The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-10
ReU. Paul Walthers
Goes to S,uanUille

Vernon Center. February AT the
present time st. Peters Lutheran
church is without a resident pastor.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Walthers and
their five little daughters left on the
Thursday noon train for Swanville,
Mimi. where Mr.. Walthers has &C
cepted a call from the church. Until
a new pastor is secured Rev. Bode of
Good Thunder will fill the pulpit every
Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
There seems to be no letup to the
epidemic Of stomach flu that has been
year. When II gets started at a
place it generally goes the round. The
F. c. Wilbur family in North Vernon
and the A. c. Gray family of the viii
lage are the latest victims. Mrs Gray
is very sick, also the little daughter
and this morning the youngest son
Donald is out Of school, having the flu
in milder form.
Mr.. Greenfield and his son, who
will take possession the first of
March. Mr.. Greenfield is a widower
and has hired Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Christie of Mankato by the year to
work for him.
Mr. and Mrs. A ]. Spence of North
Vernon returned from Marshaltown.
Iowa, where they were called by the
death and burial OF the formers sis
ter, Mrs Herman. The Herman fam
lily formerly lived in this vicinity. Mrs.
Herman suffered a stroke Of paralysis
about a year ago and has been very
poorly ever sface. For the last six
weeks she has been confined to her
led and perfectly helpless
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barney of New
York, who are enjoying part of their
honeymoon visiting Mr.. Barney's rela-
uves and numeruS friends at Manka-
to, Lake Crystal and Vernon. have
spent most of the past week as guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Kraus and fam
lily.
Louis Arndt the hustling black
smith, has worked up a splendid trade
along his lines. Owing 10 the large
amount of team work required on
the state road for the several weeks,
and the regular amount of farmers
blacksmithing, there have been no
holidays or vacations for Mr.. Arndt,
and be found at his job from early
morn till late at night. In the last
few days he has been working over
time, shooting horses. Because of the
slippery condition of the roads itNis
impossible to put an unshod team on
the road. Yesterday he nailed on thir-
ty horse shoes and it is quite probable
that he made a better score today.
Among a towns best assets is a good
blacksmith, and the village can boast
of mo. smithy."
Fred Belland, after visiting for
couple of weeks with his brother and
sister in law. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Belland and family, left on the early
Friday morning train for his tome at
Two HarbOrs, Min.
Among those who attended the
funeral Of Miss Alma Zastrow at Man
kato Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs John
Zastrow Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hohen-
stein, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Hohenstein,
Richard. Dora. Robert and Rosa Hob
enstein, Mrs Mollie Schwartz and
sons Lester and Martin and daughter
Rose, Mrs. Albert Pap and family.
The remains of the late Miss Zastrow
were laid to rest in the Willow Creek
Lutheran cemetery Monday noon.
Fred Gossard of Mankato spent
Thursday between trains attending to
business matters. He reports the ar
rival of ten pound baby boy at his
home February 1. Mr.. and Mrs. Cos
seven years Three of the children are
staying with Grandma Morrow and
the two oldest girls Phyllis and Alice
stay with Grandma Gossard at Albert
Lea.
julius PAIL has returned home from
ST Paul after spending several days
with relatives there. While in the
cities he purchased Dodge touring
car, which he drove home in.
Everything points to a record
breaking crowd next Tuesday, Febru-
airy z, at Sunny View Stock farm,
when W. c Merritt will have his sale
of spotted Poland China bred sows.
The hog sale will begin promptly at
one o'clock. The forenoon will be TAX
en- up with an auctioning off of farm
machinery, horses and cattle, which
he win not need to carry on his Iowa
farm, on which he will move March 1.
Mrs. Will Dennison left on the early
Saturday morning train for Chaska,
where she will spend few days with
her daughter Miss Margaret, who is a
member Of the high school faculty in