
PLEASANT MOUND STORIES
Evsns sllstle Meetings Are Attracting
Great Deal Of Ate ntion.

III. Lee Look went to Mankato last
week to visit some sick relatives.
| Lila, youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Stratton, has been quite
sick with lung fever.
Farmers of this locality, being tired
of waiting for snow, have commenced
hauling their next summers supply
of wood.
Mrs. Burton Tyler went to Mankato
last week to visit relatives.
| The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church was postponed last week on
account of the sickness of some of its
,members.
Daniel Day went to Mankato We'd
nesday to see his sister, Mabel, who
| is in the Immanel hospital. He re-
ports that she is getting along nicely.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Christian church will meet next Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. William
Shouts. Special invitation extended to
the men.
Frank Briggs and daughter Eva
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Cornish of Amboy over Sun
day.
| Miss Mabel Day, who was operated
on last week at Mankato hospital,
is on the road to recovery.
Miss Mary Reeder has been quite
sick with la grippe during the past
two weeks, but is getting better, ae-
cording to last reports.
Miss May Ables, teacher of the
Pleasant View school, is planning on
having program and box social in
the near future; announcement later.
| Earl Wilder and Harry Brown of
Amboy were canvassing this locality
last week to secure scholars for Mr..
Roberts singing class, to be held at
the Amboy school rooms this win
ter.
The Fox Bros, having purchased a
new saw mill, will operate at two
log-ways this winter The first will
be at the George Collins home, and
the second at their own place.
While trimming a tree last week
CLAYTON Shanks fell and injured his
back by falling on rough frozen
ground. His injuries were not serious,
but he was not able to work for a
couple of days.
Henry Crook and his sister, Mrs.
Alice Tackles, received word last
Thursday of the death of their moth
err, Mrs. Dana, which occurred at
Evans, COL, where she was visiting
son. Deceased leaves three children
in this locality Mr.. Crook and sister
left for Colorado Friday evening.
Mrs. Pierce Lowell was elected vice
president of the Southern Minnesota
Poultry association that met at Win
nebago last week.
The Misses Eva and Edith Sails
bury visited their brother Ray of
Pleasant Grove last week. He has
been quite sick with the grip.
! Burton Tyler made a business trip
to Mankato and st. Clair last week
Saturday.
Rural Carrier Burgess of Route No.
l reports seeing a wolf on the old
Faley farm last Friday. A hunt has
been planned to take place as soon
as the first snow falls. This makes
three wolves that have made their
appearance in this locality during the
past three weeks.
/ The evangelistic meetings at the
Willow Creek Church of Christ closed
Wednesday evening after duration
of three weeks. George B. Brown,
minister, delivered very instructive
sermons, some of which were illus
trated on the black board. His talk
throughout the meetings was very
thorough, and due credit should be
given his efforts in making the study
of the Bible plain. He will begin
a two weeks meeting at Lewisville
soon, apd his many friends wish him