The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-03
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Friday, March 3 1916

Mrs. G.. S. Haigh was in Mankato
!; shopping Monday.
Frank Stevens of Rock Creek.
Pine county, Minnesota. is paying
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. s.
Stevens of Highland Park, together
with his many friends at Eagle Lake,
visit. Mr.. Stevens is farming near
Rock Creek and is a very successful
farmer. His main crop is potatoes
as that soil is adapted to the fiber
product, the average yield being
from $50 to 800 bushel per acre. He
raised 1900 bushel last season, which
are now worth so cents.
Harry P. Jergeson is recovering
slowly from his lumbago and rheu-
matism, after being confined to his
room for two weeks.
George Macbeth was seen III the
streets Saturday and Sunday. His
/ friends hardly knew him, not look
ing much like his former self.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Hulce, the
cashier of the State bank, it is re-
ported will move into the cottage OF
Mrs. Matilda Stevens during her
absence to the coast.
The passenger from the west Sat-
! urday morning was delayed some four
hours on account of a wreck at Lime
Siding, of an early freight train.
whose three cars were derailed by a
misguided switch.
! Cummins and company are taking
| their, annual inventory of stock o.
general merchandise and agricultural
| implements. IL. =,
Gus Harein, the elevator man, re-
ports another car of oats and corn
= due to arrive -
The little twelve year old son,
Merrill, of Mr.. and Mrs. S.. C.
Braden, was taken to the Emmanuel
hospital and was operated on fot
abscess back of the ear, from which
he has suffered much in the last two
weeks. His mother is lying at home,
sick from the effects of tonsilitis.
/ Mrs. Matilda Stevens expects to
take we'll earned vacation of sew
eral months; starting about April ].
next for the Pacific coast and stop
ping over at several points, first at
Minneapolis, with a couple of her
brothers, Robert and Charles Johns
ton who are engaged in contracting
and building. After months stay
she will then go to Spokane, Wash
living, Mrs. Mary Kerlinger and
Sarah Ditmon. After protracted
visit with them she will proceed Ito
Belingham, Northwestern Washing
ton. where younger brother Frank
lives and will visit Miss Florence
Allyn at Everett. After seeing all
the beautiful sights, both of Nature,
art and science ON the Puget Sound,
will return home about October
! first and then visit her old home near
StocEbridge, Wis, a few weeks. Mrs.
Stevens has had several years care
Of the sick and feeble. First, her
husband, L. r. Stevens who suffered
a stroke Of Hemi1egra and after
months of helplessness which required
much of her care when the last
, apolectic came and she died August
; 3d. 1912. During this sickness the
: home of the Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. n.
B. Foot was burned and Mrs.
Stevens gave them a home with her
in her comfortable cottage Soon
after, Mr. Foot's health began to fail
u and after few months of careful
nursing, he too passed away on
; May 80, 1913, and left this Methodist
conference with hope to join the
great conference of the Church Tri-
umphant. And also during this
sickness of Mr.. Stevens and Rev. n.
3. Foot she had her own aged
mother to care for who was suffering
from cancer of the tongue and
: from its effects died August %,
7 1918. This left the consort of Rev.
Foot who had been living with Mrs.
} Stevens since the beginning of
5 their house and who was i'll at times
+ and which required the ever watch
fulness of her attendant Mrs.
Stevens for several years. During
most of the time she had the other
l three patients on her hands, but
5 death came at last to Mrs. Susan
Foot on May 20, 1915 and all will
, join in saying that these old and af-
: fiicted people were very fortunate to
fall into care of one who could give
them good homo and the tender
} nursing they received in their, last
days on earth. So all wish Mrs.
Stevens a delightful trip and a vaca-
/ ton on the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Hulee, the
1 cashier of the State bank, if reports
, are true, will move into the, cottage
: of Mrs. Matilda Stevens during her
absence on the coast. ,f.s -
= The passenger from the west Sat
urday morning was delayed some
} -four hours on account of q wreck at
5 Lime Siding on an early freight,
whose three cars were deraiIed by
a misguided switch
Cummins and company are taking
their annual inventory of stock of
; general merchandise and agricultural
implements.
Gus Harein, the elevator man, re-
} ports another car of oats and corn
, due to arrive.
The Bostford Lumber Co., is filling
their lumber sheds with a good
grade of lumber from the coast.
/ Mr.. Del Garry is limping around
!, this week, caused by first be-
ing frost bitten and slight touch of
blood poison set in. But he is aft
!, er all the chickens. veal or fur
offered for sale just the same.