The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-28
DITCH NEARS ITS FINISH
BIG CANAL WILL BE
HELP TO FARMERS
Freeman Radcliffe, Sterling
Farmer, Injured In Corn
Picker; Amboy News
Especial to Free Press. ]

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Amtoy, November 25.-The com
pany making the big ditch west of
town will finish its contract sometime
this week and this ditch will prove
10 be great benefit to the farmers
in that locality as it will give them
a good outlet to tile their farms.
Henry Evens has rented the Affol-
ter building and will sell the Over
land autos and later will do all kinds
OF repair work.
Arthur Boaz and wife and Gordon
Heritage motored to Delayan Sunday
TO visit relatives and lends.
Zenk and Broaz have been busy the
past week remodeling their garage
and when finished will have a build
ing which will be credit to the
town. This garage is quite popular
as their work is the best that can be
dGne as they are both experts in this
kind of work.
A. ID. SecTist. Who recently sod his
meat market in Arnb"v, and purChas
n meat market in Winnebago. has
sold his business there also, but Is
stfl undecided as to his future plans.
Alvin Story, the son Of Dir. and
Mrs sCharles Storrs, wen third prize
on his fat poker exhibited at 81.
Paul and is highly pleased with his
success.
Maurice D. Ferifare. son of J. w.
Heritage. was IT Rochester last week
for an examination of his left limb
which has bothered him ever since
he had eciatic Thounatism a year ago.
Election oe officers of tho l. o. O..
r. loA~e wiz talre place this week
Saturday night and all members are
reclrested 70 he present as important
wC-k viz hn taken un.
jonas Johnson. having rented his
farm will take a vacation and go TO
the coast for the winter months. He
will be accnmpanieh nv his wife.
Mr.. Bisbing Of Lakefield has pIlr-
chased the dray line in Amhny ami
viii move his family here and taEe
possession OF the business about De.
cer:ber |.
Freeman Radcliffe, ono Of Stn7'iing's
prosperous farmers. suffered an acct
ent. His hand caught in corn pick :
or. taking off three main fingers Of
his right. hand and part of his little
finge+. Not being able to get doc
tor in Amboy Re was taken TO Man-
kato to have his hand dressed.
Most of the hunters OF Amboy re-
turned last week, bringing five deer
end two moose, and all feel well
p'eaeed with their success. Dr.. Mer-
rilI and William Tipler are still in
TIE woods, but are expected home by
Thanksgiving.
The Parent Teachers association
met Friday evening and had very
meeting. DIR. O'Connor gave
q practice talk upon the health OF the
children and this was followed by a
general discussion over the questions,
taken from the question box. More
narents should take part in these
meetings and the executive committee
las promised the cub good speaker
TO open the subject of consolidated
school. Let every body be booster
and make these meetings n success.
II. o. Thompson arrived hemp n
spend few DAYS on business. He
has been down to Stanhope, Iowa, for
lso-'e time. ....
THANKSGIVING exercises will be
bold at the Presbyterian church on
Thursday evening of th's week.
Fred Boesch and wife spent sew
eral days in st. Paul visiting relatives
last week
Many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Les
lie Cornell sympathize with them in
The loss of their young baby. ..
The Methodist Ladies' Aid society
will have It's annual sale and chicken
Tie supper in the basement of the
church on Wednesday, December g.
All are cordially invited TO attend.