The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
Garden City

L. y. rieihihB - HHNiHB HIS new
barn painted. He has also equipped
all his buildings with lightning rods.
Mrs. Bessie Scovell gave strong
address last Friday night, which was
well resolved. She has helped ma
terially In creating more anti-liquor
sentiment I'm this community
Sunday, April IS. was the twenty
fifth anniversary of the marriage OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Fl. John. They were
entertained Al dinner by Mr.. and Mrs.
q. w. John. Grandpa John has re-
covered his health sufficiently to be
able TO be around agaif, and he and
his wife also attended the celebra-
ton.
Miss King. who for several months
has been living with Mrs. Peter Mer-
tesdorf at Vernon Center, returned
to Garden City last Thursday, and
will make her home with Miss Jessie
Wilcox.
Miss Ruth Mills returned Tuesday
from Grand Junction, Colo. where
she spent the. winter with her broth
er. r. X. Mills and family. On her
way home Miss Mills spent about a
week with Mr. and Mrs. Morse Gates
RADIO. Her friends are glad to well
come her home.
Mrs. Georgia Dowd Is nursing q pa
tient in Vernon Center.
Robert Shaffer Is III and under the
| doctors care.
An excavation Is being made on the
northwest corner of the block occu-
pied by the T. H. Hazel property,
and q report In being circulated TO
the effect that public library will be
built on that site I'm the near future.
| Lee Duffleld drove to Good Thun-
der early Monday morning. and
brought Professor O'Keefe to Garden
City. .s' Il
The school board met Saturday
1 night, and reelected the present
faculty. with the exception of the
principal. Mr.. O'Keefe, who expects
to attend the university next year.
| Miss Wilson has taught here quite
number OF years, Miss Clough is In
her second year.. and Miss Mills will
| finish her first year here In June.
The band boys held another period
| of instruction on Monday night. Mr.
Burns Is expecting to have some OF
the members meet with him during
the afternoon on future dates here
which will shorten the time taken
at night.
The village of Garden City. with
other like villages. is grateful to Mr.
y. NJ. Chapman and others. who
pushed the lighting bill through the
legislature and senate.
Miss Bertha Cole, Is assisting Mrs
| Myrtle Thompson OF Amboy.
Mrs. j.. r. Stevens has been In
/ Minneapolis for some time. but |.
expected home soon.
| Mr.. Hershey OF Mankato is q guest
at the home or his grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. Croswell.
Edward Rev and Bert Roberts are
painting and papering the home Of
Frank Thurston.
| J. r. Osgood Is planning ON usins
an electric motor TO irrigate his gar.
den and berries with water from the
river during dry seasons.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. John assisted
in the Easter cantata at the Metho.
dist Episcopal church In Lake Crysta
/ Sunday evening The cantata wa:
given Easter morning. and was re.
peated by request.
The Endeavor society will hold .
box social in the Baptist church or
Saturday evening. April "a The la
dies are all invited To come. will
boxes filed with lunches for two ant
the men should all be present ant
buy a box.
Elder q. N. Howell and wife. o
Vernon Center attended the dinner a
the Baptist church last Saturday.
III. n. Jepson and J. G. Olmstead
have been taking turns driving @
1 w. John, town clerk, about the town
ship to get signatures to the county
option election petition. Merrily goes
the war on liquor, as signatures are
secured as fast as the men can be
seen.
/ Frank Thurston is driving an up
to date Overland. having concluded
| that he had made enough good use
of his old one.
4 l.. d. Mills and J. G. Olmstead are
enjoying the pleasures of motoring in
a Ford.
The hotel has assumed big proper
lions for a village the size Of Garden
city, which speaks well for the man
agement. The work is being rapidly
pushed towards completion. and the
! splendid new Office, nine new bed.
rooms and bathroom, will soon be al
the disposal OF the public.
RAY Thompson and family visited
| at the parsonage last Friday aftef-
noon. and on Sunday took slinheI
with L. .DsjAIilIs and family.
Miss Mildred Mitchell has secured
about forty pupils In music In this
community the past week. having
made her trip through the country
with =. c. Ufmstead's horse.
Miss Lois clough spent Monday
night az the home Of Miss Town.