The Mankato free press., 1921-09-30

ing and journeying into d lar coun
try, such as good roads. poor roads
to no roads at all. passing through
showers, and then over a newly con-
struggled. road bed Immediately after
very hard rain storm, attempting
ing 10 follow Ia the deep tracks dned
ailer a Very hard rain Storm, attempt
TO follow in the deep tracks filled
with mud and water. Our drive.
had no time for conversation or an
swerlng or questions, but rather We
Imagined busy with himself mutter
iLg IN low tones such little simple
and elastic words as-dumft, darn IL
all and SO on, and last though not
least car trouble that necessitated
the sending for repairs and in town
wait Tor several days. but whal
are these trifies compared to the
good time. And then II is said We
must have the unpleasant TO the be,
Ter enjoyment OF the good in life
and SO lastly We are forgetting the
bad and cherishing the pleasant par.
OF our drive and the memories y.
meeting again with friends and family
relation. Our drives recorded abou,
1900 miles and now we are back
and taking up our daily grind. Re-
specttully, E. W. Washburn and wife,
F. l.. Cooper and wife.
c. +. Force took Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
u. Randall 10 Winnebago last Tues
day morning where they took the
noon train for Albert Lea, called
there by the serious illness OF their
daughter Mrs. Albert Halverson.
MI and Mrs. Godfrey Wendlandt
left Saturday morning for Northfield
where they expected to spend a few
days with their nephew. Although
the weather was threatening they de.
clded TO go and reached Mankato
at, noon, ate their dinner and again
hit the trail for their destination,
nearing Janesville they found the
dirt road almost impossible and
when on three foot grade in turn
ing out TO let a car pass, the car slid
on the grade into the mud UP to the
running board. After = fruitless o..
forts OF Mr.. Dendlandt to get her
nearby farmer who pulled him out
OF the mud and sam him odd on. the
trail once more. On reaching Wa
SEGA his car began to pound. For
tunately they were near a garage and
the car was run in where IL was
found that the oil pump was broken
and two bearings burned out. Leav-
the car for repairs they took the
$50 train, arriving in Mankato In
time to take the S:2O for home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Kraus and
chlioren motored to Mankato Sun
day to see the formers niece Miss
Alma Wagon, who has Just recently
returned to her home in the city
from Tacoma, Wash, where she has
been teaching in the high school of
tnat city for the past seven years.
Miss Wagen has been given a years
leave OF absence. and will spend part
or that time with her mother and
brother, Mrs. Mary Wagen and Char
lie
Mrs. Claire Erickson, who has
oeen visiting her brother ]. R. Nobes
and family in Ceresco, spent Tues
day in Vernon with her niece Miss
Nina Rosenberger, enroute to Hen
derson where she will visit relatives
for few days before she returns to
Chicago.
Frank Grannis last week bought
OF Charles Thor a fine Guernsey cow
to replace the one that he recently
lost. The animal in some way broke
ner leg. which necessitated her being
Lawrence Warren left Friday
morning for Minneapolis to resume
Z. M. Warren and daughter Alice ac-
companied him and will visit rela-
tives and friends over the week END
and part Of the following week.
They are making the trip via the
moSor trail.
Charles Kraus, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. H. C. Kraus, has enrolled
at st. Thomas college. He will at.
tend this notes military college for
year after which he will enter the
state university to complete the
curse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Robinson and
daughter Miss May attended the
funeral service of Bert Bottonley in
Winnebago Thursday afternoon. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Cornish and
children Of lCeresco and their mother
Mrs. c. G. Cornish motored to Kato
Wednesday to attend the fair.
@. c. Cornish departed Monday
morning for st. Louis where he will
attend an insurance convention. he
being delegate from the Farmers
Mutual Insurance company. -
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Quimby and
daughter Miss Flora of Mankato,
spent Sunday with Mrs. L. Carpen
ter. Mrs. Lulu Austin, who has been
visftir< at the Quimby home, re-
turned with them. -
'CIIT THR0IICHn n70NF