The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03

Tuesday afternoon In honor OF her
daughter. Audrey, who. was cele-
brating her sixth birthday. The af-
ternoon frolic ended with d dainty
luncheon ty -g..,,,. -
ID. A. Slater went to Huntley
Saturday evening, remaining over
Sunday with his mother, who Is
quite Ill with pneumonia. Grandma
Slater has a host Of friends in
this vicinity who will regret hear.
ing of her illness.
f. c. Wilbur bought the Ford
runabout offered at the sale last
Saturday for 1886, which was one
half what II was worth, according
to c. II. Brown who is authority
on the Little Ford" md knows
It's merits from to z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. c. Krause de-
parted Saturday evening for King
fisher, Oklahoma, for a short visit
with Mr.. Krause's sister, Mrs. Mort
Francis and family. Grandma
Krause, who has been spending the
winter with her daughter, will re-
turn with them.
@. c. Champlin. who recently
opened a real estate Office in Lake
Crystal, stays at the home of his
parents In Vernon nights, the train
scheduled making II very convenient
for him to do this and Il is pleasant
to be under the old roof again after
years Of experience in unsatisfact-
ory rooming houses.
All roads will lead to the opera
house Saturday evening. April 4,
when n splendid entertainment will
be given by j. r. Barclay OF Moul-
ton, Iowa. Mr.. Barclay is a noted
lecturer, cartoonist and clay model.
er. and comes highly recommended.
He has been connected with the
Redpath lecture bureau for several
years but is now working independ.
emily.
Will Dennison sold q car load OF
hogs and one OF steers last Satur.
day. loading them at Amboy be.
cause the bridge south OF town was
not in condition for driving heavy
cattle across. The steers averaged
little more than 1900 and were
the heaviest bunch ever shipped
from Amboy. Mr.. Dennison who &C.
companied the shipment to Chicago,
returned home Wednesday morning.
Messrs. +. l.. Cooper, @. c. Cor
nish, Henry wartz, John
Kelly attended the banquet at Man.
kato Tuesday. given by the Man.
kato Commercial and Automobile
clubs. Mr.. Wolslager, who is hav.
ing plumbing work done which re.
CURED his supervision, was unable
to participate in this profitable and
pleasant event. F.. II. Barnes, who
Is a member of the automobile club,
accompanied them.
Vernon is In the limelight again.
On Tuesday c. NJ. Watren received
communication from Dallas;
Texas. informing him that he had
secured first prize on sigle ear OF
Yellow Dent corn in the Minnesota
classification at the National Corn
show, and that he would receive
by express a folding Brownie cam
era. II Is rumored that Frank Gran
mis- Is determined that the first pic
ture taken by the camera shall be
OF the farm wagon which he receiv-
ed as first prize for ten ears Of
yellow murdoch at the recent state
corn show held in Mankato.
Ross Rosetta Hendrix, state ,presi-
dent OF the w. c. T. u. who Is
spending part of this month In this
district, was here last Thursday af-
ternoon and evening. In the after
noon parlor meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. Palmer. and was
a very pleasant affair. A short mu.
steal program. and a talk by Miss
Hendricks were enjoyed and dainty
refreshments were served 10 the
seventy ladies present. Miss Hen.
bricks spoke at the Methodist church
In the evening. and the church was
comfortably filed. While here Miss
Hendricks was the guest of the 10.
cal president, Mrs. F. r. Lowell.