The Mankato free press., 1918-10-04
GARDEN CITY STORIES
PICKED FOR READERS
REPORTS FROM THE STATE
w. C. 7. u. MEETING
Delegates To Church Convention
At Cleveland Return Home;
Officers Selected
Especial to Free rress.1

GdrQeu City, OCTOBER l.--MIS. lAL
zie Hughes and Mrs. G. w. John gave
reports of the recent state convention
at the w. C. T. U. meeting held with
Mrs Lee A. Cox Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Marion Morphew became mem
Der of the local union at this meet
ing. The women are planning a
street meeting to be held before
election, November 5. If they set
themselves to this task it will be well
performed as they always do in their
undertakings.
Solomon Johnson and wife are en-
joying life driving splendid new
buggy.
Ed Stratton and wife are happy over
the arrival of a little son some days
ago.
The Christian Endeavor held pie
social last Friday night as was previ-
ously announced.
Men from Iowa are coming into
good old Minnesota to buy potatoes
of which this vicinity has good
crop of fine clean ones.
The price of butter still scars.
About all one can do now is to hold
a piece of bread over the butter dish
awhile and imagine it is smeared.
S. w. Buckles and family, Mrs. ].
F. Osgood, Mrs. j c. Bixby, Miss
Ruth Mills and j. G. Olmsted and
family attended the church vonven-
ton at Cleveland last week, making
ten from the Garden City church, the
largest number from any church out
side of Cleveland. 1t was good
convention. The officers elected for
this district for the next year were:
president, S. W. Buckles, Lake Crys-
tai; secretary treasurer, Glen Shoe
maker, Mankato; Bible school super
intendent, Mrs. Libbie Lewis, Lewis
vile and Christian Endeavor superin-
tendent, Mr. Willard, Worthington.
All goods that can be spared and
are acceptable for Belgian relief
should be left at the hardware store
by Saturday, October 5, where they
will he packed and forwarded on their
journey.
Miss Ruth Mills had dinner and
spent the afternoon with Liza Wilson
and Kate Sinotte Sunday.
Miss Mildred Bixby enjoyed the
presence of her school teacher and
about fifteen young friends at her
farm home Saturday afternoon. A
delightful picnic was held in the
woods.
The people are doing nobly in the
Fourth Liberty loan.
H. E. Woods spent Sunday with G..
w. John leaving on his trip as
salesman Monday morning. He goes
rain or shine in his Ford.
Miss Erma Yates was also an over
Sunday guest of Mrs. Mayte John.
Mrs. L. J. Duffield and sons were all
day visitors in Mankato Saturday.
Mrs. C. E. Conkiing entertained
this correspondent and family at sup
per Monday evening. She knows the
way to a preachers heart judging
from the yellow legged chicken and
other good things she served in such
fine style.
X. G. Crane celebrated his birthday
Sunday by having a few friends call
in at the farm.
L. K. Frederickson and others are
keeping both eyes and ears open night
and day. Somebody is going to get
what's coming to him if the low down
chicken stealing business isn't cut
out. Sunday night the watch dog
at the Frederickson farm was shot by
a marauder but the miscreant pulled
out without taking any loot. Every.
one help to clean out the parasites.
c. E. Conkling and family were in
Mankato Saturday as was also A. D.
Mccormack and part of his family
Mrs. Charles Menten of st. Paul
and E. w. Goldenstar of Mankato
were at the o. F. Goldenstar home |
Monday night
Homer Waite of Lake Crystal was
in town Monday afternoon.
1t is reported that S. H. Thurston
and family expect to live on the farm
formerly owned by his mother in |
Ceresco next year and that brother
of c. L. Yhanke has rented the farm |
now occupied by Mr.. Thurston.
Letter Explaining Situation Written |