The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01

AID Sumner Sewers. Parker college
high school; Virgil stood third in
this class and Sumner nfth. Robert
Gray graduates from high school at
Granada, the only boy in a class Of
seven. Vera Chadsey finishes high
sehoal at Wiunebago, Elsie Robin.
son completes her course in the con .
sol!deted high school at Garden City.
Congratulations are extended to
these young people N the successful
termination OF the!: high school days.
Mrs. G. +, G!annis received u
package this wee. from the Halls
a. ST, Cloud, Florida, On opening
tNe Same she found two well de-
ve!oped. hard deated ears OF Cataw-
be- sweet corn, A card from Mr..
Hall said. have just harvested the
rest OF your corn crop. Am sending
the last two cars FOR planting in
the sequel to the above, When Mr.
and Mrs. Clanais went to St. Cloud,
December o. last year, Mrs. Gran
mis- took some sweet corn seed with
her, On New Years day she put In
small patch, which she tended and
cultivated with her usual care, while
the rest OF the gang" stood by and
suggested various ways OF tending,
tert!liztng etc, the growing crop
and the best market to dispose OF
this bumper cron." But Mrs. Gran
mis- unmindfnl or their puns, kept
! TRANQUILITY at wo:l.. One day she
coaceived the idea that the soil
needed iron or rather rust, SO she
picked up barrel Of old cans
(tour!sts live out Of tin cans, you
know, covered them with water and
in few days had plenty of rusty
water. This she put around her corn
and 1t soon began 70 grow by leaps
and bounds. So to make long story
short and to prove the old maxim
that he who laughs last laughs
best" on March IS, the dav before
starting home. Mrs. Grannis picked
her first picking, enough for a
bounteous feed She then turned tn"
patch over to the Halls and they
enjoyed the fruit c. her labor to
! the end of the chapter. Mrs. Gran
mis- has planted these two ears Of
corn in her garden, which will fur
nish corn for the family and her
neighbors across the way during
the season and also supply seed for
her winter crop down N their win
ter home in Florida.
One of the prettiest May pro
grams ever given in the village
schools was "A May Festival" given
by the pupils of the primary de-
partment on the school lawn last
Thursday afternoon. In this fest.
val was shown the coming of
spring First appeared the pussy
willow. then the different birds and
flowers of spring. AS the children
appeared, costumed to represent
these. songs were sung by the de-
partment suitable to each. Follow
ing this was the May pole dance
given by twelve children. The
streamers of the pole were pink and
white, the girls holding the pink
streamers and the boys the white.
The program closed with Il See You
Partner" by the second grade. A
large number of mothers of the lit
tie tots and many friends enjoyed
the festival seemingly as we'll as
the children. and afterwards went
to the primary room to inspect the
work that the three grades in this
room are doing. all showed careful
work and training on the part Of the
teacher, Miss Sasse, whose work
h as been most satisfactory. All hope
she will decide to return again next
year.
Mrs. F. E. Cooper returned last
evening from Good Thunder. where
she has been assisting in the care
of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Tyrholm,
who has been sick with a bad cold,
and which almost developed into
pneumonia. All are glad to know
she is now much better.
HNI- yphf -
invitation to the commencement
dina, n. D. Marion LANCER is one Of
eight to be graduated. The class
motto, Build for Character, not for
Fame" is a good one and am sure
Marion will live up to it. He is a
fine, manly boy, we'll known to most
of the boys of the village, where he
frequently visits his grandfather z.
w. Washburn and other relatives
and friends. Marion is the oldest
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Anil LANCER
who were both born and raised in
this locality. They lived here until
their marriage eighteen years ago.
At the w. c. T. U. convention II
was thought best to continue the
school saving bank system. Mrs. A.
&C. Wilbur, superintendent reported
N0TuOu SSuJSI 9l1O.VO ooNCu
Forty four students, who saved were
moGtly from the primary and inter
mediate rooms The Garden City
consolidated schools did not open
until late and the primary depart
ment was the only room to save.
Their savings amounted to SIS.
/ Thrift has been taught in all the
schools in the district, some in
money, some in cooking and making
garments. The school are not all out
so this report is not complete.
The Baptist Aid society met with
Mrs. Larson. The meeting was
turned into a birthday party in hon
or of Miss Jennie Tettum, Mrs. Fred
Gozzard and Mrs. H. Thul. About
twenty were present Mrs. Fred
WILDER, president. presented the
honor guests each with a covered
work basket with a wish for many
more birthdays. A bountiful lunch
con served. There were three birth
day cakes with candles.