The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
Kerns and Hebron

i their daughter, Mrs. 5. q. Sulburt
accompanied by her husband, all O
1 Minneapolis are spending several days
with Mr.. Fosters sister, Mrs. l.. Bur
|. rill. They had reunion of all the
! Fosters in this section, and picnic
at Russ BurrilPs home in Mankato, OF
the Fourth. Virgil Foster and his
sister, Mrs. Lizzie Payne of Tacoma
J Wash, were present
/ The Ladies' Aid of the Kerns church
will meet with Mrs. G. w. Rash next
], Friday afternoon. All ladies are re,
'quested to bring their thimbles and
I, darning needles with them.
Fred Sturg of the post office at Man.
kato and Miss Clara Kelley spent
last Sunday with the family of
| Thomas Hodson.
Miss Helen Meyer of Mankato spent
several days over the Fourth with the
tHodson family in Hebron.
| Miss Gertrude Drake returned from
! Bloomington, ILL.,, last Friday where she
had been visiting relatives for some
time.
Herbert Hodson went to Lake Ben
ton last Friday to spend the Fourth
and visit his sister; Mrs. V. P. Grain,
a few days.
! The supervisor of the town of
Nicollet expect to visit the roads in the
| valley next Tuesday and to examine the
washput. 1t is hoped they will, decide
on some permanent improvement.
/ The Kerns band furnished music
for, the Lutheran school picnic at Man
kate ON the Fourth.
I Farmers felt quite encouraged with
a few days of good weather last week.
Not few of the farmers made out to
get some of their clover hay in.
| The mail carrier on Mankato route
| No. 6, is dandy. He does not
stop at floods or washouts, but braves
/ them like a soldier storming fort.
He passed through North Mankato
when the water was SO high that the
i horses sides were out of sight. The
patrons along this route ought to fell
! proud of their strenuous mail carrier
who serves them during all kinds of
| weather.
Virgil Foster of Tacoma, Wash, son
of Mrs. NJ. B. Foster, arrived here
last week at the home of mis- sister:
Mrs. Frank Loucks. and is visiting
relatives in this section.
The Seventh Day Adventists are
having tent meeting on the Good
ridge farm near Kerns.
William HI. Sharp is building resi-
dence for his son Arthur and family
near the old homestead. Mr.. Sharp
shows considerable grit, considering he
has lost most all his crop by hail.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
, Mrs. Frank Loucks on the 18th of
| June.
! Mrs. Oric Noble entertained a few. of
her friends one day last week, it lbe-
ing herr birthday anniversary. 49,.
| Curtis Belts returned from a visit
with his brother Johns family at
Baily, N. d., last week, and reports
good crops in that vicinity, but in need
of rain. We could spare them some
from here. 'f.'''
( Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Keene of North
Mankato have moved into their son
,Jesse's home at Hebron until the wa
ter goes down. Mrs. Keene is an in
valid. So
Mr.. and Mrs. Hegemann and two
children of this place had a narrow
escape from drowning last Thursday
in North Mankato. William and Bert
Tidland rescued them and not Mr..
Robel, as was stated in The Free
Press last week.
Rev. Beacon gave an interesting dis
course at the Kerns church last Sun
dav mSrning on the shadows and
eclipses E,f life.
Rev. Martinson of Minneapolis will
give an address next Sunday morn
ing at the Hebron church in the in
terest of the Anti-Saloon league.
Special music will be furnished for
the OCCASION Everyone cordially in
yited.
1ne bridge at T. Hodson's place was
nut~out of commission again last Fri
day. A temporary span has been put
in to accommodate the mail and other
travel.
The bridge at Arthur McCarger's
place has been washed away, also the
bridge at the B. f. Drake place was
taken out and temporary bridge put
in.
The farmers tributary to Judson
creamery are hauling their cream and
milk to Nicollet creamery until such
times as the river goes down. Some
of them may become regular patrons
of that creamery on account of dis
satisfaction.
There was great crowds of sight
seers at the Judson bridge last Sunday
viewing the river, which is consider
ABLY lower at this place.
The Citizens telephone line has been
out of order for several days. From
Hebron to Judson some of the poles
were struck by lightning.
Mrs. Chilgren and children of North
Mankato are visiting with A. C.;lNroo-
man and family in Hebron.
Claude, son of F. E. Whitcomb.
found den of wolves ON the bluff in
Hebron. A short time ago the old
one came into their barn yard and
carried off young pig and was
tracked to the den. One cub was
caught and two got away. 1t is to
be hoped they will all be rounded up
sooner or later
It is very discouraging for farmers
this year, vet amidst all their discour-
agements there seems to be cheerful
ness and determination to make the
best of their surroundings.