The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
St. Clair

Fred Wingen made a trip to Man
kato Tuesday.
Mr.. o. ID. Hulseman was MankatC
caller Tuesday.
Albert Schostage was a MankatC
visitor Tuesday.
Sidney Fitzloff made flying triI
to 'Kato Tuesday.
Mrs. John Cords and two children
were .MankatO shoppers Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Schniderhan wen
to Good Thunder by auto Sunday.
Mrs. P. Foster left last week fol
Wisconsin to visit her old home.
Mrs. Scott, dressmaker of James
vile is sewing for Mrs. c. j. Pagen
kopf.
Miss Ella aRndall of MankatO il
visiting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Steel.
Dr.. McBeth and his mother made
an auto trip to Eagle Lake last
Thursday.
Gladis Cawell is spending few
days visiting some of her old school
mates this week.
Mrs. F. Hall of Albert Lea is visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Campbell
and Mrs. j. Chase.
If all good signs come true, the
wedding bells will give their merry
chimes in the near future
Mrs. Extell who has been visiting
with her daughter at Madelia, fol
some time, returned Monday.
Mrs G. 4Cawell and her eldest son
Gerald, were visiting friends and rel
atives here for few days last week
The Easton baseball team will
make trip to ST. Clair to try theil
luck with the local team Sunday af
ternoon.
A number of young folks from
town attended party given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kruse
Sunday evening.
Miss Sarah Fisher spent a few
days at Waterville, Mimi, last week
visiting her sister and brother, Mr.
and Mrs. r. Fisher.
The German Lutheran Ladies' Ait
society was entertained at the home
of Mrs. d. Andrews last Thursday
afternoon. A very pleasant time
was had.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thielman and Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Phillips made triI
by auto to Good Thunder Sunday tt
visit Mrs. Phillips parents, Mr. ant
Mrs. Gerlach.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Andrews and Mr.
and Mrs. A. Andrews and their faith
er and sister, who are visiting here
t,;,, IN,
to Rapidan last Friday.
Miss Jenny Wingen who has beer
spending the summer at the twin
cities, arrived here Tuesday to spend
the rest of the week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wingen
The Fancy Work club met at the
home TO Ada Bowe last Thursday
afternoon. very pleasant time was
enjoyed. The club will have the
next meeting with Miss Amanda
Beccue at the home of her sister
Mrs. Louis Heintze.
Miss Lena Bestnan left for Mime
apolis one day last week to spend
four or five months in studying mu
sic. Miss Bestman will at the same
time enjoy a long visit with her
sister and brother, Mr. and Mrs
Chas. Bestman at Minneapolis.
Missionary services were held al
the German Lutheran church Sun
day. A number of visitors from the
congregations of GAINESVILLE and
Smiths Mill churches were present
Rev. Gaideka of Weston, Mimi, spoke
in the forenoon, and Prof. Schmidt
of Mankato in the afternoon.
The public school will start Mon
day Sept. End. The faculty will con.
sist of a new force of teachers, ex
cept the primary department, which
will again be in charge of Mrs. Buch
holtz. Mr.. Nelson is the principal
and Miss Cora Wingen and Miss
Margaret O'Connor will instruct the
two intermediate departments.
Ernestine Frank has resigned the
position of telephone operator and
expects to attend the Mankato Nor
NAL school this year, to fit herself
for some other position. Miss Frank
has been very faithful at her work
and we all wish her much success in
her new interest Miss Sarah Fish
is the newly elected telephone oper-
ator. al
A good road meeting was held Mon
day evening, and it was voted to
turn over $500 towards grading the
road from ST. Clair to Tivoli bridge,
and the two hundred dollars remain
ing will be expended towards gravel
ing it. Good roads from here to
Mankato would be a great advantage
to the people of st. Clair and vicin-
ity, so let us push the good cause
along.
Mrs. Peters entertained the Congre-
gational Ladies' aid Wednesday after
noon. "A large number of friends
who were not members of the aid
were also invited, as the entertain.
ment was in the form of a farewell
to Mrs. Peters. She will leave for
Chicago September first, where Mr..
and Mrs. Peters will make their flu
ture home. Mr.. Peters intends to
stay here until the first of October
A number of people from ST. Clair
and vicinity motored to New Ulm
Sunday to attend the celebration of
The fiftieth anniversary of the Indian
and pronounced it cele-
bration we'll worth attending. Among
hose who went were Mr.. and Mrs.
Andy Quinn and family, Mr.. Fred
Kruse and family, Mrs. McComb, Mr..
Roy McComb, Mr.. Fl. FitZloff, Mr.. c.
]. Pagenkopf and family, Mr.. A.
Dagen, Mr. P. Cords, Mr.. Frank
Kruse and his father, Mr.. Joe Kruse,
Mr.. and Mrs. May. Mr.. and Mrs. o.
D. Hulseman, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Am
berg, Mr. and Mrs. NJ Peska and Mr..