The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-07-04
GOOD THUNDER EVENTS
LADIES' AID TO GIVE AN ICE
CREAM SOCIAL
Little Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rod.
ger Peck Broke Leg;
Town Talk
Ispecial to Free Press.

Especial to Free Press.I
Good Thunder, June 26.-The
Ladies' Aid of the Emmanuel Luth
eran church will give an ice cream
social in the Meyer building or
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Miss Selma DEWITT went to Min
neapolis Saturday where she will
spend some time with her sister
Elsie.
Miss Amanda Gerlach was a Man
kato caller Saturday between trains
Mrs. Fred Schlecker and daughter
Irma spent Saturday at Mankato with
Mrs. George Meter, who accompani-
ed them home and spent few days
here with relatives
Mrs. J. T. Schlesselman and two
sons Of Mankato came Saturday IL:
short visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Herman barge.
The children's program and pic
mic of the st. Johns Lutheran church
which was to be held Sunday, was
postponed.
Mrs. M. Benedict, Lucille and
Page of Mapleton spent Sunday at
the William Meyer and Richard
Eberhart homes
Henry Dietman sold his eighty
acre farm to Frank Fairchilds Sat-
urday.
Buttermaker A. H. Dannheim and
family visited at the Rudolph Preis
home Sunday.
Jack Polchow of st. Peter spent
Sunday at his home here.
Mrs. J. Earl Of Edgely, NJ D., is
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ziegler and other relatives.
Those attending the summer ses-
sion at the Mhnkato State Normal
are Kate Mountain, Evelyn Gerlach,
Selma Rosin, Lucille Benedict and
Clara Kellogg.
The board of review met at the
city hall Monday for consideration
of assessments made F. w. Bruske,
Otto Rosin and William Bruss. H.
c. Muelke and Professor ]. C. C.
Kruger served ON the board.
I. A crew of fifteen men arrived here
Monday morning to commence work
on the new bridge which is to be
built over the Maple river east of
town.
Miss Edna Fisher spent last week
at the Albert Gutenschwager home.
John Doluege was a Mankato cal
Ter Monday.
The little three year old son of Mr.
and Mrs Rodger Peck had the mis-
fortune to break his leg Monday night
while playing with the dog. DR..
Schmidt was summoned.
Private Arthur Kreuer Of the En-
cheering corps returned Monday
night from Camp Pike. Texas. He
looks fine and is glad to be home.
Mrs. David Carlton and son Of
Minneapolis came to spend some
time with Herbert Carlton and wife
at their home west of town.
Corporal Frank Miller returned
home from France. He says he just
got there when the armistice was
signed. He will make his home in
Mankato.
The railroad company is building
and unloading platform east OF
the depot near the fire station.
Rev. A. C. Bode. Professor ]. c.
G.. Kruger and Carl Sperlich are
representing the Lutheran church OF
Good Thunder at the meeting of the
Minnesota district of the synod now
being held in st. Paul. They left
Tuesday. The conference will be in
session from June 25 to July 1 at
the Concordia college.
Ed Burke purchased the Frank
Kowenske farm formerly owned by
August Wendtland for $3.50 an acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. GRADER and Lila and
Marie accompanied Miss Susine
Vessels and Pearl Odds to Mankato,
from where they left for Cape Town,
Africa.
Mrs. Gust Wiedenheft and Lulu
Darge were Mankato visitors Monday
between trains.
Mrs. J. C. C. Kruger accompanied
Prof. Kruger to st. Paul where he
is attending the conference OF the
synod. Mrs. Kruger will visit with
her sister. Mrs. Rev. Randi.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Hannah and
daughter Pearl were in Mankato on
business Monday.
Land is still on the boom in this
locality. In spite of the wet weather
farms are exchanging hands daily.
Walter Zeimke of the Concordia
college, st. Paul, is visiting at the
Wiedenheft homes After his visit
here he will go to his home in Fair
mont.
Meta Grow of Freistadt, Mo-. lis
visiting at the Rudolph Malzahn
home and with other relatives.
Richard Eberhart and family and
DR.. John Eberhart, a nephew, leave
for an extended trip for Montana
and other points soon.