The Mankato free press., 1917-06-29
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News of Varied Assortment
Gathered In the County
Fair City
From Thursdays Daily.
Especial to Free Press.

or famllleS from here attended the
Guernsey breeders picnic in Sibley
park last week. The high school stu
dents held a picnic on the same day
dividing the time between Minneopa
and Sibley parks.
Fred Kendall has been at home
over week and seems to be doing
quite well.
On June 13, splendid Red Cross
meeting was held in the Baptist
church. Judge Lorin Cray and wife
DR.. J. w. Andrews and Miss Mary
Fletcher of Mankato were present
and all but Mrs. Cray made talks on
different phases of the work. The at
tendance was not large, but the in
terest was fine and all but two or
three of those present became mem
bers and other names were handed
IN. Since that time more names have
been received and it is expected that
large number will be added. A
meeting was held Tuesday night at
the Christian church. This meeting
was called by the officers who were
elected week ago. They are as fol-
lows: President, T. F. Mills; vice
president, J. M. Chapman; secretary
Mrs. G. w. John, and treasurer, Mrs
E. H. Hughes.
Mrs. Fay Leatherman and Miss
Alice Leatherman spent some time
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.
Osgood. They have since gone to
North Dakota.
The farmers did not secure a good
brand of picnic weather for their out
ing in the Lou Krause grove last
Thursday, but a good crowd came
and with the spirit of true sportsmen
the people made a fine time of it in
spite of wind and cold. The program
was well rendered and anyone watch
ing the different groups at lunch time
would have called them optimists OF
the first rank. The foot races were
enjoyable, though the portly ladies
got cold feet when it came to running
However, a pair of long, lank preach
ers came to the rescue and put on an
exhibition in sprinting. Jumping was
next in order and some good work
was done. Then the ball game. This
game was quite drawn out and the
score stood too high to be classed as
a modern game. One man was hit in
the head by pitched ball, but was
able to finish the game. A. d. McCor-
mick was master of ceremonies.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Bixby and Mrs.
Bixby's mother Mrs Smith and J. G
Olmsted and Malcolm motored to
Amboy last Wednesday.
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around him these days who are earn
ing money picking strawberries which
are plentiful and of fine quality.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. Scoville and
children drove down from Markville
and spent week at the Frank Rich
ardson home. AS they were starting
on the return trip last Saturday
morning the. car upset on the Strand
ravlne road damaging the car but
not injuring any person. Miss Ruth
Richardson accompanied the Scoville's
to Markville for a vacation.
Children's Day came in warm and
fair making it ideal for the occasion.
The program at the Christian church
began at eleven o'clock, and was
given to crowded house. Extra
seats had to be carried in to accommo-
date the people. The offering for for
eign missions was about $40. The
program at the Baptist church be-
gan at p, m. good audience being
present, and good offering being
taken. Both programs were we'll
given and much appreciated by the
hearers.
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in Mankato Friday.
E. H. Monroe and family and Mr..
Fuller motored to Minneapolis last
Friday.
A fair audience attended the serv-
ice at Watonwan church Sunday
evening when ]. G.. Olmsted preach
ed. Another service is announced for
Sunday, June "a, at $50 p. m. You
are invited
DR.. M. A. Gates and family arrived
from Ft. Collins, Colo, last Sunday
coming by motor. They will make an
extended visit here among relatives.
Miss Liza Wilson left Monday for
a trip to Georgia where she and Miss
Matte Link of Colorado will spend
their vacation.
Next Sunday morning the service
at 10:30 o'clock will be worth your
while. A male quartet will sing, some
of the singers coming from Mankato.
The sermon will be fitting to the
closing of Red Cross week. A well
come awaits you. At the Baptist
church in the afternoon gospel
team will be present to sing and
preach the gospel. Make Sunday big
day and go to church.
j. K. Osgood and wife and G.. w.
John and family motored to Mankato,
Good Thunder and other points Mon
day evening.
A curb has been placed along the
entire block from the hardware store
on the Christian church. This is a
fine Improvement, which, with the
new store building makes a fine ap-
pearing block in the old village.
The Boy Scouts have planted a
large tract of navy beans on ]. M.
Chapman's farm and thus will try to
help feed the people. The boys are
taking a great interest in affairs and
are delighted at the drills being
given them by Erwin Mills who re-
ceived much instruction under Lieu
tenant Spicer at the armory in Man
kato this spring.
Ray Thompson and family and H.
o. Thompson spent Sunday after
noon in Garden City.
Last Thursday afternoon Mrs. T.