The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
Garden City

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we're also guests at the Gates home.
Mrs. Leroy Terry spent two days at
the Frank Nickerson home last week.
Services will be held I'm the Fleming
school house Sunday. June q. at $3.50
p. m. ]. G.. Olmsted officiating. All
are invited To come and assist In the
singing and enjoy the hours.
The community was shocked last
Wednesday morning TO learn Of the
death of II. p. Belknap. which occur
red Tuesday night at a hospital in
Mankato. Few had known of his ILL
= ness. The funeral was well attended
by cid friends, ]. G. Olmsted delivered
the address.
Miss Liza Wilson and Mrs. Franc
Thurston left Tuesday for Fort Col
Inns. Colo. where they will sDend some
time with VI. A. Gates and family. Mrs
Thurston will be gone about a month
and Miss Wilson expects to visit
friends at Genoa. Colo. later on.
A. u. Mccormack made n trip to
South St Paul with stock last week.
W c. T. u. and Study club meetings
were held Jun 16. with Mrs. II. f..
Ieppeson. the roads being unfayorable
BiyJy i'm Ceresco. where Il had been
planned to meet. The following were
elected as officers for the w. c. T. a.
for the ensuing year: President WE
Anna Johnson: vice president. Mrs
Hattie Chapman: secretary. Mrs.
Mayte John: treasurer. Mrs. Susie
Olmsted. The vice presidents elected
for the churches were. Adventist. Mrs
Ophelia Rector; Methodist. Miss Jes-
sic Wilcox: Baptist Mrs. Hattie Grit
fifth: Christian. Miss Bertha Cole.
Electricity has been installed in both
the Baptist and Christian churches,
making them more up-tO date. con
venient. and sanitary.
John Croswell. Mr.. and Mra. A. G..
Hunter and Mrs Belknap Of Mankato
were in town last Saturday. looking
after the AFFAIRS Of the late Henry
Belknap.
Frank Thurston was i'm Minneapolis
a few days last week
Childrens' Day exercises ut both
Christian and Baptist churches were
well attended. and the programs were
pronounced splendid by the large au-
diences. The Offering At the Christian
church for foreign missions was about
S3l.
Mrs. Charles Mention of ST. Faul.
and little son Gordon. il visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. q. r.. Golden
star and other relatives.
Edward Goldenstar of Iowa Is home
on a visit Ia his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. John and son.
Willis attended the EpwOrth league
convention in Mankato last Sunday
evening. and Mr. John delighted the
people with vocal solo
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Nelson of Rapi-
dan are the parents of an eight pound
son.
Strawberry picking is now in full
swing
On Friday afternoon. June IS. the
following persons were passengers to
Mankato. TO attend baptismal services
at the Christian church: Mrs. w. A.
Roberts. Mrs. Mile Meservy. Robert
Norton. Lois Mills. Erwin Mills. Ever
eta Terry. Mae Terry Marie and
Grace Meservy. Mary Thurston and
Mrs. J. G. Olmsted. The candidates for
baptism were Alfred Mccormack. Paul
Meservy. Royal Richardson. Pierce
Roberts and Kenneth Norton. The
baptisms were performed by J. G..
Olmsted
T. +. Mills and family motored to
Mankato Monday.
8 II. ThurstOn and family went to
Ceresco last "Wednesday to see their
new little grandson At the Lyle Thurs
ton home
Mrs. Loah Van Sickel Sheldon gave
birth To a son Sunday evening. but the
infant lived only q short time. Flu
neral service was held at the Van
Sickel home by J. @. Olmsted at 2
= m. Monday. Mrs. Sheldon is getting
along nicely.
Mrs. Mary Buck and Miss Ida Will
son expect To go as delegates to the
Baptist convention at Lake Benton on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Tressler and daughter of Blue
Earth are guests at the home OF Mrs
Tresslers daughter. Mrs. We're Bixby.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hotaling OF Man
kato were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Richardson last week.
Several members Of the l.. T.. Flem-
ing family are under physicians
care. and Mrs. Georgia Doud has been
called as a nurse for Mrs. Fleming's
mother
Baptismal services were held at the
Baptist church in Vernon Center Sun
day afternoon. Elder I. N. Howell ad-
ministering the ordinance to the fol-
lowing candidates from Garden City,
Mrs. Georgia Doud. Mrs. Marion Nor
phew William Hudson and Maynard
Fleming Three other candidates we're
also baptised.
George Richardson and family mo-
tored to Mankato last Thursday.
u. G. Ward. Mr.. and Mrs. T. +. Ha-
eel and Mrs. Graham were I'm Manka-
To last Monday.
Mr. Graham is starting a much
needed business enterprise I'm Garden
City I'm the shape of a meat market. lie
expects to occupy the building form
eriy used as shop by George Goodall
A meat market will prove great con
venience to the town and should be
well patronized.
Mrs. William Schafrer and Mrs. Wa
gen were guests OF Mrs. A. c. Meservy
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Stinchfield OF Fair
mont spent few DAYS ut the home OF
J. J. Duffield on their way home from
Rochester, MINI.
Mrs. Hall OF Monticello visited Mrs
L. Masters for several days recently
Robert Jones of Lake Crystal is act
ing as instructor for the hand and