The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-03
mass her pastor Rev. Father Colbert

mass hci pdStOT rev. rdluoT SOluCi
preached most comforting sermon
to the large concourse of relatives
and friends, who came to pay their
last mark of respect to the memory
of this bright and loyable girl, who
passed away in the springtime or
youth. The pallbearers were Alberta's
cousins Matt, Will, James, Henry,
Jack and Mike Weir. Among the rela-
funeral were Will Harlin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Duffeld and Miss Gather
| inc Quinn of Mankato; Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Fitzsimmons and the Misses
Annie Weir and Bertha Graham Of
Good Thunder and Frank Weir of
Mortified. Among those expressing
their sympathy with beautiful flowers
were the Vernon Center high school
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Quinn and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Harlin of Mankato and Mr..
and Mrs. Carlos Warren and daughter
Alice.
Miss Helen Black of Mankato spent
the week end and over Sunday at the
F. E. Cooper home.
In honor of her husbands birthday
Mrs. J. r. Mobiles of Ceresco enter
tanned a party of relatives and friends
at six o'clock dinner last Saturday
evening. Covers were laid for twelve.
Following the dinner the evening was
spent in playing cards and visiting.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Boles, Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford
Cornish and Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Cor
nish of the village. .s ra.-
Lyle Cooper of Mankato is spend
ing few weeks with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Cooper, while re-
covering from an operation for ap-
Tx~a oil
Everybody will be glad to learn that
Mrs. Ann Mattingly has made a gooG
recovery from her recent illness, and
no longer requires the services of her
daughter Mrs. Ware, who returned to
her home in Winnebago the first of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gland Meixell and
Mrs. George Brown, who were called
here by the death and burial of their
mother and grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Meixell, left Immediately after the
funeral for their home at Albert Lea,
Mrs. Kate Johnston returned to Ma
della this morning, her nephew Cliff
ford Mead taking her home by auto.
Markato spent several hours in the
village Tuesday, attending to business
matters.
Postmaster Frank Griffin and Clay
ton Robinson were over from Good
| Thunder Tuesday afternoon, arrang-
ing with the A. F. and A. M. lodge of
this place for a Masonic funeral for
the late ]. G. Graham of Good Thun-
der, which was held this afternoon.
Among the Masons going over were
G. C. Cornish, H. C. Kraus, F. l..
Cooper, D. A. Wyman, H. A. King,
W. Denison, R. G. Champhn, Jens
Peterson, Merle and Mark Mack, John
Halvorson, w. w. Griffith, j.. R.
Noble,,- T. Boles and James Lowell
NJ. L. Patterson and family are
packing up their household goods,
preparatory to going back to Iowa,
where they have rented farm. They
have been renting the F. R. Lowell
farm for two years. Mr.. Lowell ex-
poets to run his own ranch hereafter,
assisted by his youngest son James,
| who has recently returned from a
sojourn Of two pears in various parts
of California. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bailey left
this morning for Rochester, where the
former will submit to an operation
for gall stones at st. Mary's hospital.
Mrs. Ellen Robinson, who has been
spending the past several months
with her daughter in Mankato, has re-
turned to her home in the village.
Her son in law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Christie assisted
her in getting settled and win remain
until next week, when they will move
onto the Lester Fleming farm near
Garden City, now owned by Mr..
Greenfield and son.
Almost ten dollars worth of home
made candy and popcorn were sold
before and after the entertainment
Saturday evening by tire Queen Esther
girls.