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


day last week.
Mr.. Wilcox and daughter, Jessie,
will spend Christmas at their home
In Garden City. .., o..
Mrs. ]. E. Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. ID. Mills, Lois Mills, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. F.. Mills, and Miss bertha
Cole, were Mankato callers last
Saturday 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. John were
shopping in Lake Crystal Saturday
afternoon. - .
Miss Lois Clough went to st.
James last Saturday to visit her
sister, Mrs. William Cullen and fam
lily. Word has come that Mrs. Gull
len Is III with typhoid fever. Garden
City. friends hope II will not prove
serious.
The Christmas program given by
the school Friday afternoon was q
great success. All the pupils did
splendidly, and the faculty deserves
praise for the. training the children
are receiving.
Horace Bunce Is not gaining In
health very rapidly. and has re.
turned to the hospital ut Mankato.
Il. Layton returned to Garden City
this week to spend some time with
the Cavett family.
William Hudson and wife have re-
turned from their wedding trip to the
twin cities, Redwood Falls, and other
places.
NJ. F. Crane writes that he arrived
safely in San Diego. and that he
found his brother, Lucas Crane suf.
fering from cancer of the stomach.
Frank Dunbar arrived this week
from Nebraska. lie will make his
home with his mother, Mrs. H. Dun
bar.
The ladies of the Baptist church
report n neat sum added to their
treasury, as n result of their sale
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Ralph Sheldon of Usage,
Iowa, is the guest of her parents.
The free social ut the Christian
church last week was well attended,
and n good time enjoyed by all. On
Sunday morning. though the weather
looked unfavorable. the attendance
was fine. The papers by Miss Liza
Wilson and Mrs. Mayte John, and
the address by s. w. Buckless.
aroused a great deal OF favorable
comment. The solo by G. w. John
added to the joy of the audience.
The attendance at the Bible school
was good. sixty being present. The
Christmas Offering, taken for the
Children's Home in st. Louis,
amounted to $500. The annual meet
ing date is January 6.
Last Saturday afternoon the n.
n. A., lodge had a Christmas tree
at the hall, and the children of the
Neighbors were delighted with
gifts. ..
David Fleming and sister, Mrs.
Hilyard. are here from st. Paul to
visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Goodrich from
Medo were in town this week, and
Vera Kitch and Mrs. John Buck re.
turned with them to spend Christ
mas.
Mrs. Julia Thurston Is visiting
relatives In Minneapolis.
Bert Wilson of Mawer. Sask., Is
here to visit his sisters, Mrs. Z. W.
Gates and Liza Wilson.
George Macomber OF Rapidan was
in town last week.
Mrs. W. A. Roberts and son Pierce
was Mankato shoppers last Friday.
Mrs. Hanah Thomas spent night
in Lake Crystal last week.
The funeral services for Carol
Parker we're held at the Baptist
church last Thursday afternoon. L
n. Howell, pastor OF the church,
preached the sermon. The floral
tributes were beautiful. The music
was furnished by Mr.. and Mrs @.
w. John and ]. G. Olmstead. DIR.
Stewart Parker of Iowa, and Miss
Anna Parker Of st. Paul were pres
ent Miss Anna. and mother. Mrs.
Florence Parker. later went TO
Mortified where Mrs. Parker In.
tends to remain for some time.
Mrs. Ada Wilson left Tuesday for
Mt. Carmel, ILL.,. where she expects
to spend the holidays with her sis.
ter, Mrs Eta Churchill.
Postmaster Beer now occupies his
new quarters In Lee Duffield's prop
erty. II makes a neat. convenient
place for the office and Mr.. Beers
grocery department.
Edward Ward Is expected home
from Minneapolis this week. where
he has been learning the auto busi-
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clos have
a, new little girl in their home, From
the old idea 1t might be prophesied
that peace is coming, as the new
babies here these days are all girls.
Misses Ella Bixby and Nettie 'Os.
good were passengers to Mankato
Monday.
Ray Thompson and family took
dinner at the L. ID. Mills home last
Airs. Il, w. Gates has been suffer.