The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27

Miss Zelma Petrich who teaches
near Lewisville was at home over
Sunday.
George c. Champlin returned to
Minneapolis Monday after spending
Sunday with the home folks.
Mrs. F. II. Barnes is in Lake Crys.
tai for weekend visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dredge.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Baptist church are serving a chicken
PIE dinner at the church today.
Mrs. A. J. Spence and Albert Alb
dello left Monday morning for Iowa
for a short visit with relatives.
The w. G. T. u. will observe
Frances Wizards memorial next
Sunday evening at the Baptist
church.
Messrs. Spence. Bunce, and Upter-
graf accompanied seven carloads OF
hcgs to the Chicago market for II.
c. Kraus.
Mrs. Katherine Kraus spent few
hours between tarains Friday after.
noon at the Charles Wagon home in
Mankato.
+. w. washburn attended the fu-
neral services, held for the late
Colonel Neff Of Lake Crystal Mon
day afternoon.
Preparations are under way for a
supper and entertainment March II
under the auspices OF the Altar So
ciety of st. Mathews.
F. Leslie Cooper marketed twenty.
one seven months old pigs which
averaged him almost $500. Mr..
Cooper still has twenty-five.
All of the Vernon Center teach
ers attended the teachers convention
in Mankato last week and report a
very profitable and pleasant time.
Mrs. Helen Starbuck left on the
noon train Wednesday for Nevada,
Iowa, for an indefinite stay with her
mother who is in very poor health
Mesdaines Frank Cooper. H. f.
Young, and Harry Bates were sum-
moned to winnebago Saturday by
the serious illness of Mr.. Credicutt.
Knights OF Pythias at Vernon Cen
ter have their plans completed for
the celebration of the fiftieth ami
.ersary OF the order tonight, at their
castle hall.
Frank A. Tiffany's sojourn in Man.
kato was somewhat Unexpectedly
shortened and he returned to town
Tuesday evening accompanied by
Mrs. Tiffany.
F. l.. Cooper, Than Award, Gus
Wolschlager and Ed. Mertersdorff
left on the early train Monday morn.
ing to resume their duties as jurors
in the district court.
Chester Bates left Tuesday for
Sioux Falls, s. d., where he will en-
gage in business. Mrs. Bates and
children will remain here for a few
weeks. while her husband is getting
located.
DR.. T. G. Clements stay in Rochester
was somewhat shortened by his being
called home Saturday evening for
consultation with Mr.. McMichael in
regard to Lester Robinson OF Old
Town, who Is very sick with scarlet
fever.
Among those from a distance who
attended the card party last Friday
night were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jen.
ness Of st. Clair, and Malachi Weir
and Emma Weir, who are teaching
school near Sleepy Eye and who
were home for a weeks vacation.
Lawrence Warren celebrated his
eleventh birthday very happily last
Friday afternoon with twelve of his
boy friends. who were invited out to
his suburban home. The afternoon
was spent in coasting and other
sports dear to boyish hearts, which
put them in first class condition to
enjoy the bountiful supper at five
O'Clock. after which Mr.. Warren took
all the youngsters home in a big
sleigh. a happy ending to happy
time
Come one. corle all,
Both great and small
To the Colonial dinner at the hall
The date is soon
February 26 at noon.
Price twenty-five cents for all.
To be given by the ladies OF the
Methodist Ladies' Aid society.