The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-07-05
St. Clair

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. John FitZloff and children
went to Napoleon in their auto Sat
urday.
Miss Frances Smith is home from
GAINESVILLE to spend the summer va.
cation. '.. .... III ..t..
Miss Anna Law Of GAINESVILLE is
spending a few days with Miss Hat
tie Fitzloff. . g..
Mr. and Mrs Theilman and Mr..
and Mrs. Hussey made trip to
Lake Washington Sunday.
Mrs H. Kruger of Waldorf spent
Monday and Tuesday with her sister,
Mrs. w. Frank of this place
Miss Susan Smith, who has been
in Mapleton during the past winter,
is now home to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Wilson and
family of Mankato were here Tues
day to call on old friends and to
take in the ball game
Mrs. Axtell, who has been visit
ing with her daughter at Madelia
for two months, has returned to
her home for few days.
st. Clair will again be given
chance to see our base ball team
play on the local grounds next Sun
day. They will then meet the Ma
della team.
Misses Anna and Mabel Nyquist,
Miss Martha Manthy and Herman
Manthy. and Miss Martha Frank, all
of Evansville, were visitors at the
Frank home Sunday
Mrs. Armstrong entertained the
Congrega tional Ladies' Aid society
at her home. The afternoon was
spent in a social way and dainty
refreshments We're served.
Fourth of July, old but yet ever
new in the hearts of every true
American is at hand and the air is
already filled with the smoke of
fireworks. Madison Lake and James
vile will celebrate, and the ST.
Clair base ball team will play at
GAINESVILLE that day.
William J. Frantz accidentally ran
a silver into his hand Tuesday
Thinking that it would be all right
after the piece of wood had been re-
moved, he paid no more attention
to it until Wednesday, when it be-
gan to pain him terribly. Dr. Nc
Beth is treating it and we hope the
injury may not prove serious.
The correspondent was much
pleased to learn from farmers of
this vicinity that there was never a
better crop outlook at this time of
year than at the present time.
Wheat is especially vigorous and
fine in this section and corn is now
coming along all right in spite of
the fear that it might not We have
some of the finest farms in Southern
and hope that successful
will continue.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chase enter
tanned large number of friends
Friday evening at their home about
a mile east of town. for Mrs M. B. |
Rasdall of Idaho, who is spending
several weeks in st. Clair Mrs !!
Rasdall lived in ST. Clair all her
life until a few years ago when she |
moved to Idaho. She does not ex-
pect to be able to see her st. Clair |
friends again soon and enjoyed see
ng them together Friday evening. |
The evening was spent in dancing
and card playing, which gave a de-
ightful time for both old and young |
At about midnight very delicious
were served and all
vent home feeling jubilant over
heir delightful time. |
No more beautiful day could be |
desired than that which greeted the
people on Tuesday. The weather
vas just what we have been wish
ng for. Visitors were present from
LII surrounding towns. After the
confirmation exercises held in the
Catholic church in the morning, a
dinner which was pre-
pared by the ladies of the church
vas served in the town hall at noon
The hall was beautifully decorated {
n lavender and white and ferns and
lowers were in profusion. At noon
he Waldorf band made it's appear
lnce and furnished music during the
afternoon and evening. The ball
game in the afternoon was an in
eresting feature of the day. Some
rood playing was done and luck
seemed to be right with ST. Clair,
Is the fast GAINESVILLE team was de-
Gated by a score of Is to T.