The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-14
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Elmer ,Evensor received .he follow

Elmer ,Evenson received she follow
ing letter from his brother larry:
! Camp Hospital No. 10, A. P. o. 712
A. e. F., France. January 81, 1873
Dear Brother: / will try to write you
few lines this evening, hoping this
finds you all well like myself. have
been receiving a good deal of mail
lately so it must be getting better
with the mail service. The most Of
the mail is two months old but is
good just the same. / haven't re-
ceived much December mail so it has
chance to improve much yet. You
must have had pretty good crop last
fall 1t was getting time for the
crops to improve 1t must have kept
you pretty busy to shock all. of that
corn You will have plenty to feed
the hogs and other stock on any way.
wish, could have helped you for l
am sure / would like that better than
what l have now" It is not what you
want it is what you get in the
army" We are all over here for a
good cause so will have to make the
best of it. We have been having en-
tertainments and other things to
make the time pass quicker. ! am
still in this place. 1t is the longest I
ever stayed. Maybe they will send
me home pretty soon. We have about
as good a place as anyone has in
France. / think, plenty to eat and
good barracks to sleep in which is
more than most of them have. l re-
ceived the box you sent but the
watch and pen were missing and
some of the candy. Both ends of the
box were open so it is wonder there
was anything in it. Will close with
best wishes to you all. Your brother,
Harry.
Teams are hauling gravel again so
every man is busy.
j. p. Michels and F. e. Budde have
been hauling gravel into their yards
and putting them in fine condition.
The Waterbury family have been
moving via Judson TO the farm where
A. Buick and family have been liv-
ing. ~
Mrs. Charlie Severance visited at
Albert Lea, Glendale and Owatonna
last week and returned home Sunday.
G. w. Johnson and Chester Purrier
attended the Anderson auction beyond
Mankato Tuesday
Elmer Evenson is on the sick
list.
F. E. Budde and Chester Steel
bought beautiful new Edisons of
Conner Jones at Mankato last week.
Mrs. A. p. Anderson of Nicollet is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Charlie
Lind
Several in the neighborhood are
putting up ice this week. The ice is
taken from the John Schulz lake.
Willis Randall was moving Tues
day. Clyde Morrow, Walter Johnson
and Erwin Culp helped him.
Jane Parry has been home from
Mankato High school for several days
on account of sickness.
Saturday evening Tom and Bart
Hanson -and Leslie Lindsay enter
tanned C large 1am5ef % friends 4 q
dancing party. Everyone had fine
time.
Harry Parsons, Chester Steel.
Arthur Sharp and H. A. Hanson helped
n. Parry put up ice at the creamery
Friday and Saturday.
Arvid Strum, who has been visit
ing at the Evenson home, is spend
ing a few days at LIE Sueur this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cole and son
Floyd spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Steel and lis
tened to the new Edison
Mrs. F. E. Budde and children.
Evelyn, Ira and frankie spent Sun
da- afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Trask
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Busbv of Winnie
Dago were in Mankato Tuesday and
Mrs. Busby called up some of her old
neighbors over the telephone.