The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30

From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
The Equity club will hold a meeting
at the home of Elmer Evenson We'd
nesday evening, November %.
Archie Currier of Swan Lake visited
at the Rist and Severance homes last
week Wednesday and left on the five
o'clock train for the south having
enlisted. He went to Jefferson Bar
racks.
Ned Rist, Ray Rist and John Lind
baled hay for Ben Meuren last week.
F. E. Budde, John Michels and
Charlie Lind had citizens telephones
installed in their homes last week.
They have the following numbers:
Budde R-3003, Michels R-3005, Lind
R-3017.
Mrs. George Cole spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. c. H. Loucks.
Harry Parsons delivered three loads
of cattle and hogs to the Equity build
ing in Mankato last week. H. Parry
and Chester Steel helped him.
Violet and Rose Johnson of Vernon
Center visited their cousin Julia
Johnson last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Reed spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Purrier.
Walter Johnson threshed for Merton
Melvin Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Ballard and Mr.. and
Mrs. Eli Michels spent Sunday at the
Hanson home.
Harry Heise has been sick with
pleurisy and pneumonia but is better
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Severance and
son and John Rist visited at the home
of K. Currier at Swan Lake Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Parsons Saturday
evening.
Reuben Johnson is drafted and ex-
poets to go away very soon.
Mr.. and Mrs E. o. Kaneff and family
spent Sunday at the Budde home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Randall and
George Rash, ST., motored to st. Paul
Friday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Busse and Lilah Busse
of North Mankato called at the Han
son home Sunday afternoon.
Vina Evenson helped Mrs. Will Car
ter with the work last week.
Dodge Sunday and returned Monday
forenoon.
Julia Johnson was pleasantly sur
prised Friday by receiving Story and
Clark piano from her parents. In honor
If the occasion Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Johnson entertained Mr.. and Mrs. d.
NJ Jones, Mr. and Mrs. John Nyquist
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walden Roust for
supper and the evening.
Mrs. L. Rist spent several days last
week with her son and daughter-in-
kato.
Mrs. Otto Schmitt of Oburn, N. D.,
is visiting Mrs. Adolph Heise.
Mrs. George Cole, Archie Cole, Mr.
and Mrs Chester Steel and Mrs. Dave
Purrier motored to New Sweden Sun
day and visited Alfred Lind and fam
lily and attended a large gathering of
relatives and friends entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Larson. The COM
pany was entertained for dinner and
supper and everyone had fine time.
Mrs. Eldred is visiting her daugh-
ter Mrs. F. E. Jefferson.
AHIOIl lAluu anu IltuUcu JOuISul
spent Sunday at the Nels Larson
home at New Sweden.
Farmers are complaining that the
corn shredded is spelling.
The Kerns choir composed of Mr..
and Mrs F. E. Jefferson W. G. Clark,
Mrs. Jessie Lindsay and Miss Pene-
lope Hanson went to Hebron Monday
afternoon and sang at the funeral of
Mrs. A. W. Wood. The choir sang
several pieces and Mrs. Jefferson
sang a beautiful solo. Rev. Cahoon of
Mankato spoke very nicely to the
large congregation. Mrs. Rood was
one of the pioneers of this part of
the country and a woman respected
by everyone who knew her. The
funeral was in charge of Landkamer,
the auto hearse being used. The pail
bearers were George McCargar, Glen
Drake, Orvin Door, Will Hendley,
Charlie Goodell and Alonzo Vrooman
all of Hebron.