The Mankato free press., 1920-12-10
EVENT FOR THE CHURCH
WELLS METHODISTS WILL
HOLD ANNIVERSARY
Blue Earth Concern Handed
Out Turkeys To Employees;
s. News Stories
Especial to The Free Pressl

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The flour mill at Blue Earth dis
tributed forty fine fat turkey:
among the heads of families who are
employed in their mill for Thanks
giving. They contemplate doing the
same with that number Of geese al
Christmas time. That has been a
custom Of the mill for severa
years and they are to be highly
commended for the general treat
msnt Of the men they have in their
employ.
The semi centennial celebration oi
the organization Of the Methodist
church in Wells and the Mankato
district institute will be held in the
Methodist church in Wells December
5 to IL inclusive. Besides several
ministers from the Mankato district
they will have among their other
speakers District Superintendent
Rev. Frank Dorsn, D. D., of ST
Paul; Rev. ]. NJ Holland of the
First Methodist church, st. Paul;
Albert 2. Mann Of Hamline university;
Ross L. Finney Of the state univer
sity and Attorney General Clifford
L. Hilton.
A big meeting of farmers VIII be
held in Wells on Saturday, December
IL, at which time A. G.. Wilson, su-
pertntendent Of the extension divi-
will be present and give an address
Ambros Waldref, one Of the old
est settlers in Faribault county, Is
dead at his home at Walters at the
az cot ninety one years. His wife
who Is eighty three years of age, Is
just recovering from a broken thigh
His two sons and one daughter sur
vive him.
Hogs in the vicinity OF Bancroft are
dying with cholera by the hundreds
in spite of the tfouble vaccination
and with poor prices for grain the
farmers are certainly having a hard
pull. It is reported that some renters
are Just pulling out and leaving the
cbrn in the fields for they feel that
they cannot pay for their cash rent
John Willett, aged twenty one
years, and an aviator In the late
war, died in the Fairmont hospital
Thursday after q ten weeks illness
which developed tuberculosis. He is
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. David Will
weeks ago from Fairmont. The fu-
neral which was largely attended
was q military one and held on Fri
day morning in the Catholic church
bf Blue Earth. The soldier boys
from Fairmont acted as pallbearers
and the boys of the American legion
at Blue Earth attended IN body.
One day last week the sun came
out for a time nearly every woman
In Winnebsgo did the family wash
ing, and as many Of the clothes did
not dry they were left on the line
over night. Some low down thief
stole the best linen off of over a
dozen lines. There is no clue.
Robert Slater, who was having
the tank on his auto truck filled at
the Andrews and Randall station,
Winnebago, left the engine running
machine caught fire. Considerable
damage was done to the machine.
The David Nordloff family, who
went from Winnebago to Sweden a
few years ago, writes friends here
that they are anxious to come back
to America, but they simply cannot
raise the funds, They ask their
friends here to send them some Sec
ond hand clothing and shoes for
their five children, as they say they
are not only on the verge Of star
yation, but are also in danger Of
A. 8. Jenson and SON, who lost
their large implement building at
Delavsn by fire last week, report
that their loss is $4,000, and that
they had but $4,000 insurance on it.
They will rebuild as soon as possible
in the spring and put up even a
larger and better building then they
had before.
It is reported that DR.. P. H. Blonge
of Elmore had sold ,out his interest
in the hospital at that place to Dr.
Silvernail, who is an old friend Of
DR.. Erickson. The former will re-
tain his interest in the hospital and
remain in Elmore.
Hon. A. L. Ward is advertising
for 1000 bushels Of corn and says he
will pay four cents more than the
market price. He wants the corn
to use as fuel in the orphan home
in Fairmont.
Walter Obelke and son, Carl, elev-
en- years of age, have returned home
from attending the International
Live Stock show In Chicago. Carl
won a free trip to the SOW as he
raised the champion baby beef calf
in the state of Minnesota this year.
his sister tOOK the prize ldSC year
for the champion baby beef in Min
nesota and they will again gio after
the prize next year.
The firm Of Scheid Bros. at Eas-
ton have gone into voluntary bank
ruptcy. They have for several years
run a large mercantile establish
ment there and give as a reason for
their act that they are compelled to
do as the farmers who have run
large bills are unable to Fay what
they owe, on account of the falling
prices of grain.