The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-13
Meeting of Kerns
Aid Society Monday
Something Like Hundred People
Were In Attendance At
The Event

heTnS, October 1.-THE Aid So
ciety met with Mrs. H. A. Hanson
Thursday and there were nearly
one hundred people present. A fine
supper was served. The business
meeting was well carried out and
annual reports were read and &C.
copied. Election of officers re-
suited as follows: President, Mrs.
+. Z. Jefferson; vice president, Mrs.
{. Cosgershall; secretary, Mrs.
Albert Peterson; treasurer, Mrs. l..
A. Chapman. The ladies will give
the annual bazaar and supper Wed.
nesday evening. November /.
Mrs. A. Evenson, son Harry and
daughter Vina returned from Min
neapoits last week Monday after
spending several days with rela-
tives and friends at that place.
Mrs. w, Sharp and daughter
Edna entertained a party of rela-
ives at a house party Sunday. A
picnic dinner was enjoyed. There
were twenty-five present and every =
one had a pleasant time. The
guests Were Mir. and Mrs. Arthur
Sharp and sons of Carlos. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Sharp and children, MIR,
ana Mrs. Elmer Grice and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Grice, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Grice, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Miller.
Mr.: and Mrs. Alfred Evenson en-.
n WV Ne
.F4ends at supper and the evening
last week Wednesday. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Shell
Miss Ella Shell, MIR. and hrs. Nels
Johnson and daughter Mabel, VIVA,
larry and Elmer Evenson of Kerns,
ar: and Mrs. A Anderson and Mr.
and Mrs. 0. r. Anderson of Mime
apolis.
Mrs; W. Sharp received a lette,
from her d&Gat.S- las. George
Rash OF Kingsdaie saying that they
discovered fire within a mile OF
their home last week Tuesday. The
lre was burning over a titty acre
tract in Tamarack swamp. Every
one was out fighting the fire Thurs
day. Mrs. Rash served lunch to
nre fighters all Tuesday night and
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Rist spent Sun
day with relatives at Swan Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sharp and
children took breakfast with Mr..
ana Mrs. r. E. Grice Friday morn
ing they called at the Steel and
Johnson homes.
A number from the neighborhood
attended the funeral of George
Stevens at the Advent church IN
Mankato Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Coughenour, Mr. and Mrs.
II. A. Hanson, son Bert and daugh-
ter Irene and Mrs. Fred johnson
took supper at the c. j. Johnson
home Saturday evening.
John A. Johnson, Fred Johnson,
Karl Landgren and John Keltgen,
members of the town board, were
busy at the town hall Saturday and
until late in the evening looking
over the registration.
Mrs. L. A. Chapman and Mrs. Nels
johnson went to st. Peter Tuesday
to serve on the petit jury.
Mrs. c. J. Johnson was on the
grand jury in st. Peter Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. Hite have been
entertaining their daughter, Mrs.
I'D Grunst and children, Raymond
and Opal of Jackson, and sister
Emma and Anna Grunst O,
the past week, Anna will stay with
Mrs. Hite for some time. The
others left for Jackson Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hendley and
daughter Phyllis spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sharp ana
children and Nh. and Mrs. Paul
Sharp and children spent Sunday
evening at the Jefferson home.
The Lundins from Judson are
putting in stanchions and a con-
crete floor in H. A. Hanson's COW
barn this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson entertained
Sunday at family gathering for
Mrs. Coughenour, mother Of Mrs.
Hanson. The children and grand
children were all present. Mrs.
Coughenour will go to her home in
Sheldon, ILL.,, this week.
Clyde Frazier of st. Paul is Wis
iting his counsin Will Carter. Tues
day the young men and their friend
Clinton Foote Of Mankato fished at
Lake Jefferson.
There was a fair attendance at
the services Sunday evening. Rev.
Waller was the speaker Of the
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude BUICK nave
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Jefferson en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Sharp and sons at dinner Thurs
day. The ShaTps left for their home
at Carlos Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan, son Harry
and daughter Una visited at the
Hite home Sunday.
Mrs. L. P. Parsons remains about
the same the last few days. Ed
Parsons has returned to his home
in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sharp, Mrs. Paul,
Mrs. Joe Grice, Mrs. R. H. Eldred
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Loucks at
tended the Aid society meeting
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Rist did not
visit at their farm place last week
as they were in DesMoines for sew
eral days with their daughter Edna
and family. They returned to Man
kato Saturday night.