The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
Kasota

school reopens.
Miss Margorie Stockton of Mimi
eapolis is spending the week with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. Stock
ton.
Mrs. s. w. Johnson was shopper
in Mankato last Friday.
Mrs. Sarah Anderson is spending
the week at the J. Y. Bennett home
in the country.
Mrs. Mary Stebbins and daughter
Naera, were Mankato visitors last
Saturday.
Miss Frida Eyrich, teacher in the
Brown district, was guest of Miss
Margaret Humble, over the week
end.
Miss Amelia Rausch of Mankato
spent last Saturday at the R. d.
Fancett home.
Miss Margaret Humble returned to
her school work at Fergus Falls
last Sunday.
Mrs. w. H. Powell was called to
Wisconsin last week by the illness
of niece, Mrs. Gillette.
Mrs. R. S. Baker and little son of
Willmar, spent the forepart of the
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Stockton.
w. H. Moulton was a Mankato
business caller Monday
Misses Margaret Johnson and Dor
is Moulton. teachers in Window, ar
rived home the first of the week,
on account of the schools there, be-
ing closed.
Several members of the Wilcox
family are reported to be ill with
influenza.
from a weeks visit with relatives at
Lake Crystal.
Hjalmar Peterson, who has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. F. H. Bah
cock, returned to Minneapolis last
Monday
Robert Jardine of Minneapolis Wis
tied his parents Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Jardine from Friday until Mon
day last.
Mrs. Laura Randolph and daught-
er Effie, and Mr.. Rendell of Manka-
to, called on Kasota friends, last
Sunday.
Grandma Halverson is reported to
be on the sick list this week.
P. F. johnson has gone to Bel
grade to spend the winter.
Mrs Marie Peterson and son Ger
aid, left Monday to spend the week
with relatives at Waseca.
C. J. Carlson of New Ulm spent
Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs. Isabelle Trobridge and Miss
Mary Turrittin were Mankato shop
pers last SATURDAY..
Mrs. H. J. Ofenloch was hostess to
a party of lady friends last Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. w. H. Moulton and daughter,
Edith May, have been quite sick
with influenza, the past week.
Miss Emily Denker and Miss Lu
ella Hartman visited with friends
at Cleveland from Saturday until
Sunday last
The w. o. w. lodge will initiate
several new members on Wednesday
evening of next week.
Five new members Joined the
Firemans company, last Monday
evening.
Mrs. d. F. Newton was visitor
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Viii.
liam Jardine, last Monday.
Miss Evelyn Stevenson entertained
a number of friends at Halloween
party last Thursday evening.
Election Judges Tuesday were:
c. e. Rydeen, F. H. Babcock, Charl.
es r. Stevenson and C.. r. Stevenson.
Charles Gustafson has returned
home from a visit with relatives AMI
friends in Iowa.
sad news last Thursday, notfyins
them that their son Lyle, had beer
killed in action sometime between
the 26th and the both of September
Lyle was born in Kasota, June 18th
1900 and all of his life had beer
spent here until he joined Co. X. ant
was sent to Camp Cody for trainin,
July 22nd, 1917, where he remained
until last June when he was sent tt
France with other members of hi
company, he had been in the service
one year and four months and be
longed to Thirty ninth Infantry com
pany B., High Private Two days fol
lowing the telegram, a letter was re
ceiyed from him by his parent
which was full of good cheer, an,
stated that he was enjoying the bes
of health. The letter was writtel
September % just a few days befor
his death. He was a young man O
good qualities and leaves man
warm friends who extend heart fel
sympathy to the bereaved parents
brothers and sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Volk an
daughter Ann of Minneapolis arriv
ed Tuesday evening for a visit a
the G. w. Babcock home
Mrs. Bernice Cox who has bee
teaching at Cloquet is visiting at til
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. r. Ander
son, this week She will teach q
Duluth the remainder of the win
ter. asst
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