The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
MORE SOLDIER BOYS, ARE.
HOME FROM FRANCE
Royal Neighbors Are Going To
Take An Interest In Their
Meetings
Especial to The Free Press.l

at their home the week previous
The weather man got busy just after
they had started on their return trip
to st. Claim in the evening and they
were compelled TO return to Heron
Lake and rerain over until Monday
when they found roads part of the
way very muddy lut the little Ford
rambled right along an they reached
their homo at this place in safety
about five o'clock.
Mrs. D-C,ittle of Fort Wayne, Ind,
is visiting with her mother at the
home of DIR. McBeth at this place.
Miss Loretta Lynch has been visit
ing with friends at Mankato few
days last week, returning home FRI
day. She was accompanied by Anna
Bruels who will be a guest at the
Amberg home for a few days.
Two more of the boys have safely
arrived home from France. John
Ario and Robert Sodeman. The
hearts of the citizens of this village
swell with pride as the boys come
marching home, victorious from the
battlefields of France. One cannot
realize to the fullest extent the
dangers these boys have faced or the
hardships they have endured for US
that remained at home and kept the
home fires burning until they re-
turned. Words cannot express our
appreciation.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Kopke are
enjoying a pleasant visit with rela-
tives and friends at Milwaukee.
Pearl Buchholtz has been spending
"a few days this week with her SIS
ter, Mrs. John Crowley.
Mrs. Frank Chase and son, Duane
We're Mankato shoppers Friday.
Will Lynch and Claude McComb,
having completed the painting Of
the buildings on the Beise farm, re-
turned home Saturday.
Mrs. McComb is enjoying pleas
ant visit from her sister.
Amanda Beccue of GAINESVILLE is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Louis Hen
zie., a.
Mrs. Robert Henzie is visiting with
relatives at. this place.
Mr.. Dagan returned from New
Richland Monday. His daughter and
her husband and daughter return
ed with him home at this place.
Leo Roerig is assisting Mr.. Mes
sen at the st. Clair Mercantile
store ct enresoht.
Mrs. Albert JuIiar and Mrs. Otto
Juliar enjoyed a pleasant visit from
their father, Mr.. Milhausen the first
of the week.
Mrs. Herman Fisher and daugh-
tiers, Hazel and Gladys and sons
Sydney and Clarence of Walker are
visiting with relatives and friends at
this place, q
MIR. and Mrs. Schultz ere now nice
ly located in the Charley Block resi-
"once moving into the same Mon
day.
". and Mrs. Otto Juliar moved
Monday into their new home which
they purchased of Mr.. Boswell re-
cer''y
Nj. Neessen. manager Of the st.
Clair Mercantile store, has been en-
joying few days vacation, returning
Friday morning. Mrs. /Ncessen ac-
companied him on his return to st.
Clair.
NJ. and Mrs. Neesson will make
their home with Mrs. Hcnzie at
present.
Joe Bruels thrashed some wheat
for Harry Dumbeck the first of the
week. The wheat looks good but is
light in weight going below num-
Der two grade and yielding between
twelve and thirteen bushels per
acre.
Mr.. Kuske has been assisting
Charlie Shallow during haying.
Sam Mace has sold his large farm
. few miles from this village.
Messrs. Chase and Campbell are
getting their threshing machines in
readiness to- start threshing in a
few days.
Mr.. Campbell has secured Elmo
Nyquist as engineer Mr.. Nyquist
returned from Dakota where
ne has been working for the past
few months,
+ An agent for the wear ever" aiu-
ninum cooking utensils gave a dem
,nstratiOn of their various uses at
he Royal Neighbor hall Tuesday ev-
snins. The proceeds were retained |
by tho society. A similar demonstra-
ion will be given in the Catholic |
church parlors in the near future.
Corporal A. M. Westby. who re-
gently returned from service over
seas. visited his brother Harry West
~ and family the past week. M'r. !
Westby spent ten months overseas |
in France and Germany with the |
54th Pioneer Infantry While this |
init was not fighting unit they |
spent forty seven days under she'll
ire in the Argonne forest. Mr.. West
~ was under shell fire just s;xt. |
lays after leaving his home and was
IN the Argonne at the time the arm
stice was signed. After the arms (
ice was signed they moved to Null !!
le;m, Germany. on, the Rhine and |
rom there to Urnitz and Guls, Ger
many. During the fighting this unit |
gas used for any different positions |
rncr" which was road building, |
'arry.ag ammunition, buTying the /
lead, luilding bridges. etc. After |
he, armistice they blew up erman
Ln1rrunition dumps and po.iced the |
shinc. Mr. Westby spoke very high
y of the work carried on by the |
Red Cross, Salvation army and |
Knights of Columbus, but made es-
,ecial comment of the work carried !
N by the Salvation army lassies.
Mr., Westhy, manager of the local
n y Il