The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-14

is the old home of Mr. Thompson
and n.I, besides the The, many hundEsds %, Of
chickens, he had built many things
to make this place an attractive
one for tourists. The long line of
autos there showed how popular it
is. There is park and many de-
vices. for the amusement of chill
dren, a hotel and store and a dane
ing pavilion built and decorated to
attract the public. They returned
home by way of Owatonna-
C.. R Armstrong and family spent
the Fourth at their former home in
Tivoi
The Wednesday evening band
concerts attract people for many
miles around. The streets are lin
ed with autos and people who are
attracted by the excellent music
our band plays.
Good Thunder has a very neat,
cool rest room under the State
bank. 1t is provided with water and
drinking cups, chairs and couch
with a small bed for the babies.
There is a reading table, toilet IA
cilities are in connection which
prove convenient to the passing
tourist and others. 1t is doubtful il
all small. towns and many larger
ones have as good as has been pro-
vided by the village council.
The Mesdames e. F. and w. H.
Ulrich and Miss Ruth U1rich went
to Jackson Thursday for few days
visit.
Mrs. P. A. Schmidt and daughter
Betty went to Omaha, Neb., the
Fourth to spend the next two weeks
with her son and daughter there.
Mrs. H. F. Packer, who has been
seriously ill, is reported to be i'm
proving. .E.r- IS
James and John Cream of Mime
apolis autoed down to spend the
Fourth with old friends here.
Mrs. Carl Bunde, Sr., who has
been seriously i'll for several weeks
with dropsy and other complications,
passed away on judy 4. Although
we'll along in years. she has been
very spry and active until her last
fitness. She is survived by her hus
band and three sons. They are AL
bert and Carl Birr, Jr., Of this place
and Rudolph Birr of Hector The
funeral was held Thursday from ST.
Johns Lutheran church, of which
the deceased was a member.
Mrs. w. o. Pomeranke returned
home on Sunday after spending a
week or more with her mother at
Waseca. l.. ,.r
Henry Preuss and family moved to
Mankato on Thursday last. Mr.
Preuss remodelled and improved the
Face he bought on South front
street. so that it makes a very nice
home. The location is a good one,
being a corner lot and on the street
car line Mr. Preuss may sell before
fall and If he does, all hope will de-
eide to return and locate here. >,
Gordon and Gordon of Mankato
have rented the George e. Renee
They are displaying large auto
hearse in the show window at the
barge garage. r.. .... IL.
Miss Clara o. Billet, chief tele-
Phone operator, attended meeting
of managers and operators at Man
kato on Friday last At the close Of
the meeting a banquet was served
at the Empress cafe. -"
Mr.. and Mrs. George Boettcher
spent the Fourth at their former
home in Wells. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Quipby Larkin and
daughters of Mankato were Sunday
visitors at the r. r. Falrcniid nome.
The Brown construction camp
moved to this place on Thursday
last, pitching tents, back Of the Ca
tholic church. They graded the
load between town and Walter Run
ge's. On Monday they went south
of town on the Sterling Mapleton
road to do grading.
Big trucks have been busy this
week hauling gravel onto the state
road north of town.
The C. R. Randall family have
been entertaining company from
Dixon, A., for the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bryson of
Lake Crystal, accompanied by their
daughter Martha of St. Paul, were
callers at hte w. j. Bryson home
on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blakey OF
Wooden. Iowa, and Mrs. Arthur
Thomson of Titonka, Iowa were