The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-12
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Mr.. Galley moved to Amboy where
he will run a hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartung are packing
up to move to their new home in
Mankato.
Junia Warner of st. Paul, who at
tended the funeral of J. H. Burgess,
left for st. Paul Thursday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. SENEGAL of st. Paul.
and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Burgess
were here to attend their fathers
funeral which was held in the Chris
tian church of this place.
The sorghum mill is running, and
farmers are hauling in their cane.
Mrs. G.. McBeth and Mrs. G. Heiren
called on friends in the country
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wagner drove
| to Mankato Thursday.
c. E. Burgess is not improving
very fast from the effects of pneu-
monia.
N. w. Dickensen is running the
engine at the sorghum mill.
Ben Burgess, who is material SUI
|
phone Exchange company, in st. Paul.
was visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Burgess over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Scott were in
Mankato Saturday.
| Maude Austin, who teaches the
second grade in Sibley, Iowa, was
home visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Erdner were Wis
iting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hartung, last week.
Miss Ida Burgess has gone back
to her school.
Washington Burgess, the second
son of the late John Burgess, ST.,
passed away at his home in Bogard,
Mo-, at an advanced age of ninety
two years. Seven boys and three
girls came to this county in 1855 and
| settled at Eagle Lake. The Rev
| William Burgess, the first born. was
| the pioneer preacher for the Chris
| tian church people and had many
| outlying appointments besides TIL
local work done in this county, and
was known to many of the old pio-
neers. Washington, Jacob l., John
H., Thomas, Sylvester, all took
| claims except. H. M. Burgess did
not take up a claim. Each took a
quarter section of land and paid for
| it at the rate of $125 per acre which
now is worth 5000. 1t can be truly
said that this great and noble family
did not live in vain for they have a
record worthy of emulation. Wash
ington Burgess was buried at his
old home in Bogard. A wife and
| several children and grandchildren
survive to mourn his loss.
| The Rev. H. G. Riley occupied the
pulpit of the Methodist church Sun
| day morning and evening, and will
| be the pastor of the church for the
coming year. His two sermons were
greatly appreciated by the church
loving people, for they were full of
the gospels truth as was taught by
the Master. Mrs. Riley accompanied
him to Eagle Lake. 1t is to be re-
GREETED they cannot live in the par
sonage, but as he explained it they
are always at home in Mankato on
Carroll street, with four daughters
living at home, two attending school
and one a bookkeeper at the Free
Press, and one with the Standard
Oil company.
Rev. r. R. Stevens and family
took their departure to their new
field of labor at Randolph, MINI.
They departed leaving many good
friends especially the young boy
scouts, whom Mr.. Stevens has been
| training the past two years, and the
little girls who Mrs. Stevens has
| taught in the Sunday school will
miss her greatly.
| Joseph Leutholtz, an old soldier
OF the Civil war from Indiana. died
at one of the local hospitals in Man.
kato, from old age. He has been
in poor health for several years.
Mrs. Kuns Of Mankato township
expects to move in to the old home
rebuilt by A. H. Pressnall
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Pressnall have
just finished their garage and have
installed a new Ford. Just starting
| out in fast life in their advanced
years.
A farewell party was given Rev.
and Mrs. Stevens. The social was
held in the basement of tht church,
and nice time was had. Refresh
ments were served and Rev. and
Mrs. Stevens were presented with a
nice gift in remembrance of their
| congregation.
Edward Stems returned from st.
Paul where he spent the last week.
The sugar beets are now being
shipped out and very large yield
to the acre is reported.
Clarence Braden was thrown into
the ditch when his steering wheel
geer become detached. No damage
was done.