The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-14
Events At SAINT CLAIR
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Number Of Social Affairs and
Personal Gossip Of the
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st. Clair, March II. = Bert Smith,
who has been located at Camp Dodge
for the past eleven months, returned
to the home of his sister, Mrs. Arthur
Dickey Monday of last week.
Ray Donohue of Albert Lea was
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hilton Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fields attended
the funeral of the late Mrs. George
Baker Wednesday at GAINESVILLE,
Mrs. Edith Chase. who has been i'll
at her home the past week, was a
passenger to Mankato the last of this
week where she will visit her sister,
Mrs. Henry Campbell and while there
will receive medical aid. Mr.. Chase
spent the>week end with his wife at
Mankato.
Mrs. Quinn, who ffas been in Man
kato for some time, returned to her
home ar this place the middle of the
week
kate Thurmus and Tressa Smith
burger of Hampton are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Dickey
since Wednesday. *
Laura Kraus is assisting at tho
home of her sister, Mrs. Andrew Ho-
l>dapp during the family illness with
the flu.
One of the largest auctions held in
this vicinity for some time will be the
sale held Wednesday, March II.
Louis Henzie, having sold his farm,
| will sell all his machinery and farm
| implements. large number of cows,
twelve horses, pigs and about one hun
dred and fifty chickens and many 9TH
er things too numerous to mention
/ Mic JuIiar and son, auctioneers.
A special meeting of the. Red Cross
society was held at the lodge hall
| Saturday evening. Several items OF
| importance were brought before the
meeting and discussed. Mrs. Charles
Hilton was elected director. Messrs
/, Hussey and Kruse were appointed as
a committee to look after the interest
of one of the soldier boys, Adolpt
Chaser, who while in the service in
France was wounded in both limbs
with shrapnel Mr.. Glasser seems t.
be getting along as well as could be
expected, but his wounds will make
It impossible 70 rhim to do farm worl
this spring to which he has been ac-
custo6ed.
Mrs. Frank Brandenburg Of Mime,
us Visited her parents. Mr. AM
Mrs. Henry Schallow the first of~ths
i week.
| Claud McComb, who has been as
sisting Mr.. Schultz in the pool hall
lis now cutting logs for Frank McComl
and Arthur Cords has taken Claude
McComb into the pool hall.
August Fisher is on the sick list this
week. -
i Mrs. Miller received the sad news
Friday evening OF the death of hel
4 father in Illinois. Mrs. Miller expect.
to leave Sunday afternoon to attend
the funeral
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Aid of the Lutheran church was hel(
at the home of Mrs. Frank Thursday
afternoon. The ladies report the at
tendance good, nearly all member:
being present.
Mrs Fannie Andrews and daughter
Genevieve were passengersito Wabas
so Monday of last week to visit tn,
IIOImcI . uduSuItl, Oud AuuItWS, VII
is in the sanitarium at that place
Messrs Sam Herman and Franz
McComb and families moved this
week to their respectives farms which
they recent purchased a few mile
south of town. We do not feel a
| though we are losing these two fam
lilies for their new homes are not S,
great distance away but what the.
will be able to make frequent visit
back to their old home town.
Mrs. Emma Fitzloff had the mis-
fortune one day this week TO fall a
her home striking her side on pail
Mrs Fitzloff is able to be around blu
suffers considerable pain from the in
jured side.
1t was>se-false report given in re
gard to the death of the younges
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hodapl
last week. The little life was spare,
another week before it took it's flight
The past week the child seemed t.
be clinging to life by a. mere threat
and everything that loving hand ant
a doctor could do to save its life ant
give 1t comfort was done. The chile
was not quite year old. 1t was takeI
i'll at first with the measles which
was followed closely by pneumoni;
and befeIe-tbe little body had tjIn'
to throw off the ravages of this dis
ease 1t was taken with the othei