The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
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Watonwan, August Mrs. MartiI
Sodergren and children attended ;
surprise party Tuesday afternoon a
Vernon given in honor of hel
grandmother, Mrs. Joseph Robson
The occasion was Mrs. Robson.
birthday. The older people of the
neighborhood remember Mrs. Robi.
son when she> lived in this vicinity
and wish her many returns Of the
day.
Ray Davis played with the Lake
Crystal ball team which played Yer.
non at Gilmore Sunday. Score 'tc
3 in favor Vernon. =
Mrs. Sarah Cullen is quite sick al
the Knute Petersen home.
The Johnson, Graf and Freder-
fckson threshing machines are busy
threshing in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Goad and Mrs
c. Barney of Lake Crystal were Wis
itors Wednesday of last week at the
Charlie Gilman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Jensen spent
Thursday of last week visiting the
latter's mother, Mrs. RASMUSSEN Of
Linden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lantz of Ambo5
called at the home of his son Ear
one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gedell and
family were Mankato shoppers Tues
Earl Lantz spent Saturday in
Mankato.
Miss Mona Davis Is spending few
days at the Henry Gedell home:
Ben Golden of Lincoln was Wa
tonwan caller Thursday.
: %. J. Stenerson lost a valuable
cow by lightning Sunday Of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. BONN OF Spring
one day last week:
John Peterson of Lake Crystal
hauled gravel from this vicinity Fri
day.
Miss Vivian Foster spent few
days last week visiting htr grand
mother Mrs. B. Scherer of Lake
Crystal. ..
Mr., and Mrs. Omer Morgan and
family did some shopping in Manka.
to last Saturday.
Little Miss Wanda Morgan was an
over night visitor at Grandma Sven
sons in Lake Crystal Saturday eve
ming.
Albert Neuman and family of Lake
Crystal weer seen on the Watonwan
road Sunday.
Miss Katherine Livingston oil
Dodge Center has been secured to
teach the Watonwan school in dis
trict No. 20. the coming year.
Electric lights, have been installed
club met Friday evening, August 4
the meeting having been, postponed
for four weeks on~account of the
busy season, After the business ses
sion a program as follows was put
on. Recitation by Letha Baustin
recitation Grandmother's Doll, Sa-
rah Stenerson; dialogue, Watermel
lon Pickles, Nora Williams and Mi
ma Davis; solo, Agnes Stenerson
dialogue, Scat, Miss Diggerie and
COL Edgewood; recitation. Lots
Baustein; recitation, Lorraine Els
telle; song, Sarah Stenerson. After
the program sandwiches and coffee
were served. The next club meet
ing will be held August Is. Rev. j
NJ. Balm Of Mankato will present his
subject for the evening, "The Ideal
Woman"
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Buffer called al
the L. K. Frederiekson home Wea-
nesday evening.
Bert Cross and family of. Birming
ham, Iowa, spent last Friday and
Saturday at the home of his cousin
B. w. Abbott. They were travelling
by auto and were enroute to North
nnI L. o.. ia
Frank Wilde and wife, Dan Nc
and family and B. w. Abbott and
family called on L. K. Frederickson
and wife Thursday evtning. =
Donald Hills of Lake Crystal
spent the day at the E. G. Buffer
home.
John Schickling is improving his
farm with a silo and a windmill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Davis OF
Ceresco took in the program at the
Farmers club meeting Friday even
ing.
The ]. L. Clark Dan Mcconnell.
and Kenneth Grain families were
dinner guests at the Silas Carlson
home.
On Tuesday, August 1, occurred
the marriage of Miss Olice Steiner
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o J.
Stenerson, to George, Gustafson
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gustafson of Lake Crystal. This
young couple have grown up from
childhood in this vicinity and their
many friends wish them much hap
piness and prosperity in their we'd
ded life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Buffer enter
tanned about twenty of their friends
Sunday in honor of Mrs. Buffers
birthday. A beautiful cake,-baked at
the Tom Owen bakery, made fit
ting center piece, blending with the
other decorations. The cake was
presented to Mrs. Buffer by Mr.
Buffer and Mr.. Hubbard. The af-
ternoon was spent in visiting and
playing croquet. The guests de-
parted at five o'clock, wishing Mrs.
Buffer many happy returns of the
day. n. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver johnson and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gustafson of
Rapidan attended club meeting Fri
day evening. ..,..a.. I'll
Little Bonnie Kruger. who was
on the sick list last week, is better.
Henry Fuller, weed man. was in
the vicinity last week, looking after
the weeds. ... ...
Mrs. John Gustafson of Lake Cry
stall spent Friday at the homeSof her
son Edward and family.
Martin Loning hauled gravel from
Waterman last week for repair work