The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-12
Ker17s and Hebron

Mrs. r0Henry Smith is reported
much worse again. 90. ,s. a.s.
Edna and Hazel Sharp were .;home
from school over Sunday as was also
Willis Randall.
All are glad to hear that Mr. and
Mrs. Bacon have decided to remain
/ with us while yet.
Mr.. II. e. Grice took trip to
Rochester Friday to consult with the
Drs. Mayo returning Sunday.
! Everybody is anxious for the
kerns correspondent, Thomas Hold
son. to get well. He is missed very
much.
Eleanor Culp is on the sick list
Pneumonia seems to be almost com
mon enough out here to be an cpl
demic. '"'
Elmer Evenson is reported very
sick with pneumonia. This is the
third time he has been similarly
afflicted in two years.
Mrs. "A. G.. Noble of Duluth is eX-
pected home soon, to visit her par
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other relatives and friends.
Since carrier on rural route has
car, his patrons receive mail an
hour earlier than the North Mankato
people, SO it is not SO bad living in
the country.
Mrs. Henry Trask has about re-
covered from her long siege of i'll
ness. Her kindly face looked good
at church again after an absence of
about eight uCnths
Mrs. Chester Purrier is to enter
tain the Ladies Aid society or Fri
day afternoon of this week. l. d, can
be taken for granted that all who
go will have Il good time.
The prize rocking chairs given by
StOrekeeper Dittberner are beginning
to be sent around to those who have
won them. 1t looks as if we are to
have a rocky time out this way.
Mrs. Charles Loucks entertained
Rev. and Mrs. Bacon at fish din
ner on Monday of last week. The
fish were caught by the two boys,
George and Herold of the home.
When Mrs. Belts bought the goat
everybody laughed. But nobody knew
what goats milk can do for baby.
We have two babies out here now
that are pretty good evidence that
goats milk can do things that drugs
fail to do.
Mrs. Reinhart Dittberner has re-
turned from d weeks visit with her
parents, the Seppmans, across the
river. She brought the baby back
to the pleasure of it's daddy who
would rather rock the cradle than
sell groceries.
Walter Johnson has put neat
fence about. his house enclosing
enough ground for door yard and
small garden.1iThe hens will now
stay out and the kid will stay in. In
this way Walter has solved one of
the outs and ms of family life.
FL. Az Hanson has about finished
putting woven wire fence around
the pasture across from his house.
Another evidence that Kerns acquired
progressive farmer when Mr.. Han
son boughtqthe, old Fletcher farm a
year ago and moved here from Illi-
nOiS.s" a..tG.
Rev. Bacon expects to leave some
time this week for visit to his son
will take 'lts place on Sunday. Next
Sundays the, annual collection for
Home Missions will be taken. The
Sunday school lesson for the day is
on that subject.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jefferson en-
tertained their Sunday school class
es at their home on Prospect Bluff
last Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Jeffer-
son teaches class of girls and Mrs
Jefferson class of boys. Both class
es are quite large. A capital time is
reported. Outdoor games and plenty
of good things to eat.
A very pleasant birthday party oc.
CURED at the Congregational par
sonage Last Thursday 1t was engi-
neered by Mrs. Charles Loucks and
vas a complete surprise to Mrs. Ba-
con. The ladies brought luncheon
and all seemed TO have a good time. |
Mrs. Bacon was the recipient of a
of nice presents.
The earliest settler, Lerue Par
sons, does not propose to be beaten
by any newcomer. He is about com
pleting a new woven wire fence ex-
tending entirely around the south
half of his farm, minus, of course.
the parts of line fence built by the
other fellows. Mr.. Parsons is a I
bright old gentleman of about eighty
years who likes to see things moving
and likes to help them move.
Only two weeks more of school. |
Some of the older boys have already !
dropped out to help on the farm. The !
class that expects to complete the /
course are hard at work getting
ready for examinations. Miss Eaton, /
the teacher has not enjoyed good
health, but has kept the work NOV
ing right along. She is a most esti
mable young lady. She will not apply /
for the school another year, having
more pleasant in pros +
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