The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-04
Indian Lake


was given at the Indian Lake school
house on Friday evening, December
81 Tie school children and some of
the young people of the neighborhood
gave Dickens Christmas Carol"
After this the tree was lighted and
collection of $3.50 was taken for the
Red Cross.
Patrick MacNamara, father of Mrs.
Will Duffey, died at Fairmont on the
morning of December "a. He was
past ninety years of age and has
ness prevented Mrs. Duffey from at
tending the funeral.
George Gustafson who is going to
the Indian Lake school from Keen
ans spend Christmas at home in Man
kato. He returned Wednesday even
ing to Lawn Grove.
Ben keenan, and family spent
Christmas with his mother at Lawn
Grove.
Myra Dodge is spending her Christ
mas vacation at home with her par
ents. She has been teaching at
Fairmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph keenan, spent
Christmas with his mother at Lawn
ents in Mankato.
Clarence Kidder, who has been
visiting at home for short time, re-
turned to his work in the west just
before Christmas. He had planned
to stay longer but returned to surely
be there when his QUESTIONABLE
arrived
Miss Ruth Kidder who is working
in bank in HURLEY spent her
Christmas vacation at home and has
returned again to her work.
The Indian Lake Sunshine club
will meet with Mrs. A. l.. Veigel at
her home on SIG South Fifth street,
Mankato, on the first Thursday after
New Years Day.
spending the winter in Marqrian, Ore,
at the home of their daughter. Mrs
Charles Swartout. They will also
visit other friends in the west Of
whom they have many.
All Indian Lake was grieved and
shocked by the news of the death Of
| little Doris Watts, infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Watts on the
evening of December %. All will
long remember the bright face and
yellow curls of little Doris and it
seems almost hard to really believe
| that the people hereabouts will not
see her again. She was buried on
the afternoon of December 20 in the
/ Glenwood cemetery, some haste being
necessary for the safety of the others
as she died of infantile paralysis and
there are several other children in
| the family.
A splendid letter from Harry
keenan, reports him in receipt of a
number of Christmas packages and
remembrances from his friends here
and bearing thanks to all. He is as
happy as such a boy can be away
from home and his own business and
declares his determination to do the
| best he can for Uncle Sam, but hopes
all this fracas may be over before
long and the boys back on their
farms where they would love to be.
The Rapidan Cemetery association
will meet at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Bartsch on the first
Wednesday in January.
] The Decoria Cemetery association
will meet with Mr.. and Mrs. j. e.
Swartout in Decoria. The association
will hold sale. The ladies have
made fine articles, children's dresses
and other things, which will be sold
/ at auction. The meeting will occur
upon the first Thursday in January.
Miss Margaret Oberle, who is a
| nurse in the hoSpital at Rochester,
| is spending short Christmas vaca-
ton at the home of her parents, Mr.
/ and Mrs. A. Oberle.
The bunch of school items popular
4 lily supposed to have come from the
pencil of the correspondent really
were the work of the school, Look
! for them once a month. They are
i gathered and written by the children
under the direction of The teacher
Miss Elaine Dyer.