The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
0TT|NGS FROM JUDSON
FAREWELL PARTY WAS
GIVEN IN TOWN
Community Gathering At Which
Club Is Organized; Village
Happenings
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Judson, April Ga farewell party
was given in honor of Mr. and Mrs
Richard o. Jones Monday evening,
March 80, in the hall. It was COM
munity affair." They were presented
with linen table cloth. Mr. and
Mrs. Jones left for Sioux Falls, s.
D., Wednesday where Mr.. Jones has
accepted position, doing carpenter
work The best wishes of all go with
them. -........
The community gathering at the
school house March 26, was fairly
well attended. 1t was voted at this
meeting to have Community club
in Judson. Fred Lundin was chosen
president; Dave Evans. vice presi-
dent; Paul Mogren, secretary and
ROLAND Jones, treasurer. A motion
was carried to hold another meeting
on Friday evening, April 9, at which
time moving pictures will be shown,
which were to have been put on a
month ago, but due to bad roads the
movie man was unable to get out
from Mankato.
Church services were conducted by
Rev. o. j. Arthur of Mankato Sun
day afternoon at 2:30. 1t being East
| er Sunday quite number availed
themselves of the opportunity in spite
of the cold weather - ..s -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Goodell
spent Easter Sunday with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Johnson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Goodel1.
Dir. and Mrs. Edward Engberg spent
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus Lar
son. .-s.. .-&s.
Mrs. Hanscomb of Nicollet spent a
| few days last week with her parents,
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus Larson.
William Pfcus, the new grocer, and
his daughter arrived Monday noon to
take charge of the William P. Mason
store. Mr.. Mason expects to go to
the state of Washington soon and
perhaps will he gone two or three
years. t-a..r..- a
Quite a number of the members CT
the Swedish church expect to attend
the presentation of the automobile to
Rev. O. j. Arthur Monday evening,
April 5, In the church basement at
lMankato. We hope to see Rev. Ar
THUR taking his students with the car
out to Judson.
The Community club has postponed
tits meeting from April 8 to Friday,
April 49, It is understood the bridge
drive over until the last Of the week.
ALSO the Carmel Christian Endeavor
! society will have a program at the
church Friday. April ?.
SCHOOL NoIEs.
]8 The Overland fhe sixth eradp
won out in the auto race in spelling
| in which the sixth. seventh and eighth
grades took part The sixth grade will
receive box of candy.
The eighth grade pupils from judi
son who attended the short course at
| the university returned Saturday aft
ernoon. They were all glad to return
i in spite of the fact that they had a
fine time. Clifford Nelson led the
| yells for Blue Earth county and Jud-
son while there. Judson's club yell
is "Good We're in Better. We're Co
/ ing Best, Well Get There Bye and
Bye. Who? Judson." The girls took
garment making and Evelyn Swartout
and Bernice Moore were the only girls
| to finish theirs from all over the state.
| Dora Gustafson was next. In the
near future the boys and girls will
report on their trip at a meeting of
the Community club. .....
Miss Daisy Fertig spent Friday,
Saturday and Sunday in Mankato.
Miss Ingebor Solberg spent the
week end at her home in lie Sueur
Center . ... 49,. ..@.-
Miss Thomas spent Saturday even
ing, March q, with, the Humphrey
Roberts family at Mankato.
| Clarence Anderson returned home a
week ago Saturday from school in
Minneapolis. He returned to Mime
apolis Monday after a weeks vaca-
ton. Mr.. Anderson was the honor
guest at party given Saturday even
ing. .-a ..- ..r....-.. ..
The play entitled THE Elopement
of Ellen" will be given some time
in May. Each person to take a part
has been given his matter. g..
| George Edwards made a business
trip to Sioux Falls, S. d. last week.
Quite a number of children are sick
with measles again. -1