The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-06-06
GOOD AIR FOR THE corn
MED0 CORRESPONDENT SAYS
WEATHER is FINE
Number of Events Have Taken
Place In That Neighbor-
hood Recently


the last week has been changeable,
during ury weather it needs almost
l'sssId ssLd 9uL OF IeIosdSl
being both warm, cold and cloudy.
1t has been quite agreeable though
on the average, and this is just what
the corn that is in the ground needs
in order to make its appearance.
Much blowing of corn stalks is being
done and quack grass is being dug
with great vim and energy. But it
seems that this weed, one of the
worst enemies of the Minnesota
farmer and upon which he spends a
great deal of time, labor and sweat
can hardly be fought too energetic
ally. 1t is especially difficult to dig
and kill in vet weather and even
constant attention. Were it not for
quack grass the farmer would need
to put only half as much labor upon
a piece of land to get II in shape and
the land would yield much more per
acre to say nothing of the much
higher selling price. There seems
to be but one method of eXterminat
ing the obnoxious weed and that is
TO go at lit in a systematic way by pillow
Sng, discing, dragging and digging it
until all roots are out of the ground.
This requires much patience and per-
severance, but il is the only way and
ii pays.
James Petit, land agent of Storm
Lake, Ia, and some land buyers from
near Truesdale. Ia, were in this To-
~ loo nt To-. nd
They report the small grain in their
country as being much farther of
that in this vicinity.
Among those of Medic TO be grad
uated from the Mapleton high school
this year we note are Ernest Grund
emeir and Irene Beise.
August Kunz has secured a boy
from the state sschool at Owatonna
to assist him with his work this COM
ing summer.
Quite number from this way at
tended the barn dance at Ed. Mares
in Beauford on Monday, May 10. A
lare crowd also greeted the players
who presented the drama Civil serv-
ice in Pemberton on Monday night.
Ernest and Sophia Schubbe of
Medo. and Thusnelda Benz of Ma
pleton, who recently completed a
course in nursing at some school in
st. Paul, were visitors with friends
in West Medo on, Wednesday night,
May 81.
Anton Grundemeir sold his farm of
160 acres to T. Walker and son from
near Truasdale for the sum of SITS
per acre. The other son purchased
William Morrow farm of 240 acres
for $3.50 per acre.
l Mr.. and Mrs Otto Schroeder and
daugbtsx Dorothy, together with Mr..
anu 1dss. Harry Harbour aud little
daughter Vesta. all of Blue Earth
were Sunday visitors with relatives in
Medo. having made the trip by auto
mobile.
Superintendent and Mrs M. W.
Melvin and daughter Ards took sup
per at the Grundemeir home last
Sunday evening.
John Groll has traded his Ford for
a new Chevrolet.
William Schultz hauled tile for his
father last Monday The Tiers w.
gan work on the Schultz Fam this
week
w ullt Itlui SlS41a Ol
a lumber wagon Hermany Soluble
in turning shortly wa sthrown vio-
lently to the ground, severely injur
ing his shoulder bones At this writ
ing he is slowly getting over the ef-
fects of his unfortunate accident.
Several from this way attended the
baccalaureate service held in Ma
pleton on Sunday night at which time
Rev. Father Griffin delivered an in
spring sermon to the graduates.
Special music was rendered by the
Choral club.
Rev. v. N. Robbins delivered an
excellent Memorial sermon at the
church last Sunday. He paid a glow
ing tribute to the veterans of the
Civil war, the Spanish American war
and the new veterans of the World
war. and dwelt chiefly on the
futility of trying to prevent future
wars. The Glad Hand class took an
examination in teacher training at
the Buckholtz home last Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. G.. Argetsinger and
daughter, Dorothy of Mapleton were
welcome visitors in Medo last Sun
day.
George Emerson, Lee and Harold
DeRemer were business callers in
Manlpfon on Tuesday