The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-09-11
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filed Frank Budde's silo last We'd
nesday.
w. NJ. Strafer purchased a milk
ing machine last week.
II. c. Randall and Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. b. Steel of North Mankato called
at the Currier home Wednesday.
w. II. Sharp and w. f. Stewart
of North Mankato were out We'd
nesday looking for fruit to send to
the state fair.
Miss Carrie Busby returned Tues
day with lTer parents and brother,
Harrie. from Palmer. Iowa. where
she had visited several weeks.
Chester Steel had one finger badly
injured withdrawing corn for George
Johnson last week. He has been
under the doctors care since then.
William Spear OF South Bend ate
dinner at the Rueben Purrier home
Thursday.
Miss Vina Evenson is attending
normal school this year.
Frank Budde while filling a silo
Tuesday, had the ends of two fingers
cut of, and Is under the doctors
care.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack lie Due and
children of North Mankato attended
the Ladies' Aid society supper Fri
day night.
Mrs. Dave Goodridge spent Friday
night and Saturday in Mankato.
Chester Purrier is remodelling his
barn.
Harvey Bergen and nephew Of New
Jersey visited with Charlie Sever
ance Friday, and then left for Min
neapolis to visit Mr.. and Mrs. T.
C. Peart
Harry Burnett and Miss Mabel
Peterson were married last Wednes-
day and are living with Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Burnett. On Saturday
evening number of their friends
surprised them and presented them
with a number of gifts. Nice re-
freshments were served.
The Aid society was nicely en-
tertained by Mrs. L. p. Parsons Fri
day afternoon. The election of Of
ficers took place and three of the
officers were reelected. Mrs. F. 4.
Jefferson, president; Mrs c. ID.
Steel as treasurer; Mrs. c. II. Lucks
as secretary. Mrs. Hanson asked
to be excused from office and Mrs.
George Brown was elected vice presi-
dent. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Evenson on
Saturday, October 8, and the supper
and fair will be held on October 30.
George Johnson purchased a new
tractor engine last week and is now
ready to thresh. pillow, or fill silos
for his neighbors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Melvin of Min
neopa spent Sunday at the Merton
Melvin home.
Oscar Door has built silo and
has foundation for a new barn.
Mrs. Archie Burrill is entertaining
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson
of California.
Mrs. w. NJ. Strader went to Fari-
bault Thursday and returned Friday.
Mrs. Frank Loucks and children
went to Granada Monday to spend
the week with Mrs. Wolcott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Miller, Miss
Smith and Miss Ida Burnett of Man
kato attended the party given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burnett Satur-
day evening.
w. G. Clark is putting up silo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Parsons went
to Eagle Lake last week and Mon
day of this week started for their
home in Spokane, Wash.
Mrs. Nordgren took her little son,
Elliott, to Minneapolis a short time
ago to consult a physician. The
little boy has his foot in a plaster
cast, and will be taken to Mime
apolis again soon. He is getting
along pretty we'll.
Mr. and Mrs. W. III. Sharp and
daughters spent Saturday with Mr..
and Mrs. r. Z. Grice and had
very pleasant visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Cram re-
turned from Duluth Saturday evening.
They were accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Noble who will spend
some time visiting here.
Rev. George Brown and wife Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Lind last
Wednesday. '#'
There will be Sunday school again
next Sunday at the school house on
the lower road.
Arthur Sharp, Paul Sharp, r. e.
Grice, Charley Severance. Andrew
Swanson, Roy Quint and Frank Witt
rock went hunting at Swan Lake
Monday.
NJ. NJ. Cram, oric Noble and son,
Marshall, of Mankato and Albert
Noble of Duluth hunted chickens
Monday.
F. e. Jefferson and Will Carter
spent Monday hunting.
An expert ran Mr.. Johnson's trac-
tor with six plows Monday.
Mrs. Robert Busby Is i'll with ton
silitis.
Choir practice will be held at the
church Thursday evening and will
be followed by the usual social hour