The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31
Events In Kasota Are
Listed By Reporter
Box Social In Kirby District
Saturday Evening; Play
... Is Booked.


Kasota. March 23.--Miss Esther
Apell, who for the last five years
has been holding an excellent posi-
ton with the American Gas com
pany of Albert Lea, has resigned
and will visit for time in Kasots
and Saltwater before accepting 8
more lucrative position.
Joseph Hardegger, the aged la
ther of Mrs. s. w. Johnson, passed
away at st. Joseph's hospital Man,
kato, last Friday, after being Ill TO,
some time. The funeral was held
Monday at the Catholic church In
Mankato. g..
The Ladies Aid society OF the
Presbyterian church will be enter
tained by Mrs. j. +. Davies.
Misses Elsa Gustafson and Alice
Wistrom were entertained al tn.
home of their friend Edith AndeT-
son at dinner last Saturday.
A box social will be given in the
Kirby district next Saturday even
ing, March %. A play entitled "A
Poor Married Man" will be givel
Miss Anna Gustafson is the teach
er. Let's go.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Johns, Jr.
entertained a number of friends al
cards last Thursday evening. Dam
ty refreshments were served.
Mrs. W. b. Pulver was able to be
taken home from st. Joseph's hos
pital, Mankato, last Sunday. She
is much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Manske en-
tertained the following last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. e. Mason and Mr.
and Mrs. Zibe Mason.
Misses Ellen and Amy Swenson
were guests at the GA. Swenson
home last Wednesday,.
Mrs. Stanley Mellick, who has
been quite i'll. was able to be w
the first of the week.
Miss Cordelia Carlson of Ira.
verse Des Sioux visited at the John
Mention home last Saturday. -
Miss Lillian Wistrom returned to
Bingham Lake last Sunday after
spending the spring vacation at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. y. WlStr0m.
Mrs. Emil Swenson and daughter
Evelyn were Mankato callers last
Saturday.
Miss Helena Ewert returned to
Minneapolis last Friday after a
months visit at the home OF ner
mother
The Larkin club was entertained
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alder,
Allen last night.
Carl Peterson left last week to
work at Helena, Mont, the coming
summer.
Mrs. J. C. Johnson and son, who
have both been ill, are improving.
Harold McTighe, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. McTighe, returned home last
Sunday evening after receiving an
honorable discharge from the army.
He enlisted February, 1919, and
went to the Great Lakes training
station. Later he was transferred
to California and other coast states
and for the past six months has
held an excellent position as radio
operator.
Miss Frances Miller was enter
tanned at the Offenloch home last
Saturday afternoon.
Little Lea Baker celebrated her
birthday last Saturday by enter
tanning a few little friends.
Mrs. l.. o. Nervig and son Lar
rold of Minneapolis were visitors
several days the first part of thu
week at the R. Offenloch home.
Clayton Rydberg, who is en-
ployed at the state hospital, is re-
covering after a severe attack Of
the flu.
o. A. Swenson, who has been IN
poor health for some time. is i'm
proving.
Miss Marjorie Stockton of Will
mar visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Stockton over the week
end.
The D. o. R. club was entertain
ed by Miss Elsa Anderson last Fri
day evening.
SCHOOL NOTES
Miss Uhler visited the Mankato
schools last Thursday.
The following returned after an
absence of several weeks. Harold,
Elmer and Clifford Erickson and
Bcrnice Lamberton.
Mrs. E. l.. Vernon visited school
on Thursday afternoon.
Carmen and Maxine Kottke were
absent from school the first OF the
week because of illness.
Miss Helen Warrant has discon-
tinued studies at school. She
was member of the sophomore
class.
The high school enjoyed a pea
nut shower last Friday Afternoon.
The boys basketball team made
a trip to Mortified Friday morning
to see the finals that were being
played at that time.
The grade team avenged their
defeat which occurred a week ago,
Tuesday with Nicollet. They de-
feated the same aggregation Tues
day night by a score Of 25 to %.
The following program will be
given by the sophomore class Fri
day afternoon in the assembly
loom.
Spring song, six girls.
Current Events, Clarion Moses.
Piano solo, Evelyn Swenson.
Play, Mad, Mad. H.
Current Events, Clifford Carlson.
Pactola's Luella Ewert.
Sony Srh0O1