The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-02-13
GOOD THUNDER EVENTS
BOYS AND GIRLS KEEP
ING UP MOTTO
Members of Liberty Organiza-
tion Doing Excellent Work;
News of Village
Especial to Free Press.I

Good Thunder, February st. A
Erickson, state club leaGer, will
headquarters at the university farm
meet the high school team in a lively
champion calf raiser of 1919 was o:
the Boys and Girls club of all ovei
the state. The champion is again {
boy of this pace, Roy Case, mem
Der Of the Good Thunder Liberty
club. Roy entered a calf last yea
and received many prizes in the con
test. But being loyal member he
strived to keep the club motto "Tt
Make the Best Better" and through
his never firing effects this year hi
again entered calf and fed and car
ed for it. His calf, Guernsey, grew
rapidly and more beautiful every day
When the time came to judge the cal
Roy was not much concerned abou
it as he had no idea of having the
best calf. The prize is an all Sta
club medal and free trip to the Boys
and Girls short course at the uni
versity farm held between March q
and April s. We are all proud tina
we should have the state champion TO
two years in succession. Last yea
Walter Sohre won the championship,
raising a Holstein calf. The Libert.
club has captured many prizes an
honors and is in the field for moro
than ever in 1920.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Wiedenheft at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Chr
Steiner at Mankato Thursday.
Charles Alexander has taken charg
of the Botsford Lumber yard here
Mr.. O'Neil left for Jackson, MINI
where he will manage lumber YARD
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Runge wer
Mapleton callers Wednesday.
Mrs. p j. Putrah died at her HON
west of the Blue Earth river Thurs
day morning after short illness. S,l
is survived by her husband and tw
children one son and daughter
Several from here tried their luc
fishin- this week at Loon Lake.
Owing to the health conditions til
program and box social which was
be given February 13 by Miss Selma
Rosin, teacher in district No. SO or
Schmooke district, will be postponed
until later date.
James Mountain will hold his auc-
ton sale Saturday, February T..
Walter Sohre and Gust Malzahn,
who attends Commercial college at
Mankato, spent the week end at their
homes here.
Thursday, January 20, death took
another of the pioneer settlers, Carl
Fischer, ST., who resided = about a
mile and half north of town on the
Daniel Boone trail He was born in
Germany and came to this country in
1884 and settled on the farm, where
he died. His age was eighty one
years, two months and seven days.
He is survived by his widow, an aged
brother, four children, Mrs. Fred
Hitler, Carl Fischer, Jr., Mrs. Herman
Schwantes and Mrs. Arthur Sohre;
and eighteen grandchildren. Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon
at the st. Johns Lutheran church by
Rev. A. C. Bode. The floral Offer
ings were many and beautiful. The
Misses Elna and Tillie Meyer and Trina
Possin acted as flower girls. The
children's choir sang several beauti-
full hymns. The pallbearers were Ern-
est Peschnett, Fred Runge Gottlieb
Fischer, Gottlieb Heitner, Gottlieh
Bartsch and Gottlieb MatZke.
Mrs Arthur McGrew left Monday
for her new home in Nevada, Iowa.
William NARROW went to Mime
apolis Tuesday to attend the auto
mobile show.
Schneiderhan Brothers received
sad message Tueday announcing the
death of their mother at Jordan.
The funeral of Gustav Kreuger,
who died February 2, took place
Wednesday. He was born December
81 1894. He was the second young
est son of Mrs. August Kruger. He
leaves his mother and three brothers
to mourn his loss. The deceased has
been ailing since he was ten years
old. Services wer eheld from the St.
Johns Lutheran church by Rev. A. c.
Bode. 80
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