The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-05
EVENTS IN SAINT CLAIR
.SERVICEFOR RETURNED
SOLDIERS HELD
Hotel To Be Opened In Village !;
Many Short Stories of
Interest

Vi MIS-. GuSl FRANK was the scene OF
very pleasant social gathering
Thanksgiving Day the event being in
the form of family reunion, given
in honor of the newlyweds, AIR. and
Mrs. Herman Frank. In the after
noon Earnestine, Martha and Leo
Frank attended the Frank and Tarno
wedding.
Messrs. Hubner and Huginun were
business caller at Mankato Wednes :
day.
Lucille Leo, who is attending the
Mankato Normal school came home
Wednesday to spend her Thanksgivj
ing vacation.
Messrs. Charles Pagenkopf and
Frank Pestka, who are members of
the jury of the November term of
court came home Wednesday TO
spend Thanksgiving
Miss Zeiske, the Grammar teacher
in the local school was a passenger
to Mankato Tuesday morning, en-
route to her home at Minneapolis TO
spend Thanksgiving. Mrs Hirt took
charge OF the grammar room. for Miss
ZeiSke. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Frank. re-
turned home Tuesday.
Miss Ryan is at st. Joseph's hospi-
al at Mankato where she is receiving
treatments. Her condition Wednes-
day morning was reported as not
much improved.
Currier Hubner is confined to his
home this week with the grippe
Mamie Splinter of Northfeld Is Wis
ting with relatives in the village and
vicinity.
Fred Schultz came home Wednes-
| lay to visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Schultz at this place.
Tom Donahue, who has been as
| listing Ralph Hilton on tn farm. the
| Jast season, after spending a few
lays with his sister, Mrs. Henry Hill
son at this place, left Friday for Al.
,ert Lea. After visiting with rela-
| ives and friends there he will spend
| few days in Minneapolis before
making an extended trip TO the west
| Mrs. George McComb and daughter
Marjorie are spending the week al
Mankato.
| Merlin Ryan in company with DR.
| McBeth visited his mother at the
hospital at Mankato Wednesday.
Waldo Hilton of Albert Lea was
| visiting relatives in the village ant
| vicinity few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Byserdorf were
| the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bys-
erdorf at this place Thanksgiving.
| The home of Mr. and Mrs. Graw-
| ander was the scene of a pleasant
| gathering of friends and relatives
| thanksgiving.
The people of the village are pleas
ed to make note that our hotel Is
| DON to be opened to the public again
| Mr.. and Mrs. Powell expect TO move
nto the hotel about the middle OF
| next month. Mr.. Beck is building
| Dnto the east end of the hotel extend
| ng it out even with the other build
ngs in the block. This department
dr. Powell will use for a restaurant
connection with the hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schostag and daugh-
| er Alma, who have been enduring a
| iege of the grippe, are able 10 be out
gain.
Mr.. Milhausen is having his house
| wired for electric lights. Ario Broth =
RS of Mankato are doing the work.
| Mrs. John Buchholtz and daughter
| Louise enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner
| With the formers daughter. Mrs.
| Phalin. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hilton enter
| aimed at dinner Thanksgiving a
| lumber of friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dalton Of Eagle Lake
| we're guests at the home of the lat
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Fields in this place Thanksgiving.
Impressive services were held al
| the Lutheran church Thanksgiving
| day in honor of the soldier boys oil
that church. Nine boys of that con
| gregation were called and only eight
returned and these were present al
| the services. Robert Sodeman, Fred
| Franska, Arthur Westphal, Otto
| Slumm, Walter Westphal, Earl Pag-
| enkopf, John Fitzloff and John FRI
tag. The boys were given the place
If honor. One vacant chair, draped
| in the stars and stripes brought back
the sad memories of the day when
| the news reached the village OF the
death of the oldest son OF Louis
| Grams. who passed away in camp
| with the flu. The services were op
ened by singing by the congregation
| followed by an address by Rev. Miller
The boys were then each presented
| with a white carnation a gift oil the
| Ladies' Aid. The service nag was
lowered and together with a brlei
history of each boys life while N
service which had been previously
read to the audience by Rev. Miller
was rolled up to be laid away Tor III
ture reference. A picture was taken
of the boys in their uniforms at the
close of the service.
Misses O'Laughlin and Lener,'
were passengers to Mankato wed
nesday enroute to their homes u
spend Thanksgiving
! Josephine and Esther Lang o,
Mankato are visiting their parents a.
This Mace since Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McComo are
the proud parents of a little girl INA
arrived at their home Thanksgivint
morning. Mrs. Andrews is looklns
after the welfare of the mother anu
daughter.
Dr A. Y. Conrad, pastor OF Parl
| -, ~. -,.,.1t. of PoStOn has hecI