The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29
Kerns and Hebron

j. IL. Hendley has been hauling
his barley to Mankato.
Chris Burmeister transacted bust
ness at Mankato Thursday.
School in district No. "a closed
Friday for two weeks vacation.
Ralph Thurston went to the cities
with IL carload of stock Saturday.
Mrs. j. l.. HendIey and daughter
Lucretia drove to Mankato Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Farce took supper
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs, r. r.
Miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Stevens went
to MankatO Friday to spend few
days with their son George.
Mr.. and Mrs II. e. Miles and
at the G. d. Chase home Tuesday.
Mrs. G. s. Thurston was Man
kato passenger Friday. having re-
manned to visit with relatives a few
days.
Mir. and Mrs. J. j. LeDuc were ell
tertained at dinner Christmas at the
home of Herman Seppman at Mini
neopa: sf ' ~ ~ Is
Christmas exercises were held at
the kerns church Monday evening.
"A program was given by the Sun
day school.
Miss Florence Hendley spent sew
eral days last week with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Ken
nedy, at Mankato.
Miss Lulu Fitzpatrick. teacher in
district No. "a, went to Jordan Sat
urday where she will spend the
Christmas vacation.
Mrs. e. c. Farce departed for
Canton, S. D., where she will spend
the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. A. Todd.
Roy and Purley Keene, who are
attending the university and agricui-
tural school at st. Paul, are home
for the Christmas vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Door, Mr..
Drew Door and Rev. e. C. Farce
ate Christmas dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. o. B. Door and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Vroomen and
Mrs. A. c., Vroomen were guests of
the latters brother and family, j..
l.. Hendley, Christmas afternoon.
Services will be held the follow
ing Sunday at the Methodist Episco-
pal church in Hebron at 1890 a..
m. and 1880 p. m. All are welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Kennedy and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Kennedy and
children and Mr.. Roy Thurston were
entertained at dinner Christmas at
the w. Hendley home.
The very rough roads made tray
cling quite difficult before the re-
cent fall of snow, but as usual the
closing of the year makes trading
and general business active here.
The pupils of the Hebron school
presented Miss Lulu Fitzpatrick with
beautiful gold pin. The token was
given as a, Christmas gift and is
held in high esteem by their teacher.
Miss Melissa Hendley; visited sew
eral days last week with friends at
Mankato. On her way home she
spent a day with .her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Parsons, sat Belgrade
.TheIi Misses Kern and:l Milra Bur-
lneister, Miss Eileen Thurston and
Lewis Hendleyp % who are attending
school TAT Mankato, are spending the
Christmas vacation at their homes
in = HebrouJtsGFIl9 E =. abe ans ,{TB
Herbert a1odsona who has beenlyis,
iting with! :ghis I. sister. Mrs! GIElmer
Conklin. sfeturnea home Sunday
night.sTgMrsi Couklin, and little son.
and Miss lima HodsoIl returned with
him and will: visit here a-couplea of
Meeks,sE Iysr 4&s1x -ayCU II7EVrs "
Thee chiklrens OF tho Hebrom school
under .the training of their teacher,
Miss! Lulu Fitzpatrick, gave very
interesting Christmas exercise at the
Methodist Episcopal church Friday
evening. A large audience consist
ing of the parents and friends were
there. The program was conducted
nicely and was appreciated very
much by all. At the close Christmas
candies and nuts were distributed
among the children and of course
nothing could have pleased the little
folks better.
sad as well as painful accident
hefe1l George Stevens Tuesday
morning while he was cutting wood
for his father, w. M. Stevens, when
a splenter few off the wedge, hit
ting him in the right eye, not an
eighth of an inch from the pupil
He was taken to ,Mankato immedi-
ately, his father accompanying him.
An eye specialist and two doctors
were consulted as soon as possible
After the splinter was removed he
was taken to the Emmanuel hospital
where he has the best of care. His
many friends hope he will not lose
his eye.