The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-25
MapIeton Scene Of Fistic En-
counter; Wow! Wow!
One Face IS MARKED
Physician Did Not Have Another
Cheek to Turn Upon
Adversary
Especial to The Free Press

| Especial to The Free Press.]
| Mapleton, August 21.-Two of Ma
pleton's prominent citizens engaged
| in a fiStic encounter on the streets
of this village Saturday. H. G. Ho-
falling is alleged to have given Dr.
| F. j. BOmberger a little rough stuff
The story told of the affair is as fol-
lows:
| The contestants were talking of
plans for next school year when H.
c. Hotaling, editor of The Mapleton
Enterprise, asked the secretary of
the board of education, DR.. F. J.
| BOmberger, what he was going to
do about the bill for the flowers
used for the graduation exercises,
which had been ordered by the class,
of which the doctors daughter was
a member The doctor said: 81 do
not intend to pay it as it is not a
| personal matter, but should be paid
out of the funds for that purpose"
do you refuse to pay it," asked
the editor.
| 81 do" responded the doctor.
| Mr.. Hotaling is said to have then
seized the doctors papers with the
| bill for flowers included.
| ''If you take my papers you are a
thief" the doctor is alleged to have
said, at which Mr.. Hotaling proceed
led without further ceremony to
! knock the doctor down even to the
| third time, until there were no more
| eyes or cheeks to be turned toward
the blows. The doctors appearance
| shows that he has been roughly
| handled and it is not known what
| course he will take in the matter.
| There is one case of the dreaded
| infantile paralysis near Mapleton at
| the home of Anil Minkle, mile and
a half southwest of town. A boy
| who has been under the care of the
physician for a week and had every
! care. Precautions such as can be
! enforced by the state quarantine law
are being taken. The case has been
| watched from the first and no furth-
| er developments are expected.
Miss Esther Ware OF Medo, a
| daughter of Wesley Ward met with
a misfortune Friday at which time
she had her ankle broken. 1t seems
she went into the haymow in the barn
and on account of the heat perhaps
she tainted and fell going down the
| hay chute and into the barn below
back of the horses with the above
result. She was brought to town
| where her ankle was cared for and
she is now at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. William PrantZlou until she can
be removed to her own home.
Mrs. Detjen sold her household
goods at auction Saturday afternoon.
Quite a crowd was present and ev-
| erything sold well.
Members of the Johnston school
| of the early times picnicked at Min
neopa Saturday.
The cars met at the Roberts COR
ner in Sterling at ten a. M, about
eight being in line. The trip was a
| most delightful one and many were
| the good times recounted from the
| memories of each and all felt
younger and better for the outing
Virgil Winsor was guest at the
home of w. G.. Krengle Sunday.
Miss Mildred Bartell and Mrs. Nom
ME Callan and daughter, who have
been at the home of their cousin,
William Krengle, the past week, re-
| turned to their home in st. Paul
| Saturday.
William Peters and wife of Pine
City are visiting at their old home
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boesch of Amboy
| were at Mrs. Detjen's Saturday.
Arthur Detjen came down from
st. Paul to assist his mother at the
| auction Saturday.
Miss Cretie Gilmore returned Sat-
| urday after spending a number Of
| weeks at Walker and Little Falls,
| MINI.
Though Friday evening was warm,
good number attended the East
| ern Star meeting at which time new
members were initiated. Dainty re-
freshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. ]. Laurisch of
| Mankato brought Mrs. H. Sprague
home from there Friday night by
auto.
H. B. Tenney, son of Hiram Ten
ney, has been taking rest from his
duty as mail agent for the N. P.
company and enjoying visit with
| the home folks.
John A. Van Blait of Winnebago
has rented the DR.. Annis farm and
| will move his family in the fall.
| Mrs. Clara Humid, who has been
with her sister, Mrs. Tony Kouvek
for some time, returned Monday.
Mrs. Kouvek and children came for
a visit at the Roman Humid home.
The following is the line up of
teachers for next school year, which
| includes some of the best material
the local schools have ever been able
to secure:
Miss Mary Dobie Primary
Miss Gertrude Murden ...........
............ Second and Third
Miss Cecilia Petit. Fourth and Fifth
Miss Tomicha Klinefeller ........
Sixth and Seventh
! Miss Mary Cardle ......... Eighth
Miss Elizabeth Braden ...........
Domestic Science
William R. Bosworth ............
Mathematics and Manual Training
| Miss Dorothy Mills ..............
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