The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-03-07
Kerns


humps.
Mrs. Robert Grice is able to be
around the house again.
John Lind has gone to work for
Ned Rist for the next ten months.
Len Burrill spent the week end
with his brother Rus in lie Hitler
Miss Pearl Parsons visited her
sister, Mrs. Hendley at Hebron last
! week
The Aid society will meet with
Mrs. Frank Budde Friday Every.
one is invited.
Willis Randall attended the de.
batting contest at OwatOnna last
Wednesday night
Sleighing is fine on the river and
teams are driving that way from
Judson to Mankato.
Mrs. Ruth Melvin is very ill at
the home of her son, Milton. A
trained nurse is caring for her.
Little Laura and Ruby Lind are
sick with humps. The older chill
dren in the family have recovered
nicely.
A number of young men formed a
bee and helped Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Sharp movo to their new home last
Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Mills of Garden City
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp
from Tuesday until Thursday and
attended the SALE
Miss Cecilia Pirkel returned Mon.
day from Ottawa and lie Sueur
where she had visited relatives and
friends for two weeks.
II. A. Hanson attended the Corn
Growers convention last week and
took first prize on popcorn.
NJ. NJ. Cram is having busy sea.
son at the saw mill A great
many logs are drawn in every day.
One day the loads numbered forty
Mr.. Kaness, from Southern Hill
nois. who has purchased the Spears
farm. arrived Thursday and his new
neighbors helped him bring out his
goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Meurer's infant
child, born Wednesday night, lived
but short time and was buried
Monday. Mrs. Meurer is very low
at this writing.
While Willis Randall and Alymer
lie Barron were unloading logs at
Grams Mill Monday, LeBarron's team
started home without a driver. The
last we heard, the team was still
going.
Carl Landgren and his brotherin-
law from Illinois, who have just
moved TO the Torngren farm, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson.
These families were neighbors in
Illinois.
Sharp's sale was attended by
large crowd. Everything was dis.
posed of at prices very satisfactory
to the owners. very fine lunch
with plenty of hot coffee was served
and was appreciated by those pre-
sent
The neighborhood was shocked Sat.
urday at hearing the news of the sud
! den death of Mrs. VIM Morrow, which
occurred Friday night Mrs. Morrow
was seriously i'll but few hours
| The funeral took place at the He
bron church Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Steel and
daughter, Mary Of North Mankato
entertained number of guests for
| Sunday dinner. Those present were
| Mr.. ana Mrs. Chester Steel and w.
II. Sharp of Kerns. Harry Steel of
/ Byron and Mrs. John Wright and
children of Guthrie.
| The ladies of Kerns and vicinity
are very much interested in the rest
room in Mankato and can never say
| enough In it's praise. Ladies who
have time to spare after their shop.
| ping is done, and ladies with small
children, do not mind going to Man
katO during the cold weather when
they have place to get warm and
meet their friends. But with no
place to wait, many of them would
prefer to stay at home during the
cold weather, study catalogs, and send
away for the articles wanted Ger.
tainly every lady in this vicinity
hopes the rest room may remain
| open.