The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-29
Garden CITY
From Wednesdays Daily.

| TO her duties at the parsonage Sun
/ day evening.
The report has come that most OF
! the rabbits In the country north OF
the twin cities have died of some
disease and as they form the bulk
of food for wolves ordinarily. the
hunger crazed wolves are coming
nearer the settlements and their
bowling causes no little alarm on
the part of teachers and pupils in
the wooded country district. Some
OF the hunters and trappers here
abouts might do well TO go and
help quiet the beasts.
! Tho icc harvest goes merrily on.
and tho ice is proving to be of n
fine quality since this last cold
weather came on. Farmers are com
ing TO the river here In town from
every direction. II seems that no
one Is putting up ice to sell to pa
irons next summer Someone should
be induced to do this, or number
of people might put 1t up Jointly
II a suitable place can be found In
which to pack il properly.
The mock trial held by the high
school last Friday, showed high
grade OF work. Allen Roberts as
Judge, Kenneth Norton as clerk Of
court, Alfred Mccormack and Mayo
Chapman as attorneys for the state
and Erwin Mills and Royal Richard
son, attorneys for the defendant,
each deserves special mention for
the work done. The defendant was
Kenneth Crane and the charge was
kidnapping. Your correspondent has
not the space to mention all wit
ness, though for the most part they
did very well. The jury consisted OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thedc Thomas. Miss
Lois Mills, Mrs. Lizzie Hughes. Hen
ry Belknap and j. q. Olmstead. The
jury agreed TO disagree, being salts
fled TO commend those who took part.
Friends OF Mrs. Fannie Gray are
pleased TO know that she Is recover
ing nicely from the accident she
suffered some time ago.
The last word from Mrs. Charles
Menten was that she Is i'm the City
hospital. st. Paul. and that her con-
dition is not the best. Friends here
remembered her with postcard
shower. An hope her speedy recoy-
cry.
John Malcolm spent part of Sun.
day afternoon as the guest of Mr..
anu Mrs. q. w. John and son Willis.
He reports very pleasant visit
The funeral services over the re-
mains of Lucas Crane were held IN
the Baptist church at 1850 o'clock
Thursday, II. w. Hobbs of Mankato
preaching the sermon. The music
consisted of two numbers by a
male quartet, the personnel OF which
was II. e. Woods of Amboy. c. NJ.
Warren of Vernon Center, G. w.
John and j. G.. Olmstead of Garden
City. Mr.. Woods also sang as a
solo Sometime Well Understand
There was large number of rela.
tlycs of Mr.. and Mrs. Crane present.
Many friends were also there to pay
a last tribute of respect.
Mrs. J. Z. Stevens has been al the
home of Mrs. Julia Thurston about
week.
The annual meeting of the Gar.
den City Creamery association will
be held in the Knights OF Pythias
hall on Monday, February 1. Mr.. Jep.
son, the buttermaker. says that the
quantity Of cream is holding out
well for winter time.
IL grain continues TO rise i'm price
we will aH have To drive autos in
stead Of horses as gasoline Is cheap
er than oats The preacher, seems to
have lost track of the oatbips.
F. F. Mills is III with a servere
cold.
Mrs. c. NJ Warren planned and
carried out very pleasant slumber
party at her home in Vernon Center
last Friday night, her guests being
the Misses Liza Wilson, Matte Link,
Lois Clough and Lois Mills of Gar.
den City.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. John and
Willis spent Monday evening ut the
\ Mr.. r. Crane home.
Mrs. C. NJ. Van Sickle spent sew.
eral days with her sister, Mrs Van
Wrinkle I'm Mankato.
Mrs. Ora Swan visiteds her uncle
+. T. Champlin. at Vernon last
week.
Miss Celeste Lee and Luella Shep.
pard and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. @. Dim.
sted were passengers to Mankato
Tuesday morning.
Lila Child was the guest of her
sister. Mrs. Walter Rambo west oil
Amboy last week.
The food sale which was not held
ON January 16 on account of the
storm viii be held Mt the Baptist
church at 3 y. m. Saturday. Janu
AIRY 30.
4 Christian Endeavor will be held
at the Baptist church January 81
The lesson is ON a missionary topic
Mrs. Nettie .Osgood, leader.
S. T. Sheppard and John Eaton
were In ManIato last Saturday.
i Mrs. j. II. Stevens was q caller In
Lake Crystal Saturday afternoon.
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