The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-07-11
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CHURCH SERVICES TO BE
HELD IN The VILLAGE
J. [. Stevens Has Disposed of
His Farm; Fresh News
Notes of Town
Especial to Free rress.l

Especial to Free Pressl
Mapleton, July -S.-Members of the
Federated church met * Inc Con
gregauorai church Sunday where
services will continue to be. held
during July and August. The attend :
ance was good and the choir gave a
special anthem, Ashamed of Jesus
Miss Gilmore and Miss Busse sang
the duet. Communion was celebrated
att the close of the service. The
young peoples meetings are being
held Immediately after the church
service for the present.
Mrs. Albert Johnson returned from
Minneapolis Friday night, accom-
panied by her SON and daughter, Al
fred and Esther.
The funeral of DR.. Alex Pratt,
who passed away at Mankato, was
held Saturday at 4 p. M, in the ceme-
A large number of old friends of the
family We're present.
]. l.. Stevens disposed of his farm
on Saturday. This property joins
the Judd Cornell grove on the north
and has flowing we'll equal If ~
larger than either of those on the
81 nell tarm- II is d DeauCiruI ia. AZ
home.
George Tenney of Grapeland pass
ed away at his home on Friday after
noon of cancer of the stomach. He
was one of the early settlers Of
Faribault county, being just across
the line. He leaves his family of
two girls, and two boys to mourn for
kind father. One boy, Sylvester,
is in Montana Funeral services
were held Monday in Grapeland
schoolhouse, Rev. v, N. Robbins of
floating. Burial took place in the
family lot at Chase cemetery.
Miss Ella Carlson of the Maple
Leaf cade spent last week visiting
friends in Minneapolis.
J Miss Susan M. Sutton has purchas
ed the place she now occupies Of A.
E. Benton.
John Sutton is preparing to exhib-
it his rabbits at the state fair in Sep
TENDER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Anderson
and children and Art Murphy drove
to Breckenridge last week to visit
with a sister, Mrs. James Butler.
M. A. Gilmore returned to Little
Falls on Thursday afternoon where
he will join Mrs Gilmore and pro-
coed to Grand Forks to visit his son
Edward. who is, a conductor on the
Great Northern. -
1 j. M. Coggeshall is among the Ia
test to invest in a car, having bought
Chevrolet of Borchert brothers.
Mira S. E. More of Winnebago Wis
tied the first Of the week With. Hugh
Q>11lns family. returning to their
home via Mankato on Wednesday.
Miss Sadie Atcherson returned
Thursday from a visit with her sister
Mrs. Heyerson, who lives in Mon
tana +ng@ t,ss - 49, ~,
Miss Margaret Mccarthy of Good
Thunder is spending the week al
the Shannahan home east, of town.
j. M. Johnson. The genial station
agent is on a vacation with his wife
and little son. This is a well earned
visit, the first in some time as Joel
stuck to the ship" during the war
A. J. Keller, san A. E. F. boy, who
learned the business in this office is
ably caring for the Milwaukee inter-
ests at present.
Mrs. Mary Vanderhoof and daugh-
ter returned to their eastern home
Thursday after spending several
weeks with Grandma Grieg and other
relatives. a asg ssso ~
& Ivan Pratt was called to Mankatc
THURSDAY by the death OF. his brother
DIR. Alex Pratt, whose obituary has
already been given. sa
: Miss Anna Wier and father OF
Good Thunder were between train
visitors in Mapleton Thursday morn
ing.
T. Mrs. Charles Ellis and sister went
to Good Thunder Thursday to visit
with her parents for few days.
/ William Mcqueen returned to Min
neapolis and the hospital Thursday
morning. He was accompanied by
1 Mrs. Mcqueen, who, will stay a few
days in the city.
J Mrs. G. ]. Wolff and Miss Laura
Chase went to Mankato Thursday or
| the morning train. Mr.. Wolff ex-
pected to drive down after them in
! the evening.
James Pomroy sold his farm Just
east of town for $155 per acre. He
| was called to Mankato on business
/ Thurday.
Miss Lenore Greiner was a between
trains visitor in Mankato Thursday.
Miss Beatrice Troendle, who has
been studying in Chicago, returned
home Tuesday evening for the sum
mer. I, s2oa
John Mclaughlin is the lucky mar
this week, having sold the farm ht
bought last week of Fay Hicks at {
nice increase in price, also selling
his own forty acre tract. a
! The elected 4 officers for the Ole
Settlers association for the i, coming
year are: President, O. w. Healy
vice president, c. E. Ellis; secretary
iC. E. Whitney; treasurer, William
MEAD; executive committee, Ernes
More, Grant Hazel and H. c. Hotal-
ling. A. Hl2
T. Mrs. William Franz Off st. rOlail
lattended the Equity picnic Monday
a Miss Ethel McGrew was guest Of
her friend Alice Bomberger picnic
day. ~
/ Miss Resale Schwietzer and pro
ltege spent few days with her sis
tiers in Good Thunder this week
Mrs. Schwietzer went down for Sun
day.
Mrs Thomas Darnell of Mankato
lwho visited her mother, Mrs. Kline
Z h~,,,a Thr,,e1o.y