The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-18

Rochester for treatment and a week
ago submitted to anyOperation, which
resulted in her death at that place
early Friday morning The padlbear-
ers were four of Miss Caven's cous
ms. Thomas Caven of Fairfax, John
Lawrence and James Weir of Yer
non Center and August Pfeffer ami
Timothy Flynn of Good Thunder
who gently laid her to rest beside
her parents in the Catholic cemetary
east of town. Margaret A. Caven
died Friday morning May II. She
was born February Z, 1862, at wash :
to Minnesota with her parents in
1867. They settled on farm in West
Lyra, four miles east Of the village
and here she spent her entire life.
Left to mourn the loss of this loved
sister are Walter Caven Of Mankato,
Frank and Mike Caven and sister
Katherine Of Vernon Center. Those
attending the funeral from a dist
ance included Mrs. w. Caven and
three sons, Thomas, Lawrence and
John of Fairfax; Miss Lily Weir of
Lakeville, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Duff
field, Mary DAILY, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Caven and family, Miss Sarah
Ryan, Mr.. and Mrs. William Mount
ain, Mr.. and Mrs. James Mountain,
Mrs. Mary Conroy. all of Mankato,
Charles Weir, Elysian.
Gust Nelson is not getting around
with his usual agility these days as
the result of a fall he sustained
while shingling his hen house. With
his arms full OF shingles his feet
slipped and he fell to the ground,
breaking three ribs and otherwise
bruising himself.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Ray Cooper and
their little son Dick of st. Paul
motored here late Friday evening
for an over Sunday visit with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. E. Cooper.
Miss Nina Rosenberger spent the
week end and over Sunday with her
cousin Ethel at the home Of her un-
Gle. J. R. Mobiles in Ceresco.
Miss Helen Sasse, popular primary
teacher, spent the week end holi-
days with her parents at Blue Earth.
Grandma Phelps of Mapleton is in
North Vernon on quite an extended
visit with her grand daughters, Mes
danes George and Ed Mertersiorf
and families.
Miss Dorothea Brown has COM
pleted her first years work as rur-
al school teacher. Her work was
very SdtlSldCloly " oil pdtiouo III
the district Miss Brown will enter
the Teachers training college at
Mankato.
AS is their usual costom, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Cooper had the pleasure
of having Mothers Day visit from
their children The day was a red
letter insomuch as TINS was the first
time the host and hostess had the
honor of the sobriquet grandpa and
grandma" added to the usual dad
and mother" 1t was plainly seen
that little Dick was the honor guest
of this happy family get together.
The children are Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Ray Cooper and sonny boy Dickie of
ST. Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy-Tyrholm
of Good Thunder and Lyle Cooper Of
Mankato. All returned to their
homes Sunday afternoon to resume
their yocations with renewed
strength and pleasure after this day
spent under the old roof tree" with
father and mother.
ored to Mankato Monday morning
accompanied by~their nephew, DR..
Marshall Cornish and wife. who left
for their home in Waterloo, Iowa.
late that same afternoon. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Mobiles OF Ger
esco motored to Madelia late Sunday
afternoon, where, they were dinner
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kelly.
In the evening they enjoyed a lee
ture on Japan in the Methodist
church, given, by Mrs. Maud Waite
Marshall. who has just recently re-
Gently returned from Japan. Mrs.
Marshall is a niece of Mr.. Mobiles
and is well known to many people
in this locality.
Last Friday Messrs John KEN
holz, Carl Warren, Lewis Brown and
James Lowell did a kindly deed and
neighboriy act, when they made up
blowing bee" and with their four
horse teams and gang plows went
down to the Steve Tomaseck farm in
Old Town. Owing to much sickness
in the family and the death of
Tomaseck was way behind with his
work hence the reason for this
thoughtful act on the part of these
busy farmers. How far little can
die sheds its beams. So shines
good deed In naughty world"
Clate Kelly is expected home the
latter part of the week from Roch-
ester where he has been taking
treatment for bladder trouble of
long standing. Mr.. Kelly expected
to have his tonsils removed at this
time, but his throat is so badly in
famed that the operation will have
to be postponed again. His brother
in-law Frank Pew of Garden City
is looking after the farm work dur
ing his absence. ...
Vera Chadsey, a senior in the
Winnebago high school. spent the
week end holidays with her mother,
Mrs. Clate Kelly in East Vernon.
Her aunt, Mrs. Ida Marston of Win
nebago accompanied her home.
Mrs. Ellen Robinson, who has
spent the past winter with her son
at Stanberry,> Wis, returned to her
home in the village Monday. En-
route home she visited with her son
and family at Cedar, Mimi, and with
her daughter. Mrs Emma Christie
at Mankato, who accompanied her
mother home to assist her in get
ting settled.
Friends and acquaintance of Rex
Briggs in this, his old home town,
will hear with pleasure of his recent
marriage to a sister of his first wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Free and little
daughter, accompanied by Miss Eli
Zabeth Kietzer of West Vernon mot
ored to Lakefield Saturday evening
for an over the week end visit in the
old home town of the Frees.
Miss Lille Halverson visited over
Sunday with her brother Henry at
ST. Peter.
Mr. and MrS q M Warran accofo