The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-17

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Mrs. Luedtke enjoyed pleasant
visit from her brothers and sister
from Waldorf Sunday.
Mrs. Lubke visited her sister Alma
at the hospital Sunday. Miss Kopke
is not gaining as fast as her many
friends in this vicinity had hoped
for She suffers intense pain most
of the time and gets very little rest
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McComb
after having visited Dakota and other
places have decided to settle in st
Clair for a time and are now living
in the house formerly occupied by
Mrs. Pugh Foster.
Mr.. Banks of Minneapolis gave an
able address at the town hall Wed
nesday evening on one of the import
ant questions of the day Temper
ance"
We are pleased to note that Irene
Fields is so far recovering from hel
operation that she will be able to
leave the hospital in few days.
Charles O'Conner, who was very
sick last week is on the gain.
Julia Norton, who has finished her
school in Decoria, is home from hel
vacation.
The May meeting of the w. G.. 7
u. met with Mrs. Henzie last Sat
urday afternoon, May 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank enjoyed a
visit from relatives from near De
lavan Sunday.
Miss Naylor spent the week enc
at her home in Mankato.
A number from here attended TIE
picnic of Lelah Harvey's at the
White school house Friday afternoon
1t was the closing of the school OF
Miss Harvey's second year at thai
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Anderson anG
daughter Loretta of Smiths Mil
visited at the home of Nels johnson
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Meister and family
motored to Amboy Monday evening
to visit the latter's brother who is
home on a short furlough.
Mrs. Wolcott was called to Albert
Lea TO visit her daughter, Mrs. War
wick who has been quite i'll.
Mrs. Henry Campbell was a Mimi
! eapolis visitor the first of the week
Mrs Charles McBeth is staying
with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Brit
for a short time.
Misses Marie Pestka, Pearl Buch
LOTT and lille Wolcott were guests a
the home of Laura Kruse Sunday.
Messrs. FrantZ, Lubke, Pagenkap
and Bruels motored to Buchmeister'.
Bridge on a fishing expedition Sun
day. AS the fish were taking theil
Sunday rest, they were only able tt
secure a few stray ones.
Little Willie Frantz enjoyed his
! fourth birthday Sunday. Master:
/ Bunel fussev and Irwin Schulz;
were invited TO enjoy the birlhda,
cake and ice cream with him
{, Simon Schultz received d yisi
from his father and sister of Lime
town Monday.
Louise Schostag, who has beer
very low with pneumonia. is making
/ a good recovery. DIR. McBeth ha.
! the case in charge.
DR.. Juliar is remodeling his build
ing, making the part back of tn,
idrug store larger and higher which
will make it more convenient fo
living rooms and office.
| For another one of the primar.
pupils Father Time has marked of
another year This time it wa
Frances Luedtke whose birthday wa
Thursday, May 9. He was sever
years old. Frances entertained hi
teacher, Miss Wingen and classmate
at his home Thursday afternoon afte
/ school. Cake, ice cream, nuts ant
candy were served to which all di
justice. and hoping that many NOR
would have birthdays before tn
royal an entertainer as Frances.
The Evangelical church held it
quarterly meeting last Saturda,
evening and Sunday AS Rev. Plant
kow of Mankato, who has been tn
presiding elder for four years in thi
district has been sent to anothe
field of labor, the congregation pre-
ipared a surprise for him to shoy
their appreciation of the good wor
he had done. After the services Sat
urday evening the congregation re
tired to the church parlors where
very social time was enjoyed by al
The ladies served refreshments, TIL
congregation presented Rev. Planti
kow with a large reading lamp.
i Rev. and Mrs. Plantikow where tn
guests of Rev. and Mrs. Zeiske durin
their stay here.