The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-24
Saint Clair NeuuLets
Picked By Reporter
Variety of Information About
Happenings There Dur
ing Past Few Days

ing Past Few Days
st. Clair, March 21.-Merritt
Babcock, who has been very Ill
with pneumonia, is reported much
improved,
The Sunday school classmates OF
Marcella Humber gave her a postal
card shower this week. Marcella
is convalescing from an attack OF
pneumonia
The Ladies' Working club Of the
Evangelical church will meet with
Mrs. John Juliar Wednesday after
noon. March %.
Mark Rasdall returned to his
home at Montevideo Thursday af-
ter visiting with relatives in this
vicinity for few days.
Carl Tietzloff who resides near
Smiths Mill, was a caller in our
midst Thursday. Mr.. TietZloff is
in the auto contest or the st. Paul
Daily News.
Miss Fristke, daughter of Rev
Fristke of this place, is assisting in
the care Of the sick at the Clarence
Todd home in Decoria
Funeral services for the nine
months old. baby of Mr.. and Mrs
Clark Jones of Mankato, was held
at the Catholic church Thursday
offciated. Interment was made In
the local Catholic cemetery. Mr.
and Mrs. Jones have the sympathy
of the community in their late be-
reavement. This is the third one
of their family they have laid away
in few short years Two of the
children are buried here and one
at Mankato.
Ed Franska returned from the
hospital at Mankato Monday. He is
improving and at the present time
is visiting at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Ida Lind near Smiths
Mill.
The quarantine has been remov-
ed from the home of Mrs. Frank
and Leo who has been i'll for sew
eral weeks with scarlet fever, is
able to be out again
Friday, where she will visit hel
sister Mrs. Armstrong for a few
days.
The boys of the high school and
eighth grade gave an invitation
party at the village hall Friday
evening. Refreshments consisting oil
ice cream and cake were served by
the hosts.
School closed Monday afternoon
for a weeks vacation. The teach
ers went to their respective home:
Monday evening The vacation was
chosen at the present time because
OF the serious condition of the
roads, which made it very hard fol
the drivers of the school buses tc
make their regular trips.
Mr.. Hanel of Cleveland Ohio, will
speak at the Evangelical church
the Forward Movement in the
church. 1t is hoped that there will
be good attendance at this meet
ing
Mrs. Pagenkopf received the sac
news of the death of her youngest
brother William Kruger, which oc
CURED at Bemidji Friday of las
week. While crossing the railroad
track he was struck by a freight
engine. He lived only a short time
after the accident. He is survived
Ey one daughter. His wife passed
away about two months ago. The
body was shipped to Mapleton fol
burial. Mr.. and Mrs. Pagenkopf a..
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| Mrs. Mona Nyquist assisted a
the postoffice and drug store Fri
day.
Mrs. Mehausen returned to he
home at Olivia Saturday aftel
spending a few weeks at the home
of her sister, Mrs Albert Juliar a
this place.
Marjorie McComb who was takel
seriously i'll at the home of he
parents last week, was removed t
the hospital at Mankato Sunday
where she underwent an operation
for gall stones and appendicitis
Friday morning She is reported
as doing as well as could be ex
pected.
Several cases of whooping cougl
are reported in the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clause Mace o
Waseca are the proud parents of ;
little girl, who arrived at their hon,
CALCULATIONS.
Daisy Cords has been confined t.
her home for a few days will
grippe.
Mrs. Charles Pagenkopf ant
daughter Sophia were visitors il
the twin cities this week, purchas
ing the needed spring supplies TO
the store.
Frank Fisher autoed to Mankat,
Monday morning where took tn,
noon train for Minneapolis, return
ing home Tuesday evening.
Mrs Frank Amberg went to Man
Ikato Sunday enroute to Rochester
where she, will receive treatment a
tn Mayo hospital. Mrs. Quinn &C
ccmpanied Mrs. Amberg to Roches
ter.
Tuesday the town was UNUSUAL,
quiet for election day. Office seek
lers were very scarce or too modes
to make known their wants Their
was only one ticket in the field TO
the village and only one for tn,
voters of the township. The partie
that were nominated at their re
spective polling places at the eau
cuses, had no opponents henc,
there was no cause for strife o
excitement. The following wer,
elected: J w. Chase, president
John Sanborn, recorder; Georg
Hubmer, treasurer; Clay Boswell
councilman; Albert Juliar, assesso
and justice Of the peace; Ed Kuske
constable.
Paul Shallow has been making
his wood saw hum in the villag,
piles of poles and cord wood int,
fire wood Mr. Rinehart has beef
saving wood for Messrs. Buckholtz
Schroeder, Hollis, Zimmerman ant
Crowley, farmers living near tn,
village.
Members of the family of MI
and Mrs. Albert Schostage VIII,
have been ill with grippe, are abb
to be out again.
MIRO Ida McTomh opd douohtor