The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
Kerns

Mabel Ferminick is very sick with
pneumonia
Elmer Burnett has just purchased
a new silo.
Joe Manns has just purchased a
fine Mitchell car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Goodridge
spent Sunday at Judson.
Mrs. Howard Cole and little daugh-
ter are visiting in Rapdan.
L. Burrill transacted business in
st. Peter two days last week.
Charles Severance's house is glist.
ening with new coat of paint.
Miss. Greta Rodekur of Judson at
tended the shool picnic Friday.
Mr. Mrs. G.. Strong have baby
girl who arrived Saturday night.
Mrs. John LIE Due spent last week
with her mother, Mrs. Seppman.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. HI. Loucks, and
George and Harry went to st. Peter
on business Tuesday of last week.
Jesse Keene is with his nephew
Aylmer LIE Barron, at Rochester.
Misses Viola and Estera Michaels
spent Sunday with Miss Cecil Van
Dyke.
Arthur, Leslie and Amy Lindsay
came out from town to attend the
picnic.
Grand Trask spent last week al
Lake Crystal with his aunt, Mrs
Hobart.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cole spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs
Alfred Lind
w. G. Clark had the misfortune &c
cut his foot, and has been confined
to his house.
Il. Dittburner came out from the
town the other day with a new
Ford automobile.
Miss Sylvia Swenson of NORTH
Mankato spent the latter part OF
the week with Miss Irene Jefferson
Mr.. and Mrs. George Potter and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Burril of Mankatc
were Sunday visitors at the Lor
Burrill home.
f. e. Jefferson and c. Severance
Of the town board attended the Re
publican county convention in ST
Peter Monday.
Misses Fern and Grace Parsons
of Nicollet came to attend the pic
mic and visited with their sister, Mrs
Walter Johnson.
Mrs. Gregory, who has been visit
ing her niece, Mrs. Burnett, fol
some time, left for her home in
Nebraska Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Parsons and
daughter, Marcella, drove to ST
Clair Saturday to visit with Will
Beccue's family. They returned Sun
day.
Herman Heiser has gone to Texas
If he likes the country he will prob.
ably locate there, trusting to bene.
fit the health of both Mrs. Heiser
and himself
Mrs. Ed. Hopp had as her guests
on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. August Erie
tag and children from Nicollet, Mr..
and Mrs. Kuehner and children and
Miss Lillian Otto of Mankato.
Rev. w. e. Young and wife and
daughter of Lake Crystal, accom-
panied by Rev. Young's brother-in
law from Pennsylvania, called at
the Jesse Keene home Monday. Rev.
Young formerly preached at Hebron.
Mr. and Mrs. w. HI. Sharp and
Miss Hazel, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Sharp and little Robert went to
William Billiards. home near Good
Thunder Sunday. Miss Edna Sharp
makes her home there while teach
ing. The day was pleasantly enjoyed
by all.
The picnic given by Miss Bennett
and Miss Sanburn at tho Kerns
school house Friday proved to be a
success i'm spite of the weather.
There was large crowd present and
fine dinner was served. The band
played their best and showed i'm
provement in the last year The
speech by F. E. jefferson was thor
ougbIy appreciated by all attending.
Miss Bennett has completed her
fifth year as teacher of the school
and she has succeeded in getting
a number of pupils through the
eighth grade, and prepared them
to enter high school. She does not
expect to return next year, but will
take much needed rest. She leaves
Kerns with the best wishes of all.