The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05
Eaele Eake

Winter is with us4at last.
Andrew Jacobson5s was st. Clair
visitor Tuesday.
Miss Maud Gilmore was a. Mankato
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. w. r. Engleth was in Man,
kato Thursday LAST
Jake OFT spent Sunday at the
Lewis J. Compton home.
Lester d. Ewing went to Chatfield
last week to visit Friends.
John Weir went to New Ulm Sun
day noon to visit his parents.
Mrs. Charles Dearborn spent Sat
urday afternoon at Levi Compton's.
Lyle Macbeth, who is employed in
ST. Paul, spent Christmas at home,
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Compton spent
Sunday at the home of w. II. Comp
ton.
George Johnston of Waseca spent
a few days at the James Johnston
home ,ssss-a=-.-<1---s-s. - <
Sleighing seemedE Ito be quite good
the fore part cfzise.. week.s.-Hope it
will keep on.
Misses Nellie and Mabel Reed OF
Mankato spent Sunday at the Henry
Harein home.
Miss Annie Johnson, who has been
very ill for many weeks, is still IN
precarious condition.
Mrs. Leland Hoyt of Lake Benton
| is here spending some time with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Millar.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morgan and
daughters Catholeen and Nadeen
spent a few days at the A. H. Press
nall home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Oehler and
family ate their Christmas dinner at
the home of their daughter, Mrs. l..
D. Mueller.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Cummins and
little daughter spent Christmas with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. CumminS.
A family reunion of sons, daugh-
tiers and grandchildren and Otner
near relatives was held at the G.
NJ. Pickle home Christmas day.
Miss Jennie Nelson, who is en-
ployed in the New York store in
Mankato, spent Sunday and Monday
| with her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Chap
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Harein and
daughter Eryida of Mankato visit
ed at the home of the formers par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harein,
| over Christmas.
Mrs. Burr CharleswOrth and daugh-
ter Gladys of Morgan, Mimi, are
spending the holidays at the home of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. B. Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Anderson and
sons, Mr. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Anderson,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jean Englerth
spent Sunday at the home of C. j.
Wells near Madison Lake.
Mrs. iMurry Smart and son of
Marshall Mimi, came last week for
short visit at the home of her
Mr.. Smart arrived Saturday to spend
| Christmas.
| Mrs. Hannah Swarts entertained at
dinner on Christmas day the follow
ing: Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Englerth
and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Ander-
son and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Jean
Englerth and Miss Clara Burgess.
Frank Johnston died suddenly at
about two o'clock tuesday morning
in Emmanuel hospital at Mankato,
after suffering nearly eight weeks
from typhoid fever. His death came
as a great shock to his relatives
and friends, as he was supposed to
be slowly recovering. He was the
eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Johnston and was brought up in this
vicinity He was born in the year
| 1888, being twenty-three years OF
age, and was married only last Au-
! gust to Miss Luie Cook, formerly
of this place. Mr.. Johnston had been
employed FOR a year past by the
.Mankato Auto company. He was a
member of the NJ. w. A. lodge of
Eagle Lake. He leaves besides his
wife and parents to mourn his loss,
two sisters, Elizabeth of Des Moines,
Iowa, Edythe of this place, and three
brothers, Henry, Thellar and Claude,
who all reside at home. They have
the sympathy of all in their sad be-
reavement The funeral was held
Thursday at p. m. from the jMetho-
dist Episcopal church and interment
] p,oda in tho EoOla II olxo