The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-06-06
HE WILL SPEAK AT GOOD
THUNDER TOMORROW
Mrs. Albert Birr Died At Hell
Home Near Village; News
Stories
Especial 10 Free Press.J

and all had a good time. A delicious
luncheon was served at midnight. A
splendid program was given by sew
eral talented ladies which was re-
ceived with much applause.
j. w. Schmitt, attorney of Mankato
was business caller here Thurs
day.
Benjamin Van Patten arrived here
last week to visit with relatives and
friends. having recently been dis
charged from service in the army.
Miss Amanda Gerlach spent Sat
urday at Mankato.
Miss Selma Preuss returned to
Mankato Sunday after spending a
week here.
Mission festival services will be
held at the st. Johns Lutheran
church Sunday. Rev. X. j. Mueller
of ST Clair will deliver the sermon
in the forenoon at 1880; Rev. A. f.
Winter of Mankato in the afternoon
at 2:30 and Rev. p Walther in the
evening at eight o'clock.
Miss Elna Meyer, the reader of
great ability. went to Mapleton Fri
day afternoon where she gave sew
eral readings that evening at the
concert given by the Mapleton Choral
club.
Gottlieb Doerring was taken TO the
Emmanuel hospital at Mankato Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Herzberg
were business callers in Mankato
Friday.
Rev. A. C. Bode and family were
Sunday visitors at the Fred Runge
home.
The Lyra Telephone company re-
ceived car load of telephone poles
which they unloaded Tuesday. The
poles will be used in repairing their
lines.
Mrs. Albert Birr died at her home
east of town Monday morning fol-
lowing a lingering illness of dropsy.
Her maiden name was Bertha Rede-
mske. Surviving relatives are the
widower, three sons, Bernhard of
Rapidan, William and Louis at home,
her aged mother, Mrs. w. Redemske,
Sr., two sisters, Mrs. William
Schwantes, .Sr., and Mrs. August
'Rosin. Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at the ST. Johns
in the church cemetery.
State examinations are being held
at the, high school this week. School
will close Friday.
John lander left Tuesday morning
for the northern part of the state
on a Land seeing trip.
Lawrence Wrucke is the owner of
an Oakland car recently purchased.
Mrs. Harry Stark and daughter of
Minneapolis arrived here Tuesday
afternoon for visit with the form
cr's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. C.
Bruscke and other relatives and
friends.
Services will be held in both Luth-
eran churches Thursday morning, it
being Ascension day.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Sohre came
Tuesday from Alexandria by auto,
being caied by the serious illness of
Mrs. Sohre's father. Gottlieb Doerr-
ing.
Community sing practice will be
held at the opera house Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and drs. Theodore Pautsch
and Mrs. w. Ziemke were Mankato
callers Tuesday
Rev. Walther and family of Vernon
Center and Rev. \Koenig of Truman
were. Monday callers at the Rev. A
G. Bode home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Luehman, son
F.. Otto and daughter Alma of Lewis
ton, came by auto and are spending
the week at the A. f. Billet and Ed :
ward Malzahn homes.
William Graf of Minneapolis was
a business caller here-between trains
Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Miller and children re
turned to their home in Minneapolis
Monday.
Mrs. Sophia Sohre, son Arthur
daughters Rose and Elsie and Miss
Amanda Gerlach autoed to Rapidar
Sunday where they were entertained
at the home of Miss Eleanor Rogers
Rev. Often and family and Rev
Otjen's mother of Howard Lake
spent the past week at the G. A
'Wledenheft home. Mrs. Often will
remain for some time with hel
daughter, Mrs. G.. Wiedenheft.
The panheim and Tietz famiIie.
spent Sunday at the Albert Mussacl
home at Rapidan.
Mrs. Otto Wiedenheft went I,
Sioux Falls, S. ID, SATURDAY. TO b.
with her mother, who is seriously iii
Or. Schlesselman and family lief
Tuesday for their new home in Man
kato. Doctor will go TO New Yorl
City where he will take a post grad
uate course
The Creamery. association will
hold its annual picnic June II. Ar
engagements are being made flo
speeches and sports for the day.
Mrs. Fred LANCE and Louis Steve
nau, Sr., left for North Dakota. be
ing called there by the illness @
Mrs. Lange's daughter, Mrs. OFT
Stavenau.
Mrs. Hobert Petrich of Vorpo
spent few days last week with he
grandmother, Mrs. Alex Graham. VIII
was injured by fall.
!, Friday, Memorial Day, the scbo,
children led by the band will marc
to the cemetery at ten o'clock in til
forenoon. In the afternoon a we
prepared program arranged by tn
ladies of the Maple River club Wi
be given at the opera house at
O'Clock. The following program wi
Re oi