The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
SHOWER is GIVEN
BRIDE OF MONTH
Affair Held In Honor of
Miss Erna Behnke
AUTO SPILL ON GRADE
Village Very Properly Observed
Armistice Day; Town
Notes

Good Thunder November Is
Miss Erna Behnke was given par
| Ell shower on Friday evening at I'll,
home of her brother and sister in
law, MIR. and Mrs. Otto Behnko.
About fifty guests were present.
The bride to- be received large
number of beautiful and usefu!
gifts. A mock wedding proved to
be the entertaining feature of the
evening. Miss Behnke will be mar
ried next week to Walter Kopischke
Of Willow Creek.
Albert Benzel went to Mankato
Wednesday to do some work on all
engine for Alex Anderson:
On Saturday afternoon c. J. Null
off the grade just south of the
car was not much damaged. AS
the Mullen car was being gotten out
OF the ditch William Morris and
two little nieces , came by in his
car and ran off the grade. The oc-
cupants escaped injury and no dam
ages were done to the car. This
spot must have been hoodooed Sat
urday.
Miss Alma Bode returned to AL
bert Lea Monday morning after
spending the week end with her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. c. Bode
Miss Bode is a junior in the high
school at Albert Lea.
Paul Zander is suffering with
pneumonia.
Jack Weir was a Mankato caller
on Friday.
The village was a handsome place
on Saturday. All the business
places were artistically decorated
inside and there were beautiful win
dow displays and the national col
ors. From the many flag stats on
the building foated large American
flags. The resident section also
displayed the colors.
Mr.. and Mrs. William DEWITT OF
Amboy spent part of the last week
with the Paul Dewitt family.
Mrs. Mollis Boettcher Of Wells
spent the past week visiting at the
Herman Dalluge home.
Miss Alma Bergman and two lit
tie sisters returned home Monday
from four weeks visit with their
sister, Mrs. A. Rewalt and family
in Illinois.
Miss Clara Ziemke visited with
n6r IrleDQ MISS SSlLld EGOSlh dL
Mankato Wednesday.
The Ladies' Aid society of the st.
Johns Lutheran church met with
Mrs. William NARROW on Thursday
afternoon. All members were pres-
emit and two guests. Mrs. Ernest
KauI and Mrs. William DEWITT of
Amboy. A social afternoon was
spent. A dainty luncheon was serv-
al Nv fbn hoStncc
Miss Clara Billet accompanied
DR.. and Mrs. George Schlesselman
TO Minneapolis on Saturday. They
will spend Sunday with relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred .Gosewieh OF
Mankato were down Saturday after
noon and put the finishing touches
to their undertaking parlors.
William Bergman returned home
Monday evening from a three
months trip to North Dakota and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beettcher
rotored to Wells SATURDAY. after
noon to spend Sunday with rela-
tives.
Carl Johnson went to Mankato
Saturday morning to take part In
the Armistice Day parade.
Miss Frieda Malzahn went to
Wells Friday afternoon to spend the
week end with friends.
John Wiegert and Charles Bundle
papered the Citizens Telephone
company's rooms in the Sohre N'''
mig on Friday. The rooms are go
ing through a complete remodelin"
which will be greatly appreciated
by the efficient corps of operators
Prof. Henry c. Bode and daugh
te.s Aldheid and Verona OF Vernon
Center were here SATURDAY. to have
dental work done by DR.. A. L
rchuldt.
, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Gordon of Man.
kato were business callers here or
Friday afternoon.
The CONGO, dia club members anf
! their families surprised Rev. and
Mrs. A. G. Rode FRIDAY evening, the
occasion being their silver or TWEEN
ty- fifth wedding anniversary. The
club presented them with beauti
, full silver bread plate in renem.
brance of the day. A sumptuout
luncheon was served bv the club la.
| dies. Rev. and Nss. Bades' daugh
tiers Miss Alma of Albert Lea an
Miss Cornetia of Mankato were
home for the celebration. Also Mrs
BODIES mother. Mrs. Sophia Langs
of Fairnont came for the anniver'
sary ,
Gust wiedenheft' is on the siot
list and has not been able to be al
the store the past week It is sin
eerely hon10 he will be up and
around se-c again. D.
Miss Marie Morlock of Mime
apolis came home for a short stay
with her narerts and brpthers. -
Miss Anna Weir went to North.
fell. Friday to spend few days
with her brother Frank and fami'r
The Martha society Of st. Josenh''
Catholic church held It's regulal
meeting with Mrs. Michael Noun,
tain on Thursday afternoon. A
members were present and severa
new ones joined. The next rneetfns
viii be held with the Mesdanie,
Julia and Flora Ulrich December Z
The little Misses Mildred and De.
lores Morris Of South Lyra spen'
Saturday with their grandmother
Mrs. Emma Wruoke.
John Kopischke motored to Owa.
tonna Saturday to spend Sunday
with friends.
Hardly a week goes by without
the erection of new radio in the
! town. There are about fifteen out.
fits now and scores are planning
The installation of one soon. 1t Of
fers in the little towns the advan.
tages of the excellent concerts, lee
lures, sermons and markets broad
tasted from all direntions in the
United States and near island pos.
sessions. SThey are the thing for thl
long wintN evenings that are ap.