The Mankato free press., 1919-05-30
GOOD THUNDER EVENTS
is. N. N. C. A. WILL HOLD MEET
IN THE VILLAGE TONIGHT
Personal Gossip and Interesting
News Notes Collected BY
The Reporter
Especial to Free Press.l

Hoou lnunuer, May ZZ.-Frelda
and Alma Darge went to Mankatc
Monday evening to attend the gradu
ating exercises for the Emmanuel
hospital training school and also Wis
tied with their sister Leona, who is
taking nurses course at the hospi
tai.
Edwin Hensel, the cigar maker OF
North Mankato, was a business cal :
Ter here Tuesday between trains.
Charles Burke, another soldier lad
die, returned to his home here Tues
day afternoon after having been
mustered out of service. Charles
was overseas more than year and
is glad to be back to this little burg
again.
Miss Selma Preuss came home
Tuesday from Mankato for a short
stay at her home here.
Rev. Cloeter and family of Willow
Creek were callers in town Wednes
day morning
The Southern Minnesota Merch
ants Credit association will meet here
Thursday evening, May %. Prepare
tions are being made to royalty en-
tertain the visitors with readings by
Miss Elna Meyer. songs by the local
quartet and luncheon at the close
OF the evening. H. c. Hotaling
president and V. J. Greiner, secre-
tary both of Mapleton, are helping
our merchants with plans and prep
aratiOns.
Dr. G. A. Liedloff and mother and
sister visited with friends and rela
tives here Sunday afternoon.
= The Blume district school closed
Friday with picnic Monday. Miss
Clara Kellogg taught there the past
term.
The Lyra town board and the
county commissioner held a meeting
Tuesday afternoon to see what ac-
tions can be taken TO get a new
bridge just east of town. The bridge
is in very dangerous condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bleedorn OF
Amboy visited Wednesday with Mrs
Sophia Possin.
Hattie Stanz returned to Elk River
Tuesday after short stay at the
TietZ and Dunnheim homes
Mrs. Ed F. Ulrich was a caller al
Mapleton on Wednesday.
Miss Anna Weir, Mrs. f. HI. Nor
lock and Frank Griffin went as dele
gates to the Red Cross meeting helt
at Mankato Tuesday.
Miss Elna Meyer spent the first
part of the week with her sisters
Mrs Maniferd Benedict at Mapleton
John Schneiderham and wife au.
toed to st. Clair Monday evening and
visited relatives.
Gottlieb Doerring is on the sicl
list, also Miss Tillie Meyer.
DR.. Schlesselman is moving his
household goods to Mankato thi:
week.
J. B. Smith and wife of Mankatt
moved into the Deciding house the
first of the week. Mr.. Smith ant
Louis Peters, also of Mankato, start
ed work at the Darge garage Monday
Maple River club will meet with
Mrs. Frank Griffin Thursday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blankenburf
o. Lakefield visited with friends here
Monday.
Miss Lynda Billet went to Mankatt
Monday evening to attend the gradu
alton exercises of the nurses of the
manuel Hospital Training school, sht
also attended the picnic by the alum
nae held at Minneopa park Tuesday
Miss Billet returned home Tuesda!
evening.
Willie Webber has his eye bandag
ed up as a result of slight operation
of a growth above the eye ball.
Raymond Young, little son of Edi
tor and Mrs. Carl Young. royalty en-
tertained number of little boys anG
girls at party Monday afternoon
The occasion was his fifth birthday
Ralph Schneiderham and family
were Sunday callers at Jordan.
A. r. Harner is hauling gravel ant
fixing the bad place on Billets hill
which was a stop for all buzz ma
chimes this spring. 1t is hoped the
gravel will remedy this.
The beautiful grounds which were
used as park for ball games is now
being plowed up and seeded. This
looks as If well not have any base
ball games there this season.
A. F. Wendlandt and son Oscar
who have been at Mankato for some
time, came home Monday.