The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09
NEWS NOTES OF KERNS
SERVICE FLAG WILL BE
LOWERED SUNDAY
Rev. Field To Deliver Sermon,
"The New Heroism"; the
Personal Mention

Kerns, January There will be
church services next Sunday evening.
Rev. Field will have for his subject,
The New Heroism" and plans are
being made to lower the service flag.
All returned soldiers and sailors arc
asked to be present. Sunday school
will be held at eleven O'Clock in the
morning.
The Ladies' aid society met with
Mrs. Frank Buddc last Friday.
Thomas 'Claffey. who has been liv-
ing on the Reuben Purrier farm, is
going 10 move to Iowa and will hold
an auction at his place next Monday,
January y.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sweet of Mime
anolis spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. s. Batcheller.
Mr. and Mrs. Kort Currier of ST.
Peter visited at the Rist and Sever
ance homes last week.
Andrew Swanson, Elias Johnson,
and Charlie Severance attended the
Lans' auction last week.
MI and Mrs. Chester Steel enter
tanned The formers parents and sister
at a New Years dinner, The happy
event was i'm honor of the wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. l.. d.
Steel.
Miss Cora johnson entertained n
number OF friends Wednesday even-
ing to watch the old year out
Mrs. John Keene. who has been
visiting at the Rist home for the past
four months, left for Minneapolis Mon-
day and after visiting her children
there will leave for her home at
Washington.
Misses Edna and Hazel Sharp went
to st. Paul Monday to hear Harry
Lauder sing.
Miss Mary Steel, who visited at
the Steel and Johnson homes il the
neiehborhocd and at her home In
North Mankato. left Saturday for
Sher5urn 10 resume her work in
school,
Aaron and Harvey Michels, who
recently attended dances at the Arm
DRY At Mankato were the lucky ones
who won the numbers for free season
tickets
Geors" Loucks returned to Carleton
College Monday.
Ed and Harry Parsons have a fish
ing house on Lake Balantine and last
! week brought home a sixteen pound
picleIel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Dorr entertained
Rev. Field and family at dinner on
New Years day.
Thomas Owen o. Colorado visited
MIR. and Mrs. H. Parry last week
Floyd Hate has the measles.
Mrs. Harry Parsons spent New
Years day with relatives at North
Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Walker and Mr..
and Irs. Eli Michels took dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Hanson on Christ
mas day. A fine large turkey was
served. g
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Parsons are visit
ing relatives at Eagle Lake.
Mrs. f. Fletcher received a tele-
grain Monday telling of the serious
illness of her sister, Miss Anna Nc
Graw at Sioux Falls, S. d. Miss Nc
Graw is also sister of Mrs. L. p.
Parsons.
Gravel hanlers are taking advantage
of the snow. John A. Johnson has ten
teams hauling on the north road from
Ed Hopp's pit and H. A. Hanson has
six teams hauling from Frank Buddes
pit on to the state road.
Henry Hobart of Lake Crystal visit
ed with Grant Trask last week.
Bert and Tom Hanson spent a day
| with Eli Michels hunting rabbits They
| got some over twenty five.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Budde entertain
ed at duck dinner on New Years
day The members of their family
were present also Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
| Trask. Grant Trask and Henry
| Hobart.
Albin Tanquist is around taking the
| census.
Mrs. F. f. Jefferson. who spent two
weeks taking care of her mother in
| Mankato. has returned home.