The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09
PHONE FOLK HELD
THEIR YEAR MEET
Lyra Company Elected the
Officers For This Year
GOOD IS PRESIDENT
Maple River Club Entertained |;
Views of Village; Person
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Good Thunder, February THE
Lyra Telephone company held its
annual meeting Saturday afternoon
in the village council chambers. The
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year. President, Law
renee Good; vice president, Otto Re-
sin; treasurer. Charles Herzberg;
secretary, Louis Schmook and Ro-
bert Kaul. Directors for three
years, Michael Mountain, Sr., and
William Kaul: linemen, Otto Rosin
and John Dalluge. Three new share
holders were taken into the com
Ter and Arthur Born. A line con-
Meeting the further end Of the pres
emit line with the new subscribers
will be built as soon as the weather
permits.
Miss Emma Behnke of Mankato
came home Thursday afternoon for
short visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Behnke.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Emmanuel Lutheran church held it's
February meeting with Mrs. Hedwig
Fischer Friday afternoon. The at
tendance was large. Handwork was
done during the afternoon. A lap
lunch was served by the hostess and
her daughter Edna.
Sidney StrattOn, who Is en-
ployed at the Leo Mountain farm.
has been sick, but at this writing is
much improved.
Otto Baumgard Of Vernon Center
was business, caller here Saturday
afternoon while enroute home from
Mankato.
Miss Frieda Wrucke spent the
week end visiting with friends at
Mankato.
The Maple River club met with
Miss Clara Billet on Tuesday evening.
Sixteen members were present. The
rooms were artistically decorated in
keeping with the Valentine season.
games and music. A delicious
I The next meeting will be held in
two weeks with Mrs. George H.
Schlesselman.
Miss Esther Schneider was a call
er at Mankato on Thursday between
trains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Tyrholm Wis
tied with Mr.. Tyrholm's relatives at
New Riohland last week.
Fred Clicking of Lahoma, Okla
homa, is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Pautsch this week.
The community was much sad
dened by the sudden death Of Bert
Nickerson, who was killed by gas
oline engine on Saturday at his
home northwest Of the village. Bert
attended high school at this place
and was well known around here.
Funeral services were held at the
home OF his parents on Monday af-
| ternoon. Interment was made in the
Garden City cemetery. a large num-
Der OF friends and acquaintances
from here attended the funeral.
Miss Mary McCarty spent the past
week with relatives and friends at
Mapleton.
The high school students formed
a sleighing party on Thursday night
and drove out to the Sw anson place
about three and half miles west
of the village. AS the night was
clear and cold the jingle of the
sleighbells and the merry voices OF
the young folks could be heard at a
long distance. The evening was
spent in playing games and with
music. The crown of the evenings
|
lunch, after which they returned
home.
The Martha Society of the St
Joseph's Catholic church met with
Mrs. Albert Schwan Thursday af-
ternoon. Sixteen ladies were pres
ent. The afternoon was spent in
sewing linens for the missionary
box. The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Carol Barnard March 1.
| The correspondent is in receipt OF
very interesting letter from her
cousin Mrs. Scott Johnson. formerly
Miss Edna Garvin of this place, who
with her husband and two little sons
live at Alderwood Manor, Wash. She
states in her letter that they have
about q. foot OF snow and gold wealth
% their pump froze up. They have
ing near them, forming Minnesota
section. Mrs. Johnson's father Wal
ter Garvin is well and building sew
eral rooms to his home near the
beach at Los Angeles, where he
makes his home. They are all en-
joying good health in the golden
west,
The cold snap of the last few days
has kept the coal shovels busy fill
ing the furnaces. The coal yards
are busy weighing coli to the custo
mers.
William Sonnabend was a husi
ness caller in Mankato last Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ikier, Sr.. OF
Vernon Center visited at the Will
liam Ziemke home on Saturday af-
ternoon.
II Luke Ganthisr spent Sunday at
Mankato with Mr.. and Mrs. H. Cor
don.