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


crossing near the church with splen-
did slab of concrete. Such work is
cOmmendable.
The boys gang has lately had two
wiener roasts which were very en-
ioyable. The boys insist on some sort
of organization being made at least
something like the Boy Scouts.
Mrs Stoddard and Mrs. Wagner de-
parted for their homes last Friday.
Mrs Hattie Champman enjoyed a
visit last week from her sister, Mrs.
Mccormick.
Some good work has been done on
the hill out of town to the south. Now
if Main street could be graded prop
erly from the Christian church to
M w. A. hall it would be great i'm
provement.
Passengers to Mankato Saturday
afternoon were Mrs. Merle Goodell,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. N. Peterson, Paul
Meservy, Mrs Charles Mention and son
and J. G. Olmsted and family. Mrs.
Mention came from st. Paul to spend
Sunday at the Goldenstar home.
A new helper has been added to tie
hotel force in the person of little
son. born to Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Shep-
pard on Sunday, June %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh Lamberton
were guess at the Warner home last
week
A splendid congregation attended
the service Sunday morning at the
Christian church. A feature which
ne ased the people was male GUAR
te4 sung by G. w. John, Austin Church,
A. u. Mccormack and }. G. Olmsted,
the selection being Remember ne. y
NJ, ghty One.'' These men promise r
n.,,rc music in the future. People came
for miles to this service, among them
being Mrs. Frank Warren Of Bo1se'
Idaho, Mr.. and Mrs. Heintzelman OF
Mason City, Iowa, Mrs. James
'The NIPPON of Good thunder and Mrs.
Effie Jones on the Mankato road There
will be no service no: Sunday schoott
at this church next SUNDAY, July
as Mr.. 3nd Mrs Olmsted Will Osi at
the state convention at Mound, where
Mr.. Olmsted will have charge OF the
music. A large. number OF the congre-
CATION will attend chautauqua at Lake
CRYSTAL that day Regular services
Sunday, July 9.
G. M. Palmer and a bunch OF en-
ployees of the Hubbard-Palm Mill
in Mankato motored to Garden City
Saturday evening where they enjoyed
a spread at the popular Garden CITY
Inn. There were about thirty in the
party Simply another token of appre-
citation of the good things to be found
in the village. ~
If you want to get good, square meal
Come to Garden City.
Or if in need of rest you feel
Come to Garden City
If merchandise is what you need
Or if your stock requires feed
Whatever wants you have, indeed
Come to Garden City.
You want bank that's safe and sane?
Come to Garden City,
You want place to sell your grain!
Come to Garden City.
Your blacksmith work needs doing
soon,
You think you'll die, perhaps, next
morn
Come to Garden City.
You want man to build or paint
Come to Garden City.
You want sweet butter without faint
Come to Garden City
You say you love to go to church
And leave old Satan in the lurch
You need not long and vainly search,
Come to Garden City.
Mrs./G w. John, Miss Mary Thurs
ton and the Olmsted family enjoyed
the Kryl band at the Mankato chau-
tauqua Monday afternoon. 1t was a
majestic season of music. H
Thurston John went to Mankato
Monday morning where he met Com
pany H of the Minnesota National
Guard to which he belongs. The COM
pany is now at Fort Smelling under
preparation and it is to be hoped that
the boys will not be called from there,
but if they should be sent to the bor-
der, they are the lads who will not
falter. aH
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Swan made sew
eral motor trips to Mankato last week
where Mrs. Swan had great deal OF
dental work done. They also motored
to the home of their daughter near
Amboy one day of the past week.
The R. NJ of A. realized something
over $40 at their sale Saturday.
G.. l.. Williams and family and A.
Meservy and family accompanied by
Mrs Sorby motored to Mankato Sat
urday evening, where Mrs. Sorby took
the train for Fremont, Neb. The Mes
ervy family also took leave of Ell
Shaffer who departed Monday morn
ing with Company H.
S. w. Buckles and family and Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Osgood, after church
Sunday had dinner together at the
Osgood home. -.
The electric storm Thursday night
killed valuable two year old colt for
Albert Berger and horse belonging
to T. T. James. 1t was a severe storm,
but no other damage has been re-
ported.
Miss Elise Wright and Clayton John