The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
F0LkTHERE PROUD0F H0NORs
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Cooperative Creamery Asso-
citation There Has Concluded
Prosperous Year
Especial to Free Press.l


in Mankato. The attendance was
large. A review of work accomp
lished by the club during the unset
tied year was given. Many speakers
of interest gave talks. two of whom
We're Miss Selma DEWITT. state cham
pion canning team captain, and Wal
ter Sohre, who won state champion
ship in raising the best calf This
community is proud of its live, wide
awake, progressive boys and girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Meter were
Mankato shoppers Wednesday.
Lyle McCarty is substituting fol-
Mail carrier George Weir on Route 3
Miss Lorraine Tyson is one of the
latest flu victims.
DIR. Bringman, who was to take
over DR.. ]. T. Schlesselman's practise
here, is not to come so Doc will hold
down the job until another comes.
Miss Pearl Nelson of Rapidan spent
the week end with her friend, Miss
Stella Rosenow.
Ed and George Eberhart of this
place attended the large hog auction
Wednesday, which was held near
Mankato.
a
merchandise store. are holding ten
day stock adjustment and closing
out sale. They have slashed the
prices and large crowds are throng-
ing to get these big bargains.
Mrs. Mark Tyson and Lydia Schlie-
ker were shoppers in Mankato We'd
nesday.
Will Graf of Minneapolis was bust
ness caller here one day this week
Walter Herzberg returned Wednes
day from Milwaukee and other point
in Wisconsin where he visited rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Lydia Schneider is the new
and efficient clerk at Sohre Bros
store.
Mrs. John Keisel. Mrs. J. &C. Krue-
ger and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lange
= were Mankato callers Wednesday.
Walter and Elsie Ziemke of Tracy
are visiting at the William Ziemke
and Theodore Pautsch homes.
Wednesday another one of our SOL
der laddies, Fred Meyer, returned
home, having been mustered out, OF
service. He was in a training camp
near the Mexican border where ne
often had TO guard the ,unruly south
ern neighbor He says the warm eli
mate is fine. but give him the good
old northern climate with it's frosty
winters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Ulrich spent
Thursday with the latter's brother
Fred, who lives near the Rapidan
dam.
The Concordia club met with Mrs.
Henry Mielke Tuesday evening. The
next meeting will be held with Mrs.
Robert Pautsch.
Friday evening twenty FIVE friends
gathered at the William Ziemke home
and rendered Miss Clara Ziemke, VIII.
liam Stratton and Paul Ziemke a
surprise. the occasion being the birth
day anniversaries of the three. Games
were played and Miss Nelson favored
the bunch. with several beautiful
piano solos. At midnight dainty
luncheon was served by Stella Rose
now and Frieda Mielke. After h
.repast many beautiful and useful
gifts were presented. The party broke
up late. All present report good
time. Miss Pearl Nelson of Rapidan
was the out of town guest.
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operation Dairy association held its
annual meeting at the opera house
Most of the patrons were present
Officers were elected as follows:
President Ralph Campbell; vice pres
ident, John Schmooke; treasurer
Rudolph Preis; manager, G. II. Herr
berg; directors, Albert Smobke, Her
bert Sohre, Jake Ulrich. The butter
milk was sold to the highest bidder
Eberhart Bros. for $500. 1t was voted
TO hold a picnic some time in June
The total amount of money taken in
during the year 1918 was $4,000.
Otto Rosin proved himself the
champion fox hunter of this vicinity
again this winter. He was out two
days this week and shot three beau
tiful large red foxes.
Minnie Kunkel of Rapidan came
Saturday to visit with her aunt, Mrs
Robert Speck and other relatives.
Friday afternoon at three o'clock
President Selma DEWITT called the
monthly meeting of the Liberty club
to order in the high school room. Mr.
Erickson, the state club leader, pre-
scented the gold medal of honor to
Walter Sohre for winning the state
championship for raising the best
calf. Mr.. Coe, county club leader al :
so gave an interesting talk and eX-
tended his congratulations to Mr.
Sohre. An exceptionally good pro-
gram was given. Miss Eleanor Rogers
sang several beautiful selections. The
room was artistically decorated fol
the day. About seventy five were in
attendance.
Mrs. Ernest Bundle was a Maple.
ton caller between trains Saturday.
The box social in Elna Meyers
district was held Friday night as the
weather was too severe Thursday
evening. A large crowd gathered and
neat sum was gotten to swell the
treasury fund.
The ladies of g. Maple River club
entertained their i'rebands at Val
entine banquet Fl: ny evening. A
course supper was served at the Ty.
son confectionery store. After sup.
per they went to the opera house
where they spent a most enjoyable
evening.
Miss Kittie Caven will give a pro
gram and box social in district No
121 or F'itzsimmons district Frida!
evening, February 81.
A large crowd attended the auction
at Richard Eberhart's Saturday. Every
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