The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
W. G. T. u. ELECTION
GAINESVILLE Unit Selected Mrs. Eva
Sackett AS President.

SanGSNliIc OnIL S6lGCICO MIS-. eva
Sackett AS President.
GAINESVILLE, August 1.-THE w. G.
T U. met on Saturday afternoon
last at the home of Mrs. August
| Beccue. Out OF the forty two mem
bers twenty were present. AS it
, was the annual meeting election of
officers took place. The following
are the incumbents of the various
Offices, President. Mrs. Eva Sack
] EFT; secretary, Mrs. Bessie Hubbard;
treasurer. Miss Pearl Day. Mrs.
Graves had been acting as presi-
dent since the removal of Mrs.
Griffith and was asked to continue,
| but decided that with her work on
! the farm it was too much foreman
in that office. The W. c. T. U.
meets on the fourth Saturday OF
every, month. The next meeting
! home of Mrs. Gherke. The union
urges upon all right minded people
! the extreme necessity of supporting
! the 18th amendment to the constl-
tuition of the United States and its
enforcement.
On Thursday OF this week J. P.
I Brueur. Louis Bartlemohs and J. A.
| Henry motored to Minneapolis to
| be gone a day or so on business
mingled with pleasure in the Cheve-
let owned by the former.
The Kumjoinus Klub OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church will hold an
! ice cream social on the lawn of the
! powerhouse on Saturday evening of
this week.
e. H. Smith and James McGuig-
gan of Waseca were in town on Fri:
| day afternoon of last week putting
up posters, announcing the Waseca
county fair to be held at Waseca
! for three days the last week OF Au-
gust. Both these gentlemen are so
! lively that they break the spell
, whenever they come to GAINESVILLE.
The Royal Neighbors auxiliary OF
GAINESVILLE held an important social
! function at the Odd Fellows hall on
I There was a large mum Der OF the
members present in spite of the
busy times. Mrs. Ulman and Mrs.
Roy Keyes distinguished Themselves
in particular by their unsurpassed
abilities as caterers.
VIM. Wilson and ]. A. Willis are
away on a trip to Midtown. Wis.
! They drove overland with a team,
taking a heard OF horses with them
to be placed on the farm owned by
the former.
| Otto Schafer, the livewire stock
shipper Of this place, is ever on the
alert and will soon have a nupnber
of shipments in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs H. D. Ayars left on
the train Monday forenoon for
| trip to Montana. They will make
visit to Glacier Park and will 60
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
| Boecke for rather prolonged stay
! before returning to GAINESVILLE. While
| there they will also accompany Mr..
and Mrs. Boecke on an auto tour
through Yellowstone Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Byron are the
recipients Of many, oconiums hav-
! ing received word Sunday of the
birth Of twins hoy and girl at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd At -.
! don, n. D. Mrs. Boyd was formerly
| Miss Katherine Byron.
Mrs. Ernest Miller is quite severe
| ly i'll. She is being cared for by a
nurse secured from one Of the Man
kato hospitals.
Two cars were in a slight col
| lision at-the corner at the top of
| Sullivaps hill. northeast of town on
driven by Mrs. O'Hara was coming
! from the north and in rounding the
corner turning west accidentally col
| hded with another car driven by
Harry O'Grady of South St Paul
! who was driving at a rather rapid
rate. In fact the speed was too
excessive to make that corner with
out a collision and the view in both
directions is obscured by high
| bank The two cars were only
slightly damaged. Two boys on bi-
cycles. who had been clinging to the
O'Grady car, had a narrow escape
from serious injury.
George Eustice Of Waseca was in
town Wednesday evening.
The W. R. C, meets Saturday af-
ternoon at the Odd Fellows hall.