The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-16
DRAMAWAS STAGED
GAINESVILLE ARTISTS PLAY
PARTS VERY WELL
Homs~ Talent Actors Delight Spec
tators; News Collected BY Free
Press Correspondent

many former friends and acquaint-
ances were glad to greet Rev. and
Mrs. w. c. Morse OF West Concord.
who drove through Tuesday enroute
to their former home at Vernon Cen
ter. Rev. Morse was pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church here
for two or three years at one time.
]. A. Henry, editor OF The Argus,
attended the meeting Of the Ben
Franklin club Of the first congress
day of this week, at Waseca. A
feature OF this meeting was a ban
quet at the Waseca Hotel. rendered
the visiting editors by the Waseca
Chamber Of Commerce.
August Yonke of this city while
enroute by train from Vesta to
Eyota stopped over at his home
Wednesday and. continued on to the
latter place on the early train the
next morning. He was accompanied
by Mr.. Robinson OF Waupauca, Wis.
Both are employed in the bridge ana
building department of the Chicago
and Northwestern railway.
ID. M. Walrath and family visited
their daughter Mrs. James Fox at
Forest City Sunday driving down
with their car.
The GAINESVILLE School Board was
represented at the state Educational
Association meeting in S. Paul last
week by J. NJ. Gordon president of
the local board.
DR.. Rose Savage of this city is in
receipt of a letter from her son
been transferred from the U. s.
Battleship California to the United
States attleSship OkIHho-
larger and more modern ship. His
ship Will cruise in the Pacific ocean
and will arrive at Puget Sound early
in the year and be stationed near
Seattle for a time. Lieutenant Nor
ton is director Of one of the best
bands in the navy.
The dedication Of the new Trinity
German Lutheran Church now viz
tually completed has been postponed
from sunday November 18th until
Sunday November IS. The furniture
has at length arrived bit owing to
the impossibility Of getting the seats
and other fixtures installed it was
deemed necessary to postpone the
ceremonies. The nipe organ will
arrive from the factory later and
will then be installed, but that
could not be gotten here in time for
the dedication. The structure is a
very imposing affair and is certain
" credit to the skill and eificien.
q OF Ed Schumacher, the North
Eankato contractor.
Rapheal Gilday has accepted the
Position as clerk in the postoffice in
place of Mrs. StearnS who resigned.
-FOUR truck loads of federal troops
and equipment passed through this
pace Friday morning enroute from
Ma-kato to Rochester. The govern
meat has instituted a nationwide
driTe on the part OF the army for
the purpose OF obtaining sufficient
recruits TO get the army up to its
'2xim"m peace strength Of 100000
Gris is being conducted by the
army itself recruiting de.
being sent out to import.
each state and remain
% or three weeks in q
'ort to get new men.
stay at Mankato they
Y men. There were six
and men in the detach-
u. .ag through here and all
were neat appearance and their
equipment was loaded with method
ical minuteness. They were all
highly appreciative of the splendid
and they were all typical examples
of the finest regular army in the
world that is maintained by the
United States.
The ladies Of st. Anne's Catholic
church gave a supner Thursday ev-
ening in the Odd Fellows Hall.
Everybody remember the Meth.
odist Bazaar and supper on Thurs
CAV evening. November Is. Be pre-.
pared to partake of a delicious sup
per and look over the large variety
of articles which will be offered
for sale.
The Methodist ladies aid met
with Mrs. F. H. Ulhman on Friday
afternoon of this week and a good
attendance was exected as it was
the last meeting before the Bazaar
Mrs. Paul Quasi will be employed
in the Citizens State Pank from Dec.
emher to April /. covering a period
Of about four months drripg the sb>
sence of Everett Wilkinson who
with his wife will spend the winter
in Los ANGELES.
The Premium Books for the Wa
SEGA County Poultry show to be
held here soon are out and have
been distributed to the various bus
mess houses in this CITY where they
may be obtained. Mr.. Truman, sup
eriDtendent OF the show advises
that they may also be obtained by
writing Mrs. H. E. Ceary, secre-
tarv. Waseca.
The remains Of Arthur Welch a
former GAINESVILLE boy who was
killed In the accident at the Waso"H
mill last week were inferred in the
Elysian cemetary Wednesday after
noon The funeral services were
held at Waseca at one o'clock the
same afternoon. Rev. Miller Of the
Waseca Methodist Episcopal Church
officiating.
The following business men have
signed a pledge to close their places
OF business on armistice dav Mon
day November IL at one o'clock for
the remainder Of the dav In honor
OF those who gave their lives in the
late war: John Manthey and Son,
Beer and Kewitsch gara"e; L. A.
Rogers attorney: j. P. Brueur Farm
implements: James Lynch; L. W.
Theelke: A. G. Kocourck: A. J.
Frisk: J: L. Davidson: GAINESVILLE
Merchanti'e Co.; Thos. Foley: G. F.
Gieske: JanesYiIle Argus; Janesvilie
State Bank: Cahill and LamDert
Lumber Co.; Farmers Elevator Co. !:
Christensen Bros. Garage, Standard
Lumber Co.; E. F. Miller and Co.;
Gaver Clothing Store Corners Con
dictionary; o. o: Wiste. Hirscher's
Pharmacy. Drs. L. w. Scott and l..
A. Kahnke, dentists; Barden and
Koplan CIothiers; John Ryan; Otto
F. Arnold: Mrs. G. Wegge;< Hagen
Bros, C. H. Schafer; Citizens State
Bank; Public. Library, w. B. Volz;