The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
Ml!apleton
From MONDAYS Daily.

- hStu .sWSiooy SquJs 80
Mr.. Libby, one of the early settlers
of. this place, is on the sick list.
Henry Backus and Theodore Groske
were Mankato visitors last week.
Mrs. o. c. Healy entertained the
NJ. E. Aid society Friday afternoon
Forest Hartman, who has been
quite sick with pneumonia, ia improV-
ing.
Mrs. Thomas Hamp, wife of the
new business man arrived here today.
They will occupy the Mclaughlin
apartments.
| Mrs II. C. Hotaling entertained
Thursday afternoon In honor OF Mrs.
James Mclaughlin, who Is soon to
move to Minneapolis. ~ 80
+, Fred Hanke was operated on Satur-
day morning for hernia. DR.. Bishop
who has the case; was assisted by
two doctors from Mankato. ~. (.
/ The Masoas and Eastern Star, en-.
tertained their friends Thursday
evening to a. George !. Washington
party. All report a splendid time.
Herman Schnbbe's son was brought
! to ;1Afapleton Friday to- his grand.
mother, Mrs. Tesh. This was to get
| the boy under the Doctors. care, as
he. Is very sick with pneumonia.
| Mrs. Ezra ,Annis of Sterling was
very badly injured Thursday night
in a tipOver She aud her son drove
out of their yard and the horse max
ing too short turn turned over the
cutter sending the occupants out on.
to the frozen ground.
A very successful farmers insti.
tute was held here Thursday and
Friday under the. charge of Forest
Henry. The meetings We're very
valuable to the farmers and as "a
result many will build silOs the
coming summer as ensilage was
shown to fill a long felt want among
our cattle feeders and dairy men
who want a, cheaper feed than they
can get from high priced hay. -
From Thursdays Daily. ~
| Anil Minkle was a Mankato Wis
itor Tuesday. -.
The creamery shipped in car
load of saw dust this week to use
| In their ice house. :
Miss Lucia Spaulding took the train
Monday for Charles City, Iowa, call.
| ed by the sad death of her aunt.
= Miss Rowe spoke at the Baptist
church Tuesday evening in the<inter.
est of temperance She is national
w. C. r. U. worker IL. =. as
Mrs. VandIia Barrett passed away
February 10 at the home of her
son George in the town Of Sterling
The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon at the Sterling church
Rev. Sparks of -Mapleton officiated.
Thomas Hamp, the new manager
| of the local, furniture company, has
been in charge of the store this
week. 4 He, is an experienced man
andEis bound; to keep up the prestige
of the Mclaughlin ! company, which
was founded by James Mclaughlin
rover forty years ago. : -
"The Village POSTMASTER, was the
drama put on the stage. of. the opera
house Monday evening by the Perry
Fcompany. ( During the last a act. one
of the actresses accidentally inflicted
a /, powder wound in her hand which
was of such a. painful nature that
Dir. Bomberger was called to dress
the, hand. = = a.,,'..-..'., -.
+ .F.,zA. Stafford disposed of ibis liv.
cry. at this place. to P.,sJ-eMcGuiggan,
,Jr.,t of st. Paul. Mr.. Stafford &C,
auired the Auditorium hotel in, tina.
city and being an liable and expert.
enced' hotel man, he has been able
to find lat last what he has long
wished for, a large hotel, located In
a large place. He has run the Ma
pleton house in, connection with, his
livery for the past six months. Paui
J.. McGuiggan, Jr., was for many
fears a resident. of Winnebago and
many are acquainted with him here.
For the past year he has been with
the George, Eygabroad Bonding COM
pany of St. Paul. ,~fss,t. ~. =,