The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
GARDEN CITY STORIES
REPORTED BY SCRIBE
Happenings In the Village
For Several Days
new STORE IS OPENED
News Notes and Personal Cos.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

From tuesdays Daily.
Garden City, Nav S.--Mrs. c. L..
Williams left last week for Iowa where
she and the children will visit Mrs.
Williams parents.
Mr.. Mcbride, Mrs. Josephine Wood,
Miss Valrah Wood and Mr.. Olmstad
and family motored to Mankato last
Friday afternoon.
The Farmers Mercantile company
is open for business. Your trade will
be gladly attended to by those in
charge. This being stockholders con-
Germ a good number of local people
are interested in the success of the
business and will boost to that end.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. John were
passengers to Amboy Saturday night,
where they were over Sunday guests
of H. E. Woods.
E. " Hemsworth and family motor
ed to Cleveland Saturday where they
visited relatives, returning home Sum-
day.
H. f. Jeppesen and family were
Mankato callers Saturday.
NJ. F. Crane and family mOtored to
LANE Wy Olc uoy IdSI WEN.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will serve a twenty-five cent dinner
in the church Saturday, May II. Ev-
eryone invited.
Miss Dennison was the guest of Mr..
Con and family last Sunday.
The R. u. of A. will hold a party
with Mrs Elsie Conklin Thursday
afternoon, May TO- Each member may
bring friend to this party.
The boys Of the All There class will
meet at the parsonage Wednesday
night this week at eight o'clock, to
organize boy scout group. This class
is doing fine work and hope soon to
have suits and other articles for use.
If Decoration day is observed here as
it should be it will be planned to have
the boys in the march.
Earl Duffield of Lewisville was here
over Sunday.
Mrs Violet Thurston entertained
Miss Lucie Gates and Miss Lois
ClOugh at dinner Sunday.
L. d. Mills and family motored to
Ray Thompson's farm Sunday after
noon
Mrs. Ida Boynton was among Man
kato shoppers Saturday.
A good letter from Mayo Chapman
last week described his activities in
his present quarters across the river
from New Orleans. He desires to be
kept posted on Garden City doings.
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Rector en-
ioyed a call from number of rela-
tives from Truman Sunday.
11n ha civ
the Christian church Saturday, May
IL. This will put the building in ap-
propriate condition for the big day on
the 18th. The ladies will bring basket
dinner and the men who can come
will find work to do in various ways
and then will have the pleasure Of
dining with the ladies. In the after
noon the meeting Of the G.. w. B. M.
will be held at the church instead of
at the home of Mrs. Gates as was an
nounced.
Dr. West Hazelton, eve specialist o.
Minneapolis, will be at the Garden
City Inn, Saturday, May II.
1t is reported that Lee Duffield has
purchased the Rev property.
Mrs. Lizzie Hughes and Mrs. Mary
Buck were passengers to Lake Crystal
Monday.
Mrs. Kate Goodall is in quite seri-
Gus condition at this time, and suffers
intensely by spells.
Mrs. Cavett is on the sick list.
Miss Norman of Lake Crystal will
come Friday as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. John. She will stay over
Sunday and assist in the music at the
service Sunday morning and then at
the Christian church in the evening.