The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
A good crop of ice has been put
into the cold storage here lately and
will cool many parched tongue next

A good crop of ice has been put
into the cold storage here lately and
will cool many parched tongue next
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Osgood enter
tanned Ace Osgood and wife of Lake
Crystal at dinner on New Years day
and Mr.. Wilcox and daughter Jessie
at supper Wednesday. Friday morn
ing Mr.. Wilcox left for Minneapolis
and Miss Jessie left at noon to re-
sumo teaching near Amboy.
c. M Warren and family spent
Friday with j. B. Wilson and family.
The Royal Neighbors of Amo~ica
meeting was held with Mrs. C. Fl.
John Saturday afternoon.
G. w. John and family. Mrs Lizzie
Hughes and Mrs. Martha Woodruff
took dinner at the parsonage Sunday
Mrs. Woodruff is substituting as
teacher in the grammer room. She
makes her home with Mrs. Hughes.
The regular C. w. B. M. meeting
will be held with Mrs Nettie Osgood
Saturday. January II, at three o'clock.
The subject will be Africa and the
answer to roll call "a Question From
Gods Promises
Mrs. T. F. Mills called on Mrs. o.
F. Goldenstar Saturday afternoon her
i call since she came home from
Rochester in September.
The regular meeting of the w. G..
4. q. was held with Mrs. J. G.. Ohm
sted Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Olive
Thurston gave review of, important
anti-liquor events that have occurred
in the past few months. All dry
workers are greatly pleased and en-
couraged by the great reports from
different places. Plans are being
made by the local union to send
magazines and other-literature to the
men in the camps in the north woods.
An active committee of men and
women have been elected to make
plans for the annual meeting of the
Christian church which will be held
at the church Wednesday January
16. The committee is as follows: J.
Q. jay, J. F. Osgood, j. K Osgood.
Mrs G. w. John, Mrs E. w. Gates
and Mrs. J. F. Osgood Mrs. Jay and
Mrs j. G. Olmsted and any others
who G sire are asked to meet with
the cor Tnittee Friday afternoon, jan
uary II. at two o'clock at the J. F.
Osgood home to complete all arrange
ments. Let every one feel at liberty
to boost for a great session on Janu-
airy 16.
Mrs. G. w. Johns class is talking
up the idea of home talent play
to be given this winter.
Miss Mae Terry has returned to ST.
Paul and Miss Hazel Durr has re-
sumed her school work in Mime
apolis.
Erwin Mills spent the day Tues
day in Mankato visiting relatives and
friends.
A letter from Clayton John in
Georgia says that he is not home
SICK but that when he looks at the
map it looks like long way to Min
nesota. He also said that he first
thought he wanted his B. v. DIS down
there but that his heavy clothing is
none too warm.
The Study club will decide We'd
nesday on what they will do about
the fund of money in the treasury.
Mayo Chapman writes that he re-
ceiyed his Christmas package in good
order and enjoyed it thoroughly.
r. Thurston has resigned as janitor
at the school house and Theo.
Thomas is once more shoveling coal
ana sweeping floors at his old stand.
Miss Lizzie Wilson was a Vernon
Center visitor one day last week.
The Christmas church at Austin. +,
Mimi. will dedicate a splendid house
OF worship on January 20. George l.. |
Snlvely, one of the leading dedicators
of America, will have charge of the
days activities. J. G.. Olmsted of
Garden City was called by phone Mon
day and he was asked to take charge
of the music on this occasion. He
will go the last of next week and
assist the choir in Austin in prepar-
ing for the big day in the history of
the church.
The annual stockholders meeting
of the Farmers State bank of Garden
City was held in the bank Tuesday
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