The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08
BOARDV|fWED ROAD
Decided to Extend the
Pershing Highway
PEMBERT0N is LISTED
School Placed On the Graded
Schedule; Notes and
News

Pemberton, July 5-Mr. Carlstrom
and his son paid the Pemberton
school plant a visit last Thursday
morning. They came to inspect the
building and see if the workmanship
and material was standing the test
of time and wear.
Bob Baker of Mankato was In
Pemberton on business last Monday.
Mr.. Graham of Mankato was
business caller at Pemberton the first
of the week.
Mr.. George Rynearson just receiv-
ed word from his son who Is in Ill
days for visit with his parents and
other relatives.
Henry Wilson and family in COM
pany with the Thompson family took
an outing at Madison Lake last We'd
nesday afternoon and evening.
Professor Hirt of st. Claire was In
town few minutes Thursday in the
interest Of the chautauqua course at
his town beginning on July II.
Pemberton had a three day course
of chautauqua last week. The
Traverse company put this through.
The managers of the local committee
end saw fit to engage the same COM
pany for a similar entertainment next
summer.
Mrs. Hanna Severson and sons.
Lewis and Ralph were Pemberton
visitors last Thursday.
The Norwegian school which was
being held in the school building
southwest of town closed last Friday
after, a four weeks course.
Baker, the insurance man, was So
Letting in Pemberton last Thursday
in the interest of the Lincoln Nation !
al Life company.
Mrs. Cragun's mother visited her
during the Chautauqua. She return
ed home last Tuesday with James.
Horace and Helen accompanying her.
Pemberton has made no arrange
ments to celebrate the Fourth. Most
of the people will go to other towns
for entertainment.
Mr.. John Guddal, brother to
Alick Guddal, and his wife are visit
ing friends and relatives in Pember-
ton and vicinity.
Miss Smith of Iowa is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. O. M. Irons.
The county commissioners visited
Pemberton last week. They viewed
the road running south through Penn
Perishing Highway south from st.
Clair. The north and south road
through Pemberton becomes state
road and the road one mile north CT
Pemberton running East and West
was designated as state road thus
connecting Pemberton with Mankato
and other towns nearby with state
road.
Mr.. Thompson, the Standard oil
Thursday in the interest of the
Standard Oil company.
This hot weather is taking many OF
the boys to the river evenings to en-
Joy good plung.
Mrs. Dane. and daughter, Ruth
drove to GAINESVILLE last Wednesday
to do a little shopping.
Mr.. Burns, the Mapleton land man.
was a business caller in this village
last Thursday.
The annual school meeting of the
Pemberton district will take place on
July 16 This date is fixed by law
and cannot be changed. The officers
whose terms expire are: P. R. Ham
mer, who was appointed to take the
place of John Krouss who resigned
last September; Fred Oftedahl and
Harry Atcherson, both directors, are
the other two members whose term
expires.
Mr.. McKibb and Elmer Jensen
were Mankato visitors last Wednes-
day afternoon.
Pemberton school was placed on
the graded school list June 20. Mr..
thompson succeeded in getting the
special report in and with the help OF
county superintendent Detamore the
listing was allowed. This will give
Pemberton school district an addi-
tional state aid of $500.
The state report on the examina
ton held at Pemberton schools in
January and June have arrived and
these papers and credits will be de-
livered to the pupils as soon as pro-
per records are made of these credits
and grades. For some reason or
other the state did not make any re-
turns for the January examinations in
the common school subjects.
The excessive hot weather has
been hard on work teams. Two
horses east of town were over come
with heat and died the past week.
The body of Mr.. Moein was
brought to Pemberton for burial last
Thursday. Mr.. Moein formerly was
resident of this vicinity but some
years ago moved to Bird Island.
| Mr.. Buecksler died at his home
northeast of Pemberton last Wednes-
cancer of the stomach to which he
succombed. The funeral services
were held last Friday.
+ H. E. Wilson had an exciting chase
after his team last Friday While
using the team to unload some hay
he unlocked the hay rope from the
whipple trees and laid down the lines
to give slack to the rope. One of the
horses stepped forward letting the
single tree strike her heels. This
was enough to start with. They ran
out of the lane and took the Penn
berton road, Mr.. Wilson gave chase
with the car and succeeded in round
ing them up at the railroad crossing
at Pemberton No serious damage
was done Two butt chains and the
whipple trees were lost some where
in the grass along the road.
Elmer Jensen purchased a Ford car
at Mankato last Friday.
The ladies of the Norwegian
church held their aid meeting at the
home of Mrs Hoverson last Thursday
afternoon.