The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
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Mr. Elmer Burnett attended the
State fair Tuesday
Harry Steel left for Byron Satur-
day where he will teach again
L. B. Steel and daughter Mary
drove out to the farm Monday after
noon. .-
School will begin Monday. Sep
TENDER 9 with Milton Melvin as
teacher.
Miss Jessie Morrison of Nicollet
is spending a few weeks with Mrs.
Ned Rist.
Walter and Lee Burrill have gone
to South Dakota to work in the har-
vest fields.
Miss Iva Rist will attend the
Union school and Miss Mary Steel
North Mankato. h
Harry Burnett left for the cities
Saturday. He will spend the week
at the tate Fair.
Miss Bertha Holberg of Rapidan
is spending the week with her Sis
ter Mrs Howard Cole.
Miss Vina Rist left for Willow
River Thursday where she will teach
school. That place is near Duluth.
Will Heiser has rented the Nc
Gowan place on the road north OF
the store and will move there soon.
Mrs. John Keene and son BAIL
of Minneapolis came Saturday even
ing to spend month with relatives.
Ned Rist sold a valuable colt
Monday to John Maloney who lives
on the Mapleton road. The price
was $225.
Rev. Brown preached at the church
Sunday morning, then baptized the
Lind baby after which there was
communion.
Rev. Brown and wife and Rev.
Heddle and wife were entertained
for supper by Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Sharp Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Sharp left for
ST. Paul Monday morning. They will
attend the state fair and spend the
week with their daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Rash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Burrill visited
Mrs. May Keene Rouse at the hos
pital Sunday and found her a little
better, but she is still a very sick
woman. . af
Rev. Brown and wife from Iowa
are visiting relatives and friends in
the neighborhood. They staid with
their daughter Mrs. Arthur Sharp,
last week.
F. E. Jefferson spoke to large
crowd at Nicollet Saturday evening
He will speak at CORTLAND Thurs
day evening and at Lafayette Sat
urday evening.
Jessie Keene's moved to their
new home in West Mankato on
Monday. They have taken tents
and will camp out while getting the
house in order.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
with Mrs. l.. P. Parsons Friday af-
ternoon of this week. This will be
the annual meeting and election of
officers will take place.. A good at
tendance is requested.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Jefferson en-
tertained the Brown family Sunday
after church. Those present were
Rev. Brown and wife, Jack Brown,
Mrs. Lindsay and children and Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Sharp and little
Robert.
William Spear has sold his farm
and the new people will take pos
session in March. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spears have always worked hard
and have a beautiful home. The
neighborhood will be sorry to lose
the family.
Mr.. Daniels. county surveyor,
and his assistant from st. Peter
were out Monday measuring and sur
veying the road between Mankato
and Nicollet. This road is to be
called a state road. They took din
ner with G.. H. Loucks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Steel enter
tanned relatives of Mrs. Steel Sun
day. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. George Cole and sons. Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Cole and child
and Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Lind and
five children and Miss Johnson.
The young people from this neigh
borhood who will attend the high
school are Misses Edna Rost, Hazel
Sharp, Naomi Randall, Irene Jeffer-
son, Cora Johnson and Marcella
Meurer, and the boys will be repre-
sented by Garrett Budde and Ga