The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
PICKED UP IN kASOTA
c. r. SWENSON SUFFERS
PAINFUL. INJURY
Number of Events of Interesting
Character Are Chronicled
BY Reporter
Especial to Free Press.l

Friday while at his work in the
quarry, when the thumb of his left
hand was caught by heavy iron
chain and was crushed in such a
manner that it could not be saved,
and was taken of at the second
Joint. DR.. Strathern attended the
injury
Mrs. George Pulver and three chill
dren Of Waseca spent last Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Marie Peter
son.
Harry Olson. wife and taby or
Stewartville spent last week at the
home of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Nels Olson and family.
Mrs. Alma Denker visited over the
week end with relatives in Cleve-
land.
Miss Luella Hartman has been on
the sick list the pastSweek.
Mrs. Peter Davies and son. Ralph,
OF Minneapolis. spent last Thursday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e.
Davies.
Roland Ream visited over Sunday
with relatives in Mankato.
d.. L. Davies and family arrived
last Friday from Revere to attend
the home coming celebration. They
visited friends and relatives here un-
til Sunday.
Mrs, NJ. A. Ostrander left last Sat-
urday for Minneapolis where she will
spend the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. H. A. Maves and family.
j. r.. Ream and r. y. Bradshaw
and family were visitors at LeSueur
Center last Sunday.
Miss Ruth Buell. visited with
friends in Henderson over the week
end
Mrs. Nellie Monsoon of Prescott,
Ariz., visited at the home of her
brother, j. Z. Davies and wife
from Wednesday until Thursday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Hormanl ST.,
were Mankato visitors last Satur-
day.
Mrs. Addison Roberts and Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Roberts of Ottertail county
We're guests last Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Vernon. !.
5. NJ. Granger was away last week
on business trip to Chicago, Des
Moines and Sioux City. Iowa, and
Omaha, Neb.
The Larkin club was entertained
last Saturday evening by Mrs. Nels
Ecklund. Cards were played at three
tables and favors were won by Mrs.
Albert Allen and Mrs. Gill ert Nell
SON. Refreshments were served.
Loren Rapp, who is employed on
a farm near Mankato, spent last Sun
day at home.
Mre. Eleanor Crist was a shopper
in Mankato last Tuesday.
Mrs. c. r. Parker and son Owen.
of Minneapolis, spent a few days of
last week at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Jardine.
Mrs. A. X. Swenson entertained
the Congregational Ladies' Aid So
clety Wednesday afternoon.
Paul Vetter is having his cottage
redecorated. ]. F. Johnson is doing
the work.
August Mann is making extensive
improvements on his property here.
II. w. Clapp, who recently sold his
farm on the Mankato road will hold
an auction sale Friday. He will sell
all farm machinery. stock and some
household goods. Mr.. and Mrs. Clapp
will move into their new home here
in a week or so.
p. l.. Vernon has the contract for
building barn for the Johnson
brothers on their farm on the Lake
Emily road.
Harry Greenig and family Of Lake
Washington, were Kasota business
callers Saturday.
The first number of the series of
entertainments to be given by the
Midland Lyceum course, was given
In the village hall Tuesday evening.
entitled, "A Night in the Trenches"
by a quartet of soldier boys. 1t was
enjoyed by a large crowd.
kasota relatives have been notified
OF the marriage of William Lebr. a
former. Kasota boy, to Miss MYRTLE
Henry OF Pennington, the wedding
took place at the brides home in
Pennington Monday afternoon. Oc
tober 20, and was. attended by a
party of relatives. Mr.. Lehr has been
employed in Pennington as a fire.
man on the Milwaukee road for the
past year or more and after short
visit. with friends and relatives here
and inpi, Mankato they will go TO
housekeeping in that city.
Miss Irene Granger of Henderson.
spent last week end at her home
here.
Mrs. Mary Davis accompanied L.
= Davis and family to their home in
Revere last Sunday, where she will
spend few days visiting.
Mrs. Carl Wright and little son
spent the latter part of last week
at the Porter Basye home.
Mrs. August Kopp, who lives with
her daughter Mrs. Zibe Mason was
pleasantly surprised last Friday, her
birthday, by a visit from Emil Kopp
and Mrs. Albert Kopp of st. James.
and Mrs. Curtis McDuff of Mankato.
Miss Gladys Jardine arrived home
the latter part of last week from
Arlington, D.1 c.. for a ten days'
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
William Jardine. Miss Jardine holds
position in the new filing section
in the treasury department.
Mrs. sLettie Freeman of Williston
N. d., was a visitor last week at the
home of her Brother, Burton Brown
and family.
Harry Ream came from Eairn,ont
last Friday to be preser at the
home coming celebration.