The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-28
Garden City
from THURSDAYS Oa,,v.

were guests at the VI. +. Crane home
last Sunday.
Horace Bunce has gone to n Man
kato hospital for medical treatment.
Monuments are being erected on the
cemetery lots of w. +. Miller. the
Jewett family, Wick Chase. and s. NJ.
Duifield.
Garden City won by n score OF nine
to twelve I'm the ball game with Yer
non Center at the fair grounds last
Saturday.
Saturday evening. May 22. an ice
cream social will be given by the
Baptist church people ut the home Of
l.. T.. Fleming. Mrs. Fleming's class
OF girls will have plants suitable for
Decoration day purposes on sale.
School in district No. 90 closed last
Friday with n picnic in the Spence
grove. Miss Murphy of MankatO has
conducted this school for the past
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Hanney OF
Amboy took dinner Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Ora Swan.
Mrs. Weymouth has gone to Oma-
ha. Nebraska. 10 visit her son.
Mr. and Mrs. Olmsted called nj the
home OF DIR. Lloyd in Lake Crystal
last Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. VI. F.. Crane and w.
". Conklin and family motored TO
Mankato circus day
Mrs. Julia Thurston and daughter.
Mrs. Jessie John went TO Minneapolis
Monday. The latter will soon return
but the former will remain for
longer visit with her sister. Mrs.
Yates
Plans are under way for Evange-
listic meetings to be held In the Rap
fist church beginning about June I.
or nossihly a little earlier.
Miss Mary ThurstOn and Thurston
John were in Lake Crystal last Mon
day.
Erwin Mills. who Is confined TO his
bed with pneumonia. is reported as
improving.
Mrs. J. +. Stevens Is spending the
week with Mrs. Williams at Lake
Crystal.
Memorial services will be held
Sunday. May 30. and Decoration Day
will be observed Monday. May 81.
Mrs. Austin Church went to Ro-
chester Monday, to be with her sis
ter, Mrs. Bedbury OF Lake Crystal
who is q patient at the hospital.
Mrs. G. w. John. accompanied by
Mrs. Lizzie Hughes and Mrs. w. A.
Roberts. drove 10 the country Monday
afternoon. and were guests OF Mrs.
Lucas Crane.
Arthur Goldenstar. who IL nj Walk
er sanitorium. is reported as gaining
In health. which will be pleasant
news to his friends
Mrs. Giles Gray of Vernon Center
called on relatives here Monday aft
ernoon.
Miss Ruth Mclean of Amboy Wis
tied In Garden City over Sunday.
Miss Fletcher and Miss Halter Of
Mankato were calling on Garden City
friends last Friday.
The pupils of the two upper rooms
at school arranged q surprise on Prof
O'Keefe last Friday night. the affair
being in the nature of farewell
Misses Liza Wilson and Miss Lois
Clough, teachers OF the lower grades.
and Miss Ruth Carney of Mankato were
guests at the party. Miss Lois Mills
OF the grammar room assisted the
students I'm carrying out their plans.
Judging from oil reports ii was a very
pleasant affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. +. Mills. Miss Ruth
Mills. Mr.. and Mrs. James Hanson.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. @. Olmsted. Mrs. f..
W. Gates. Mrs. u. Cavett. and Mrs.
Leroy Terry motored to Mankato last
Thursday. The party met at the
Christian church in Mankato at , p.
M. where Mrs. Terry and Mr.. Han
son received baptism.
Several window panes were broken
during the hail storm Friday forenoon.
The hail stones were quite large. and
the storm came up very suddenly.
Mrs. Addleman and two OF her chill
dren were quite frightened while
driving down Boynton hill from the
cemetery last Wednesday afternoon
when part OF the harness gnve way.
allowing the buggy to run against the
horse. which ran for some distance,
shaking them ND somewhat. but for
tunately not doing any damage.
Harold Eaton is making a good re-
covery from his operation for appen-
dicitis performed at a Mankato hos
pital last week.
Miss Ada l.. For.tnr viii be here
Tuesday. May 25. end wants to meet
you in the church basement that aft
ernoon. Come and enjoy her talk and
the free refreshments that will follow.
Miss Jessie Wilcox left Wednesday
for Minneapolis. where she will spend
week with her father.
G. w. John posted election notices
Tuesday afternoon. notifying voters OF
the county op.ian election June 7. A
dinner viii he given in the church
basement on that day
W. WriShtson an family and w. A.
Roberts and family IF Lake Crystal
were in Amboy Sunday.
The street lights are doing good
service. and are appreciated by every
one.
+. II. Hughes will begin concrete
work on bridge few miles west of
town this week
Mrs. Charles Rector rN"~iyed a box
Of Wyoming Wild Sewers from her
daughter. Mrs. Charles pr e-son The
colony" In Wyoming are having some
experience In killing western rattle
snakes.
A county option meeting will be
held at the Christian church Tues
day night. Rev. c. w. Comstock Of
Mankato and another gentleman win
speak at eight O'Clock.
Rev. j. G. Olmstead will speak ON
The Little Girl OF Yesterday" SIM.