The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-09-12
PEOPLE JUBILANT OVER Sue
CESS OF CANNING TEAM
Waller SOhre Received Free
Trip To State Fair In Calf
Contest
Especial to The Free Press.l

trip was TO the northern part OF the
state and the Iron range. They visit
ed at the home of the formers sister,
Mrs. Fred Hielke, al Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Miller and
children spent the past week with
relatives at Wabasso.
Fred Runger, Walter Runge and
wife motored to Mankato Tuesday.
Alvin Burgess of Dixon. H., visit
ed with his sister, Mrs. Jacob Mel
son and family while looking over
farms here.
The Misses Louisa and Selma Preus
and Susan Wyman and Frank Wy
man of Mankato motored to this
place Sunday and visited at the Henry
Preuss home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Flieschman of
Mankato called on relatives here
Wednesday.
Mrs. o. Zemke and children of
Fairmont are visiting at the. home of
her mother, Mrs. II. Wiedenheft and
other relatives.
Arno Wrucke of Pennington spent
Sunday at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Wrucke
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pautsch and
children left Monday morning for
their home at Lahoma, Okla, by auto
after spending a month visiting with
relatives here and at Rapidan. This
is the fourth time they have made the
trip by auto.
Miss Martha Kruger, one of Ver-
mons hello girls, spent the week end
with her mother, Mrs. Marie Kruger
Mrs. Stanley Lavitz left Saturday
for her home at Clara City ! after
spending a month and half with
her daughter, Mrs Henry LANCE.
Miss Elsie DEWITT came home from
Minneapolis Friday to spend a short
vacation at home. She returned Wed
nesday.
Miss Lydia Bartsch of Rapidan
spent Sunday with her friend Miss
Clara Preuss.
Public school starts Monday, Sep
TENDER s. The last years teaching
staff was again hired.
Wilulr Alword of Vernon called
here Sunday.
Mrs. Max Miller of Hoffman, Mimi.
came Saturday afternoon to visit
with her sister, Mrs. Charles Possin
and brother, John Kruger and other
relatives.
Mrs. Robert Pautsch entertained
relatives Saturday at six o'clock
dinner in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Pautsch and children, who
left for their home Monday.
Rev H. Heinemann and family of
Truman visited with Rev. A. C.. Bode
Friday.
Carl Bruss and little son arrived
here Saturday from Skyler, Neb., to
spend few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bruss.
Gertrude and Walter Storejohn of
GAINESVILLE are spending the week at
the farm home of their uncles. Louis
and John Schnooke and aunt, Mrs
julius Reich.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ziemke were
Mankato callers Tuesday.
The people of this village and vici-
nifty are jubilant over the success of
the canning team of the Liberty club
at the Garden City fair last week.
Seven teams of the county took part
in the contest. The Good Thunder
team consisted of three girls, Martha
Madeline McCarty, assistants, won
first place with score of eighty
seven. 1t will lie remembered that
this team won the contest last year
also. The girls went to the state
fair this week, where they will rep
resent Blue Earth county and take
part in the state contest. The prize
given the champion team of the
county is the expenses paid to the
state fair Another club member, Miss
Frieda Rienke, who is the county's
champion bread maker, went to the
state fair TO take part in the state
contest.
Walter Sohre received a free trip
to the state fair as premium for the
best Holstein calf in the second year
class contest. Roy Case also received
a free trip to the fair by having the
Pbest Guernsey calf in the first year
class We are proud to have these
two boys winners and four girls at
the fair as prize winners and rep
resentatives of the club which real
live club as all can judge by its
grand success last year and this year.
In club displays this club won sec
ond place, receiving silk flag. In
garden displays the club won first, the
prize being 81. A large number Of
club members received prizes for
cannig and garden products.
Arthur Nelson of Rapidan had
charge of the NARROW meat market
Monday as Mr.. NARROW attended the
state fair.
William Arndt of Truman spent
Sunda and Monday at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Arndt
He returned to his work in the Tru-
man bank Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Graf and
twin sons Philip and August visited
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs August Graf on Monday.
The st. Johns Lutheran church
school began Tuesday. The chill
dren's festival will be held Sunday. A
splendid program is being prepared.
1t was planned to hold this festival
in June, but owing to rain it was
postponed until now.
Mrs Fred Stuemke and son Louis
were Mankato callers Monday.
Joseph Kruer is moving his house
hold goods to Mapleton this week
where they will make their home,
having moved the cable mill to that