The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-20

the high road to complete recovery.
DR.. J. e. Merrill is making only oc-
casional visits this week and Miss
Jenkins, nurse, who has been car
ing for them, has been released from
further duties and returned to her
home in Winnebago Monday. Sunday
evening Mrs. Cook was brought to
the home of Mr. and Mrs. e. W..
Washburn. She will remain for a
couple weeks or SO where she will
receive the best of care and kindest
attention. The congeniality of this
home and its pleasant environments
will tend to make Aunty Cooks con-
valescing days pass rapidly and we
trust in a very short time she will
soon resume her accustomed place
among us. Absent friends have ex
pressed their sympathy and love with
cock Of Minneapolis sent a fragrant
box of spring flowers the first Of the
past week and Dean and Dorothy
Barnes of st. Paul sent her jonquils
for Mothers Day. She greatly appre-
ciates them.
The entertainment given under the
auspices of the w. r. c. last Thursday
evening was a great success from
start to finish. Long before the OPP
ening, of the program every. seat was
taken and all other available chairs
tons were brought in to supply the
demand. When the program opened
standing room was at premium an
many were unable to get into the ha'
at all. The program was carried out
as previously advertised in The Free
Press. Each one did their part fine
and everyone who had a part in it
are to be congratulated. Those as
sisting outside of the corp members
hne flute solos, accompanied by his
sister, Elsie, on the piano. Their
playing is always a source of pleas
ure and adds much to the success of
any entertainment. Mrs. T. Caven,
who has a most beautiful voice, made
the hit of the evening by singing "Sil-
yer Threads Among the Gold" She
graciously responded to an encore
with another of those beautiful old
songs that never grow old, When You
and l Were Young, Maggie" Her
way captivated everybody, marry re-
marking that her singing alone was
worth the price of admission. The
program closed in a very fitting man
ner. A large flag was slowly lowered
from the stage ceiling as Miss Alice
Miller entered and gave "The Apos-
trophe to the Flag" after which all
Joined in singing two verses of "TN
Star Spangled Banner" The ladies
realized $103.
Balboa, Canal Zone.-My Dear Mrs.
Cooper: wrote you when I first came,
but am not going to find faut because
have received no personal reply
from you, as have enjoyed your let
tiers in The Free Press so much since
came. Ara going to tell you of a trip
Arthur and / had through the canal a
short time ago. AS the local travol
across the Isthmus is by rail the trip
through the canal by boat is a spe-
cial one, and a specially fine one. Ar,
freighter the day before and arrang =
ed with him to take us through. As
his ship was to leave so-early in the
morning, six o'clock, he invited us to
come and take breakfast with him on
the ship. We left here at $3.50, having
about three miles to go, in a car, to
reach the boat, which left the dtck at
$3.50, and entered the Pacific end OF
the canal, three and one-half miles
from the first set Of locks, or MIR"
Flores-which has two flights of twin
locks, which elevated us fifty one feet
above sea level into Mira Flores lack.
which Is about mile long. From this
lake we entered Pedro Miguel locks
one flight of twin locks which elevated
us the balance of eighty seven feet,
the highest part Of the canal, In
Culebra Cut, which is nine miles long.
where so much digging and dredging
had to be done, from forty to 4OT
feet, the latter depth through the hills
q int 10
tun lake, thirty-one miles long, which
is an expansion of the Chagres river
caused by the dams and locks. AM
there are hundreds of acres of dead
timber in this lake, killed by stand
ing in the water. At the end of the
lake we came to Gatun locks, three
flights of twin locks, which left us
down to sea level again. These locks
are seven miles from Gallon, the At
two p. m. when we reached there and
l mustn't forget to say we were again
invited by the captain to a very nice
dinner-perhaps I should say lunch
at his table at noon. told him he
had some very fine cooks. He said
wouldn't have, any other. He is an
elderly Scotchman, very courteous,
and very hospitable, and entertaining,
with all. He plies between San Fran
CISCO dlu AS our train
home didn't leave until five D. m. we
spent the time among friends and
reached home at seven p. m, some
what tired, but we'll pleased with our
trip. There are several small islands
in Gatun lake and the scenery part of
the way through the canal is beauti-
full. Ruth and visited Toviga Island,
twelve miles out in the bay, south, a
week ago, went out Saturday D. m,
returning Sunday evening, leaving the
children with Arthur and Charles. 1t
Is a pretty island, and quite a resort
for people who want little change.
1t looks some like Catalina on the
California coast, only not nearly so
well kept nor so large. The Hotel
Aspinerall where we stayed is a nice
place, neatly kept and we enjoyed the
deliciously cool breeze from the ocean
as 1t stands right "a the shore. I no.
tlce what SCENE. strange to me at
hrst that cars and other vehicles on
their drives when meeting and pass.
ing each other always turn to the
left. Should think 1t would bother
those just from the states to always
keep that in mind, but one never hears
OF an accident on account Of it. Ped
estrians are mot so particular, but
old timers" usually turn to the left
The biganvilles and other fiowerir
vines and shrubs are still rioting in
blossoms and fresh vegetables are 81