The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-02
ST. Clair

Monday with Mr.. Westby at this
place. rs 80
Mrs. Luedtke and children Margaret
and Raymond were passengers to
Waldorf Tuesday to visit Mrs. Luedt-
ke's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lillian
helm, returning Thursday. Frances
accompanied his mother home
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Dell and Mr. and
Mr.. Earl and family of Minneapolis
spent the week end at the Johnson
home in this place.
Nels Johnson went to Minneapolis
Tuesday where he will undergo a
serious operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Gekeler were
happily surprised Sunday by the
home coming of all their children and
grand children. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Gekeler and family and Albert Geke-
Ter who arc living on the home place,
Mrs. Anna Hemschot and two children
brothers at the farm and Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Kenmare and son of
Minnesota, Lake. seaa
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Fisher of James
vile returned home Tuesday after a
few days visit with the formers par
ents in this place. Will left with the
boys Thursday for camp.
Theodore Penn, the assistant
cashier of the st. Clair bank was one
of the boys called to leave Thursday
Mr.. Penn has proved himself worthy
of the esteem in which he is held by
i the people of,-this vicinity and sur
rounding country and will be greatly
missed by theopatrons of the bank.
Services were held at the Lutheran
church Wednesday evening for the
boys that left for camp Thursday. The
meeting was opened by singing
America" to which the congregation
most heartily joined, This was fol-
lowed by an appropriate talk by Rev.
Miller. The meeting closed by sing
ling and with farewells and good
wishes for the boys.
Last spring Junior Red Cross
society was organized by the teachers
of our school and since their depar-
| ture in May the members have not
/ been idle but have continued to work
on their quilts and doing their work
! they could at home for the boys. Some
, of the older ones approaching the
small ones efforts assembled as many
of the members of the Junior club
together as they could and now Tues
day afternoons at the Royal Neighbor
hall you will find them busy. But
lack of funds makes it impossible for
them to finish their quilts and pur-
chase other needed material to work
with so for these needs they will give
an ice cream social on the Boswell
lawn Saturday evening. A good at
tendance is desired. Come and help
the Junior club in their good work
A goodly number of people motored
Ito Mankato Thursday afternoon to see
the boys away. A few reached home
tbefore the storm but most of them
were of the unlucky class. Hose and
car washers, clothes lines and shoe
lpolishers were in great demand the
next morning AS the boys are called
Ito go and their places are left vacant
lit brings the war closer and they
realize more what this great conflict
Imeans Among those that were called
Ito go Thursday were Theodore Penn
will Fisher, Fred Kruse, Robert Sode-
man, Fred Franska, John Kanuck ]. A
Freitag and Frank Leonard. Johr
lFitzloff and Elmo Nyquist have beer
!given a few weeks furlough, the
former to help at home with the
harvest and the latter to be engineer
for Mr.. Campbell during threshing.
A well attended school canning
injecting was held at the school house
Tuesday conducted by Mr.. Coe ant
assisted by Miss Norton of this place
: The forenoon was given over t.
demonstration and canning, the after
moon was given to organizing teams
tAll members of the team must be tel
years of age. The result was fiv'
teams were formed and Mr.. Coe wish
,, ed for only four teams. August 6 wa
set for the date to hold local con
test to pick out the winning team TO
this community. 1t is hoped ther'
Twill be a good attendance at THU
meeting to encourage the youni
people in their work. ig
The local chapter of the Red Cros
society was formed year ago Jul.
.. i24, but as it is impossible to hold
: Injecting on that date the president
Father O'Conner, has chosen Wednes
!. Iday evening, July 81. The meeting i
to be held in the lodge hall. Now lie
,lthere be a large attendance. Officer
: Twill be elected for the ensuing yea
: land other business of Importance is t
, lbe transacted.
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