The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-18
Kerns

J. P. Michels is shingling his barn.
Guy Trask lost a valuable horse
last week.
Chester Purrier has put up a fine
windmill with a steel tower.
Aaron and Lester Carlson of Man
kato are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
Evenson.
Beatrice Postel of North Mankato
is spending a few days with Mrs.
Ray Rist
Paul Sharp visited with his parents
in North Maukato for several days
last week.
Mrs, Howard Cole went to Rapidan
Thursday to spend few weeks with
her mother.
Lillian and Lorene Anderson from
the cities are visiting their aunt Miss
Hulga Quick.
Miss Esther Johnson came home
Saturday to visit her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. c. J. Johnson.
The Kerns store will be closed
every evening at seven o'clock dur
ing chautauqua week
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Rist and daugh-
tiers spent Monday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Heiser.
The Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. Joe Grice and daughter Mabel
Friday afternoon. All are invited.
The hard storm the evening of the
Fourth of July damaged John Peter
sons barn to the amount Of about
$500.
Matt Meyers and John Mann who
live north of Kerns had partly com.
pleted silos blown down in the recent
storm.
Alfred Schell and family and An.
drew Carlson and family of Mankato
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
Evenson.
Miss Beulah Busby and Mr.. Frazer
motored from Palmer, Iowa Sunday
and reached Mr. Busby's place. in the
afternoon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Otto and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Schwender of Man
kato spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hopp.
| Pearly Keene of Minneapolis spent
the Fourth with his parents in West
Mankato and with friends in this
neignborhood.
Anton Lind and Elmer Swanson
were. at Oshawa Sunday visiting
places in that vicinity which were
hit by the cyclone.
There will be a box social at Johr
Peterson's Wednesday evening. The
proceeds will go to Mr.. Peterson as
janitor of the Belgrade Swedish
church.
Ned Rist has purchased 10 acres
in West Mankato at Mound Ave. The
j former Roblee estate. Mr.. Rist has
not told what he is going to do, witt
this property.
/ Miss Rose Heiser, formerly of this
neighborhood, and Albert Seppmar
were married at the Lutheran parson
age in Mankato Tuesday Afternoon
at four O'Clock.
Esther Lundgreen and Henry Hend
ley of N. Mankato passed this wa.
Monday evening on their way home
from Hebron where they spent ;
pleasant day with friends.
Tiee music furnished by the choi
Sunday morning at church was yer.
fine. Irene Jefferson and Naom
Randall sang a duet which was ap
preciated by those present.
Monday afternoon Mrs. Frazer ant
baby and Miss Kinnihan the baby
nurse of Palmer, Iowa reached Man
kato via train and are visiting witt
Mrs, Frazer's parents Mr.. and Mrs
Busby.
The Threshing Machine compan.
met at the home of Adolph Heise
Monday evening and decided not t.
sell the outfit at present. Andrew
Swanson was engaged to run tn
company machine this fall.
Anton Lind and Fred Johnson cap
tured the. circus pony late one nigh
which got away from the. circus il
st. Peter Fred johnson put tn
pony in his fathers barn where /
finally was found by the circus peopl
who rewarded the boys for thei
trouble.
Mrs F. e. Jefferson with othe
members of her family was caugh
in the storm in North Mankato thu
evening of the Fourth of July ant
in the hurry to get to her father
house she fell when stepping from
the car and broke her left arm a
the wrist She is suffering grea
deal of pain this week. Her numer
Gus friends are sorry for her.