The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-07

From FRIDAYS IaIIv.


Tuesday.
T. s. Wilcox was a Mankato visit
or Tuesday.
Miss Edna Peterson returned Tues
day from Waseca.
Carl Peterson left for Waseca Sat
urday, where he has a position.
Alfred Jacobson and Lionel John
son spent Tuesday at Mankato.
Two of the children of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Grip have the whooping
cough.
Miss Grace Gordon will entertain
the Merry M Fus Card club Friday
evening.
Rev. C. A. Lindahl of Mankato
was caller at the Nels Olson home
Tuesday.
Miss Katherine Babcock of St.
Mary's hall, Faribault, spent Sunday
at home.
Royal Thompson returned this
week from trip to Cumberland,
Wisconsin.
Miss Dolly Thompson is having
the interior of the postoffice building
redecorated.
Mr.. L. e. Davis and daughter,
Marion were visitors at lie Sueur
Center Tuesday.
Mrs. Dan Anderson went to Min
neapolis Saturday to visit her son,
William and family.
Miss Bernice Ostrander gave her
pupils a party Tuesday afternoon,
in the primary room.
Mrs. George PulVer and children
of Waseca spent Tuesday with her
mother, Mrs. A. A. Peterson.
| Miss Margaret Humble entertained
for Miss Katherine Babcock at a
dinner party Sunday evening.
Miss Margaret Wilcox of Winnie.
bago, spent Sunday with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. #. S. Wilcox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lundquist are
| spending the week with the latters
mother, Mrs. Johnson at st. Peter.
| Mrs. A. H. Bertram of Monticello
was the guest of her mother. Mrs
A. r. Gordon, Friday and Saturday.
! The Women's Missionary society
of the Presbyterian church was en-
tertained by Mrs. Harry Stockton
Thursday afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid of the Swedish
lutheran church. was entertained by
Mrs. Charles Ryberg and Mrs. Will
Hard Grant at the home of Mrs
Grant on "Wednesday afternoon.
On Tuesday morning, Mrs. August
Johnson passed away after two
years illness with consumption. De
| ceased was born in BIBLES. Ger
many, March 5, 1854 and emigrated
to America, coming to st. Peter in
l1S83. She was married at st. Peter
in 1886 to August Johnson, who
with three children are left to
mourn the loss of a good and LOVING
mother. The children are Mrs. F
K1aseus, Albert and Miss Aliae John
son. The funeral was held Thurs
day afternoon at two O'Clock from
the home, Rev. Bailey officiating.
One of the old pioneers of Kasotf
has passed to his long rest. WORD
was received here of the death o.
S. D. Payne, at ia sanitarium a.
Battle Creek, Michigan, Saturda!
night. He had been ailing for some
time. but his. death was unexpected
He had always been active. in vii
lage and township affairs, had beer
clerk of the town board for many
years, until his removal to Stewart
vile to live with his son, Claude
The funeral will be held from the
Presbyterian church here on Satur
day afternoon, Rev. Bailey officiat
ing. lnterment will take place il
the family plot in Kasota cemetery
The Degree of Honor district con
vention was held here Tuesday il
/ the lodge hail. The afternoon ses
sion opened at 2:30. At six O'Clock
thinner was served by the members
"a the hail. The evening session
commenced at 7:45. conducted by
Grand Chief of Honor Francis Kues
ter. Four new candidates were fni
tiated by the. degree staff of Man
kato Lodge 70. Following the init
alton an open meeting was held and
screen work was given by the Grand
Chief of Honor and floor work by
the degree team of Mankato. The
lodges from Jordan, LeSueur, st
Peter, New Ulm and Mankato lodge
! 79 and Superior No. and Waseca
| were represented. At the close light
Refreshments were served, over 10O
people being present. The class mi
tiated were Miss Agnes Wistrom
Mrs. Mcdonald, Miss Hazel Stockton
and Miss Ella Gripp.