The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-22
GOOD THUNDER
BAND IS PRAISED
MADEEXCELLENT RECORD
DURING SEASON
NOTES OF THE VILLAGE
Death of August Kunasch, Pho
neer; Funeral Held; Many
Floral Offerings


Thunder band gave splendid con-
cert on the street. This was a treat
for the merchants and their clerks,
who were not able to hear the con :,
certs of Wednesday nights, when all
business places I were open. The
boys band OF about thirty five
pieces first occupied the band stand
and delighted the large audience
with several well rendered selections
This was their first pubic appear
ance and they certainly proved them
selves very excellent little players.
Henry Geriach and several others OF
the band are to be congratulated for
their successful instruction. of the
boys. The applause after each piece
was proof of their ability as band,
and increased the spirit of the boys
and the leader. After the juvenile
concert the Good Thunder bnnd Of
adults rendered a musical treat
They played better than at any con-
cert given this summer. AS special
number, which proved a browning
feature Of the program, a vocal duet
was rendered by two OF the band
members, DR.. A. L. Schuldt and Paul
A. Darge. Mayor Fred Bruscke, also
few words in behalf of the dealers
and townspeople and told of their
great appreciation of these most
splendid concerts, which have been
given during the summer months.
This was the last concert Of the sea
son and it is earnestly hoped that
they will be continued next year.
William Mountain, ST., Of Mankato
was a caller in town Friday after
noon.
Good Thunder was well represent
10 Foi
DR.. A. L. Schuldt and wife motored
to Lakefeld Saturday and spent Sum
day with the doctors parents.
Miss Mary McGrew, teacher in the
junior high school at Albert Lea,
spent the week end with her mother,
Mrs. Minnie McGrew.
Herbert Kogge Of Minneapolis
spent a few days Of last week with
relatives at the William and Colt
heb Sonnabend homes.
Mrs. E. H. Hensel and children of
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Malzahn and attended the funeral OF
her uncle August Kurrasch, which
took place Friday afternoon.
Gerhart Zemke of Fairmont Is Wis
iting with the Bruscke, Wiedenheft
and Darge families:
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Pautsch
aid children and Miss Clara Ziemke
spent Sunday at the Mrs. Mollie
Schwarz home near Vernon Center.
Death claimed one of the Oldest
jmorning. August Kurrasch died at
his home here after an illness Of
several months. He was born in
Germany, June 1, 1910, coming to
America in the sixties, and lived on
a farm near the village until several
years ago, when old age prevented
him from attending to the farm. The
surviving relatives are the widow
and seven children, Mrs. William
Hitler Of this place, Otto Kurrasch
and Mrs. Emma Schhchman OF Can
ada. Albert Kurrasch and Mrs. Ber-
ltha Breitenbach of Burnett, Wis;
Herman and Leo Kurrasch Of Pee
ner, S. D. Funeral services were
held Friday afternoon at the St
JohnS Lutheran church of which he
was a life long member. Rev. A. c..
Bo6e conducted the services. In
terment was made in the Lutheran
lmany and beautiful. Pallbearers
were William Bruss, Otto, Wieden-
,heft, Edward Malzahn, Herman Hill
Ter, .Adolph Wagner and herman
Radke. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rosin and
two children of Hoffman and Mrs.
Henry Rosin of Barrett drove to this
place last Monday to spend week
visiting with relatives.
Miss Irma Boettcher Of Wells came
down Friday night and remained till
Monday morning, when she returned
to her school work. ...
Mrs. Carl Teichert and two chill
ldren and Miss Emma Lettau of May
nard visited with their sister, MIS-.
|,
DR.. George Schlesselman had his
loffiee furnishings brodgnt ITci1, = ay-
lor Falls, Wis, by auto truck on
Saturday. DIR. P. A. Schmidt moved
his office furniture to his new loca-
ton at RenVilie on ;,,;nG ~ morning.
DIR. and Mrs. Schlesselman came
SUNDAY by car and will be settled
soon. They have leased the Schroe-
der apartment. /
Mr.. and Mrs.>Gust Wiedenheft ard
children. Mr. and Mrs. Otto WED
Howard Lake Sunday and srent the
day with Rev. and Mrs. H. Often and
family. Grandma Wiedenheft, who
has been visiting with her daughter
for several weeks, returned nome
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fairchild en-
tertained some twenty friends at
chicken dinner at the stony Foint ,
Inn on Loon Lake Sunday. !
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bergman
and daughter Esther drove to Worth
ington Saturday to spend a week
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arno Wrucke called
at the Louis Wrucke home on Sat
urday.
Miss Lou Fitzsimmons was Man
kato caller on Saturday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lange en-
tertained a party of relatives, and
friends at a dinner Sunday noon.
Their baby was christened and given
the name Florence Isabelle. ]
i Lyle Cooper of Mankato was a
caller in town on Wednesday even
ing. 4
A crowd Of young folks enjoyed
themselves at party at the Fred
Bergman home on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Runge, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Peters of Mankato at
tended the funeral Of August Kur-
rasch here on Friday.
Ewald Lettau Of Maynard Is Wis.
tttng here with his sister, Mrs. Al
bert Zuelke.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Herzberg and
children of Decorfa spent Sunday
with the Charles Herzberg family
here.
MIR. .ennd Mrs. Henry Kuehne, MI.