The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22


Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Davis and daugh-
ter, Orabell, Mrs. Ira w. Watt anG
daughter, Lozina, were social ant
business visitors in st. Peter last
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. C. Davis were
Christmas guests of the Robert Wales
family in st. Paul.
| Lewis Davis and wife left Saturday
for Pipestone, where they will spend
Christmas with relatives.
! Warner Davis will be Christmas
guest at the Rhenhart home north OF
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Rohlfing enter
tanned company of friends at their
home Sunday evening.
NJ. F. POnwith and daughter, Sadie,
were week end visitors in st. Paul
and Minneapolis.
Miss Lou Diller had her tonsils
removed at the Emmanuel hospital
last Saturday.
| Despite the cold weather last
Wednesday night a full house greeted
the home talent play given by the
ladies of the Methodist church. The
proceeds amounted to $39.
| Misses Gladys Flowers and Daisy
keenan, came home from Lacrosse,
Wis, the last of the week to spend
Christmas vacation with relatives in
this place.
Mrs. Hattie Hamlin has been re-
ported in ill health for the past
week.
Miss Nina Cheadle of Kasota visit
ed with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Cheadle, Sr., few days
during the week.
Mrs. c. Hermel and daughter, Mrs.
H. A. Zimmerman, Jr. were shopping
in Mankato Monday afternoon.
Rev. Luther Malmberg of st. Pet
er filed the pulpit at the Lutheran
church here Sunday morning.
H. A. Zimmerman, Jr., and wife
entertained a company of relatives
and friends at their home last Sun
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman thinner
man, Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. Fred thinner
man, ST., Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Vollmer
and Rev. Luther Malmberg.
Rev. R. J. Rice was entertained at
supper Sunday evening at the home
of George l.. Cheadle, Jr.
]. C. Flowers spent Sunday at the
home of l.. H. Allen.
The Community Christmas tree and
program will be given at the town
hall on Saturday evening, Decem-
Der %.
Miss Rozella Evans of LIE Sueur
was a guest of Mrs. Elmer Denker
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SCHOOL NOTES.
Miss Rollman spent Friday after
noon testing the boys and girls
voices for the glee club.
At class meeting held last We'd
nesday afternoon the seniors elected
the following officers: President,
Irene Dickie; vice president, Dewey
Matthew's; secretary, Eva Fred
rick; treasurer, Dorothy Jaeger.
Miss Rollman will leave Friday
afternoon for her home at Richmond,
Ind, where she will spend the
Christmas holidays. rt
Christmas programs are being held
this week in all the rooms.
The Ancient History class took
final examinations on Thursday on
Greek history. aH
! The junior class officers for this
year are: President, Frances, Nc
Carthy; vice president, Harry Allen;
secretary, Hazel Flowers; treasurer,
Ralph Tilley.
On account of cold weather the
boys did not go to Water
Vile last Friday as had been planned.
School closes Friday for two
weeks Christmas vacation and the
teachers will spend the holidays at |
their various homes. Miss Skipton in
Kasota, Miss Kenyon in Owatonna,
Miss White in ClaremOnt and Misses
Flowers, keenan, and Lloyd and Mr..
Trebilcock in Cleveland.
Superintendent c. w. Knox went
to Minneapolis last Friday on bust
ness trip and returned Saturday
night.
Miss Rose Swinburne, the domestic
science teacher, has recently been
offered an excellent position in the
high school of Aberdeen, S. D., and
although we all regret losing her,
we wish to congratulate her upon her
splendid success.
Wednesday evening, December 20,
the Hon. and Mrs. H. H. Flowers en-
tertained the teachers at supper.
Tuesday evening of this week the
lady teachers took along "some eats
and surprised Miss Swinburne at
her boarding place, Mrs. w. Harri-
mans.
The short course will begin jan
uary 8.
The cold weather caused many
especially in Miss Lloyd's
room.