The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-29

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Sons and daughters Of the land Of
the heather. together with a good
shrinking of other nationalitles, hon
ored tho memory of Robert Burns AT
Maplcton yesterday. The program.
most elaborate in itself, was still
further enriched with unlocked for
features in the general overflow OF
delightful entertainment. So happy
4 time did the guests from Mankato
and Good Thunder have. that he spe-
cial train over the Milwaukee road.
due TO leave nj one O'Clock this
morning. was held for about an hour.
inst To make sure no one got left.
Mankato sent quite a delegation on
the regular afternoon Milwaukee
train, leaving az 9:55 for Maplaton
of Friday afternoon. The heavy!
traffic made IL necessary ~ add a
car TO the ordinary equipment of this
train. Among those Oh this trein
we're the following: Mr.. and Mrs. 'L
Y. Snow. Mr.. and Mrs. \. J. Neigel,
DR. and Mrs. VI. r. Coulter, Mr..
and Mrs. VI. +. McLaurin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Haedt, Miss Martha
Wiecking. Miss Marcella Janda, Rev.
u. Plsntikow. Miss Elizabeth Bishop,
Miss Minnie Morris. Mrs. T. J. Jones,
Miss Esther Jones. Miss Grace Jones,
Glenn Reed OF Winnebago. Miss
Gladys Young, Miss Agnes Crane,
Miss Juania Schwan, Miss Gene.
We've McCariy. Mrs. NJ. F. Mcl.aurin,
Mrs. W. +. Ryan Of Blue Earth. Mrs.
w. y. Plymat, Mr.. and Mrs. S. j.
Mace. Miss Maud Mace. Robbie Wca-
yrr. Gage Mace. Mr.. and Mrs. w. III.
Sharp. Miss Susan Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. George AtchisOn. Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew J. Hamm. Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Ellis, Gus Meyer. Jr. Ed Ny.
Guist, DIR. c. ". Nerboyig, August
Blissenbach. u. VI. Jones, Lee Cham
min. Glenn Dixson and 5. VI. Davies.
Conspi nous among the passengers
Oi this train was the well-known SIN
clair family from Minneapolis. in
Guiding Captain George Sinclair OF
the south side police station of Min
neapolis: his daughter. Miss Mary
Sinclair. and his two sons. George
and Ronald This family is indeed
familiar TO tho people of Mapleton
and vicinity. on account Of the many
wears during which the captain and
his children have come to furnish
most welcome assistance. with bag
pipes and Scottish costumes, at. Ma.
pleton's annual celebration OF the
birthday OF Scotland's greatest bard.
Then there was among the pas
sengers another Scotchman whose
part in the festivities entities him
10 more than passing mention.
This was Douglas Robson. young
native of Scotland, who is making
a tour of the world, largely by foot,
and paying his way by his singing
and speaking the dialect productions
of his native land. He is TO be
back in Vancouver by Christmas,
1916, and II successful in his feat
will get the benefit Of a ten thou.
sand dollar bet. His itinerary goes
from Vancouver 10 Minneapolis, and
10 San Francisco, India, South Afri-
ca. Gibraltar, the British Isles. New
York. and Minneapolis and back
10 Vancouver.
The affair at Mapleton was really
twofold. Not only was the Maple
River Burns club celebrating the
hundred and fifty-sixth anniversary
of the birth OF Robert Burns. but
the Second District Editorial associa
ton was also holding its mid-winteI
meeting there. This was held In
the Masonic hall and was attended
by the following:
l.. III. Sickle. Fornm-Advocate
Wells: f.. f. Hadley. Enterprise
winnebaeo; Hon. r. +. Day, Daily
Sentinel, Fairmont; f. n. Wilder
and T. n. Miller. Herald. Amboy
4. NJ. Welles. Globe. worthington
Editor Lane. Advance, Sherburn
John L. King. Pilot. Jackson; Johi
G. Wise, Daily Review. Mankato
George b. Caldwell. Daily Free Press
Mankato: Carl r. Young. Herald
Good Thunder: Alfred Torneren
independent. Fairmont; Herman Roe
secretary of Minnesota Editorial as
ISOLATION, News. Northfleld; A. Q
Moreaux, Herald. Luverne; Mr. an
Mrs. F. II. Griffin. Herald, Goo
Thunder: Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Curtis
Plaindealer, st. James; Captain A
Steinhauser. Post. New Ulm: Mis-
II. Payne. Review. New Ulm; Roi
ert B. Forrest, Pilot. Lake Wilson
A. Blissenbach. Post. Mankato
Philip Liesch, Brown County jour