The Mankato free press., 1914-10-16

/, ed with good things, but this table
Is to be used as a sort of reading
table BY the way, ii you take
some good paper or magazine anu
can spare It when you are through
reading 1t. you might gladden. the
hearts of the faculty and students
by presenting ii for their use.
Suggestion, thou art a wonderful
word. Friends il you have a sug-
gestion to make, don't procrastinate.
Tell 1t to me SO we may all enjoy
ii. -
Did you say you had visitors?
Well, why didn't you speak sooner,
SO II would be news?
Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Mills lately
entertained a large company. con-
sisting of several members of the
Sharp family, relatives Of Mrs Mills,
Also William Drysdale Of Saginaw,
Mich. Mr. Drysdale is on his way
to Los Angeles. Calf He is a
cousin of Mrs. Mills or course a
good hospitable time was enjoyed.
Mrs. Mabel Tyson has been spend
ing some days with Mrs. Violet
Thurston. Mrs. Tyson expects TO go
to Wyoming soon. to live on a
claim. The writer knows something
about life on a claim, he having
been born in sod house on
claim I'm Nebraska i'm is, Oh, welt,
! pretty nearly told how old I am.
A suggestion about gardening. After
you clear a patch of ground of early
potatoes, peas or such vegetables,
plant more peas and beans. We are
having the finest kind of both named
vegetables right along now. Are
they good? You'd say so If you
had a chance at them.
The people of Garden City all
know that I have country church,
Willow Greek, and that when the
son is a little older | shall put in
a part of my time there. Perhaps
1t would be of interest to know that
Willow Creek is planning to put on
recital before long and that the
writer will assist in the preparation.
We have a number Of things in
mind for that country church in, the
next few months
A number of Garden City people
have been profiting by the furniture
sale of the Klein company in Man.
kato, among them being MIR. C. II.
Van Sickle and family, and Ed.
Naylor and family.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Sheldon are
| mr. In ino hni In
they beginning housekeeping last
week. Mrs. Sheldon will be remem-
fbered as Loah Van Sickle.
The new Christian Endeavor Of
fcers, elected last Sunday were as
follows: Lucas Crane, president; J.
K. Osgood, vice president; Lois Mills,
recording secretary; Liza Wilson,
corresponding secretary Lizzie
Hughes, treasurer; Mayte john. Or
ganist. II was deemed fitting to
have second vice president, so
Erwin Mills fills that office. Success
to the new officers. The executive
committee met on Wednesday night
and appointed the various commit
tees.
Miss Ruth Carney of Mankato is
an expected guest at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. G.. w. John.
Charles Boynton is expecting TO
ship in a carload of potatoes from
the north
The bank building is nearing COM
pletion, and we shall all be glad
when II is the headquarters Of our
genial cashier Mr. Monroe.
The flies and mosquitoes seem to
enjoy this weather about as much
as the rest of us. But just wait.
Jack Frost will fix them properly
before long.
She went to a store where she'd
traded before, and a dozen prize
heard the remarks OF these rouf-
minded sharks, and she risks that
adventure no more. The lion goes
, roaring while stalking his prey, the
devil.fish freightens all life in the
bay, but the loafer will SIT ana
whittle and spit, and disgust ali
who happen his way. The crippled
and blind and feeble Of mind ana
all who have ailments of whatever
kind deserve thought and care from
the strong and fair, and by helping
them, all are refined. But the loaf
er will sit like a bump on log
and brag, by the hour on his horse
or his dog. You can't get him 10
work. II he does he will shirk, but
when eating he acts like hog.
Who wants to be a loafer. Nobody
loves em.