The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-09

at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. King
he'll Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Beccue drove to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Beccue last Saturday for visit.
Johnny FitZloff and sister, Hattie,
were Mankato visitors last Thursday.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. !
Charles Pagenkopf last Thursday
afternoon. A nice lunch was served,
after which a business meeting was
held. Mrs. Pagenkopf was assisted
in serving by her daughter The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. Will
Phrail on June Is. All members are
invited to be present.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Fitzloff and
daughter were visitors at the Frank
home Sunday.
John Fields was a Mankato caller
Tuesday.
The J. o. M. S. met with Miss Jen
ME Fields last Wednesday evening.
The evening was spent in sewing
a quilt and quilt blocks. Refresh
ments were served by Miss Jennie and
Sadie Fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zimmerman were
Mankato callers Sunday.
The small son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Fisher had the misfortune of
breaking his arm last Thursday after
noon. DR.. Julia set the arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Mantley and
son of Iosco were visiting relatives at
st. Clair Saturday and Sunday.
Mice .Hilda phrail Sppnt Sunday
with Miss Tracy Wise.
Miss Sadie of Mankato is staying
with her aunt, Mrs. Boswell, during
her illness.
Mrs. Williams was Mankato shop
per last Wednesday.
Henry Shallow was Mankato
shopper Saturday.
News was received here of the
death of Mrs. Jim Fields of Walker,
Mimi, which occurred Monday. She is
sister of Miss May Kohl.
Members of the Cemetary society
had a cleaning day Friday. Graves
were fixed up and grass was moved
and raked up.
Tuesday being Decoration day, the
| school was closed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shostag and
daughter spend Sunday afternoon
with Mrs Frank and family.
Miss Jennie Fields left for Wash
! ington Tuesday, where she will Wis
| it her sister and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugunin entertained
some of their relatives and gave a
dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were the
guests at the home of Mrs. Frank
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs August Beccue and
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Beccue and
children were visitors at the VIII
Beccue home Sunday.
The Lutheran choir will meet We'd
nesday evening at the church to
practice for the coming holiday.
Mrs. Jennie Fields spent a few days
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. r. c.
BOLTON.
| Graduation exercises will take place
at the town hall Friday evening.
The school term for this year will
close Friday with a school picnic.
The st. Clair ball team opened the
season Sunday with fast game de-
feating the Mankato Ardee team by
a score of Is to 2 The st. Clair
battery was Stanely and Arthur
Cords. The team with practice and
more team work will make a swift
aggregation.
Rev. Zeiske, who will act as pastor
of the Evangelical church here, ar
rived the past week from South
Dakota. He held his first services
Monday. Mrs. Zeiske and children
arrived the first of the week.
Minnesota breezes have been gales
| this spring, but nothing as strenuous
as the winds which have swept sec
tons of the Dakotas. George Hubmer
reports the forty acres of his farm in
North Dakota had to be reseeded be-
cause of high winds.
Robert Haedt hauled out a new
steel range, purchased of Leo Hard
ware company Wednesday.
Dick Armstrong was seen hauling
out new kerosene stove refrigera
tor and other furniture from ST.
Clair Wednesday, Dick must have
something on his mind, as no bache-
lor has need of all these fancy house
hold articles. Dick says you just
wait"
A dancing party was given at the
home of Frank Kruse last Thursday
evening which was largely attended.
Nice refreshments were served during
the evening and dancing to the ex-
cellent music of the Loyola orchestra
of Mankato was greatly enjoyed by
all present Victor Buchholtz, Ed
win Westoff Bob Deuser, Marcy De-
Mers and AL Hagen were among those
present from Mankato.
Leo Hardware company sold and
delivered to George Hussey new
model S3 B Overland Wednesday,
E. H. Miller and family and Carl
and Mrs. Miller of Freecom, the lat
ter the father and mother of Rev.
Miller, were visiting in ST. Clair Tues
day.
DR.. J. Macbeth made a professional
:, call to MankatO Saturday evening.
Leo Hardware company now have
the agency for the Overland and with
the Maxwell, gives them complete
line of cars, both as to price and size
and should be able to give anyone