The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-21
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from Thursdays Daily.


Mr. and Mrs. M F. Crane took &
motor trip last week to Redwing
where they visited their daughter
Mrs. Paul Derby. They report thai
Mr.. Derby has the oversight of 49,
small gardens, the work being done
by 1870 children who are receiving
agricultural training.
John Mitchell and family are fully
enjoying their vacation at Oakland
farm. 1t is a delight to have then
in the community for few weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Gates departed
Sunday for Colorado, where they
will spend the remaining weeks Of
July with relatives.
T. H. Hazel and his father G. H
Hazel have both been in quite poor
health for a number of days.
H. H. Buck and daughter, Myrtle
expect to take a motor trip to lowe
this week.
E. H. Monroe and j. G. Olmsteo
and family returned home Wednes-
day night of last week. Mr.. Monroe
had been away about two weeks
and relates his experiences with
great pleasure. He attended the
Bankers convention and says that
certain organization in the cities
gave the visitors free banquet, q
rides about the city. That all
sounds interesting. Mrs. Monroe
and Woodrow are still on their va
cation. Mr.. and Mrs. Olmsted had a
most delightful week at Mound, the
convention being the best the
church has ever had in Minnesota.
Mrs. Charles COnkling and Mrs
Charles Mention attended party in
Mankato last Friday evening, the
event being in honor of Miss Nellie
Nitzkowski, whose engagement to
Mr.. Edwin Goldenstar was an
nounced. The wedding will take
place in August. Mr.. Goldenstar is
a civil engineer of marked ability
and his fiancee is an expert musician.
Mrs. William Shaffer and children
of Mankato were over Sunday guests
at the A. Meservy home.
A splendid meeting was held in
Lake Crystal Friday afternoon, the
object being to discuss the dry prop
uganda for the present campaign.
The idea is to find how candidates
stand on the liquor question and
then support the dry men. Among
those present were T. Ross Paden,
Mankato, chairman; H. o. Thompson,
candidate for representative; E. P.
Wilder, Arlie Wilder, Mr.. Chad
bourne and others from Amboy; Mr..
Keith and Grant Hazel of Sterling,
L. D. Mills, t. F. Mills and ]. G.
Olmsted, Garden City and Mr.. Sher-
win, Elder Edwards, Pete Christen-
son, Mr.. Cobb and others of Lake
Crystal.
The Christian Endeavor meeting
next Sunday evening will be held in
the Christian church, Elder C. A.
Eastman, leader.
A Sunday school picnic was held
at Mills Lake last Tuesday, about
seventy being present to enjoy the
outing. All who had no means of
conveyance were taken by auto to
the picnic grounds. The dinner was
first class spread, the final course
being good, pure, homemade ice
cream. The old timers of the group
all stated that they had never seen
the lake any higher than now, and
as the water was so fresh and warm,
bathing and wading proved to be a
very pleasant pastime. 1t was an
ideal picnic day and the Mills family
made everything as pleasant and con-
venient as possible.
Mrs. Mayte John is enjoying a
visit from her mother, Mrs. Pearson,
and her nieces, Misses Helen and
Irma Yates.
The regular monthly food sale
will be held in the Christian church
basement Saturday, July Is at two
o'clock. Mrs. J. F. Osgood and Mrs.
Susie Olmsted will be in charge.
Mrs. Josephine Wood is improving
her property by having a cistern
built. Frank Thurston is also hav-