The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-31
HA|NkA DEATH IS SHOCK
MAPLET0N MAN WAS VERY
POPULAR RESIDENT
Word Received From Walter
Pinkham, Member of the
Marine Corps
Especial to Free Press. !


Mapleton, January 23.-The news
of the death of Mr.. Fred Hainka at
Rochester which was received on
Tuesday was shock 10 his many
friends, although they knew he was
at the hospital at Rochester. Mr..
Hainka has been sick for several
years and had submitted to q number
of operations and for a time it seem
ed as If a cure was not far away.
His faithful wife accompanied him to
the hospital on his last visit. Be
sides his wife he leaves family of
five small children, his aged mother
and several brothers and sisters. Fun
eral services were held in the Baptist
church and Rev. Eyric of Minnesota
Lake officiated.
Tuesday morning telegram was
received from the long silent Louis
Paetzold saying he was in Washing
ton, ID. c. Mr.. PaetZold has been in
a German prison at Micklenburg for
many months ard Mapleton friends
had come to the conclusion that Louis
had not survived the prison life. FL
mer Klint, who has charge of the
Paetzold property here received the
good news.
The WOmar's Study club met at
the home Of Mrs. l.. w. Kruger on
Tuesday afternoon with large rum
Der present. An informal program
was carried out which proved very
interesting. It is hoped 10 hold the
meetings regularly in the future.
Word has been received from
Private Walter Pinkham of the United
States Marie corps which saw hard
service in France, being one OF the
early COMPARES to reach there. They
were in the fight at Nerdun and also
at Chateau Thicrry and the great Of
fensiv2 which followed. His company
is row ir the army of occupation near
CoblenZ. Walter was wounded while
going to the front in October by hav-
ing his right foot crushed by soup
kitchen truck which ran over it. The
boys are all loud in their praise for
the Red Cross, The Greatest Mother
which was always ready night or day
to do what it could to make the boys
in the hospital ard out happy. He
expects to return to Norfolk, Va, to
be mustered out next month.
Influenza has entered the home of
Albert Jenerich north of town. A
trained nurse was called who arrived
there Wednesday to care for Walter
who is very sick
Mr. and Mrs Ed Annis of Vernon
Center attended the funeral of Fred
Hainka Wednesday, Mr.. Annis is a
brother in law.
Owing to difficulties. the program
for the seed show and farmers short
course has not been completed vet
Chairman PomrOy hopes to be able
10 announce the speakers and their
subjects SoOr. The dates. however
viii be changed to February -. IS and
March l. They are going to be held
later Ir the month 50 not to conflict
with the state meeting which will be
held on the former dates. The com
mittee expects to have the exhibit in
the room in the Odd Fellows building
previously occupied by ]. S. Taylor.
The lectures ard other programs will
be held in the Pastime theatre.
Miss Rosalie SchwietZer of Mime
apolis spent Sunday with her mother
mere, returning to her school work on
Tuesday
Miss Ursula TrOendle and Mrs. Ar
thur Borchert spent Tuesday in Man
kato.
baby boy arrived at the Severson
nome or the Ben Tailor place. Mrs.
SeVerson was formerly Miss Elsie
Roe.
Charles Gilmore. familiarity known
as Bud, arrived from LaPlata, ~ NJ.
Wednesday via Mankato where Mr..
and Mrs. Nj. A. Gilmore had gone to
meet him.