The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-22
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KernS
From Wednesdays Daily.

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Miss Edith True Of Indian Lake
spent Wednesday night of last week
with Miss Cora Johnson.
Carmi Randall of North Mankato
spent Wednesday night OF last week
with friends in this neighborhood.
County superintendent Holmstead
of st. Peter visited Miss Larson's
school Thursday. and held an inter.
esting contest on the multiplication
table. All pupils. but those of the
first grade. took part in the con-
test. and when they failed to answer
n question correctly were sent to
their seats. The contest ended after
an hour and a quarter of exciting
labor. leaving Evalyn Budde and
Arthur Lindsay the ~victors. and show
ing that they knew the table well.
Evalyn received a box of candy. and
Arthur received twenty-five cents, ne
their rewards. Those standing second
in the contest were Carrie Busby and
Tom Hanson.
William Bourne of Hendricks visit
ed the Hilmer family last week.
John Berglund spent several days
last week at Mile Laos. looking
after some land. lie returned Mon
day.
Ned Rist and family are moving
to Mankato this week. Miss Iva has
left school at Nicollet and entered
the high school ut Mankato.
Little Gwendoline Rist is recovering
from a severe illness with bronchitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnson en-
tertained their children and grand.
children at a family gathering at
were Miss Cora Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Johnson and little daugh.
ters. and Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Pur-
rier and little sons and baby daugh-
ter.
Willard Clarke. Sr. is confined to
his home by illness.
Mr.. lie Mire has sold his interest
In the Kerns store TO Mr.. Frank
Wittrock.
Walter Johnson Of North Mankato
was the gnest OF Willis Randall for
h few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward HIopp and
Mrs. Harry Parsons and daughter
Marcella, Visited in North Mankato
Sunday.
Misses Eleanor Cup and Mabel
Grice spent Sunday afternoon and
evening with Misses Bessie and Pen
elope Hansen.
Saturday afternoon. while the bliz-
zard was raging Frank Wittrock and
Rollie Goodridge went to Mankato
and back in the formers car, show
ing that n Ford car can travel
through and over snow banks.
Misses Rosetta and Eva Meurer
spent Saturday with their sister. Mrs.
Robert Busby.
Mrs. Elmer Grice entertained four
girl friends last Friday. The girls
walked across from the other side of
the river. and spent a pleasant day
visiting. They were Misses Ida Hanel,
Martha Heiser. Alice Klineman, and
Maggie Dackins.
Miss Marcella Meurer visited her
sister. Mrs. Robert Busby Thurs.
day. while on her way home from the
Mankato High school.
Marshall Noble, accompanied by
his friends. Raymond Black and Stew.
art Johnson of Mankato. skated up
the river and had dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Cram Thursday. \The event
was to celebrate Marshalrs pro-
ton from the eighth grade into the
high school.
Mrs. n. f. Grice has been confined
to her bed by illness since last Wed.
nesday.
F. f. jefferson is drawing logs
TO Grams mill.
John and Phil lie Duc of North
Mankato and Mr.. and Mrs. William
LIE Due of Herman, Mimi. visited Mr..
and Mrs. Sherman Batcheller Mon
day afternoon.
George Kroeger is helping Fred
Armenian with work for awhile.
Misses arearet and Gertrude Ar
neman spent Friday and Saturday In
North Mankato, with their grand.
mother. Mrs. Kroeger. T..
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Hanson visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Rist and the
Hiimer family Sunday.
The c. Il. society has issued invi-
tations for a hard time social on Fri
day evening, January 90. The social
will be at the home of Chester Steel,
and IL weather permits, everyone
having an invitation will be there,
as there is plenty of fun In sight,