The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-06
will be bound over to the Martin
county grand jury
Mdpleton

From thursdays OdliV.
Creetie Gilmore was home from
her school over Sunday.
H. C. Hotaling has returned from
his trip to the twin cities.
Mrs. Clair Cornell of Leith. N. d.
is here visiting with the Cornell and
Borchert families.
Mrs. Charles Borchert of Mime
sofa Lake was weekend visitor
with relatives and friends in Ma
pleton.
Mrs. Charles Hannah and little
son are here for a months visit with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcqueen.
Howard Tenny who is employed in
the railway mail service, is spend
ing a few days visiting his father,
NJ B. Tenny.
Miss Alice Wagner, primary teach
er in the public schools, has been
sick for a week but at this writing
is much better.
Rev. T. R. Paden of Mankato was
guest of friends over Sunday. Rev.
Paden delivered the baccalaureate
sermon in the opera house Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Schultz entertained the K. K.
X. club last Thursday with Mrs.
Clair Cornell of Leith, N. d., and
Mrs. DeVaney of Hettinger, N. ID.
as guests.
Sam Evans and p. J. McGuiggan,
Mapleton land men, returned from
Minor, N. d. Saturday. Mr.. Evans
purchased half section OF land
while there.
Mapleton citizens will observe
Memorial day by assisting Sam
| Lowden Post, G. A. r., in appropri-
ate exercises which will be held at
the cemeteries.
Richard Marske who has been
f! loading gravel for the village at Ka-
sofa, is home again, the gravel load
ing being let by contract, he was
no longer needed.
| Mapleton people, one and all, are
boosting for the chautauqua to be in
this little city June "a, rs, 26, q
and %. The program will be OF
high order and should attract visitors
from far and near.
/ Commissioner Lortz has crew of
men unloading gravel. The village
expects to unload 200 cars of gravel
which is being shipped from Man,
kato, for use in surfacing the streets.
Thic uyi no ipnnrnUnmpnf
Mapleton citizens will observe
Memorial day assisting Sam Low
den Post of the G. A. r. The
school children will give appropriate
programs at the cemeteries after
which the people will gather at the
Quinn building where a warm din
ner will be served by the Christian
Endeavor society of the Baptist
church. In the afternoon program
of merit will be given at the opera
house at which Hon. Jean A. Fit
tie of Mankato will speak.
Paving Mapleton's Main street Il
now practically an assured fact, The
dirt removal from the street having
now been arranged for. This par
of the work seemed to be an oh
stacle which many people woult
postpone the paving indefinitely, blu
at the meeting of the Commercial
, club Tuesday night that body agrees
to bear the expense of the excavat
: ing. Before long the actual worl
will be commenced and Mapleton will
: still lead other cities of it's size il
municipal improvements.
The Scotch of this community d
not take readily to the suggestion
that the annual celebration of Bot
bic Burns anniversary be held i
, Mankato. Many in expressing then
5 selves have said that they woul
2 gladly return to the old time celt
bration in the homes of the men
bers, carrying out the program G
song and poetry as was done by tn
: fathers of many members of tn
I club today. This would necessitat
curtailing the sending out of invita-
tons and would limit the gatherin
to the local families of Scotch ds