The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-03
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From Saturdays pally.

From Saturdays Daily.
Although thGl'c was IA cutting wind
from the north Thursday morning
the Sterling boys of the seVenty's and
their wives met at the home CT John
McGregor OF Grapeland for another OF
those visits which tend to draw more
closely the heart strings of those
childhood friends who arc, devoted
members OF :, the once large Schuol
family of long, ago., Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Abe Morris, John
Norris, j. G. Morris, j.. II. Dobie
Mcqueen, Johnston, Conrad, Hicks
Decker, Mrs. Faley, Miss Roberts and
James Morris. The whole company
decided to call on Tom Howieson
soon TO ascertain the cause of his
and Mrs. Howieson's absence. After
doing ample justice to the. dinner
which the ladies had prepared, the
boys discussed the vital issues OF
the day which were not disposed OF
quite rs. easily as the dinner had
been. The girls" were interested in
fillet crochet and such absorbing SUBJ
jects until George Conrad announced
that it was time for the chickens to
go to roost. In a very short time the
sleighs were again filled and on their
way homeward bound.
The ladies of the Congregational
church gave another OF their five
O'Clock dinners in the church dining
room Thursday evening About one
hundred were served and a nice sum
was realized. The young people took
advantage of the parlor's being warm
and enjoyed social time from eight
to ten. Light refreshments were
served.
The ladies of the w. c. T.. U.
decided at their last meeting that Sc
long as there were so many issues at
stake this year, they would not get
out a petition TO vote upon the
license question. Others thought diff
ferently however. and AIapteton will
again pass through the ordeal.
License or no license, the matter of
the very best council we can get
should be the aim of every voter in
the town.
A show company held forth at the
opera house Tuesday evening before
small audience. They were ready to
give DR.. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde on We'd
nesday evening, but the audience
failed to appear.
Miss Ards Gilmore has been on the
sick list this week but is much i'm
proved.
William Jacobson has received his
share OF the $4,000 received from
the milwaukee, Railway company and
has had the joy of participating in
National pay up week February is
not the best time of the year for pay
up week to the salaried man, who
draws his pay monthly with no other
income, whose coal bin in empty and
the landlord just around the. corner.
To these people September, or Octobef
would be more convenient for paying
up old debts
The pupils OF the Johnston district
in Sterling are enjoying parents day
today. Miss Whalen, the teacher, has
worked out a novel plan which might
be copied with profit by other rural
teachers. The regular. program will
be carried out in the morning, the
parents arriving as carly as possible,
bringing with them the picnic dinner
to be served to all at noon The aft
ernoon will be given over to getting
acquainted and a program by the
school,
Mr., and AIRS. A. j. Clapshaw ar
rived "Wednesday afternoon All are
anxiously waiting the opening OF the
up TO the minute" restaurant and
lunch room.
Mr., Ernest Lownes, tho new pro.
prietor of Shady Creek farm, recently
purchased of William Carey and son,
attended the sale on Wednesday.
Mr.. Lownes is a brother of our citi-
zen, Mr.. 1. A. Lownes and will re-
move his family from Iowa next
week.
The young men who attended the
leap year party dance at the opera
house will give a return dance at the
opera house Tuesday, February %.
Annie Taarud is attending the.
hardware dealers convention in st.
Paul this week.
A telegram. just received by M A.
Gilmore from Sykeston, N. D. an
nounces the arrival of George Ed
lnlnd Hatch, Jr., at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Hatch of that place,
February %.