The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27
Red Cross Fund Is Helped By
Ice Cream Social
BIG AFFAIR WAS HELD
Numerous Events There Which
Serve to Make Things Quite
Lively
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rations had been made for the social at
Fleming's Friday night. A group OF
busy people had frozen about twenty
gallons of ice cream and just as they
finished storm came, which made ii
impossible to hold the event that night
Saturday morning all hands got busy
advertising by placard, phone and
every possible way and great crowd
came Saturday night as a result. The
proceeds were over $50, all of which
goes into the Red Cross fund. People
responded splendidIy in furnishing
cakes, cream, ETC., to make the affair
big success. The committee is
grateful for the use of Mr.. Fleming's
house and especially large, fine porch.
The meeting of the Study club has
been postponed from Wednesday, July
,25, to August 1, when the meeting will
be held with Mrs. Mayte John.
Mrs. Frank Marshall and daughter
Elrna and Mrs. Eli Waite were guests
last Friday at the L. D. Mills home,
and they also met other old acquaint-
ances.
The men of the Gates family
motored to some of the lakes We'd
nesday of last week, and spent the
day fishing. The women of the family
motored to Mankato where they did
shopping. On Friday DR.. M. A. Gates
and family, drove to Sunday school
trip to their home in Colorado. They
intended stopping a number of days
at Lincoln, Nebr., where they will
visit Mrs. Gates relatives.
Mrs. c.. E. Conkling and children,
Miss Mary Thurston and j. G. Olmsted
and family, drove to unday school
picnic at Willow Creek, and had a
most delightful time. This Sunday
school has taken on new life and
there is good attendance each Sun
day. Mr.. Olmsted will preach at Will
low Greek at $3.50 p. M, next Sunday,
July 20. All are invited.
Garden City names are numerous
among those drafted last week. Inter-
est now centers in the examination
and exemption boards.
= Mrs. u. G. Ward is entertaining her
niece, Miss Hillyard.
During the storm last Friday night
the elevator was struck by lightning
the only damage being done to the
electric wiring.
On Tuesday night of last week Mrs
T. F. Mills was taken quite i'll and
has been confined to her room since
There are symptoms of appendicitis
Mrs Mills many friends hope soon to
see. her well and about again.
Joseph Turned was in town over
Sunday and left Tuesday for Canada
where he will join the flying corps at
Toronto.
E. Whitney and Mrs. E. H. Monroe
had had the -pleasure-o visit from
their mother, Mrs. Whitney from Min
neapolis.
S. G. Sheppard is making good head
way with the addition to the hotel
Garden City will have reason to be
proud of the entire block from the
hardware south.
Mr.. Ed Strohm of Lake Crystal
spent the week end with Walter Cox
and on Sunday Sydney M Cox was at
home to enjoy his mothers cooking
Mr.. L. A. Cox received word from
Mortified that the hospital corps Of
which his son Harold is a. member
was mustered into federal service
Sunday.
J. C. Say and family entertained the
preacher and family in their splendid
way at dinner last Sunday. In the
evening G. w. John and family accom-
panied the Olmsteads to- Watonwan
where Mr.. Olmstead preached to a
fair sized congregation. Mr.. and Mrs
John and the preacher furnished a
trio. There will be another service at
$3.50 p. M, Sunday, August 5.
Barnum & Bailey drew first class
circus day Monday, and their pa
irons from this vicinity were num-
bered by the score. Only one accident
has been reported as happening to one
from Garden City. Merton Morphew
was run over by a Ford and sustained
a painful scalp wound which required
fourteen stitches to close 1t. Other
wise he was not badly hurt. Some one
suggested that had it been car the
results would have been more serious
The posters advertising the Garden
City Fair, August 20, 80 and 81 are be-
ing placed on autos, poles and other
conspicuous places. Push your pump
kins, stock and various things and win
Ia premium.
Mrs. Marriott of Minneapolis and
Miss Argetsinger of Mapleton are
guests of the M. F. Crane family.
w. Wrightson and family and Mrs
i. Cookson and sons of Lake Crystal
returned home from trip to South
ern Iowa, Tuesday evening. They re-
port crop conditions as good here as
in Iowa. The oats crop is said to be the
best Iowa has ever had. Other grain in
that state is mostly harvested. rs
Mrs. Lizzie Hughes and Josie Ray
have returned from their outing al
Minnetonka.
Mrs. Julia Thurston left Monday fol-
Minneapolis to visit her sister, Mrs
Yates and other relatives.
The Boy Scouts will hold box So
cial in the Christian church basement
on Wednesday night.
Inspected Private Wells.
MayOr Lee oChamplin and CITY Phy-