The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-24
School Work Praised.
Garden CityNelDsettes
Correspondence There Speaks
Of Harmonious Activity of
All Concerned
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Especial to The Free Press.l
Garden City. February 2z.-The school
Is progressing just fine. Teachers and
pupils are working hard to make this
and teachers are working q under d iff is
ties in having to hold school in SO many
buildings, but all are working together in
saying word OF praise for he bas SriT
ers, who have been so faithful in getting
tho pupils to school on time. There has
been no hardness through them.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Stevens, Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Wilson. Elmer Updegraft. Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Chapman and Mr.. and Mrs.
afternoon. They attended the matinee
there.
Mr.. and Mira Sherman Thurston Of
Ceresco We're guests at the John Bixby
home Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Thurston Of Ceresco
We're week end guests at the Franc
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Morran have
been entertaining Mr.. Morralrs brother
3. M. Cali is visiting friends and rel
atiyes in Mankato this week.
The farmers are all through putting mp
ice. The. creamery company has its Ice
house full: All other icehouses in town
Mrs. W. A. Roberts returned home from
Mankato, where she visited at the j. VIII
d q.
Mr. and Mrs Earl vansickIe entertained |
about forty-five Of their friends at the
Garden City Inn Saturday evening. Feb j
A bountifui supper was was served at iI:se.
to which all did justice. At midnight the !
guests departed for their different homes, !
voting Mr.. and Mrs. VanSickie delightful |
Monday. February 20. Len johnson sold |
his stock and machinery and some house- !
hold goods at public auction Mr.. john
will fr
new home near Swanville. MINI Their |!
neighbors and friends gave them a sur !
p prise party " and I'd PRESENTED them with
friends wish them success in their new
home.
Garden City basketball team took on
the bethlehem Lutheran team Of Man
kato Friday night winning the bacon by
out-played in every phase of the game.
around them. Most OF the visitors scores
were made by the long air route: being
too closely guarded to work the bah
with a rush. Garden City did some ciev-s
err passing and shooting. The Sunday
school boys seemed unable to break mp
10 to o. In the second quarter the visit
ors guarded more closely and found the
basket for five goals. Garden City like
half ending 20 to 10 in favor Of the local
team. The visitors came back strong in
the second period. Garden City was
Both teams seiH tng Tss
third quarter ended 20 to Is. the visitors
bringing UP their score by some pretty
Saarte sn0 opened as wtS Gang both seams
going at top speed, but the lead piled up
by the locals in the beginning was too
Is 70 e &, DC He'd Sas . Were f sne te
ball being small. Schaffer OF Garden
City refereed with great satisfaction to
handicapped by the loss Of Dehn at cen
lacks the experience and speed OF Dehn.
J 5on ana don a aIos p,sysa AR no an,
Nickerson and Mccormack forwards cali
ed up Ave and four baskets respectively.
or ans bo h mas ana hs
Saturday night. February rs. Good Thlps<
der inyades Garden City. Let thes. be
There win be union SUNDAY school
February "a. Supper in the basement Of
s led ssn
tbs; Why we are here. H. Amonson.
county chairman. 1885, Duties Of pastor
Mankato. 7:ss; Qualities that make a sue
cessful superintendent. Rev. r. Dobson.
sos; Some needs in the elementary de-
WofRin M a relisions
state Superintendent ]. c. Garrison, $3.50;
questions and discussion, 8 p. m.
The w. G. T. u. win meet at the home
Of the president. Mrs. Jessie John Tues
day afternoon, March Mrs. Josephine
Sizer, state president, win be present at
the meeting and will also give an address
in the evening IN one Of the churches.
which one win be announced later. She
has a message for an. old and young
men and women. Come out and hear
her. Subject, The Law Of the Land. A
patriotic meeting with good singing. Col
lection will be taken Friday evening,
The Riverside Study club win meet With
Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts Wednesday after
noon. February 70. A good attendaDce is
desired. )
Mr.. Greenough suffered a ssighx stroke
of paralysis one day iast week, hHt at
this writing seems 10 be doing nkce1y,
which Is gratifying news to his numesons
friends.
The camp fire organized Thursday. De-
Nina Duffield Ruth SchuddeT. Beth ster-
ling. -Ailene Jay, Mildred Btxby, Nadne
Robertson, Gladys Pew. Lucfie Mann,
Wilma Updegraft. They chose for their
name '"Odakota." They meet every
Thursday. At their hd meeting tssey
made head bands and voted TO send
clothes to Russia for birthday present
to the camp fire. Miss Marion Ander-
son and Miss Eliza Wilson were chosen
as guardians.
Thursday is known rs candy day 1t TIE
school The youngsters came with their
pennies to purchase candy Of the girls,
which they make and sen, which nearly
money for q good cause.