The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-31
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myself and craWled from the Wrecf
and Immediately the commanding Of
ficer came out and asked if ] had lost
my nerve. l told him not by a jugfu
and he ordered another plane brought
for me- l broke my own record in this
flight going up sixtyfi hundred feet
Now the boys call me nervy. The Of
ficer said later that they didn't care
if I busted one hundred machines il
I didn't lose my nerve and made GOOD
flyer. am sending clipping about ar
American who met his death in
burning plane. In beginning one has
an instructor but after sixteen hours
in the air you have your own plane. II
is a great game and l like it. Of course
it isn't very nice when you see some
of your chums come down and 'gC
west" and the prospect isn't bright
when you consider that the average
life of a flyer is only two hundred
hours in the air, and for all of that
you couldn't get me to quit. We use
a bugle for reveille but we don't need
it. The most of us are up at 4:3O
start flying at that time. We have nice
cots and mattresses and they feed us
like lords although we have two meat
less days a week, Tuesdays and Fri
days. We expect to sc to Texas at the
end of October"
L. D. Mills and family spent Sunday
afternoon with Ray Thompson and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Olmsted and
Malcolm were at the E. P. Wilder
home, all attending the church services
at Willow Creek Sunday night.
Mrs. E. S. Loring is loud in her
praise of the attractiveness of Inter-
lachen at Fairmont.
Mrs. J. c. Jay has jolly houseful
at this time, two of her brothers and
their wives having come from Iowa to
visit her last week. They are well i'm
pressed with this part of Uncle Sans
domain.
Miss Pearl Force is entertaining a
former girl friend from Iowa.
Mrs. Anna Johnson recently had
the pleasure of having two little girl
cousins with her.
Mrs. J. J. Duffield returned from Ia,
last Friday.
A. D. Mccormack had the pleasure
of a visit from his brother, J. S. Nc
Cormack, son and two daughters from
Marshalltown, Ia, last week. Alfred
was also home from Mankato on a
few days leave of absence on account
of disability as result of vaccination
and innoculation.
Joseph Bixby and Bert Duffield were
home over Sunday.
T. H. Hazel has re-shingled part OF
the store building occupied by E. NJ
Call.
Solomon Johnson is building a
splendid addition to his home which
will not only be convenient but adds to
the appearance to the home.
Mrs. Elizabeth Updegraft and grand
daughter, Wilma, returned Friday
from a two weeks visit near Huron
S. D. They were much pleased with
their trip and state that the crops
around Huron are very good.
A number of people attended Chris
tan Endeavor at the Baptist church in
Lake Crystal Sunday night.
E. V. Hemsworth has decorated the
inside of the Bailey schoolhouse.
Saturday night the Spence thresh-
ing engine was guided too near the
bank at the foot of Gerry Hill and a
very few inches more would have
caused complete upset as it was the
engine was in such position as to re-
uuire hours of labor to dislodge it.
Mrs. j. M. Chapman. entertained hel
friend, Miss Cram Of Mankato, last
week.
E. H. Monroe and G. w. John and
son made a motor trip to GAINESVILLE
Alma City and other points last We'd
nesday and report fine crops through
out the territory.
Miss Bertha Cole returned home last
week after six months spent with rela-
tives in Waltham, Mass, where she
lived in her younger days. She re-
ports very fine time spent in the
City of Clocks, stating that you may
see the time of day most anywhere
YOU look and of course the time pieces
are Waltham's. Miss Cole was with
John Mitchell and family in Pennsyl.
vania for number of weeks on he1
way home and she says she left then
all in fair health. She also stopped a
Rochester and spent some hours witt
Mrs. T. f. Mills who is improving
since her operation.
Clayton John and his friend, R
Bringleson, and Miss Perry motored tt
Garden City last week and spent {
few days at the G. H. John home. Mr.
Bringleson will be well remembered b!
those who knew of the Carleton Glet
club two or three years ago. Mr.. JOIN
and Mr.. Bringleson returned tt
Hastings on Thursday. On Frida!
Lieutenant c. T. John and Miss PER-!
were taken to Lake Crystal by MI
Johns parents. Miss Perry returned
to her home in st. Paul and Mr.. JOIN
to his official duties at Fort Smelling
A very interesting meeting of thu
ladies was held at the Gates home Fri
day afternoon and the attendance wa
very large. Plans were made for thu
eatinghouse during the fair. Thu
meals will be UP to the old standard
Chicken pie dinner on Thursday. TIL
price will be somewhat higher but al
will understand that.
Miss Rice the state representative
of the Baptist Young Peoples worl
gave a splendid talk to very small
audience at the Baptist church las
Friday night.
The R. N. of A., enjoyed picnic OF
the fair grounds Friday afternoon.
Mrs. w. E. Miller and Mrs. Lee
Miller of Algona, Ia, came Friday an
,yara of the T r Qsgood home owe