The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-06
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Garden City, September ga small
tan colored purse containing hand
kefchief and a small amount Of
change was found on the fair grounds
The owner may have same by calling
on T. H. Hazel.
DR.. William Cullen and family at
tended the fair mere on Wednesday
They stated that the wind that morn
ing played such havoc with the tents
and other things at the st. James
fair it was necessary to spend the day
to re- arrange them. The wind did
some damage at the Garden City
grounds.
G. w. John and wife were in YER
non Center Friday.
Miss Liza Wilson returned from
Canada Monday afternoon and is
ready for her school work which will
begin September 8.
Mrs C. C. John and daughter were
in Lake Crystal Friday and Saturday
last week. Other Lake Crystal call
ers from here Saturday were Mary
Thurston, Marie Cox, Everetta Terry,
Ora Swan. L. d. Mills and ]. G. Ohm
sted. The last two named were also
in Mankato that day.
Miss Whitney was here most of
last week and assisted in the ticket
office at the fair. Miss Jessie Thurs
ton also did efficient work in that Of
flee again this year.
This is state fair week and quite
a number are planning to go from this
community. Garvin Crane and Miss
Hazel d. Hazel started about noon
Monday by motor accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. M. F. Crane.
Many had the first chance to see
airplanes actually flying Sunday, a
number going over enroute to the
state fair. 1t is certainly thrilling to
think of the fights that take place high
above the earth with these graceful
machines as the backgrounds. Speed
the day when they may all be put to
more pleasing use.
Joe Turner the Canadian aviator.
put in some time at the fair and more
of his furlough time at Vernon Gen.
ter with friends. He arrived Monday
and looks as though he was able yet
to do some work for the allies in spite
of his most serious accidents few
months ago. -
D. E. Crane was one of the superin-
tendents, at the fair again this fall
and spent the nights while here with
his sister, Mrs. l.. D. Mills and broth
er M. F. Crane.
J. C. Jay and family entertained H..
E. Bacon and wife and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cook of Iowa last week. They en-
joyed attending a county fair in Min
nesota.
Mrs. ]. c. Bixby was a passenger to
Mankato Friday evening.
The Harry Randolph and George Gill
man families were in Lake Crystal
Saturday.
w. A. Roberts, Homer Waite and
Ed Rev motored to the cities Satur
day where they have psitions at the
state fair.
F. H. Stringham and family were in
Mankato Saturday night and Mr..
Stringham preached in the C'ri5t..&n
church there Sunday 49, ing.
A number of lad IS gathered at the
home of Mrs. j. G. Bixby Saturday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. ]. X. Os-
good who expects to make her home in
Fairmont. Another party was given
for her by the Royal Neighbors of
America Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. C. III. John.
Friends of Mrs. Ethel Waite Cook
son of Lake Crystal are interested in
the word that she has a little daugh-
ter. born August 30.
F. A. Hiersche and some members
of his family have been guests of Mrs.
T. H. Croswell.
The most terrific electric storm for
many years took place over small
section Sunday afternoon. Bolt after
bolt gave crashing reports and one of
them killed a horse belonging TO ].
c. Bixby. The horse had just been
put in Harry Fory's pasture. Another
bolt set fire to twenty five ton
stack of hay which belonged to Len
Johnson and burned it toe ground
There was only a small shower of
rain fell.
Marie and Grace Meservey were
here during the fair.
A good number of Garden City
people went to Vernon Center to at
tend the community sing Sunday aft
Groom. The storm here hindered an
early enough start to hear the entire
program, but those who heard it all
pronounced it very fine. Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. d. Mills, Miss Liza Wilson and :. G..
Olmsted and family went on from
Vernon to the Ray Thompson home
for short call
Mrs. j. X. Osgood and children went
to Fairmont Saturday evening to be
with Mr. .Osgood over Sunday.
: A happy dinner party took their
meal at the eating house Thursday
evening. This party consisted of
Herman Slider and wife, C. ]. Dos
sett and wife of GAINESVILLE, M. s.
Dossett, wife and daughter and Mrs..
S. B. Estes of Madelia, Miss Rhoda
Chapman, Mrs. c. T. John and Mr..
and Mrs C. HI. John. Four of this
party used to be old time friends in
their younp DAVIS and this was a de-