The Mankato free press., 1916-07-21

where he has been visiting with his
mother and other relatives for sever
al days.
Small grains and corn which was
laid low by rain and wind of Wednes-
day morning, have about resumed
their former positions.
John Mcmahon departed on the
early train Wednesday morning for
Fulton, ILL.,, where he will spend a
vacation of six weeks with home
folks. From St. Paul he will take
boat trip down the Mississippi which
will be much cooler than by rail.
Messrs. Joseph Robinson and Carl
Warren attended the Blue Earth
County Sunday school association in
Mankato Tuesday.
Mrs. Charlie Brown went to Ro-
chester Monday, where she will re-
ceive medical treatment preparatory
to an operation, which will be per-
formed tomorrow.
The many young friends of Miss
Freida Globbith will be sorry to
know that she has been in poor
health for several weeks. She is stay
ing with her sister, Mrs. Will PAIL,
and getting the best of care and
staying in the open air all the time.
The past week she has been feeling
much better and it is thought she is
on the road to a complete recovery.
Mrs. Carrie Johnson and Miss
Ruth Johnson of Kasota are visiting
relatives at McMonagle and Spence
homes.
Mr. and Mrs. r. E. Fate and son
have gone to Lena, ILL.,, where they
will spend a two weeks vacation.
DR.. and Mrs. Clement have re-
turned from their vacation trip,
which was spent in Burlington, Iowa,
with Mrs. Clements parents.
Mrs. Gust Nelson and daughter,
Lillian, have returned from weeks
visit with relatives in Minneapolis.
Mrs Robert Flemming and sister,
Miss Stone of Winnebago, are guests
of Mrs. John Bowen, while attending
the chautauqua.
Mr. and Mrs. Sven BengstOn of
Strandquist, Mimi, visited the first
of the week with their son, Ole and
family. Since their last visit here
seventeen years ago they notice many
splendid improvements in our VII
lage.
Miss Maude Fowler of Waupon,
Wis, is spending very pleasant va
cation at D. H. Thew home in Old
Town. Miss Fowler is neice of Mrs.
Thew.
Mrs. Margaret LaRue, whose home
is in LaMars, Iowa, is here on a visit
to her sister, Mrs. Mary Cornish and
other relatives and friends in this
vicinity,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardie Mead, Mrs.
Kate Johnston and Mrs. Grace Brown
morning on an auto trip to the north
ern part of the state, their destina-
tion being Pequot, Mimi, where they
will visit Mesdames Mead and John
ston brothers, Frank Meixell and
family.
Miss Mary King has accepted a po-
sitiOn in the Rev and Champlin real
estate office.
Miss Faye Stoner is rapidly gain
ing health, which is pleasing news
to her numerous friends.
Mrs. Lola Nickerson, Ketchum of
Duluth, is visiting her brother, Frank
and family in Garden City Mrs. Ket-
chum and Mrs. Nickerson are spend
ing the week at the Grannis home in
Vernon and enjoying the chautauqua.
Lyle Rich, student in the Johns
Hopkins university in Baltimore, has
finished school work last week and
yesterday arrived in Vernon for a
short visit with relatives at the F. H.
Barnes and E. w. Washburn homes.
Fred Lindsey of Redwood Falls,
who has been i'll for some time suf-
fering with aenemia, passed away
Monday and his remains were
brought to Vernon on the late train,
Thursday and on Friday morning a
short burial services was read at the
grave by Rev. Koch and the body was
laid by the side of his parents in the
cemetery south of town. Will Lind
sley and two sisters, Mrs. Daisey
King and Miss Lindsey accompanied
the remains to Vernon, all return
ing to their homes on the afternoon
train Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Busby and
family of Kerns visited the first of
the week with Millard Busby and
family in West Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minse of Minneapolis
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harkens of Maple
ton were guests Sunday at the home
of Ed Annis.
Donald Quimby of Minneapolis is
spending. several weeks in the viii
lage with his cousins, Grace and Lois
Rev.
Miss Hulda ZastrOw of Mankato is
spending the month of July with her
sister, Mrs. Will Withrow and other
relatives in this vicinity.
Merten Rich, who has been enjoy
ing the past several weeks at the
homes of his uncleS, F. H. Barnes and
Jof