The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-25
Mrs. Frank Grannis Has
Received Nice Greeting
FREE MOVIE FILMS
These May Be Given People
Evenings During Summer
Months

nice package of gladiolia bulbs from
which she will derive great pleas
ure not only from the flowers, but
all through the spring and summer
months in tending them and watch
ing them grow. Mrs. Grannis al
ways has an abundance of beautiful
flowers. blooming plants and rare
shrubs in her yard from early spring
till late in the fall. She is very gem
erous with her flowers as her neigh
bors can testify.
The second series of dinners given
by the domestic science class in the
consolidated school at Garden City,
was held Friday afternoon. The girls
from the village who helped enter
tain this time were Misses Lillian
Nelson, Lois Rev and Marie Petrich.
Mesdames Gust Nelson, L. c. Rev
and Miss Valaria Petrich were in
cluded among the guests.
Vernon Center may pull off new
stunt in the way of evening enter
tainment during the coming summer
months in the shape OF free moving
pictures on the street every Tues
day evening, also Q series OF band
concerts.
observed NcIhers Day with an ap-
dist chu. pleasure was de-
rived b. iag of that besati-
full song ner is Praying For
Me- BY Il Mrs. II. Hing
worth MIS- Gladys Halverson play
ed the accompaniment. Tomorrow
Father" is going to have his day at
the Methodist church. The pastor
Rev. Illingworth says Last Sunday
we honored our mother, We were
happy to do so, but what about faith
er, dear old dad" is 10 be left
out of the reckoning? Is he not de-
serving of recognition or acclaim? |
maintain. nay stoutly affirm that ia =
Their goes fifty fifty with mother.
Without his guiding, providing hand
or the helm. the family ship found
ers. The loving companionship and
the unselfish devotion of a real ia :
Their places him on as high and noble
pinnacle as mother. Side by side
they should be enshrined, for in an
ideal family, and thank God there
are such families in America, they
go hand in hand, shoulder to should
err Tomorrow we shall observe Fa-
theirs Day. Everybody. fathers es-
pecially are cordially invited to be
with us and do honor to father. The
service Sunday evening will be some
thing out of the ordinary. We might
call IL a Home Drama The plat
form will be fixed up to represent a
room in a home. The different mem
coming home from church. The
evening will be spent in music.
reading. conversation, ETC., and will
come to close in a manner in
which all christian homes should
Our new pastor and his accomplish
ed helpmate are young and earnest
christian people, greatly interested in
their chosen professions and their
work is alreadys bearing fruit in the
greatly increased attendance at
church and SUNDAY school. Fully
half of the large congregations at
Sunday morning services are child
rem, who are greatly interested in
the little ten minute sermons he
benefited by these practical truths
and guide posts to right living.
Both teachers and pupils in the
public school are putting lots OF pep
and hard work in preparing for the
closing Of the school year.
With the possible exception OF
Miss Sasse, who has not as yet fully
decided whether she will remain
here another year, new set OF
teachers will be in charge of the
schools next year. Mr.. Selby will
complete his college course at the
state university. Miss Watts and
Miss Malcomson have not yet &C
cepted any Of the positions offered
them.
Latest reports from st. Marys
selby is making a good recovery
from a serious goitre operation she
underwent last Friday. Thursday
morning she was allowed to sit up a
few minutes. After she has fully re
covered from the effects of this op-
Grafton she will have to undergo an
other. The ladies OF the Methodist
Aid society and other friends re.
membered her with a post card
shower, which we hope viii help to
make these long convalescing days
pass more rapidly and cheerily.
Miss Sarah Malcomson. tnterme-
date teacher, is spending the week
end and over Sunday with her par.
ents in West Mankato:
Mrs. Effle Frances OF North Yer.
non returned Wednesday from Lake
CRYSTAL. where she has been visiting
her son in law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin.
There will be no services In the
Baptist church Sunday as the pas
tor, Rev. and Mrs. DeLoss Fuller
are taking a two weeks motor yaca
ton to the northern part Of the
state. where they will visit theil
children and look after their farming
interests in that section.
The measles which have been 60
ing the rounds Of the village, have
migrated to the country. and we un-
derstand the children In the Giles
Gray home are the first to entertain
these unwelcome visitors.
Messrs H. e. and w. L. Roberts OF
Mankato were business visitors In
Amboy Thursday afteroon. Accom-
panying them were Mrs. H. e. Ro.
berts and two children, Mrs. Mary
Borchert and Miss G. A. Roberts
who stopped OF In Vernon for @
short visit with the Grannis and
Coopers.
Charles Graunis has just complet.
ed laying the tile for the drain to the
basement Of the Frank Schwan resi-
dence. Mr.. Schwan expected tc
make extensive improvements to his
residence this year BY remodelins
and redecoratfng tine interior and by
the addition OF a SUN parlor and
large sIassed I'm pcrches below
sleepira poEches Aboye would pp!