The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15
ST. Clair

caller Friday.
! Mr.. Johnson was Mankato Wis
itor Saturday.
! Mrs. O. ID. Hulseman was Man
kato visitor Friday.
| Miss Sarah Fisher and her broth
er Fred were Mankato callers Mon
day.
]. c. Fitzloff has sold his bar
Der shop to Mr.. McCracken OF
GAINESVILLE.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Albright of Maple
ton were guests at the home of j.
! c. Fitzloff Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. Busse of Mapleton
spent Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Schweitzer.
! Mrs. Wheeler will leave Thursday
| for Billings, Mont, where she in
tends to visit her daughter.
! Mrs. Thielman and her daughter,
Abby, spent a few days visiting
! friends in Mankato last week.
| A lecture was given in the town
hall last Thursday evening by Sena-
! tor eastman, democratic speaker.
Robert Konwert of Minnesota
Lake was a guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Geckeler Sun.
day.
c. J. Pagenkopf is supplying all
of his customers with apples this
week, as he has had a carload ship
ped in.
| c. Wilson, proprietor of the
Franklin restaurant in Mankato,
called on st. Clair friends last
Thursday.
! Peter Smith has had his house
hold goods moved into the resi-
dence which he purchased from Mr..
Roreig some time ago.
Fred and William Fisher of Web
| ster, S. D., came home last Friday
to spend some time with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fisher.
! Several of our young people at:
| tended the play, .Graustark," at the
Mankato Theatre Friday evening and
pronounce it very fine play.
A. Andrews purchased part of
the old house which is on Mr..
Roreig's new location, and has
moved it to the lots which he re-
Gently purchased from Mr.. Thiel-
man.
Fl. Thielman and A. Andrews
started Wednesday on their annual
!
of the state. They intend to spend
about three weeks hunting for big
game.
Most of the teachers of the ST..
! Clair schools and of the schools
! in this vicinity will attend the
/ teachers convention which will be
held in Mankato tomorrow and Sat
urday.
Mrs. William Boswell, who has
! been visiting at Mitchell and
Sioux Falls, S. d., for about two
months, returned Saturday. The
same evening number of their
friends serenaded Mr.. and Mrs. Bos-
well, and they all seem very glad
to see Mrs. Boswell at home again.
She states that she had very
pleasant trip.
The Ladies' Working society of
the Evangelical church held it's an
nual business meeting Tuesday. The
officers elected were Mrs. A..
Juliar, president; Mrs. Haedt, vice
president; Miss Alma Hubner, Sec
rotary; Miss Louise Buchholtz,
| treasurer. The amount realized from
the entertainments, baZaars and
suppers during the year was 1886.
The Royal Neighbors held Hal
lowe'en celebration in their hall
Thursday evening. The hall was
decorated appropriately for the &C.
casion, witches and ghosts being
present everywhere. Games were
played and fortune teller told the
future Of all those present. Late
in the evening lunch was served
aiY,1yy
= joyed.
i gelical church is to be held Novem-
Der Is, 16 and II. The first service
will be held Friday evening. Among
the principal speakers is Professor
Umback of Napersville, Ill. There
will be three services each day.
Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon
and Sunday evening. The services
will be- in English. Everybody is
cordially invited.
Misses Alma and Lille Hubner
entertained at Halloween party
Wednesday evening. The pleasant
affair took place at their home a
few miles west of st. Clair. The
house was decorated with JACKIE
lanterns and other wierd things. A
number of games were played and
j. Hubner won first prize in an
acorn contest. A bountiful supper
was served, and this also carried
out the Halloween scheme of dec
grafton. Ten young people from
town were present and all had a de-
lightful time.
Miss O'Connor and Professor Mel
son entertained their pupils at a
Halloween party Thursday evening
> in one of the upper rooms in the
school house. The room was dimly
lighted with jack-o-lanterns and il
had a ghostly appearance Large
red apples were floating in the air
as they hung suspended from the
ceiling by threads. Everything sug
gestive of Halloween was provided
The evening was spent in playing
games. telling stories and bobbins
for apples and the pupils had {
:. very jolly time together.
A very sociable time was enjoy
{ ed last Saturday evening when the
: members of the Ladies' Aid society
of the Congregational church helt
it's joint tea and sale at the Roya
2 Neighbors' hall. A splendid supper
! was served. Everything was man
: aged well and the ladies deserve
{ great credit. A number of very
: pretty and useful articles were dis
: played for sale, Mrs. Frank Chase