The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-28
GOOD THUNDER EVENTS
IMPROVEMENT CLUB DISCUSS,
ES NEW HOTEL PROJECT
M.A.McGre Gradually Failing;
Personal and Social Gossip
In the Village
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Good Thunder March 25.-W. A.
McGrew is gradually failing and is
now so weak as to be continually con-
fined: to his bed. Mr.. McGrew is a
veteran Of the Civil war.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wendtland
spent Friday at Mankato.
Miss Gertrude Raul spent the
week end with her sister Esther at
Mankato.
Walter Mountain, who is in serv-
ice at Camp Grant, is now spending
a ten day furlough with his parents
hero.
Miss Annie Lehman returned FRI
day from Rapidan where she spent
the week with her sister. Mrs. Will
liam Eberhart.
There. was no sevices held at the
1mmaunel Lutheran church Sunday as
Rev. ]. Schneider filled the pulpit at
the Pleasant Mound church.
John Dallauge and William Krug-
gel were business callers at the
. county seat Friday.
Ernest Wester is moving his soft
drink parlor in the Glaucke building.
Mr.. Wester has thriving business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bergman were
Mankato shoppers Friday.
Mrs. Jacob Nelson left for Mount
Rose, S. D., where she will spend
some time with relatives.
Fred Wingen was county seat
caller Friday between trains.
IaI % he
kato Commercial college last week
where he intends to take full
course. F
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ellis moved
their, household furniture to Maple
ton last week where they will make
their home. Mr.. Ellis will go into
the garage business.
School district No. 70 was closed
last week as the teacher, Miss Selma
Rosin. was i'll.
Wednesday afternoon twelve neigh
Dor women gathered at the Arno Graf
home and rendered Mrs Graf to a
cotton shower Well filled baskets
were brought A pleasant afternoon
was spent.
Mr.. Raether and two daughters of
Beauford were shoppers here Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Borchart were
shoppers in Mankato Saturday.
Henry and Louis Stuemke purchas
ed a span of mules last week. If
the roads are not fit for the car the
mules viii surely take them over the
country. -,
MISS Clara Billet spent Saturday
at Mankato with her sister Lynda,
who is nursing there. Miss Made !
line Mountain substituted as hello
girl during Miss Billets' absence.
Richard Kauf of Sterling Center
was in Town Saturday filling kero-
sine and gasoline orders from his
large storage tanks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Micheal FitZsimmOns
were Mankato callers Saturday.
! John kellogg of Mankato spent the
week end at his home here.
Walter Sohre, the state champion
calf raiser, gave an interesting and
instructive talk on how he raised his
prize calf at Mapleton at the meeting
of the Boys and Girls club. Walter
Is a prominent speaker as he has
spoken at many meetings and gath
erings throughout the country.
Mrs. Charles H. Herzberg and son
and daughter, Miss Gladys Good were
Mapleton callers between trains Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Barsch and
daughter Iris were Mankato shop
pers Friday.
Robert Kaul and family, Willie Kaul
and family visited Sunday at the
Robert Ziegler home.
Mrs. Charles Manthei and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Ellis visited at
Mankato Saturday.
Miss Louise Weber, who has been
employed at the Vernon Hotel, is
visiting at the home of her parents,
i. Mr., and Mrs. Carl Weber.
y The Improvement club held its an
nual meeting Wednesday evening at
the village hall. Most of the mem
bers were present. Many discus
sions were made as to the building
of a new hotel building which is
something that this town greatly
needs.
Mrs. Robert Precht was a shopper
in Mankato Saturday.
The roads are now getting dry and
cars are all buzzing.
Mr., and Mrs. William Ogrosky mot
ored down from Mankato and spent
Sunday with friends and old neigh
bors here. Mr.. OgroslSy reports the
state road in good condition.
Mrs. William Lernphul, Jr., was
taken to the Emmanuel hospital Sat
urday where she will undergo an OPP
Grafton in the near future.
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