The Mankato free press., 1920-07-23
PICKED UP At KAsOTA
DEATH OF WILLIAM KIRBY
IN THE VILLAGE
WeII-knoWn Resident Dies After
Long Illness; News of
The Town

Kasota, July 22.-On Thursday
evening of last week at the home OF
his son William occurred the death OF
William Kirby. Death was due to-
complication of diseases following an
illness of a year or more. Mr.. Kirby
was an old and respected resident or
Kasota, having made his home on his
farm south OF town since 1877. The
past nine years he has lived in Kaso-
Ia. Four children are left to mourn
his loss. They are as follows: harry,
who lives on the home farm, William
OF Kasota and Mrs. Adolph Swenson
and Mabel of Champagne, Ill All
were present at the funeral when
was held from the Presbyterian
church on Saturday afternoon at Z:So.
Rev. T. R. Paden of Mankato o1llc-
German Lutheran cemetery near Man
kato. Special music was rendered py
Misses Laura ans Ruth Buell., Nora
PulVer, Ethel Wilcox and Ruth John-
son. The panbearers We're James
Bennett, Alvin Guentzel, Louis Rudell,
GuStaf Boehland, Fred Manske ana
Porter Bayse. The floral offerings
were many and beautiful. Those from
out of town who attended the tuneral
were John Koenan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Koenan, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Guentzel, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Miller,
Mrs. Adolph Swenson and Miss Mabel
Kirby of Champagne, Ill.
Miss Hannah Peterson is spending
the week with brother IN Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Forrey or Hay
ward, Wis, have been here on a visit
with friends. They are enroute 10
North Yakima, Ore.
Mrs. Mary Waye is spending seVeral
weeks with friends in Minneapolis. :,
Misses Naera StepDins and Bethel
Mention visited over the week enu at
the James Peach home in Cleveland:
Miss Jessie Allen Of Minneapolis
was a guest Of her parents over Sun
day.
Mont, have been visiting at the Leon
ard Grant home during the past week
They left Wednesday morning on their
return to Montana. The trip was made
by auto.
Mrs. Mary Davis left Thursday
morning for Minneapolis TO visit her
daughter, Mrs. w. G.. Cole and family
John Anderson has moved his fam
ily to St. Paul where they will make
their future home.
Mrs, Frank Howe and three chill
dren of Minneapolis are visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Benson.
She has Just returned from visit 10
her brother Alfred Beneon OF Ben
thol, Mont.
Benefit SilverSTeas have been Civ
en- this week by Mrs. Andrew Ander-
son, Mrs. Carrie Johnson, Mrs. John
Adams and Mrs. NJ A Ostrander.
Mrs. NJ. E. Stark of Mankato Wis
ted at the c. w. Baocock home last
Thursday.
son Ralph attended the funeral of the
formers brother Joseph Bradshaw at
LeSueur Center last Saturday.
Mrs. Louisa Redfield has returned
10 Mankato. having disposed of her
household goods. She has rented her
house to George Kendall and wife.
Miss Ruby Swenson returned home
Tuesday from an over Sunday visit
with friends in Minneapolis.
Reuben Hubbard of Brewster Wis
tied over the week end at the w.
Moulton home.
Mrs. ]. E. Davies and Mrs. J. A.
Peterson were entertained TUESDAY
at the H J. Kirby home in the coun-
try.
from Okabena last Saturday and Wis
tied over Sunday at the home OF the
latter's mother, Mrs. Carrie Johnson.
Mrs. Paul Zimmerman has been Wis
lung dL tho
past week.
At the school meeting held last
Saturday evening w. H. Moulton and
Harry Johnson were elected to serve
on the school board in place OF c. r.
Anderson and Helmer Leverson who
resigned.
Presbyterian church will be enter
tanned Thursday afternoon Of this
week by Mrs: Zibe Mason.
Mrs. J. R. Ream spent several days
of last week with relatives at Fair
mont.
S. w. Johnson was business Wis
itor in the cities last Friday.
Alice and Buel Rinkel left Tuesday
for Winona to spend a week with
their father 2. o. Rinkel.
Peter Anderson has sold his farm
to James McAdee and will move his
family to Illinois.
Mrs. Carrie Johnson and daughter
Ruth spent couple Of days this week
with friends in Mankato.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edwards of st.
Paul spent Sunday with the latter's s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Pulver.
Mrs. Isabel Trowbridge and Mrs.
George Bennett are among the ladies
who entertained at silver teas last
week. :.
spent several days OF last week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
w. c. Wardwell Of Glendale was a
guest in the w. r. Skipton home sew
eral days of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Rairdon spent
Saturday last with relatives at Cleve-
land.