The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
Work On St. Clair
School Building
Contracts Are Awarded and Con-
Struction Will Begin Next
Monday.

st. Clair, April 21- The school
board at meeting in the village hall
Tuesday afternoon considered the
bids Tor the construction of the new
consolidated school at this place
The bids were awarded as follows:
Otto Neitge, Mankato, general con-
tract; Electric Service company,
Mankato, wiring; Cuddy Plumbing
and Heating company, Mankato,
heating and plumbing. Work is ex-
pected to start Monday. Some of
the buildings on the Krause and
Pagenkopf lots recently purchased
by the school district, are being torn
down this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Anderson of
GAINESVILLE were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Nels Johnson Tuesday.
Josephine Lang Of Mankato spent
a few days this week at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Lang.
Milford Hale, formerly of this vi
cinity, was a pleasant caller in this
village Saturday. Mr.. Hale a few
years ago moved to Oregon, but De-
cided he preferred old Minnesota.
He is thinking of purchasing q
farm near here and becoming :
tiler Of the soil once more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frey and daughter
.Ir. and Mrs. August kopke Tues
Mr.. and Mrs. Fristke are enter
tanning the latter's mother at their
home in this place.
Mrs. Melhausen and daughter of
Bird Island are visiting with rela-
tives in the village.
= Mrs. John Bucholtz received the
news Saturday that her daughter
Mrs. Herman Fisher, who resided
at Walker, was very Ill with pneu-
monia- Word has since been re-
ceived that she is better. Mrs.
Eda VanBuren, a daughter of Mrs.
Bucholtz, who resides in Mankato,
left for Walker Sunday to assist in
the care of her sister.
Pearl Bucholtz spent Easter with
relatives at Mankato.
The Evangelical and Lutheran
churches observed Good Friday
with appropriate services. The
former church had service in the
evening and the Lutheran church
in THE morning.
Fred FrantZ was taken suddenly
i'll at his rooms Sunday, but at the
time of this writing is able to be
out on the streets again.
A son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Nc
Comb was taken suddenly i'll
Thursday with appendicitis at the
home of his parents. Later he was
removed to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Quinn at this place, where he
was under the care of the doctor
for a few days.
Announcement has been made Of
the approaching marriage of Kath-
crime Mu, who resides near this
place, and Robert Scheurer of Man
kato.
Claude Mace was the guest of
his mother, Mrs. J. Mace the first
Of the week. Tuesday he returned
to his home at Waseca. His moth
er accompanied him as far as Man
kato.
Jennie Grignon, who accompan-
led her sister, Mrs. Harry Helm to
her home in Minneapolis Thursday
Of last week, returned to this place
returned to Minneapolis for a few
days.
Earnestine Frank was day cent
raj at the telephone office Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lubke were
very pleasantly surprised at their
home Sunday by a number of their
relatives. the event being in honor
Of. their twentieth wedding ami
versary. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lutholz, Mollie Kopke, Mr.. Made
ris, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kiffe, and
Mrs. George Deuhring of Mankato;
Mr.. and Mrs. August Kopke and
Mrs. Filter and family of this
place and Mr.. and Mrs John Kopke
and daughter of Medo. A delicious
six o'clock dinner was served, the
centerpiece being a large bouquet
Of pink and white carnations. Mr..
and Mrs. Lubke were we'll remem-
bered by the guests with nice and
useful gifts in honor Of the occas
ion.
Earnestine Frank, who is teach
ing ih the Lynch district, spent her
Easter vacation at the home of her
mother at this place.