The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-24
Kasto Basket Shooters
Raped By St. Peter
WalIop Eliminates These Boys
From District Contest; News
Notes Gathered
Especial to The Free Press. !

Especial to The Free Press.l
Kasota, February 23.-The Kasota
high school basketball team suffered
its second defeat in the district at
the hands of the St Peter quint at the
st. Peter armory last Friday, The Ka-
sofa team was outclassed and the fin
al score was al to 16. The st. Peter
team ran up. ten points before Kasota
eight points. After this st. Peter
score at the half-w mark was &c
to 10. Rost was individual star with
nineteen points to his credit. Wolfe,
Carlson and Johnson did the scoring
for Kasota. This defeat eliminates
kasota from the district race. Lineup
and summary: Kasota-H. johnson,
Carlson and c. Johnson, forwards;
Wolfe, center; Crossfeld and Koenen,
guards: st. Peter-Rost and Blom-
derson and Hallberg, guards. Field
goals--Rost, 9; Witty, 4; Blomberg,
4; Anderson, 1; H. Johnson, /; Carl
son, 1; Wolfe, Freethrows-Rost, l;
Blomberg, 4; H. Johnson, 5; Carlson,
2; Wolfe, l.
The girls basketball team was de-
feated last Friday night by the st.
Peter team, the final score being %
to s.
The X. X. Klub will be entertained
Friday evening at the u. L. Mason
home, the hostesses being Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis McDuff.
Mrs. Emil Sw enson entertained her
brother o. A. Rachik Of Chicago last
week
The Larkin Card club will be en-
tertained this evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. p Ofenloch.
The Presbyterian Aid society will
be entertained Thursday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Weygandt.
Charles Waterman was able to re-
turn home last week from Mankato
after submitting to an operation.
The following were callers at Man
kato last Saturday, Mrs. w. Grant,
Agnes Carlson, Mrs. c. Rydberg and
daughters Nettie and Ruth.
Miss Hazel McTighe is recovering
Frank Allen submitted to a minor
operation at Mankato last week. He
returned home Saturday.
Miss Laura Uhler, member of the
high school faculty, entertained the
basket ball teams at a delightful
party following the st. Peter Kasota
games last Friday evening. Games
were played and later a delicious
lunch was served.
Mrs T w. Wilcox left yesterday
for Minneapolis to visit a daughter,
Mrs. Hunt and family for several
days.
Miss Nettie Rydberg of Henderson
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Miss Thelma Peterson spent the
week end visiting friends in the twin
cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Babeock left
last week for Florida, where they
they will spent some time in the
sunny south.
Fred Babcock was a twin city cal
Ter one day last week. %.
Mrs. Bartlett, who has been max
ing her home at the John Fox resi-
dence. was taken i'll last week.
A good crowd was in attendance
at the social dance given last Satur-
day evening at the village hall by the
X. K. Klub.
Miss Eslie Anderson spent last
week end at the Frank Babcock home
in Nankato.
Richard Pulver, who attends the
University of Minnesota spent last
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Pulver.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Miller spent
last Sunday at Ottawa visiting rela-
tives.
Mrs. Sam Weygandt visited at the
Fred Fechter home, the first of the
week.
Gust Anderson fell and broke his
wrist while at work at the stone
quarries last Monday. DIR. Strathern
was the attending physician.
Nf Ys-sA l.
uncle A. Johnson last week.
Elizabeth Pitmon was on the sick
list the first part Of the week
Frank Edwards visited at the W.
B. Pulver home the first of the week
Bernetha Leverson, Ar6ella John
son, Edith Wistrom, George Pettis
and Roy Crossfeld attended the pic
ture Way Down East at the Grand
theatre in Mankato Saturday.
Miss Mae Beatty arrived Saturday
from Central City. Neb., to visit in
definitely with relatives and friends
in this vicinity.
services are Mrs. d. S. Turrittin, who
serve on the grand jury. Mrs. Frank
Carr and Mrs. Conrad Guentzel have
been drawn for petit jury service.
A number of neighbors and friends
surprised A. Dahlgren 'ast Thursday
afternoon, it being his birthday an
niversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Birr entertained
the following at dinner last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Warrant and, Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Rydeen, Mr. and Mrs.
e. L. Vernon and Miss Mae Beatty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow Pettis were
visitors at the Willard Grant home
Sunday.
Mrs. Andrew Dahlgren, who has
been quite poorly for some time, is
a little improved
Miss Alice Warrant entertained
Miss Alice Crossfield at her home last
Sunday.
The last number of the Lyceum
course was held at the village hall
last Monday evening. There was
large attendance.
Miss Malcolm Bohn was Mankato
caller last Saturday.
School Notes-MiSs Meittunen's
grade were the first to gain their sec
ond half holiday, which they had last
Friday.
The boys and girls basket ball
teams will meet LeSueur in the To-
cal gymnasium on Saturday evening.
More or less excitement has been
caused by the "Jiggs and Maggie"
salesman teams the past week
Everyone has been striving to obtain
the most points for their side, but
Jiggs however has managed to keep
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