The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-22
'GARD[NC[I.Y SCHOOL,
New Building Will Soon
Be Erected There
MEETING IS ENTHUSED
Each District In the Consolida-
ton Was Very Well
Represented

Garden City, July 2o.-The annual
school meeting of Saturday evening
will go down in history as being the
largest attendance of any held in
Garden City before. There was much
enthusiasm. Evidently all were there
to see to it that they had man from
each district in the consolidation.
George Pass, architect from Mankato,
was present and showed the draw
ing for the news school. The follow
ing men were elected on the board
A. L. Parson, one year; George Gil
man, two years: and B. L. Putrah,
three years. A. committee of five men
was chos IN to act with the board In
selecting the building. These men
were Charles Preston, George Rich
ardson, Will Bryson. f. B. Nickerson
and George John. The meeting was
adjourned until Saturday evening,
July %.
The following families enjoyed a
picnic dinner Sunday, July 10, at
Minneopa park. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Johnson and Willis, Mr.. and Mrs c.
II. John, Clayton John, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thurston John, Miss Helen Yates,
Mrs. Greasy. A jolly bunch and a
jolly tine.
Miss Helen Yates, who attends
summer school at the State Teachers
college, Mankato, was a week end
guest at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
G. w. John.
F. Miss Emma King of Minneapolis
visiting at the home Of Miss Clara
Boynton and Miss Jessie Wilcox and
calling on her many friends.
Mrs. John Croswell of Mankato was
a week end visitor at the J. ]. Duff
field and T. H. Hazel home.
Mrs. Charles Call and daughters
Ruth and Audrey and Mrs. Calls
mother, Mrs. Tverberg Aeft today,
Wednesday for a three weeks visit
in Haydeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franc Thurston,
Wilma Updegraft, accompanied by
Miss Liza Wilson, also Miss Alice
Warren of Vernon Center hit the
auto trail for Grove Lake, Mimi, at
four o'clock Wednesday morninga
They have rented q cottage and Will
enjoy the beautiful lake and sur
rounding scenery for a week.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. G. Olmsted and
family and Mrs. olmsted's parents are
spending q week at Lake Jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephrain Masters &C
companied Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Nick
erson to Mankato Monday, July IL.
Mrs. Masters consulted, an occulist
and was at with glasses. Mrs. Masters
went to Rochester two months ago
and had cataracts removed from her
left eye. Her friends will be pleased
to know she is going to be able to
use her eyes again. She is eighty
years OF age and very well physi-
cally.
Miss Kathryn Fancher of Fair
mont who is attending summer school
at the State Teachers college, Man
kato, was a week ED visitor at the
G. w. John home.
A six o'clock dinner party at the
Valley Inn on Saturday consisted of
Judge c. ]. lockwood and daughter
Edith of Minneapolis, also his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ethel Philips and grandson
Clarence lockwood Philips of Duluth
The Mankato guests on this occasion
were Mrs. L. G. M. Fletcher, Mr. and
Mrs. w. w. Davies, Misses May and
Edith Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Burn
Quist and two sons, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
NJ. Chapman. Mr.. and Mrs. E. J.
Chapman and daughter Lucille of
Garden City. This hotel also enter
tanned large number of other guests
the same evening. On departing all
Sheppard's cooking "the half had
never been told"
About one hundred friends of Mr.,
and Mrs. S. II. Thurston met at their
home In Ceresco Friday evening,
July. Is, to remind them they had
been married twenty five years. 1t
was complete surprise to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thurston. Mrs. Libbie Ashley Of
Madelia, in q very nice little speech
presented them with dozen silver
knives, forks, spoons, spoon tray,
butter knife, sugar shell and gravy
ladle. Their friends departed at a
late hour with the wish that they
might live to enjoy their fiftieth an
niversary
All who attended the open air
meeting at the fair gounds Sunday
morning, conducted by Rev. J. G..
Olmsted, enjoyed treat There was
splendid song service, led by the
local singers. Mr.. and Mrs John and
Rev. Olmsted sang beautiful song,
"He Will Never Forget Me-" Rev.
Olmsted sang, ct Is Better Farther
On" He delivered q fine address.
There was large crowd to greet
him. He said he would never forget
the day. It was an inspiration to him.
Sunday school of the Christian
church will be held on the fair,
grounds Sunday morning at 10:30.
Joseph Bixby and Miss Irene Brodt
OF Welcome, MINI, were guests OF
the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Bixby a few days last week.
Joseph Is having a weeks vacation.