The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-13

were guests. Mrs. Davis was taken
quite i'll while in Garden City and
| required the attention of a doctor.
| She was able to return home Satur-
] day.
/ Dr. E. S. Parker of Ida Grove, Ia,
| is at Fort Riley, Kansa=, training
| camp. His present title is Lieutenant
Parker, M. o. r. c.. and he has seven
teen hours of hard work day. His
wife has gone to the Ames, Ia, State
college and is taking Red Cross work
in surgical dressings. She will have
six weeks course of home economics,
covering nine months course. She
has this every day but Sunday and
lis busy a great many evenings.
Mrs. Ida Derby returned to her
home in Redwing last Thursday.
Burton Grimes spent last week
| with Mrs. Violet Thurston.
Miss Mae Terry is spending some
time here with relatives, but will re-
! turn to st. Paul.
Lucas Crane and Ed. Stratton and
| wife motored to Mankato Monday.
Mr.. Crane went to turn in his as
| SCISSORS books. On the return trip he
| had J. G. Olmsted who was return
! ing from the state convention of
| Christian churches at Mound, where
he went last Wednesday. The con-
| yention was fine in every way. Mr.
| Olmsted brought home some fish
which he caught in Lake Minnetonka,
and they certainly were fine.
| A number of the townspeople are
attending chautauqua at Lake Crys-
| tai these days, and the Fourth of
July celebration in connection will
draw good crowd from here that
day.
TIL regular service will be held in
the Christian church, Sunday July 8,
| at 1890 a. m. You will receive
| hearty welcome. Mr.. Olmsted will
also be glad to greet his boys in the
Cali There" class.
| Last Saturday night the Red Cross
| treasury was sweled to the amount
of about $25 by the strawberry social.
| The relatives of the w. A. Roberts
! family have returned in their Stude-
baker to their home in Wisconsin.
| The M. W. of A. hall was cleaned
and put in good order last Thursday.
ION Saturday the r. N of A. acted as
host to delegations from neighboring
| towns and a number of candidates
/
this active society. Jaa
| Miss Dorothy Fleming spent some
days with her sister, Mrs. Gladys
Child
The circus in Mankato Friday drew
| the customary number of those who
find they are compelled to go to take
the children.
y Jesse and George Cavett came last
i xry1 Nly 49, - .ls L
| ing the completion of carpenter work
before he resumes painting in st.
Paul
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Waite and
mother, Mrs. Eli Waite motored to
Fairmont Sunday.
| Erwin Mills drove to Mankato Sun
day morning returning with his
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Mills
who were guests at the L. D. Mills
home until Monday evening. Ray
Thompson and family also came and
this whole group were among chautau-
qua visitors Sunday afternoon.
| All who are interested will please
note that ]. G. Olmsted will preach
at Watonwan church at $3.50 p. m.
Sunday, July, s. He will be there to
assist in the music and to bring a
message. Come.
At the w. C. T. U. meeting Tues
day afternoon the following officers
were elected: President, Anna John
son; vice president, Mrs. J. M. Chap
man; secretary, Mrs. Jessie John;
treasurer, Mrs. J. G.. Olmsted. 1t was
also decided nthat at future meeting
ljtimes the union would meet at Red
Cross headquarters and have devo-
tionals and transact any necessary
business. Then if there is work to do
for the Red Cross, to do that instead
OF having a program. 1t was also
voted to send ten cents per member to
apply on the w. C. T. u. ambulance
which is to be sent to France. Mrs.
Jessie John was elected superin-
tendent of the soldiers and sailors
| department
Lucy Gates returned from Mime
apolis last Sunday and the Gates
family spent the day with Frank
Thurston and family.
The Goldenstar family are enjoy
ing the presence of Miss Gregory
from Illinois. Also Mrs. Dora Mention
and son of st. Paul who have been
| guests for about week.
|