The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
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! a guest of relatives here over Christ
mas.
Miss Margaret Humble of Fergus
Falls came home Saturday to spen(
the holidays.
Miss Hazel Stockton, who teaches
4 near Portage, Montana is guest O.
her parents for several weeks
| Christmas exercises were held in
the Congregational church on We'd
/ nesday evening. Early services were
held there early Christmas morning
Two letters were received from FL
mer Olson last week. He is still in
France but is well.
| The Presbyterian Sunday school
had it's usual Christmas festivities on
Thursday evening with program OF
exercises and a Christmas tree.
! The Babcock family received let
tiers from Lieutenant Frank Babcock
! last week and he stated that he was
in the army of occupations in Ger
many.
| Raymond Hanson was mustered out
of Camp Grant last week and is now
at home. Hiding Carlson was mus
tered out of the same camp on the
same day, but has not yet come home,
rbut is visiting elsewhere.
! Otto Vetter who is employed at
Storden arrived home Saturday for
over Christmas.
| Mrs. John Lemon and daughter
Leona of Lake Benton came Sunday
evening to spend Christmas at the
Berquist Home.
Mrs. George Larson and little son
returned last week from a visit to
relatives in Vesta.
E. S. Humble and r. D. Fawcett did
business in Mankato Saturday.
Arthur, Ellen and Elvira Johnson
were among the Kasota people who
were Christmas shoppers in Mankato
Saturday.
a baby girl arrived at the Arthur
Guentzel home last week.
Miss Mabel Gripp' OF Good Thunder
is spending her two weeks vacation
I at home.
Henry Denker of Cleveland came
home Saturday and expects to spend
| the rest of the winter with his moth
er, Mrs. Alma Denker.
Forrest Butterworth Of Mankato
Sundayed With friends here.
Miss Gertrude Sandberg of ST.
James is at home to spend the holt
days.
Miss Frieda Eyrich, teacher in the
Brown district vert to her home in
lie Sueur Sunday evening to spend the
next two weeks.
Miss Nora Pulver is slowly recov-
ering from two weeks illness with
| the grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmer Johnson and
son Kenneth spent Christmas with St.
Peter relatives.
Memorial services for Clarence
Wistrom, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Wistrom, who was killed in action in
France in October, were held Sunday
afternoon in the Swedish Lutheran
church.
| Mrs. John Clans entertained the
Ladies Aid society of the Prcsbyteri-
an church at her home on Friday
afternoon of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Patterson of
| Saltwater came Christmas day for
visit of few days at the ]. E. Davies
home
Mrs. j. Lemon ard daughter Leona
and Miss Hanna Berquist were among
Mondays Mankato visitors.
Richard Pulver, who is stationed at
Buffalo, N. Y. is at home for the
Christmas holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Edwards came
up from the city to spend Christmas.
Mr.. ard Mrs. August Sandstrom re-
ceived word that their son in law,
Howard Chappell of Virginia. Mimi,
had been bally injured while at his
work and is now very low.
Or. Sunday evening occurred the
death of Mrs. Gus Gunderson, former
ly Miss Minnie Crossfeld of this
place. Death followed a two weeks
illness with blood poisoning. Sew
eral DAYS ago she was taken to Man.
kato hospital but all efforts failed.
Mrs. Gunderson was young woman
of fine qualities and was a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Crossfield of this
place. She was a graduate of the
Kasota high school with the class of
1918 and will be missed by all who
knew her. Funeral arrangements had
not been decided upon when the news
went to press, but will be given next
week.
Mrs. Harry Norris ard baby of Yer
nor Center visited at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Vernon and family several days this
week
! George Cole and sons captured a
large wolf Sunday and another Tues
day. A short time ago r. E. Grice
and son Elmer shot q fine large one.
! Mr. and Mrs. Harry Volk and daugh-
ter of Minneapolis spent Christmas
| at the G.. w. Babcock home.
| Lieutenant Herbert Wilcox has
been mustered cut Of service and ar
rived home Sunday.
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