The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-23
St. Clair

; j. w. Chase has started in to
saw logs into lumber. T.
! Mate Gekeler has also discontin.
ued her work at school, Is
j. w. futile is helping pile lum.
| Der at the yard this week.
George Hussey shipped car of
hogs to Chicago this week.
| Mr.. Reinhardt visited with his
family at Mapleton last Sunday.
1 Mrs. H. Thielman went to Man.
kato Tuesday to have some dental
! work done. ..-
| J. H. Huntington of Winona was
in town few days this week, as
/ sisting o. P. Miller in some collec-
tons. -
st. Clair once more has all kinds
Of soft coal, but no hard coal has
as yet arrived, but are looking for
some every day.
l.. L. APPEL, the new manager for
the Laird Norton Yards, arrived in
| town Tuesday and will take charge
of the yard March l.
III. Thielman now has his automo.
bile IN fine. shape for the coming
season and the way he will eat up
the miles this summer will not be
slow.
Miss Geneyieve and Walter Dona-
hue. who have been visiting their
aunt, Mrs. Hilton. have discontinued
their school work and returned to
I their home at Twin Lakes.
Little Agnes ROeigg had the mis-
fortune to bruise her shoulder quite
badly Tuesday evening. While coast
ing down hill she came in contact
with a fence post. She is doing
nicely now. 70
There was school OH Lincoln's
birthday in lieu of the day taken
off last fall to see President Taft
when he visited Mankato and be-
cause of the fact that the last two
days of the week are taken up by
the teachers convention.
SCHOOL NOTES. -.
The high school department now
has. a reading table, including some
splendid reading. The little Cur
rent Events. is a weekly, published
especially. for schools. We have two
copies of this publication. The Min,
neapolis Journal is enjoyed by the
history classes. and is read a great
deal Another periodical taken as
The Independent This magazine Is
full Of interesting matter touching
OH all points, of interest the world
over. It is hoped that The Mankato
Free Press may soon be added to
this list. This paper is needed 10
make. our reading list complete. Col
liers is also read by the students
Mr.. Critchett told the superintend-
ent and board what they already too
we'll knew; viz: That the school ought
to be enlarged to include an entire
high school course. There is no
reason why st. Clair should not
have a full fiedged high school. This
has been much talked of by the
principal, Mr.. II. C. Dalton. and he
is now taking steps to arouse the
interest OF the community in that
direction. 49,.
The state examiner gave the school
a visit last Tuesday. In his con.
ference with the board he reported
the school in excellent condition and
that all departments were being
handled in a very efficient manner.
He thought the school in better
trim than at his last visit. We are
all glad to know that the school
is, not only in first class condition
but that it is increasing in efficiency
Misses Stella Russell and Laura
Kurth were absent Thursday ana
Friday on account OF the teachers
examinations in Mankato.
A number of references and
works of fiction will soon be added
to the school library.
Some of the work has been start.
ed for the graduating exercises.