The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-10-11
Kerns


few days at her home.
Miss Ruth Purrier is staying with
Mrs. Scott for a few weeks.
Charles Lind and wife entertained
a number of friends Sunday.
Miss Martha Heiser is visiting at
the home of her brother, Will.
Willie Severance spent Wednes-
day and Thursday at Swan Lake.
Miss Edna Sharp left Friday for
Morgan, where she will teach this
year.
Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. J. Hendley
of Hebron attended the Ladies' Aid
society Friday.
X. Currier and family of Swan
Lake visited with friends in this
vicinity Thursday.
Mrs. Robert Grice is getting along
nicely at the hospital. This is good
news to her many friends.
R. R. Dittburner is enjoying WIS.,
it from his mother and sister, Miss
Martha Dittburner, of Cream.
Miss Cecilia pickle is staying with
her sister, Mrs. Jack Chasteen, while
Mr.. Chasteen is away looking for a
farm.
There was a large attendance at
the Ladies' Aid society Friday. Mrs.
Trask and Miss Elsie Trask enter
tanned them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dittburner and son,
Mrs. Herman Dittburner and daugh-
ter Martha took an auto trip to Tru-
man Saturday.
The little five months old daugh-
ter of Mrs. Schmidt, formerly Clara
Manns, died Friday and the funeral
was held Sunday.
Mrs. Anderson, who has been
staying with the Vulcan children
for some time, went to her home
in Kasota Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Oslund of Mic
ollet and Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Heis-
er were entertained at the Ed Hopp
home last Sunday.
George Cole is building a fine new
barn. 1t has concrete foundation
and floor. He is being assisted in
the building by his sons.
Mr.. Pelton came out in his car
Wednesday and took Mrs. Sever
ance and her children to Swan Lake,
where they visited relatives.
Mrs. Vesta Balew has been to
Earl, Wis, to visit her brother, Pas
cal Spear. She is now visiting Mrs.
L. B. Steel in North Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin left Wednes.
day morning for North Dakota, where
I they will visit for a short time. They
will then go to California for the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Parsons of Spo-
kane, Wash, are here for a visit
They came by way of California,
where they visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Grice. "fJ
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson and Mr.
and Mrs. Nyholm of Hector, Mimi
and Mr.. Evenson of this place took
supper last Wednesday at John Pet
erson's home. ~ .'.'
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Rist and daugh.
tiers Edna and Iva and Mrs Rhode
of North Mankato motored to Wa
SEGA Saturday and visited Rev. Nc.
Cormick and family
Mrs. John Howe, formerly Ruby
Parsons, and two little sons are here
from Montana to visit relatives
They are now with Mrs Howes par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. P. Parsons
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Steel went
to North Mankato Sunday to visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Steel Harry
Steel was home from Byron and
they all enjoyed family dinner
party.
Mrs. John Keene and son, who
have been visiting with Mrs. Keene's
parents, will leave Wednesday for
Minneapolis where they will visit
for short time and will then go
on to Washington to make their
home. Ff
Mr.. and Mrs. Nyholm and Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson of Hector, Mrs. An.
| derson and little son of Kasota ana
the Vulcan girls were entertained
for dinner on Wednesday of last
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Evenson
We are sorry to state that other
changes are to be made in the neigh.
borhood in the near future w. H.
Sharp, owner of one of the finest
farms in the county sold his farm
Saturday to people from Amboy. Mr.
and Mrs. Sharp expect to enjoy a
well earned vacation. They will be
greatly missed in the neighborhood
Chester Steel celebrated his birth.
day by working all day, but in the
! evening his wife gave surprise
party for him. There were fifty.
five guests present and nice time
was enjoyed by ALL The Kerns
junior band was present and played
several selections, which were great
ly enjoyed. Nice refreshments were
served
Mrs. R. E. Grice, Mrs. Elmer
| Grdce, Mrs. M. M. Cramm, Mrs. Dit
burner and Mrs. Stevens were en-
tertained Thursday by Mrs. John lie
Due. In the forenoon the ladies en-
Joyed an old fashioned quilting
party and dinner was served at noon.
In the afternoon they visited and
had a good time and then supper
was served, after which the ladies
departed voting Mrs. LIE Due an ex-
Icellent hostess.
Good PeopIe in NicolIet