The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24
Garden City

Everett ultucy culioIcu anu lCAC
last Friday for Jefferson Barracks.
Mr. Whitney has FOUND it hard for
some time to keep from doing this
and finally decided to pull up stakes
and go.
Mrs. Emma Terry, Miss Mae Terry
and j. g. Olmsted and Malcolm were
in Mankato Friday.
Mrs w. A. Roberts, Pierce Ro-
berts, Miss Rhoda Chapman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Thurston, Ed Rev, e. ".
Hemsworth and family and G.. w.
John and family were all Mankato
visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Richardson entertained
the c.. w. B. M. Saturday afternoon
at which time Mrs. J. e. Stevens led
a very interesting meeting. The at
tendance was good.
Miss Vera Kitch was accompanied
from Mankato Friday by Miss Thew
and Miss Renne who were guests at
Mrs. Bucks over Sunday.
r. Thurston and family have moved
back to the home on the hill this
week.
Red Cross Sunday will be observed
next Sunday, May 49,, at 10:30 a. m
at the Christian church at which
service Professor Koenig of the state
university will be the speaker. This
will be fine service and one that
should draw the people. Come and
hear Koenig. Also attend the Red
Cross demonstration in Mankato Sat
urday afternoon if you possibly can
Mr. and Mrs. H. o Thompson and
Ray Thompson spent Sunday in Gar
den City.
Len Rev and family of Vernon
Center were calling in town Saturday
evening.
The frost Monday morning was q
stinger but the damage might have
been worse.
G J. BoyntOn spent some time a
Bancroft, Iowa, last week.
I The Mothers Day service last Sun
day was we'll attended and goodly
number :;ss the mothers were present
The fathers will have their inning
later on. Mrs. Ida Mills was pres
ent Sunday the first time she has tt
attend service for about ten months
and she was heartily greeted.
Theodore Rector's grandson from
:; Truman came Monday, returning will
Mrs. Frye's car and supply of pc
/, tatOeS.
/ Frank Richardson will have yer!
fine convenient arrangement whel
all is completed. He has installed
electric lights in all his buildings
will pump water by motor to a suppl!
tank over head in his barn and eacl
of his fine guernsey cows will have
drinking fountain at her stanton
This barn is kept in a perfectly clear
condition. This late equipment vii
make the work easier to perform an(
will insure even better results thar
under the old way.
| A number of w. C. T. u members
met with Mrs. Jessie John Tuesday
afternoon and made plans for the
I district convention which will bt
held mere June FL and %. The pro
gram and arrangement for entertain
ing delegates will be announced il
/, due time.
| A farmers meeting is dated fol
May 81 and it is thought definite
steps will be taken in regard to {
farmers elevator at that time. 4
cordial invitation is extended tt
everyone who desires to attend thi!
meeting.
F. H. Stringham has received two
settings of eggs from the grea
chicken man, D. L. Young of Monroe
New York. These eggs should hatcl
some fine birds as they come from
| the show pens of this famous poultr.
raiser.
The bull heads in Mills Lake are
| suffering these days, large picni,
parties spending entire days at thi!
sport.
L. j. Duffield is having his resi-
dence property improved by building
concrete floor on his porch.
The wind storm Tuesday night die
minor damage in various parts O
this community. The wind mill OF
the T. F. Mills farm was also de.
| stroyed. Cars found very hare
| travelling while the gale was at it!
height. G.. w. John had part of hi
barn yard fence to rebuild Wednes
day morning.