The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-07-11
news CAUGHT IN NEDO|
MOST PEOPLE ARE NOW AT
WORK IN C0RNFIELDs
Program Was Given At Sunday
School; Some Personal
lt.e,i Notes ~ j.

ncuo, hJuiy S.--GuS SlmOnSmeler
who formerly resided on farm in
South Beaufort. but who. now lives in
Storm Lake, Iap visited last week
with his daughter. Mrs. Albert Schulz
be in Danyille, and at the Grunde-
meier home in Medo. He returned
to his home on Friday, June 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Grundemeier
and SON Henry and Mrs. John Frank
en- of Schaller, Ia, autoed to James,
vile on Saturday for a pleasure trip
and an afternoons outing.
Glenn DeRemer was busy last week
hauling his last years fax crop to
the market in Mapleton. He Is also
saving lumber which has kept him
occupied since last spring.
Jens 5Strunge transacted business
in Mapleton last Friday. So
The, heavy wind and rain of Wed
nesday I1slightly damaged the crops,
but certainly put the roads into fine
shape The heavy downpour fat
tened rand hardened the tracks so
that they are now better than they
have been' for long time past.
Sunday visitors at the W. e. Ward
home on June % were Mr.. and Mrs.
INV. Strobel, and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ward and family and
Mr!Aand Mrs. Clark Ward and, son
Leslie Mrs. Dean Wishart and two.
little children of Minneapolis called
at the Ward home on Monday.
Mr.. Seath, Mr.. Peters and Mr.. Pet
erson, all Living near Freedom, MINI.
and former agricultural students at
the state university, visited on Sun
day with old classmates in this
vicinity, They drove over in q Ford.
On Wednesday night, July g. the,
Medo Baptist Sunday school will
hold an ice cream social at the. home
of w. e. Ward. Games will be play
ed and other entertainment proyid-,
ed. All are cordially invited.
Last Sunday a short program was
presented by the members of the
teaching force. and by the adult class
of the Sunday school. The entertain-
ment consisted of independence Day
readings and songs and the pastor
spoke on Christian citizenship, The
time for the services has been chang.
ed, The opening service, viii begin
at 2;30 p. M, and the preaching
services, CLOSING at .4:30 p. m. This
has been done to enable the pastor.
to attend the Sunday school exer-
cises.3it i NJ -stg,t ,fgfs. ,s5lf5.,ss
The officers Of Christian Endeavor
socities of the. Federated churches
of MapletonI and the Baptist church
In Medic are contemplating uniting
during the GUNNER months. Thus
the spirit yof unity, and co operation
is manifesting itself the world over
Quite number Of Medic residents
attended the old settlers picnic at
Cornell's grove last Tuesday. On ac
count of the busy season the crowd
was not as large as usual, but the
number of autos present was esti-
mated at 800. The program was ex-
cellent, each number being presented
In very commendable hammer. Dr.
w. l.. Burton delivered mastery
patriotic address, which was heartily
applauded. A baseball game be-
tween Delayan and Amboy which was
long drawn out and;in which several
took place, resulted in the
score of 6. to 2 in favor of Delavan.
The Fifth regiment band of Mankato
gave concert during the noon hour
that was pleasing to- all. Many did,
not. attend the picnic because they
did not wish to take too much time
from the cornfields. Jas only a few
will rbe working ION the Fourth.
rlMiss Elsie Tesch is visiting at the
Herman Schubbe home. b. -
Max Schultz was on hand to, at
tend the picnic last Tyessday.g He is
employed with - dyedg'ng company
near Slaytcn, MINI. 3