The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
NEWS OF ST. CLAIR
PICKED BY SCRIBE
Meeting of Mercantile
Store Company
NOTES BY VILLAGE WAY
Personal Mention and Stories of
Town Collected For
Readers
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st. Clair, January 30.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
st. Clair Mercantile store will be held
Thursday afternoon, February 2, at
two o'clock for the purpose Of electing
officers and transacting such other
business as may come before the
meeting. 1t is hoped that all the
stockholders will make an effort to be
present at this meeting.
Messrs George Juliar, Fred Kruse,
John Bestman, Frank Kruse, Joe
Bruels and William Coleman went to
Mankato Friday Of last week to attend
the hearing in the municipal court of
the case between the st: Clair Farm
ers' Elevator company and the Man
kato State bank. The cause of this
hearing, as was given to the writer,
is that while Val Orth was manager OF
the local Farmers elevator, he gave
what he supposed was an order for
1920 worth OF stock food to an agent
of the G. G. Drug company of La
Crosse, which proved to, be note,
and was later purchased in all good
faith by the Mankato State bank.
OIL HCAo ISlCfdlOl
claims it did not receive the amount
of stock food ordered.
Stella McComb who has been Wis
iting her aunt Mrs. A. NJ. Quinn at
this place, has returned to her home.
Esther Filter is visiting at the
home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Sodaman few days this
week.
Messrs Nels Sorenson and Russell,
who chopping wood for Frank Nc
Comb, spent the week end at this place.
home at Eagle Lake after spending a
few weeks at the home of his brother
DR.. Macbeth at this place.
Marjorie McComb was the guest of
her brother and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude McComb Saturday and Sunday.
The Ladies' Working club of the
Evangelical church will meet at the
pleasant farm home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Juliar Wednesday afternoon
February l.
caller Saturday.
Carl Fitzloff, a son of MIR. and Mrs.
Albert Fitzloff, who has been ill with
pneumonia, is reported doing nicely.
Miss Phillips, the lurse that has been
taking care of Mr.. FitZloff, returned to
Mankato Thursday.
Mr.. Sanborn has returned to his
home at this place from the hospital
at Mankato. He is reported as re
covering nicely from mis- recent oper-
alton.
Mrs. Mace visited with relatives at
Mankato a few days last week. Word
has been received here by the local
lumber yard Of the destruction by fire
Saturday, January 81, during the
storm of a lumber yard owned by the
Botsford lumber company in North
Dakota
Mr.. Burgess purchased a carload of
fat steers, which averaged 1876 pounds
a piece from H. Hubmer last week,
which he shipped from the local sta
tion Saturday, to Chicago.
try and cream at this place, win from
now on handle the Model Dairy but .
ter from Mankato, which is sold in
pound cakes and neatly enclosed in a
sanitary wrapper. The purchaser
may obtain one pound or more, as
desired. b.
Mrs Elmo yNyquist acted as tele-
phone operator for Jennie Grignon
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McComb and
daughters Shirley and Capitola were
guests at the home of Mae Rowl
Thursday.
William Coleman, one of the ener-
getic stock buyers of this place, ship
ped a carload Of hogs Saturday and
also one of the following Tuesday
from the local station for which he
paid $3.50 and hundred, and Tues
day So. Mr.. Coleman also shipped a
carload of cattle from Pemberton Sat
,urday to Chicago.
The youngest son of Mr.. and Walter
O'Brien was buying hogs at the local
sto 2kyard Saturday, for Mr.. Hanson.
A large number are reported in
this vicinity suffering with a severe
cold, a form of grippe.
Word hls been received from Mrs.
William Hilton that since her return to
Perham from a visit with relatives
and friends in this vicinity, she has
been confined to her home with rheu
matism.
Bertha Zimmerman is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. Ella Priem
Emma McCollum, who has been in
poor health for some time, is reported
very low with cancer of the stomach.
A dance will be given in the town
hall Friday evening, February 8, and
with each ticket purchased is given a
chance onp large moose head.
Margaret Smith is expected to re-
turn to her home at this place Thurs
day from Mankato, where she has
been taking care of the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson at the
Emmanuel hospital. Mrs. Anderson
will remain with her daughter at the
hospital until she is able to be re-
moved to her home.
Mrs. John Crowley and daughter
Ivonne and Felix Purdy were guests
at the Hilton home Friday.
Mrs. Andrew Maloney is confined to
her home with rheumatism.
Ireanus Lynch shelled corn at the
Hunting Elevator Friday and Satur-
day and the local draymen were busy
delivering cobs to different parties in
tho villa ga