The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-22
St. Clair

NdCdItOu Ill tuC Iitito.
Very disagreeable weather the
fore part Of this week.
The choir practiccd at Mr.. Best
mans last Saturday evening.
A. NJ. Quinn is kept busy these
days at the well business.
William Lynch Is helping j. III.
Field on his dray line now.
Mrs Henry Thielman is visiting
relatives and friends at Mankato.
The several merchants are receiv-
ing daily their Christmas goods.
J. w. futile Sundayed with his
family last Sunday at Albert Lea.
A. ]. O'Connor is one of the bus
lest men in the town these days.
Andy Glasgow is now employed at
the meat market and is making
good.
ID. r. Andrews and family are Wis
iting at Knoxville, H.. for a week
or so.
The Kentucky Black Birds played
to a full house here last week one
evening.
Sebe Hansen shipped one car of
hogs and George Hussy shipped one
last week.
Frank Brandenburg has been as
sisting Mr.. Schield at the elevator
few days.
Miss Ida Krause of Beaufort is
visiting her sister, Mrs. George
Hussy, this week.
H. w. Chase is enlarging his
saw mill and hereafter will also
grind feed for the farmers.
1t has been necessary to add some
seats to the high school room on &C
count of the overflow of pupils.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peters are now set
tied at the Congregational parson-
age and all are welcome to call.
Fred Precht attended the butter
makers convention at Albert Lea
this week and reports a fine time.
Charles SchweitZer is quite an
early riser of late. Now whether he
uses them or not We do not know.
The pump engine for the town
we'll arrived last Monday, furnished
by the l. ii. c. people of Chicago.
A few of the farmers were haul
ing in wheat last Tuesday, but the
market does not seem to suit just
yet.
If you are looking for your win.
ter fuel call on the Laird Norton
Yards. They have everything in that
line.
Charles Hilton was helping Art
O'Connor one day this week un.
loading the material for the water
tower.
The children of the Congregational
church are practicing on their Christ
mas program and it will be a good
one, SO they say.
Willie Youmans Of Eagle Lake
rendered q fine solo at the home
talent play here last Tuesday even
ing. Everyone who heard it was
pleased with it.
Genevieve Andrews of the primary
room came to school every day for
the past month without bein absent
nor tardy and stood hundred in
all her studies.
The hose cart and 500 feet o.
hose have arrived and also part o.
the tower mentioned, so st. Clail
will soon have a water system hare
to beat in small town.
The North Star Concrete company
received a carload of brick las
Tuesday and will now push the worl
on the pump house and engine
room at the water tower.
Henry Kortz had some teams haul
ing manure on his farm last Tues
day. Henry believes in plenty o
fertilizing and we certainly agree
with him. Albert Schostag's teams
were doing the work.
The annual hunt will take place
this week Thursday. There will b.
about fifteen on each side. The los
ing side will have 10 put up tn
oyster supper to the winner. goo
time is anticipated.
We are wondering why we mus
always be pestered with cows run
ming loose here, tramping over GU
lawns, in fact, over everything. VIII
does not the poundmaster get busy
as it is against the village ordinanc
to let them run at large?
George Hubmer went to Wells tn
other day and was united in maj
riage to young lady there. We III
derstand she has been acting as as
sistant postmistress there for som
time. We welcome them to our tow
and their new home which Mr.. Hut
mer has just had completed and up
to-date in every respect. All WlSl
them many happy days.
The members of the COnSreg;
tional church gave a surprise OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Peters last Frida
evening at the church, the same b.
ing a pound social. This was con
plete surprise on Mr.. and Mrs. P'
tiers. Everyone who attended had
good time, the evening being passe
in singing and speaking. Everyon
wishes to thank DR.. Macbeth 70
the very fine music furnished on tn
violin by him.
ST. Clair claims the best stoc
market in Blue Earth county nov
adays, and it must be SO as We Sc
all kinds of strangers here wit
hogs and cattle that otherwise d
not come this way. We also hav
some of the best buyers. Mr.. Huss
and his force are on the go all til
time, and Sebe Hansen and Ralp
Hilton are not asleep either, so W
can say that If anyone has not bee
on our market had better come an
see for themselves as they will nc
be disappointed.
The play at, the town hall la:
Tuesday evening entitled "Tops
Turvy; or the Deacon's Courtship
was well patronized and evcryon
seemed To he we'll pleased wit