The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
NELSON TO BE ORATOR
Minneapolis k!an WEE Sneak At
J&nssvi!ie School Commencement
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GAINESVILLE, April 21.-Plans for the
High school rmeDcement this
year have been announced. 1t will
he held in the townhall on Thurs
day evening. May 81, with DR.. Frank
Nelson. president OF Minnesota col
lege, Minneapolis, as the speaker OF
the evening. 1t is to be remember
ed that DR.. Nelson was one Of the
candidates .or governor three years
ago. To Gretchen Hoffman has been
awarded the honor Of valedictorien
of the class of 1923 with an entire
highschooI average Of 91.50 per cent
To Helen Byron with an average Of
81 .35 per cent belongs the honor OF
salutorian. A difference Of is per
cent only separates these two girls
indicating that the margin OF diff
ference in scholarship is a small
one indeed. These people are 70 be
commended for the splendid records
they have achieved. Louis Santo
depends on the work done the first
year in college.
On Saturday. April rs, the Wo-
mems clubs of GAINESVILLE entertain
the Women's Clubs of Waseca Coun-
~. at the Masonic hall at luncheon.
At this meeting officers will be
elected as we'll az delegates to the
program will be given at 2 O'Clock
TO be followed by a social hour. A
cordisl invitation is extended to all
the women's clubs, the rural clubs,
and the women Of the FARM Bureau
to come 10 this important affair as
guests OF the local women's clubs
for the purpose CT getting better
acquainted and to enjoy the features
of it Each lady is requested to
bring her own fork and spoon and
tie following lunch: Filled sand
wiches, pickles, cake and doughruts.
All other food and dishes viii be
furnished b. the hostess club.
The GAINESVILLE League for civic
betterment met in the Library build
ing on Saturday for the purpose Of
electing officers TO the district con-
vention Of the federated clubs which
will be held at Rochester On May 3
and 4. After d short business SEES
sion and financial reports, Mrs. J.
A. Willis and Mrs. O. II. Tollatson
were elected delegates with Mrs. Fl
d. Cameron and Mrs. A. D. Sackett
as alternates. Mrs. Toll:fson is al
so to act as secretary of the dele
CATION. The next meeting is to be
held on May II and at this time re-
ports Of the district convention will
be given and officers elected for the
coming year.
Postoffcce Inspector Hughes of
Minneapolis was in town one day
last week for the purpose of posting
bids for the future housing Of the
local postoffice He will return on
Monday, April 80. at which time the
bids will be opened. The present
contract with Strunk brothers, who
own the building where the post
office is now located, expires July
"a and the new contract calls for a
light and heat to be furnished by
the owners of the building.
The GAINESVILLE Farmers club met
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Wilson on Tuesday evening last
and was well attended by a large
crowd in spite of the dark night and
bad roads. The farm yard and
buildings were brilliantly lighted
with electric lights. Mr.. Wilson is
very progressive up to- date
farm er, has MANY modern convent
ences such as electricity furnished
by the Northern Safes Power COM
poses. A splendid program was
given by the members. of the club,
consisting OF songs and. instrumental
music dialogues and recitations. Mr..
Oscar Haley gave talk describing
his experiences at the Agricultural
college of the state university. Mrs.
Wilson served delicious luncheon
at midnight and then everybody
has the distinction Of being the
highest ranking boy OF the class
having an average of S4.2 per cent
Bruce O'Hara is the second with an
average of SO; 4 per cent; The high.
ncf liz trl ND yhno f
ranking boy in the class are award
ed scholarships, free tuition at any
one of the state colleges. The
amount Of the scholarship usually
went home happy. heartily apprecia-
tive Of the hospitality Of the host
and hostess.
The Old Town Farmers club met
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F, NJ.
Smith on Friday evening Of last
week. About forty five people were
present and they had with them
speaker Mr.. w. A. Dickinson, Wa
SEGA county agent, and his wife.
singing of America. Those who took
part in the program were Mrs. P. E.
Reynolds, Mrs. VIM Cullen, Mar
garet Cahill, Miss Sadie McGuiness,
Roy Truman, John Storjohn, Ted
Gresens, VIM McGuiness, Thos
Nicholson, Marie and Ruth Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Smith and Mr..
and Mrs. Dickinson. The county
agent spoke at some length on the
benefits of cooperation and organi-
Zation among the farmers. He also
pointed out that more use might be
made of the county agent and the
farm bureau organization in this
county. A farmer can buy new
binder and let it stand in his yard
all summer and it will not cut his
grain unless he hooks onto 1t and
uses it; likewise, the county agent
can do him no good unless he hooks
onto him and uses him. The county
agent is a part of the educational
system of the state and nation, the
same as an instructor in an agri-
cultural college and is supported In
part by taxation Of all the people.
o. o. Wiste is having the interior
of his meat market redecorated in
an attractive manner. J. r. Cox is
doing the work in an expert manner.
Alfred Nyquist, Dudley Williston
and others went to Mankato Thurs
day afternoon to hear the concert by
the Minneapolis Symphony orches-
ira.
The GAINESVILLE high school played
a good game o. baseball for the
opening one of the season not with
standing that Waseca defeated them
with a score of 5 to 3 Oh the loca;
diamond Wednesday afternoon.
There WAS quite q largo crowd out
to the game.