The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-20

erintendent, Mrs. Margaret Kelly
1885 Selby avenue, st. Paul with ref
erence to programs for that day. Min
nesOta will join with all other states
in this observance of general tenn
perance day. Can't some one see that
the matter is attended to in Garden
City?
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ F. Crane and Mrs.
G. w. John left Tuesday morning, Mr..
and Mrs. Crane going to Redwing to
visit their daughter, Mrs. Derby.
Mrs. John stopped at Waterville to
visit her mother
Those who attended the Mapleton
fair last Thursday from Garden City
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Duffield, AL
bert Beer, Mr.. and Mrs. Wolverton
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Swan, Alfred Me-
servy, w. A. Roberts and Thede
Thomas.
John Crosswell of Mankato was in
town one day last week.
Ray Thompson and family called on
relatives here Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Genevieve Hanney of Amboy
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ora Swan. They motored to
Mankato Tuesday.
Misses Bertha Cole and Lois Mills
were passengers to AmbOy Tuesday
turning Wednesday afternoon.
There will be regular services at
the usual hour, 1920 a. M, next Sun
day, October Is. The weather him
dered you last Sunday? Well, come
next Sunday. You will be heartily
welcomed.
Miss Emma King has gone to AL
bert Lea where she will spend some
time with relatives.
Mrs. Josephine Wood is spending
a few days in Minneapolis.
On Monday evening slight acci-
dent occurred when the Ford driven
by Paul Meservy and a bicycle rid
den by young Larson, who lives on
! the Dilley farm, came into collision
The bicycle was quite badly dam
aged and Mr.. Larson received some
scratches and bruises.
Mrs. Mccain and baby have gone
to Westbrook, where she has a gooo
position.
AS a fitting celebration of their
twelfth wedding anniversary, Mrs.
Hannah Waite entertained the follow
ing ladies on Friday afternoon, Octo-
Der 6: Mrs. Hettie Roberts, Mrs.
Mayte John, Mrs. Nettfe Osgood, Mrs.
E. H. Monroe, Mrs. Ida Boynton, Mrs.
Anna Hazel, Mrs. Lizzie Hughes, Mrs.
J. E. Stevens and Mrs. Ella BiXby of
Garden City and Mrs. Myrtle Wright
son of Lake Crystal. The affair was
closed with most delightful repast
such as Mrs. Waite knows how to
prepare. One unique feature was
two forms of sheep nodded from but
ter in a mold brought from the Old
Country by Mrs. Waite's mother.
Frank Pew had the misfortune to
lose one of his horses a few days
ago.
Mrs. E. l.. Loring and daughter,
Anna, who have been assisting L. d.
Mills with his everbearing straw
berries, report that since September
they have picked 700 boxes, besides
what Mr.. Mills has picked himslf.
The fruit is of fine quality.
Joe Turner is in Garden City at
present and is not enjoying the best
of health.
Mrs. J. X. Osgood entertained her
sister, Mrs. Shelby and family the
last of the week. The Shelby's expect
to make Mankato their home.
Allen Roberts attended the Butter
nut fair and came home with two OF
the prizes. One was five gallons of
gasoline for winning the auto race
and the other was fifty cents won in
a guessing contest.
The regular meeting of the G.. W.
B. NJ. will be held with Mrs. Julia
Thurston Saturday afternoon of this
week. Mrs. Ella .BiXiby is the leader
Mrs. George Richardson enjoyed a
visit from her aunt, Mrs. Mary Pugh
of Faribault last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K. Osgood and Mr.
and Mrs. Richardson heard Fiske
O'Hara and his company in Mankato
one night last week.
L. E. Fleming and family, A. Mes
ervy and wife and G. H. Williams and
family were among Mankato callers
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Spence are
proudly telling of little daughter
born Saturday, October 7. Mrs. Spence
will be remembeed as Miss Lois
Bunce
Mrs. Mary Buck is spending three
weeks at Waterloo, Iowa.
Miss Vera Hitch has spent some
days at MapletOn