The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-16

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athlete. The hostess provided most
splendid appetizing luncheon, which
was served in bright tin pals on
which was pasted slip of paper,
containing the mixed up letter OF the
persons name and a jolly lively hunt
ensued when found the guests seat
ed themselves around the room and
ate the lunch in school day style. Aft
er the dinner pals were empty, a
short time was spent in games such
as drop the handkerchief" What's
the color of my bird?" ring Around
the Rosey.' Goodbyes were then said
and all departed for their homes, and
the memory of this delightful after
noon with it's happy recollections of
childhood days, was another peariy
in memOry's casket, which will be-
treasured more dearly with the ad-
vancing years.
The annual mite box" opening of
the Womans Home Missionary socie-
ty of the Methodist church was held
at the beautiful home Of Mrs. F. Fl.
Barnes yesterday afternoon. Owing
to the inclement weather only nine
ladies were present, but those pres
ent spent very pleasant afternoon.
Very nice refreshments were served.
The contents of the mite boxes were
nearly $13, and many more boxes TO
be emptied.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Leslie Cooper re-
.ceived an announcement of the COM
mencement exercises of the senior
class of the International Young
Mems Christian association college at
Springfield, Mass, which takes place
Friday, June 8. Mr. Cooper's nephew,
Arlo Cooper, being one of the gradu-
ates.
Mrs. r. j. Just and Joseph are in
Mankato spending part of the week
at the Manderfeld home.
Mr. and Mrs. Picket have returned
to Vernon after an absence of two
years, which was spent in California.
The Pickets are old friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Howe of Old Town
at which place they are stopping UNI
til they can get>a house.
Micheal Pfeffer, who has been in
the vicinity of Great Falls, Mont, for
the past three months looking after
his land holdings there, returned to
Vernon yesterday and is visiting his
brother, Andy, and family in North
Vernon and his sister, Mrs. Thomas
Caven, in Lyra.
Miss Elsie Roe and gentleman
friend, motored over from Mapleton
Sunday afternoon and were pleasant
callers on Mrs. Butler at Central. Miss
Roe is the efficient telephone opera
tor at Mapleton Center.
Miss Violet Porter, who spent the
past several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Richards in the village, returned
yesterday to her home in Mankato.
Miss Margaret Kelley, teacher in
the Mertensdorf district, spent the
week end holiday with the home
folks in Mankato., ,,s
A phone message from Fred RAN
dali, Nashville, to his father, Oliver
Randall, announces the birth OF a
baby boy at his home Sunday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Waite of Lake
Crystal were visitors at the George
Mertersdorf home the first OF the
week. -
Will Griffith of East Vernon has the
basement and fouifdation of his house
completed. ".
The wet cold disagreeable wealth
er that has predominated all the
spring has not only been detrimental
to small grains, and put the prospect
of a corn crop about out OF commits
sion, but has been a horse killer as
! well. The excessive rains made the
preparation of getting the seed bed
/ ready a herculean job, just getting the
! field in fairly good shape for planting,
when another downpour would occur
and the work had to be all done over
again, and working in the mud gave
| the horses the scratches. When L.
d. Hays started his spring work, his
| twelve work horses were all in good
condition, but soon they became az
ficted with this mud disease, which
developed in the greese heel, seven
| of his fine. horses are in bad shape
Mr.. Dodds is attending them and has
lanced several of the assesses, which
in one horse has developed into blood
poison. This disease is a hard one
to conquer, especially when cond1-
lions are as they are at the present.
time. Mr.. Hays, who farms on a large
scale, is greatly handicapped and
working under great difficulties.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Partridge LETT
Thursday for Wisconsin, where they
will visit for month with relatives
in Milwaukee, and Green Bay, She
boygan and Granville.
| John Bowen is the latest man tc
be initiated into the intricacus- OF the
Standard Oil business. POSTMASTER
w. R. Rambo, resigned early Monday
mornig and Bowen took the regime
at once and will be the man on the
lob for at least two weeks.
Rev. Koch, lately appointed pastor
of the Methodist church in Vernon
arrived with his wife and five chill
dren on the late train "wednesday
evening and today are getting settleo
in their pleasant new home, the par.
sonage, which has been repapered
and cleaned and made in readiness &c
receive them. Mr.. and Mrs. Kocf
have made a good impression on the
few who have met them, and we pre-
dict for them hearty welcome IRON
the entire congregation.
Mrs, F. R. Lowell returned Thurs-
day evening from Fairmont, where
she has been visiting for week WITH
her son, Attorney John Lowell ant
wife.
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