The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-04
PICKED FROM THE COUNTY PRESS.

M. M. Pratt, founder of the Owl club
at Mapleton will hold reception for
the members at Masonic hall tomorrow
between the hours of 10 a. M, and 4
p. IN. 1t will be on the occasion of his
seventy birthday.
Calvin Hadley, son of Eugene Hadley
of Mapleton, broke his arm by falling
from porch.
The Mapleton football team visited
Mankato, last Saturday, and as was ex-
ing 40 to O. The Mapleton boys had
never practiced together, and while they
were husky lot and could, with prac-
tice, put up a winning game, made a
mistake in going into a game without
getting together prior to the game
Mapleton Enterprise.
The curriers' meeting called for last
Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of
securing concensus of opinion as to the
building of curling rink was not large
| ly attended, but the officers and mem
| bers present were full of Scotch deter
mination and that means build. The
| plan outlined is for the construction of
building SO by $50 feet, to cost lot
| included about $500. A committee of
five were appointed to solicit subscrip-
tions of stock and to receive donations,
it being apparent that many would give
toward the enterprise who had no de-
sire to own stock that might be asses
sable. 1t is the desire of the local curl
ers that Beauford, Grapeland, Sterling
them in putting up the building. 1t
will afford a central point for curling
where they will always find good ice
and comfortable quarters which would
be far more convenient than for each
club to try to keep ice in condition on
lake and river. The businessmen of
Napoleon are to be called upon for sub
scriptions and it is believed that they
will take kindly to the project as it will
be the means of bringing more people
to town. Another meeting of the curl
ers will be held Saturday afternoon the
10Th, at three o'clock at C. S. Ellis
barber shop, when, if the subscriptions
received warrant it, the committee will
go ahead with the building,-Mapleto
Enterprise.
The Enterprise states. that c. H. Bar
rett, formerly of that place, is in the
real estate business lat Morgan Hill,
CAL, and is doing well.
The Commercial league at Mapleton
is investigating the ACCESSIBILITY of estab-
fishing canning factory.
The Mapleton village council has de-
cided to-rcommence paying off the $l2,-
500 railroad bonds at the rate of $1,000
per year.
That this is getting to be quite an
onion growing section is evidenced in
the fact that at the present time there
are nearly five carloads of them stored
in the warehouse awaiting shipment,
says The Good Thunder Herald. These
were about all raised by the following
farmers: H. c.. Wiedenheft, Fred
Chamberlain, j. L. Stavenau, Albert
Graf and John Roerig.
The Citizens Telephone line from the
north is now within about three miles
of Good Thunder and it is now mat
ter of but a few weeks when the lines
will all be connected up with central
office and the local system put in opera
ton. About twenty subscribers are
now on the list and it is quite necessary
that any others wishing to install
telephone, communicate with Mr..
Hierscher at once, as it is necessary to
be known, that proper sized switch board
can be secured, poles set and proper ar
rangement of wires made. The use of
telephone for a residence has been
placed at ST. a month and $50 for a
business place.. This includes free SER
vice within the village and over connect
ing farmer lines. This matter can not
be delayed consequently you must make
arrangement at once if you want the
benefits of our excellent service.-Good
Thunder Herald.
Another new telephone line is under
contemplation coming from the west
and to be known as the Pride Telephone
company. 1t will be farmers mu-
tual line and meeting will be held on
Friday evening to organize. The sub
scribers up to the present time are:
John Lehman, Mr.. Caven, NJ. Good, H.
Caven, w. L. Long, Matt Weir, James
Weir, Henry Weir, John Mountain, p.
H. Mountain, T. j. Long, Cable Milling
Co., James Cream, w. Kramer, Chas. +.
Herzberg, Emil Resin, Herman Daluge,
and Chris Kaul-Good Thunder Herald.