The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
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Herman Ziegler and John Mathews
went to Idaho last week to see the
country They are expected home
some time the latter part OF this
week.
William Ballard is quite i'll with
rheumatism. 1t is hoped that he
soon will be recovered.
Mrs. Christ Heighberg was among
those who entertained the Endless
Chain Red Cross ladies last week.
Miss Julia Norton, teacher of the
Anderson school, district No. 143,
will close her eight months term in
this district this spring she having
taught here last year. Miss Norton
has given entire satisfaction in her
school work here. She has taught
nineteen successive terms and has
never missed a single day or hour on
ord we should say.
Mrs. H. l.. Cotton and Miss
Norton were pleasantly entertained
at the J. r. Anderson home Sunday
afternoon.
Last Saturday evening Mr. and
! Mrs. Charles Samuelson entertained
party of friends and neighbors at
their home on the A. w. Anderson
| farm. Music and games were fea
ture of the evening, progressive cinch
being played. NJ Running of Odin
Mimi, was present and gave several
vocal solos and Mrs. Samuelson
rendered several musical selections
after which the audience sang Amer
lea" with Mrs. Samuelson at the
organ. At twelve o'clock delicious
lunch including hot coffee was serv-
ed. A collection was then taken uI
for the Red Cross which amounted tC
! S10.O5. Nineteen grown people were
T, present. The collection was handed
TO Mr.. Jepsen who took the same tc
Red Cross headquarters. The guests
departed about one o'clock, all vot.
ing they had spent very enjoyable
evening.
Mr. Running of Odin, Mimi, cousin
of Mrs. Carl Jepsen, accompanied by
his mother spent three days recently
at the Jepsen home here. They came
in their car. They will also Visit
friends in Mankato.
/ A. w. Anderson and family ant
long as men were sleeping in muddy
trenches, going hungry and gettlns
killed for her she wasn't going tt
spend So of the governments money
for bed, not if she knew her owl
mind, which she suspected she did
Furthermore, she would like to cal
attention to the fact that she wa!
obviously of age and entitled to he
own Vows regarding her persona
comfort And there the matter nov
stands.
This is revolutionary with a venge
ance. Who ever heard of any on
undergoing personal discomforts TO
the sake of saving money for thu
government? Such things simpl!
aren't done. All the government cal
reasonably ask of patriotic employs
is that he does not pad his expens'
account and weave in items OF per
sonal expenditure. 1t is well
known fact that the government ha
lots of money and that the govern
ment's money is nobody's money
therefore it is to be spent to the limi
that the law and regulations allow.
And how many of lis not on thu
government pay rolls would sit III
all night in order to give the 81 tt
the Red Cross or to buy thrift stamps
THE number is not large. Professor
Sanford's type of patriotism is not 81
numerous as to clutter up the da.
lcoaches But what an awful drub
bling we could administer to tn
kaiser if we were all as sincerel.
patriotic as this woman Of fou
score, and what an easy time democ
racy would have!