The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
Butternut Valley

Mrs. l.. E. Mcmillan and children
of Lake Crystal visited with Mrs. H
G. Norman last Thursday.
John Vandre visited over Sunday
with Leonard Johnson. 9@
| Miss Helena Aas of Vining, Mimi.
is visiting at Bert Sellands and other
old friends. Miss Aas formerly re.
sided here.
Miss Laura Thompson of Sioux
Falls, S. D., spent a few days here
last week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Thompson.
The lawn social at the home OF
Mrs. Anna Johnson last Saturday
evening was well attended and net
ted the Y. P. S. a snug profit.
Juror w. w. Rowlands from this
town was home over Sunday with
his family. - q. IS
H. M. Green sent two carloads of
fat steers to the st. Paul market
last week. Mr.. Green also marketed
one car two weeks ago. llh..
Mrs. R. w. Ellington of Judson
called on old neighbors here Sunday.
Mrs. G. J. Hazelton, who has been
making her home with sOn-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G..
Norman, left last Thursday for Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Louis Swenson and family motored
to New Ulm last Tuesday. sa.1e ..-.
Louis Nelson anu wife of Albert
Lea visited at the Sever Larsen
home Wednesday, Accompanied by
Mrs. Larson, Nels Nelson and daugh-
ter, Stella, they continued their trip
by auto to points in Northern Mime
sofa and Dakota.
Mrs. Ole Nelson of Lake Crystal
spent part of last week with sons and
families here.
Mayor Hugh Jones of Lake Crystal
is erecting new barn on his farm in
Section 25, this town.
Mrs. Agnes Raade of Minneapolis
is visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. M. N. Thorstad.
The Federated Farm club picnic
held here the 10Th, was a grand sue
cess in all particulars save in the
inability of A. D. Wilson the prin-
cipal speaker to be present. Pro-
fessor Brown of the University Farm
substituted for Mr.. Wilson. 800 peo-
pie from various parts of the county
were at hand to join in the celebra-
ton.
Amanda Thorstad is assisting at
Tom Owens bakery, Lake Crystal.
Y. P. S. meets at Gilbert Gilbert
son home next Friday evening.
Miss Casiah Hughes is visiting
with her sister, Mrs. Calvin Owens.
R. j. Williams and son, Luther at
tended the picnic at New Ulm last
Friday.
J. E. Jones and William Rowlands,
who are on jury duty at Mankato
home over Sunday.
Margaret Hughes, of Mankato is
staying with her sister, Mrs. Robert
Jones.
Gladys Owens, of Cambria is work.
ng at the home of James Lloyd
Florence Rollings of Lincoln has
been spending the past week with
her brother Tom.
Rev. Richard Owen preached an |
interesting sermon at Bethel last |
Sunday.
Mrs. Morris Williams will enter
ain the Ladies' Aid next Thursday.
Ed Bun of Judson attended the
,icnic at Butternut Tuesday.
Ben Hart has been staying at the
lone of H. A. Fuller
Emyr and Jwilym Jones are seen
iding in secondhand Ford run
bout
j. F. Owens, and R. ]. Williams
nd wives motored to Mankato one
ay the past week.
Evan Owens and wife of Sleepy
I'VE, visited at the home of William
!. Jones Monday.
Earl Owens is still confident in his ]
ace for the Daily News Buick six
lie has received his gold watch,
hitch shows all prospects good for I
he car. II
Several from this community at
ended the quarterly meeting held at {
AXE Crystal. All report an excel '
INT meeting t
The Royal Neighbors held their f
leeting at the town hall last Friday If
The chosen collectors of Bethel '
hurch succeeded in gathering tot S
Of fifty-one dollars for the bene- l
of the Red Cross.