The Mankato free press., 1918-07-05
Garden * CITY


Mrs. Mary Buck left last week for
a visit with relatives in Canada.
Mrs. Olive Thurston entertained
the Royal Neighbors of America at
a picnic Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Putrah and
daughter Ida, We're Bixby and fam
lily, H. A. Bixby and family and Miss
Eva Blackburn were among the large
number who saw the soldiers entrain'
at Mankato last week. James Phelps
was among the soldier boys.
Mr. and Mrs. g. W. John attended
the funeral of the infant child Of the
Yates family at Madelia Wednesday.
This is an extra heavy sorrow as it
was the only child that had ever
blessed this home.
e. H. Monroe and family went by
motor to MINNEAPOLIS one day last
week.
Mrs. J. J. Duffield, Mrs. L. d. Mills
and j. G. Olmsted and family called
on relatives and friends at Amboy
Wednesday afternoon, attended the
tabernacle meeting in the evening
and stopped at the ice cream social at
the L. e. Fleming farm on the way
home. The social was fine success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner are the happy
parents of daughter born June 25.
Eleven Garden City people attend
ed the banquet and opening session
of the State Christian Endeavor con-
vention in Mankato Thursday night.
Others have attended later sessions
of the convention which closed Sun
day night. There have been some
fine numbers on the program. The
music in charge of Glen Shoemaker
was especially fine.
The supper in charge of Mrs. Ella
Bixby, Mrs. U. G. Ward and Mrs. Ida
Boynton last Friday evening was well
patronized, the meal delightful and
everybody pleased.
Miss Marie Cox is assisting Mrs.
Ray Thompson with her. housework.
1t is understood that Lieutenant C..
T. John will soon leave for overseas
duties, two lieutenants having been
called from Camp Dodge, Iowa.
A number from here are enjoying
various sessions of the Lake Crystal
chautauqua
An electric wire at the L. E.
Fleming home SO placed as to start a
fire in the porch Wednesday evening,
luckily it was discovered before much
headway had been gained and the fire
extinguished.
Mrs. E. R. Crane was passenger
to Mankato Saturday morning, re-
turning at noon.
e. V. Hemsworth and family re-
turned from their Iowa trip Friday
evening and encountered very muddy
roads most of the way
An explosion a week ago in the
j. 6. Jay home might have proven
disastrous but was overcome before
fire could do much damage. AS it was
Lois Jay and her mother were each
somewhat burned and the new wall
paper badly blackened by smoke.
Miss Pearl Forrey and Miss Mar
garet Fleming, delegates to the Man
katO Christian Endeavor convention
have been entertained in the E. J.
Naylor home
The monthly w. C. T. U. meeting
will be held Tuesday with Mrs. L. d.
Mills. The annual election of officers
will be a feature and if you do not
want an office it will be safe to be
present. A good attendance is de-
sired
Thursday is the nations birthday
and it will be properly observed at
the fair grounds in good condition
and great crowd is expected. Come
to Garden City on July A.
A. Meservy is spending some time
visiting Garden City friends.
Byron Thomson and family were in
Lake Crystal where Miss Myrtle had
dental work done.
Mrs. U. G. Ward entertained Mrs.
F. H. Stringham and her mother. Mrs.
Randall and Mrs. j. F. Osgood at sup
per Saturday evening.
Mrs. Josephine Wood spent Satur-
day at the home of her old friend.
Mrs. Davis in Lake Crystal
On account of the Fourth of July
picnic the RED Cross work meeting
will be held at M. w. A. hall Friday
this week. There was a large at.
tendance last week. Mrs. Hans Olson
has made a record knitting socks.
She did her house work and other
duties and completed two pairs in
less than two days. Can you beat it?
MRS. Lucas Crane has been very ill
with tonsilitis. Her mother has come
TO assist. The children have been
cared for some time at the home of
the grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
F. Crane.
among many guests at the We're
Blxby home recently were Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Tressler of Blue Earth. also
Maynard Tressler who left Tuesday
with the boys for Camp Grant. Mrs.
Fred Westover> and baby daughter of
Helena, Mont, who will visit here for
several weeks.
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