The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-06
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the monuments with the exception
of few of the larger ones that will
require special machinery. This
work will be left until next spring.
Sam McMonagle has painted the
tool house at the cemetery. The as
ISOLATION is deserving of special ap-
probation from the whole commun-
ity for the commendable business
like manner necessary in keeping
this sacred spot so beautiful.
Than Award and family were up
from Mankato Wednesday making
short calls on their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Wilbur and Their sister.
Miss Louise Award.
The pupils in the Misses Watts
and Malcomson rooms gave party
on the school grounds Wednesday
for Dorothy Brown, who is about to
leave with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. w. w. Brown for their new
home at Lamberton. Sports and
games and a big feed combined to
make the time longt remembered by
all. Miss Dorothy was presented
with beautiful fountain pen, which
she prizes very highly and its fire.
Quent use will be a constant remind
er of her schoolmates and the four
happy years she has spent here.
The women of the Missionary So
ciety and a number of babies and
children enjoyed a picnic supper
Tuesday afternoon in the Tallman
park.
A great many of the villagers are
shut ms this week, suffering with
colds which greatly resemble the flu.
August Pfeffer suffered severe in
juries to his foot recently. The
wheel of his drill passed over II
when the team started to -un away.
In trying to stop them he got in
front of the drill with the above re-
suits.
Little Cameron Gray is getting
along nicely. DR.. ]. q. Arnold re-
moved part of the splints from his
leg and hopes that the rest can be
taken of in ten days.
The six year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Wendt, while playing. fell
from a low building on the kraus
ranch and broke his arm at the ell
bow. DR.. Arnold reduced the frac-
Sure and the little chap is e0ing
along as well as could be expected.
ID. L. Bowen has completed his
petit Jury work at the county seat
and resumed his job supervising the
crawling of the state road from the
Minis corner to J. r. Mobiles. During
his stay in Mankato his SON, John,
looked after the work very eff
GENTLY. There are twenty nine
teams hauling and the work is prog
ressing rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Rossnbe-ger
OF Henderson entertained at a big
family dinner Sunday. The guests
included Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Mobiles.
Al donohfor WaltQr and
Miss Ethel of Ceresco; Nina Rosen-
berger of this place, Mrs. Lola No
bles. Mr.. and Ms. Emmett Keene
and Miss Alice Miller of st. Paul
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Ldeske OF
Henderson. The guests came by
auto, finding the roads excellent,
and the happiness of this get-to-
gether will linger long in the mem
Iory of all.
Miss Alice EIlingson, who teaches
In the Mobiles district and boards at
the ]. r. Mobiles home, spent the
week end holiday with the home
folks at Winnebago.
Mrs. Eddie Bailey, who teaches In
the Mertersdorf district, rides to and
from school with Edwin, Mary and
Dora Kraus, who are attending the
consolidated school at Garden City.
All three are high school pupils.
Miss Lucy Weir will teach in the
Ed Talbot district on the Mounds.
The school opened Monday morning.
Miss Rosette HOLIDAY Of LIE Sueur
Center is again back in the Good
district and is boarding at the Matt
Weir home. Miss Kittie Caven has
accepted the Fitzsimmons school
east of Good Thunder, where she
has taught for the past several
years. These girls are all splendid
progressive teachers, who will keep
these rural district schools up to
Their usual high standards.
Lawrence Warren and Eva Griffith
were the last of our young folks to
leave for school. w. w. Griffith
| took them to the cities Friday morn
ling. Lawrence will resume his stud
lies at the state university, this be-
| ing his third year, and Miss Eva will
enroll at Hamline. From the cities
Mr.. Griffith went into the northern
part of the state to look after his
real estate holdings.
Mrs. j. E. Barnes went to Lake
Crystal Friday evening, where she
spent the night. The next morning
accompanied by her mother and sis
lte-, Mrs. J. H. Dredge and Miss Belle
Iucs ICIL JChClSJ
they will visit their daughter and
sister. Mrs. Thorne and family. Mrs.
Dredge and Belle will go to Mime
apolis about October l, where they
have taken apartments for the win
I ter.
| Last Sunday at the home of M.
! and Mrs. Gene Francis of North
Vernon all the relatives Of the Lang.
! Frances families gathered for a
! last big get together before the de-
parture of Mr.. and Mrs. Alverz Fran
ces TO- their new home at Poitales,
New Mexico. Those present from a
distance were George Lang and
daughters, Ruth, Florence and Alice,
and brother, Graham, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lang of Mapleton township,
A. Grieg and daughter, Beth, OF
Sterling and M. and Mrs. Willins
Henning of Mapleton, Misses Hill
dred and Marina Frances of Manka-
to. There were forty present and
the memory of this day will be long
be retained by all present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frances and their three little
children left Thursday by car on
their long journey to their far away
home, where they have rented a
ranch of Mrs. Frances brother. They
will farm by irrigation. The best
wishes of the community go with
them.
Your correspondent and her bet.
lter-half have their plans completed