The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
DUROC HOG PRIZE
GIVEN THE CHAMP
AWARD rs FOR SPELLING
NOT PORK RAISING
WOMAN WON JERSEY
Spelling Match Was Staged At
Kasota; Happenings In
Village.

Kasota, April 22.-Miss Martha
Lamberton of Kasota won a pure
bred Duroc Jersey hog in the spell
ing match staged last week under
the auspices of the Kasota township
unit of the Farm Bureau according
to Secretary Harold Adams. The
second prize, a pure bred lamb, vas
won by Miss Iris French and the
three settings of Barred Rock eggs
were won by Miss Mary Hoagland.
The match was one of the biggest
| successes ever staged by the Kasota
unit. Eight representatives from the
various schools of the township took
part. Through the CO operation OF
the members of the unit, the special
prizes weer made possible. The hog
was donated by Harold Adams; the
lamb by Clayton Moses and the
eggs by Mrs. D. S. Turrittin. The
provisions of the contest make 1t
| imperative that the winners exhibit
their prizes at the LeSueur cou.ty
fair this fall. In this manner club
work is encouraged and the children
take an active interest in the care
of livestock. The match was part
of the regular meeting. An excel
lent program was rendered, follow =
ed by business meeting. A deli
cious lunch was served by the la
dies. The next meeting will take
place on May 10.
Mss Judith Clans returned to Min
neota last Monday after spending a
week with her mother, Mrs. Anna
Clans.
Mrs. Raymond Ofenloch entertain
ed a group of ladies of the K. X.
klub last Tuesday afternoon at her
home. Progressive five hundred was
played at several tables and favors
were awarded to Mrs. l.. C. Mason,
Mrs. Peter Norman. Jr., Mrs. c. W.
Myers and Mrs. William Kirby. A
party of young people were enter
tanned in the evening. Delicious re-
freshments were served.
In spite of the bad weather Mon
day evening, April 10, a good crow d
gathered in the Brown school house
to enjoy the program prepared by
the teacher Miss Alice Farrell, and
the spelling match of the scholars.
Mr.. Taylor, county agent, gave a
short talk to the boys and girls
about club work. Then followed
the spelling match in which Iris
French and Emma Becker earned
the right to represent their school
at the final contest.
Mrs. Henry Dunkelbeck was as
sisted in celebrating her sixty ninth
birthday anniversary last Friday by
sepnd the day.
Relatives have the news that
Frank Allen and Claire Schumacher
of Huron, S. D.. have enlisted in
the United States army for three
years. They are members OF the
Mounted Engineers.
OF interest to old friends is the
news that Mrs. Rhoda Metcalf, for
merly of Kasota, but now of Oak
land, Cal, is improving slowly after
being ill for some time After a
severe six weeks siege of the flu,
she was struck by an automobile,
receiving injuries which have kept
her to her home.
A number of high school girls at
tended a base ball game al Gustavus
Adolphus college last Thursday af-
ternoon.
A large crowd attended the La
dies Aid society of the Swedish
noon at the home OF Mrs. Charles
Rydberg.
Mrs. J. c. Johnson entertained a
party of friends and relatives from
Lake Prairie last Sunday.
Frank Carlson and John Norlin
visited relatives in the twin cities
over Easter.
Rev. Lindergren of Boston con.
Quoted services at the Congregational
church last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Celia Dreulow ard family. OF
st. Peter were guests last Sunday
at the William Tezloff home.
Miss Margaret Gripp and brother
Albert visited their mother, Mrs.
Ida Gripp last Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society will be
entertained by Mrs. A. A. Anderson
Tuesday afternoon, April 25. =
Lee Mason had his car wrecked
and hand injured last Monday even
ing, when he ran off a bridge on
the Mankato- Kasota road.
MI and Mrs. Z. e. Mott Of Min
neapolis visited at the Mott home
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Manske and Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Boehland left last
Thursday for Montana on a bust
ness trip.
Fred Randolph and family of
Limetown were entertained last.
Sunday at the ]. @. Adams home.
Miss Matte TetZloff attended the
funeral of a niece Shirley Duncan
at Minneapolis last Friday.
William Johns, Jr., is the owner
of a Ford automobile.
Mrs. Paul Vetter and little son
visited relatives at West Newton