The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-31
STATE BANK ELECTED DlREC-
TORS FOR THE YEAR
Meeting of Woman's Christian
Temperance Union: Other
Interesting Events
Especial to Free Press.l

ing elected the following directors
NJ F. Crane. Garvin Crane, +. j..
Naylor, E. W. Gates. U. G. Ward,
George Richardson, George John. E.
II. Monroe, George b. Gilman. They
will hold a meeting in the near flu
ture for the purpose of eleciing Of
fiCers.
=. Garvin Crane was a passenger on
the 400 train TO Mankato Friday
evening.
Mrs Ella Bixby visited at Lake
Crystal between trains Friday.
Miss Celia Cox is having work done
in Lake Crystal this week.
Miss Bertha Cole speEt 4 few days
at the home of Ray Thompson in Am
boy. Mrs. Thompson is not in the
best of health.
Mrs. Mayte John and Mrs Doris
John were shopping in Mankato Mon
day.
Miss Mirric Erb. who teaches
school in district No. -. was Il pas
senger 10 Mankato Friday evening.
Tom Bailey vert 10 ST. Paul Thurs
day 10 spend a few days with roia-
tiveS and friends.
T. II. Monroe Went 10 Mankato
Friday to meet his little son Wood =
row. who was returning from Min
neapolis where he had been visiting
his grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitney.
Burton Grimes of Madclia will
spend a few weeks al the home OF
his aunt. Mrs. +. W. Gates.
Mrs. Susie Olmsted and little son
have gone To Waukeson, H.. 20 be
near her husband. Rev John Dim
sted. vino is a Y. NJ. G. A. secretary
at Camp Paul Jones. All Will great =
ly miss Mrs. Olmsted. She lived in
here the greater part Ci her life and
has endeared herself to a large circle
of friends.
Mrs. L. d. Mills and Miss Bertha
Cole accompanied Mrs. OlmstCd as
far as Mankato Monday.
A nice audier."e greeted Rev.
Wendt at the Baptist church Sunday
afternoon a~.i listeE"d 10 fine
sermon. Rev. Werdt is young
man of fire ability.
The annual meeting Of the Baptist
church will be held at the Baptist
church January 80. All members are
urged to be present. Dinner will be
served at noon.
Mrs. Sinotte ard Miss Wilson en-
tertaired few friends at the school
house Friday evening in honor OF
Mrs. Olmsted. A fine time is re-
ported
Word has beer received by friends
Il
Bull. Idaho, in which they state
they are rejoicing over the arrival OF
little daughter named Mary Jane
Mrs. Skiller was Gertrude Piper be-
fore Ter marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gates and Joyce
We're guests at the L. W. Gates
home Sunday.
There will be services in the diff
fe-ent churches at the usual hour
from this Sunday on unless We have
the flu again.
Mrs. Josie Ray, who expects "a
spend few months with her daugh-
ter Nellie at Minneapolis. was pleas :
antly surprised at her home Friday
evening by few OF her friends, who
came in TO spend the evening with
her. A very delightful time was en-
Joyed ard very appetizing lunch
was served from the baskets the la e.
dies brought with them.
Mrs. Anna Hazel is improving from
her siege OF the flu.
Lee A. Cox received the sad mes
sage Monday that his mother has
passed away at her home IT. Bona
parte, Iowa. He left on the after
train for thnt nlupn OF
the funeral
and Mrs. Keith Of Mapleton visited
at the Hazel home Saturday
Mrs. Walter Story is visiting hel
parents at Beaver Creek, Mimi, this
week.
The annual meeting of the Chris
thar church will be held at the church
February II.
Tie Womar's Christian Temperance
union will hold a public meeting in
the basement OF the Christian churcl
on Tuesday. February 1, at 2:3O p
M. Mrs. Ida Mills and Mrs Ella
BiXby will have charge OF the pro
gram. Roll call will be answered Dy
quotations from Miss Frances vii.
lard. This is very important meet
ing at which we Will be obliged &c
elect a new treasurer in Mrs. Ohm
sted's place. who we very much regret
TO lose. Each member should como
prepared TO pay her annual dues
which must be sent in by February
Is. We shall also be very glad &c
take in new members at this time
Mrs. Josie Ray is reported TO BIZ
quite sick at this writing.
Floyd Nilsson, who was on the sick
list a few days last week, has fully
recovered again.
They are eraveling the road frOr
the top OF the Boynton hill to the
east town line under the direction OF
the board of supervisors. This is a
very much needed Improvement
This community has again been
shocked over a message containing
the sad news of the death of Ear
Weld, the oldest sor of Mr.. and Mrs
w. Weld OF Minneapolis. His death
occurred December IA, in a hospital
somewhere in France and was due tt
appendicitis and complications. Ear
was q fire young man, of sterling
qualities ard eager to do his part o
making the world safe for democrG
cy. He is a nephew Of Charles II