The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-31
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The Christmas festivities began
last week Wednesday evening by the
party given by Miss Penelope Hanson,
and Friday evening nearly everyone
attended the Christmas tree at the
church Saturday. Nearly everyone
entertained or went to the home Of
some friend or relative.
Misses Florence and Lucy Culp eli =
tertained a party OF young ladies for
Saturday and Sunday. Their guests
being their sister, Eleanor Of Man
kato, Miss Jones of North Mankato.
and their cousin, Miss Cora Johnson,
who is home from the Mankato high
school.
Rev. George E. Brown and Mrs.
Brown had a family gathering at the
parsonage Saturday and had for their
guests Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown and
baby, Mrs. Lindsay and children and
Dave Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elise Grice and Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Sharp and children
went to North Mankato Saturday and
spent the day with Mrs. NJ. II.
sharp
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Hanson and
baby and little daughter, Irene and
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Parson and
children. and Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Randall took Christmas dinner with
Mr. and Mrs. Happ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Loucks and
children took dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Severance and supper with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Burnett on
Christmas.
Mrs. W. Strader returned from her
western trip Friday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Strader spent Christmas day with
friends in Mankato and Mr. and Mrs.
Sieter visited friends in North Man
kato.
Harry Steel of Waukon, Mimi,
spent Christmas with his parents in
North Mankato and is spending the
week with his brother, Chester, and
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. NJ. Cram spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Orie
Noble in Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Grice have
moved TO the brick house and their
house stands empty at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Brown took
supper with Mr.. and Mrs. Cram Sun
day evening.
Lorenzo Rist has been on the sick
list for several days.
Charlie Fish and Emil Odegard
have taken up bachelors quarters in
Mr.. Johnson's shack in the woods.
They expect TO cut wood. As leap
year will soon be here. perhaps they
do not expect TO batch for a very long
period
Mrs. Rist's sisters, who have been
visiting here for several weeks, left
for Vermont on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Jefferson
spent Sunday afternoon at the Eldred
home in North Mankato. .
Earl Burnett of LeSueur, visited
his parents the first OF the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Steel spent
Christmas day with the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Cole.
Mrs. Charlie Smith spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Cram.
The Young Ladies' Mission Study
club will meet at the parsonage Fri
day afternoon OF this week.
The annual meeting OF the church
will be held at the church Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock. A good at
tendance Is requested.
W. G.. Clark is sick with 1umbago.
Rev. George E. Brown was called
to Mapleton last week to assist at a
funeral service.
Mr.. Carter Of Mankato, and Mr..
and Mrs. +. Z. jefferson took din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Christ
mas day.
The s. s. contest which has been
running throughout the year has end
ed and there were five who have kept
up the work Of answering the ques-
tons. Miss Lucy Culp won the first
prize and Miss Florence Culp the sec
ond prize
Mr.. and Mrs. Frazier and children
OF Palmer, Ia, and Miss Beulah Bus
by OF Nevada, Ia, spent the Christ
mas time with Mr. and Mrs. Busby
Mr.. and Mrs. Frazier returned TO
Iowa, Monday. but Miss Busby will
remain at home for a while.
Monday evening Virgil Raneff and
sisters, Marietta and Ruth and Tom
Hanson and sisters, Penelope and
Cora Johnson, drove over east and at
tended the Christmas entertainment
at the Swedish church. They had a
nice time.
Friday evening the Christian En-
deavor will have a match social at
the home of Mr. and Mrs = II
Jefferson. Everyone is invited to at