The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-15
WINNERS OF HONORS
The Boys and Girls Live In
Good Thunder
PRIZES FOR THE SEWING
Work They Did Will Be Shown
At the Next Minnesota
State Fair

~ tlC NcNI 'WiHnSSOId
State Fair
Good Thunder, July 1.-THE Boys
and Girls Liberty club project team
and individuals won prizes which were
offered for all of the southern part of
the state. The sewing team, consist
ing OF Irma Possin, Gertrude Wrucke
and Florence Sperra entered the
county held at Mankato June 9, 10
and IL, at which time they competed
with many teams from all over the
state. The local team won first in
the county in Class B, and also first
IN Southern Minnesota. The prize con-
sists of a free trip to the state fair
for the team, where they will compete
with teams OF the state for champion
ship. Here is much success and luck
to the young ladies in their project
work work Garments of the Misses Madeline
McCarty, Florence Sperra, Irma
Possin and Gertrude Wrucke were Sc
lected for the exhibit at the state fair.
The boys and girls are blooming and
progressing more from year to year.
Good Thunder has every year sent a
team to the state fair. Every year the
work has been in a different project.
Arthur Preis, another club member,
received prize which is free trip
TO the state fair as a reward for the
excellent work done by him in tie
calf contest. The club, as per club
song, will shine at the Gopher State
fair his fall. Much of the success OF
the club work here in this county is
RI nFnn ol,,L M
n. Coe, who is employed for the en-
tire year an works VITA the clubs all
the year round. According TO late re-
ports Blue Earth county is first in
club work as It has the prize winning
project teams of which Good Thunder
claims a big portion.
Sunday evening brought the Chau-
tauqua program to close, which was
put on by the we'll known company Of
Traverse Newton company. In spite
OF the intense heat large attendance
Was present at both evening and af-
ternoon programs. The programs
We're very high class. 1t Is a real
treat to US in the small villages to
hear these people and get the get-to
gether spirit OF the chadtauQua and its
influence for culture, happiness and
development of national and com
munity interests in appreciation of
the better class of Entertainments. Tie
tent was pitched on the spacious
school grounds, which are on a high
elevation and there was little more
breeze there than in other parts OF
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Marks and child
rem of Delevan stopped at the home
of their cousin Walter Runge and
wife on Sunday while enroute to
q n To nxSI
companied them and they took dinner
and spent the afternoon at the home
of the latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Runge in West Mankato.
Miss Lorraine Tyson had an attack
of appendicitis last week. Miss Lynda
Billet is caring for her. At the time
OF writing she is some better. Miss
Irma Possin is helping at the Tyson
Candy kitchen during Miss Tysons
illness.
Two of the base ball nine were in
jured while engaged in a game at st.
Clair on Sunday afternoon. Those
hurt were Paul Weber and ]. O'Con-
nor
Mrs. Emma Wrucke and son Walter
motored TO t'ari5auIt on Sunday and
tended the f1ftieth anniversary cele-
bration at the Lutheran church there
and also visited with relatives.
Mrs. Louisa Lange, who has been
with her daughters, Mrs. Oscar Lavitz
and Mrs. Frank Gensmer at Montevl-
dec. came along back with her son
Henry on SUNDAY who was visiting
with relatives there a few days.
Willie and Louis Birr visited with
friends Limetown on Sunday.
this summer, it being los degrees In
the shade on the north side in the
middle of the afternoon.
Henry Lange, Arthur Preis and Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Lavitz motored to
Clara City Friday morning in Mr.
Lange's auto. Mr.. and Mrs. Lavitz
have been visiting at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Henry LANCE
and other relatives here for several
weeks. Clarence Preis of. Beaufort Is
assisting with the farm work at the
Lange home during Mr.. Lange's alb
sence.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Armstrong, Mrs.
Louis Wolf, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Arm
strong all of Mankato, visited at the
ONE of the formers son, Dick Arm
strong and family who reside west OF
the village.
Miss Irma Often, who attends the
State Teachers college at Mankato,
came to Good Thunder Friday after
noon to send the week end with her
aunt, Mrs. Fred Bruscke.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Pos
sin a daughter on Friday. The
Possin family consist of three boys,
who are happy over the arrival of a
little sister. .-.- D..
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Earl of Edgewood.
N. D., arrived here Friday to visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ziegler
DR.. Paul W. Barney of Mankato at
tended to business matters here on
Friday afternoon.
A large number from here attended
the annual circus at Mankato on
Thursday and pronounced the enter
tainment very good. -.e
Miss Thelma Rosenow of Madison
Lake is visiting with her former
schoolmate and friend, Miss Hazel
Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hartwig of Ro-
chester and Mrs. Marie Dehn of
Waterville autoed to this place
Thursday and visited at the Raul and
Possin homes.
Miss Frieda Rosin was caller at
Mankato on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles PAIL and
daughter Virginia and Ernest REEVE of
Vernon Center were callers in the
village on Saturday evening.