The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23

Medo

The hard rain Monday night great
ly delayed the farmers from stacking
and shock threshing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hinton and
family and Grandma Hinton of
GAINESVILLE spent Sunday evening
visiting relatives in Medic.
The Christian Endeavors held a
very interesting meeting Sunday
evening, August 4. The first part of
the program consisted of presenting
beautiful United States flag to the
church. Miss Laura Chase of Maple
ton sang very beautifully america
My Country" and Mrs. G. j. Wolff of
Mapleton read very interesting pa
per on Nursing as a Profession"
The Christian Endeavor young peo-
pie plan for many more such meet
ings.
Miss Jeanette Strobe spent Sat-
urday night visiting at the William
E. Ward home.
Miss Harriet Lewis has been help
ing Mrs. Salisbury with her house.
hold duties.
Misses Stella Strobe and Maysel
Ward and Myron Ward spent Sunday
visiting with relatives at Delavan.
Miss Mary Groll went to Mankato
Tuesday and had her tonsils re-
moved, remaining at the Immanual
hospital until Friday morning.
Mrs. Willis Weaver and daughter
Lillian were callers at the John
Groll home Friday afternoon.
| The young people of the Christian
Endeavor society are planning on an
ice cream and basket social to be
held at the William E. Ward home
the first part of next week. The
young people guarantee plenty of
good home made ice cream. The
young ladies are invited to bring
boxes. Watch for the date and plan
to attend.
AL Salisbury's mother and sister
with her two children have been
| visiting at his home
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ward last Monday, August 5,
Grandma Brazier of Mankato is
helping care for the little fellow. He
has been named Charles Woodrow.
Miss Flora Ward is assisting Mrs.
Ray Goodrich with her household
duties during the threshing season.
Mrs. Warwick visited at John
Groll's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Atcherson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom ST. John were
| Mankato visitors SATURDAY. after
noon.
Reno Krouss of Pemberton is
carrying his arm in sling these
days on account Of breaking it when
cranking car.
Lydia were visitors at Jake Grolrs
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. John Murphy and daughter
were guests at the A. Gundmeir
home Sunday.
Next Sunday no services will
be held at the Medo Baptist church
on account of the convention which
will be held at Mapleton.
| Two of the little farmers of Medo
that are doing their bit are Ira and
Walter Buckholtz who are plowing
with gang plows..
| Mrs. Jacob Groll received a letter
from her son Willie last week stating
that be had been transferred from
Camp Dodge to Camp Merritt, N. J.
He is in the Thirty Fifth company OF
Engineers and expects to go across
Willie told of the kindness of the
Red Cross ladies to the boys when
they were on their trip from Camp
Dodge to Camp Merritt. i, said that
they greeted the boys with smiles
and gave them many Little treats
which added greatly to the pleasure
of the long ride.
Friends of Walter Westphal re-
ceived word from him stating that he
is Somewhere in France doing his
best to help win the war Many OF
the Medo people will remember Walt
er as he worked in this vicinity for
over two years.
John Strobel has heard from his
brother Harold who is in France sick
in hospital. He stated that he had
been transferred to another hospital
but did not tell of any improvement
in his health.
Friends have received word from
Charles and Ray Pendleton, two boys
formerly of Beaufort but well known
in Medo. Charles has been in France
since last June and Ray is a: Camp
Forrest, Ga, where he is drilling new
men. He expects to be sent across in
a couple of months.
temperance meeting was held at
AL Salisbury's last Sunday afternoon
in order to lay plans for the temper
ance drive. Let's all vote dry and
have state we're not ashamed OF
when the boys come home