The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
Rites Were Said For Her.
man Bartsch, Tuesday
WAS IN THE WORLD WAR
Killed In Action While Fighting
E. In France; Splendid
Testimonial

o. Bartsch was held. The remains of
Mr. Bartsch arrived from overseas
Friday. The remains were at the par
entail home in Beauford township.
Short services were held at the
family home after which 1t was taken
to the st. Johns Lutheran cvhurch
where services were held. Rev. A. &.
Bode, the local pastor, delivered a
sermon in the German language. The
church choir Of mixed voices sang. d
beautiful hymn. Rev. A. Reinhart of
Amboy delivered another sermon in
church services the American Legion
had charge. The Good Thunder band
played for the march TO the Lyra Gem
etery where the remains We're laid to
rest in the home land grave. The fir
ing squad marched up to the grave
and saluted their fallen comra lie.
Charles Alexander was at the head OF
the SQUAD, Ths:h was made UP Of local
ex.service men. Henry Geilacn
sounded taps. Pau: Dunbar and j..
Mac Dewitt bore the colors OF the Jul
ted States ard the legion. The large
Lutheran churca was filled to cap
Ecity. Penpls came long distances to
attend the military funeral. Herman
Bartsch Was born in this vicinity, re-
cetved his schooling here and grew
to manhood in cur Ll.dst. When the
Nurid wa. :ainc ne was one OF the
first drafted men to leave this locality.
He entered service in Septmeber 81,
1917. Was first sent to Camp Dodge,
Iowa; from there transferred in Oct
ober 1917, to Camp Cody, New Mexico.
June 20, 1918, he was sent overseas.
He was wounded August s, 1918, but
recovered and was again sent to the
front September q 1913. He was
killed in action October Is, 1918. He
is survived by mis- parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gottlieb Bartsch, who now live
brothers. At the time of death he
was twenty five years, two months
and four days old. The pallbearers
were former friends and neighbors
boys. Claude and James Phelps, Ar
thur Kreuer, Frank Possin, Guy For
and beautiful. The local Red Cross
chapter gave large bouquet OF
School started in many OF the rur-
flowers.
al districts. McGrath school, Margaret
McCarty; Dyer school, Agnes Fitz-
simons; Wingen school, Mabel Camp
bell; Biume school, H. Franklin. Miss
Minnie Gerlacn left for st. Clair to
teach in the new consolidated school.
Henderson high school
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kuehne OF
Lewisville, Will Kuehne and Grandma
Kuehne of Wood Lake all visited at
the home of William Ziemke on Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. William NARROW enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schwartz,
August Schwartz, son and daughter ol
Vernon Center, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Wester and children of Ceresco for
supper, Sunday evening.
Miss Frieda Wrucke of Mankato
spent Labor Day with her parents on
the farm near the village.
Lorenz and Esther Schwartz Of Yer
non Center spent Sunday with Miss
selma Rosin.
Frank H. Griffin was re appointed
postmaster on August "a, by the UNI
ted States postoffice department. Mr..
Griffin has held this government po-
sition for the past six years and all
feel he is the gentleman for this trust
worthy position.
A crowd of yaung folks gathered at
the Louis Stuemke home on Suaday
evening ard gave q party for Walter
Weichnan Of Rochester, who is visit
ing a. the Stuemke home
M. and Mr.. Adolph Griegcr and
childrah and Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand
Graf Of Mankato attended the mission
festi*al here on Sunday afternoon.
Miss Friedae RienKe, who has been
in Wisconsin visiting with leiat,ves
during the suC1iner :aonths. returned
SATURDAY.
Mrs. G. Weichman and children of
LaCresent motored TO this place Saet-
urday to spend Sunday with Mrs.
Weichman's mother, Mrs. Stuemke AMI
brother Louis.
Mr.. AID Mrs Robert Plut;c,. and
Mr.. ard Mrs. Gust WiedenEest .:rovt
to ta. twin cities on Monday 20 at
tend the sta:s lair al u visit with rel
relatives and friends.
On Sunday st. Johns Lutheran
church held it's annual mission festi-
val. The sermon in the forenoon was
given by Rev. F. Oetjen OF Blue Earth.
In the afternoon Rev. B. Straussen OF
Courtland gave an excellent sermon
on missionary work. Rev. Straussen
finished his course this spring and
will leave in few weeks to take up
his work as missionary in India. Rev.
mission sermon at the evening serv-
fees in the American language. A
very large number were present at all
services. Visitors from Courtland,
Mankato, Vernon Ceenter, Amboy and
Blue Earth were present.
Mrs. Charles Jones anu daughter
Margaret of Fort Dodge, Iowa. arrived
here on Saturday to visit with her
mother, Mrs. Loise Lange and bro
ther Henry Lange, s-. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. August Schultz and
son Willard and Grandmother
Schult of Amboy visited at the Emil
Rosin home on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerhart Graf drove to
Minneapolis Tuesday to attend the
fair and visit with Nj. and Mrs. Otto
Kalow. -. .. a
Misses Selma Preuss and Lydia
Bartsch, who have employment ut the
Pew Modiste shop, Mankato, spent
the week end here with relatives.
Z e. F. Ulrich returned from Chicago
Friday after spending a week there
on business. ..". &
A large slough on the George Bar
nard farm west OF town, which has
been drained by tile, now proves to
be peat bog. BY some means a fire
was started, which Is unextinguish-
able. The fumes of the fire are very
odorous and noticeable In the village
when the wind blows from that direct
ION.
ellsworth Willard of Mankato was
Q. business caller here on Tuesday.