The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-05
Splendid Event and Many
Were In Attendance
DOINCS IN THE VILLAGE
Personal Gossip and the News
Gathered BY the Active
Correspondent
Especial to Free Press.l

Especial to Free Press.
Garden City, April 3.-Miss Effie
Swan came from Faribault the last Of
the week to spend Easter vacation
with her parents
T. F. Mills and daughter Ruth, l..
d. Mills and ]. G.. Olmsted attended
the Burnett funeral in Mankato Friday
afternoon. Other Garden City people
who were in the city Friday were
Francis Thurston and family, Frank
Pew, E. w. Gates, j. C.. Bixby and
Charles Call
Earl and Lyle Weld spent part Of
last week with relatives here, going
to Heron Lake Saturday to at
tend the funeral of their aged
grandmother.
The two carloads of goods fcr the
use of e. c. Ward and wife were
shipped on their way to Haniey, Sas-
katchewan, Canada, Friday III charge
of Grant Ward and Byril Dllley They
led intended shipping the Spauldng
auto but hadn't room 50 Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward started on an over land trip
with it Friday morning. and will go
as far as possible with it. If they
strike bad roads they will leave the
car, coming for it later
A large box and barrel filled with
goods for Balgians was shipped from
here last week.
Mrs. Ella Bixby will entertain the
w. C. T. u. at her home Tuesday
afternoon. 1t is hoped there will be
number of new members.
Mrs. T. H. Croswell was hostess to
Mrs. Loring and Anna at dinner Sun
day.
The Burnett brothers and their sis
ter, Miss Ida Burnett and G. S. Mills
and wife motored from Mankato Sat
urday and called. on old time friends.
Miss Burnett had dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. j. F. Osgood and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mills were dinner guests of Mr..
Mills cousin, Mrs. Susie Olmsted.
Miss Vera Hiersche of North Man
kato visited with her grandmother,
Mrs. T. II. Croswell, over Sunday.
F. F. Frost went to hospital in
Minneapolis last week where he sub
mitted Saturday morning to an Oper-
alton for chronic appendicitis. He
is doing nicely.
T. f. Mills has traded in his old
Overland car for a fine new one of
the same make.
H. E. Woods and wife of Amboy
called at the G. w. John home Sun
day afternoon.
E. V. Hemsworth has purchased a
fine COW from H. E. Woods.
Mrs. Lizzie Hughes spent a few
days with her nephew, Earl Duffield
at Lewisville.
Sunday afternoon, March 81, Ray
H. Campbell and Miss Grace w. Buss
OF Lincoin township were married by
j. G. Olmsted at the parsonage. The
witnesses were Mr. Campbell's sis
ter, Mrs. G.. A. Carlson, and her hus
band. This preacher stands ready to
assist any more of the young folks
who become entangled in affairs of
the heart.
Mrs. E. w. Gates and Miss Liza
Wilson visited at the home of G. M.
Warren in Vernon Center one day
last week
A number of young people riding in
a carriage recklessly or otherwise.
tried too short turn at too high
speed near the Marion Morphew
home Sunday afternoon and the rig
turned over breaking wheel and
spilling out the occupants. 1t could
easily have been more serious. A little
more quiet way of spending Sunday
would be more in helping with the
spirit of the times. There has been
too much of the boisterous way for
O. number of Sundays and the young
people must be made aware that
there are certain ways of putting a
stop but it will be better if it
shall be needed quietly so that no
demonstration will be necessary.
The Red Cross meeting on the east
side will be held Thursday with Mrs.
E. " Hemingsworth and on the west
side with Mrs. Ella Bixby.
Miss Vera Kitch spent some time
here this week.
Mrs. Hattie Johnson left Monday
for St. Paul after a weeks visit with
Mrs. J. F. Osgood.
Miss Mary Thurston called on Mrs.
A. NJ. Kendall in Rapidan Friday aft
ernoon.
Ionic Mcdonald was in town Sun
day.
E. M. Call is building a new store
at the east end of the bridge near the
creamery. This will give work to
some of the men and add a new
building to the town.
The Easter services at the Christ
tian church were well attended. The
special music was a quartet ar
rangement of Nearer My God to
Thee" sung by George w. John and
wife, Miss Irma Yates and j. G..
Olmsted and the solo, 'The Palms"
by Mr.. Olmsted with Miss Ruth Mills
at the piano. At the Sunday school
hour about eighty were present,
showing a healthy growth in the
school, The mems class organized
with C. L. Yahnke, president; ]. C.
Jay, vice president; G. W. John, sec
rotary and treasurer. These men in
tend to make this class a big thing
and will urge other men to come and
enjoy the fellowship. The appor-
tionment of this school for the Ma
tional Benevolent association was SIS,
but the offering taken was $3.50. At
8 D. M G. W. B. M. meeting was
held when Miss Liza Wilson, Miss
Ruth Mills and Mrs. Susie Olmsted
gave fine inspirational talks and a
thank Offering was taken. Miss Mills
made her mother life member of