The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-09-02
G0ODTHUNDERNEWS
Village Well Represented
At the County Fair
C0MlNGS AND G0INGS
Social Doings and Personal Men,
ton Together With Inter
csting Storie7

Good Thunder, August So.-Good
Thunder was well represented at the
county fair held at Garden City last
week. The local band furnishd music
for the last two days. The base ball
nine played Rapidan on Wednesday
and won the game. Jackson Lake
and Vernon Cetner played on We'd
nesday Also, the, Vernon boys win
ming. On Thursday the two win
ming teams crossed bats. The score
was I to in favor Of Good Thunder.
The interest in the games was great
as could be judged from the voices and
noises surrounding the base ball dia-
mond. The fair proved to be great
success and bigger fair is hoped
Tor next year.
Fred Enning returned to his
evening after visiting here for a
week. Mrs. Enning and children will
spend a month here with relatives
and friends.
Miss Selma Rosin returned home
Friday evening from a four weeks
trip through Wisconsin. She visited
with relatives at Watertown, Juneau,
Burnett. Atwater. Waupan, Horizon,
Hustistord, Mayville, Beaver Dam
friends drove TO Milwaukee via the
auto route and spent several days
calling on friends and visiting the
beauty spots OF the city and Lake
Michigan. Enroute home she viewed
the Wisconsin Dells near Kilbourn
and reports the scenery most beauti-
full there. At Lacrosse she called on
friends between trains. Wisconsin Is
dairy state, and it has wonderful
concrete roads, but give me dear old
gopher state with its corn and wav-
ing fields Of grain" are the words OF
Miss Rosin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will ziemke and
daughter Miss Clara attended the
children's program and picnic given
by the children OF the Lutheran
school at Willow Creek on Sunday.
ployment at Mankato, spent Sunday
with the home folks.
Henry Gerlach returned home Fri
day evening from Washington and
Montana where he spent three months
with his son Raymond, who is man
nc coast and his brother Jake and
ager o. a large concern on the Paci-
family, also his sister Mrs. H. Hop
kins and family. Mr.. Gerlach was ac-
companied by his daughters Misses
Evelyn and Minna going out west
The two young ladies returned home
on the Canadian Pacific about two
weeks before their father. Mr.. Ger
ZACH states that the fruit and berry
crop is very large and a wonderful
view for the eye. Mr.. Gerlach spent
a few days at Minneapolis with his
coiling on two OF the home boys, o.
car Possin and Martin Malzahn, who
have barber shops at the cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reinholt Schultz and
children Rosella and George of Fart
baut came Saturday via Mankato
They came by the auto bus, which
makes daily trips between the two
the home OF Mr.. Schultz's niece, Mrs
Ernest Wrucke and family. The in
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernes,
Wrucke was baptized on Sunday. Mr.
Schultz was one OF the sponsors. The
Schultz family are former residents
OF the village and called on many OF
their friends during their short stay
here.
Miss Meta Reinhart of Amboy Wis
4ted with her friend Miss Emily
Pomeranke over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Yaeger, who
make their home in California, blu,
are spending the summer in Mime
sofa, visited with the Henry Preuss
A. F. Billet and R. F. Pautsch homes
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Pautsch took
them to Pemberton on Thursday
evening
Rev. H. Zemke and family of Fair.
mont autoed to this place Sunday and
visited at the Wiedenheft and
Bruscke home.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. T. SchIesselman en-
tertained large number of relatives
and friends at their summer cottage
on the shores O. Lake Francis or
Sunday. Those from here going were
Mr. and Mrs. A. Darge and family
Mr.. and Mrs. H barge and daughter
Alma, Mrs Sophia Sohre, Rose, Elsa
and Arthur Sbhre, DR. A. L. Schuldt
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Luedtke and bah,
son, FTeda and Gust CAT :
Mrs. Paul Fleischman and daughter
Florence of rMankato visited Sunday
at the home of Will Sopnabend.
Several from here attended the
mission festival held at Rapiisn Sun
Miss Rosetta Schweitzer and niece
Ruth Ulrich spent last week at Ma.
pleton at the Charles Schweitzei
home.
Misr Nthel Markham underwent az
operation at one Of the hospitals a.
MaEhato for appendicitis, She re
turned home Saturday and is gaining
strength rapidly.
Robert Hall, who lives in the Bl,is
Earth valley west OF the Cable Mil
has a large plot Of water and musk.
melons In the sandy bottom. The
melons are very large and juicy. Or
Sunday he was kept busy all da,
picking and loading melons for thu
many purchasers.
Mise Marie Morlock, who finished
her nurses training at MINNEAPOLIS
Is enjoying. rest at her home here
before taking up her duties as nurse.
Mrs. Sophie LANCE OF CORTLAND 4.
visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. C
Bode at the parsonage.
Curtiss Thopnpson njes