The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-08

COUPLE ARE MARRIED
QUARTER OF Century
Happy Event Took Place At
Garden City
PRESENTS WERE GIVEN
Number of Very Interesting
Affairs, News Notes of the
Village
Especial to Free Press. ]

Especial to Free Press.1
Garden City, March 5.-Albert Beef
spent Wednesday of last week al
Mankato.
j. P Wolverton was county sea-
caller last Thursday forenoon.
Erwin Mills celebrated his twenty
first birthday on February %. His
mother served dinner to a number Of
relatives in honor of the occasion.
The funeral service for Mrs. John
Croswell was well attended Thursday
afternoon by former friends of the
family. The procession from Man
kato consisted of Andrist's auto
hearse and four cars filled with the
relatives. They had some difficulty
making the trip on account of poor
roads, but nothing serious resulted
1t is sad to think of this Useful wo-
man in the prime of life being taken
from her favorite haunts, but there
is satisfaction in knowing she had
done her work we'll DR.. Cahoon OF
Mankato had charge of the funeral
services. The family may rest as
sured of the deep sympathy of the
community for them in this sorrow
that has come.
Mrs. Kate Goodall is spending
some weeks with relatives and
friends in Lake Crystal.
G. w. John and Edward Ward
We're in Lake Crystal on business
Friday forenoon.
Joe Dilley, oldest son of Mrs.
James Hanson, was taken ill last
week and it is thought he is suffer-
ing from appendicitis. He was taken
by H. A. Bixby to hospital in Man
kato on Friday afternoon and it is
thought an operation will be neces-
sary.
H. o. Thompson spent Thursday
night with S. H. Thurston and fam
lily.
Harold Conkling is i'll from an at
tack of pneumonia and is under the
doctors care.
Mrs. Weymouth is quite sick at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. H.
K. Osgood. 1t is thought she suf-
fered slight paralytic stroke the
last of the week. Her health has
not been the best for some time
DR.. H. o. Williams is the attending
physician.
Mrs. F. o. Howard is assisting in
the care of Mrs. Hazel Howard and
little daughter who are both ill at
their home near Lake Crystal
The regular w. C. T. u. meeting
will be held with Mrs. E. W. Gates
on Tuesday afternoon, March 5.
little daughter was born March
to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gates.
She lived only few minutes. The
little baby was buried at 2 p. m Sun
day. Mrs. Gates is getting along
reasonably well.
On Saturday afternoon, March g.,
the c. W. B. NJ meeting will be held
with Mrs. Lizzie Hughes instead of
with Mrs. E. w. Gates as per the
program. Please note the change
and plan to come
One of the horses which was sold
at G. Q. Towards sale was designated
Red Cross horse and at the close
of the bidding the treasury had
swelled to the tune of about $3.50.
IT is understood the same horse will
be sold again for the Red Cross at
the auction at the Playground on
March 5. There will also be Red
Cross beans for sale at this auction.
Mrs. E. R. Crane and Mr.. Soloman
johnson are late donors to the cause
having given S. each.
Mr.. Parson has again moved into
the house formerly occupied by Mrs.
Nettie Rev.
Who put the Germ in German,
The Germ of killing hate?
Who'll get the German kaiser,
Nor longer heSitatoo
The grippe germ fouls the people
Who linger here at home,
While over in the trenches
The Huns still froth and foam.
Their drives they can't put over"
Their gas attacks all fail,
The Sammies do their work like men.
The devils flashing tail
Bespeaks his disappointment
Because his bosom friend,
The heartless BILL the Kaiser"
Foresees a bitter end.
Ed. Rev was in Mankato Thursday
evening of last week.
The Baptist ladies received about
$3.50 at their dinner at the home of
Anna Hazel Friday
Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts had as
over Sunday guests her cousin. Mrs.
Lovejoy and Mrs. Lovejoy's daughter.
Mrs. Currier from Nebraska Thew
were passengers to Minneapolis Mon
day morning.
A family reunion was held at the
j. K. Osgood home Sunday, March 8.
The expected guests were Elva Stod-
dard, Duluth; Mr.. Shelby and family,
Orrin Weymouth and daughter and
Winnie Weymouth
Mrs. Florence Lee, visiting
nurse, was a guest of Mrs. J. T.
Osgood one night last week. Mrs.
Lee is a friend of Mrs. Osgood's
niece, Miss Frances Camerson who
is prominent in Red Cross work in
ST. Paul.
H. E. Jeppeson moved his family
into the new home last week. He
expects to supply the folks with
ehickens and eggs of his own raising.
Miss Bertha Cole spent most of
last week at the H. A Bixby home. :.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Roberts was the scene of a com
plete surprise the evening of Feb
ruary %. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Bixby
entertained the Roberts family al