The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-09
An1boY and VICINITY

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Miss Irene Crook still leads il
Woods piano contest.
A. r. Corbett was a Mankato Wis
itor last Thursday on business.
Fred Holdschedt has completed his
contract of filling the Willow Cree.
ice house.
Miss Gertie Hemingway spent 6
few days with friends in Mankato
this week.
Roy Tyler has been assisting E
r. Miller in the Herald office the
past week.
Mrs. Lucius Mills of Garden City
spent last week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. r. Thomson.
Miss Bessie Briggs of the Mankato
normal came home Friday and re
turned Monday morning.
The patrons of the Willow Greek
creamery hauled a carload of coal
| Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Alma Hunter was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Heritage Tues
day afternoon and evening.
Charles Marks, the popular nipple
ment dealer at Amboy. is having a
contest with the rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Stratton fee
proud over the arrival of a baby
girl at their. home last Tuesday.
The dance for the benefit of the
Amboy Firemen's association will be
held at the opera house February 90
Ed Jaeger and wife, who are liv.
ing on A. r. Pegor's farm at Will
low Creek, are the proud parents
of ten pound baby boy.
S. T. Lamos, the popular butter
maker for this part of the county
has been. engaged for the Amboy
creamery for another year.
George Killmer has been seriously
ill with pneumonia, but is getting
we'll at present, and his brother
Grant is down with the grip.
The young people of Basey dis.
trict enjoyed themselves at an oys
ter supper which was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brown
Will Looks old farm has been
purchased by c.. S. iDonahu of Colo
Iowa, who is making arrangements
to move his family in the near flu
ture.
A wrestling match will be held
Wednesday night at, the opera house
between Warren Cornish and Carl
Gilbertson for the championship OF
Amboy.
E. E. Lobeck of Alexandria, con.
coded to be one of Minnesotas
strongest temperance lecturers, will
speak at the Amboy opera house on
February s at s p. m.
The Willow Creek Creamery COM
pany will hold their annual meeting
on the second Tuesday of February
which falls on the 18th, instead OF
Wednesday, February IA.
The Misses Merle Crook, Dora
Thomson and Armenia BabcOck spent
Saturday and Sunday as the guests
OF Miss Fern, the popular teache
of Pleasant View school.
Grandpa Wilcox, a resident near
Winnebago, was buried at Basey
church cemeterg< last "Wednesday
Elder YanCamp ..saf~ Winnebagc
preached the funeral sermon.
It was q novel sight to see about
score of Amboy men turn out
and shovel the snow on the road
NoSL VI LONH. hSy NC SOhI
plimented for their good work.
The Amboy and Willow Greek
Telephone company will hold its an
nual meeting at Amboy on the first
Tuesday of February in the opera
house, commencing at ten O'Clock
sharp. s..
Miss Swan, the enterprising teach.
er at Kenney school house, and a
few of her friends will give a play
entitled Brother JOSIAH" which will
be followed by a box supper at the
school house the latter part of Feb
ruary.
The Sunday school committee OF
Blue Earth county met at Vernon
Monday, President Buckles presiding
and they decided to hold conven.
ton at Mapleton on Washington S
birthday, February %, and one at
Willow Creek Christian church at
Willow Creek on Wednesday, February
81. Elder Osgood of Mankato will
be on the program at Willow Creek
The Young Peoples Bible class and
a few of their friends, about thirty
in the party. pleasantly surprised
J. w. Heritage last Wednesday
night. The evening was spent in
playing various games and after a
delicious lunch, Miss leila Chamber
lain in behalf of friends, presented
Mr.. Heritage with a handsome
birthday token which will always be
priced as gift of good will and
fellowship.