The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-20
ST. Clair

Mr.. ard Mrs. Fred Precht We're
Mankato visitors THURSDAY.
Mrs. R. Schultz and son Erwin and
Carl and Sophia Pagenkopf were
Christmas shoppers at Mankato Fri
day.
Dolly Schultz and Mrs. Vera Schultz
were passengers to Minneapolis last
week. Mrs. Schultz returning Sun
day evening, but Dolly extended her
visit to the middle of the week.
wilma Hall of Albert Lea is visit
ing with relatives at this place.
Ernestine Frank, who has been
home for a few weeks as her school
was closed on account of the preva-
lence of the flu, returned to her school
Monday.
William Frantz was confined to his
home a few days the past week with
a bad cold.
Mrs. McBeth of Eagle Lake, who
has been taking care of Mrs. Robert
Schostag at this place, has returned
to her home and Mrs. Sohostag's
mother, Mrs. Klingbeil is with heI
daughter row. We are pleased to
note that Mrs. Schostag is improving
nicely.
The flu made st. Clair another call
last week stopping at the homes OF
William Leo and John Fitzloff. Mrs
Leo and daughter Aline and Mrs
FitZloff and daughter Marjorie were
confined to their homes several days
ill with the flu. They are able at the
time of this writing to be out again
Donald Leo and Dannie and Frede-
rick Fitzloff came down with it this
week. Mrs. Gerlach, Mrs. Fitzloff's
mother, is assisting at the hotel dur
ing the family's illness.
Mona Fields is helping at the drug
store this week.
Mr.. ard Mrs. George Hubner and
three children are ill at their home
with the flu.
Rev. Zeiske and family and Mrs
Charles Schostag and Alma and Ha-
eel are having a seige of the flu.
Onr school closed again Monday
noon on account of the prevailing
epidemic, the influenza, which is
again in our midst. The teachers re-
NAMED until Saturday hoping to
open school again Monday, but as
there were several new cases during
the week, it was decided to close the
school until after the holidays and
the teachers returned to their homes
Mrs. George McComb is staying at
the home of her son Claude at this
place this week, looking after the
comforts of her daughter Marjorie,
who has the flu. Marjorie has been
assisting Mrs. Claude McComb for a
few weeks.
Mrs. Hennesy of Mason City Iowa,
was a guest at the home of MI. and
Mrs. Charles Hilton the first of the
week. Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Hilton
accompanied her TO the farm home OF
his mother near Pemberton and Wed
nesday she returned to Albert Lea
enroute to Minneapolis to visit her
sister, Mrs. Tanning.
There will be no services at the
Lutheran or Evangelical churches
Sunday. Rev. Miller will have NO
school the coming Saturday.
Messers Chase and Bruels having
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turned home with their machines
the first of the week. Mr.. Campbell
had several days work south of town
this week, bringing his machine
home the last of the week.
Henry Thielman has returned from
his hunting trip, securing a deer. He
reports hunting was not at it's best
this year as there was not enough
snow.
Frank Ireland, L. Wingern and
Nels Sorenson are recovering from a
siege of the flu.
Flossie Wingern, who has been
home several weeks on a forced va
cation, returned to her school at St
James Monday.
Mrs. Smith of Mankato was calling
on old friends and relatives at this
place the first of the week.
Mrs. Quinn, who has been nursing
in Mankato the past four weeks. is
at home. When the hospital at Man
kato called for nurses, Mrs. Quinn
offered her services and they were
gladly accepted. The first two weeks
she was at the hospital and the past
two weeks she has been with private
families. Feeling her need of a rest
she returned to her home Saturday
at this place.
Cora Wingern is home from Taylor
Falls, where she is teaching, for a
months vacation.