The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-26
EVENTS IN SAINT CLAIR
SCHOOL cHILQREN,GAvE
ENTERTAINMENT NJ
Program Was Very Nicely Car
ried Out; News Notes Of
The Village
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ST. \ Clair, December 20.-The
Christmas entertainment given by
the school children in the town hall
Thursday evening was very much
enjoyed by large and appreciative
audience. The body of the hall and
gallery were filled. Mrs. Hirt rem
dered several selections on the piano
before the program which was as fol-
lows:
Opening song, First and second
rooms; Hazel Henzie. accompanist.
Recitation, Two Little Stockings,
Leona Schrader.
Recitation About Santa, Carol Ann
Leo.
Polka dance, Pupils of first room.
Recitation, Christmas Stories,
Stanley Chas.
Song, Girls Glee club; Mrs. Hirt,
accompanist
Recitation, Sylvia Fisher.
Farce, Christmas Crazy, Third
room.
Recitation, Bradley Leo.
Song, Third room, Miss Zeiske, ac-e
companist.
Star drill, Pupils of second and
fourth grades; Hazel Henzie presided
at the piano.
Reading from Ben Hur, Mabel Ju-
, liar.
Song, Girls fGlee club, Mrs. Hirt,
accompanist.
Farce, Members of the third room
Song, Girls Glee club.
Recitation, Talking to Santa Over
~ Ta1
At the close of the program well
/, trimmed Christmas tree laden with
many gifts for the pupils and faculty
of the school was placed on the stage
for the audience to view. The dis
tribution of the various gifts and the
appearance of Santa Claus was next
and afforded great pleasure for the
younger members of the audience.
Mrs. Campbell of Mankato is Wis 8
iting with relatives in the village.
Mrs. Katherine Hilton entertained
at dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Lynn and daughter Nellie. Mr.. and
Mrs. William. Murphy and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hilton.
Mrs. Frank and family lare now
nicely located in their new home.
Bids were opened Monday at ten
o'clock for the selling of the surplus.
buttermilk at the local creamery-
Ed Froelich. being the highest bidder
secured the buttermilk for the com
ing year. 81.
Mr.. Talxman and Arthur WestDha1
were guests at the Grawander. home
over the week end. y. s.
Mr.. and Mrs. KQsfe 6nl6T<&fnRI -
dinner Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Ail<
hansen and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Juliar and family and Nicholas Ju
liar.
The farmers are putting up the
winter supply of ice at the creamery.
The ice is ih fine shape.
Mrs. Cords started the first of the
week to harvest ice for the local ice
houses.
Kate Thurmus and cousin of
Hampton were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur. Dickey from Tuesday
until Monday when they went 10
Mankato where they win be employ
ed this winter.
Mona Fields, is on theNsick list this
week.
Mrs. Andrews was st. Clair Wis
itor Thursday.
TIL Evangelical and Lutheran
churches are preparing appropriate
Christmas programs.
Rob Sodaman has purchased the
house formerly occupied by Mrs.
Foster Stevens. Mr.. Sodaman Will
move the building on the piece OF
ground he recently purchased from
Mrs. Andrews.
Ada Matteson of Montana is visit
ing at the home of her grandmother,
Mrs. Matteson.
Otto Hpbner and Florence Zeiske
were Married Saturday at Minneapo-
lis and will make their home on the
groom.'s farm a short distance from
this village. Congratulations.
Jerome Lynch, who was operated
on at st. Joseph's hospital at Man
kato last week. is reported to De do
ing nicely.