The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
ST. Clair


Chas. Hilton has been confined to
his home the past week with a bad
cold and asthma.
The funeral of the late Ethel Muir
ply was held Wednesday morning at
ten o'clock, the interment being in
the Catholic cemerery followed by
mass at the church which was priv
ate only near relatives attending.
Ethel leaves three brothers, Leo.
Arthur and John, the two latter re-
side on the old home place and two
sisters, Mrs. Ada Butler of Dakota
and Mrs. Kate Anderson of Mapleton
with a large number of relatives and
friends to mourn her loss.
Our schools closed Tuesday after
noon on account of the influenza hav-
ing drifted into our village Monday.
The teachers left the same evening
for their respective homes.
Adeline Schallow is spending a
few days with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Schallow at this
place.
Rev. Miller who is i'll with influenza
is reported as slightly improved at
the time of this writing. His young
est son, John is gaining rapidly.
The second boy shows symptoms Of
the disease today.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Nc Comb are
rejoicing over little girl that ar
lived at their home Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rienholt Westfall who
have been i'll with influenza are
both improving. Rienholt expects to
be able to attend to his farm duties
again in few days. Charley Schal-
low has been doing his chores.
Will Coleman shipped a car load
of hogs Wednesday.
1t was very quiet in st. Clair Sun
ay as there was no services held in
any of the churches. Generally Sun
day fcretnoons our village is visited
by goodly number of people as the
three local churches have a large at
tendance from the surrounding coun-
try.
Mrs. Fannie Andrews was a pas
senger to Mankato Tuesday where
she is assisting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph Ario.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith received
the sad news that their son, Roy, who
left with the last of boys from Man
kato had passed away at Camp Cody
with influenza. The body will be
shipped to GAINESVILLE and interment
will be made in the Catholic GENE
terry at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gekeler have
moved on to the farm that the Gekeler
brothers recently purchased of Mr..
Fisher. Albert Gekeler will remain
on the old home place and his sister,
Mrs. Anna Menschroter and children
will make their home with him. They
left for the farm Saturday afternoon.
Messrs. VIM. Leo and Sam Hermans
are confined to their homes this
week.
A deep gloom settled over the
village and vicinity when ii was
learned that Mrs. Westfall had pass
ed away at the hospital at Mankato
Wednesday evening about seven
thirty.
Only the husband was able to be
at her bedside when the call came
the ten surviving children except
Walter who is in France are all down
with the influenza. Arthur enroute
to Camp Cody is very sick with in
fluenza at Mcpherson, Kansas, Au-
gust is sick at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Grams where he has been
working this fall and Rienholt and
wife who reside on a farm near the
village are both confined to their
home with the flu. At the Westfall
home six children, five boys and the
girl are down with influenza and Mrs.
Talisman of Waldorf who came to
assist in the care of the sister Mrs
Westfall is very low with pneumonia
following an attack of influenza and
Mr.. Talisman and daughter are also
at the Westfall home ill with the flu.
The neighbors are giving what aid
they can to the afflicted family the
great loss of the loving wife and
mother to the bereaved husband and
children cannot be expressed in
words and the community extends
their deepest sympathy 10 the family
in their time of grief.
Private services were held at the
home Sunday afternoon and the in
terment was made in the Lutheran
cemetery at this place.
Pearl BucholtZ who is spending a
few weeks with relatives at Tivoli
spent the week end at her home in
this place.