The Mankato free press., 1916-10-20
Indian Lake
From Saturdays Daily.

| from Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. Christ Peterson and Miss Clara
Nelson of MankatO took good nike
Friday morning last, walking the five
miles between their home and the
! home of T. O. Gorberg, between sever
! and nine O'Clock They spent the day
with the Gorberg family and Mr.. Cor
| berg took them home with the team
in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Sherk called a,
the home of T. o. Gorberg on Sunday
afternoon.
Senator r. M. Pugh accompanied
by Ben Hutzel of Mankato spent the
afternoon on Thursday with F. S
Edney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Williams and Miss
Elizabeth of Lake Crystal motored
over and spent Sunday at the home
of F. S. Edney. They were accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Wigley and little son. Mrs. Wigley
is Miss Elizabeth's sister.
George J. keenan, of Bismarck, n.
D., who has been spending week
with his mother and sisters in West
Mankato and who spent Sunday with
his brothers family at Lawn Grove,
departed for his home on Friday
morning. Mr.. keenan, visited rela-
tives in Minneapolis on his way down
and will also visit his sister at Mil
lacca before returning home.
Patrick Mcnamara, father Of Mrs.
w. Duffey, and his daughter, Kate,
are spending the fall and winter in
the Duffey home.
Miss Lillian Duffey is cooking for
her father in his camp on the road
work. She will return home in the
winter and attend the normal school
from the beginning of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pearson of Red
Jacket and granddaughter, Clara
Jewel, visited at the home of Mrs.
Agnes Watts on Sunday.
Ed and John Duffey motOred to
Judson Sunday to look at some hors-
es. They were accompanied by their
grandmother, Mrs. John Duffey. They
called on Harry and Clara Keenan,
and as they were going some seven
miles further they invited Clara to
go with them. They called on several
of their acquaintances on the way and
returned home the same evening.
Ed Duffey. with three teams and
drivers, has hired out to the Minneso-
ia Tile company to go to Springfield
to haul tile. A large amount of tile
will be hauled there, to the amount
Of about $4,000 worth of hauling.
The ladies of the Congregational
church of Mankato, accompanied by
the pastor, Rev. Edwin Constant,
held their October thimble bee at the
home of S. F. Keenan,. A good at
tendance was present, there being
about thirty-two people including a
good number Of gentlemen. The ride
was greatly enjoyed about six cars
The enjoyments were mostly that OF
out doors, the people taking walks
around to the orchard and berry
field and lunch was served, returning
to town about six o'clock.
A very happy surprise party oc-
Cured when the relatives of Mrs. Joe
Siglar Of Decoria gathered at her
home on the old Dobbin place. Those
present besides the family were Mrs.
Siglar's two uncles, Lester and John
Duffey and families and her grand
father, Mcnamara and aunt Katie
and a very happy reunion was en-
joyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Siglar of Decoria,
having sold their home, the old Dob
bin place, will shortly remove to a
farm near Judson. They will move
in about two weeks.
John Quffey has rented his farm
at the top of the schoolhouse hill to
Martin Ulman. John will have an
auction and move to town and Mar
tin will take possession about the
first of November. The band boys will
welcome Martin back with joy, he
having been sadly missed since he
has been away.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kern and family
took a ride on Sunday afternoon.
They left their home at Red Jacket
at two o'clock and visited Good Thun-
der, Vernon Center, Garden City.
Mankato and home, arriving about
four O'Clock. They made no calls
being just out to see the country and
had most enjoyable time.
Mrs. G. Burmeister of Red Jacket
is taking a trip out into Montana and
will be. back next week.
The Indian Lake school is closed
this week. The vacation is caused
by the teachers convention taking
place in Mankato.
The Indian Lake Sunshine club will
meet with Mrs. Lester Duffey on
Thursday, October 26.
The roads about section I, Rapidan.
are badly in need of inspection. This
matter should be attended to and
the road put in order before the
ground freezes.