The Mankato free press., 1923-12-21
WILL DISPLAY TREE
JANESYILLETO TO HAVE GALA
TIME ON FRIDAY
-. Hailed With Delight BY
Spectators.


rived and It has been placed in po-
sition on the corner of main and
first streets side of the building OF
H. LANCE & Co. On Friday evening
next this tree will be handsomely
decorated, and brilliantly lighted
and filled with an array of good
things for the children. Features Of
this event will be the singing of
Christmas carols by people of the
town and Santa Claus. This pro-
misses to be the biggest event ever
held in Janesyille.
The Janesville Legion auxiliary
met at the Legion club rooms on
Tuesday evening. At this time Of
ficers for the ensuing year were ell
ected as follows: President, Mrs.
Coddington; first vice president.
Mrs. w. r. Cahill: secretary, Mrs.
Nolan, and treasurer, Miss Rose
Lynch. A lunch was served and the
last event was the tying Of a COM
forter for the soldier boys.
Wednesday afternoon two Ford
automobiles collided at the corner
OF Main and Second street Walter
Englehardt drove one of them going
south on main street and as he rea-
ched the intersection of the two
streets the other car driven by
party whose name was not ascer-
tanned, approached from the east
and struck the Englehardt car al
most, In the center. Both cars were
more or less damaged. -
Raymond Schaerder, schoolboy
about seven or eight years of age,
was struck by q car driven by a
stranger on main street during the
noon hour Thursday. The boy, with
q number OF others, was playing
when one tossed his cap in the
street and the boy In going after it
ran directly in front OF the car. He
was struck before the car could be
brought to stop. BY catching hold
OF the fender the boy saved himself
from being crushed by the wheels.
but he was nevertheless quite sew
ereiy and painfully injured. The
driver stopped and carried the boy
into DR.. v. L. Delaney. the veter-
aniaIian's office and a physician was
summoned. The driver left his num-
Der but HIS name was not ascer-
tanned.
Louis Bartelmehs gave one Of his
weekly dances Friday night at the
pavilion.
DR.. Eda Quade at her. home In
this citv was the recipient OF a
aieasant surprise Friday evening or
this week by thirty or more of her
friends, acquaintances and patients
who drove over from Waterville for
the occasion. Tae evening was most
enJoyably spent in various games
and at a late hour all partook Of the
good things in the way Of splendid
lunch that was served.
Or. Eda Quade was a passenger
to Waterville Saturday afternoon on
business. She is Chiropractic and
has quite a large practice in that
city as well as In Janesville. -.
A quite large number of people
gathered at the Odd Fellows Hall
Saturday night TO practice singing
OF Christmas Carols to get ready for
this feature Of the Community
John Morgan was business Wis.
itor In Waseca Saturday afternoon.
Marshal +. Fl. Kinder was called
To- Waseca on business Thursday
evening, going down on the after
noon passenger train. c.. Grams
acted as marshall in his place. /
Mrs. e. T. Dieudonne was sum-
moned to the bedside of her father,
Mr.. Erwin, whose illness and death
occurred at the age of seventy sew
en- In Minneapolis. She. reached him
before his death and was with him /
until the end. Mr.. Erwin was for
many years resident of that city.
The funeral OF William Santo, an
aged resident Of this city. and
Civil war veteran, who passed away
Friday night was held from Trinity
German Lutheran church Sunday
AFTERNOON and was very largely at
tended. The remains were escorted
from the residence to the church
ana from the church to the cemetery
by members OF the W. r. G. and
American Legion Post No. 2S1. The
post also furnished military fun
erai, including firing squad.
An incipient blaze was discovered
in the basement of the Janesville
public library where oyerheated
pipes OF the furnace had ignited
some woodwork Tuesday forenoon of
last week, A class of High school
boys which was being held In the lit
brary owing to overcrowded condi-
tions of the public school was quick
w dismissed and an alarm turned in.
But the flames were extinguished
before the arrival Of the fire COM
pany. 't =
Ray Schroeder, the, school boy
who was injured when struck by an
auto last week, is improving.
The Omaha Railway company has
setteld with the heirs Of the late
George Baker for $1,000, practically
covering property loss of the car
and funeral expenses incident to
the collision which occurred at Lake
Crystal last summer when Omaha
passenger train No. 3 struck the
car in which Mr.. Baker and daugh-
ter, were riding, resulting in their
death.
Members Of the Janesyille Ora
matte club had an unusual treat
when on Thursday evening of last
week they drove to Mankato and
partook Of banquet that had been
prepared for them in q private din
ing room of the cafe of the Saul
psugh hotel. They got up this af-
fair themselves at their own expense
and are highly appreciative of the
courtesy and hospitality of the pro-
prietors of the cafe who did every
thing possible to make. the event ono
Of extreme qualification for Their
guests, assigning them private
dining room, providing them with
their own walters and preparing
sumptuous meal for them. After
the dinner an impromptu program
was given bv members of the local
cast, consisting OF speeches, music
and acting that made the occasion
full Of merrimen tand one long toAbe
The Janesyille High school bas-
ia