The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-11-24
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Cooper motor
ed down from Truman Sunday and
spent the day with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Cooper.
Mrs. Mabel Halverson had dental
work done in the city Monday after
noon.
Alice Warren has been out OF
school for over week on account OF
sickness.
Grandma Warren spent Friday
afternoon and Saturday with the
Hon. and Mrs. H. o. Thompson OF
Amboy, who if the latter's health
will permit, expect to start in few
weeks for the coast where they will
spend the winter months.
Mrs. Harry Norris returned Satur-
day evening from Kasota where she
had spent the week visiting her home
people.
The Ben Conrad auction Monday
afternoon Tas big one and largely
attended. :. .. Gray was the auc-
tioneer and w. J. Richter, clerk. Mr..
Conrad will move at once to his new
home in Old Town, formerly owned
by Frank Robinson.
The ladies of the Methodist Aid
society will appreciate the patronage
of the public at the cafeteria supper
to be given in the hall Thursday
evening beginning at $50 and con-
tinuing until all are served. On the
bill of fare will be found the best
of everything including chicken pie,
which will be served in the latest up
to-date sanitary way. The hall will
be prettily decorated by the young
ladies of the church and the environ
ments of the evening will be most
pleasant and no one can afford to
miss the supper or the sociabi!ity of
the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hartwick left
the village Saturday afternoon for a
motor trip to Waterville for an over
Sunday visit with relatives. They
returned early this morning. Mr..
Hartwick is assistant cashier at the
State bank and since he bought his
runabout has been enjoying this
weeks vacation in the open to the
uttermOSt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wrigtson drove
down from Blue Earth Sunday after
noon and spent a few hours very
pleasantly with Miss Faye Stoner
and her mother.
A. E. Gray returned Saturday on
the four o'clock from Wakefield,
Kansas ,,so4
A very pleasant occasion was en-
~ E,,;I nuor1inU hU the
Willing Workers class of = the Metho-
dist Sunday school at the home of
their teacher, C. NJ, Warren, just
fifty were present. The first part
of the evening was spent socially
after which a short business session
was held. President George R. Gray
presiding. The secretary's report
of the years work was satisfactory
and that the class was living up to
the class motto Rowing not Drift
ing" was manifested in many ways.
Collections for the year amounted to
s47.19 and for missions $11.85. The
class enrolment is fifty-five. Elec-
ton of officers followed the yearly
report and resulted as follows: Pres
ident w. H. Griffith; vice. president,
Mrs. R. E. Fate; secretary, Mrs.
Louise Zumwalt; treasurer, Homer
Miller; membership committee, Mrs.
F. l.. Cooper, R. E. Fate, Mrs. Fred
Mertersdorf; missionary committee,
Mrs. Homer Miller, Mrs. Len Rev
and Mrs. Ed Lee; social committee,
Mrs. Axel Halverson, Lenard Zum-
qalt, Mrs. w. J. Richter; teacher, G.
NJ icfo fnanhnrC Char
les Brown, R. E. Fate, w. H. Griffiths.
After services Sunday morning Mr..
and Mrs. F. H. Barnes and Grandpa
Barnes motored to Lake Crystal.
They were accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. R. E. Fate and son. The day
being lovely everybody having a car
put in pleasant day motoring.
Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Griffith and Mr..
and Mrs. H. C. Kraus and Mrs. Mary
Cornish were among those from here
who attended the funeral services
of the late Evan Jones Sunday after
noon as did also Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Grannis. Miss Hulda Block and
Charles Grannis.
A big family dinner was enjoyed
Sunday at the home OF Mr.. and MRS.
Clifford Mead when nearly all the
Meixell family were present. Grand
ma Meixell was honor guest and her
three sons and three daughters with
their families there were twenty hve
present. Those from distance were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Meixen OF Pc
QUOT, Mrs. Kate Johnston and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Maud Christensen and two
children of st. James.
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