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

Duffield, Joseph Bixby, Guy For
rey, Richard Hewson, Ed Hib-
bard, Jens Hanson, C. T. John,
C. M. John, Earl Mann, Roscoe
MccauIey, Alfred Mccormack,
Burt Roberts, Allen Roberts, Wal
ter Schulz, Joe Turner, Ralph
Whitson, Wen hell Chapman,
Claude Busick, Richard Schulz,
Paul GoIdenstar, Everett Whit
ney, Fred Larson, Boyd Forrey,
Jesse Kendall, Kurt Hartwig,
Don Cox, Earl DuffieId, L. Err
win Mills.
Garden City, August 15.-Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Chapman had letter from
Mayo last week which stated that he
was at Charleston, S. C. This is
the first time he has touched Ameri
can soil in sixteen months. He says
he's back in Gods country.
Everett Whitney visited here a part
of last week, returning later to the
training camp.
Mrs. Jessie John has as her guest
her friend. Mrs. Wright from Hast
ings, Mimi.
hO lONOlt hbitIihS SOhtCoI was WOu
by Mrs. Hans Olson who knitted nine
teen and one-half pairs of socks
Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts took second
prize with twelve pairs and Lucille
Mann with ten pairs took third place
This latter is quite remarkable as
Lucille is very young girl. Others
could well take a few lessons from
her in these times.
F. F. Frost and family have moved
to South Dakota where Mr. Frost has
accepted a very good position. He
made good in Garden City.
Mrs. T. F.. Mills entertained thu
Sharp family from North Mankato
last Friday.
Miss Mary Thurston has returned
home from two weeks visit in Min
neapolis
The Omaha station is being ably
cared for by Mrs. Klassen an expert
operator who came to fill the vacan
cy left by Mr.. Frost until the company
locates a permanent man.
Last Thursday H. C. Clark and
family arrived in their King eight
from Colorado. Mrs. Clark is the old
er sister of j. G.. Olmsted. They live
on an 500 acre ranch eleven miles
from town. The family consists OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark and two sons
Hubert and Walter and daughters
Ruby and May. On Friday these two
families and the l.. D. Mills family
spent a happy time at Lake Jefferson
Sunday morning Hubert pleased the
church people with his violin music
C,,rd
lies with T. F. Mills and family hat
lunch on the beautiful plot of lant
recently purchased by T. F. Mill.
from e. w. Gates. The Clarks lief
at six o'clock Monday morning fol
Des Moines, Ia. From there they e
to Ottawa. Kansas, and then home tt
Holyoke, Col. They visited relative.
at Lincoln, Neb., on the way to Gar
den City. 1t was their first expert
ence in Minnesota and they were de
lighted with the country.
G. w. John and family enjoyed tn,
band concert in Sibley park last Sun
day.
F. H. Stringham returned home las
week after an absence or severa
weeks
eva MCSOIIudCh, MdfSdlCL It lcLuiIl}
and Willis John form the cannin:
club for Garden City and will do {
big trick at the county fair. The.
are practicing yells and getting read.
for some lively work.
Robert Thompson spent a few day
with Grandma Mills lately.
kilograms have been received from
a number of boys this week. MI. ami
Mrs. A. d. Mccormack received on
from Alfred at Camp Cody in which
he states that he thinks he will sool
sail Mrs. Charles Traverse has wor,
that her brother, Lieutenant Richar
Thompson is safely overseas and MI
and Mrs. c. H. John also received
message from Lieutenant C. T. John
who wired from the other side.
Curt Thompson and family and LIE
Thompson and wife of Fairmont an
Rudolph Geiser of GAINESVILLE wer
callers at the Charles Traverse farm
Sunday.
T.. F. Mills has purchased an acre
age from e. w. Gates and M. Peter
son and will build a splendid home
thus continuing to be useful citizen
of this community.
At the church service Sunda
morning attention was given to tn
fact that L. Erwin Mills was to b
the next to go from this TOWNSHIP
into training. A good congregatio
was present and joined heartily in a
suggestions by the minister who o
: behalf of all took leave of him at tn
close of the service. During the Ri
BILE school session at the suggestio
of the superintendent a vote {
thanks was extended to Erwin for
neat book case which he built an
presented free to the school to b
used as library. Monday afternoo
the Mills and Olmsted families wer
to Ray .Thompson's farm, the las
call before Erwin left. Monday nigf
the Christian Endeavor held a part
in his honor. Tuesday night the 30
Scouts presented him with fin
wrist watch as their tokensof esteel
for him as assistant Scout maste
and Sunday school teacher. Erwi
left Mankato Wednesday, August i
at A:30 p. m, for Indianapolis wher
he will take motor training unde
Uncle Sam. His parents and the T.
Mills and Olmsted families and 9th
aers were at the station to see .hil
of. Young men are getting scare
in these parts so 1t falls to the boy