The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-29
IN GOOD
THUNDER BOOKED
Parcel Shower For Bride
To-Be Is Held There
NOTES OF VILLAGE
Public School Term Closed With
Eeasonable Exercises; Per-
sonal Mention.

Miss Lydia Schliecker was given a
parcel shower on Tuesday evening
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Zuehlke. A mock wedding was car
ried out and caused much Inerri-
ment. Various games were enjoyed
and passed the time rapidly. Dainty
refreshments were served. Miss
Schliecker received many beautiful
and useful gifts. Miss Schliecker
win become the bride of Louis XII
abel Of this place during the hoh-
days. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. @. Huntley welcom-
ed baby girl into their home De-
cember. 81. Mother and babe are
doing fine. F
Miss Agnes Ritcher of South Lyra
went to St Paul last week. where
she underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis at one of the large hos
pitfalls.
Miss Katherine Cayen, teacher in
district 121, northeast of town, bet
ter known as the Fitzsimmons school,
and pupils gave q Christmas pro-
gram and box social on Thursday eV-
ening. The program was much en-
joyed by a packed house of parents
and friends. Old Santa Claus made
his appearance in person and handed
out the gifts. The boxes SOLD welt.
The rponey received wiz be used for
school supplies.
Mrs. Charles F. Herzberg left Fri
day for Sank Center to spend the
holidays with her daughter, Mrs.
Kenneth Hennings and family:
Mrs. w. Watt returned home Fri
day afternoon from Rapidan, where
she visited for few days with her
daughter Mrs. August Pishner and
family.
The public school closed Friday
afternoon after splendid programs
had been given by each of the four
departments A really true Santa
Claus came to the primary and in
termediate grade departments and
gave out the gifts. The high school
pupils exchanged gifts and had many
hearty laughs over the comical gifts
received. The teachers were remem-
bered by the pupils with many beau
tifu1 and useful gifts. Miss Evelyn
Beliyeau and Miss Frieda Rom left
for their homes at Blakely and St.
Paul respectively. Professor and
Mrs. J. Palm will spend their holi-
day vacation at Boyd, Mlnn.
Wayne McGrew and Henry Ger
ZACH, students at Mankato CONNER
cial college spent the holidays at
home.
Robert Ziegler returned Thursday
- hA
took mudbaths and treatments for
two weeks. Mr.. ziegler is setting
along nicely. Gust Wiedenheft, who
also took Treatments at Jordans re-
turned home last Saturday to help
with the office work at the store
during the holiday rush.
Mankato visited with friends here in
the village Friday afternoon.
Miss Madeline Mountain returned
home Saturday evening from st.
Paul after spending week with her
sister, Mrs. j. Loveall, who returned
with her to spend the holidays here.
Floyd Kimballl of Minneapolis
came the later part of the week to
spend his vacation with his mother,
Mrs. Mark Tyson.
The following students came home
during the week to spend their va
cation. Emily Pommeranke, Macal-
ester, St Paul; Martha kellogg, I'm
iyersity; Rose Kellogg, Central high
school, Minneapolis; Gertrude Nor
lock, university; Madeline McGarty
and Mildred Schneiderhan, Good
Counsel academy, Mapkato; Erna
Possin, Gertrude Wrucke, Florence
Spefra, high school, Mapleton; Hat
tie Manhei, Lille Raul and Cornelia
Bode, high school, Mankato; Elsa
Sorhe, Selma Rosin, Theresa Noun
tain and Clara Kellogg, State Teach
ers' college, Mankato; Theodore and
Arthur Mountain, st. Theresa col
lege, Winona; Ruth Sinksen, Maple
Grove. Teachers that are home for
the holidays are Mary McGrew, AL
Der Lea; Alma Bode, Albert Lea;
Genevieve McCarty, Great Falls;
Evelyn Gerlach, Welcome; Elizabeth
Gerlach, Henderson; Alma barge,
Mankato.
Miss Clara LaPierre left for her
home at Faribault Thursday after
assisting with household duties at
the Earl Fleming home for several
weeks.
Miss Frieda Malzahn returned
home Thursday from North Mankato.
where she spent several weeks VS.
iting with her sister, Mrs. E. II.
Hensel and family.
The Young Peoples society of ST
Johns Lutheran church held its
meeting at the club rooms Thurs
day evening. at which time they
elected officers for the ensuing year.
President, Leonard Matzke; vice
president, Wallace Morlock: treas
urer, Walter Sohre; secretary, Miss
Meta Sperfich. An interesting and
entertaining program was given
which was much enjoyed by all.
There were sixty nine present In
Guiding several from the Young
Peoples society of Willow Creek
Lutheran church.
Victor Sperra was a business call
er at Mankato Saturday.
The high school boys have organ
ICED a basket ball team consisting OF
Aivi RoSin, George Young, Wallace
Morlock Martin Rathke, Carl Kram-
err, Walton DEWITT, Milton Schneider
han, Victor Sperra, Harold Zumwalt
Irwin Yanke. As the school does
not have a gymnasium negotiations
have been made with the Rapidan
consolidated school for the use of
the gym for practice and games. Al
ter New Years the boys will go
there regularly for practice. The
team has good players and with
q little practice viii be able to play
q fast game.
Miss Huldah Block, teacher in the
Kaul district, closed school on Fri
Aav xxyitI n GhriStTnas Y1rnrTarn for q