The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-14
Mrs. j. NJ. Chapman
Garden City,, Is Hurt
She Injured Hand While Using
Electric Washer; Village
News Notes

Garden City, July Mrs. j.. NJ.
Chapman, while running an electric
washer at her home one day last
week, hurt her hand very badly by
catching it in the wringer, neces-
stating several dressings ut the
Mankato clinic.
On Saturday afternoon, JURY /, al
two o'clock, funeral service for
Lydia Ann Barton were held at the
nome of her daughter Mrs. Eva
Swan, Rev. T. Ross Paden of Man
kato officiated, and in his wonder
full manner spoke comforting words
to the bereaved. Mr.. and Mrs.
George John and Mrs. John Bixby
sang. The bearers were John Bixby.
Fillmore Mills, Frank Thurston,
Floyd Wilson, Charles Nickerson, ].
]. Duffield. The floral offerings
were very beautiful and were a
silent testimony of the love and es-
TEEN for this grand old lady. Mrs.
Barton had passed her eighty ninth
She leaves to mourn her passing
-four BdsRshssls NJ Mrs. g. M sGse soss
Lamberton Of Hollywood, Calf;
Mrs. Ida Tnurston of Los Angeles,
Calf; and Mrs. Helen Swan of
Garden City; a brother, Hon. e. T.
Champlin of Vernon Center and
one sister, Miss Roxie Champlin OF
Vernon Center, besides many nep-
hews and nieces, grandchildren and
great grand children. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Osgood and
family Of Fairmont spent Sunday
at the ]. c. Bixbv home.
Miss Rose Tnurston has been a
guest the past week at the Jim Pep
per home in Mankato.
= Frank Thurston is having a new
house erected on his lot just op-
very much to that corner.
The new school house is progress
ing very rapidly and it is expected,
will be completed and ready for
the beginning of school.
Charles Rector is visiting his
daughters in Mankato this week.
Word has ben received that Mrs.
Rector is not gaining as fast as her
friends would wish.
Donald Dobson returned from his
northern trip Saturday evening.
Mrs. ]. ]. Duffie]d was Manka
to visitor last week.
Ward Bixby of Iron Mountain,
Mont, is guest at the ]. G. Bixby
and Orc Swan homes this week. He
will be remembered as the son of
in Garden City and he notes VITA
pleasure some of the Improvements
that have come to his home town,
and is greeting with pleasure all
his old scloolmates and friends.
Mrs. Fred Lamberton and 'daugh-
ter Of Hollywood. Calf, and Mrs.
Josie Gary of Buchanan, n. D., are
guests of their sister, Mrs. Ora
Swan.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will hold a business meeting and
food sale at the T. H. Hazel home
Friday Afternoon, July T..
Rev. Mitchell and family are
guests at the T. F. Mills home. Mrs.
Mitchell was Jessie Mills and they
are welcomed by tleir many
friends.
:, The membership contest for the
w. C. T. o. will close this week and
a celebration and feed will be given
the winning team at the fair
grounds Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
Q. m. Those on tne side with the
president will receive cards asking
them to help with the refreshments
an L. T. S. gold medal contest will
be given by a class from Lake
Crystal. All members are request
ed to be present and bring their
children. A good time is promised
to all.
=. William ]. Jones of Lake Crys-
tai was in town on business Thurs
day. He was having a monument
set up in the family lot in memory
of his wife, Marian r. Jones who
departed this life August s, 1921.
Miss Mary Thurston is visiting
relatives and friends in Minnea.
polls.
little son Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Brundage and SON Harry
autoed to Lake Emily to spend the
day Sunday.
Charles Call and children and Mrs.
Tverberg drove to Madelia and st.
James Tuesday.
Mrs. Fisk and little grandson
Dean Call of Amboy visited at the
e. M. Call home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Swift and
Mrs. Fay Leatherman of Mankato.
also Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Coulter
and two children of Kenewick,
Wash, were guests for supper at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. john Os-
good on Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Coulter are taking the auto route
from Washington state to Battle
Creek Mich. Mrs. Coulter was a.
former resident of Garden City.
being the Youngest daughter of