The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-08-06
Garden City
-rem Thursdays Daily.

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The hay crop is SO heavy in some
places that the farmers can hardly
find time TO take care OF IL. Hayine.
harvest and corn blowing are so
punched up that it keeps all hands
busy.
Harry Wolverton arrived Saturday
night 10 see his mother who is ILL.,
Mrs. +. II. Stringham and son took
dinner ut the parsonage Sunday.
George Richardson and family and
G.. W. john and family motOred 10
Butternut last Sunday afternoon
Ray Spense was riding Il pony one
day las. week, and was thrown into
a barbed wire fence hurting his arm
and leg quite badly.
Mrs. -. d. tummlns and children cf
Mankatn were guests oil Mrs Jake
Nelson last week
Mr. Bryant OF Bryan Ia and Mr.
Vent OF Amcs. Iowa visited A. j
Spence recently.
Mrs. Albert Spence gave "A birthday
party for Mrs. Lois Spence and Mrs
Nernine sheldon Sunday.
l.. -. Mills and family motored to
Mankato sunday afternoon. taking
AIR. and Mrs. Clyde Mills to their
home
Az. Meservey sold his farm last
week to Mr.. Willstrup of Good
Thunder. Consideration $4,000 per
acre.
Edward Ward has severed his CON
neCtion with the Garden City Garage
Mr.. Dosset OF Lake Crystal is repair
man now.
Franc Thurston motored with 4
party of friends to st. Peer Sunday
Word comes OF the birth OF ten
pound boy to Lila Osgood Morgan on
July 2l.
Miss Christine Mhyres OF Win
'.ebago is the guest OF Miss Faythe
Miller.
Mrs. NJ. +. Crane entertained Miss
Clara ,Boynton and Mrs. +. H. Mon
roe one day last week.
George McComber Of Rapidan was
in town Monday
The funeral of Ray Thomson was
held al 10 a. M "Wednesday. Mr.. Thorn
son died at Il Rochester hospital fol
lowing an operation for ulcer OF the
stomach. The deceased was born
near Good Thunder. and would have
been fourty -four years old on July 80
Mr. Thomson became Christian
when Young man and still held his
membership in the Garden CITY
Christian church. He leaves widow
and four children and his only sister.
Mrs. Alma Smith and his brothers,
Byron. Spur. Writ and Herman Thorn
son. The service was conducted by
j. G.. Olmsted. The family has the
sympathy of the community in their
loss.
Mrs Mary Buck and Miss Vera
Kitch are visiting relatives at Wolf
Greek and Duluth. Mimi.
s. w. Buckles will deliver the ad-
dress on Sunday Aug. ]. AT 1880 at
the Christian church. in the absence
of the minister. All should avail
themselves of the chance TO hear him
present his message
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Olmsted left at
about noon Wednesday for motor
trip TO Lincoln Nebr. where they will
visit with Mr. Olmsteds relatives
They expect to return the last of next
week
l.. c. Rev and children of Vernon
Center were in town Tuesday morn
ing
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Tyler and grant
daughter Miss Dorothy Tyler OF
and Mrs. Elsie Austin and sor
of Mankato. were at the l.. ID. and T.
F Miller homes on Thursday Mr..
and Mrs. Tyler started Saturday for
California and the exposition. via
Winnipeg They will incidentally be
on the lookout for a location. having
of their farm at Amboy
Last "Wednesday morning Vernon
Center tourists rolled into town and
sweet music. while other
were gathering good
of Garden City people joined
the tour and enjoyed the trip 10
Lake. All speak highly OF
the outing.
Last Tues. Mr.. Frank Richardson
met Mrs. Richardson at Minneapolis,