The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-07-04
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STRAWBERRY CROP, OF SEA.
SON BEST EVER RAISED
Correspondent Speaks Very
Highly Of Sunday Schoo!
Gathering

M.du. JGne 2'.-.-Mfs. John Franken
IF Schaller, ~. :. arrived on the
evening train lac. Wednesday and is
| visiting with ce'a'i-es in Medic. She
reports that he weather has been
ilquite as wet where she ives as II
lis here in Minnesota.
AL Salisbury was a county seat
visitor last. Friday.
Jacob Dem, Harold DeRemer,
Walter RAIDER. and Henry Grunde.
u Ter autoed to Minnesota Lake
Tuesday night to attend the dance at
| that place. ,a4s
Myron and .Maysel Ward, Freddie
Buchholtz- and other young people
from this vicinity attended the Gag
gle" alumni picnic at Waseca on
Wednesday, June Is.
Mr.. ard Mrs. E. G. Merrickel re-
turned several weeks ago from Little
Falls, Mimi, where they attended the
state convention of the Seventh Day
Adventist church. Last week they
were out to theg old home assisting
with the strawberry harvest, 49,
John Murphy had the miSfortune
Ito lose one of his valuable work
horses from extreme heat of last
week. ~.
y, The strawberry harvest season is
about over and not in years have the
berries been SO large and luscious, or
the crop SO big as this year. Near
ly everybody had some to pick and
can while some had SO many that to
put the berries in cans required a
great deal of hot hard work, standing
over the. cook stove. They were at
first very high in price. but, as the
supply increased the price fell rap
idly until they finally sold for Is
cents per quart, which was very
cheap. Strawberry shortcake has
appeared so many times as a dessert
that it, has lost its charm for time.
Many people, from around here are
planning on attending the old set
tiers picnic at Judd CorneIl's grove
next Tuesday and it is fervently
hoped that the weather is favorable
and the roads dry. All have been
disappointed so many times this
summer that it is believed it is time
for change. The summer days will
be well past when the roads begin
to assume a better condition.
Unless something else turns up
there will be a record breaking
crowd at the Fourth of July ,celebra-
ton at Mankato next week as MANY
hope. to attend tho home coming OF
our soldier and. sailor boys, who will
be SO royalty entertained.
Some ofsthe. cornfields are looking
fine now in s spite of all the. wet
weather. The stalks, are knee hish
now in places and by the Fourth will
be much, higher than, it usually Is
at that time of the year. The weeds
are growing also, but with good care
can be kept down. In many places
the water has been standing SO long
that, the corn has been drowned. IT,,
intense heat of the last few DAYS
certainly is not. very beneficial to the
small grain as the. wheat is in, lust
the period when it can stand but lit
tie heat. The hayland and pastures
have heavy growth and a heavy .hay
crop is looked for.
y r'AA" oAiu AAf .. "A. "A. GFuQQemGlr and
son Henry visited on Sunday at thr
John Murphy home.
While in st. Paul attending the
State Sunday, School convention the
writer had the privilege of hearing
some Of the foremost religious lead
ers of the state, some of whom were
the following. Dr. Harry Noble
Wilson. minister of Central Presby-
terrain church, st. Paul; DR.. n. G.
sWearingen, minister of House of
Hope. Presbyterian church, ST. Paul:
Dr, e, 2. luke, rector st. Clements
episcopal church, st. Paul; DR., Stan
icy b Roberts, minister Bethlehem
PRESBYTERIAN church, Minneapolis
DR.. w. B. Riley. minister First Ban.
list church, Minneapolis, and Profes.
sor M. A. Hamlire, Dayton. Ohio
me convention was a success in
every respect. the attendance icing
about 800, the weather Favorable. and
every number well worth hearing