The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-11
Kerns

The Red Cross society of Hebron
will give social at the Hebron
church Friday evening, October Is.
The proceeds will go for the linen
shower for the hospitals in France.
Everyone is invited to attend.
There was. large crowd present at
the Aid society Friday afternoon and
again at the Red Cross social in the
evening at the home OF Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Sharp.
Mary E. Budde and Guy H. Trask
were married last week Wednesday at
the Congregational parsonage in Man
kato. Rev. A. B. Bell performed the
ceremony The wedding party then
went to the Trask home in North
Mankato where dinner was served by
Mr.. Trask's mother and sister The
couple then went to their home north
of the Kerns store and began house
keeping. In the evening about fifty
friends called to serenade them and
all had a jolly time.
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Busby and sons
Robert and Harrie motored to Win
nebago Monday.
Sherman Batcheller arrived via au-
tomobile from AnOka last Tuesday and
has been staying with Mr.. and Mrs.
c., H. Loucks. On Sunday Mrs. Batch
eller and little son Aaron and Mrs.
Earl Sweet came and the family is
now getting the car unloaded and
viii soon be settled in their home at
the foot of Belgrade hill.
Robert Busby was moving his goods
Tuesday from the Grice farm to Am
boy
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ NJ Cram returned
from Duluth last week.
Mrs. Sharp and daughters Edna and
Hazel, Mrs. Christensen and Elsie
Task called, on Mrs. Arthur Sharp,
Mrs. Paul Sharp and Mrs. c. H..
Loucks Friday evening.
Mrs. G. C. Busby is going to Lex
ington, ILL.,, this week to visit her
mother.
Viola Michels is home from ST.
Peter for few days. She returned
with her brother Aaron SATURDAY.
when he was in ST. Peter to see about
his QUESTIONABLE
Last week Tuesday afternoon about
forty friends of Miss Mary Budde
called at the Budde home and sur
prised Miss Mary with parcel show
er This pleasant party was planned
and well carried out by Mr.. Walter
Johnson and Miss Pearl Parsons. Aft
er the numerous gifts were opened
and admired by Miss Budde and her
friends fine supper was served The
young ladies thinking they wanted
still more fun planned a mock wed
ding and played their parts well. Phe
groom, John Jacob Fleckenstein Cora
Johnson) had Esther Michels as best
man, while the bride, Susanna Georg-
ia Zezebel Deisfenbeucher penelope
Hanson) had as bridesmaid her friend
Callia Buick. The young men were
dressed in the latest fashion and the
bride was very pretty in white with a
long veil and orange blossoms Mrs.
Jessie Lindsay played the wedding
march while Rev. Bell and wife help,
ed with the fun. A short wedding trip
was taken to the Johnson home and
back the pictures were taken of the
young people. The guests left for
their homes after wishing Miss Budde
all that was good for the future.
Mrs. F. E. Jefferson. Mrs. Jessie
Lindsay and Arthur Lindsay went to-
st. Peter Saturday to see about his
QUESTIONABLE,
The Misses Viola and Esther Mich
els entertained about fifty friends at
their home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Clayton Parsons and baby
spent last week with Mrs. Walter
Johnson
The Young Peoples society will
meet with Mrs. John Gustafson Fri
day evening. Everyone is invited.
Mrs. Earl Sweet spent Monday Wis =
iting old friends in Mankato.