The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
STORIES OF GOOD
THUNDER IN PRINT

Meeting of Maple River
Club; News Of Village
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Good Thunder. MaEeh$ sunday
afternoon little Miss Engeoia Bode
was given q farewell surprise party
by her school friends at her home
The afternoon was spent In playing
brough by the gao5ts, which WA
served before they departed nes
home.
Mrs. F1osence Boyd OF Mankats
came down Tuesday afternoon tO
spend a few days with Mrs. George
Boettcher. 49,
Miss Florence Erdman spent the
week end with her sister Miss Al
berta At WInnebagp.
The village election returns OF
Tuesday are as follows: President
PAM Sperra; trustee. Georgs
Schram; treasurer, Fred Rruscke
recorder, Carl Young; assessor, ]. G.
c. Krueger; justices Of the peace
Charles Schuoedar and Elmer Ely
constab2os, John Weir and Albert
Benzel
Herman Hoeft of Tumah, Wis, is
visiting with his cousin William
tWrucke, ST.. and relatives.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clinton Of
Mankaao were callers at the .Uhict
home Tuesday.
The Maple River club met with
Mrs. Ed Ulrich and Mrs. William
Uarich at their home Tuesday even
ing. The decorations and refresh
ments were in keeping with st. Pat
KICKS day. After the bushes meet
ing wsth Mrs. G. ID. Robinson SANG
q beautiful solo. Miss Kate McCar-
ty read a paper on St Patrick. after
which q game appropriate TO st
Patrick's day was played. Out Of
town guests were Mrs. Johr
Schweitzer and daughter Mrs. Hen
~ Clinton and Mrs. Florence Boyd Of
Mankato The next meeting will be
he'd at the home of Miss Kate Nc.
Carly. The Misses McCarty, Rom
lBeiiveau and Mrs. Palm will enter
tain.
Albert Schwan was called tG
Maynard Tuesday afternoon by thf
serious illness of his aged father
August Schwan, who makes his
home there with his son Edward
and family.
The Young Peoples society Is re-
forepart OF April. Miss Bertha GA
ham is coaching the practice.
Township officers elected on Tues
day were: Supervisor, Albert Somz
ke; clerk. r. Il. Campbell, treasurer
Otto MalZahn: assessor. Louis
Schmook; constable, Gust Arndt
justice OF the peace for two years
Walter HerZbTg; for one year
Paul Speck
John Dietman received word
Wednesday that his sitter Mrs. Har
mon at Mankato died Tuesday even
! ingn. Funeral services will be hello
Friday morning at Mankato
The new pastor OF the Immanue
Lutheran church Rev. II. Brede and
wife arrived here on Tuesday by
auto from their former home al
Palmer, Kansas. Their household
goods came on Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Fischer of Man
kato were callers in town Tuesday
evening.
The meeting of the Lyra unit o.
the Blue Earth County Farm Blu
reau. which was TO have been held
at the WILDER Kramer home this
week. has sheen postponed until next
month because of the prevailing
epidemic.
| Mrs. r. 4. Armstrong and child
rem visited with her sister Mrs. A
Tanner at Eagle Lake last WedneS
day.
Miss Alma Bode returned to her
school work at Albert Lea the first
Of the week after being at home foI
two weeks because of Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Hyman
and children. who resided on a
farm near. Vernon Center, moved
onto the Rose Sohre farm north OF
town on the Daniel Boone trail.
The young people Of district No.
SO, who gave the play Brother
Joshua" at their school house last
FRIDAY night. viii give the same play
at Sterling Center hall Thursday ev-
eping.
Mrs. Carl Matxke entertained the
netghbor ladies and friends at a
feather bee at her home on Monday
A Jolly. good time was had and a
sumptuous dinner and supper was
served.
Henry Kraus of Vernon Center
was a business caller in Southwest
lLSEa on "Wednesday.
Tuesday evening the Blume dis
trict gave an interesting program
and box social A large crowd at
| tended. Horace Franklin is the
teacher and Is to be congratulated
for the splendid program put on.
The proceeds of the sale Of the box
les ameanted to SIS, which will be
used to buy supplies for the school.
All present report having had
good time.
L Kahert- cashier Of the First
National bank, went TO Minneapolis
Wednesday after his household
goods, which he will ship to this
place and store until he and his
family can occHpy the rooms above
the bank, now occupied by Ferd
Benzel and family.
Miss Esther Schneaaer was Man
kato caller on Wednesday and afso
called on F. P Fairchld, who Is at
the Immanuel hospital.
Mrs. Frank Fairchild went to
Mankato Wedn sday to spend a
few days with her husband at the
hospital:
Jack Iverson OF Wells called on
George Boettcher at the cafe Mon
day.
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