The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-19
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From thursdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Cooper Of
Minneapolis who came here TO at.
tend the funeral of Mrs. Henry
Bush, made a short visit at the +. L.
Cooper home. ...
Mrs. Levi Credicott OF winnehago
has been guest OF Mrs. F. f. Coop.
er and Mrs. II. +. Young this week.
Miss Frances Palmer, a student at
Mortified college, returned home
Saturday evening for her summer
vacation. g..
John Kelley visited relatives and
friends In Mapleton and Sterling
nearly all Of the past week.
Everybody who could possibly
spend the time attended the picnics
at Amboy and Good Thunder last
week. The day was ideal and all re.
port q fine time. &c..
ated on for appendicitis In Rochester,
is getting along satisfactorily. While
there she will take treatments for
the effects OF a stroke of paralysis
she suffered over a year ago.
Mrs. Henry Millard and her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Jennings, former residents
OF this vicinity, are here on d visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. James RADIO and
other friends. They will return to
their home in Canton, s. D., the
latter part of the week.
Mrs. w. II. Clement arrived home
Saturday evening from Clear Lake,
where she has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Clifford Force and
family.
T. ID. Hays and r. B. Champlin
were business visitors In the twin
cities this week.
Misses May Ribinson and Libbie
Francis who have been teaching I'm
Plainview and Austin, returned home
Saturday evening to spend the sum.
mer.
Mrs. Joseph Peterson and Mrs.
Fred Krause of Lake Crystal were
guests at the G. G. Meade home the
first OF the week
Ray and Lyle Cooper accompanied
by their sister, Miss Gladys and
Miss Frances Palmer autoed to Man
kato Sunday
+. w. Washburn returned from
Rochester Monday, where he had
spent several days with his wife,
who was operated upon for gall
stones Friday morning. II is under.
stood that Mrs. Washburn has passed
the critical period and is rapidly re-
gaining her health. This will be
pleasing news TO her many friends.
+. Ray Cooper il transacting bust
ness in Minneapolis this week.
Mr.. Thew Is ina very serious con-
dition.
Mesdames Lowell, Force, Wilbur
and Barnes are attending the w. c.
T. u. convention in Mankato
Attorney John Lowell came from
Fairmont on the late train Saturday
to spend Sunday with the home peo-
pie.
A family party gathered at the ID.
A. Brewer home TueAiay, June 9, to
observe Mr.. Brewers eightieth birth.
day anniversary. During the after
noon many old neighbors called TO
pay their respects. Mr.. Brewer, al
though almost helpless since suffer
ing a stroke of paralysis about a
year ago, Is In comparatively good
health, and is frequently seen up town
In his wheeled chair. Mrs. L. J.
Mobiles and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Keene OF Hutchinson and the Misses
Irene and Clara Hazeiton OF Lake
Crystal and Faith Hunt of Hartford
8. D., were the relatives from dis
lance who were present at the birth
day celebration. Miss Hunt Is a
tanned nurse and leaves next week
as a missionary to China.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bates were
called to Jordan Friday In response
to a message saying that their son,
Earl, was much worse. This has
been a very anxious week for his
numerous relatives and host OF
messages received from his bedside
have not been encouraging until the
one yesterday morning brought the
glad tidings of improvement during
the night, and the news that he was
resting well. His recovery is now
looked for.
Frank Chesrown who is a bust.
ness man in Lynton, s. D., arrived
Tuesday evening for a short visit
with his sister, Mrs. Butler, and
other relatives in the vicinity Of
Winnebago.
Thomas Russell motored from Ger.
esco Tuesday evening to meet his
brother Frank who has been a Mon
tana booster for the past several
years. %.
To Rev & Champlin must go the
honor of putting Blue Earth county
on the map. Toillustrate the volume of
business done In the last thirty davs
the following sales are quoted: Ell.
mer Updegraf to A. L. Dayton OF
Nevada, Iowa, 160 acres; Jake Jones
to Charles Starbuck, ESQ acres; Au-
gust Schultz to A. l.. Dayton. 100
acres; Gardie Meade. to F. G. Wilbur,
20 acres; o. II. McMichael to Gardie
Meade, 40 acres: Charles Boynton TO
Elmer .Updegraf, 100 acres; L. T.
Thompson to s. II. Thurston 1901
acres. This Is fair average of the
monthly business done by the COM
pany since December I. Nearly all
the farms for sale in this vicinity
are rapidly being taken by Iowa
parties. whose coming into the neigh
borhood Is welcomed. for they are
a great asset to the community.
A. Il. Quimby has just completed
a drainage system on his farm OF
800 acres northwest OF town, which
comprises about 5.5 miles of tile. BY
his system OF drainage he has trans.