The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09
GOOD THUNDER EVENTS
SOCIAL AFFAIR BY THE
CONCORDlA CLUB
Engagement of Miss EIna Meyer
And w. G. Schultz Was
Announced
Especial to Free Press. I

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Concordia club held its last meeting
for 1919 with the Misses Tillie and
Elna Meyer Tuesday evening, Decem-
Der 80. Rev. A. c. Bode read several
interesting papers after which he an
nounced the engagement. of Miss Ell
ma Meyer to Mr.. w. G.. Schultz o.
Mapleton in very charming way. A
dainty luncheon was served by the
hospitable hosteSses. The menu con :
sisted OF vanilla brick ice cream with
a red heart nodded into it and as
sorted cakes. The decorations anC
napkins were of little red cupids an,
red carnations a very pleasant time
was had which will long linger in the
memory of the guests. Before de
parting for home each guest was
presented with a beautiful large rec
caTnation. Mrs. A. c. Bode and daugh
ter. Miss Alma and Miss Ida Schultz:
OF Mapleton were guests of the host
esses. Mr.. Schultz has purchased !:
beautiful modern home on Smith ave
nue. or $4,000. The Concordia clu'
will next meet with Mrs. Henry Mi
elke in two weeks.
The New Year stole in very quietly
this year in this village owing to tn
severe cold. Ferd Darge as janitc
Oh the st. Johns church rang the be
as usual which sounded very clear
a the wintry air and told the villager,
that the New Year had come.
The Herman Radke family anu NJ
and Mrs. Walter Runge drove to tn
August Fischer home in Sterling Ne,
Years night to see Mrs. Fischer VIII
i; on the sick list. She is the mothe
OF the Ia Lies.
Miss Tillie Meyer was a Mankatc
caller Monday.
The board OF directors of the Tri
County Holstein club held meet
ing Monday afternoon at the Blu.
Earth county farm bureau office. Her
bert Sohre. Jr., member of the Sohr
Holstein farm, east of town, we
elected director in place of August
Wentland, who moved to Mortified
last fall
Mr., and Mrs. August Kruger wer
Mapleton callers on business Tues.
day.
Lester McCraffic motored to Man
kato Tuesday on business.
Little. Miss Hazel Griffin went t.
the Emmanuel hospital Monday where
she had her tonsils removed by D.
! T. Schlesselman. She returnef
home with her mother Tuesday even
ing.
Miss Marie Morlock, who is takins
q. nurses training. course at Ausbur:
hospital, st. Paul. Mimi. came Wed
ncsday afternoon to spend New Year:
with her parents.
Gustaf Wiedenhcft left Mond'y f.
Sioux Falls on a business trip. HI
will also visit his sister, Mrs. FREQ
Ening and family.
Miss Schamperlain, a nurse from
Mankato, came Tuesday to take car,
OF Mrs. William Wrucke, ST., WHIT
is, very low. Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand
Wrucke OF Minnesota Lake spent Sat
urday here.
William Ziemke spent Monday a
Vernon with his son, Henry.
Misses Emil Pommeranke and Emf
" Ziegler were Mankato shopper
Wednesday.
Mrs. A. r. Harner and dau~hter
Pearl were Mankato callers on Mon
Cay.
Will Arndt who is assistant CASH.
Ell in the Farmers Bank at Truman
spent the week end at his home here
lie returned Monday night.
Many were trying their luck fish
ing at lakes near Lake Crystal tn
fCrepart of the week. The weathe
Icing warm the fishermen caught larg
strings OF perch and occasionally
sunfsh or bullhcad.
Sunday night, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Mountain gave party at their farr
home. large number attended an
enjoyed the evening playing card
ard dancing
niss Esther Wall came Wednesda
from her home at Beaver Dam to visi
with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mr.:
Carl Wall over New Years. She re
sumed her studies at Commercial col
lege Monday after month vacatio
at home.
Miss Ida Schultz of Mapleton spcr
T.pesdav evening with her friend, Mis-
Elna Meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Wingen {
Mankato spent New Years with thei
son, Fred and his family on the o.
homestead.
ttithul SuihC
from her home at Mankato to Wis
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. G.
Schneider and other relatives.
Harold Schlesselman of Maukat
spent the past two weeks at the HON
of his grandparents. Mr.. and Mr.
Herman barge. Harold is Away
glad TO be here with his forme
schoolmates and friends. He return
ed home to resurre' his studies 6
hig1 school Monday
Mrs. Ralph Lowell of Mankato cam
Wednesday to spend New Years wit
hc- mother. Mrs. Alice Mountain.
Mrs William Marks and childre
of Blue Earth were visiting with til
Runge families the past week.
Several sleigh loads of young folk
drove out to the Micheal Fitzsinl
mons home east of town Wednesda
right and watched the old year out an
the new year in. Cards, games an
dancing were enjoyed until a lat
hour. A luncheon was served j
the New Year All report having ha
a splendid time.
Miss Selma DEWITT returned (
Minneapolis Thursday evening afte
SPENDING two weeks at home with he
parents. She is student at the stat
university.
Mrs. Ferd Darge left Wednesda
morning for Fairmont tn spend Ne