The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-23
PLANT TO BE OPERATED BY r.
A. kOST & SON.

Three Months Lease Is Taken OF
the Property; Number of Christ.
mas Entertainments to Be Given
in the Village; Literary Society
Meeting; Sunday School EIec.
ton Held.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The st. Clair Roller mill will again
make -four. A deal has finally been
consummated whereby the local mill
will again be operated. After silent
interim of nearly three years. Mr..
Rogers was in town Wednesday and
leased the mill for three months to
+. A. Kost & Son of North Branch,
Mimi. They evidently mean business,
as they have already sent in an or
der for coal. Their chief difficulty
seems to be in finding dwelling.
st. Clair hasn't a vacant house ex-
cept the unfinished one in the Thiel-
man annex which perhaps might be
occupied temporarily. That the mill
is to resume it's work under so
competent management should mean
much to st. Clair and the neighbor-
hood. This is what the business
men have long looked forward to
and every citizen should and will be
a loyal booster.
The following program will be
given at the hall by the pupils of
the st. Clair public school Friday
evening, December %: Song, Mes
sage of the Bells" by the school;
Sheperd's drill, intermediate pupils;
reading, Giving and Getting" James
GObel; farce, Wonderful Letter."
Christmas song in pantomime; read
ing. Christmas Legend" Lena
Lubke; farce, Just My Luck;e imps'
drill, pupils of intermediate depart
ment; song, Wonderful Night"
seven girls; reading, New Years."
Stella Russell; Christmas Greeting,
primary children: song, illustrated,
sung by Mrs. Carter with a violin
by Mr.. Near; read
ing, Letter to Santa" Brit Ward;
reading, "Courtship of Leary O'Dee,"
Sadie Dooly; good night exercises
by the primary children. The pro-
gram will start promptly at eight
o'clock.
The Congregational Sunday school
will render the following program
Thursday evening. The program will
begin promptly at 1870: Song, Joy
to the World" by the school; Scrip.
ture reading, Mrs. Carter; invoca-
ton, r. c. Dalton; speech of well
come. Henry Hilton; Silent Night"
four girls; reading, Alfred Shrae-
der; Scripture, Bible class; reading,
Lights for the King" by the girls;
Jesus Bids Us Shine" solo, Louise
Schweitzer; What | Can Do" Der.
nice Wilson; reading, Daniel Fitzloff;
solo. Mrs. Carter; "a Christmas Let
ter" Willie Miller; DOLLS Lullaby"
primary pupils; reading, Henry Hill
ton; solo. Lonely Stockings" Mar
jorie Fitzloff; "Heralds for the King"
boys choir; solo, Abbie Thielman.
st. Clair Congregational church,
Sunday, December 25. Special Christ.
mas service at 1880 p. m. Sermon by
pastor. Subject, "The Sign of To-
day." Text. Math. %. Music by the
choir. Anthem, Joy to the World"
by Gabriel; anthem, "In a Manager"
by Chadwick; solo, by Mrs. Carter,
20 Little Town of Bethlehem" by
Salter. A special invitation is ex-
tended to all to come and share
Gods blessings with us. Christmas
services will be held at County Line
Congregational church at Cream Sun.
day, December %, at IL a. m. Special
music by the choir assisted by Mrs.
Carter.
The literary last Thursday night
was well attended and considering
the program as an impromptu af-
fair, it was fair success. The
music furnished by o. p. Miller was
fine. The address given
on the Declaration of Independence
by Charles O'Connor was highly in.
structive. There will be no more
meetings of this organization till
after the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pagenkopf and Mr..
Charles Schweitzer drove to Maple-
ton with a car Wednesday night.
When they started home Mr.. Pagen.
kopf was unable to start his car.
After being detained till the follow.
ing evening he discovered that q
tube had become clogged by foreign
particles in the gasoline. 1t was no
fault of the car.
the congregational choir practice
held at Miss Bestman's Saturday
night, took first the form of a social
junction by way of an excellent six
o'clock dinner served in a, style that
can be appreciated only by those
who have been similarly treated at
the Bestman home.
Ed. Peterson of st. Paul is as.
sistant barber here during the tenn.
porary absence of Jay Mullen. He is
highly spoken of by those who have
had work done by him. Mr.. Mullen,
VINO is at st. JOseph's hospital at
Mankato, seems to be improving
very slowly.
Ralph Hilton and Shy Hanson
have begun buying stock. These, to,
gether with st. Clair's present stock
man, Mr.. Bouschena, will place the