The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-03
GOOD THUNDER EVENTS
TALENTED READER PLEASED
MANKATO AUDIENCE
Number OF the Residents Went
Toward Sky In An
AirpIane
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Miss Elna Meyer. the popular tai
ented reader, went 10 Mankato Thurs
day evening where she read at the
first program at the Violin club at the
Congregational church. Miss Meyer
gave several poems from Love Let
ters of Violinist" by Eric Mackay.
very beautifully, an accompaniment
being played very softly on the pi-
ano and violin by Mrs. Gerlach and
Miss Irma Paegel Mr.. Meyer and
daughter Tillie, Clara Billet and Ell
eanor Rogers motored to Mankato
with Miss Meyer and attended the
program.
Miss Mary McGrew of Albert Lea
spent the week end at her home here
Mrs. Carl Sohre went to Mime
apolis Wednesday to visit with her
sister, Mrs. Jessie Houk Meyers.
| Miss Meta Rinehart is spending a
two weeks vacation at her home in
Amboy
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Dannheim and
children motored to New Ulm Satur-
day and visited with relatives, re-
turning home Sunday~evening.
| Mrs. Joseph Kreuer of Mapleton
was caller here in town Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Muske of Vernon
visited with relatives here Satur-
day.
Mrs. William NARROW entertained
the Charles Tietz and Arthur Damn
helm families at a six o'clock dinner
Tuesday evening in honor of Harry
Tietz of Caledonia, who is visiting
here few days.
Mrs. Laura Roe of Minneapolis is
visiting with her sister, Mrs. Ida
Malzahn.
The Misses Clara Preuss and Myr-
tie Beulow Of Mankato visited at the
Henry Preuss home between trains
Saturday.
August Wentland received mes
sage Saturday afternoon announcing
the arrival of baby granddaughter
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Wentland at Nerthfield. Mother and
babe are doing nicely.
Dr.. Paul Barney of Mankato motor
ed to this place Sunday and spent
the day on his farm west of town.
Herman Wester of Willow Creek
was caller in town Saturday.
The Concordia club will meet with
the Misses Clara and Lynda Billet
September 80.
Sunday party consisting of the
Fred Bruscke family, Fred barge
family, Gustav and Otto Wiedenheft
families, Robert Pautsch family and
Otto Rosin motored to the Dick Arm
strong woods near the Blue Earth
River and enjoyed the afternoon
picking walnuts.
ems arrived here Friday afternoon
from Minneapolis where she died.
Short burial services were held at the
Lyra cemetery, where the remains
were laid to rest in the family lot.
Mrs. Stevens was one of the pioneer
residents of this vicinity and at one
time was county superintendent of
schools in this county.
Miss Lynda Billet, the professional
nurse, is taking care of Mrs. Emil
! Rosin, who has pneumonia. At time
of writing she is somewhat better.
| Friday an airplane from the Amboy
aviation school came to this place
and landed on Arthur McGrew's field.
Soon a large number of people gath
cred on the spot. Eight or ten OF
the residents here took ride in the
plane ard pronounced it the most
thrilling experience in their life. The
aviator made promises OF coming
again and taking passengers for rid o.
which is indeed pleasing to those
longing to fly.
| Mrs. Ralph Loveall of Mankato
spent several days with her mothtN
Mrs. Alice Mountain the past week.
Fred Meyer attended the home
coming for the soldiers at Amboy
Thursday.
The remains of Mrs Hulda CIPHER
Steel, whose body was cremated. ar
rived here Saturday afternoon from
Seattle, Wash. The burial services
we're held by Rev. A. Walker Sunday
afternoon at 2:30. The ashes there
from was placed on the grave of her
son at Lyra cemetery. This was her
Hast request. Those. who attended
/ from, out of town were her son Dean
Cvpher of Mankato; Mrs. Mack of
Mankato and a sister, Mrs. Laura
Roe of Minneapolis.
| Word was received by relatives OF
the arrival of baby girl at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest fischer of
Faribault.
Charles Ellis of Mapleton called
here on Thursday. Il
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morlock left
Monday for Devils Lake. N. d., having
received the sad news of the death
of Mrs. Morlock's brother, who was
killed in An auto accident ST.
Several from here attended the fu-
neral Tuesday at Amboy Of William
SCHNEIDER, who died while in serv-
ice.
The farm home of William
Schwantes northwest of town caught
fire Tuesday afternoon. Before help
could be gotten the blaze gained
iheadwav and burned the building
down. Very few things could be saw
ed. This is indeed a sad incident as
winter is approaching and the wealth
er is getting cold for carpenters to
erect a new building.