The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-02
Cleveland

Rev. Roy Croker and family, l.. r.
Croker and Miss Hazel Ransom. are
a,tending the state convention of the
Christian church at Mound.
Lyle Hankins visited over Sunday
and Monday with friends at Sibley,
Iowa. and st. Paul. s.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Gish and Fran
els Gish motored to owatonna last
Saturday and visited with relatives.
Mrs. j. c. Johnson and Mrs. c. c.
Johnson OF Kasota visited with rela-
4 tves at this place few days last
u week. ...'
4 Miss Esther Harding is recovering
from a severe illness with chicken
lpox. e.
| Jay Hartman visited his brother at
Mapleton over Sunday.
Mrs. r. b. Jaeger Of Dent. Mimi,
visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. G..
l.. Cheadle. Sr., from last Thursday
until Sunday.
Mrs. William Hartman and son.
Elviu went to Dent the first OF the
week for three weeks visit with her
daughter and other relatives.
Miss Florence MallOy Of lie Sueur
Center is visiting at the home OF her
cousin. J. J. Malloy.
Miss Ruth Hurst was guest at the
Albert Lurth home at Lake Washing
ton the first of the week.
DR.. w. w. Brown and family return
ed Monday to their home ut Henely
Falls. after weeks visit with the
Hon. n. ". Flowers and family and
lother friends.
Superintendent c. w. Knox Is
teaching summer school in the north
ern part OF the state.
Miss Clara Hart Is spending few
weeks with relatives in North Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Keenan, are en-
pertaining relatives from La Crosse,
Wis.
Wintermute Bros. and Halls big
united show will be in the village
Friday. July 2.
i Large crowds from here are attend
inc the chautanqua at st. Peter this
week.
/ James Peach motored to Waterville
Sunday and called on relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peach accom-
named their daughter in law. Mrs. NJ.
Peach. to her home In Dent last
Thursday, and will spend several
weeks with relatives at that place.
! Mrs. A. J. Potter of Vesta, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jessie Peach of Dent, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Peach of Waterville. Mr..
and Mrs. James Xix Of Ottowa. Mrs.
John Mention and niece Of. Kasota.
attended the funeral of Mrs. Calista
Smith last Thursday. ~
Mr.. and Mrs, @. l.. Cheadle. Jr.. en-
ltertained a company Of friends at
their home last Saturday at a six
o'clock dinner. Dr. and Mrs. W. W..
II Brown were guests of honor.
Miss Orabell Davis is III WITH ton
silitis.
William Davis, has been iii the past
several weeks with sheumatism and
chicken -pox.
| Ladies of the G. A. r. circle and
the Share Post of st. Peter will hold
their annual picnic at the home of
Mrs. NJ. II. Goldsmith next Wednes-
day. Members OF the Van Antwerp
circle. who are Jeff at this place. are
CORDIALLY invited. Come, bring your
hdinner baskets. and have a good time.
Mrs. Causta Hunt Smith died last
Tuesday morning at 1880 at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. John Peach in
the village of Cleveland. death being
due to old age. She was born In
Orange county. New York, in 1920,
and when a small child came west
with her parents, settling at Grand
Rapids. Mich. where she grew to
womanhood. After finishing her edu-
cation at the schools there, she taught
school for a number Of years. In 1850
she was married to William A. Smith,
and In 1856 they drove through with
an OK team from Grand Rapids, and
settled at Traverse. Nicollet county.
In the fall of 1857 they removed to
Cleveland. where they resided until
the death of Mr.. Smith. June 9, 1871.
The widow and son. Byron then moved
to Forest Grove, Oregon. where deceas-
ed made her home for twenty five years
until April Is, 1915. when she returned
here To spend her remaining days
with her daughter. Mrs. Smith was a
kind hearted, and loving mother, and
friend and neighbor. She united with
the Christian church at Scotch Lake
many years ago. and was a faithful
follower Of her Savior Those sur
viving to mourn her loss are four
children. E. ID. Smith and Byron Smith
Of Forest Grove, Oregon: Mrs. John
Peach, Cleveland: Mrs. A. ]. Potter
Vesta; thirty grandchildren, and
nineteen great grandchildren also
survive. The funeral was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Peach
last Thursday afternoon at two
lo'clock. Rev. Roy Croker of the
lChristian church officiated. and the
remains were laid at rest in the Sa
vidge cemetery. The pail bearers were
four OF the deceaseds grandsons, and
1.-TWO great -grandsons. William. Arch.
Jessie and James Peach, Emerson and
Jehn Smith.