The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-18
YOUTH IS BURNED
LIGHTING CORNCOB
Merrill Kramer Suffering
At Cleveland, Mimi.
NEWS OF THE TOWN
Items of Interest Are Collected
BY the Free Press
Scribe

corncob saturated with gasoline.
Hearing his cries Mr.. Kramer ran
TO his rescue just in time to save
rim from fatal burns. He was badly
burned on the hand. arm and side.
Mr. and Mrs. +. J. Lloyd are the
proud parents of a baby girl, born
Wednesday, May 9. Mother and baby
are being cared for at the lmmanuel
hospital.
Mrs. Charles Cheadle entertained
the Rotary club last Thursday ar
ternoon.
John Weiss has been busy the
past week assessing in the village.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Gisch. Mrs.
Willard Smith, Mrs. Reginald kie-
per and daughter Helen were shop
pens in Mankato Thursday.
There will be a business meeting
Ct the members OF the Christian
church Saturday evening at eight
o'clock at the church. Everyone uES
ed TO come.
Miss Goldie Evans Of Mankato
spent the week end at the Z. J.
Lloyd home.
Miss Burnett Brown OF Nashawa,
Mjnn., is visiting Mabel Eheadle.
Miss Brown and Miss CAcadie at
tended. Moi hail Shoe! o. Music in
Minneapolis together
Miss Rose Ginter returned to per
home near lie Sueur Center sunday
after spending couple oil months
at the Block hotel.
Miss Ida Hermel and Mr.. McMil-
len o. LeSusIr Center motored to
Rochester LAST SUNDAY and called
or Mrs. Frank Hart al st. Joseph S
hospital.
/ itle Jane Lloyd of St. Peter is
So nding few weeks with her
INT and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Lloyd.
Helen D.ckie cr Mankato spent
the week end with her parents.
Dorothy Flowers was shopper in
Nankato between trains Friday.
Vivian Perkins was a guest OF
mabel Cheadle SundaN
Mrs. Madison and son of Ellen
Ga!e we're guests at the chester a.
Ba't home from Wednesday until
sunday.
Er. and Mrs. Thompson. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Davis and daughter Ora
hole were Mankato visitors Satur-
Nr and Mrs. E. E. Smith spent
Saturday evening at the John Davis
home.
ciildrcn were guests Sunday at the
ParSs Everett home.
Esther Fahning. who teaches near
Ka.Cta. spent the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Henry
Mrs. Royal Davis and Silverius
Faanigan. Irene and Mabel Harri-
man were Mankato visitors last
u nday.
Of Williams. Mimi. and Mrs, Harry
IIl-c---a n rpntnric Wis arrived
Saturday and are GUESTS Of their
father ". (. Davis and other rela-
tivCS.
.iay Dane and a gentleman frie"'
mutcred down from Pemberton
- $ nday, accompanied by his grand
mG;her. Mrs. Jay Ransom. who has
slent the past month with her
fcughter. Mrs. Ben Dane and fam
TIE following wero entertained
SUNDAY at the Fred Puffpaff home.
NJ and Mrs. Adam Weiss and fam
H.; Of CordOva. Mr. and Mrs. Her
T'aH Puhpaff. NJ. and Mrs. Marion
IiGllCck and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Clair
Tavis end little daughter John and
Adolph Weiss, Mrs. Hattie Hamlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Hochmayer and
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Davis en-
-~.raired the Louis Davis family,
Mrs. Robert Wales daughters and
Mrs. Harry Hersma Sunday at din
ncr
Gus Finnegan returned Monday
flOm Like Crystal after attending
his bTCther's funeral. F. J. Scanlon
OF Pennington filled his place as
operator at the depot during his
absence.
The Misses Vivian and Florell
Osmond and brother Everett Of
Eird Island were guests at the home
of their sister, Mrs. Swancutt from
Friday until Monday. Mrs. Swan
cult accompanied them TO Bird Is
land Monday for two weeks visit.
Fl. Fl. Flowers is transacting bus
mess in Canada and left Monday
for that place.
Miss Ida Hermel was a caller in
Mankati Saturday.
Franklin Hartman spent Sunday
with Bob Cheadle.
Little Cynthia Jane McMurtrie
spent Thursday with her cousin,
MRS. |. W. Watt.
- The William Hunter family were
Mankato visitors Sunday.
Grace Zachor spent from Friday
until Sunday with her parents at
LeSueur
Mrs. Elmer Hunter of LeSueur
was a guest of the William Hunter
family Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. H. Burns were
guests at the T. J. Lynch home
Thursday at LeSueur Center.
Mrs. NJ. H. Burns returned from
EstherviIle. Iowa, the first Of the
week, where she spent a couple Of
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Nary
Brogan. who was ill with the flu
Saturday Mrs. Burns received the
news that Mrs. Brogan departed
this life Saturday morning. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burns motored TO estherville
Sunday 10 attend the funeral, which
was held Monday morning at ten
Mrs. S. E.. Murray of LeSueur
Center was a guest CT her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hunter Saturday.
Mrs. I. w. Watt was a guest at
the Charles Cheadle home Thursday
al Mr. frpa and Mrs. Carl Pettis and
daughter Mercedes of Pettis were
crIlers at the Katherine HermeI
home SUNDAY evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Zimmerman
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
T;.ueger of LeSueur Center and
~ and Mrs. Glenn Smith of St.
Peter Sunday at dinner.
Miss Ida Hermel visited friends
az WatervilIe Thursday evening.
The William lager family Of LIE