The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-20
PICKED UP AT KAS0TA STORIES FROM VERNON
Members of the Congregational
Church Gave Party In the
Village


party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Johnson last Thursday eve
ming in honor of Mrs. Pete Anderson
who left the forepart of the week for
her new home in Illinois.
Mrs, r. d. Fawcett OF Des MMoines,
Iowa, is spending few weeks at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. p. Buell..
A daughter was born last Friday
to Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Leverson.
William Olson of Long Prairie
KaSota friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McLain have
moved into the house just vacated by
James McAfee and family.
Miss Ruth Buell. left Tuesday eve
ming for few days visit with friends
in Cleveland.
William ThomaI of Minneapolis
was visitor at the home OF Miss
Marie Peterson.
Miss Rachael Baerd arriv
Wednesday from Minneapolis and is
a guest of Miss Kathryn Bapcock for
a few days.
The homes of Mrs. e. p. Anderson
and Malcolm Bolin are being equip
ped with electric lights.
Mrs. w. II. Moulton was a twin
city visitor several days of this week.
Mrs S. w. Johnson and daughters
Grace and lone returned Tuesday
from visit with relatives at
Rochester.
Mrs. Joseph Bradshaw of LeSueur
was a visitor at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. r. l.. Bradshaw between
trains Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Davis returned home
Monday evening from two weeks
visit with her daughter, Mrs. w. G..
Cole and family in Minneapolis.
Misses Marjorie Stockton and Jes-
sic gave a kitchen shower Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of the
! former for Miss Doris Moutlon, a
bride Of the near future. A parcel
shower was also given in her honor
Thursday afternoon by Miss Kath-
ryn Babcock.
Relatives here have been notified
of the birth of a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hartwick (nee Dorothy
WILCOX of Wenatche, Wash, last
/ Sunday, August s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Swenson
and daughter Mildred and J. r. Ream
motored to Revere last Sunday where
they visited until Monday at the
Miss Edna Waterman has been
elected to teach in the schools in St.
Peter this coming school year
Ray and Marie Pulver of Waseca
spent several days of the past week
with their grandmother, Mrs. Marie
Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Benjamin are
the owners Of a new Ford car.
Russell Balmes of Minneapolis is
visiting friends and relatives here
this week.
Miss Clarissa Mohler visited rela-
tives near Cleveland few days the
fOrepart of the week
Mrs. c. w. Babcock entertaied a
parry of ladies at silver tea Tuesday
afternoon.
T. S. Wilcox left last week for
Washington to meet Mrs. Wilcox,
who has been visitig her daughter,
Mrs. George Hartwick and husband
for several weeks past !:
moved into their new home recently
purchased of Peter Anderson.
Mrs. C. X. Brock of Minneapolis
spent the forepart of the week with
her sister, Mrs. Charles r. Swenson.
William Waterman of Chicago
was a guest at the home of his uncle,
Charles Waterman and family over
Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Johnson and daughter
Ruth visited at the homes of Mrs.
Hattie Turrittin and c. J. Johnson
last Sunday.
Glade Randolph of Vernon Center
spent Sunday with relatives in this
vicinity.
Miss Bessie Howe of Alden, Mimi,
I university student, has been a bus
mess visitor in town for the past
several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Settler and
and children of Oshawa were visitors
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Settlers
Hot
Miss Hester Rydeen spent several
days of the week at the Fred Fech-
ter home at Lake Washington.
Miss Hive Peterson motored from
MINI eapolis Sunday and visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Peter
son.
Mrs. William Moses and Mrs. Isabel
Trowbridge were visitors in Mankato
Tuesday.
Mr.. Myres of Okabena was a caller
last Saturday eyeing at the home of
Mrs. Carrie Johnson and daughter.
Mrs. Carrie Powell, who submitted
to a operation for the removal of
her tonsils at Mankato last week, re-
turned to her home at LeSueur
Center Monday.
Miss Mildred Gum of Huron, S. D.,
has been spending her vacation at her
home here.
MIS-. henuall anu MIS-. j. Brad
shaw Of LIE Sueur Center visited rela
tives here from Wednesday until
! Thursday Of last week.
Benefit silver teas were given last
| Friday afternoon by Mrs. A. J. Lam
| berton and Mrs. Charles Myres.
The funeral Of Mrs. Albert Gripp,
| whose death occurred last Thursday
evening in hospital in ST. Paul, was
held in st. Peter Monday morning
and interment was made in the Ka-
sofa cemetery. Mr.. Gripp is a former
Kasota boy and his many friends ex-
tend heartfelt sympathy in his hour
of sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Newton were
Mankato business visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Bennett and
daughter Esther were entertained
last Sunday at the home Of c. E.
Rydeen and family.
Mrs. w. B. Pulver and daughter
Nora and Miss Ruth Johnson were
shoppers in Mankato last Friday.
Mrs. M. A. Ostrander received a
telegram Monday conveying the news
Of the serious illness of a daughter,
Mrs. p. ]. Kennedy. who lives in
Canada. She was taken to hospital
for two or more critical operations.
Her many Kasota friends hope to