The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-14
ST., Clair

| from Ihufsodys DatIy.
H. Theilman was a Mankato visit
or Tuesday.
Henry Dooly is visiting his friends
here for few days. 3H
M. C. Dalton made trip to
Mankato on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Frantz spent
Sunday at Lake Washington.
Leon Piuman of Smiths Mill was
calling on friends here Tuesday.
Mr.. Appel and Mr.. Near were
business visitors at Mankato Tues
day.
Mrs. Dagen is visiting with her
few weeks.
Mrs. Warwick of Alden, Mimi, is
Visiting with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wolcot. '.
I A. Quinn, G. Chase and c. Schos-
tag are having the water works put.
in their homes.
Mrs. G. Caldwell of Mankato is
calling on st Clair friends and
relatives for few days.
William Frantz is having a tin
ceiling put into his building, which
will add to its appearance.
Mr.. Frank Kruse and at Peska
have each purchased a Rambler
auto from Mr.. Brace, agent.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
w. Grams. who has been sick for
the past week.. is improving
slightly.
Mrs. John Macbeth and two
daughters and Miss Johnson of
Mankato are visiting with the Thiel
man family this week.
Miss Hattie Fitzloff finished a
very successful term of school in
the Preme district Friday on which
day the pupils enjoyed a picnic in
the grove on the school grounds.
Miss Jenny Fields school in the
Kurth district closed last Friday
4 for a months vacation. Miss Field
will spend few weeks at home
after which she will attend the
summer school at Mankato.
The ball team played at Wells
Thurday, Decoration day Several
of the ST. Clair people went to see
the game and reported it very
interesting one from beginning to
sixteen innings were played.
| The ST. Clair Ladies' Working club
/ of the Evangelical association serv-
ed ice cream and held handker-
chief sale at the town hall Tuesday
evening. There was large at
tendance and it was success both
socially and financially About thirty
dollars was cleared from the sales.
4 The public school closed last Fri,
day and all enjoyed a good picnic
spread in pretty spot in the woods.
Both teachers and pupils have work
led very steadily during the entire
school year and we hope all will take
lgood advantage of the vacation and
be ready to take up. their work
next fall
Very few. small towns are blessed
with as many fine residences as st.
Clair. While many new ones have
been erected during the past year
we find that the end of the season
will show us a few more. Mr.. ReOrig
anticipates building a fine new resi-
denoe In place of the old one which
was moved away last week.
Life in airships may be all right,
but the people of st. Clair and
Vicinity have better notions. They
believe in investing their hard earn
ed money in the Rambler automo-
biles and taking what pleasure they
can find in this journey of life.
! That's the only system anyhow.
Here's hoping that many more will
follow
+ The ball game between ST. Clair
and Mankato was very interesting
all the way through. Although some
of the fans were much disappointed
at the outcome, but had it not been
! for a few errors on the part of the
ST. Clair boys the home team might
have had better chance. Never
theless it is hoped for better luck
as failure is often followed by sue
cess.
A small fire occurred at the home
of w. ]. Frantz Tuesday night
Getting ready for bed Mr.. Frantz
lighted a lamp while a spark from
the match flew among the bed
clothes. Before it was noticed the
fire had made quite Roadway
among the clothing, but with the
much desired presence of mind Mr..
Frantz succeeded in extinguishing
IL by throwing the burning COM
forters out of the window. No
further damage was done.
The marriage of Miss Ella Buch-
holz and Mr.. Herman Fisher took
place Wednesday May %, at eleven
o'clock at the home of the brides
parents, Rev. Meade officiating. A
reception followed the ceremony
land delicious wedding dinner was
lserved. The bride is the daughter
lof Mr.. and Mrs. Buchholz of this
place and the groom is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher. also of this
lplace. The bridal party was made
up of the near relatives and few
Intimate friends. They were the
recipients of many valuable gifts.
The happy couple will make their
home on the farm which was
formerly occupied by the groom's
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