The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-21
Medo

| ne MDITOW CclHttSIy ooSiCtys was
entertained on Tuesday, March II
J by Mrs. Anton Grundemeier. Ow
, ing TO the unsettled conditions The
attendance was not as large as usual
The ice harvest has been completed
I in this part of the country. In spite
: of the continued warm weather much
more ice was hauled than wGs first
expected.
! Spring will soon be here. Many
signs of it's early arrival are in evil
dence, among which we note are the
preparation of seed grain, the rapid
| thawing OF the snow and ice and nle
activities of POULTRY raisers.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Robert viii are the
! happy parents of q baby daughter born
to them on Sunday morning, March 3.
Everyone in this vicinity was
panied to hear of the death of Ernest
Compton which occurred on Wedrcs-
day, March z. Burial was made in
the Medo Central cemetery. Mr..
Compton was man of exemplary
character, honest to the. letter and
had a Kind disposition. During hfs
work as a cream hauler: he made q
great many friends When his health
permitted he was out day after day
in all kinds of weather and was so
faithful to his duty that he exposed
himself unduly to the elements which
led to the final breakdown of his
/ health. The sympathies of all are
extended to the bereaved family.
I Arthur and Henry Wilson and Ar
thur Murphy went TO GAINESVILLE Mon
! day. March 3 and from there took
the train to Mankato where they at
tended to business affairs.
| Frank Cords returned on Monday,
March 10 from Mankato where Mrs.
Cords has been for the last three
weeks. Mrs. Cords underwent her
fifth operation on the Saturday pre-
ceding and at this writing is doing
nicely.
The sale of E. G. Offerle was well
attended and everything brought a
high price. 1t is the intention of Mr..
Offerle and family to return to their
former home, Storm Lake, Iowa,
where they have bought a residence.
Mr.. Offerle is hustler, a man of
power ard energy and has prospered
1 since he>moved here. This estimable
family have host of friends who will
Iepret TO have them leave, but wish
them happiness and contentment in
their new home and in their retire
/ ment.
Word has been received of the death
of Miss Laurette Laurisch, who con
tracted influenza which developed in
to pneumonia. Miss Laurette resided
| for some time at the home of her
uncles, Knutson brothers, and was
later employed in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Babcock Wis
tied on Sunday at the home of the
formers sister, Mrs. Andrew Graves
in fDanville.
Mrs. John Murphy and daughter
Eileen spent several days at the par
entail home this week
The many friends of Jeanette
StroDel, who has been very ill the
last five weeks with influenza which
developed into an abscess in the head
will be glad and pleased to hear that
she is recovering and is able to be up
a short time each day.
The election was fairly well attend
ed but not as well as it should have
been. Why don't every patriot get
out on election day and help carry
on the business of the town? Why
do so many men stand aside and say
Let George do it," 1t is the priv
ilege of every red -blooded American
to go ard vote when the time comes.
Let every man show how proud he is
of this nation by doing his duty