The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-31

Tuesday evening. The members OF the
Equity society and wives were in
vited to meet with them, there being
about So present. Each society held
their business meeting after which
the study club rendered short, but
very pleasing program, and the re-
mainder of the evening was spent
socially, closing with a most delicious
luncheon. served by the ladies' club.
The ladies proved themselves to be
ideal entertainers and the guests
speak in glowing terms of the happy
evening.
Vernon Center lodge No. 22S A. F.
and A NJ installed officers at their reg
ular meeting as follows: w NJ. Les
lie Cooper; s W.. Lee Cox; J. W..
Rob Champlin: secretary, Alex Gray:
treasurer, ]. c. Blanchard: s. ID.
Gage Clement: ]. d., Ben Charters;
c. s.. Lou Wyman: J. S., Aaron
Morris. The installation was followed
by lunch and smoke, and a general
good time.
The public schools and all the dis
trict schools surrounding the village
closed Thursday for, the midwinter
vacation.
Merle Mack, Howard Frances, Dean
Barnes, and Ethel and Kenneth
Frances who have been attending
college in Minneapolis and Miss
Frances Palmer, a senior i'm the uni
versity of Wisconsin are home for the
holidays.
F. l.. Cooper and Mrs Joe Robin
son are confined to the house suf-
fering with. grip.
Miss Mary Robinson, teacher In
the public schools In Plain View will
arrive in town tonight to spend the
holidays with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Robinson.
Each OF the four rooms i'm our
school are enjoying a Christmas tree
and party this afternoon. II Is strictly
a school affair, none being present
outside of the faculty and pupils.
The Lutheran, Methodist and
Baptist Sunday schools will give in
teresting programs in connection with
the usual Christmas tree.
The patrons OF the Cooperative
creamery feel a justiflable pride In
the institution and the splendid rec
ord they hold among the creameries
Of the state. 3Sc was paid for No
vember butter fat. The two largest
: checks for that month went to J.
castor, s143.32 and Gottlieb Keitzer
$124.60. There never has been SC
many patrons as at the present time
the majority receiving large checks
Several Of the merchants have put
up some beautiful premiums as an in
ducement to Christmas buying fol-
every 25 cents invested in articles In
the store, give you a ticket on the
prize and the holder of the lucky
number gets very valuable gift. But
Frank Cooper, president of the opti-
mistic club, hardware merchant with
! the spirit of the season THAT Il Is
more blessed to give than to receive
on the twentieth of December sever
! p. m. wound up an eight day clock
placed It in the large window OF his
{ store. with this notice attached
Guess how long this clock will run
II costs you nothing to guess. Every,
body most cordially invited to give |;
guess. The only thing compulsor,
about 1t is that the one who gets tn,
closest must take II. Guessers pleas,
I govern yourselves accordingly"
Many from Vernon are planning or
going to Mankato next week to Sc,
THE Birth OF Nation" Mrs. Eller
| Porter on her late visit in Mime
apolis saw this great photoplay, pro-
nouncing II simply grand and was
we'll worth going to the cities to see
She also heard Melba.
Merry Christmas to Free Pres:
| readers.