The Mankato free press., 1921-12-30
SAINT CLAIR GIVEN
NEW VILLAGE HALL
People There Are Proud
Of The Structure
|BEST OF MEETING SPOT
Fire Station, Council to Hold
Sessions There; Rest Room
For Callers
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ST. Clair, December 27.-The village
hall is now completed. but all the
rooms have not been furnished as
yet. The building is thirty by sixty
feet and twenty feet high; heated by
a pipeless furnace and supplied with
water and electric lights. 1t is two
stories high. The first floor is divid
ed into five apartments. A long room,
which extends the full length of the
hall on the west side, will be used as
a fire station. The room into which
you pass as you enter the east door
will be used as a rest room. Back OF
this is a room, which will be furnished
for the village officials, where they
such other business as will come be.
fore that worthy body. The second
floor is all in one large room except
a small entry at the head OF the
stairs, which can be used for various
purposes in connection with the hall.
This building fills the long felt want
of the people of this village. 1t gives
the village council a nome, 1t gives
warm, dry room adequate in size to
hold all of the fire implements needed
for the village, and the advantages OF
/ a rest room for the citizens OF the VII
lage and community. The band boys
practice twice a week in the new hall.
Previous to the completion of the hall
they met at the depot.
The members of the Evangelical
ichurch this year will observe White
Christmas" Their program IN con-
nection with their Christmas tree will
be given Saturday evening, Decem-
ber "a. 1t is more blessed to give
than to receive, will be their motto:
The donations that previous years had
been spent for candy, nuts and gifts
will go to the orphans and mission
aries.
Wallie Brands, who recently had
the misfortune to break his leg, is re-
ported as doing nicely.
The local school closed Thursday
for a to weeks vacation.
Professor Nelson and Mrs. Cage left
for Mankato Thursday evening to take
the night train. Professor Nelson
will go to his home at Parkers
Prairie. Mimi, and Mrs. Cage will
spend her vacation with her sister at
Mortified. Misses Coleman, Gerlach
and Strobel left Friday morning, each
for their respective homes. Miss
Godeman north of town, Miss Gerlach,
Good Thunder and Miss Strobel to
Mankato.
Peter Smith, an old resident of this
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Mankato, was renewing old acquain-
tances in the village Wednesday. Mr..
| Smith came out from Mankato Tues
day evening to attend the Woodman
meeting. Mr.. Smith is a member of
the local lodge.
Ida Godeman, trained nurse, is
expected home the last Of this week
to spend her Christmas vacation with
her brothers and sister.
| Lutheran church held its Christmas
program and tree Saturday evening.
Harry Fields, who is cashier In a
bank in North Dakota, is srsnding
Christmas vacation at the home OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs: John Fields:
Laura Juliar, who Is attending the
Normal school at Mankato, came
home Thursday to spend the holidays.
Pete Smith, Jr., at one time resi-
dent of this village, but who has been
manager of a lumber yard In North
Dakota for several years past was
calling on old friends at this place
Wednesday. Mr.. Smith drove through
in his car from North Dakota to Man
kato, where he will spend a short va.
cation at the home OF his parents, MT.
and Mrs. p Smith. ....
The ladies' working club OF the
Evangelical church held its annual
meeting at the church Wednesday af-
ternoon. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year; Mrs.
Hielscher, president; Mrs. Haedt, vice
president; Mrs. Hubmer. secretary
and Mrs: o. o.. ,Juliar, treasurer g,
Following is a report OF the ST.
Clair school for the month ending De-
cember 90. The high school room
with w. e. Nelson, principal, had an
enrolment Of %; of this number nine
were neither tardy or absent: The
percentage Of attendance was 70 Plus.
In the eighth grade room the enroll
ment was eleven and the numDea sd
percentage of attendance sO.7. The
sixth and seventh grade rooms had an
average attendance Of 95.5 Nine pu-
nils were neither tardy nor absent.
The enrolment was twenty six. The
third. fourth and fifth grade room had
an enrolment of twenty bve. Twelve
of this number were neitner taray nor
ance 96.6. The primary room had an
enrolment Of 26, number neither tardy
nor absent ten. The average attend
ance was 81. This makes the number
/, in the whole school 110 and of this
number forty two were neither absent
nor tardy.
and vicinity.
Alzada Juliar. who is attending
Grenell college, Iowa, came home for
the HOLIDAYS Thursday.
The Woodmen held thet. annual
election at the lodge hall Tuesday,
| and the following officers were elect
ed: Henry Lubke. counsel; John
Bestman. escort; Jake Chase. advisor;
Henry Thielman. banker: Otto Juliar,
clerk: Howard Matteson, sentry; Pete
Roerig. watchman After The business
meeting the evening was spent in a
, social manner, those desiring played
cards. Lipht refreshments were serv.
ed. consisting Of sandwiches. cake and
: coffee.
Mrs. Levi Bennett at her home at
Butte. Neb., was received bv relatives
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett were
among the early settlers In this vici-
. nity. Mrs. Bennett has been in poor
, health for number of wears. She
passed away Fridav, December 16.
, Christmas greetings have been re-
ceiyed bv frierds here from sorre OF
ST. Clair's former teachers. Miss
NavIorl. who IS now teaching at Mon
tevideo ard Mr. Williams at Water
town, s. D.
pearl Ruchholtz. WIN has been con :