The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-09-01
CORN FESTIVAL IS TALK
Waseca Autoists Were Given
Royal Reception in Village
Yesterday
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ira or Wells.
There is a call for all those inter
ested in corn festival or carniva
this fall to meet at the Commercial
club rooms this evening TO decid
which it will be.
The Waseca Auto club tour owe
the NJ W. A. trail Tuesday was
joyous affair. They arrived in Map
Teton on schedule time and found the
Mapleton choral club and citizen!
awaiting them. The visitors were
lined up ON the north side of From
street to the number of fifty-one car.
which carried the band of twenty
five members, who were dressed il
natty uniforms OF blue. Soon after
the greetings were over the banG
played their sweetest strains which
were responded to by the Chora
club. After few more selections by
the band, "Pacemaker Bartell" sound
ed the call and with Sam Evans and
Good Thunder by the M. w. trail
and as there is no speed limit in
Mapleton the pace was anything but
slow.
Mike Clifford and family are en-
joying a visit from their daughter
Mrs. Margaret Watkins of Moffett,
N. d.
After three months stay at the
home of her parents, Mrs. r. G..
Sutherland and children have re-
turned to their home in st. Paul.
Mr.. John Sprague, by whose illness
she was called home, has so far re-
covered as to be able to look after
his garden and attend church and is
good for many years of usefulness
yet.
Mrs. 1. A. Lownes has been sick
at her home on East Main street.
Miss Esther Ward was removed to
her home in Beauford on Wednes-
day.
DR.. T. c.. Busse and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. NJ. Credicott returned from
New Ulm Wednesday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Veeck and son and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Ryan of Blue Earth accom-
panied them and will spend some
time at the Credicott home.
Mr.. w. F. Boswell and niece, Miss
Elton, and DR.. McBeth drove over
from ST. Clair to visit Mr.and Mrs.
Chas. Schwietzer.
VI induhdto was
business visitor on Wednesday.
Charles Master and wife, Miss Ar
dis Gilmore, Miss Masters and Claude
motored from Mankato Wednesday en-
route to Wells, where Miss Masters
will visit friends. Miss Ards Gill
more returned to Mankato with the
party.
Willis Henning has returned to his
work in the Griener store after mis-
rest.
Band concert Saturday night
as usual. They have an excellent
program and all can be assured of a
very pleasant time.
TwendIe sold twenty-five bushels
of potatoes in twenty-four hours this
week at $1.20.
Miss Nettie Babcock, teacher of
the Minneapolis schools, was calling
on old friends here yesterday and
was guest of Mrs. J. w. Atcherson.
Friends of Mrs. John LEOPOLD were
surprised to know she had gone to
DR.. Idil of st. Paul for the purpose
of having tumor removed. She is
getting along nicely since the opera
tion and will be home soon as we'll
as ever.
Anyone coming to Mapleton wants
place to live they must buy or
build, and as there are few places for
sale: it is a query what to do with
new corners.
Mr.. J. w. Holmes is one of these
unfortunates. We hope he will stay
just the same.
Charles Randall is building bun
galow on Maplewood and will move
his family from the farm this fall.
Louis Wick of the L. Twendle force
is having his vacation.
Miss Eleanor Rodgers of Mankato
was in town yesterday awaiting for
the coming year classes in both VOC
al and instrumental music.
If they go at the same rate, Map
Teton can soon have an Overland
display. George Barnos and Joe
Stevens and Fay Hicks of Sterling
are the latest purchasers.
L. F. Peters has fine new Stude-
baker.
Albert Krengle of st. Paul has
been a business visitor this week,
looking after property interests.
Miss Catherine Janda, Miss Emma
Wiecking and Mrs. w. R. Weicking
were in calling on friends the first
of the week.
Misses Mabel Hanson, Magsee Ell
lis and Mrs. G. S. Ellis accompanied
Alex Russell of New Ulm to the FIT.
Ridgely celebration and reported the
time of their lives.
Miss Mary McGuiggan entertained
at parcel shower last evening for
Miss Florence Hanna, the bride-to
be. Seven were present The parcels
were enclosed in neat travelling bag
which was presented to the bride
with the request that as she was ex-
pecting to leave it would be nice il
she should show her friends what she
was taking in her bag, which she
did to her own surprise. The table
service was beautiful with dainty
baskets of lilies of the valley and GU
pid place cards. 1t was a most en-
joyable affair. The out of town
guests were Miss Cleo Fee of Min
neapolis and Miss Blanche Hanna
of Minnesota Lake.
Mrs. Charles Borchart and Miss
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