The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-16

Mr.. TtittleM is visiting with hill
family at Albert Lea.
Miss Ernestine Frank spent !
weeks vacation at hqme. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Bestmar
spent Saturday in Mankato. :
Frank Ainbdrg and p H.. Bows
took trip to the cities Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs H. Thielman wer,
Mankato visitors Tuesday afternoon
Charley Hayes of Canada is visit
ing with friends in st, Clair at pres
ent.
Mrs. Friedman of Mapleton is Wis
iting at the Pagenkopf home thi.
week
=. ]. A. Ferris and Mr.. Geddes o
Mankato are in st. Clair on bust
ness this week.
Miss Louise Buchholtz is visitins
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Ford this week.
Miss Clara Heintze is visiting will
her sister, Mrs. Genrich of Mapletor
for few weeks.
Lynn Axtel. who has been visiting
his brother for few weeks, has re
turned to Madelia.
Mrs. John Cords and Mrs Lubkt
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Kupke of Medic Monday.
Susan Smith spent part of las
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Dan Murphy in Pemberton.
Fred Schultz has been very bus,
building a new cistern and maxim.
a cement step at the front door.
I. Neary and o. D. Hulsemar
started on their trip to Montana
Monday. They will look at lands il
that state.
A number of ST Clair people at
tended the box social at Miss Field
school Saturday evening and report
ed a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Pagenkopf, Mrs
Friedman and Mrs. W. Pagenkopf o
Pemberton were Mankato visitors
Tuesday afternoon.
Oscar Spooner was suddenly cali
ed to Waterville one day last weel
by the serious illness of his wife
He returned to ST. Clair on Monday
The members of the Evangelical
church are planning to move th,
old church building to some suitabl,
lot and fix it up for a harness shor
English services will be held a
the Lutheran church Sunday even
ing. May Is. Rev. George will SPEAK
Everyone is cordially invited to al
tend.
Several families made use of tn
fine warm weather Sunday and har
picnic on green spot in tn.
woods. They took their lunch will
them and had pleasant time.
A number of ST. Clair friends O
Dan Murphy of Pemberton, pleas
antly surprised him at his home las
Thursday. Mr. Murphy expects Z,
move to Madison Lake soon to max,
his home.
The Brown-Cornish moving pic
ture show will again make its appear
ance in the opera house Thursday
Friday and Saturday evenings
These shows rank top notch ant
should not be missed
The lecture given here last Satur
day by Mr.. kemple, was well re
ceived and was considered one Of
the best numbers of the lyeeun
course. A return date will no doubl
be made for next year.
Some Improvement has been no
ticed in the way of street Iamp
which has been stationed in front OF
the town hall. This light is a make
for which Mr.. Leary is agent. There
is an opportunity for the village te
make good investment i'm stree
lights which will tend to prevent ac
cidents such as have occurred be
cause of the poorly lighted streets
Miss Ada Bowe, who went to PIen
tywood, Montana, to take up the
work of teaching a school there
returned Monday. A prairie fire
broke out in the neighborhood ant
the teacher and pupils were warned
Just in time to escape. The schoo
house which had just been com
pleted this spring, burned with
twenty-five dwelling houses, abou,
200 horses and large number OF
cattle.
A pretty wedding took place ali
the Lutheran parsonage in Mankato
last Wednesday afternoon when
Rev. A. F. Winter performed the
ceremony which united Miss Edith
Frank and Mr.. Fred Schostag of
st. Clair in holy wedlock. The
couple were accompanied by Miss
Minnie Schostag and Herman Frank
The brides gown was of ivory white
chiffon over white messaline and
she carried brides roses. Both
the bride and groom are we'll known
and highly respected in the com.
munity. They will make their home
on the groom's farm a few miles
from this village.