The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-01
Kerns

lily entertained relatives from Vern
on Center for dinner on Christmas.
Miss Fern Parsons of Ormsby spent
last week with her sister, Mrs
Walter Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sharp and
son, Robert spent Christmas Day
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Sharp in
North Mankato.
Harry Parsons and family and
Miss Pearl Parsons were supper
guests at the James Hendley home
at Hebron Thursday evening and
also attended the Christmas tree
that evening at the schoolhouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz were enter.
tanned for Christmas dinner by MIR
and Mrs. II. A. Hanson
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. Parsons en-
tertained members OF the James
Hendley family for supper Friday
evening The guests afterwards at.
tended the Christmas exercises at
the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kaneff are visiting
ITlenuS AT lOta, III.
Jack Schmitt and family of Bel
grade, spent Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Parsons.
Misses Marietta and Ruth Kaneff
and their brothers, Virgil and Clarks.
ton spent Christmas Day with Mrs.
Trask and family.
The Sacrament of the Lords sup
per will be administered next Sun
day at the Kerns church. New mem
bers will be received ut this time.
The annual business meeting of
the church will be held at the par.
sonage Saturday afternoon at two
O'Clock. Election OF officers will take
place. The meeting will be followed
by social hour.
The Aid society will meet with
Mrs. George Johnson Friday after
noon. The usual cordial invitation is
extended to those who wish to at.
tend.
Choir practice will be held with
Misses Beulah and Carrie Busby
Thursday evening. After the prac-
tice n pleasant evening socially will
be spent and probably the old year
watched out.
The Christian EndeavOr society
made plans for the coming year,
Sunday evening. The society has
lately received nine new active mem.
bers. Every member is asked to be
prepared for conservation meeting
next Sunday evening.
A very large crowd attended the
Christmas tree exercises Friday
evening and were pleased to meet
Santa Claus there. The exercise
given by nine young ladies in cos
tune was especially fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen of Winnebago
have come here to spend the winter
with their grandson, Orie Quint.
Paul Sharp of North Mankato at
tended the Christmas tree exercises
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Armenian en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kroeger
and family and Mr.. and Mrs John
Robert and family for dinner Christ
mas DAY.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. John Kol-
bert entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Kroeger and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Armenian and family for
dinner and the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lahlberg
spent Christmas Day in st. Peter
with Miss Esther High.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Rist returned
last week Wednesday from Waterloo
Iowa, where they had spent several
days with their daughter, Edna. They
found a great deal of snow i'm Iowa
They also visited Henry Lampson
and family at Owatonna.
Henry otto from the Saulpaugh
hotel in Mankato is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Ed. IIopp.
Will Heiser, wife and baby were
entertained at the Hopp home Sun
day.
Anton Lind is spending a few days
with relatives at New Sweden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Burrill and
daughter were over Sunday guests
OF relatives i'm Mankato.
Dick Hilmer and his niece left
Monday for Iowa where they will
visit at different places. From there
Mr.. Hillmer and his brother will 60
to Long Beach, California for the
winter.
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Rist
and daughter. Iva, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lorenz Rist and Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Rist and daughter, Grendolen we're
entertained for dinner at the Jesse
Keene home i'm West Mankato
Miss Iva Rist of Nicollet Is spend.
ing the holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Enz spent Christ.
mas with August Heiser and family
in South Bend township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Melvin and
daughters. Arts are home for the
holidays
Mrs. Joe Grice and daughter,
Mabel, spent Saturday with Henry
Smith and daughter, Kate.
Elinor Peterson and Matthew
Smith were quite sick last week but
are Better again.
Charlie Melvin of Minneopa spent
Christmas with his brother, Merton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Grice and sbu