The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-01

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due time, out in switching the en-
CINE was derailed it was found ne
cecsary to summon the wrecking
crew and train from Minneapolis,
which arrived Saturday evening.
They were not able to work Until
Sunday morning. Roadmaster A.
HobeIt was on the joD and Train
master Liebe.
The many friends of Frank Volk.
who lived between here and Marys-
brug, were sorry to hear Of bis
death Tuesday night at st. lJoseph's
hospital, Mankato. The deceased
had been a great sueffrer of gall
stones, having gone to Mankato
over four months ago, hoping torse-
cure relief through an operation.
Mr.. Volk lived on his farm near
Marysburg for number OF years
and was in the grocery business
there about two years ago, but sold
out last spring. He was born in Lee
Sueur county March 2, 1870, He Is
survived by his wife and nine chill
dren, his parents, Nj. and Mrs. Will
liam Volk Of North Mankato and
40 brothers, A. l.. Volk of Mankato
and Roy polk Of, this county. The
funeral was held at the Marysbug
church Friday morning. Rev. Father
McDevitt officfated. 1nterment was
made in the Marysburg cemetery.
wife and children
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Pettis are the
happy parents of a son, born Sat
urady NoyEmher "a
John Mulvehill and Mrs. Joe Ge
gan were called to Casper, Wy. by
the serious illness of James Mulve-
hill last Thursday Word wasSre-
ceived here of his death, which &C.
CURED Tuesday of pneumonia. It is
understood the funeral will be held
there.
Roy Crossfeld notored to North
field with friends last Sunday. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. James Farrell and
daughter were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Farrell of Mankato.
A son weighing nine pounds was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nc
Donald last week.
The seventh son was born TO, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Schmidt at Imman2
ue! hospital. MaHkato, Thursday,
November 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Mason of Ka
sofa were business callers at the
Andrew Lurth place last Friday.
Sam Lee and Henry Reifschneid-
or spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends at Mankato.
Mrs. w. o. Shuey was business
caller at Kasota and st. Peter Wed
nesday Afternoon.
Tho remainder of the sugar beets
We're. shipped out from here Friday
morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Baker and
children and Mrs. Mary Baynes and
daughter Miss Ella were entertain
cd last Sunday at the c. r. Davis
home.
Wolves are getting plenty in this
vicinity. A number of the large
gray variety have been cited in the
fields near the Fred Leath and Fred
Wendelschafer homes. 1t is under
stood they have killed a number of
sheep ana hogs Tor George Farrell.
What about that prospective wolf
hunt advertised to take place, but
did not materialize. Try again, a
good bounty for the hides is offered.
J. II. Hartman of Cleveland has
completed fine tuherlar well on
the Carl A. ,Pettis farm.
Harry Holmes came over from
LIE Sueur Center Monday to assist
Maurice clifford with his husking.
Mrs. D! S. Turrittin attended a
meeting last week at Montgomery
Of the county nursing division.
Mrs. John Pettis. who has been as :
sisting in the care OF Mrs. Louise
Davis at ST. Peter. has returned
home.
Charles Volk and Miss Rose Kess-
Ter came down from Mankato We'd
neSday and were guests at the
Frank Kessler home
Mrs. Glen Livingston and daugh-
ter Lora were guests Thursday OF
her mother Mrs.. A. Lee.
James mullen shipped carload
of fish to New York Saturday morn
ing. -,
Mrs. Frank Kessler and daughter
Margaret have been on the sick list
the latter part of the week.
- Fred Manske left this week on a
land purchasing trip to Wisconsin.
Jaseph Ballmap and son Edward
of Cleveland we're callers at the
Shuey home enroute to ST. Peter
Friday. f".
Mrs. Harry Rawlings was tender
ed a pleasant surprise on her birth
day last Monday evening at the
home of her mother, Mrs. William
Thilgen. There were twenty guests
present A nice luncheon was serV
ed and the guest of honor was pre-
scented with a nice tablecloth.
Mrs. William Baker of Whapeton,
n D., who attended the Stepple-
Schobert wedding, left Monday
where she visited relatives at Hut
Gibson, enroute home.
Charles Turrittin returned home
from ST. Paul, where he was in at
tendance at the junior livestock
show. He exhibited calf and sold
him while there. LeSueur county
leads again in first prize for sheep,
making the third time. ~
J. ]. Clifford, the popular auction
eer of Lexington, called on relatives
here Friday and transacted bust
ness.