The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-03
Garden CITY
Eror T>.,-eday's OaIiy

Frnr T''"-~dsv's Daily
Last Friday very pleasant event
took place at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Griffith. west Of town. 1t being
Mr.. Griffith's seventy NTH birthday
A daughter. Mrs. Charles Hudson and
her huFbPnd Of Hayfield, Ia, Mr.. and
Mrs. william Griffith of Amboy and
the G. y. Arnold family of Garden City
made up the party. The celebration
was n complete surprise 10 Mr.. Crit
fifth. His friends wish him many more
anniversaries
Word has been received from Mrs.
G. w John that har sister mad stood
the operation nicely and Is doing as
well as could be expected.
The bazaar given " The Baptist la
dies last Saturday was wei patron
lied The ladie' rCa'i2,d about S45.
Mrs. Ella Bixby has r"'urned to her
home in Ceresco FOR Tho first time
since her operation at Rochester.
There was splendid attendance at
the Thanksgiving service Sunday
morning. The people h"l2od to make
the service good ono. Alfred Nc
Cormack and Austin Church assisted
in the special music which was en-
joyed. The public il invited to all the
services of the church.
Loren Clark he t'.ken the goods
which remained % tn" stock Mt the
brick store 10 Ncr~on Center where
he expects to dispose of them. q. w.
John has moved his hardware stock
into the building vacated by Mr.. Clark
and George feels that 1t Is fine TO be
located i'm a good substantial build
ing. May his business grow.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Mills motored
to Mankato Sunday afternoon to take
their son. Erwin. to school. They also
called oil their nephew Clyde Mills
and wife. remaining for supper.
Bert Gates and wife spent Satur-
day night and Sunday at the z. W.
Gates home.
Skating is quite the thing on these
fire moon light evenings. The young
folks are making the most OF II.
The Warner and Rector homes have
been wired for electric lights lately.
The village is quite thoroughly wired
now.
The regular Royal Neighbors OF
America meeting and election OF Of
ficers will take place Saturday. De-
cember 4. AS this Is the same date as
the bazaar which ake3,place promptly
at $3.50 p. m. the members OF the
lodge are asked to come early so that
they may reach the bazaar in time.
Mrs. Il. Roberts returned home
from Mankatc last week.
Charles Boynton clipped stock to
ST. Paul Monday evening. He was ac-.
companied by Lee Duffield. whose
place was filled at the barber shop by
his brother. Bert Duffield.
Mrs. Jessie Van Slykc returned
from the cities Monday night, where
she had been for some time taking
osteopaihic treatments. she Is at
present with her parents.
L. n. Monroe was passenger to
Mankato Tuesday morning.
About thirty invited guests gathered
at the home OF Mrs. Loring and daugh-
ter. Anna. Sunday afternoon to cele-
brate the fifteeth wedding anniversa-
nv of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pew. II Is
reported as happy occasion. The
guests of honor received set OF
dishes and other gifts.
Mrs. Eliza Truan spent about
week with Miss Bertha Cole at the T.
F. Mills farm and on Monday she was
taken by Mr. and Mrs. 0imsted to the
new home of her daughter Mrs. James
Dwiggins. near Spring Island, school
house. Mr. and Mrs. Olmsted went
on to Mankato where they heard the
a. ..l.