The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-13


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From Saturdays Daily. ~,
Address BY Mrs. A. O. Eberhart in
Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Tribune: Mrs. A. @.
Eberhart, wife of the governor, ad-
dressed the Minneapolis improve
ment league at it's regular monthly
meeting yesterday afternoon in the
West hotel. 1t was Mrs. Eberhart's
first appearance before the club and
her address, "The Possibilities of
the Club Woman" was listened to
with much interest. In part she said:
THE name itself, The Women's
Improvement League is SO broad
and significant of the innumerable
opportunities opened to body of
determined women, united for the
betterment of conditions pertaining
to the public good, that it will be
i'm possible for me to do justice
to the subject
Il think possibly one of the great
est achievements of the women's
clubs was the adjustment of the
whipping post in the state training
school for boys; and now, instead of
developing animal instincts in way
ward boys by abuse, the human sys-
TEN recently adopted will reform
many of these boys and help them
to become good citizens. Too much
stress cannot be placed upon the
great Importance of the work that
is being done by the various wo-
mems clubs for the protection of
cur employed women and children.
It seems to me that this is one of
the greatest problems that confronts
us and one in which all women
should unite in solving. great
step toward proper protection would
be proper amusements, because if
the amusements are correct, the
protection is there and vice versa
The field for the work of the WO-
mems Improvement league is. eror-
nous. 1t has already accomplished
much and now, with it's ever in
creasing strength, the future of this
organization will be source of in
estimable benefit to the public for
whom it is working, and a joy to
its members"
Sixty-Seventh Wedding Anniversary.
ST. Paul Dispatch: Tomorrow will
be the sixty-seventh anniversary of
the wedding of A. l.. Larpenteur,
st. Paul's oldest. settler Friends who
had mistaken the wedding anniver-
sary date for his birthday anniver-
sary called this week to pay their
respects to the pioneer. He invited
them to be on hand next May when
he will celebrate his ninetieth birth
day anniversary
81 am glad to see the birthdays
roll around" said Mr.. Larpenteur.
81 never felt better in my life than
do right now. OF course, / don't
get about much, but l tell my
friends the good Lord is keeping
me here for an ornament, thereby
furnishing an incentive for young
people of the present day to behave
themselves
Mr. Larpenteur was married in a
hotel which occupied the site now
used by Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk &
Co. The wedding day was on a Sun
day afternoon and judge perform
ed the ceremony. Many of the old
settlers were present, but few who
witnessed the event are living. Mrs.
Larpenteur, who was Mary Jose
phine Presley, formerly of st. Louis,
came to ST. Paul in September, 1916.
She died November 6, 1902.
w. A. Sanburg of Austin visited
in the city yesterday.
C. A. Hagerty of Faribault called
in MankatO yesterday.
Jay Sherk left this afternoon for
a short visit at Elysian.
E. P. Greedy of Alden was a
Mankato visitor yesterday.
John Heinz of LIE Sueur Center
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Swenson of Lake Crystal is
spending today in Mankato.
W. A. Warren of Owatonna called
here OH business yesterday.
w. w. Bigelow of Glencoe was in
Mankato yesterday on business.
L. c.. Mcmillan of Lake Crys
tai called on. friends here yesterday.
Mrs Christ Anderson left yester-
day for short visit in st. James. |
Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Halverson OF
Lake Crystal visited in Mankato to-
day.
Miss CllLdUStn oOll VI 0oOu |
Thunder called on friends here to-
day.
Mrs +. M. Parker of Garden !
City visited with friends here yes
terday.
f. A. Alexander of Owatonna /
business in Mankato yes
terday.
Mrs. w. Fl. Carpenter of Duluth /
is visiting this week with Mrs. w.
w. Besser.
Mrs. NJ. G.. Hobart of Hutchinson !
is the guest of Mrs. M. ID. Fritz,
121 Clark street.
Miss Margaret Foltz of Henderson
is spending a few days with her
sister, Miss Agnes Foltz of Bretts
store.
Albert Schippel, Joseph Hampl and
C.. M. Johnson addressed the Mod
ern Woodmen camp at st. Peter last
night on the rate proposition.
H.. c.. Velta of Candy and son