The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-09-22
Mapleton
From Mondays Daily.

GeOTSo f1OlCOIuU, WIZ 10 ulfoiSOu
from his wife lives with his two
boys and housekeeper on the Krugle
place in Sterling. Mr.. Holcomb's
sisters took one of the little boys to
the home of his grandmother last
week as they had often done before.
Saturday two women, one being the
mother of the divorced wife came to
Mapleton and after securing a livery
drove to the Holcomb home and then
to the home of Mrs. R. F. HOlcomb
and took the child, saying they would
leave him at his fathers, which they
failed to do. After reaching town
they fitted him out at clothing
store and took the train for Mime
apolis Mr. Holcomb followed them
and found the woman who &C
knowledged that she had the boy,
but would not let the father see him.
Mr.. Holcomb will begin action to
recover the child, which he expects
to do at the next term of court.
C. G. Spaulding returned Thursday
from an extended visit to his daugh-
ter, Mrs Marietta DeVaney of Het-
finger, N. d.
T.. M. Hamp took in the Mankato
| fair Friday.
Miss Murtle McBroom and Miss
| Emma NemitZ of LeSueur are visit
ing their old friends in and about
Mapleton. Since leaving Mapleton
they have been teaching, but now
contemplate a post graduate course
in university.
! Miss Cretie Gilmore left Friday
| morning for Brainerd, where she
will teach in the public schools. She
will stop over one day in Little Falls
to make the acquaintance of the
little Miss Helen Mar, at the Charles
Jensen home.
NJ. A. Gilmore went to St. Paul on
business.
! l. A Lownes has returned from
his trip to the Dakotas and Montana.
He did not purchase a location.
The lot sale on MaplewOod addi
| ton was not as largely attended as
| it would have been except for the
rain. All the lots were sold ranging
in price from $25 to $110. The
Mapleton band played on Front
street for an hour before going to
the SALE
Mr. Pomroy states that on a
| night previous to the stealing of his
seventy five chickens, an auto had
been driven in and out of the yard
leaving a track plain to be seen. Evil
IDENTIFY the thieves were frightened
| the first time. The chickens stolen
were all of blooded stock and just
| ready to market. The loss amounts
to about $50.
Mrs. M. A. Gilmore went to Man.
kato Friday to stay few days with
her daughter, Mrs. Paul Barney.
Ross Johnston took an auto party
to Mankato Thursday evening con-
sisting of Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Karlberg
| and son and Harold Stroebel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Winson have
| returned from their trip and are
packing goods to send to their home
| in Excelsior.
John Mccarthy of Good Thunder
| is looking for a home in Mapleton
| He will either buy or build. All are
glad to welcome such an estimable
| family to Mapleton.
| Miss Louise Borchert was hostess
to the chorus choir of the Congrega-
| tional church at her home on South
| Third street Wednesday evening
| After the usual practice the young
| people enjoyed wiener roast" and
games were played. Misses Ardis
Gilmore and Hazel Johnston were
| the chaperones.
Invitations are out for a shower
| for Miss Violet Wilkens, bride to-
be, to be held at the home of Mrs.
John Ochs in Sterling Saturday
| evening. September 16.
Miss Catherine Franklin of Blue
| Earth was a guest of the G.. L. Sell
lers home the first of the week
Miss Hazel Johnston entered upon
, her duties as teacher in the James
Will district last Monday.
| T. B. Taylor is in Mankato show
ing his string Of Clydesdales which
scored very high at the state fail
last week.
| There was slight frost Thursday
evening, but crops do not seem to be
hurt much, although in town water
| left standing out was skinned over
with ice. The thermometer stood at
32 at eight a. m. Friday. No frost
on Friday, owing to the cloudy sky
probably.
| L Hc WOludlS Otuuy CluD Will uOlu
its first meeting this year on Tues
day afternoon at the home of it's sec
rotary, Mrs. u. G. Argetsinger
| DR.. F. J. Bomberger leaves this
evening to attend a medical associ-
alton meeting which will be held at
| Chicago next week.
| Those from here who were in Man
kato Friday are Mrs C. S. Ellis
Mrs. w. Will, Mrs. Alex Will, Mr.
and Mrs. S. Evans, Mrs. R. B. Han
ma, Mrs. Reuben Rape, Mrs. c.
Clapshaw, Mrs. James Pomroy, Miss
Ella Eaffey and Miss Gertie McCar-
| thy
Mrs. Babe, Mrs. G. R. Bradley, Oar
Williams and J. c. Miller were Map
Teton visitors during the week
The normal girls who came home
Friday for the week end are Alice
Bomberger. Leona Keller and Rose
Borchert.
John Rupert and Frank Simon
were fair visitors Friday.
The work of the churches has be-
gun with renewed vigor since the re-
turn from vacation of students and
teachers. Rev. Father O'Connor of
the Catholic church has been ordered
| to the parish at Caledonia Mimi,