The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10
and Vicinity

Almon Salisbury and T. Stevens
were Mankato visitors last Saturday
Mrs. Foley of South Dakota is Wis
iting her many friends in this vi,ni =
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper of Minnes polls
spent several days in this vicinity the
past week.
Miss Florence Deal and Miss Scott of
Mankato visited friends in this locality
the past week.
George Seerist went north last Thurs
day to dispose of a large farm which
he owns there.
George Collins leaves the first of the
week TO look for land in the northern
part of the state.
Tom Wilkinson left last week for
Missouri to spend a few weeks. with
relatives and friends.
Charles Chamberlain went to Man
kato Saturday and brought up three
Overlands, which are already sold.
On account of the cold, backward
weather, the cut worms are doing con
siderable damage to corn in this To-
cality.
The farmers car OF twin arrived
Friday and was distributed. This car
contained over $4,000 mounds, amount
ing to $2,93S.37.
The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church will meet with Mrs. Allen Mer-
rill in Amboy on Thursday afternoon,
the 10th OF June. rG
Elder Langfit and Ray Salisbury
took a spin in the latter's auto to
Lake Washington, but their catch Of
fish was very limited.
Mrs Brown OF Pleasant Prairie came
home the latter part of the week after
several days visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Alice Heritage of St Paul.
A number of young people met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Grove last Saturday night and several
hours We're spent in social games.
Mrs. Hattie Leavitt and children of
North Dakota arrived Thursday and
will spend few weeks visiting rela-
tives and friends in this locality.
AL Brush is making numerous i'm
provements on his home farm. having
moved the large barn off of the Brace
farm. He will rebuild it and make it
considerably larger.
Dad Cross left for St Paul Saturday
to make his future home in Merriam
Park The genial old gentleman will
be greatly missed by his many friends
in Amboy and vicinity.
Mrs. James Salisbury of Des Moines
is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Lee Look.
She states that her husband has traded
his feed business at Des Moines for
400 acres of land in Missouri.
Burton Tyler, one of our up to date
farmers in this section, sold a dozen
steers last week at an average price
of sol 80 each. which is the highest
price ever received in Amboy.
The Willow Creek line Will build a
few extensions to their system of lines
the coming summer Work was com
menced last week on the south line,
giving another connection to Winnie
bago.
Kenney Bros dray team became
frightened at the train Friday while
hauling coal and took a lively run mp
Front street. but no damage was done
except corner lamp post was de-
molshed.
The opera house was crowded TO its
limit Saturday night by an appreciative
audience to hear the exercises of the
graduating class. The graduates all
did well and were highly complmented
for their excellent work.
A number of farmers in this vicinity
have gotten the automobile fever the
past week and those who have pur-
chased machines that have come to our
notice are Will Fox, a. Hansen, John
Robinson, Charles Russ and Will Wild
enheft.
A wedding in the German neighbor7
hood occurred last Sunday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Bergermamn. The
contracting parties were Miss Temple
and Herman Bergermann. The young
people will have charge of Mrs. Berger
mann's farm.
Fred SwarZ went to the Twin Cities
last Thursday and run down to Still
water to look at the binders and NOW
ers being manufactured there and was
so well pleased with them that he on
dered binder and mower to be ship
ped as soon as possible.
While John Robinson was visiting
at the home of Fred Randall last Sun
day his team broke away and started
at lively run for home, but by the
quick use of telephone, neighbors were
notified on the line and the team was
soon stopped without injury to horses
or buggy. n.r
A serious accident occurred Sunday
evening at the Parker entertainment
at Basey church. Two teams became
entangled and commenced backing, over
turning both buggies. Mrs. Hartman
was thrown out of one buggy and suf
fered several severe bruises. Net Latin
was thrown under the other buggy and
hurt his back severely. One buggy was
completely demolished.