The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
GOOD THUNDER
NEWS RELATED
LUTHERANs SPEND SUN
\. DAY AT BLUE EARTH
.REAT SERVICE THERE
Seventy-Fifth Anniversary OF
Missouri Synod; Notes In
Village


Good Thunder, August 1o.-on
Sunday the St Johns Lutheran
congregation and their pastor, Rev.
A. c. Bode, united with ten neigh,
boring congregations in a. JOINT
celebration of the seventy NTH an,
niversary of the Missouri synod ano
the fiftiesh anniversary OF the
founding of the synodical conference
at the beautiful shady fair grounds
in Blue Earth City. The morning
sermon was delivered by Rev: j.
Grabarkewitz of Elizabeth, MINI,
formerly pastor of this congresa-
ton. A mass choir Of eighty voices
gave appropriate selections for ootn
afternoon and forenoon services: me
choir of the Willow Creek church
sang very beautifully at both serv-
ices. The afternoon services were
held by Prof. E. r. Bleifernicht or
DR.. Martin Luther college, New
Ulm. At noon all enjoyed picnic
dinner under the splendid shade
trees. Several thousand from South
ern Minnesota and Northern Iowa
were in attendance. Good Thunder
congregation was represented by
lage number.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Kramer and
children motored to Owatonna Sun
day morning to attend the Kramer
reunion picnic held at Mineral
Annually and is looked forward to
with great pleasure About one
hundred and twenty were in at
tendance this year. A. very enjoy
able day was spent in picnichns
and family visiting. i~ -.
George Boettcher is the owner OF
a new Ford Sedan, purchased of the
Tyrholm garage last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Meyer and
children left Saturday morning for
their home at Ryder, N. D., by auto
after spending month with relatives
here and at Mapleton and Amboy.
= Mr.. and Mrs: c. ID. Robinson re-
turned home Tuesday from an auto
trip to the cities and Duluth. They
were gone ten days.
Alfred, Otto and Esther Greiger
of Mankato were callers at the VIII
liam Sonnabend home Sunday ev-
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest wrucke~ en-.
rtertained a number of relatives at a
rarty Tuesday evening in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav Schultz Of Mil
wauke, Wis. A very pleasant even
ing was spent in visiting. Luncheon
was served by the Misses Freida
and Rose Wrucke.
Mrs. August Ganskow and little
chester, where the little boy receiv-
ed treatments at the Mayo clinic for
the past four weeks His ailment
was blood poison caused bys.an in
jured leg. He Is, getting along
srdendidly.
Miss Bertha Lapdnsh was taken
to the hospital at Mankato Monday,
where she underwent an operation.
Miss Erna Sonabend came home
Sunday evening from a three weeks
visit relatives at Minneapolis Echo
and Alexandria. She came to Man
kato by car from Alexandra. She
andria with Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Greiger of Mankato, who also visit
ed there. ...-.-r
Rev. A. C. Bode and family mot
ored to Fairmont Sunday evening
after the jubilee celebration at Blue
Earth. They remained until Wed
| esday with relatives.
Miss Lucille Benedict of Maple
ton spent Monday with her friend
Miss Selma Rosin.
Postmaster F. H. Griffin left last
week, for Sioux Falls, S. D., to Wis
it with his son Kenneth. Mr.. Crit
fin vii stop at various places along
the line to call on old friends and
acquaintances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pautch and
children and Miss Clara Billet
came home Monday afternoon from
an extended auto trip to Oklahoma,
where they visited relatives at var
ious points. On the return trip they
visited with Mr.. Pautch's cousins
In Lewisville, Neb., for a few days.
continuing their trip to Luverne,
Mimi, where they spent few days
with their nephew Oscar Rosin and
wife, who accompanied them TO
Sioux Falls, S. D.. on Sunday, whers-
they visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Erning.. Mrs. Erning was formerly
Miss Anna Wiedenheft- Inc
Pautchs greatly. enjoyed the trip as
it was the first trip, to Oklahoma
and the oil fields. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav Schultz OF
their car Monday and are visiting
with their niece Mrs. Ernest
Wrucke and family Mr. Schultz
spent his -boyhood days in this vi
cinity. He is renewing acquaintanc-
es.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Mccarthy
and daughter Julia arrived here
Monday, also their household goods.
They have leased the Bruscke
house formerly, occupied by V. E.
Fried and family. Mr.. Mccarthy
and family formerly lived east OF
town on the Mapleton road
Mr.. and Mrs E. M. Halves ana
children of Luverne drove to this
place Sunday to visit with Mrs.
Halves mother, Mrs. Minnie Nc
Grew and other relatives. Tuesday
they left for Duluth. Mrs. McGrev
and daughter Mary ACCOMPANIED
them. They will visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Bates and get acquainted
with the new little grandson and
nephew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ziegler and
daughters and Mrs. A. Topper
autoed to Waterville "Wednesday to
try. their luck fishing at the lakes
and visiting with relatives.