The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-29
Garden CITY
From Fridays calIv.

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Miss Clara Boynton entertained the
treating the members TO delightful re-
freshments following the program and
business session.
Mankato callers last Tuesday were
Frank Richardson, Mr.. Kelly and family,
Olmsted and family, Mrs. }. E. Stevens
and Mrs. Crosswell and 7. F. Mills and
+, family.
ed Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Mills and Mrs.
Walter Over and daughters at dinner last
Tuesday. On Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs.
II. F. Mills entertained the l.. d. Mills,
Wednesday evening the L. s.. Mills and
Over families had supper at the parson-
age. Friday morning Mr.. and Mrs.
Mills and the Overs motored to Mankato
where they had dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Over Saturday at one
O'Clock Mr. and Mrs. William Over, Mrs.
Walter Over and the little girls boarded
an Omaha train en- route to Joplin, Mo.
where the elder Overs will spend the win
ter at the home of Walter Over.
e. V. Hemsworth and family motored
to Lake Crystal Saturday afternoon
where they did some shopping.
tai Thursday and she and Willis were
passengers to Lake Crystal on Satur-
day, returning on the nine o'clock train
A large number of Garden City peo-
ing by rail and some by motor.
Christmas packages are being started
on their missions of joy and good cheer
Let us all imbibe the spirit of the sea-
home at st. Louis was packed Monday
at the parsonage and is now on its jour-
ney to that city. The members of the
Christian Bible school furnished canned
fruit, clothing, ETC., which will be very
useful in such an institution. Next Sun
day, December "a, the music and SER
mon at 1880 a. m. will be appropriate
to the Christmas season and will lead
up to the exercises which will be given
at the bible school hour. The offering
taken by the school will all be sent to
the ministerial relief. All members or
the school should be present to hear the
particulars about the Christmas party
which will be held some night next week.
Come to church and Sunday school next
Sunday.
Decision Day will be observed on the
Lords Day just before Christmas. All
who wish to become members of the
church by letter or statement, or to be-
come candidates for baptism by con-
Tossing Christ, are urged to do SO on
this day.
All the patients from Garden City who
are in various hospitals seem to be far
ing quite well from latest reports.
meeting is being held Tuesday after
noon to talk over plan to organize a
stock shippers association.
reading room is being fitted up in
s.
Mann and family 1t will be a pleasant
place for people to- gather and spend
an hour reading quietly.
L. d. Mills motored the round trip to
Mankato Monday forenoon, also Amboy
brother of Mrs. J. c.. Jay spent
last Tuesday night with the Jay family.
Mr.. Jay taking him by motor to Man
kato, where he boarded a train for Ro-
chester, where another brother has gone
for an operation.
James Wolverton was a passenger to
Mankato Tuesday morning.
The body of Miss Fannie Westover
whose death occurred in Mankato was
brought to Garden City for burial Mon
Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts lately enjoyed
a visit from her cousin, Mrs. Lovejoy
and Miss Hubbard, grand daughter of
Mrs Lovejoy.
There win be a Christmas tree at the
Baptist church Saturday evening, De-
Frank and George Richardson and
trip to Duluth and Hibbing.
Announcements were received here
marriage of Miss Fern Miller to Mr. J .
d. Bierlein at Newark, S. D., on De-
cember 3.
The annual meeting of the Garden
City Cemetery association will be held
in the Baptist church on Thursday aft
ernoon, December I'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ferral of Sioux
Falls have been guests OF T. H. Hazel
and family and of Grant Hazel and fam
lily of Sterling.
Jesse Kitch and wife of Medic spent
some time at the home of Mrs. Mary
Buck.
E. H. Monroe and family will spend
Christmas with relatives in Minneapo-
lis.
On account of Mrs. Dunbar's condition
Mrs. Beer is detained in Mankato. r.
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the store and postoffice during the holt
day season.
The Stanley Earle company are book
ed for M. w. A. hall Thursday and
Friday nights, December 81 and 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wilson were
Lake Crystal callers one day last week.
Mrs. Lois Spence has returned from a
visit to her old home in Iowa.
At the last report Horace Bunce seem
ed to be improving from his attack Of
typhoid fever.