The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-05
.kERNS NEWS NOTES
Items In That Vicinity the
Past Few Days
VARIOUS STORIES TOLD
Some of the Old Time Doings
Picked From Early Day
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Salem church. Preaching service
and Sunday school at 10:45 a. m.
At p. m. Rev. Johnson Thomas, d
former pastor OF the community, will
preach.
| The Aid society will meet with
Mrs. Alfred Evenson Thursday after
noon OF this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F Mills and daughter
Ruth OF Garden City, Mrs w. Sharp
and daughters Edna and Hazel Of
North Mankato and Adeline Sharp of
San Diego, Cal, enjoyed picnic
dinner at Lake Emily last week
| Thursday.
Anna Schuman of North Mankato
visited her sister, Mrs. II. Parsons
from Wednesday to Saturday last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hopp visited at
the home of Theodore Wilkins Sun
day.
Marcella Parsons helped Mrs.
Harvey Parsons of Norseland East
week
Taken from st. Peter Free Press.
Happenings Of forty three years ago.
I'VE are glad to learn that D. X. F.
Trask has been released from the
hospital. He is now stopping with
his son in law, James Hodson;"
onas Burr d ESQ., of Of BegEade
/
Union office last Saturday four stalks
Of corn tasselled out, cut from his
field, measuring nine feet, two inches.
He has eight acres just like it." D..
| X. F. Trask and Jonas Burrill were
early settlers of this place.
The Kerns team played New
Sweden at that place Sunday and the
game was 81 to II i'm favor of Kerns.
Fillmore Mills and family, Lucien
i nd 20 0f
den City, Mrs. w. Sharp and daught-
ers Edna and Hazel of North Man
kato, Mary Steel of North Mankato
and Adeline Sharp of San Diego, Cal,
drove to Fairmont Saturday and en-
joyed a picnic dinner. On the return
trip Mrs. Sharp visited at the Fill
more Mills home over night. The
young ladies returned to North Man
kato, and then returned to Garden
] City Sunday when they enjoyed an
| other picnic dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sharp and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Grice
drove to Garden City Sunday and en-
joyed picnic dinner with the Mills
and Sharp families.
J. P. Michels and daughters Lillian,
Leona and Mrs. Eli Michels. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe En-. Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Cole Mr.. and Mrs. Kothenbeutel and
/
| New Sweden Sunday afternoon to see
the ball game. -
j Mrs. Wesley Hendley and daught-
ers Of North Mankato spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Hendley's
mother, Mrs. l.. p. Parsons
Mrs. Hubmer of Amboy visited
Mrs. Alfred Evenson Thursday while
Mr.. Hubmer was looking after his
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cole, Clifford
Cole and Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Steel
and baby were entertained for dinner
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Loe Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Parry of Judson
and Grit Morris visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Parsons at Norseland Sun
day.
IPurrier.
Funeral services for John Peter
Gamble, the Belgrade boy, who was
killed in action in the -1euse- Ar
gonne drive, were held at the ST..
Johns Catholic church IN Mankato
Monday morning. Quite a number
from the neighborhood attended the
services. The Red Cross society sent
| flowers.
Mrs. l.. A. Chapman went to Cam
bria Sunday evening with Mrs. Field
and Rev. Field.
| Kenneth and Margaret Eldred, who
visited at the Jefferson home last
week, returned to Mankato Saturday
evening, and Monday left with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Eldred
and sister, Gertrude for Artesian, S.
D., where they will visit Mr.. Eldred's
sister and brother n-law, DR.. and
Mrs. Loring.
Mrs. Bert Wilkes of Spokane.
Wash, and Mrs. Emil Meyers and
their children of Portland Ore, are
visiting Mrs. Hjerpe, who is mother
Of the two ladies.
| F. e. Jefferson and Joe Manns were
business callers in st. Peter Mon
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Jefferson, Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Evenson, Will Peter
Anton Lind and Mrs. A: P: Anderson
Of Nicollet and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Lind of New Sweden attended the
funeral of John Peter Gamble in
Mankato Monday. Mrs. Jefferson
and Mrs. Evenson represented the
Red Cross society Of Kerns and
marched with the North Mankato
ladies.
Sunday Mr.. and Ms. Ed Nordgren
Arthur and Theodore, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Hjerpe and children, Mrs. Bert
Wilkes of Spokane ard Mrs Emil
Meyers and children of Portland
This was family gathering in honor
of the visiting sisters. An elegant
| dinner was served.
Fred Forsberg was badly hurt in a
threshing machine last week Thurs
day. His ankle was crushed.
i Some time ago the junior class of
girls In Sunday school organized to
Increase the interest and attendance
with Mrs. Field as the teacher At
Mrs. Fields suggestion, who Do
was adopted as the class name The
officers elected were Majorie Door,
president; Florence Hanson, vice
president; Sylvia Smith, secretary
and treasrer, to hold office for six
months The class meets every two
weeks an dthe last meeting was held
at the home of Florence and Irene
Hanson last Friday. A musical pro-
gram was first enjoyed and a game
J of croquet was played on the lawn
| Refreshments were served after a
short business meeting with seven
members and one visitor present
The girls left for their respective
homes, having had splendid time.
Miss Florence Mettler left Yesterday
| for Rochester where she will spend the