The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-09-05
HOME COMING PARTY FOR
RETURNED SOLDIERS
Many People Visiting Friends
In the Village; News Notes
Collected
Especial to The Free Press

Minneapolis, Thursday after spending
a month at the home of ner parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Houk and sis
tiers, Mrs. Carl Sohie and Mrs. Ed
ward Eberhart. Mrs. r. l.. Houk ac
companied her daughter home and will
spend several weeks in the cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kiesel and son
Gordon of Mankato called at the u
rich home, Wednesday.
Mrs. Anna Voecks and children and
Mrs. Emma Dalluge motored to st.
Peter on business Thursday.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Dalluge, August Is. Both
mother and babe are doing fine.
Will DEWITT and family of Amboy,
called at the Will NARROW home, We'd
nesday evening.
Miss Cornine Smith left Saturday
morning for her home in Minneapo-
lis. after visiting her sisters, Mrs.
Albert Possin and Mrs. Oscar Went
land.
Word was received here Friday of
the death of Fank Harlin of Frazee.
Minnesota, which occurred last Friday
evening. Mr.. Harlin was well known
here as he often visited his sisters,
Mrs. Micheal Fitzsimmons and Mrs.
Mathew Weir at Vernon. The funeral
services were held Saturday at Fra
zee.
Mrs. Ralph Loveal of Makato, spent
Wednesday with her mother, Mrs.
Alice Mountain of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Zastrow and
sons, Clarence and Raymond and Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Runge motored to
Delevon Sunday and spent the day
with cousins
Miss Myrtle Bulow of Mankato, is
visiting with her friend, Miss Clara
Preuss.
A baby boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Sohre on August 21
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Yeager of Vernon,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs. August Topper left Monday
morning for her home in Minneapo-
lis, after visiting with friends here
and at Mapleton since Memorial Day.
Miss Ella Heitner of Rapidan, spent
the week end with her cousin, Miss
Anna Fischer
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sperra an6
baby daughter were Sunday visitors
at the home of Mr.. Sperra's cousin,
P. ID. Sperra and aunt, Mrs. Victor
Sperra.
Rev. A. C. Bode went to Alma City
Monday, by auto to attend confer
ence meeting.
Fred BenZel Of Mankato. was a
caller in town Sunday afternoon.
Arthur Born is driving a new Over
land car which he bought of the Over
land Perrin company of Mankato.
About one hundred relatives, friends
and neighbors gathered at the Emil
Huebsch farm home Sunday evening
and gave Carl Bendig home coming
party. Mr.. Bendig was at the front
at the time the armistice was signed
but he returned home last week, hav-
ing received his honorable discharge
from the army. The evening was
spent in social way and refresh
ments were served at midnight.
Esther and Gertrude Raul were
Mankato callers on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Beck and chill :
dren of Mayville, Wisconsin, visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pautsch Fri
day, while enroute home by auto from
the western part of the state
Mr.. and Mrs. George Metgers OF
Nankato, called on relatives here
Saturday night.
Miss Lucille Benedict of MapleLon,
is visiting at the home of her grand
father, William Meyer
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Kunz of Wells
were callers in town Monday.
Miss Zelma Rosin spent Thursday
with Mrs. George Ebcrhart in Rapidan
township.
A. r. Harner is hauling gravel on
Holiday street which has recently been
graded.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Pautsch en-
tertained at their beautiful farm home
twenty five guests Sunday at eleven
o'clock dinner in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Pautsch and children who
will soon leave by auto for their home
in Lahoma, Oklahoma
Mrs. Edwin Hensel and little son.
Gordon of North Mankato, are visit
ing at the Louis Malzahn home
Fred Lachmiller and sisters, Mar
tina and Esther motored to Mankato
Sunday afternoon to attend the band
concert at Sibley park.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Kriesh and
children of South Bend, njotored here
aid visited with Mrs Kriesh's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wall and
other relatives.
Work at the new bridge which is
being built near the village over the
Maple river is progressing rapidly as
the water is low and material easily
gotten.
Mrs. Alex Graham and daughter,
Bertha Graham and Miss Nellie Wood.
berry of Massachusetts, spent several
days Of the past week with the form
er's granddaughter, Mrs. Hobart Pet
rich and family at Vernon
Miss Lydia Bartsch is visiting with
friends and relatives at Perham and
the twin cities.
A large crowd FRONT here attended
the Ringing Brothers and Barnum
and Bailey circus, Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Louis, Drake and Mrs. Mary
Duff left Tuesday for their homes at
ST. Louis Park, Minneapolis, after
spending a week visiting with Mrs
Ida Malzahn.
Mrs. Louise Graham Cochrane and
children of Hamilton, Illinois, are Wis
iting with Mrs. Cochrane's mother,
Mrs. Alex Grahanf and sister, Miss
Bertha Graham.
Mrs Charles Manther was a caller
at MINNEAPOLIS the first of the week.