The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-28
news FROM NEDOTOWN'
SEVERAL FROM THIS SECTION
TO BE AGGlE GRADS.
Correspondent Speaks In Praise
OF the Hard Surface Road.
way; Personal Notes
Isnecial TO FREE Press. 4

| Especial To free Press
Medo, March 25.-Max Schultz was
on the sick list last week with a sore
throat and bad cold. Am cad to
report that he has recovered at this
writing.
! Mrs. George Krouss returned Satur-
day morning from a visit with friends
land relatives in Mankato and Mime,
apolis. The men in the meantime had
the fun(?) of "batchiRg' it.
P. j. Koenen of Schaller, Iowa, who
formerly resided in Danville and later
in Mapleton, arrived here Wednesday
for few days visit at the homes of
his uncle, Anton Grundemeier, and
his cousin, Mrs. John Murphy. Mr.
Koenen and Mr.. Grundemeier went to
he j. Murphy home on Friday and
Iafterward called on Lee Murphy al
GAINESVILLE. Mr.. KOenen returned home
on Saturday.
Among those who will graduate
from the agricultural school at St
Paul this week from this vicinity are
Mary Grobl, Lillian Weaver, Myrcn
Ward and Fred Buchholtz. All are
highly gratified over the progress OF
these young people and commend
their earuas- efforts to secure ans.ed
Iucation. All sincerely hope that their
endeavors will be crowned with sue
cess. - ~"
Herman Hanker and Jens Strunge
transacted business in Mapleton Fri
day.
Emil Offerle and family are leaving
this. week for their home in Storm
Lake, Iowa.
1t seems like j old times again tC
hear the welcome chirpingnof the rob
lin, the songs of the blackbirds and the
crows. and especially to see a flock Of
wild dncks and geese flying overhead
bound for The waters of the lakes. Few
sends are more pleasant to the sense
of hearing than the cheerful notes oil
1.-THE songbird. ss
The farmers are making prepara :
tions to begin spring work and if nc
change in the weather takes place in
a week or two,. dragging, discing and
blowing win be under way. The ma
ichinery is being looked over ans
drawn Out of the sheds
AS there is considerable talk, pre-
land con over the hard surface road
plan, perhaps your correspondent
might be permapted to a:.s. word il
favor of the project. Your, correspon-
dent is entirelyfor 1t and believes thai
too much cannot be said in its favor
1t is inconceivable why people will pul
Iup with the terrible conditions of oul
roads which are very nearly impass,
4 able at times. It isslwithout doubi
ia paying proposition and therein lies
1.-THE argument Many times a farmer
loses money by not being able to hau
his produce to the market at the right
Itime We believe the time is coming
when all the state roads and even the
other main roads will be- hard surface
Iroads. ~
| Lincoln McComb and son, Charles
land Charles Lcntz visited at the home
of Jens Strunge on Sunday.
| Mark Ward has been quite i'll with
the influenza the last several weeks
and his many friends will be glad te
know that he is able to be at his duties
iagain.'
E. H. Beise transacted one of the
largest land deals ever made in this
part of the country, when he sold his
farm of over 1000 acres to his son
Leonard, and Christ Sorenson of. Stay
ton, Mimi, for the sum of SITS ,000
i Rev. v. N. Robbins of Beldenville
Wis, occupied the pulpit at the Medic
Baptist church last Sunday Rev
Robbins is candidate forthe pastor
ship of the Federated churches of Ma
pleton and the Medo church and comes
highly recommended. He is an able
and forcible speaker and itiis thought
that he will secure the position as
everyone was we'll satisfied with him