The Mankato free press., 1916-07-07
MANKATo FREE PRESS

crop and about made. Wheat is spot
ted but ought to improve with any
kind of seasonable weather.
w. J. Roberts, Iowa, is the purchas-
er of fine 1915 Overland car.
Ralph Thurston and the Equity
made shipments of mixed cars of
stock last week.
The National Guard Company from
New Ulm woke the echoes of the vii
lage with their cheers and cornet call
to breakfast Monday morning. A num-
ber of village people met relatives
among the boys, among them A. G.
Windhorn.
Mrs. William P. Mason leaves for
a two weeks visit in Iowa.
Representative members or the
Equity met at the Bank Thursday
night to discuss the Faribault Pack
ing plant with it's stock salesman.
Arthur and the Misses McGivney,
accompanied by Charles Thomas,
spent Sunday at Fairfax. They report
good roads.
Ernest Black, the local carpenter,
will assist C. w. Johnson in the erec-
ton of his large Mankato house.
The Eureka Creamery company OF
Judson recently received from the
Dairy Division of the United States
Department of Agriculture a report
relative to it's business which is very
fiattering to the local concern. Statis-
tics from 549 reporting dairies
throughout the state of Minnesota
show that, although the production OF
the Eureka creamery is below the
average output, in every other re-
spect is ranks with the best emerged
one tenth of the creameries OF the
state. The average price paid tc
patrons is 2.45 cents better than paid
by the average, the average cost OF
producing a pound of butter here Is
II cents cheaper than the average
and the overrun of butter fat is .26 pei
cent above average. Peter Johnson
buttermaker, reports an increased
business for the past two months in
spite of bad roads and needed repairs
to the bridge which have since been
made. te 4ab
Otto Hopp has again leased the A. E
McCarger farm for the year 1917.
County Treasurer A. G. Johnson
was visitor in the village Monday
evening.
Richard F., Jones returned from
Southern Minnesota points via the
morning train Tuesday, scorning the
speed of his new Overland.
There was no Christian Endeavol
meeting last Sunday evening on ac-
count of the rain. The previous Sun
day evening the meeting was led bJ
Alice Gustafson. There was a large
attendance. Two selections were SUNG
by a quartet consisting of Margaret
Rodekuhr, Alice Gustafson, Robert
Norris and Owen F. Jones.
A few families from Judson attend
ed the forty fifth anniversary OF the
Swedish church at Belgrade, last Sat
urday.
Tuesday morning OF last week
Aaron and John Gustafson, and Elmer
Swanson went to visit relatives al
Candy, MINI. They made the trip with
their motorcycles, distance of about
one hundred and forty miles. arriving
there in the afternoon. They re-
turned on Saturday.
Mrs. David V. Jones is here from
North Dakota for a visit with friends
and relatives. They have proved up
on their claim and say that they have
had good crops in their section OF the
state.
Mrs. William Johnson expects to
move with the household belongings
from the farm two miles east OF town
into the store building during the
coming week.
/ Those who attended the Walsh Synoe
at Minneapolis were c. G. Jones', n.
Jones and wife, Mrs. Wllllam hoper''
and Esther Evans.
Anna Davis of Lake Crystal is staylhs
with her brother, Irdis, at present.
William j. Roberts is the owner of al
Overland car, also Hugh A. Jones mas
new Ford car. :
Mankato and took in the chautauqus
there. :,
The Judson town board met with thu
assessor at the town clerks office Mon
day afternoon and transacted business
pertaining to the town.
Ed. R. Griffiths is hauling gravel TO
erected on his place soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. I. Thomas ant
daughter, Rosella. left for South Da
kota to visit relatives there.
Several from Jerusalem attended th
quarterly meeting at Mankato last week
Mrs. Ellis left for her home in Chi
of relatives and friends here.