The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28

The Mankato Clinic remembered
the nurses with gifts.
NUBS OF NEWS
o. T. Mclean has just completed
an audit for the Y. NJ. c. A. During
tion be found the records unusually
well kept and makes a very salts
factory report.
Guy Bates Post will be at the Or
pheum theatre next Saturday even
ing in "The Climax" This sterling
actor has appeared here in previous
engagements and he has a great
many admirers who will be pleased
to see him again.
The Scandinavian Baptist church
will have "jullota" at a. m. Tues
day morning. The Sunday school
program will be given tomorrow ev:
ening at Z p. m. Rev. Walendorf OF
St. Paul will be present for the
morning service and also for the
evening program. A cordial welcome
to all.
Word was received by relatives in
this city Saturday that the remains
of w. 8. Whalen, who was accident.
ally electrocited at Anaconda, Mont.
Thursday of last week, were shipped
from Anaconda Sunday, and are cx-
pected to arrive in Mankato Tues
day. The deceased, who had been
foreman OF electrical work for the
Anaconda Copper Mining company,
for years, was the son of the lase
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Whalen of this
city. :.
Imbued with the Yuletide spirit,
members of the petit jury last Sat
urday presented Christmas presents
| to court officials before being ex-
cused from duty during the holi-
days. A box of cigars was presented
to Judge w. L. Comstock and to
Frank ]. Thompson, clerk Of dis
trict court. A large box Of candy
was presented to Alfred Knaub,
| court reporter. The Jurors were ek.
cused by Judge Comstock to report
again at 10 a. m. on Wednesday,
January 2.
The Fire department received a
donation of fifteen dollars from the
SOLhPdhJ Al
for the work done at the Duren-
berger fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pass, Jr.,
announce the birth Of baby boy
born yesterday at the Immanuel
hospital.
According to the statement Of
Attorney Ben D. Grogan, who return
ed from st. Paul this forenoon,
Archie H. Vernon, past state com
mander OF the American Legion,
was the guest of honor at a recep:.
ton rendered to him at st. Paul
Athletic Club Saturday night. Mr..
Vernon, who is soon to-leave for
Los Angeles, Calf, to accept a
Southern California Auto club. with
presented with a specially designed
gold watch by the Gopher Gang
OF the American Legion. A splendid
banquet was served. Among the af.
ter dinner speakers were: Lemuel
Bolles, of Indianapolis, Ind, nation
al adiutant, Mayor George Leach
Of Minneapolis, Mayor Arthur Nell
son OF ST. Paul, Ludwig Roe, Monte:
viedo, state commander, who acted
as POSTMASTER, and Fred D. Nc
Carthy of st. Paul and George Bar
ron Of Cloquet, past state COM
mander. -~
H. E. Schneider, who was so Sc
verely injured last week in a fight
with Henry Devins, is able to be up
and around the hospital. according
to nurses at st. Joseph's hospital.
, l.. Blum, while listening over the
radio last night from Chicago, heard
the announcement that Miss Flor
ence Macbeth would sing Christmas
carols after the opera was over. The
Musical Leader states that Miss
Macbeth will organize her own con-
cert company after her engagement
with the Chicago Civic Opera COM
pany and make a concert tour.
Fred Witzig, arrested by the po-
lice yesterday on the charge of
leaving his motor running while his
this morning by Judge John Klas-
ius to pay a fine Of 81.
william Enfield, arrested yester-
day by Officer Edward Osten on the
charge of drunkenness, was this
morning sentenced by Judge Klas-
ius to sixty days at hard labor on
Blue Earth county poor farm. VIII
liam Thum of Good Thunder was
arrested by William Kugle, village
marshal of Good Thunder, lao
o'clock this morning on the charge
of drunkenness. Thum pleaded
guilty and was sentenced by Judge
Klasius to pay a fine Of SIS and
costs of IS. j. s. Kenney, a trans
lent, arrested Saturday evening by
Chief of Police Phil Lunmark and
Officer Edward 0sten on the charge
Of drunkenness, was sentenced to
thirty days at hard labor, but this
sentence was suspended upon con-
ditions that Kenney make himself
scarce in Mankato for one year.
Carl Kruger, arrested Saturday
evening by officer Tufte on the