The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24
Garden City

Mrs. William Hagen of Iowa visited
her mother, Mrs. T. H. Croswell, last
week.
Miss Jessie Wilcox is at home now
with her father, having finished her
school year near Amboy.
Miss Rhoda Chapman entertained
three young lady friends from out of
town over Sunday.
Saturday must have seen most of
the county practically vacated from
appearances in Mankato. A wonder
full sight was the parade and the diff
ferent groups that composed it, The
city certainly had patriotic air on
this memorable day. People from
two or three years old to eighty or
more We'd with each other to make
the affair success. The addresses
at the court house grounds were
heard by large crowd of interested
listeners. The occasion made every
one feel even more glad that he is a
citizen of good old America.
F. H. Stringham and Bobbie were
made happy at train time Saturday
night by the arrival of Mrs. String
ham from Myrtle Mimi, her school
having closed Friday.
Emil Gustafson, minister at Lewis
vile and Mr.. Sarchett of Madelia
called at the parsonage Sunday after
noon.
G. w. John motored to Mankato
Sunday morning to get Professor
Koenig of the state university, who
delivered fine address, full of pa
Cross at the Christian church at 1890
a. m. The address was preceded by
stirring songs by the congregation.
Then the speaker held the people in
his grasp or forty-five minutes. Mr.
Koenig was born and educated in
Germany, living there until twenty
eight years old, but he is American
through and through and has clear
ideas of true Americanism.
The Baptist and Methodist churches
each had preaching service at three
p. m. Sunday. The Baptist ministers,
Mr. Wendt of Lake Crystal and Mr..
Koch of Vernon Center were the
speakers
The junior Red Cross will serve ice
cream and cake in the basement of
the Christian church Wednesday
evening, May %. These young people
should have a good patronage in this
undertaking.
A meeting will be held at Truman
on Wednesday, May %, when people
from over the southwest district will
gather in the interest of church work.
Mr. Olmsted and family will go to
LeWisville Tuesday where he will give
program Tuesday night, then on to
Truman for the Wednesday meeting,
then a program at Hoxicon near Tru-
man Thursday night They expect to
be back in Garden City for the din
ner Friday.
DIR. Grimes of Madelia was in town
one day last week.
If every fishing party one sees go
by makes the catch that e. v. Hens
worth, T. Thomas, Kenneth Norton.
Harold Eaton, Willis John, Erwin
Mills and others made last week if
seems like there will soon be a short
| age of bull heads etc. Say fellows.
leave few in the lakes for the future
generation.
The committee for May, Mrs. Lizzie
Hughes, chairman, have announced
a twenty-five cent dinner in the
Christian church basement at noon
Friday, May "a. You won't forget will
you?
Mrs. Anna Hazel and Mrs. Ella Blk
by were Mankato callers Friday.
H. A. Bixby went to Mankato Sun
day afternoon taking with him E. H.
Monroe who was going to the twin
cities in the interests of the Farmers
| elevator and Professor Koenig who
was bound for Beauford where he was
to speak for the Red Cross Sunday
night.
The election of officers for the
! Christian Bible school was held May
10. The officers for the next year
are: Supt., Miss Ruth Mills; assis-
tant superintendent, C. L. Yahnke
and Mrs. Ella Bixby; secretary, ].
F. Osgood; corresponding secretary
and treasurer, L. E. Mills; pianists,
| Alene Jay, Genevieve Gilman and
Pearl Forrey; chorister, Mrs. Mayte
John. The school is in splendid con-
dition and these officers will see that
it is boosted even higher in attend
ance and offerings.
1