The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-23
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program and box social at Cable
Mill school last Saturday evening was
a very successful affair. Over thirty
dollars were realized from the sale of
the boxes.
and plucky teacher in district No. 26
began boarding at the Grin Spence
home, Monday morning, after driving
to and from her school in West Lyra,
a distance of about two and one half
miles. Her experience in getting to
her school last Friday morning after
heavy fall of snow, made her realize
that driving over an untraveled road
f, in a winter like this is serious and
dangerous proposition. After crossing
the river on the Hays farm she found
that the long winding hill, leading
| from the river was partly filed but
| thinking she could make it drove on
and had gotten about half of the way
/, up the cut when she saw that it was
completely filled. Being a long way
from a dwelling, she found that she
was in perilous dilemma. She man
aged to unhitch the horse from the
cutter and in some way drove up the
hill and by keeping in the path the
horse made got up the hill and walked
distance of mile to the Uptograft
farm. There she received assistance
Miss Wier and her pony were nearly
exhausted but she thinks herself very
| fortunate in getting out of the diff
| Guilty as well as she did. Many other
people can relate narrowing adven-
lures that they have encountered in
this terrible winter but Miss Wier's
is the climax, as she was on the road
that no one travelled but herself. Had
she not gotten to school, no one would
have felt any alarm for they would
have concluded that she never left
home.
Mrs. Kate Johnston is down from
st. James visiting with her mother,
Mrs. Mary Meixell and brothers, and
sisters in this village. Mrs. Johnston
is recovering very satisfactorily from
very serious operation which she
underwent in Rochester three months
ago.
Donald Cooper of Mankato began
the seasons work at the Emil Keit7er
farm yesterday. Donald is husky lad
and will in all probability enjoy
farm life and work.
L. G. Rev, Lester Flemming and
John Chapman of Garden City are
among those who left Monday for
Montana. They will be joined by
other land seekers, enroute and will
invest if conditions are favorable
George Foster is quite i'll and con-
fined to his home. Mr. Foster has not
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we all hope that he will soon be en-
joying his usual health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arts Busby of West
Vernon, returned Tuesday from near
Mankato, where they had been since
the previous Friday. Mr.. Busby is the
clerk in District No. Sc and attended
the meeting of the rural school Of
ficers meeting, held last Saturday in
Mankato. They also enjoyed a visit
with his uncle, Charles Busby of
North Mankato.
Willard Busby has sold his four
year old imported Belgian stallion to
party in washington, S. D. This is
one of the very finest to be found in
Southern Minnesota and it is re-
gretted that it was purchased by peo-
/ shipping the horse today and will
accompany and deliver it safely
buyers, after which he will spend
about ten days looking after business
in the Dakotas.
Billy Koenitz received a message
from Minneapolis yesterday, announc-
ing the death of his only sister. He
was taken to Lake Crystal by team in
time to take the flyer for the cities
T. D. Hays, who has been in Min
neapolis the greater part of the win
ter, spent several days last week wit
| his sister on the farm, returning to
the cities On Saturday where he will
stay until spring opens up. Indica-
tions today point to another month
of winter.
Mrs. George Force who was called
here by the passing away of he1
mother, Mrs S. j. Warren, left Mon
day morning for her home at, Clca'
Lake, S. d.
T. o. Butler of Webster City has
! taken possession of his farm, known
as the Uptograf place which he pur-
chased a couple of years ago. His
cars of stock, farm implements and
household goods arrived Monday and
| his neighbors helped him move to
his farm four miles northwest of town
| Mr.. Butler is very progressive farm
er and he and his family are most
gladly welcomed.
G. H. Bates is making tri-wcekly
! trips to Mankato, where he is taking
massage treatments of Dr.. Cornwoil
| The first of the fifty three carloads
of tile for bitches 1S and 10 arrived
yesterday. Harry Bates and George
Brown have the contract for hauling
and began the work Monday morning.
| Mrs. Alice Bates was a passenger
on the four o'clock train Saturday aft
ernoon for st. James to remain over
| the weekend with her sister and
niece
Charles Force received message,
| Saturday afternoon from Pardeeville,
! Wis, telling of the passing away of
| his only sister, Mrs. Eliza Barden.
Mrs. Barden has frequently visited
in our village and has many friends
/, here who will learn of her death with
| deep regret
! NJ e. Warren and his daughter Mrs.
Weed left Monday afternoon for their
home at Hartland, Wisconsin.
| Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Oleson are
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
| ,txy;ob fn,. n Four DAVIS Mr.