The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09
BASKETBALL TEAM
WAS SNOWBOUND
Young Ladies Had Thrilling
Experience Near Pettis
Friday Night I


they had quite an experience. They
got OFF the road at an early hour,
reached Pettis and were stalled in
a snowdrift. They got Mr.. Shuey
out. He built a fire in the stove so
that the girls might get warmed up
for they were thoroughly chilled
A call was put in for autos at Man
kato and they reached nome by
morning. They were a plucky set.
could throw snow with a shovel as
well as anyone and We're none the
worse for their experience
Friday night was the coolest here
this winter. The thermometer reg
istered % degrees belowxzero Sat
urday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lurth and son Mel
vile. 4. T. Sawyer and children
and A. f. Davis were entertained
last Sunday at the Harry Kirby
home
Herman Lurth and l.. Kendall
were business visitors at the sta
ton Friday.
James Smullen is SEEMING Eagle
Lake with his crew of men.
Miss Annie kessler was a guest
Sunday of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Kessler
English services will be held at
>the Lutheran = church east of here
Sunday afternoon at 2:30. All are
welcome. Rev. Tiede. pastor.
Herman Lurth and sister attend
ed the Presbyterian Aid society
last Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. John Ellingworth OF Lake
Jefferson entertained her mother
Mrs. L. Bartlett of Cleveland the
Qast week.
Mrs. Henry Biehn spent a few
days last week with her son Mr..
and Mrs. William Biehn of Madi-
son Lake.
The farmers took advantage of
the nice weather this week and
hauled their hay from the marshes.
ness at the county seat last Satur
day between trains.
Sam Lee was business caller at
Ie Sueur Center Tuesday, stopping
OF enroute TO kasota to visit
friends here.
F. J. Carr was business visitor
in St. Peter Monday.
Miss Marie Reifschneider left for
Mankato Tuesday, where she will
remain several weeks, having secur
ed employment there.
Harry Holmes was a passenger
on the Saturday evening train for
L6Sueur Center where he visited
his parents until Monday afternoon,
when he returned to the home CT his
aunt. Mrs. Maurice Clifford.
Miss Mildred Mathews OF Lake
Crystal is a guest at the Milton
Rairdon home.
Miss Esther Keonen was a guest
over Sunday Of Miss Lulu Hill OF
Clifford Wolfe, who attends Ames
college in Iowa, had the misfortune
TO break his arm recently.
Miss Eva Reifschneider returned
from Mankato Tuesday after spend
ing the winter there and expects
to remain at home for a few weeks.
Henry Reifschneider is working
in the quarry at Kasota.
Mr. and Mrs. A. +. Davis and
family were guests at the Harry
Kirby home Sunday.
Mrs. William Biehn Of Madison
Lake spent a few days this week
with her husbands parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Biehn.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Puffpaff
were guests Friday Of the formers
uncle J. G. Weiss Of Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schoeb were
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Ponwith.
Herbert Michaels. who has been
working in st. Paul all winter. re-
turned to the home of his parents
east of here last Saturday. His
many young friends are glad to
have him home again.
Frank Hart has been Smelling
corn this week for Fred Wendell
chafer, having finished at the Bauer
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Dobie were st.
Peter shoppers Friday afternoon,
Mr. Haroldson is having repairs
made on his tubular well. A party
from st. Peter is doing the work.
Jake Reifschneider and Frank
Kessler transacted business at st.
Peter Saturday.
Mrs. Alfred Miller attended the
Missionary society meeting at the
home of Mrs. F. c. Bailey, Kasota,
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. A. J. Mack, nee Blanche
Gardner, who has been travelling
through the east with her husband.
arrived last week on a months visit
with her brother William Gardner
at Lake Washington. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mack are planning to make theil
home at Racine, Wis, in the spring.
Six ~ eeks more winter Mr..
Ground Hog saw his shadow Fri
day
Mrs. J. H. Laney of st. Paul, who
has been very i'll with flu, is on the
gain.
James Smu!len was a business
caller here enroute to Eagle Lake
Friday afternoon.
The sales at the auto show in the
Mrs Margaret Vaughn of st. Paul
Is a guest OF her sister Mrs. John
Kluntz and other relatives and
friends In this vicinity.
Nadine Pettis has recovered from
an attack or grippe. rs
Miss Frieda VanDee of LeSueur
was a guest over the week end OF
her friend Miss Alice Crossfield.
Miss Rose Kessler was a guest
last Saturday of Mrs. J. J. Dobie.
Mrs. D. S. Turrittin has been
among those on the sick list the
past week Her son Charles Tur-
rittin has recovered from an at
tack of mumps.
George Kendall OF Kasota was a
business caller here last Tuesday.
Henry Ballman, brother of Mrs.
Teresa Bauer, is at Rochester for
an operation for appendicities.
MADISON LAKE NoTATIoNS
Madison Lake, February 5.-Mrs.
r. Sullivan is on the sick list.
Mrs. John Dashner spent the past
week with her daughter Mrs. Leo