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/. Good Thunder, February l5.-SJC
Friday evening the campfire siIls
and their guardian, Mrs. John pa!E:,
had party at the school house.
Each member brought guest.
Games of various sorts were enjoy
ed. A light lunch was served. The
girls are enjoying their organization
and hope their number will increase.
Andrew Knutson arrived here Fri.
day from his home at Addy, Ksr
sas, to be at the bedside of his mo
Their, who is very i'll at this writing.
Miss Evelyn Belliveau went to
Russell, Mimi, Friday evening to
spend the week end with her sister,
Miss Myrtle Belliveau, who teaches
in the new consolidated school there
Mrs. Florence Boyd, who attends
the Mankato State Teachers college,
came Saturday afternoon to spend
the week end with Mrs. c. D. Rob
inson and family.
Fred Bruscke, Arno W. Darge,
William NARROW and Mark Tyson all
went to the cities last week and at
tended the big auto show at Mime
apolis.
Mrs. Emma Wrucke entertained
the Ladies' Aid society of st. Johns
Lutheran church at the church club
rooms Thursday AFTERNOON. Two
new members joined. The after
noon passed by much too fast. Very
entertaining mission stories were
told by the pastor, Rev. A. G. Bode.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. A. c. >Bode.
Claude Phelps met with a very
painful accident last week. He got
a steel silver in his eye while he
was fixing an axe. 1t was found
necessary 10 take him to Mankato.
He is at Emmanuel hospital.
Miss Sophia Wrucke went to Far
ibault Friday to spend week with
relatives.
Fred Buittner Of Mapleton was
business caller here Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Mollie Boettcher OF Wells
spent Friday and Saturday with lue
George Boettcher family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John +. Palm spent
Saturday in Mankato with friends.
Leroy, the youngest SON of Mr.
and Mrs, Ernest Wrucke, has been
i'll and under the care of DIR. George
Schlesselman. At the time of writ
ing he is improving.
Miss Amanda Gerlach of Lake
Wilson, Miss Elizabeth Gerlach of
Henderson and their brother, Henry,
who attends Mankato Commercial
college, all spent the week end at
home here.
Miss Frieda Rom, intermediate
grade teacher In the local school
went to her home at st. Paul for
her vacation.
On Friday evening MIR. and Mrs.
Herman Dalluge entertained O large
number of neighbors and friends at
their home. At midnight sump-
tuous supper was served by the hos ;.
tess, assisted by her daughters.
AS Monday was legal holiday all
schools were closed and the young
people who attend schools out of
town, were home for their vacation.
Thursday afternoon August Gan
FScow, a local drayman, met with
painful accident, when he fractured
his shoulder by falling on the icy
ground. w. Sperra has charge OF
the drayline now for Mr.. Ganscow.
Robert Pautsch went to Mankato
Tuesday to serve on the petit Jury
c. c. Bruscke was also drawn, hut
on account Of illness was excused!
Miss Meta Sperlich, one OF the
night operators at central Office, Wis
tied with the Mapleton operators
between trains on Saturday.
Frank Rosin was caller at Man.
kato on Tuesday.
William Pommeranke purchased a
new Oakland sedan last week; Ralph
TO nh0n N,.I -
der Hensel, Buick four.
DIR. and Mrs. A L. Schuldt spent
the past week at Minneapolis with
relatives and attended the state den
tai association meeting.
Miss Huldah Block, teacher in the
Raul school. went to her home in
Vernon Center Friday evening to
spend the week end and Lincoln's
birthday. "
Harry Tietz of Caledonia spen.
the past week with his brother,
Charles, and family here.
Miss Frieda Rosin was q Manksto
caller Friday afternoon.
Mrs. John McCarty and daughters,
Margaret and Madeline, Mrs. Mich
,ael Fitzsimmons and daughter.~As-
ness, Miss Anna Weir, Miss Clara Bill
let and Miss Julia McCarty went to
Mapleton Saturday afternoon be-
tween trains to view the remains OF
Miss Mary Laffy, who dropped dead
Friday afternoon as she was ,lne
some sewing. The funeral was hello
Monday at Mapleton. Interment will
be made in the Catholic cemetery
here.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bcrgeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bergman and
daughter, Esther, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Bergeman and family, Henry Stpem-
Of Miss Erna Bergeman to Aibert
Kleist at Willow Creek Sunday aft
ernoon.
Luke Ganthier spent Sunday at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. III. Gordon
at Mankato.
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