The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
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held there. The decoration commit
/ tee had taken great pains with their
! work and the results were beautiful.
Japanese lanterns were hung all
through the yard and ice cream
cones were sold on the lawn. At a
Japanese booth all kinds of Japanese
articles were sold by Japanese
I lady and at table ice cream, cake,
waters and tea were served and the
tea cups We're kept for souvenirs.
Far away Japan never saw fairer
girls than those garbed in Japanese
style who assisted Friday evening.
The social was well attended and
was one of the prettiest held in a
long while.
| Harry Steel returned Sunday from
st. Paul where he has attended the
Agricultural college for several
weeks.
Chester and Harry Steel took Sun
day dinner with Phil Schweichard in
! Mankato.
i Miss Ethel Clifford of Elysian has
been visiting Miss Florence Culp.
Mr. and Mrs. w Culp of Elysian
Espent Sunday visiting their son
Z George and family. and other rela.
tives in the neighborhood.
John Hauser, who has been Wis
iting friends here, left for his home
in Womble. Ark, Monday evening.
Sherman Bachelor returned Fri
day from three weeks trip to the
coast. and says that he saw some
beautiful country. He visited at Salt
Lake City. Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco and Portland. He was the
guest of Pete Purrier and family at
Burbank, Cal. The Purrer family are
well and prospecting finely. Mr..
Bachelor also visited with Artie
Hodson and family in Los Angeles.
Jack Brown has rented Jesse
Keene's place and will move to the
! farm this fall. His sister, Mrs. Linds-
/ ley, will keep house for him. per-
haps
Viva and Eunice BurriH of North
Mankato visited Mrs. Burrill John
4 son last week.
Mrs. Ned Rist. who was kicked by
a COW last week, is slightly better.
/ She had two ribs broken and one
cracked. Her daughters are with
her. and her sisters, Mrs. Gleason
and Mrs. Currier of Swan Lake, are
also there. Mrs. Rist is having the
best of care and her many friends
hope for her speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jefferson and
daughter. Miss Irene. Miss Cecilia
Pirkel. and Amer lie Barron had a
pleasant ride to New Ulm Sunday
afternoon
Miss Ida Keene visited Mrs. Frank
| Loucks Friday and Saturday.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Frank Loucks Friday aft
ernoon. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all to attend
Mr.. Walden. who is at the head
of the Anti-Saloon league of this sec
ton, will speak at the Kerns Con-
gregational church Sunday morning
at 1890
Mr.. Nordgren and his bride OF St
Paul are visiting the formers father,
Ed Nordgren.
Miss Helen Anderson of Mankato
was the guest of Miss Irene JeRer-
son Friday and Saturday.
The town has put in a concrete
bridge in place of the steel bridge
near Charlie Swanson's place. This
bridge is TO be permanent. The
red flag has disappeared and the
road is again In use.
Mrs Bromling is now on the sick
list
Milton Melvin is busy improving
his home. He will soon have his
work completed and will then be
ready to take charge of the school
work in district No s.
The Sunday school people on the
lower road are very proud of their
new organ. The superintendent says
that they feel grateful toward the
young men of Kerns who were so
generous in buying the boxes at the
social some time ago. as that money
helped them get the organ.
Mrs. Lampson and children, who
have been visiting with Mrs. Sever
ance, returned TO Owatonna Mon
day.
Mrs. Severance entertained over
thirty guests Friday afternoon for
her son, Willie. Light refreshments
were seved in the afternoon and lat
err fine supper was served The
guests had delightful time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Smith enter.
tanned Mr.. and Mrs Van Dyke Sun
day afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Dyke will move
to st. Paul In a very short time.
The ball game between Minneopa |
and the Kerns Junior teams resulted
in victory for Minneopa. The score
stood II to Ia in their favor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Sharp and |
family. and their guests. Mrs Ches-
ter Steel and Miss Mary Steel. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sharp motored |
to New Ulm Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Adolph Heiser entertained /
Herman Heiser and family and Mrs.
MCGOWAN one day last week.