The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-26

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week, having tonsilitis.
Miss Tanner of Mankato is visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Boughton.
Mrs. Fanny Robinson of Lake
Crystal attended the bank meeting
here Tuesday.
Mrs. Laura Clapper entertained
her aunt, Mrs. Masters of Amboy,
during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith have return
ed from their summers visit with
their son in Montana.
The corn shelter is busy these
days and a good many people are
getting their supply of cobs,
| Mrs. Bert Gates and her. mother,
Mrs. Turner, have returned from a
visit with friends in Chicago.
Mrs. Traux has returned from Min
neapolis and will spend the winter
here with her daughter, Mrs. Dwig,
gins.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pew will stay
on the c. Kelly farm near Vernon
during the winter while Mr.. and
Mrs. Kelley are in California.
George Pass, Jr., and Malcolm
Simonds of Mankato were guests at
the e. II. Hughes home and attended
! the Christian Endeavor rally Sunday.
Mrs. Goodall is still at the bedside
OF her brother at Dousman, Wis., and
word comes from her that her
/ brother is still very low, with slight
chance for recovery.
Miss Merle Richardson, who is
teaching at Parkers Prairie, is ex-
pected home Saturday to spend the
! holidays with her parents, Mr. and
| Mrs. Frank Richardson.
A social evening with a short pro-
gram and a Christmas tree will be
given at the Baptist church Christ.
mas eve, A pleasant evening is. plan.
! ned for all who attend
Christian Endeavor will meet at
the Christian church Sunday evening.
! The topic is, "The Christmas Spirit
and How 1t May Prevail" Rev. J. G..
Almsted will lead the meeting.
| The Royal Neighbors Birthday club
will meet Saturday at the hall and
enjoy a one o'clock dinner. The
guests of honor are Mesdames Bail.
ey, Thomas and Beer, A short
session of the lodge will follow
J c. II. John spent Sunday with Mrs.
John and her mother, Mrs. Frank
, Thurston, at Rochester. Mrs. Thurs
ton is gaining rapidly and is now
able to walk about her room, which
! is good news to her many friends.
During the week several real
spring pussy willows have been
found and some people have plant
| ed their early garden and will no
doubt be enjoying their radishes and
lettuce next Spring, envied by all
their neighbors.
Santa Claus Precaution," can
tata, will be given at the Metho.
dist Episcopal church Christmas eve.
Those taking part are working hard
! to make this a pleasing entertain
ment and every one is cordially in.
vited to attend.
The Woman held election of Of
| ficers Wednesday evening after which
an oyster supper was served. The
! election resulted as follows: H. F..
4 John Osgood; NJ. of c., Effie Peter
son; Co., w. A. Roberts; M. of A.,
Charles Peterson; physician, H. A.
I Bixby.
1 The, W. c. T. U. will meet Tues.
day, January 6, with Mrs. Susie
1 Olmsted. After the Bible study the
Union Signal half hour will, be con-
J Quoted by Mrs. Ida Mills. Mrs:
Jessie John state superintendent of
| the medal contest work, will give a
! talk on that work.
The Knights of Fythias. elected the
following officers at their last meet
J ing: c. G., F. d. Pew; v. G., e. NJ.
! Van Sickle; prelate, J. F. Dwiggins;
! NJ. Of W., l.. C. Clapper; X. of r.
and S., E. w. Gates; NJ. of f., Fl.
A. Bixby; NJ. of E., H. J. Schultz;
! NJ. or A.. John Stevens; Inner guard,
| Floyd Stevens; outer guard, Z. w.
Bunce.
The Riverside Study club met
with Mrs. Lizzie Hughes Wednesday.
Roll call was responded to by
Christmas quotations. "T'he Christ
mas Trinity, a reading, was given
! by Miss Fanny Thurston, and a
Christmas story was told by Miss
Ella Bixby, THE Christmas Spirit"
was read by Mrs. Georgia Doud.
! The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Dwiggins.
The Garden City school will enjoy
a Christmas program December "a,
/ at two o'clock, and the primary
| grades will have a tree. Each. pupil
will bring a gift for the person
WHOSE name he is given, and the lit
tie ones are looking forward with
pleasure to the event. Special
Christmas work is being given by
Miss Wilson, the primary teacher,
and the hand work done by the
pupils is well worth seeing.
Sunday was red letter day here
for the Christian Endeavorers, and
the services throughout the entire