The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-09
ST. Clair
from thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. Mccracken has received his
new car.
Mr.. Near was Mankato caller
Tuesday. \ hf4!tlfs'6 sats7 sel /
Mr.. futile went to Albert Lea Mon
day, returning Tuesday.
i Edith Frank and Fred Schostag
were Mankato callers Friday
Mr.. Keiffe of Mankato called on
friends here one day last week.
+ w. ]. Frantz is very sick with
rheumatism just at present and is
unable to be about
i Miss Martha Frank and Herman
Manthei of GAINESVILLE spent Sunday
with relatives here.
| Miss Davis and Miss Ernestine
Frank visited at the home of Mrs.
w. Frank Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thielman and Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Boswell and Mrs. Rasdell
made a trip to Mankato Tuesday.
Mrs. Carrie Bucholtz and dangh-
tiers Grace and Pearl, visited friends
at Tivoli Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Bertha and Minnie Schos-
tag of Mankato spent a few days
visiting at their home last week.
j. Chase moved to GAINESVILLE with
his saw mill. He expects to have a
large amount of work awaiting him.
Mrs. Levi Bennett, Miss Alto Dix
and Mrs. Tetchow of Butte, Neb.,
and Mrs. N. Bennett were guests
of Carrie Bucholtz Friday.
! A number of ST. Clair men are in.
tending to make a trip to Montana
to look over some land there. 1t is
hoped that they will find it as repre-
serted.
On account Of the muddy roads
and rainy weather, the dance which
was to be given at the hall last Fri
day evening was postponed for an
indefinite time
/ A harnessmaker from Milwau
kee, whose name the correspondent
has not learned, expects to locate
here soon. This will be a great
benefit to the surrounding country
and is just what the village needs.
Miss Sadie Fields, teacher of the
Peska school, will give a box socia
lat the school house Saturday even
ing. May 3rd. An excellent program
will be rendered by the pupils, after
which the boxes will be sold to the
highest bidder. A good time is ex
pected and everybody is invited.
! Miss Edith Frank was pleasantly
surprised at parcel shower giver
jim her honor by number of friend.
at her home last Saturday evening
The evening was spent in variou.
merrymaking and the bride-to-be wa.
presented with many beautiful ant
! useful gifts. The latter part of tn,
evening an elaborate supper wa
served, after Which the guests de
parted, wishing Miss Frank mucl
good luck.
The Gun club, which consists. O
i twelve members. met last Sunda,
afternoon and enjoyed very livel,
time. Mr.. Bestman won the homo
! of being the best shot. Some of tn
members had better get busy an,
practice if they expect to contes
with some expert clubs The men
bers of the local club are, J.. Chase
Mr.. Thielman, Charles Schweitzei
Mr., Apell, ]. Leary, A. Andrews, ]
Andrews, HI. I.ubke, Mr.. Neary,. j
Bestman, Mr.. Hussy and AL Near.
j Miss Cora Juliar was the guest O
honor at linen shower given a
the home of her parents Tuesda,
afternoon. She was the recipient O
many beautiful pieces of linen. Mis-
Juliar will be married to Mr.. Fl
Steckleberg of Wells on May 8. TIL
following were present from 81
4 Clair: Mrs. w Gekeler, Mrs. Schweit
ger and sister, Miss Severson, Mrs
) Quinn, Mrs. McCcmb, Miss Bestmar
Mrs. N. Juhar, Mrs. Hubner, Mrs
Currier, Mrs. George .Juliar, Mis-
! Buchholtz and Miss Eaton. A yer
: enjoyable afternoon was spent
. The following is the report of tn
primary room of the st. Clair school
J for the month of April. Those VIII
: were neither absent nor tardy ar
!, Thelma Andrews, Louise Schwaitzel
Viva Cords, Lucille Pagenkopf, LIE
, Schmidt, Oscar Subke, Vincen
!, Schmidt, Agnes Roerig, Merlin Rs
an, Clayton Bowe, Fergus O'Connol
Leila Schmidt Gertrude Leary, Hal
old Walcott. Those who had a.
average of 95 were Thelma Andrews
Louise Schweitzer, Viva. Cords, Ill
ellie Pagenkopf. lei Schmidt, Oar
ME Fitzloff, Floyd Matteson, Ros
Schroeder, Allyn Meade, Oscar Lut
!, ke,. Agnes Roerig, Merlin Ryan, Mir
ME Heinze, Frances .Bowe, Harol
Walcott, Robert MacZenske, Gear
Neary, Dwight Andrews. The 70
lowing children received prizes TO
having standing of 100 in aritl
metic for the month: Viva Cords
Louise Schweitzer, Leo Schmidt, o.
car Lubke, Thelma Andrews, Lucill
Pagenkopf. Other prizes were give
to Harold Walcott, Lucille Pager
loopf, Viva Cords and Oscar. Lubkt
, hospital. She was accompanied b