The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-09
RAIN PELTED THE CROP
THIS SPILL OCCURRED AT
BLUE EARTH
Big Celebration On; Spelling
Contest and Rural School
Graduation
Especial To The Free Press.1

From Saturdays Daily.
Blue Earth, July 3.-One of the
hardest rains of the season struck
Blue Earth about seven o'clock last
evening and was accompanied by con-
siderable hail that in some places in
jured gardens and freshly grown veg
citation. About four miles east Of
Blue Earth there was a cloud burst
and garage men had their cars that
were going out into the country for
repair work washed off the grades
and small grain was lowered to the
ground.
The Fourth of July celebration is
in full swing in this place today.
There are forty eight horses, and
most of them have considerable track
repute, that are entered for the races
and purse of $1,000 is offered. On
account OF the rain last evening the
races for today have been put off and
the horses will race today and on
Monday.
The rural spelling contest from this
county was held in the chautauQua
tent this morning and there was a
large attendance. Two contestants
were present from all townships ex-
cepting Rome and Clark. The fol-
lowing took part in the spelling con-
test: Clarence Trytten, Victor Pet
erson, Vivian Eastman, Clara Tenold,
Caroline Thompson, Bernice Peterson,
Helen Malakowsky, Florence Allis,
Angelina Under, Mabel Nelson, Ruth
Herstage, Christina Sharp, Hide
garde Paschke, Rosetta Dobson, Ida
Woolery, Claire Evens. Henry Fry
barger, Rayman Skogerbarger, Stella
Olson, Pearl Anderson, Agnes Lura,
Eveline Sampson, Ruby Kuhn, Flor
ence Johnson, Jessie Lent, Esther
Nohrenberg, Helen Johnson, Hulda
Machring, Norma Siebel, Hazel New.
lon, Joseph Rushlock, Lucille Rollen-
hagen, Agnes Anderson, Ernest Wal
ter. The winners were Helen Mala-
kowsky in the written spelling from
district ITO near Wells, and Blanche
Guist from district SO in Prescott
township.
The rural graduation from the
eighth grade for the county of Fari-
bault was held at one p. m. today in
the chautauqua tent and diplomas
were presented to forty-two young
people. President Mccormick of Par
ker college gave the address. The
graduates are: Pearl Anderson, 1913,
Brush Greek; Lille Bauman, 1874,
Foster; Elsie M. Brocker, 129, Eli
more: Homer Blake, 122, Walnut
Lake: Pearl Burlington, SO, Prescott;
Marie E. Doran. 2, 10 Davies; Harold
E. Erichsrud, 81, Emerald; Rosetta
Erdahl, so, Rome: Claire M. Evans,
"a, Eliot Grove; Vivian Eastman, 90,
Emerald: Blanche l. Guist, 36, Pres
colt; Elvin Gudahl, So, Emerald; Ed
ward Gerber, 83, Foster: Louise Ger
litz, AZ, Lura; Marie ,Gerlitz, 40,
Lura. Geneyieye Graue, 131, Rome;
Frieda M. Heinrich, 80 Prescott: John
p. Hamill, 20, 10 Davies; Almer Han
son, 131, Rome; Ruby H. Kuhn, 8,
Verona; Elsie M. Krosch, 129, Ell
more: Lora E. Katzung, IS, Kiester;
Florence Lischefski. 1870, Foster: Jes-
sic l. Lent, 80, Prescott; Angeline
Under, 40, Walnut Lake; Hazel Ludt-
Ike, SO, Foster; Josie L. Lyon, 46, Pr
lot Grove; Frances Legvold, 90,
Rome: Helene A. Malakowsky, ITO,
Minnesota Lake; Florence Mikkel-
son, 81. Kiester: Sylvina B. Nodland,
50, Emerald; Hilda l.. Nohrenberg,
81, Prescott; Florence O'Neil, SO,
Prescott: MILFORD H. Peterson, e.,
kfester; Mabel L. Rosedahl. 1913, See
lly; Rita M. Replogle, 40, Lura; Ma
bel Thompson, 131. Rome; Mildred
Scoles, 5, Verona; Blanche C. Willett,
81: Prescott; Florence G.. Woolery, 46,
Pilot Grove; Winifred C. Whitney, 79
IT,, Lura: Myrtle Ziemer, 40, Lura.