The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24
Mapleton

Mrs. Frank McLauren and son o.
Mankato are visiting at the home OF
IT. B. Taylor
Alfred Adams and Mrs. Adams
! went to Vernon today for few days
visit with their daughter, Mrs. C.
Fernald.
Mesdames Emmerson and Evans
entertained a party of friends yes
terday afternoon at three o'clock.
| Deputy Albert Allen of Wells at
! tended the Woodman lodge Tuesday
! evening and gave them a good talk
| on Woodcraft. .E ..N
Ralph Townsend of Minnesota Lake
I spent Tuesday evening in Mapleton
The Mapleton w. C. II. U. is plan
| ming program for the near future
| Mrs. Ada Latourell, who has been
visiting her brothers in the country,
has returned to Mapleton for a short
| visit with her sister, Mrs. Hattie
! Wilde, before returning to her home
| in Northern Wisconsin.
The normal girls are enjoying a
weeks vacation. Those at home are
Lauretta Mccarthy, Fern Tenney and
| Amy Morris.
! Francis Forkumbach, our local shoe
/ man will have a great sale for ten
| days, beginning Friday March II.
! Clark Wishart came down from
| Lakefield to play with the Star or
| chestra at the Sterling dance.
Mrs. William H. Johnston had a
narrow escape one day last week
She is nearly blind having suffered
greatly with her eyes for the past
year or more. The other evening she
struck match to light her lamp in
the bed room. The head flew off and
she did not see what had become of
it. Another match was used to light
the lamp. In short time her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Anna Thorne, smelled
something and on going into the bed
room, found the bed clothes burning.
Had Mrs Johnson been alone, one
can imagine what could have hap
pened.
The beautiful home of J. S.
Emmerson was the scene of two very
enjoyable parties yesterday. Sham
rocks and white carnations were
used for decorations. The ladies
brought their fancy work in the aft
ernoon and those who attended in
the evening played cards. Miss Ell
eanor Rodgers sang several Irish
songs and "a delightful lunch! was
served by the hostesses, Mesdames
Emmerson and Evans, thus proving
themselves to be, delightful enter
tainers. =,
A strong pull and pull all togeth-
er is all that is needed now to make
the opera house reality. All have
seen during the past week how
Mapleton will rally to show it's ap-
probation of a good thing, in the
openings of the Pastime theatre and
restaurant. All are sure if the opera
house were completed an opening
could be had that would net the COM
mittee good round sum. Now let
everybody boost and boost hard. The
Commercial club has put its shoulder
to the wheel and it is expected the
Heather Curling club will do the
same at the next meeting.
Mrs. Paul Barney and daughter,
Mrs. George Nerbovig and Ruth were
visitors at the home OF NJ. A. Gilmore
yesterday. ..
William G. Schultz went to Man.
kato this morning to be present at
the Auto show. Many prospective
buyers from here. will be in, at
tendance to look over the different
makes of cars.
c. G. Spaulding, postmaster, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs D.. C.
DeVaney at Hettinger, N. D. ...
The high school girls will have
food sale and serve coffee at the
school building Saturday. The pro-
ceeds will be for the benefit of the
domestic science department. .
A state official has been in town
the past week, looking into the cigar
cite situation here which needs look
ing after. ,.
st. Patrick's day. But nature is
not wearing green. H.. ...':-
The executive committee of the
old settlers picnic will meet Monday
to make arrangements for the annual
meeting in Cornells grove in june
Miss Veronica Burns, the young
lady who contracted scarlet fever
while in attendance at the normal,
has recovered and with her mother,
Mrs. Mary Burns, is. visiting at
Morton, MINI. .s1
&C. II. Brown arrived from New
York yesterday He is stopping
short time at the home of l.. Troen-
die
Mrs. Leonard Foisey of Prosser,
Wash, arrived Wednesday evening
for visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Rupert.
Two Mapleton men were the vic
TINS Of the circular saw this week.
William Leui on Monday lost four
fingers of his right hand, and Archie
Buck on ThursdaWlost the end of one
of his fingers.
A. ]. Clapshaw has named his new
restaurant the Pastime, being opened
to the public on the same day as the
Pastime theatre. A large number
have signified their intention to take
dinner there next Sunday. That will
be easy for the public, but how about
those who serve?
With three millinery shops in town,
1t ought not be necessary for any
lady to go away from, home to be
suited. The Bluhm opening begins
today and Mrs Nienow will open
next Friday