The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
AMERICAN LEGION HAS
SECURED CHARTER
Organization Will Meet Tonight
And Select Name; Village
News Notes

~ asNAd lot oN1N tNSHllk.
Der IL. when name for >the new
post viii be chosen. Officers will be
elected. The new post is No. -34S and
has fifteen charter members but il is
expected il will start with a mem
bership OF twenty five or thirty.
Miss Ruth Buell. was a visitor in
LeSueur last Saturday.
Miss Leila Granger of Minneapolis
wa a recent visitor at her home
here.
Mrs. W. H. Moulton and daughter
Doris were shoppers in Mankato last
Saturday.
Miss Pearl Mann, who holds a gov
eminent position at Washington. ID.
c., is a guest of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mann of Lake Vita over
the holidays.
ID. T. Peters and son left last Sat
urday to visit indefinitely in Sioux
Falls, s. ID.
Mrs. z. Vetter is the owner of a
new electric washing machine.
4 daughter was horn to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Miller Saturday, No
vember 90.
Mrs. l.. C. Mason and daughter
Beulah were among last Saturdays
Mankato shoppers.
The members of the fire depart
ment enjoyed an oyster supper last
Friday evening in the rooms occu-
pied by s. T. Fcklund.
J. T.. Davies was a business visitor
in Mankato between trains Tuesday.
Miss Clara Wendinger Of Gihbon
and Miss Josephine Bender OF New
Ulrn are spending few days of the
week with the latter's sister, Mrs.
Paul Netter and husband.
Mr. and Mrs Nels Ecklund and
daughter Delta visited Henry Err
kel at the Emmanuel hospital in Man
kato last Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Chester and children
returned 10 their home in Dundas last
week after q few days visit at the l..
C. Mason hone.
The proceeds for the Red Gross
membership drive amounted to 1922
in the town and township.
Misses Helen Olson and Dorothy
irish were Mankato business callers
last Saturday.
RAYMOND Peterson made trip to
LeSueur Saturday.
Oscar Gustafson left Monday for
Northern Minnesota 70 work in the
woods.
Neighbors and friends of Mrs. Ty-
Ter paid her surprise visit last Fri
day afternoon. The party was given
rs farewell. Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler left
Saturday fer Humboldt. Iowa. TO make
iheSr f,,tr.s home.
A telephone was put in the c. j.
Johnson nome last week.
Mrs. Joseph Settler and little son
of Oshawa spent couple of days
last week at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Hattie Turrittin.
Mrs. Harold Downing arrived
Monday from Fertile, Mimi, to spend
the holidays at the home of her
mother. Mrs. Gripp and family. II
]. A. Berquist of Mankato was a
Kascta caller Sunday.
Edwin Palmquist visited in the CT
ties over Sunday.
Harry Greenig of LeSJeur spent
Sunday here with his family.
Misses Martha Herman and Marie
Nayhcin of ST. Paul spent the
THANKSGIVING vacation at the home Of
The formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cashmir Herman and family.
Mrs. w. r. Skipton, Mrs. F. o.
uaroTdson and little daughter and
Maxwell Miller were entertained last
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bennett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. L. Vernon were
Mankato visitors Monday.
Mrs. Frank Birr and children re-
turned TO their home at Little Falls,
Mimi. the first of the week after a
weeks visit with relatives and
friends IN this vicinity.
..u:.,a:~.> u-,,IIa- and family moved.
William Fuller and family moved
TO their new home in ST. Peter last
week.
Merrill Livingston and William
parsons OF Winnebago City nave
gone to LeSueur to work.
George Eastwood has bought an
addition of the II. ". Clapp home
end is moving the same onto MS
PREMISES. He will fix it up for a
garage.
Tie X. P. lodge members and their
families enjoyed party and oyster
supper in the lodge rooms MONDAY
evening.
Gerald Peterson has accepted
position as call boy at the Waseca
round house. ,-..
Mrs sam Weygandt will entertain
the prGSDytecldH l1uiSS fAN -"'1iN' >
~ her home Thursday afternoon oil
this week. zs
Mrs c. J. Johnson is reported to
he on the sick list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Davis enter
tanned a party Of friends and reia-
tiyes last Saturday evening in honor
OF Ed Kendall and wife of Washing
ton.
Harry Owens and family moved
last week into the A. j. Lamberton
house recently purchased of Anthony
Nelson. a.,
Lou Kendall and family and Mi
crd Mrs. Ed Kendall were guests
last Sunday of Fred Fechter and
wife
The third number of the Lyceun
course entertainment will be given
IN the village hall Tuesday evening
december 10. by Bill Bone, author
and entertainer il is said OF hin
his humor is of the rich, bubblina
sort. his mimicry is a thing TO DC
ireamed Of. Bill Bone is simply the
souI OF the story he tells. As
reader and impersonator he is rank
"a among the best Don't miss tins