The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25
MANKATO FREE PRESS

phine Cornish, who passed away last
Thursday morning.
Chester Bates of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
spent the week end and Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Bates
in the village.
n. G. kraus took Allen Mutt of
Mankato Saturday afternoon and
placed him in the Emmanuel hospital,
where he will receive treatment for
his malady, which the physicians
think is incurable.
Mrs. j. Nj. Lovelett has returned to
her home in Madelia after spending
the weekend with her brother, d. A.
Slater and family in the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardie Mead re-
turned on the late train Saturday
evening from three days visit with
relatives in Madelia.
Miss Alice Gossard, commercial
college student at Mankato, was Wis
iting with her sister, Mrs. e. A. Per-
Wis and family of West Vernon over
Sunday
6. M. Warren, one of the largest
hog raisers in this locality, attended
the Lasby and Rose hog sale in Man
kato last week and purchased young
brood sow, paying SCI so. His broth
er-in-law, Henry Van Valkenburg, OF
Long Prairie attended the sale also,
and came up to Vernon for an over
Sunday visit with relatives.
Miss Brush of Amboy enjoyed an
over Sunday visit with her cousin,
Miss Faye Stoner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitch, formerly of
Bricelyn, are now nicely settled on
the w. l.. Zumwalt farm two miles
south of town.
Willard Busby is expected home
Tuesday evening from Webster City,
Iowa, where he went to purchase a
car load of corn.
Mrs. Mary Morrow, who has been
suffering with pneumonia for the past
two weeks, has been improving quite
rapidly the past two days.
C. M. Warren and John Mcmahon
spent Monday between trains in Win
nebago on business.
Francis Willard Memorial services
were held in the Methodist church
Sunday evening. A splendid short
program preceded the address of the
evening, which was given by Rev. Mr..
Eastman of the Baptist church. The
services were in charge of the local
w. c.. T. U. at this place, the presi-
dent being Mrs. a G.. Wilbur.
T. D. Hays after a few days look
over the affairs on his farm, has re-
turned to Minneapolis to continue his
treatments. Mr.. Hays is not i'm
proving as fast as was expected and
~; In hnalth
Depot Agent c. W. West is in Man
kato assisting in the care of his
little daughter, Irene, who is very
i'll with pneumonia. Earl Morrow,
the substitute operator for the Oma-
ha road, is in charge of the depot.
Roy Gossard of Kasson is a visitor
at the home of E. A., Pervis this week.
His mother, who makes her home
with her daughter and has been con-
fined to her home since the first of
January with severe attack of the
grippe, has been improving quite rap
idly the past few days and it is hoped
that she will, soon be enjoying her
usual good health.
Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Gray are trans
acting business in Mankato today.
Mr.. Gilsen, the well digger, started
today to load his monstrous well dig
ging outfit, preparatory to moving to
New Ulm, where he has a five year
contract in the stone quarries at that
place.
Chef Francis received a telegram
Saturday evening from his wife in
Ontario, Cal, saying that her moth
er, Mrs. Thurston was very sick with
pneumonia Mrs. Thurston, until the
past few years, was a resident of
Ceresco, and has a host of friends
throughout the county, who will be
grieyed to hear of her illness.
Mrs. Councilman, who has made
her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Kelley in South Vernon, and
who has been in poor health for the
past few months, passed away Sat
urday evening The funeral will be
held Tuesday afternoon from the
Methodist church. Rev. w. R. Palm
er will officiate and the regular
church choir will sing. She will be
laid in the cemetery south of town
beside son and grandson