The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-14
GOOD THUNDER EVENTS
D0INGS IN VILLAGE FOR THE
PAST FEW DAYS
Preparations Are Being Made
For New Enterprises;
News Notes
Especial to Free Press.l

NOOu lHulueT MdICn i1.-MlSS
Madaline Mountain spent Friday with
her sister Theresa. who attends Nor
NAL here.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Steele of St.
Clair spent Friday at the Alvin Ul-
rich home
Miss Tillie Meyer sold her house
which is now occupied by Gus
Masche, to Will Wojahn for $4,000.
Mr.. Wojahn will take possession this
fall.
Theodore Pautsch was business
caller at Mankato Friday between
trains.
Miss ElTa Meyer is enjoying a,
short vacation as her school is clos
ed on account of the epidemic.
Mrs. Charles Linton spent Friday
with her sister-in-l law. Mrs. James
Saxon, who is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Oscar Karlberg at Mapleton.
this place.
Mrs. Edwin Hensel and son Cor
don of North Mankato are visitors
at the home of her paretns, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Malzahn.
MIS-. SudIttS hdlLhS anu
ers Ida and Valeria spent Monday at
Mankato.
William Marlowe is conducting a
big grocery and meat sale. Special
sales are now the style in our little
town.
Wednesday evening about twenty
five relatives and friends gathered
at the Fred Pautsch home and tend
cred Mr. Pautsch to surprise party.
it being his seventy ninth birthday.
Dainty refreshments were served at
midnight. A pleasant evening was
spent Ly all present
Charles Linton was business call
er at Mankato Friday.
Eberhart Bros hog sale was sue
cess. The highest price paid was
$500 by Mr.. Barker of Wilmar. A
large crowd was in attendance.
Mrs. HI. C. Cornell of Minneapolis
came Saturday to spend several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Graham.
John III. Engel, the prospective
cashier of the new bank to be, came
last week and is rapidly getting ac-
quainted sand is helping the charter
members with plans.
Mrs Gustav Ernder returned Sat
urday from Mankato where she spent
the week with her sister, Mrs Ern-
est Fester, who recently underwent
an operation for gall stones at the
Emmanuel hospital.
The Misses wager of Mapleton Wis
tied between trains Saturday with
Minnie lander.
Miss Esther Raul and Miss Cen
ovieve McCarty, who attend school
in Mankato spent the week end at
this place.
The building vacated by John Kis-
sci is being remodled and reprinted.
1t is said a new restaurant is to be
started in it by Mark Tyson.
Miss Amanda Gerlich was coun
ty seat caller Saturday.
The ladies of the Emmanuel church
auxiliary met at, the parsonage Fri
day.
Miss Lorraine Tyson spent Friday
tives.
Miss Annie LANCE of Mankato is
visiting at the William Zurich and
Anton Wingen homes.
Miss Esther Wall of Mankato spent
tuS WSCh Shu dI Tie Vail w dill
Wedding bells will ring again this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Wiedenheft
left Thursday for Fairchild, Wis, to
be present at the funeral of Mrs.
Wiedenheffs father, Rev. Often.
Carl Pommeranke is busy packing
his car. He and his family will take
up farming on Carts farm near Ben
son, MINI.
The village caucus was held Tues
day evening. The candidates are
about the same as of the preceding
year. Tuesday the election will take
place when it will be decided who
will hold these offices of trust and
honor.
Miss Martha Kruger spent sever
al days here with her mother, Mrs.
Marie Kruger. She left for Vernon
Friday where she will be the new
night operator.
Thirty young folks gathered at the
Frank Case home Friday evening.
The evening was spent in playing
games and trying new tricks!t
Carl M. Pommeranke sold his new
modern bungalow to Mrs Laura
Hayes. Consideration $4,000
Mrs. John Sweitzer of Mapleton is
visiting at the Ulrich home.
Miss Lynda Billet went to Manka-
to last Monday where she is now
nursing.
Paul Darge, who is in training at
Camp Grant, arrived here Friday to
spend a five day furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Darge.
Paul is looking his best and says he
will not be mustered out for some
time as the division he is in has a
great deal of work at present.
Walter aid Hertha Herzberg spent
Sunday with friends here
A telegram was received by Frank
Weir, Sr., announcing the safe ar
rival of his son, Joseph. and nephew,
Thomas Weir, at New York City
from overseas where they served I'm
Gle Sam.
Washington, ID. c., March 1.-THE
war department issued a casualty list
today in which there were 1877 cas-
ualties issued. The Minnesota men
are as follows: