The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-13

brated their twenty.flfth wedding an
niversary last Friday. 49,.
Mrs. Frank Cooper returned Mon
day evening from an extended visit
with Minneapolis relatives and
friends. 81
Rev. r. r. Paden OF Mankato Off
ciated at the funeral of Mr.. Westover
Saturday afternoon. Those from a
distance who we're here for the
funeral were: Mrs. Barker of Brain
erd, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Knowlton
OF Minneapolis, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Moore of Lewisville.
F. II. Barnes is installing a new
furnace In his residence. Mr. Nelson
of Mankato is doing the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Flemming of
Minneapolis, who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Flemming, for
some time, went to Sterling Satur-
day to visit their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Long,
Mrs. Maud Christensen and chill
dren returned this evening to their
several days at the Meade-Bates
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Andrews drove
from the lakes Sunday in a handsome
new car, and spent the day at the
George Foster home.
/ Miss Lang, who is teaching in the
Brown district. was an Oyer-Sunday
guest of Miss Lydia Annis
Hugh Francis has disposed or his
garage building and business to Dan
Bowen & Son, and IL is understood
that Mr.. Francis will devote his en-
tire time hereafter to his barber bust.
ness.
ole Nelson of MankatO has finished
installing a hot air heating plant in
the new residence of the Misses
Wier, and the carpenters will soon
have the interior work finished.
DIR. l.. Dodds vaccinated ninety
hogs for Clate Kelley on Saturday
as a precautionary method.
Mrs. Myrtle Gray spent Monday
night and Tuesday with Mrs. Eva
Champlin in Mankato.
This beautiful weather cannot al
ways be and the ever busy farmer
is getting a double hustle on himself
in his efforts TO round up the fall
work. Owing to the season and the
heavy second growth crops on early
fall blowing, farmers find that re.
blowing will be necessary. and that
work combined with corn husking
is keeping everybody busy these
days. II is predicted that this second
fall blowing will about obliterate the
quack grass
Mrs. Frank Pew and Mrs. Ida Mars
ton of Bass Lake, were .over-Sunday
visitors at the Clate Kelley home
east of Vernon.
Editor and Mrs. II. c. Hotaling
and daughter, Miss Mary. also Mrs.
John SchweitZer. of MapletOn were
in Vernon last Saturday.
DR. o. II. McMiChael of Minneapo-
lis is here for an extended visit with
his daughter, Mrs. Rob Champlin 1t
certainly seemed good 20 have this
genial old neighbor and friend and
doctor in the village again. and every
one hopes. he is back to stay forever
Mrs. Lulu Gates and Miss Liza
Wilson Of Garden City spent Satur-
day with their sister, Mrs. Leafie
Warren.
Mrs. Than Award spent few
hours Saturday With her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aits. Wilbur. returning
to Mankato on the four o'clock train.
Mrs. Sadie Barnes was taken sud
IDENTIFY III Sunday after church, neces-
stating a call from DIR. Clement. She
was confined to her, bed yesterday.
although she was much improved
Seven people united nj full men,
bership with the Methodist church
Sunday, making fourteen new men,
bers within the last three months.
The pastor. Rev. W. r. Palmer. is
very popular with his congregation,
and with the community in general
He is a fluent speaker and his SER
mons are interesting and helpful to
the large congregations which hear
them.
Worlds temperance Sunday was
observed with union services in the
Methodist church Sunday evening.
An interesting program of singing
by the chorus and children, well
written and instructive papers on the
effects of intemperance were read
by DIR. T. Gage Clement, G. NJ. War
rem, ID. A. Thew and Mrs. +. II.
Lowell. Solos were sung by George
Gray and Miss Lille Halverson. A
collection at the close of the meeting
was quite substantial and will help
further the temperance cause.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Howieson of
Mapleton spent Saturday and Sun
day at the Will Dennison home. Mrs.
HOWE son Is a sister of Mrs. DENIM
son. -.