The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-04
Kerns
from Thursdays Daily.

The answer to the question at Sun
day school was found in Eek 1-20.
The next question is "Who wrote the
doom of the greatest cities in the
world and what became of the book?'
The mission study club will meet
at the parsonage Sunday afternoon.
The subject is Religions of China"
Vina Evenson was admitted as an
active member of the Christian En-
deavor society Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Parsons spent
Sunday in North Mankato with their
daughter and SON. law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Handley.
Mrs. Hilmer has returned from her
visit with friends in Illinois.
Mr. Allen and granddaughter, Bon
ME of Madison Lake and Mrs. Will
Cross and daughter, Margaret, of St.
Paul called on Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cart
er Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Netzke and
children of Grandby spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hopp.
Ethel Skuse of Mankato came out
last Friday and is spending week
with Mrs. Willis Randall.
Mrs. Walter Jefferson of Des
PLANES, ILL.,, came week ago Sunday
with her daughter, Helen and is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Jefferson.
Henry Piepho and sister and other
relatives drove to Ed. Hops Satur-
day evening in their new Studebaker
car.
Harry Steel is helping his brother,
Chester, with the hay and grain.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Schumann of
North Mankato spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Heise.
Mrs. Lindsay and children spent
Thursday afternoon with Mrs C. III
Loucks.
C. G. Busby lost one of his best
working horses Saturday night. The
horse choked on oats and could not
be saved.
Mrs. Willis Randall and Ethel Skuse
visited the Jefferson home Monday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. c. C. Busby and fam
lily. Mr. and Mrs. Walker and children
Mr.. and Mrs. Dreher and son and
Rev. Johnson and wife and children
If North Mankato spent Thursday at
Sibley park and enjoyed a picnic
dinner.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Parsons and
children spent Sunday in North Man
kato with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Kort Currier of Swan
Lake and Mr.. and Mrs Gleason and
family of Eagle Lake spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. L. Rist and Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Rist.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Jefferson ant
their guests, and Mrs. Jefferson's sis
ter, Mrs. Lillian Loring, who is visit
ing at the Eldred home in NORTH
Mankato drove to Minneopa and Ra.
pidan Sunday afternoon.
Harry Born, mail cerrier on route
six, has new Ford car and gets the
nail around in good season.
Mrs. Elmer Grice is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. Dittburnel
out beyond Mankato.
Charlie Smith lost cow last week
Gilbert Purrier, who is sick witt
the measles, is getting along nicely
Mrs. Cora Westbrook left for he
home near Chicago Thursday. Sh,
was accompanied by her sister-in law
Mrs Frank Budde and by her neice
Cora Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Loucks an(
sons and Evard Budde went to Mad;-
son Lake Sunday afternoon.
Archie Parsons and children o
Traverse. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Par.
sons and Mrs. Bear of Ormsby were
entertained Sunday by Mr. and Mrs
Walter johnson.
Barley and winter wheat are ripe
or soon will be. Chester Steel. H
A. Hanson, Harry Parsons. Dave
Goodridge, Ed. Hopp and Willis Ran
dali are getting ready to thresh ant
Walter Johnson expects to start ou
the last of this week.
The whole community was shocked
Est Tuosd'v afternoon when the news
;ame of the drowning of Iva Rist
Everyone wanted to help the sadden-
ed family and "wednesday a great
many went to Minneopa to do what
they could. After hours of hard work
they were rewarded. Friday nearly
everyone in Hebron, Belgrade and
Kerns went to Mankato to attend the
funeral. George Loucks and Evard
Budde were called upon from this
neighborhood to act as pail bearers. In
four and a half years of newspaper
correspondence this is the saddest Bit
of news we have been called upon to
write. Words of sympathy are but
poor consolation to the family in
this sad hour, but every heart in this
whole community goes out to the Rist
family at this time. "None knew Iva
but to love her, none named her but
to praise"