The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
Fathers AND SONS BANQUET
There WAS SUCCESS
Many Interesting Features Served to
Make Evening Very Pleasant; Cheers
Given For Dads and Boys; Doings Of
The Village; Personal Gossip and
News Notes; Social Affairs and
Church Activities
Especial to Free Press.l
From Mondays Daily.

son has enlisted and gone to Jefferson
City, Mo-, where he will be with Rich
ard Hewson, Bert Duffield, Alfred
Mccormack and George Cavett as re-
cruits in the state guard. The boys
will be ready to answer to the call of
the colors.
Oscar Conklin died in his home in
Truman the last of the week. His
nephew, w. H. H. Conklin, is going
from here to attend the funeral on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Osgood enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Sheppard
at supper last Saturday evening.
E. w. Gates was quite sick for a
number of days, suffering from an at
tack of indigestion.
Mrs. Ida Boynton, May Ferry, and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. John were in
John as agents for n. Nelson, had
the pleasure of going all through the
green houses. Mr.. Nelson presented
them with three beautiful bouquets,
pink rosebuds, pink and red carna-
tions and jonquils, which were kindly
offered for the pleasure of the men
and boys at the fathers and sons
banquet. Wednesday night. On Thurs
day, Mrs. John shared the flowers
with sick people.
Mrs. Harry Randolph was a pass
enger to Lake Crystal, Tuesday.
George Cavett has gone to st. Paul
where he has been offered position.
Miss Effie Swan has come to Gar
den City to live with her parents.
Miss Lois Clough went to st. James
where she will spend her vacation
with her sister, Mrs. Cullen.
Mrs. Lee Duffield enjoyed a visit
this week from her sister, Vesta Hyde,
from Minneapolis.
Bert Duffield was a Lake Crystal
caller, Saturday.
Joseph Bixby is laid up with very
severe cough and cold.
Burt Roberts has almost recovered
from his recent illness, but Mrs. w.
A. Roberts has been suffering for a
few days.
The Study club program committee,
consisting of Mrs. J. M. Chapman,
Mrs. Jessie John, Miss Valrah Wood
and Mrs. Susie Olmsted met with Mrs.
John, Friday afternoon. They will
meet with Mrs. Olmsted, Wednesday
afternoon to complete the program for
the year.
A meeting of the workers in the
Christian Bible school was held at the
home of E. w. Gates Saturday after
noon. Some new features of work will
be put on by this school soon. Mrs. G.
w. Johns class of young ladies and
Mr.. Olmsted's class of young men
will meet in the church basement,
Friday afternoon, April 6, for the pur-
pose of organizing these respective
classes. Light refreshments will be
enjoyed. All members are urged to
come. Next Sunday is Easter and the
morning sermon will be along that
line. Then the Bible school will give
a program. All are invited to attend
both.
Professor E. v. Hemsworth and
family boarded the morning train,
Saturday for Cleveland, Mimi, where
they will visit relatives during the
vacation.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Olmsted Tuesday afternoon. The place
was changed ny order of the president
on account of the roads and other
conditions.
A special meeting of the R. N. of A.
was held with Mrs. Mayte John,
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. H. B. Grimes of Madelia, with
her son, Burton, came Friday night
and are spending some time with rela-
tives and friends here.
Professor Bell and wife arrived Sat-
urday night and will be the guests for
some time of Mrs. Lizzie Hughes.
Professor Bell will be remembered as
the man who welded the rod OF cor
rection in the village schools some
years ago.
Mrs. l.. D. Mills, ]. G. Olmsted and
family, Kenneth Crane, Erwin Mills,
S. T. Sheppard and E. H. Monroe
were Mankato passengers, Monday
morning.
Miss Rhoda Chapman is making
home happy by her presence during
the vacation.
+. F. Mills had a good supply of
wood sawed last Saturday, Z. G. Conk-
ling doing the work.
ST. Sheppard was Mankato visit
or, Saturday.
Mrs. Grover Wilson will go to Ro-
chester soon for surgical treatment.
Mrs Frost has been quite sick for
a number of days.
Mrs. Nettie Osgood entertained the
Study club last Wednesday afternoon
Edgar and Albert Flemming and
Merton Nickerson left Monday morn
ing for st. Paul, where they will take
the week of short course for boys in
the agricultural college.
Homer Miller and family were pass
engers to st. Paul Monday,
The bridge over the Blue Earth
river, back of the H. A. Bixby farm,
was lifted from the piers by the ice
last Monday and was carried down the
stream on the ice gorge. The bridge
over the Watonwan, west of town was
somewhat damaged but has been made
disable. No damage was done in the vii
lage.
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Farmer5s Mercantile company,
was held in the church basement,
Thursday afternoon. H. A. Bixby was
elected chairman and e. III. Monroe
secretary of the meeting. The follow
ing men were chosen as directors: 0.
F. Goldenstar, Knud Peterson, l.. X.