The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
events IN SAINT CLAIR
FLU Is FAST DISAPPEARING
FROM THE VILLAGE
Number Of Happenings Take
Place; Illness Prevents
Christmas Program :
Especial to Free Press.I

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Mrs. Carl Pagcnkopf are rejoicing
over the arrival of boy at their,
home Thursday noon Mrs. Pagen-
kopfs mother from Waldorf is look
ing after The comforts of Mrs. Pagen-
kopf and son.
| A new victrola adorns the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Chase.
Earnestine Frank, who is teaching
! in the Ward district, is home for
vacation of two weeks.
Grace Buchholtz, who is spending
a few weeks with relatives at TivOli,
spent Sunday at her home in this
| place.
Mrs. Grignon was a passenger to
| Minneapolis Saturday to visit her
| daughter Mrs. Harry Helm for a few
| weeks.
Clara Franska, who returned re-
! Gently from Smiths Mill where she has
| beer assisting her sister for sOme-
| time, is row helping Mrs. Juliar
Waldo Hilton of Albert Lea has
! been visiting relatives at this place
| for q few days a'"
Duane Chase of Montevideo is
! home for the holidays.
- I'Ct!.L lcttSE received Dy MI.
and Mrs. George Hussey from their
son, Willie, stated that he was now
employed in the machine works at
Savannah, III.
Mrs. Tony Lang is i'll at her home
with pneumonia following an attack
Of the flu. 49,
Elmo Nyquist, who was located at
| Camp Cody, returned home Saturday
of last week ard is now confined to
| his home with a bad case of the
quinsy.
Mr.. Johnson returned home Friday
after a few days visit with friends
near Smiths Mill.
Emma Schulty is spending a few
weeks at her brothers. home at this
place. Emma has charge Of the
,, household duties ard administers to
the comforts of Master Raymond as
Mrs. Schulty's assistance is needed
at the store during the sale.
The Lutherars will hold Christ
mas tree at the church Tuesday eye-
ming. A program has been prepared
but on account Of the prevalence of
the flu, it will rot be as lengthy as
previous years. -.
Mr. ard Mrs Huginun, entertained
| at Sunday dirner Mr.. and Mrs. ,Thiel-
man ard daughter Abbie and Mr..
and Mrs Clay Boswell and family
Lila Fitzlof was a passenger to
Minneapolis the first of the week
where she intends to study music
Ada Matteson, who has taught sew
eral successful terms Of school in
Montana, returned to her home at
this place recently.
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will entertain at Christmas dinner
Mr.. ard Mrs. John Bestman, Jr., and
Mr. ard HRS. Albert Byserdorf
The flu is fast disappearing from
St. Clair. Those mentioned in this
column IT. the last issue who had the
flu, have nicely recovered and only
ore rev family has been visited since
and that was the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Schostag. ,.s.a
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Bruels were
called to Mankato Monday morning
of last week to see their daughter
Margaret, who was very low with
pneumonia following an attack of
the flu. Mrs. Bruels remained with
her daughter, Mr.. Bruels returning
home the same evening Clara Bru-
els is also with her sister and Mrs.
, Quinn of this place. For several
days her condition remained very
serious but at the time of this writ
ing she is or the gain.
Mrs. JohE Buchholtz was taken
suddenly i'll Saturday afternoon of
last week. Or the previous Thurs
day as she sat down in a chair she
! fell striking the right side of her
! head or ;he window casing Friday
cho
! right hand feeling Iumb but later
+ in the day she seemed as well as
usual. Saturday afternoon feeling
! tired she laid down for her usual
/ afternoon nap. Shortly afterwards
! her daughter Louise spoke to her and
| found she was unable to talk intelli-
gently and had lost control of her
right arm ard hard During the af-
! ternoon she had two bad attacks.
Whether her fall was the cause of
| sickness is not known. .The children
were notified of the, condition of their
| mother ard her son Herman and
daughter, Mrs. Phalin, who resides
a few miles from town came that af-
/ ternoOn. Mrs. Splinter came the first
OF the week. returning to her home
at Mortified Friday. Mrs. Krause
/ VI LlothciA.oO'., ~. L., Stti1C Tic itlSL Ol
! the week. Mrs. Bucbholtz was able
| 10 converse some about six o'clock
| that day and has since been gradual
| ly improving. 1t is honed that in
short time she may be restored to her
usual good health .r,
:, Simon Schulty is placing on sale
| the large stock of goods he has in
his store. He has enjoyed so far
good trade, but the sales would be
| still larger if the roads were in pas
sable condition so that the farmers
in the vicinity and citizens of sur
rounding towns could attend. Messrs.
Woodfelt ard Vaughn of Minneapolis
have the sale in charge. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Schulty have secured the assist
| ance of Messrs. Hilton, Roerig, Bos-
well ard Powell, Loretta Lynch,
Pearl Buchholtz,. Mrs. O'Connor,
Marjorie McComb ard Edna Kuske.
The following girls were chosen to
i go on the Red Cross drive Sunday.
J Loretta Lynch, Anna Bruels, Pearl
Buchholtz, Abbie Thielman, Marjorie
Fitzloff and Ollie Wolcott. 1.-The girls
/ made thorough canvass: ard were
we'll received at most Of the Homes.
They secured about $72. ea.,s