The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
ROADS IN bad SHAPE
WORST EVER Is STATEMENT
OF THE CORRESPONDENT
Mail Carrier George Scram
Says He Never Travelled
Over Such Highways u
Especial to the Free Press.l

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Rapidan and Decoria, December 81
John Mathews has built house in
the timber across the line from the
house where he has lived the past
year and which now belongs to Mrs
Weber
George Scram, Route /, Good
Thunder, the accommodating mail
carrier, put in his appearance Mon
day noon after the freeze up Deem
Der % which capped the climax and
put the roads in the worst condition
your correspondent believes in the
history OF Blue Earth county. Mr..
Scram says that during the fifteen
years he has carried mail he has new
er travelled over such terrible roads
When seen at noon on the above date
he had the appearance of Santa sure
enough. His buggy was packed to
its fullest capacity it seemed and he
had not travelled half the distance OF
his route. His buggy was fairly
bullying with packages, boxes and in
fact load for lumber wagon if the
roads were in fair condition. He
made the remark that he didn't know
whether he would get back to Good
Thunder in time to start out on the
route Christmas morning or not, but
sure enough he did, and the roads
were no better ard he had even a
greater load of Christmas presents to
distribute than he took away on Mon
day. We doubt if he and his team
had very happy Christmas.
Erwin Greedy of Truman spent
Christmas at the home of his sister
and brother in law, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Samuelson of Decoria.
Mr.. ard Mrs David Anderson and
two little boys spent Christmas day
at the parental home of the former
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cotton and
family spent Christmas day at the
H. l.. Cotton home
The Huff families took dinner with
Mr.. ard Mrs. Carl Hanson in Man
kato
Mr.. ard Mrs. John Anderson. Jr.
spent Christmas evening at the home
of the latter's mother, Mrs. Marie
Erickson ard son Martin
Mrs. Hjelmer Huff entertained hel
sister. Miss Esther Lee of Rapidan a
few days the past week.
The Red Cross work which had to
be stopped for time on account OF
the epidemic IT. the neighborhood
has again resumed operations. The
ladies gather at the homes of the
members in the afternoon 1.-THE gen
tlemen can come too, if they viii
bring thimble and needle) and sew
until five o'clock, eat lunch and de
part. The ladies who have enter
tanned so far since they resumed
work are Mrs. M. Matson, Mrs. David
Anderson and Mrs John Anderson
The next meeting will be held at the
Ed. Tarjerson home this week Wed
nesday afternoon.
Christmas was spent very quietly
around here. No festivities whatever
not even sleigh bells could be heard
even though the ground was sprin
killed. with snow. There was not
enough to warrant sleighing to any
extent. The roads in most places are
so very rough it will take good ole
fashioned snow to fill up the awful
ruts iE them. 1t rained I'D to the day
1t froze so made dragging them i'm
possible.
There were twelve ladies present
at the Red Cross meeting at the Johr
Anderson home last Thursday and
everything went along smoothly un.
der the able management of Mrs
Henry Cotton ard Mrs. NJ. Matson.
Mesdames Bodle and sister Marie
Erickson have knit up to Christmas
day. four hundred and fifteen pairs
of socks for the Red Cross. Their
people wonder why wool is gettins
scarce.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Broderson and
children of Decoria visited Sunday a
the ]. r. Anderson home.
Miss Gripp has so far recovered
from her illness as to be able to take
up her school duties last Monda,
morning, December so.