The Mankato free press., 1923-10-12
NEWS FROM ST. CLAIR
Personal and Social Notes Picked
Up BY Reporter

st. Clair, October 8.---Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Miller Of Faribault were
recent callers at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Will Grawaunder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dagan have return
ed to their home ut st. Clair after
spending a few days visiting their
daughter and family at New Rich
land.
Mrs. Jessie Ady Of Mankato and
Hood Matteson spent the week end
at the home Of their mother at that
place.
Rosa Bowe, who is employed at
Mankato, spent over Sunday at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Guy Lynch.
Lucille Pagenkopf and Odella
Kruse enjoyed a few days this week
at their respective homes at st.
Clair, from their school duties at
the Teachers College Of Mankato.
Laura Juliar, a teacher at Tracy
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
and Mrs. Otto Juliar; Miss Juliar
tion at Mankato.
Ernestine Frank attended the
teachers meeting at Mankato last
week.
The members OF the Primary, IN
termediate and sixth and seventh
grades, enjoyed vacation Thurs
day and Friday, while their respec-
tive teachers, Miss Gerlah, Miss
Trobel and Miss Ogle attended the
teachers convention at Mankato.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Biggihs Of
st. Paul are the guests OF the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Schultz. =
Mrs. S. Thiessen and baby Of
sster Sorab spent ary sshdsy sf az Gsr gsh his
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Dickey en-
tertained at supper Sunday evening
OF last week: Mr.. and Mrs. Thies-
isen of Clare City and Es. ana Mrs.
John Crowley of Tivoli.
The Ladies Aid of the Lutheran
| church met Thursday, October 4. A
large attendance Is reported. The
ladies spent the afternoon in work
ing on various pieces of needle
work which will make suitable
Christmas gifts. These articles with
many others are being prepared, by
the ladies for their bazaar, which
they expect to hold in the town hall
in the near future.
| sand is being hauled for the new
| side walk. The work of laying the
walk is expected to start Monday.
| The members of the Working
Club were formed with a large
crowd at their bazaar and supper
was held in the town hall, Saturday
evening. Their display of fancy
work was sold rapidly. only a few
articles remaining. These were
auctioned OFF at the close of the ba-
zaar. The proceeds for the evening
were in the neighborhood of $3.50.
/ Mr.: and Mrs. G. Godeman and
daughter, Clara, We're pleasant call
ers at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Theodore Penn is able to he
around again. after being i'll the past
week with flu at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs William
Penn.
Mary Thiessen Of Smiths Mill Is
at the home of her aunt, Norah
Leary.
Messrs Jake Chase and Henry
Campbell are through threshing for
this season, pulling their machines
into town Tuesday and placing
them into the sheds the following
day.
| Mr.. Lang has been assisting his
tson Tony, with tAreshing this
week. *
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Mace and
visitors. at the home Of Mrs. Belle
Mace Sunday -
Lillian Schallow; the local day
operator of the st. Clair telephone.
was business caller at Mankato
saturday.
An ice cream social was held a.
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Preston Saturday evening.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Pestka en-
! tertained number of their friends
at a wiener roast at their home Sat-
urday evening, the affair being a
farewell party for the young man
Who has been. employed to assist
Mr.. Pestka in bis farm work, during
the past season.
| Sophia Pagenkopf spent a few
days at Pemberton. where she took
charge of her brother, Walter Pag-
enkopf's store, while Mr.. and Mrs.
lPagenkopf were at the cities.
Miss Ella Gable Of Tacoma,
Wash, and her sister, Miss Gable of
Mankato, were guests of Jennie
iGrignou Thursday afternoon.
Pearl Buchholtz and Miss Sabin
spent Sunday afternoon with the
formers mother, Mrs. Hilton.
Eda Klingbeil of Smiths Mil is
staying at ST. Clair with her sister.
Mrs. Anna Schostag; and attending
school at Father O'Conners.
Ida Godeman, formerly of st.
Clair but who now resides at Man
kat, was given parcel shower by
about thirty of her friends at Sibley
Park Tuesday afternoon. A picnic
supper was enjoyed by the young la
dies, followed by the honored guest,
unwrapping the various packages
which. contained many handsome
and useful gifts,
Lille Fry was given a pleasant
surprise by her friends Wednesday
afternoon, the affair being a parcel
shower in honor of Miss Fry, who
Will be a bride in the near future.
At the CLOSE Of the afternoon lunch
| was served. W
Lille RoHke,s who will be an .Oc-
tober bride, was given a shower at
her home at Alma City last week,
Miss Roukes is we'll known at st.
Clair. having been employed at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Best
man of that vicinity.
The citizens of st. Clair and
community were highly pleased by
the entertainments given by the
Wanda Medicine Show company at
the town hall, every evening last
week
Various contests which afforded
much Rerriment and interest was
put on different evenings, Friday
evening a nail driving contest was
given. A number OF ladies contested
for the prize. twentv- six piece set
OF silver ware which was won By