The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-14
BROTHER OF ELMER OSTER
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Royal Neighbors Installed Off
GERS; Events of News Nature
That Happened

uSh SlIs, J6uudly l1.-"OTu
was received here by Elmer Oster
that his brother, who lives at St.
Peter was accidently shot. Mr.. Os-
ter left Immediately for that place.
Mrs Charles Call was an Amboy
visitor between trains Wednesday
visiting her sister in law, Mrs. Err
ma Call and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Story and
little son, Gordon, were passengers
on the train Thursday afternoon to
Beaver Creek to visit Mrs Story's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Carney. Mrs.
Story viii be away for some time.
Mr.. Story will have an operation for
hernia at one of the hospitals in
Mrs. Gates and Mrs. Violet Thurs
ton spent the day, Monday, in Man
kato shopping.
Mrs. W. A. Roberts has returned
from her trip to Randolph, wis.
Pierce Roberts, who is working in
Mankato, spent Sunday at home with
his parents.
The Royal Neighbors installed Of
ficers Saturday. They met at the
home of Mrs. Charles Brundage
Refreshments were served at the
close of the afternoon. The next
meeting will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Jessie John. Saturday, jan
uary %.
The c. w. B. M. met Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. John Stew
ems.
Mrs. Ella Bixby went to Lake
Crystal Tuesday to assist her uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. William J.
Jones, who left Tuesday for an ex-
tended trip in the east. They ex-
pect to be gone year.
Joseph Bixby of Welcome visited
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bixby Saturday.
Mrs. J. X. Osgood of Fairmont
was a week end visitor at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. John.
Willis John, who spent his holiday
vacation in Minneapolis visiting his
cousin, returned Tuesday evening to
take up school work again.
Mrs. Thurston John of Mankato
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H
John
The Riverside Study club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Julia
Thurston Wednesday afternoon. Top
ic, Current Events by Mrs. Jessie
John Roll call, miscellaneous.
The w. G. T. u met at the home
of Mrs. Charlie Rector Tuesday aft
ernoon, January 8. with good at
tendance Topic. Parliamentary Drill
by Mrs. Mayte John. Very interest
ing and instructive.
The annual business meeting of
the Baptist church was held on Sat
urday afternoon, January 8. Mr.
Holm, the pastor rendered his resig
nation to take effect in April The
nrr ;e, 10 hi
good man go.
The many friends Of Mrs. Howard
will be pleased to learn of her steady
recovery.
Mrs. Franc Thurston is confined to
the house with a bad cold.
Herman Schultz is reported to be
very sick man at this writing.
Theodore Thomas met with pain
full accident while skating. In some
way he fell, breaking his right
wrist.
William Strand is working at the
depot during Mr.. Story's absence.
Clayton John, who has been spend
ing a couple weeks visiting his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. John, re-
turned to Lo crosse, Wis, to attend
to the duties of a travelling sales
man.
The annual business meeting of
the Christian church will he held at
the Christian church Saturday, Jan
uary Is. It will be an all day session
Picnic dinner at noon. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
Mrs. L. D. Mills visited at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ray
Thompson of Amboy last ween.
Mrs. Steinke of Vernon Center
called on friends Saturday afternoon
and attended the R. N. A. lodge.
Charlie Eaton is i'll with pneu-
monia at the home Of his brother
John Eaton.
Mrs. Theodore Thomas was a Man
kato caller for dental work Friday.
pelts since the season opened, De-
cember l. About 225 applications
for trapping licenses, the usual num-
Der, have been made, according to
the county auditors office, and fur
operations are expected to improve
before spring.
Many professional trappers have
not been working this year because
of the low prices, but while many
other unemployed persons have TAX
en- up trapping their operations are
not meeting with great success, Stor-
ey said "The price of mink pelts has
dropped from $18 last year to So
he said. 'Muskrats has fallen from 81
to 80 cents and weasel from So to Is
cents. There is no trapping being
done to speak Of, / notice the retail
prices on fur coats and other fur art
icles are the same, but the prices Of
fered for raw furs are down to pre-
war figures"