The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-24
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Ethel and Callie Buzick entertained
a number of friends Friday evesing in
,lonor of their brother Claude, who
was home from Camp Riley on fur
Tough. Claude was entertaining his
friend Orville Butler of Blue Earth
city, Both young men went away
Saturday.
Logs are being hauled in to the
Jefferson saw mill.
Vina Evenson has been sick with
he infue:Iza the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Michels spent
Sunday at the Hanson home.
Marcella Parsons spent Saturday
night with relatives in North Man
kato.
Cora Johnson has been on the sick
list the past week.. y
Hazel Sharp, who was sick with
influenza for several days, returned
20 her school work in st. Peter Sun
day.
A nine and one half pound boy ar
Kempernolte Sunday morning. Every
ore Is Sellii'S dlOIo Ille.
Esther, Lillian ard Blanche Michels
nave been sick with influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kothenbeutel are
visiting in Iowa.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Chester Steel went TO
North MGnkato last Wednesday to
visit the formers brother Harry. who
just returned from Camp Cody, n. NJ.
Virgil Walker has returned from
camp and is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Harry Allery.
Arthur Sharp, Will Clark and Fl. A.
Hanson have teams on the road
drawing gravel which is taken from
f. Hops gravel pit.
Archie Currier visited at the Sew
GRANGE and Rist homes several days
last week and Willie Severance went
home with him Saturday to make
visit.
George Cole vert to New Sweden
Friday ard visited Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred Lind ard family. He returned
Saturday night.
George Rash. ST., has been visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Charlie Smith.
Word received from Rev. Down and
vile tells lis they are getting along
nicely at Humboldt, S. d., and Rev.
Brown has been chosen as permanent
pastor at that place.
Ben and Ira Budde are or the SICK
list.
j. p. Micheis and son Aaron sawed
wood for the latter's brother Eli near
Judsor Monday.
Church meeting Saturday after
noon. was attended by about dozen
people. 1t was decided to discontinue
church Services until the first of
April. The officers are about the
same as they were last year.
The Batchellers received the follow
ing letter from Claude last week. "At
last we have received orders that we
may tell where we are. | am now in
a little burg called Parvis in Meuse
county on the main road between
Bartle Due and Verdun, and was here
when the fighting stopped. We could
hear shots being fired up to the hour
set to cease fighting. We didn't be-
lieve it at first that the war was over
and listened for the shooting to start
agair but all we heard or saw was
the. dough boys celebrating. 1t looked
like a real Fourth of July every night
for a week. have been at the front
since last June. left Issurtille the
10th of June and joined the 32nd Dr.
vision IT. Alsace near Belfort. When
the drive started IT. Chateau Thierry
we were ordered to that front and
stayed there through the first big
attack. Left there in Au-
gust ard joirted the Goth Division
hack in Alsace ard was with that di
vision in their last big drive in the
Argonne- forest and Verdun. We are
now engaged n clean up work and
Soon expect 10 move 10 some other
place, hut do rot know If Il will b.
towards Germany or to the rear. ]
hope il is TO some port Of embarka
lion. ! dOn't think III be that lucky.
The IasU heard from George ne was
stationed AZ Il sure tile but don't
know if he is still there or not. | am
enclosing a picture of ou shop taken
in the field last June iT Alsace.