The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-04
GOOD THUNDER EVENTS
REHEARSAL HELD FOR THE
COMING COMMUNITY SING
Boys and Girls viii Attend the
Short Course At State
University
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a large number of people gathered a
the hall where they practiced' thu
good old songs, and several soldiers
songs for the community singing II
be held here Thursday evening, Apri
10. Mrs. John Schneiderhan has beer
Nappointed as director. Miss Aman
da Gerlach plays the piano for the
singing. SO
Albert Benzel and Edward Zeiglel
spent several days of last week a.
Amboy, Mr.. Ziegler did masonary
work there.
Miss Frieda Rosin was Mankate
shopper Monday.
Miss Lydia Schnider left the first
of the week for st. Paul.
Mrs. Charles Matzke and daughters
Ida and Valeria We're shoppers In
Mankato Friday.
Tuesday evening, April 1 the Con-
eordia club will meet with Meta
Rinehardt at the Gustav A. Wieden-
heft home.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Collin Riggs
bee, a baby girl, Thursday. Mother
and child are doing nicely.
Many from this way attended the
Wagner auction east of here Thurs
day.
Mrs. George Schram left Monday
for Battle Creek. Mich, where she
will visit her daughter. Mrs. Will
Mountain and other relatives.
Several of the boys and girls from
here intend to attend the boys and
girls short course which will be held
at the university farm school, St
Paul, April 7 to II. These short
courses are very Interesting and al
ways well attended.
Mrs. August Deciding visited with
relatives in Mankato Friday.
Charlie McCarty returned last week
from France where he served his
country. He is now staying with his
sisters here.
A new telephone on the East Lyra
line was installed at the farm home
of Walter Runge last Wednesday.
Miss Martha Schneider, our profess
sional nurse, is caring for a Mrs.
Smith at the Fred Fleming home in
Vernon.
Lyle and Margaret McCarty and
Selma DEWITT attended the home
talent play given in the Sterling Cen
ter hall Friday evening.
Mrs. Fred Stratton of West Man
kato is spending the week with her
sons Roy and William at the home
stead here.
kato caller Friday.
Mrs. Frank Sohre and Irma and
Walter were shoppers at the county
seat Saturday.
Agnes and Evelyn Fitzsimmons of
Mankato spent the week end at their
home east of tzwn.
Miss Lynda Billet returned home
Friday from Mankato where she had
been nursing at, the Emmanuel
hospital. d
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence johnson and
baby of Rapidan spent Saturday at
the Frank Kowinski home and also
attended the auction held at the
hotel.
Mrs. Will Ulrich- accompanied her
sister, Miss Rosalia Schweitzer as. far
as Mankato Saturday. Miss Schweftz-
er returned to Minneapolis where she
attends Miss Woods school after
spending weeks vacation here and
at Mapleton.
Mrs. Frank SchEan of Vernon call
ed on her sister, Mrs. Anna Lehman
Saturday.
Mrs, August Rosin spent the last
week with her daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Lemphul, Jr., who underwent a
serious operation Monday at the I'm
manuel hospital at Mankato.
Mrs. Fred Morlock and Mrs. Frank
Griffin were shoppers in Mankato
Saturday.
Prof. Bode and family of Willow
Greek spent Saturday with the. for
mer,s brother, Rev. A. C. Bode here.
Frank HI. Griffin, postmaster, has
been elected director to represent The
Good Thunder branch of the Blue
Earth county Red Cross.
Yokum Busch, who has had en-
ployment at Racine, Wis, returned
here Friday. -
Fred LaviNky received an honor
able discharge from Uncle Sans
army and returned to his home Satur-
day afternoon after being in service
for about six months. We hope all
the boys will be home by the Fourth
of July.
Mrs. Herman Birr and son were in
Mankato Saturday
Mrs. Fred Fleming and little daugh-
ter, Crystal, of Vernon spent Satur-
day afternoon here on business.
p. A.SHedin, former manager of the
hotel. SOLD at public auction his hotel
property Saturday afternoon. AS the
weather was warm and mild a large
crowd gathered. Everything was
sold well. Mr.. Fitch of Lake Crystal
was the auctioneer and Henry Mielke
acted as, clerk
Miss Edith Muske of Vernon is
visiting at the Walter Runge and
MRS. Emma Redemske homes this
week.
Mrs. Otto voecks purchased the
forty acres joining her land on THE
west in the. city limits of William
Hitler. consideration $6,S00
Mrs. William Ziemke, Miss Lynda
Arhdt and Miss Minnie Kaul were
callers in Mankato Friday
This community was saddened by
the message or the deathNof Clayton
Call Of Garden City. Mr.. Call was a
resident of this place at one time
he assisted his parents in running
the hotel. While here he made many
friends who are grieved to hear Of the
early death. He leaves to mourn his
loss. his wife and two small children
MS father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
y. M. Call, one brother, Charles and