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

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Belle Plaine and Mankato.
F. e. Cooper received telegram
early Wednesday morning from bis
son Ray in Minneapolis ,announc-
| ing the arrival OF little son. Mr.
and Mrs. Cooper are receiving the
congratulations OF their m any
friends over the arrival OF their
first grandchiid.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. r Cotherman
and ROLAND motored to Fatrmont
Thursday morning, where Mr.. CO.
therman spent the day attending to
business matters, and returned
man and little son remained Tor
a longer visit with relatives.
Gustaf Widell, candidate for state
tsenator, was doing the town We'd
nesday In the interest Of his cam.
align. Mr.. Widell Is, we, believe,
the right man for the right place.
Mrs. Mary Millard Of Sioux Falls,
Is. D., spent Tuesday at the e. w.
Washburn home. she Is now In
West Vernon, the guest >of Mrs.
Nellie Rambo.
Mrs. James Lowell and Stanley
drove to Fairmont Wednesday, tax.
ing to her home Mrs, John Lowell.
who has been visiting her husbands
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Starbuck
and two children and Mrs. Lee and
her daughter Helen returned Wed
nesday evening from a motor trip
vacation through Iowa and Illinois,
where they visited relatives. The
tri was very pleasant one from all
angles.
Mrs. Lou Kraus is quite I'll, be.
ing confined to her room and un-
der the care of the family physi-
sian. All hope she may soon be
enjoying her customary good health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arts Busby and
daughter returned from a. short VS.
lit with relatives at Dassei, Mimi,
them, visited his people at Hutchin-
son.
G. C. Cornish, president of the
Shelby Insurance company, was out
to the T. D. Hays farm to adjust
the loss of a stack ofswheat that
burned Mr. Hays was burning some
dry quack grass and the stack
caught fire from flying sparks.
A. C. Gray and family are enjoy
ing the delights OF brand new
Jewett car, having traded hts old
Dodge and several horses in part
payment. This fine car is handled
ny Inc fdSS pSOplc III MonhoSo.
Harold, the oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Halverson, is getting
much healthful pleasure in riding
his new Elgin bicycle, which wan
ordered from a Chicago firm and
arrived here Monday. presume
Harold is no longer worrying about
the freight tie-up.
Frank Grannis and his son Rus
sell drove to the August Pherson
farm in Brown county, where they
purchased a fine HAMPSHIRE mails
pig. which will head their herd.
William Rieve Of West Vernon
fell of a high wagon last Thurs
day while threshing on his brothers
bruises, He was stunned by be-
ing thrown distance of 40 feet on
to the hard ground and was uf-
conscious for several hours. DR.. ]. (
e. Arnold was called and made Mr..
REEVE as comfortable as possible.
He is now able to come up town
and It is expected ne will soon be
as well as, ever.
James Weir and sons Henry and
James. Jr.. and their uncle Henf
Weir and J. s. Yenn:sh, a brother,
in law left Monday over the auto
trail on a vacation trip which win
Jake IneiH tnfOuSu tHc uOitucAn
part of the state and Canada
Mrs. Anna Mattiugly, who has
been on the sick list for the past
week. q is reported much improved
to-day. Her daughter. Mrs. Lfcy
Ware of winnebago Is here staying
with her.
The water supply at the r. G.
Wilbur farm is exhausted, there.
fore Mr.. Wilbur is driving his large
herd of cattle to the river twice
daily Some stunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hanney and
family of South West Vernon ac-
companied by Mrs. S.. j. Minis Of
the village were. Mankato visitors
The band concert given on the
street every Saturday evening by
the Willow Creek band are max
ing quite hit Vernon Center has
had regular weekly band concerts
since the beginning of May and
since that time the weather has
that there wasn't time during the
whole season so far to Interfere
with these weekly open band con-
certs this year. Last Saturday night
the band played an especially fine
program. Mrs H. Thul rend-
cred a few vocal solos accompanied
by the band. Large crowds always
turn out. and Vernon Center is al
ways quite lively place on these
occasions The band is under the
direction of Professor Hugo Frey
of Mankato.