The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
SAINT CLAIR SCHOOL
HEAD ENTERS SERVICE
Leaves Books to Fight For
Uncle Sam; News From
Village
Especial to Free Press.]

st. Clair, April 29.-Mrs. Charles
Schallow is enjoying visit from her
sister Lottie of Bird Island.
Miss Irene Fields of Dakota is stay
ing with Mrs. C. McBeth.
Mrs. Fannie Andrews will assist Mrs
j. w. Chase for a few days before
returning to her home in Mankato.
Mrs. Richard Schultz will entertain
the Lutheran Aid Thursday afternoon.
Messrs. Gross and Jacobs, who are
working for the interest of the rail-
road and warehouse commission, es-
tablishing a uniform system of book
keeping for the telephone companies
of the C. and d. divisions, completed
their work at this place Wednesday.
The stockholders of the st. Clair Tel
ephone company held special meet
ing Monday evening at which Mr..
Gross gave a very instructive talk.
1t is the custom in the primary de-
partment when one Of its little MEM
bers has birthday that the mother
gets busy and prepares treat. Ervi: n
Schultz seventh birthday was Sum
day, April q, and Monday Master
|
a treat consisting of cake, popcorn
and candy.
Professor Klaffke received his call
| to service Tuesday. He left Thurs
day for his home in Iowa and Monday
| he expects to leave with the boys
from Minneapolis. Miss Vornholt, the
grammer department teacher, will
have charge of the high school Friday.
At the present writing the board has
not been able to secure anyone to
complete the five remaining weeks oil
school.
| A number of the young men were
| called to Mankato last week Thurs
| day to be examined. Among those that
passed were Theodore Penn and Will
| Fisher. Henry Schallow was put into
! class two.
/ Mr.. Schields returned from Chicago
Friday. He reports his father very
How without much hope for his re-
. covery.
/ Duane Chase returned home last
! week Tuesday with the measles
!. After enjoying a week of their com
pany he came down with the mumps
which has confined him to his home
i this week.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schallow mo-
i tored to Bird Island Saturday to Visi
the latter's parents, returning Monday
/ evening. Mrs Schallow's sister Elsle
who has been staying with her sister
Z the past winter and attending the Lu-
theran school, returned home WIFI
Il them.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Hoerr of Portland
4 Oregon, are visiting at the nome O
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fitzloff. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Hoerr have been at Mankatt
since November where Mrs. Hoerr Il
under the doctors care.
The funeral services OF the iat'
Dewey Andrews were held Wednesda.
at 1:3O at the Lutheran church. Rev
| IDysterhaft, former pastor, prcachct
; the sermon. There was a large at
tendance of old friends and neighbor
| who came to pay their last respect
; 10 che whom they had long know
and respects to one whom trey nat
and respected. The floral offer
) Iings were large and be u 1fu
The relatives from away vino 2ffende'
. the funeral were Mrs. Eliza Helmal
and Mrs. Ida Smothers of Knoxville
! ILL.,. Mrs. Mamie Kron and Franz
Maynard of Browns Valley, MINI
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McComb, Walker
MINI. Una Andrews, WaDasna; Charlie
! Andrews, Redwing; Mr. and mrs
!, Charles Hale, Waseca, and Mr.. an
Mrc Rou1kes Alma CITY.