The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-11

the young men SATURDAY evening
last. Refreshments were served al
the hall.
The Misses Alma and Marie Christ
ensen and Paul Christensen of Min
neapolis are here visiting with Mrs
Davies and other friends. Mr.. end
Mrs. Ed. Christensen are coming VI
this week from Minneapolis. They are
going camping at Lake Emily.
Mrs. Angelina Gotham. mother OF
j. II. Ray of Tracy, Mimi, and Mrs
Timberland Of Lake Washington died
of heart trouble at her home a!
Lake Washington Tuesday at 10 p. m
She was sixty-eight years OF age
The funeral services were held from
the school house district No. 100
Interment was held at Sugar Grove
cemetery Thursday afternoon. Mrs
Gotham had many friends here and
will be greatly missed.
Mrs. A. A. Peterson has been visir-
ing with her daughter, Mrs. George
Pulver at Waseca.
Mrs. Gerary of Denver, Colo, and
few days with Mrs. William Yea
att.
Richard Pulver has gone to visit
with his aunt, Mrs. Ray at Tracy
Mimi.
Mrs. o. p. Buell., and daughter
Ruth and Laura, went to Mudcura
Shakopee, to spend Sunday with Mr.
Buell., he being too sick to come
home.
Mrs. Wiberg of LeSueur spent
Saturday with her aunt, Mrs. Frank
Carlson
Mrs. Lewis and her daughter, Ethel
Lois, and her daughter-in-law, Mrs
Tom Lewis, from Hawley, Mimi, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Griffin
Miss Anna c.. Carlson of ST. Cloud
Mimi, a graduate of the University
of Minnesota, and teacher of ex
perience, was elected principal OF
Kasota high school on Monday last
Miss Carlson speaks German and
Swedish and is able to assist local
entertainments in musical way. She
comes well recommended from Tow
ner, N. d., where she has taught
for the last two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Griffin and
friends went to Lake Washington on
a fishing tour Tuesday last.
The basement of the school house
is being remodeled for manual train
ing and domestic science work and
is being put in an up to date and
sanitary condition.
The board of education is pr0vid
ing the very best teachers for the
school that can be obtained any
where.
Charles E. Tesctor of Granite
Falls, Mimi, is here for few days
visiting his father and mother-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gerlach.
Albert Johnson, who is working in
Mankato for Paul Iverson & Son, is
home for a weeks vacation.
Oscar Boden has purchased the
home of Mrs. John Berquist, which
makes quite an addition to his farm,
which adjoins it.
Mr.. and Mrs Gordon left Monday
evening for Duluth, thence to Grand
Marais by boat and expect to he
gone about two weeks.
Mr.. Cosgrove of LeSueur, who is
camping at Lake Emily, came to the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
in his automobile. After returning
to Lake Emily and after eating a
hearty dinner he went for a walk
and later was found on the shore
by some campers in a helpless CON
dition and speechless, having re
ceived stroke of paralysis. He was
slightly improved Monday morning.
Albert Berquist of Mankato was
here on business Monday.
The new postoffice building Will
be ready for occupancy about August
Is and will be decided improve
ment over the old one.
Mrs. l.. C. Mason and family and
Mrs. Davies went to Lake Emily
camping for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bondurant will leave
here for. Wabasha, Mimi, the last
week in August, the former having
accepted position in the Touring
mill at that place.
Lionel Youatt is on the sick list.
Oscar Wickstrom is putting in the
electric light in his hotel and pre-
pairing to install hot water heating
and when complete will have an up
TO date hostelry.