The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-08
St, Clair

c. S. BOSWELL had charge of the
depot a few days last week.
II. Thielman was business caller
at Mankato last Monday.
Agent futile is helping out Mr..
! Schields at the elevator this week.
! j. w. futile returned Monday
from business trip to Jackson,
MINI.
Silas Juliar of Mankato spent one
week of his vacation here. Come
again, 81.
| Agent futile was Il business caller
at Jackson, Mimi, the latter part of
last week
Two men are kept busy these days
taking in the new wheat crop at the
elevator.
H. Thielman and J. II. Fields were
Madison Lake visitors last Friday
afternoon.
The baby of Mr. and Mrs. John
Schield is we'll again after a linger-
| ing illness.
Charles Brewer was demonstrating
with his fine new Rambler car he
recently purchased
Andy Britt and William Englerth
of Eagle Lake were seen on the
streets last week Friday.
Mrs. F. w. Kramer and daughter
of Usage, Iowa, are visiting at the
home of o. P. Miller this week.
The threshing crews put in a
niger" last week. Six full days
constitutes niger" they say.
Henry Schollen and his crew have
finished the plastering of Fred
Recht's new house this week.
There was a large crowd out to
the George Juliar sale last Thursday
and everything seemed to sell well.
Miss Mcqueen of Mapleton has
been a weeks visitor at the Schweit-
ger home, returning home this week,
Wednesday.
Geo. Hubmer now has his cellar
eXcavated and is waiting for the
masons to come and put in a con-
crete wall
John MOsher and his brother were
hauling in wheat here last Friday.
John also took out load of tile
from the lumber yard
f. w. Kramer arrived last Mon
day and joined his wife and daugh-
ter at the home of o. p. Miller for
"a weeks vacation. Mr.. Kramer is
barber at Usage, Iowa.
The first young peoples district
convention of the Y. P. A. will be
held at st. Clair beginning November
2 and continue until Sunday Novem-
Der 5, at the st. Clair town hall
George Juliar, Jr, having sold his
farm in the northern part of the
where he has purchased a farm
from his grandfather, Mic Juliar,
just north of town. His machinery
and household goods arrived last
Tuesday and he moved out Wednes-
day.
The Evangelical society held
missionary debate at the church
Sunday evening. Ire subject was,
Resolved, that foreign missions, are
of greater importance than the home
missions. Those taking part on the
affirmative were George Hubmer
and Walter Haedt. The negative
were Mrs. Sarah Golmer and Ella
Buchholz. The question was decided
by collection in box marked for
home missions and for foreign mis-
sion, the latter winning.
The Mapleton Sluggers journeyed
over from there last Sunday after
noon and invaded the ST. Clair light
tapper's tepee. They crossed bats
and went at it. And when the final
score was counted up it was found
that the st. Clair bunch had trim
med the invaders to the tune of 8
to l. 1t was nobody's game up to
the eighth inning and then the st.
Clair boys trotted around the dia-
mond twice and shut out the Maple
ton boys in the ninth inning.
very pleasant wedding took
place at the Catholic church Tuesday
when Mr.. Andrew Hodapp and Miss
Mary Kruse were united in marri-
age. Father Kelly officiated After
the ceremony the many friends and
guests went to the home of the
bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kruse. The
groom had the st. Clair town
hall rented for the evening where
they made merry and served lunch
for the young people who tripped the
| light fantastic toe till the wee hours
! in the morning. We all wish
the contracting parties many happy
| days.