The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-04
|GOOD THUNDER EVENTS
PARCEL SHOWER WAS GTpEN
FOR JUNE BRIDE
Maple River Society Was En-
tertained; News Of Lively
Village

Good Thunder, May "a parcel
shower was given for Miss Elna Mey-
er, June bride to- be at the Ed VIE
lit home on Tuesday evening. About
eighty were present. Many beautiful
and useful gifts of pyrex. aluminium,
linen and china were received. Games
were enjoyed on the spacious lawn
which was brightly lighted for the oc-
casion. A lap supper was served. Miss
Meyer will be married June 2.
Cyril Kruse of Mankato spent the
week and with his cousin Victor
Sperra.
Mrs. Fred Bergman and children
left for North Dakota to visit with her
parents and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bundle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Zastrow formed q motor
party and drove to Hoffman. Mimi,
to visit with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will NARROW enter
tanned the BungepStocks orchestra at
their home Tuesday evening.
Frank Fairchilds spent Friday ana
Saturday at Garden City with friends.
The Maple River Birthday club
Tuesday evening, May rs, 1t being
her birthday. She was presented with
pyrex ware. Dainty refreshments were
served by the hostess. Two new mem
bers were added to the club. Miss
Lynda Billet will entertain the birth
day club June Z.
Claude Saxon and George fisherman
of Mapleton were callers here Mon
day.
News was received by relatives of
the arrival of baby daughter at the
L. T<1, 0ayS n of
Alexandria.
Miss Lynda Billet returned home
from the twin cities Thursday after
attending the Nurses association
meeting and visiting with relatives.
The Concordia club went to the
home of Miss Elna Meyer Thursday
evening and gave her a shower. A
very beautiful cut glass vase was
given her as remembrance OF the
club which she is a character mem
Der. 1t was presented to her with
very appropriate apg 1s sda speech se.er and chill
dren Of Mankato motored to this place
Sunday afternoon and visited at the Otto
Rosin home.
Walter Runge purchased a new Dodge
touring car and got it Friday from Man
kato
Mrs. Jake Nelson and daughter spent
Monday at Mankato with relatives.
MI. anu MIS-. august SCHULTZ ana lDe
formers mother all of Amboy. Sundayed
with the formers sister, Mrs. Emil Rosin
and family.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Doerring.
a baby daughter Saturday. Mrs. Jobe of
New Richland is caring for daughter and
granddaughter.
The last state examinations were held
Thursday. Friday school closed with pic
mics for each room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Hohenstein and
sons and John Bruss Of Lake Crystal
were Sunday visitors at the VIII Bruss
home.
viii KruggeI and mother, Mrs. Alvina
Kruggel and sister. Mrs. Carl Young
drove to Rochester Monday to consult
the doctors at the Mayo clinics in re-
gard to Mrs. KruggePs health:
Missouri to visit his parents and other
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerhart Graf and chill
dren motored to LETTERS Sunday and Wis
Mrs. Gust Missing. They returned Mon
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Graf of
Mankato accompanied them
Misses Amanda Gerlach and Selma Ro-
sin were county seat callers Saturday.
Grandpa lobe was a Mapleton caller
between trains on Monday.
Herbert Sohre of the Fair Yiev Hol-
stein farm attended the twilight meeting
of Holstein raisers at the Ernest Kramer
farm near Mapleton on Tuesday even
ing. Mr.. Sohre gave a short talk. These
twilight meetings are greatly enjoyed
and very interesting and instructive
The ladies of the Maple River club have
a splendid program for Memoir
ial Day. AT one o'clock sharp all are
asked to be at the public school and
from there they will march to the Lyra
and decorate the graves OF the
departed heroes. All returned soldiers
are asked to be present. After the march
a program will be gi,En at the opera
house.
Several of the business men went to
Mankato Thursday to attend the meet
there.
Miss Esther Raul motored to Mankato
with her uncle Will Marrow on Thurs
day.
morning after being in service for the
past three years. He is the same old
scout and says he is mighty glad to be
back home to quiet life.