The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-13
Three Horizontal Bands With
Red Line Between
THAT FAIR AT MAPLETON
Was One of the Most Entertain.
ing Events Ever Held
In County
From Fridays Daily.

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The work of painting the markings
of the m. w. A" trail from Manka-
to to Mapleton was completed yester-
day by Secretary E. F. Soaring and
F. B. Madigan, the sign painter. The
marking of this trail consists of three
horizontal bands, white, red and white
with the three initials on the bands
in the opposite color. That is, on the
upper white band, the letter M ap-
pears in red, on the middle red band
the letter w appears in white, etc.
The marking is very pretty one and
can be distinguished for some dis
lance. The turns are also all mark
ed. Many have asked what the let
tiers stand for. NJ stands fol. Mankato,
Mapleton and Minnesota Lake, w for
Wells, and A. for Alden, Albert Lea,
and also Austin if the trail should be
extended to that city. At present, the
trail runs from Mankato to Albert Lea
and it is painted all of the way. The
drive from Mankato to Mapleton on
this state road is a beautiful one of
about eighteen miles, past fine farms
with good buildings and through the
beautiful valley of the LIE Sueur riv-
er. The road is graded and graveled
to a point beyond the LIE Sueur riv-
er, and is graded from Mapleton north
to the Beauford town line, and the
gap of two or three miles is now be-
ing graded. When the road shall have
been graveled, it is sure to be a fav-
orite drive for autoists, and Maple
ton will profit thereby. The trail goes
out on Warren street.
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A few Mankato people were in at
tendance at the fair and carnival at
Mapleton yesterday. Had Mankato
people known generally how elabor-
ate and excellent it was, at least five
hundred would have been there. Those
who went were well repaid. The roads
are excellent, and Mapleton was fill
ed with people. The village was dec
Grated from end to end, and the curl
ing rink was certainly a bower of
beauty, and the only wonder was that
such a good and complete exhibit
could have been gotten together. Ev-
erything was the very best. The corn
was equal to the best at the corn
show in Mankato. The exhibit Of
horses was large and SPLENDID. No
admission fee was charged to any
thing, everything being as free as
water 1t is hoped that Mapleton will
make this an annual affair. The peo-
pie of that enterprising village know
how to do things.
The club has a letter from Ira
Neary, Foley, Mimi, saying that there
is chance for potato buyer there,
as potatoes are plentiful there and
bringing eighty cents bushel the day
the letter was written. Quite diff
ference from two dollars in our mar
ket, and the freight rate cannot be
very high in carload lots.
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The club has been notified that the
Upper Mississippi River Improvement
convention will he held at Lacrosse,
Wis, Oct 25 and 26. 1t is invited to
send delegates.
A new Mankato- Mapleton road sign
was put up at Beauford yesterday.
Several others are to be put up where
needed, later.
Farmers are busy every where dig
ging potatoes, and they will soon be
coming into the city in quantities
1t is predicted that potatoes will soon
drop in price. Meat dealers say that
meat is dropping and will shortly 60
down some more. There is hope yet
for the boarding house proprietor and
good housewife.