The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02

'"uohs thursday ana friua!. y NUM-
DER OF the children passed and did
well as the questions were very hard
this year. Those who passed were:
Edward Budde and George Loucks in
history: Carrie Busby I'm arithmetic
and compositions: Evelyn Budde. In
arithmetic. composition and geoera-
ply; Tom Hanson In arithmetic, >com.
position and geography: Aaron Mich.
els In geography; Leslie Lindsay in
GeorIraphy. -
Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnson spent
Thursday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Busby.
ELI Miehels is confined 10 his home
on account or having cut his foot With
an axe while chopping wood last
week. hfF
Miss Mary Steel of North ManlSato
has been visiting at the Johnson and
Steel homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Goodridge Wis
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. Page al the
foot of Belgrade hill sunday.
VIII forenoon went 10 Nebraska
last week.
Mrs. l.. p. Parsons and Miss Pearl
visited AT the Busby home Friday aft.
ernoon.
+. 7. Jefferson Is ~ with grippe.
The social Friday evening nj the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George John
son was a success. Mrs. Brown man.
aged the affair and had great many
contests FOR which the winners re-
ceived prizes. There was victrola mu.
sic during the entire evening. Those
who won honors and carried home
the prizes were the following: Guess
ing on the number of beans I'm lar.
Mrs. Oscar Evenson. Sweater race
Leslie Lindsay: cutting contest.
Pearl Parsons: basketball girls.
Mrs. Frank Loucks: basketball
boys. Tom Hanson: stringing pop
corns Mrs. \. EvensOn: blowing out
candle, Amy Lindsay: hcmming con.
test. Guy Trask.
Ed Hopp had shingling bee Sat
urday
Mrs. George Cole and son. Clifford.
took scupper with Mrs. Robert Grice
Sunday.
Mr.. Henry Smith and daughter. Miss
Kate. took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Smith, Sunday.
Elinor Culp spent Sunday with her
mother.
Misses Bessie ana Penelope Han.
son took supper with Miss Mabel
Grice last week Tuesday evening also
spent the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. BussI. The new store.
keepers, were surprised By thirty OF
the people In the ncehhorhood last
wednesday evening. Those present
had pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Evenson. sons
and daughter, Nj. aud. Mrs. John
Johnson and daughter. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels Johnson and daughter spent
Wednesday evening OF last week with
Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Evenson.
Clayton Parsons went TO his home
at Ormsby Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Nels Johnson spent
Sunday evening al the home of
Frank Eorenz. ~.
Miss Mabel Johnson visited Miss
Sophia Kotenbiddls> Monday after
noon. 30
Little Ellen Johnson visited her
cousins in Manknto last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson of Manka.
10 visited the latter's parents AIR
ana Mrs. Ronst on Sunday.
Nr. and Mrs. Adolph Heiser visited
al the home of Henry Plepho Thurs.
day afternoon. = -"
Tony Heiser spent Sunday al homo
lie viii work near Madison Lake this
summer
William 'Rierho and George Koten-
middle spent Friday evening with
Mr.. and, Mrs. Heiser.
Mrs. Henry Picnic is still on the
sick list. '...
The annual meeting of the Oak
Lawn Cemetery association will he
held at the school house Saturday
evening. April 2. al eight O'clock 1,
sood attendance Is requested.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sietes we're received
as active members at Christian En-.
deayor society Sunday evening.
r. +. Bndde and family with the
exception Of Eward attended ron.
iirmaticn services at the Lutheran
church at Nicollet Sunday. Mrs
Budde's nephew. Edwin Enter was
IN the confirmation class.
Next sunday morning the sacra,
ment OF the Lords supper viii be
administered and several new mem.
bers will be received. Interest In the
sunday school questions is increasing
lhere were twelve correct answers
TO the question Sunday. THE question
Tor next Sunday is. Where do we md
record OF our Lord Jesus Christ
preparing breakfast for company
OF his discipIes?"
MI. and Mrs. Ditfburner. who have
lived in North Mankato since leaving
the kerns stofe. moved last week TO
a farm belonging TO Dave Goodridge
near lie Sieur and find themselves
almost surrounded by water. on AZ.
count OF the river being so high.
friends received word from Mrs
5ohn Kern. who ased to live here
Out now lives ont beyond Mankaro
saying that her daughter. Miss Flor.
ehce, rs visiting az Twin VALLEY.
Mimi. the guest of her uncle loo
Hodson.
Mrs, Eta Burrill well known IN
the neighborhood has been keeping
nonse Tor her brother. Mr.. KnoT out
beyond Mankato for some time. Last
week they had an auction and will
new move 10 Mankato to live.
Mutton Melvin or the schools nj
Minneota is home for his Easter va.
cation.
Mrs Joe Eng attended eonar.
m far.