The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-21
Bread, POULTRY TESTS
GOOD THUNDERlTES ARE NOW
PERFECTING PLANS
FRED BRUSCKE IS MAYOR
Other Village Officers Elected
At the Polls Last Week
tuesday

in town Thursday Afternoon helping
perfect the plans and arrangements
of the bread and poultry contest in
which the members of the Liberty
club are going to take active part
The contest will. take place some
time in April.
Mrs Robert Pautsch was a pas
senger to Mankato Tuesday morning
where she consulted an optician.
Mrs. Jack Laverity of Red Wing
is visiting with her Parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Keuer This week.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Fischer. paby girl Monday morn
ing. Mrs. Albert Behnke of Maple
ton is at the Fischer home getting
acquainted with her new little
grand daughter.
G. A. Roberts Of Minneapolis is
employed at the Schneiderhan gar
age. AS spring is fast approaching
car owners are all getting their gas
bugSies ready and rushing the gar
age repair shop men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Preuss of
Waterville spent few days at the
Henry Preuss home.
The high school students enjoyed
two day vacation Thursday and
Friday as Miss Bertha M. Graham
and Miss Eluphia Murphy went to
Minneapolis Thursday evening to at
tend the high school conference at
the university which was held under
the auspices of the state department
of education. Both teachers return
ed Friday evening and the regular
| school work is again in full swing
after a brief rest.
Miss Gladys Good was a Mankato
caller Saturday. -
Miss Martha Schneider, the nurse
she was on a case.
Miss Gertrude Morlock, high
school student at Mankato, spent the
week end at the home of her par
ents.
March II the annual village cleo
ton was held. The successful can
| didates were Fred Bruscke, mayor; o
c.. Rosin, trustee. Fred n. Morlock
treasurer, Henry C. Mielke, recorder
J. C.. c.. Kruger, assessor; Elmer
Ely and Mark M. Tyson, justices OF
reace: Will H.. Ulrich, constable.
Mr. Brusck's acceptance of the new
office will cause a vacancy in the
office of trustee. Another will be
appointed at the next council meet
| ing. The results in the township are
as follows: Louis Wrucke, assessor:
John Schmock, supervisor; Fred Ber-
geman, clerk; R. E.. Campbell
treasurer; A. T. Graf. justice OF
noooo g. +,,,o ,,o,rc. NFrFT NTo,n
| tain, justice for one year and Gus
Arndt and john Cream. constables.
Wayne McGrew is substituting for
George Schram on mail route No. l.
He reports thu roads are the worst
they have ever been for years.
DR.. E. T. Phelps Of Mapleton
| called at the Charles Herzberg farm
| Saturday between trains.
| Miss Stella Rosenow spent Sun
Gay at Rapidan and attended the
birthday supper given in honor of
Miss Pear Nelson.
Mrs. Carl Youn spent Saturday in
Mankato.
Miss Mary McGrew. who teaches
at Albert Lea spent Friday and
Saturday with her parents here.
! School district No. 121 has beer
closed for two weeks as the teacher
| is on the sick list. rs7g
Mary and Katherine McCary were
Mankato shoppers Saturday.
Ellsworth Willard, Edward and
Richard Eberhart and others from
this vicinity attended the Keith cue
ton in Sterling. March Is.
Gerhard Graf purchased new
FORD touring car from the Schnei-
derhan garage.
Miss Elsie Wrucke is visiting at
the Gust Arndt home.
Oscar Wendlant leased the modern
bungalow recently vacated by Mrs.
Nellie Bevington where he and his
bride will start housekeeping soon.
Miss Alma Runge is visiting rela-
tives in Limetown.
Miss Selma Preuss, who is en-
ployed at Mankato, spent Sunday
with her parents here.
Rosin Bros. started Monday to re-
model the house that Gerhard Graf
recently purchased of William
VoeckS, Sr. Mr.. Graf and family in
tend to move about the 18th of April
Mrs. Ernest Roe of Minneapolis
StNSI dl udyS Will HSl I1OtISi,
Mrs. Ida Malzahn at this place.
Miss Lorraine Tyson spent Satur-
day at the county seat.
Theofield Schneider, who received
an honorable discharge, is spending
few weeks with his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. J. J. Schneider prior to
his leaving for Montana
Henry Kruggel of Wolf Point,
Mont, spent several days of last
week with friends in this locality.
Miss Esther Wall spent Sunday at
the home of Carl Wall.
Mrs. A. Reinke and children of
Groton, S. D., are visiting with her
parents, MI and Mrs. Carl Wall
and other relatives. Mrs. Reinke
will be better rememberd as Ida Wall,
formerly of this place.
The Liberty club gave the follow
ing program at the opera house Mon
day evening, March II. Opening
song, We Hoppe You've Brought Your
Smiles Along, club: recitation Ora
ton on Corn, Wallace Morlock; in.
strumental duet, Poet and Peasant,
Misses Florence Sperra and Erma
Possin; dialogue, Thrift Campaign,
intermediate pupils; song, That
Wonderful Mother of Mine, Misses
Erma Possin and Madeline McCarty:
song, Out on the Deep, club; read
ing, Miss E. Murphy; play, Closing
Day in Beanviile School, high school
students The nrOpram was ax-