The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-28


spent Friday afternoon with Grand
ma Award and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Foster visited
last week with Mr.. Fosters nephew,
A. c. Cole, who lives south of AM
boy. Mr.. Cole has disposed OF his
fine farm. and bought a half section
OF land in Beltrami county and is
making preparations to move there
next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Selby are
! enjoying a visit from their parents,
, Mr.. and Mrs. Toker Of Elysian.
Miss Ruth Cornish returned from
a delightful western trip Of six
weeks, Monday. Her sister. Miss
May, who has spent the past year
in California, returned with her.
Thau Award has rented his farm
31A miles north Of town and has
his household goods packed prepare
tory TO taking them to Mankato. Mr..
and Mrs. Tlward are moving so that
their children may attend school.
The young people of the neighbor.
hood had n delightful party at the
Gene Francis home Monday. 1t was a
farewell party for the Misses Marie
and Maybelle Award WHO will leave
the latter part Of the week for
Mankato. They will attend the high
school, where Miss Marie will gradu-
ate with the class of 1915.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Secrest and
daughter of Amboy and Mr.. and
Mrs. Irwin Hudson and son, of Win.
dom, were guests at the home OF
Ed. Annis, the latter part of the
week.
Miss Margaret Snyder of Amboy
was the guest of Margaret DENIM.
son over Sunday.
Ray Hartman of Mapleton is spend.
ing a few weeks with his sister,
Mrs. George Mertersdorf.
Mrs. Ed. Johnson and children have
returned from their visit TO Sterl-
ing. having spent the past week at
the Lorny Secrest home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Carpenter and
Sol are down from Aberdeen, s.
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and Mrs. +. 4. Barnes.
Miss Flora Ride and her nephew,
Mitchell Randall. and a party of
friends, arrived Saturday from Wau-
pom, Wis, on 4 visit 10 the VI. b.
Randall home. They made the trip
in a Mitchell touring car owned and
driven by Mrs. Rider. They had a
most delightful trip devoid of ac.
cidents.
The yearly epidemic of hay fever
has put in its appearance, a large
number are more or less afflicted
with this dreadful desease.
Miss Blanche Randall entertained
fifteen little girls last Saturday after
noon, in compliment to her neice,
Esther Murlaugh of Granada. The
little folks had q fine trip.
Mrs. Mary Cornish is enjoying a
visit from her brother. George Pew,
of Lemars, Iowa and her sister.
Mrs. Emma Riley of Oshkosh. Wis.
and also a cousin, Miss Vinegar.
Mrs. Cornish will leave here in about
three weeks. having offered her cot
tage for sale.
Miss Emily Knappes Of Chicago
has stopped of on her way home
from a visit with her sister in
Worden. Montana, and is a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Halverson. Miss
Knappes and Mrs. Halverson were
classmates at the conservatory Of
music at Valparaiso, Ind.
Miss Josephine Spangelo of North
field is a guest for the week with
Miss Francis Palmer at the Metho.
dist rectory.
John McMahan spent Monday and
Tuesday in Mankato on business
connected with civil engineering.
A Redwing paper says that Miss
Francis McMichael has resigned her
position in the public schools in that
city, and Vernon friends are wonder.
ing why?
Mrs. Nora Lowell and Miss Carrie
| Thew were delegates to the Sunday
| school convention held in Mankato
from the Methodist Episcopal church.
The Misses Ehie Thew and June
Brown were delegates from the Baptist
church. A large number from both
churches were planning to drive down
for the afternoon and evening ses-
| sions on Sunday but the heavy rains
made the roads impossible.
The best department. President
Wilson says, "in the w. c. T. IT,,
is the school savings bank system"
and this was introduced into the w.
c. T. u, at Vernon Center last fall.
Mrs. A. C. wilbur, superintendent
says: The savings bank system
is used i'm most OF the schools of
Europe but in only 10000 Of the
schools of the United States. The
practical benefit and educational val
ne OF the savings bank system is
known to every parent or guardian
of children. The saving Of the pen
MES, which would otherwise be spent
for needless sweetmeats would make
the children happier and more self
reliant. II Is also a valuable OBJ
ject lesson. They have receipt cards,
can check out and receive interest
and learn habits of industry and
resDonsibility .