The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-25
ALONG THE wAToNwAN

Watonwan, August 23-Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Schickling entertained
Sunday the Misses Sarah and Effie
Carlson of Lake Crystal. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Carlson anu son Ho.
ward and Mr.. and MRS. Siias Carl
son, son Victor and daughter Idar-
celia.
The Misses Laura Hohenstein
and Ella Popp are assisting with
the house Work at the Lou arouse
nome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Charter and
family OF Ceresco and Miss Alma
Larson OF Vernon attended church
az Watonwan Sunday afternoon.
VIII Swanson and sister Kate of
Lake Crystal were Watonwan cal
lers Thursday OF last week.
Chicken thieves are again in this
wilde being the losers. The thieves
also went 10 the Lou Larson farm,
but Mr. Larson was attracted Dy
the noise and went to see what
the cause was, which frightened
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Foster and
family attended church at Walon-
wan Sunday and took supper at the
AxeI Fredrickson home.
Word received from the Omar
Morgan and Warren Abbott tamil
lies, who went on an auto trip to
Missouri, is that they arrived safely,
but experienced considerably mud
dy roads on the latter part OF the
journey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rask were
Mankato shoppers Saturday.
OrSie Stenerson spent Sunday
evening near Vernon Center.
H. p. Jacobson spent the week
end with his sons Clifford and Lyle
near Hanska.
The dry spell was broken Sunday
evening by q steady rain most OF
the night. which was greatly appfe-
ciated by the farmers OF this local
Services win be held in the woods
on the A. NJ. Felmlee farm in Ger
CISCO Sunday, August n. A picnic
dinner will be served at noon and
the services In the afternoon will
be conducted by the Rev. J. Nd.
the Ceresco neighborhood as well as
Watonw an are well acquainted with
Mr.. Balm, he having held services
in both Ceresco and Watonwan for
a number of years. All cordially
invited. Come and bring a basket
dinner and enjoy the services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gustafson
spent Sunday with the formers
brother viii Gustafson and family
near Lake Crystal.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Estelle and
Miss Lorraine took in the celebra-
ton at New Ulm Friday.
This vicinity has been pestered
the past few years by people from
surrounding towns going onto the
farms along along. the river, ran
sacking the woods for whatever
might suit their taste, whether it be
gooseberies, choke cherries, nuts
or grapes; going through gates,
leaving them wide open for the
farmers stock to go where they
please, never thinking OF asking the
privilege OF going into the woods, II
this privilege be granted. They
chop down the cherry trees to get
the fruit and tear down the grape
vines to their hearts content, leav-
ing the premises loaded with sacks
and pals They 90 TO the first town
available and dispose OF their sup
The farmers who own these farms
and pay the taxes on the same and
who would like some, of the product
of the land, are obliged to get along
without because OF the above rea-
| son.
The Farmers club will meet Fri
day evening, September l. The
people of the community will be
| favored with a concert by the nine
teen piece orchestra from Hanska.
A small admission will be charged.
Cake and coffee will be served free.
Everybody come and enjoy the
evening.